Books and Literature

What Does Keith McNally Regret? He Tells All in His New Memoir.

Known for reinventing New York dining (and his blunt commentary on social media), Keith McNally doesn’t waste time lamenting, though the title of his memoir suggests otherwise.

By Sarah Lyall

Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band (Book) Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band (TV Program) Alexander, Kwame Books and Literature Content Type: Personal Profile Donmyer, Kay Jazz PBS Kids Television WGBH

Kwame Alexander on Bringing the Free Spirit of Jazz to Young Viewers

The latest in the author’s Acoustic Rooster franchise, a PBS Kids special and series aim to teach children the beauty of collaboration and improvisation.

By Laurel Graeber

Art Books and Literature Content Type: Personal Profile Dick Johnston Im Afraid of What I Might Draw (Book) Johnston, Daniel Lee Foster Pop and Rock Music

What the Cult Singer Daniel Johnston Left Behind

In his music, the songwriter cut to the emotional quick. A new book of his drawings, many never seen before, reveals he did the same in thousands of pieces.

By Grayson Haver Currin and Eli Durst

Authoritarianism (Theory and Philosophy) Books and Literature Content Type: Personal Profile Holocaust and the Nazi Era Kehlmann, Daniel Movies Pabst, G.W. The Director (Book) Writing and Writers

A Novelist Finds Unsettling Echoes in a Nazi-Era Filmmaker’s Compromises

Daniel Kehlmann wrote “The Director” only to realize how loudly the moral quandaries faced by G.W. Pabst would resonate today.

By David Segal