Notes on Sontag
The late American writer loved to keep lists. Her biographer traces the backward arc from her viral “Camp” essay to the notes that preceded it
Gurinder Chadha
On the memoirs that altered her worldview
Beauvoir Revisited
A new book offers a second take on The Second Sex
A Home Called Raffles
One hotel for the ages
Librarian Chic
In September, Prestel will publish a new edition of German photographer Candida Höfer’s Libraries, featuring striking images from literary spaces across the world
Brunello Cucinelli
Selects three books that ask the big questions
Christy Turlington Burns
Chooses the books that inspire her in activism and motherhood
B&N It’s Not
The woman behind Once upon a Time in Hollywood’s costumes selects her favorite L.A. bookstore
Michael Lewis
Selects three dark horses
Ferrante Fatigue
Why Italian women un-friend the author of My Brilliant Friend
King City
On writing Elvis in Vegas