The Real Pulp Fiction
Hard Case Crime reissues the best in hard-boiled crime novels—and has turned Stephen King into a contributor
Kids Those Days
During W.W. II, Albert Camus befriended an unlikely Resistance network: a group of children. Their plight helped inspire his masterpiece
All Hail the King
A new book looks back at the singular life and illustrious career of American singer and jazz pianist Nat King Cole
The Trumper’s Dilemma
What’s a Trump aide to do after a lost election? A new book reveals the roads taken by Jared Kushner and Rudy Giuliani—and their disastrous effects
Not Your Classic Hollywood Ending
The Game of Thrones finale is as controversial today as it was the night it first aired, in 2019. Now we know why
Welcome to Dunder Mifflin
Ricky Gervais, Greg Daniels, Jenna Fischer, Steve Carell, John Krasinski, and others tell the unlikely story of how the U.S. Office came to be
Highsmith Confidential
Newly released diaries reveal Patricia Highsmith’s affair with a married woman—and an uncharacteristically tender side to the infamous author
The Lost Boys of Fiction
Oh where, oh where have the young male novelists gone?
Blurred Lines
Kurt Vonnegut’s notes and early drafts provide the missing link between his fictional characters and his own personal life
A Man for All Seasons
From fashion to film to a stint at magazine editing, Tom Ford does it all. In the foreword to a new book, the author tries to describe how Ford became Tom Ford
Victimhood Goes Mad
The tribulations of the brainy and beautiful. Tiny violins, please!
The Last Picture Show
The illustrious illustrator recalls the humble 1950s graphic publication with big dreams he founded on a whim with Seymour Chwast and Milton Glaser
Shows and Tales
A new oral history brings back the glory days of the rock concert, starting with rock’s post–World War II R&B roots and going all the way through 1985’s Live Aid
Staff Picks
This week, don’t miss a collection of letters by writers from Beckett to Vonnegut; a history of the 13th Tour de France; and a guide to the world’s most peculiar foods
Taxi Driving
An illustrated history of the New York taxicab recalls the glory days of early motorized cars and spacious Checkers
