Apollonia Poilâne
The woman behind the legendary Paris bakery recommends the best cookbooks
First Impressions
A new book remembers more than a decade spent in the orbit of Beckett and de Beauvoir. Here, its author describes her early encounters with the literary stars
First Love
Little-known correspondence from Elizabeth Bishop offers a glimpse into the poet’s romantic life
B. J. Novak
So much more than a children’s book: on metafiction for kids
Sometimes, Bigger Is Better
Never-before-seen Avedon, a Trump-free Palm Beach, Helmut’s nudes: everyone loves a beautiful coffee-table book, and this year options abound
Deborah Levy
Recommends the books whose authors were as fascinating as their work
Wells of the World
The author of a new book on H. G. Wells’s writings on re-discovering his life and work
Anthony Doerr
Shares the essential titles on his bookshelf
Kane, Eve, and Cleopatra
The author of a new book on the Mankiewicz brothers reckons with an especially timely concern: Were her subjects predatory monsters?
Do Not Open Before 2114
The author who shared everything in My Struggle keeps his new book under wraps for 94 years
Man of Letters
A new collection of Ralph Ellison’s correspondence sheds light on the life of the writer, including the
first books that influenced him
