BIG MAN, BIG LOSSWorking With André Leon Talley Wasn’t Easy, but It Was GreatThe towering fashion maven was a walking encyclopedia on designers and their work, but his true legacy may be inspiring young people to be themselves.
QUEEN TO PLAYHow Elizabeth Hardwick Triumphed in NY’s Intellectual JungleA new biography helps us comprehend just how tough and brilliant Hardwick must have been to hold her own in the ferocious dens of New York’s literary lions.
POLYMATHEven the Brilliant Martin Amis Can’t Stop Talking TrumpArguably the most famous living British novelist, Amis has always seemed enviably larger than life. So it’s a relief to know that he obsesses about Trump just like the rest of us.
ANCIENT AND MODERNThe Man Who Made Ancient Rome Into a Podcast ObsessionMillions of listeners have downloaded the popular historian’s narrative-driven podcasts about revolutions and the collapse of ancient Rome. Now he’s a bestselling author, too.
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