Alexandra Fuller
The African-born writer recommends books that depict the complex brutality of colonialism
The Leaning Towers of Deutsche
The author of a new book exposes the widespread, historic corruption fueling the German bank’s downfall
Flipping the Hitchcock Script
The author of a new book on Joan Harrison re-writes the filmmaker’s prolific history to highlight the woman driving his success
Bob Balaban
“I pretend for a living. But in real life, I’m a reality junkie”: the actor recommends his favorite nonfiction books
You Can Take Galileo Out of Rome …
The author of a new history of the astronomical revolution explores the radical scientist’s conservative side
Caroline de Maigret
De Beauvoir, Didion, Ernaux: the French style star on the essential women writers
New York’s Got Game
Walk south on Sixth Avenue toward West Third Street at any time of the day or night and you’ll be hard-pressed not to see a basketball game in play. It’s a perpetual motion—has been for decades—throughout the city
Claire Tomalin
Recommends four books spanning three centuries
Sex (Time) Machine
A new history of sex reveals tales of Clarice Clatterbollocks, testicle thefts, and women keeping live fish in their knickers
