Crown Jewels
A new book unites fashion and classical dance, from tulle to tutus
Joseph Altuzarra
Recommends three coming-of-age novels
Myth Buster
Maaza Mengiste writes the alternate history of Mussolini’s invasion of Ethiopia
Ann Patchett
Recommends three of this year’s best books
Murder, They Wrote
Three new mysteries
I Used to Be Charming
A never-before-published essay on the burns that almost cost the L.A. icon her life
Jonathan Safran Foer
Recommends the best books on climate change
Doors Wide Open
A new volume celebrates New York City’s charming independent-bookstore scene
Wright, Wronged
Frank Lloyd Wright’s biographer seeks to understand the architect through the gruesome crime he wasn’t home for
A Higher Power
A new biography offers a look into the diary of Israel’s founder
Jacqueline Woodson
Selects three of this year’s best novels
Wondering Eye
François Halard’s photography gets inside the homes and studios—and aesthetic experiences—of artists
