Books

Writing a biography of the couture-sporting, Slavic companion of “the most toxic leader in American history”? Sounds like trouble.

In the mind’s eye of a poet.

A novelist’s skillful dive into the complexities of the legendary Frick family of art collectors.

Martha Wainwright on the anxieties and influences of growing up in a musical dynasty.

From “New York,” a poetry collection by Lucas Hunt due out from Thane & Prose on May 2.

Truman Capote pulled back the curtain on lives that were only outwardly glamorous, and in some ways ended an era.

The Bridgehampton Museum’s new lecture series brings historians and authors of books with a historical focus for talks, Q&A sessions, and the inevitable wine and cheese.

New work based hard experience from a contributor of long standing.

Alafair Burke’s latest comes with a truckload of twists, turns, and entanglements — plus an East Hampton setting.

Mark Prins’s debut novel, “The Latinist,” is an academic thriller with interpersonal toxicity at full boil.

Bill Bratton’s memoir provides an excellent recap of a sensible top cop’s extraordinary record of crime reduction.

In “Lincoln and the Fight for Peace,” John Avlon’s argument is that Lincoln’s intentions following the Civil War demonstrate the true path to peacemaking after armed conflict.