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Life on the Orient Express

She is remembered as the incarnation of her most beloved character, the elderly, provincial Miss Marple. In reality, the adventurous, globe-trotting Agatha Christie was the opposite

Gone to Waste

Long Live the King

Ahead of his latest novel’s release, Stephen King divulges his writing routine and explains why social media is a “poison pill”

Balancing Act

The Roaring 20s’ Jewel

Freudian Tip

A new book suggests Sigmund Freud would not have been the father of psychoanalysis history remembers him as were it not for his wife, Martha

Shelf Life

Veteran book editors are getting pushed aside in the publishing industry’s mad dash for youth

Sin City

Crimes of the Mind

How a journalist turned screenwriter stumbled onto the unbelievable but true story that became Rogue Agent

Floral Tribute

A dazzling new coffee-table book explores the flower in contemporary photography

Kids Those Days

Teacher’s Pet

Carrying on Abroad

Playing for Both Teams

Hell’s Angel

Murder, They Wrote

This month, trade your beach reads for something more challenging—and satisfying—in the way of mystery novels

A Different Sort of Café Society

A Parisian waiter details the less glamorous side of French dining

Facing the Music

Balancing the Books

Millennial authors and TikTokers are reviving forgotten literary gems written by women

Ego Trip

Within weeks of becoming the American ambassador to the U.K., Joseph P. Kennedy proved that his confidence far surpassed his talent

The Draper Touch

The 20th-century decorator Dorothy Draper transformed the interiors of Manhattan’s Carlyle hotel, West Virginia’s Greenbrier, and more with her signature Hollywood Regency style

The Lowell Bequest

The “It” Factor

A new book revisits the life of Elinor Glyn, one of Hollywood’s early influencers

Heat Wave

Michael Mann’s new book, which serves as both a prequel and a sequel to his classic 1995 film, brings back the heat