“What is that you so beautifully do?” Henry James is said to have once asked someone, somewhere or other. And for no tribe of workers does the question make more sense than for book editors. What is it that they so beautifully do? Improve an author’s sentences? Bring order and serenity to clutter and turn … Read more
When she died at a hundred and one in January of 2019, Diana Athill had publicly chronicled both ends of her long life in a series of nine memoirs. The first of these, “Instead of a Letter,” was published in 1963 and recently rereleased in the U.S. as part of the NYRB Classics series; it … Read more
Despite all of the heat protectants and bond-repair products on the market, it can be painfully easy to damage hair. The good news? Using the best hair mask for your needs — that is, one formulated with nourishing ingredients and able to target your unique concerns — can be a fast track to healthy hair. … Read more
