New This Week
Roger Lewis reviews Douglas Murray’s biography of Lord Alfred Douglas, Oscar Wilde’s lover, and Tom Burgis unravels a web of financial crime in Kleptopia, reviewed by Simon Nixon
Lockdown Pick-Me-Up
The deputy books editor at The Times of London recommends the best humorous volumes to take the edge off, including classics from Nora Ephron, Bill Bryson, and P. G. Wodehouse
The Best of Sedaris
An interview with David Sedaris about his preferences and peeves, on the occasion of his visit to the U.S.—and his new book
Margaret Atwood
The author of The Handmaid’s Tale is best known for her fiction, but she’s been a poet all her life. Here, she shares her favorites in the genre
Gold Rush
Photographs celebrate the epic car chase in Goldfinger, set in scenic Switzerland and starring the late Sean Connery
A Mission from God
Five years in the making, a limited-edition three-volume collection zeroes in on the magic of the Sistine Chapel
Larger Than Life
The British explorer takes readers to Okavango Delta in Botswana, the majestic African elephant’s favorite watering hole
(Box) Office Flop
A lavish short film starring WeWork C.E.O. Adam Neumann’s infamous wife, Rebekah, was a harbinger of things to come
Social Exposures
Camilla McGrath’s photographs of Jackie Kennedy, Mick Jagger, Carrie Fisher, Truman Capote, and others depict worlds colliding
Music Man
With his nasty temper and squalid lifestyle, Beethoven was not an easy genius. Writing from the perspective of his lover, an author explores the appeal
Hilary Mantel
The author of the Cromwell trilogy recommends her favorite books on her favorite theme: royals
Meeting the Alien
In which the author is thrilled when he hears director Tim Burton wants him for a big part in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
Divorcing, Revisited
Susan Taubes’s semi-autobiographical novel was published in 1969 to little acclaim. Its reissuing offers a chance to discover the cutting, long-forgotten gem
Sour Grapes
John Steinbeck’s biographer reveals the story of a friendship gone wrong when Joseph Campbell fell for Steinbeck’s wife Carol
Good Sport
Go for the game, stay for the crumpets: a new book surveys the storied, bucolic world of cricket
Hollywood Heartbreak
In which the star of My Best Friend’s Wedding forgets a dinner with Joan Collins and loses a “giant” role, all while trying to revive his career