5 Books to Start Off 2017 the Right Way
The Big-Deal Novel
For 4, 3, 2, 1, his first novel in nearly a decade, Paul Auster tells the story of four parallel lives lived by the same man (Archibald Isaac Ferguson). Expect confusion, disorientation and absolutely astonishing prose.
The Smart Read
Margaret Wise Brown's most famous works, Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny, are read nightly to children around the world. In Amy Gary's In The Great Green Room, Brown's own life-from her revolutionary career to her scandalous love affairs-is offered up to readers, and makes for great storytelling-bedtime or otherwise.
The Book to Show Off on Your Coffee Table
The life and work of Virginia Dwan, the legendary gallerist who was instrumental in guiding the careers of Yves Klein, Claes Oldenburg, Robert Rauschenberg, and more, is on display in the 400-page Virginia DwanDwan, which pairs unforgettable imagery with text by art historian Germano Celant.
The (Not So) Guilty Pleasure
T&C contributor Patricia Bosworth's new book, The Men in My Life: A Memoir of Love and Art in 1950s Manhattan, is an exciting, dazzling read-no wonder, since Bosworth has penned biographies of Montgomery Clift, Diane Arbus, Marlon Brando, and more-that pairs tragic turns in her own family with dishy remembrances of life alongside the likes of Gore Vidal and Marilyn Monroe.
The Classic
Dale Carnegie's classic self-help tome How to Win Friends and Influence People was first released in 1936 and has sold over 30 million copies worldwide. If you're going to turn to your bookshelf to inspire New Year's resolutions, this is a fine place to start.
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