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Facing the Music

An homage to Summer Stock, an overlooked 1950s musical starring Judy Garland and Gene Kelly

Terminal Hilarity

How three guys from the Milwaukee suburbs re-invented American comedy

Twentieth-Century Woman

A new book collects 100 images taken by Lee Miller, the intrepid photographer, war correspondent, and Surrealist muse, played by Kate Winslet in an upcoming film

The Journalist and the Fraudster

Homegoing

Editor’s Picks

This week, don’t miss an audiobook murder mystery involving cellist prodigies, an intimate history of Manhattan’s Public Theater, and a globe-maker’s exploration of his craft

Murder, They Wrote

This month’s best mysteries feature aging sleuths, from the latest in Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club series to a new Agatha Christie Poirot book. Plus: the best TV shows to go with them

Forever on the Wild Side

Heaven on Wheels

A new book offers a dazzling survey of the most exceptional cars ever designed, from a Corvette Sting Ray to an Aston Martin Valkyrie, to a BMW Isetta micro-car

A Piece of Paradise

A lost short story handwritten by the acclaimed author Truman Capote is published for the first time

Just the Facts

Editor’s Picks

This week, don’t miss an account of Times Square’s evolution, a memoir from a viral comedian, and the harrowing story of a woman kidnapped by a drug cartel

Behind Enemy Lines

A look at the mysterious story of journalist Ernie Pyle’s death during the U.S. Army’s invasion of a Japanese island

What Is Love?

Whether on Hitler’s evil, Shakespeare’s genius, or the nature of love, Ron Rosenbaum resists the lure of easy answers

Origin Story

Tolkien-esque Elfin Queen

The best-selling children’s author and John Donne biographer Katherine Rundell rivals J. K. Rowling and enjoys the thrill of a flying trapeze

The Beginning of the End

Unusual Suspects

The behind-the-scenes story of the making of Casablanca, which hit theaters 80 years ago

Where Ballet and Fashion Collide

Ahead of the New York City Ballet Fall Fashion Gala, a new book pays homage to the fabulous collaborations between choreographers and designers including Carolina Herrera, Virgil Abloh, and Anna Sui, with photographs by Pari Dukovic

Dress Code

A new history of drag in Britain reveals the little-known mainstream popularity of cross-dressing in British culture, even during the Victorian era

Editor’s Picks

This week, don’t miss a history of crime as told through 100 objects, a look at Greta Garbo’s life off-screen, and a vivid sketch of daily life during the Roman Empire’s golden age

A Cry from the Submerged Life

Daddy Issues

The Steve Jobs and Leonardo da Vinci biographer Walter Isaacson reveals what drew him to Elon Musk—and how a rare conversation with Musk’s father shed light on the billionaire entrepreneur’s erratic (to put it lightly) behavior

Family Therapy