The Curious Case of Curzio Malaparte
Was the celebrated Italian writer an anti-Fascist behind enemy lines, as he portrayed himself? Or just a Fascist?
Vladimir Putin and My Missing Mice
A Boston-based thriller writer on the break-in that followed his appearance on a Russian propaganda outlet
All About Yves
A new coffee-table book offers an intimate glimpse into daily life at Yves Saint Laurent’s studio, as captured by the son of one of the French designer’s closest confidantes
The Stones That Keep On Rolling
From Mick Jagger to Paul McCartney, music’s old guard is proving there’s no age limit for being a rock star
Lisa’s Mystery Picks
This week, don’t miss a British espionage thriller, a whodunit featuring five real-life female mystery novelists, and a tale of a deadly conspiracy theory
Studs Terkel Lives On
A new podcast and reissue pay homage to Division Street, a collective portrait of everyday life in 1960s Chicago, and the groundbreaking force behind it
Hidden Heroines
A rare-book seller traces the influence of little-known female writers on Jane Austen’s beloved novels, from Pride and Prejudice to Emma
Portrait of a Lady
A new book collects portraits from the personal collection of Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn, the supermodel and wife of Irving Penn, with works by Richard Avedon, Man Ray, and George Hoyningen-Huene
Deadly Pleasures to Watch and Read
This month’s best mysteries offer a much-needed distraction from frigid temperatures—not to mention the chaos in the White House
Three Hoots for Flaco
Retracing the flight path of the Eurasian eagle owl who escaped the Central Park Zoo and became a viral sensation in New York City
The First Slam Dunk
How the powerful—and at times illegal—basketball shot made its way from the streetball games of New York City and the plains of West Texas to the N.B.A.
Signed, Sealed, Delivered
A new book of Edward Gorey’s letters offers a rare and intimate glimpse into the mind of one of America’s greatest illustrators
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Pope
How John Paul II revealed himself as a master of espionage in the Vatican’s secret fight against Communism
A Real-Life Mrs. Maisel
A meticulously kept scrapbook sheds light on the little-remembered life of Jean Carroll, America’s first Jewish woman stand-up comedian
The Grand Illusionist
From debutantes to lumberjacks, pop artists to stockbrokers, matinee idols to praying mantises, a new coffee-table book surveys Larry Fink’s wide-ranging, unconventional black-and-white photographs
Doctor Who?
Meet the Boston brain doctor who lives a double life writing incredibly successful thrillers under the pen name Freida McFadden
Cinema Inferno
Marlon Brando, Sophia Loren, and Anita Ekberg all feature in a newly translated memoir of Italian cinema that’s oozing with sex, sleaze, and scandal
