Deep in the heart of Georgia, an undertaker's secret refuses to stay buried.

In My Brother's Book, the beloved author delivers an elegant elegy and swan song.

What happens to your memories when you watch De Niro play your dad?

How an English church was transformed into a work of highly personal art.

A Mediterranean quest combines with a philosophic take on aging.

London's "psychogeographer" looks at the transformations wrought by Olympic spectacle.

The "dizzying, euphoric" prose of a trailblazing Brazilian writer, in a new series of translations.

A critic takes a scene-by-scene journey through a masterpiece of cinema.

How the blocks and "minifigs" have leapt the gap from toy to obsession.

The Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker explores the nature of truth in photographs.

A distraught novelist remembers, mourns, and celebrates his lost love.

Our editors choose their ten favorite unclassifiable books of the year.

A collection of "uncommon delicacies," curated with care and garnished with wit.

In a teasing blend of fiction and memoir, the provocative writer turns the camera on the inner lives of his children.

An emotionally layered, searchingly intelligent musical memoir, with lyrics and commentary.

A fascinating new illustrated history looks at how we visualize the vast territory of the past.

Anne Carson recollects her brother in a remarkable elegy.