All That Jazz
A visual history traces the genre from its 19th-century roots in blues-and-ragtime New Orleans to the present day
Study in Scarlet
A first look at Joe McCarthy’s just opened archive casts the infamous senator as a precursor to Trump
Roth Unbound
“He could love and hate and rage with the best of them”: a close friend of Philip Roth’s remembers the enigmatic writer
In Cold Blood: A Why-Dunnit
A closer reading reveals a theory about Truman Capote’s attraction to the story—and the killers
On the Dodge
Retracing the life of Butch Cassidy, the American West’s answer to Robin Hood
Jennifer Weiner
The author of In Her Shoes recommends the best books for the exercise-curious
In Search of Lost Pianos
A journey to Siberia reveals the life of a 19th-century Russian princess who, in extreme isolation, found solace in music