Tana French talks about why she left the Dublin Murder Squad behind for her latest mystery, “The Witch Elm.” The cultural critic Doreen St. Félix goes to Madame Tussauds with Justin Kuritzkes, the author of the novel “Famous People,” to talk about the nature of celebrity. And Jia Tolentino heads for the children’s section of the bookstore with Rivka Galchen to compare notes on the kids’ books that still inspire them.
Tana French on “The Witch Elm”
The author talks about how she got started, her latest book, and the impact of Ireland’s economic boom and collapse.
Doreen St Félix and Justin Kuritzkes at the Wax Museum
A début novelist who is already a famous YouTuber, Kuritzkes wrote a fictional memoir of a pop star struggling to understand the real world.
Jelani Cobb Picks Three Recent Historical Books
The historian and staff writer suggests three compelling recent works of history.
Jia Tolentino and Rivka Galchen on “The Phantom Tollbooth” and Other Classics
Two writers find inspiration in the books they read when they were young.
