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Running Target

In the 1930s, Nazis tried to kill All Quiet on the Western Front. A new screen adaptation, in theaters now, proves its longevity

Staff Picks

Don’t miss an actor’s debut novel, a look at forgotten heroes of the Holocaust, and a travelogue of a family’s trip along Route 66

Blue Period

Roger Rosenblatt’s latest book combines prose and illustrations to explore mystery, his late daughter, and his recent eye surgery

The Yin and Yang of 1960s Britain

Ellroy Confidential

Rock of Ages

Blonde Ambition

In an interview, Pamela Anderson discusses Hugh Hefner, the sex tape with Tommy Lee, and her five failed marriages

America First

Growing Up Gilman

Harry’s Own King’s Speech

Read by Prince Harry, the audiobook version of Spare includes Ali G impressions and off-key renditions of Elton John

Fine Tuning

In an interview, the music producer Rick Rubin describes the thrill of his first No. 1 album and working with everyone from Jay-Z to Adele

A “Russian Proust”?

When a Doctor Becomes a Patient

Murder, They Wrote

This month, mystery books ranging from the combustible to the slow burn offer something for every type

The Postmodernist and the Drowning Man

For Janet Malcolm, there was no ultimate truth—only endless interpretation. Except when her own credibility was on the line

The Plot Thickens

Notes from Underground

James Fox, ghostwriter to Keith Richards and David Bailey, reveals the tricks of his trade—and why J. R. Moehringer shouldn’t be blamed for Harry’s memoir

People Who Don’t Need People

A growing number of transhumanists and radical environmentalists believe our days as a species are numbered. And they feel fine

Not Your Average Joe

Another American Psycho

Empire State of Mind

The Phantom of the Royal Opera

There’s a reason J.R. Moehringer, who has ghosted memoirs for Andre Agassi and Phil Knight, was paid seven figures for the Prince Harry job

The Big Unfriendly Giant

The Way They Were