Things I Don’t Want to Know

Few essayists have the courage and talent to go head-to-head with George Orwell. Deborah Levy’s response to Orwell’s iconic piece “Why I Write” is at once a feminist call to arms, a touching memoir of small moments, and a guide to writing...

The Corsican Caper

Francis and Oleg covet each other’s homes on the Riviera, but who called in the local mafioso as their cavalry? Peter Mayle’s prose sparkles with champagne and vigor, in this charming gambol of clever twists through la bonne vie.