Casey Cep
Harper Lee’s biographer recommends the most revolutionary books in the genre
The Little Old Lady Who Enjoyed Murdering People
After Shakespeare, Agatha Christie is the world’s most widely published author
Nothing to See Here
The author of a new biography on the Dalai Lama demystifies the leader’s unassuming stoicism
Bohemian Rhapsody
Photographs of Andy Warhol, Loulou de la Falaise, and Marisa Berenson capture the birth of 60s cool
It Takes One to Know One
The author of a biography of Dave Brubeck on the jazz pianist’s little-known friendship with bebop sensation Charlie Parker
Mark Morris
When one of the most influential choreographers alive today has a minute to himself, he reads
The Leaning Towers of Deutsche
The author of a new book exposes the widespread, historic corruption fueling the German bank’s downfall
Alexandra Fuller
The African-born writer recommends books that depict the complex brutality of colonialism
Bob Balaban
“I pretend for a living. But in real life, I’m a reality junkie”: the actor recommends his favorite nonfiction books
