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Jim Kelly


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This week, don’t miss a window into the inner workings of Fleetwood Mac, a compelling history of the C.I.A., and a chronicle of the first pilots to circle the globe

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This week, don’t miss a journey into the S&M underworld, a look at the Chinese education system, and a chronicle of Scotland Yard’s deadliest cases

Malcolm XYZ

Malcolm Gladwell discusses his latest book, Revenge of the Tipping Point, misconceptions about his work, and his penchant for universal laws

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This week, don’t miss a riveting history of mathematics, a history of Afghanistan since 9/11, and a chronicle of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto fraud

Houdini of History

Robert Harris, the master of historical fiction, discusses his Ancient Rome Trilogy, U.K. politics, and the subject of his latest novel, Prime Minister H. H. Asquith’s scandalous affair

The World She Edited

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This week, don’t miss a new edition of Wilfrid Sheed’s 1966 masterpiece, the retelling of a 1980s hostage crisis, and Bernard-Henri Lévy on Israel

A Steinway on the Beach

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This week, don’t miss a chronicle of rebuilding the World Trade Center, an ode to the Bronx, a look at Venice’s foremost geographer, and a Tchaikovsky biography

Salinger’s Soul

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This week, don’t miss the story of how Victorians discovered dinosaur bones; a chronicle of conservative decay; and a collection of resignation letters from Brown University trustees

Mein Gang

In an interview, British historian Richard J. Evans discusses the personalities drawn to Nazism, today’s authoritarian leaders, and his new book, Hitler’s People

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This week, don’t miss a riveting exploration of refrigeration and 50 years of Seamus Heaney’s letters

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This week, don’t miss a biography of Ayn Rand, a murder mystery set in the Deep South, and a collection of Ernest Hemingway’s letters

A Boy at the Hogarth Press

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Hustlers in the Ivory Tower

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This week, don’t miss a murder mystery set in Maine; a history of colonial Britain told through walking routes; and a look at Paris’s Belle Époque

Been There, Dunne That

Griffin Dunne reflects on his sister’s horrific murder, the making of Scorsese’s After Hours, his friendship with Carrie Fisher, and a colorful life in New York and Hollywood

A Walk in the Park

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This week, don’t miss a look at Impressionist artists’ home lives; a biography of seven Egyptian queens; and a study of the explorer George Mallory

Skies of Thunder

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This week, don’t miss the story of a family fight over inheritance, a history of the White House Situation Room, and a biography of the great sportswriter Grant Wahl

Arts and Drafts

Five years after leaving New York magazine, Adam Moss discusses the state of media today, how he fills his days, and his new book about art

From the Metropol Hotel to Hollywood

In an interview, Amor Towles discusses adapting A Gentleman in Moscow for the screen and the inspiration behind his newest book, Table for Two