The New York Times – Travel:
A new biography examines what made the prolific travel writer and transgender figure so driven, and who was ignored along the way.
Author: Alexandra Jacobs
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Book Review: ‘The McCartney Legacy’ by Allan Kozinn and Adrian Sinclair
The New York Times – Music:
“The McCartney Legacy” follows the superstar from the last gasp of the Beatles to “Band on the Run.” It’s 700 pages — and only the first volume planned.
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For Jann Wenner, the Music Never Stopped
The New York Times – Music:
In his memoir, the co-founder of Rolling Stone magazine is serenaded by Springsteen, nursed by Midler and breaks bread with Bono. There’s journalism, too.
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‘Hollywood Ending,’ a Cradle-to-Prison Biography of Harvey Weinstein
The New York Times – Film:
Ken Auletta looks for Weinstein’s Rosebud in this dispiriting account of the former movie mogul’s life.
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‘The Last Resort’ Interrogates the Beach While Enjoying It
The New York Times – Travel:
In her new book, Sarah Stodola tours seaside resorts and catalogs some of the damage they can do.
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Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier’s Turbulent Relationship, Retold With Compassion
The New York Times – Film:
In “Truly, Madly,” Stephen Galloway writes about one of the 20th century’s most glamorous couples, training an eye on Leigh’s mental health struggles.