When working as a line cook, Ellen Bennett started chic-yet-durable apron and workwear company, Hedley & Bennett, in 2012 after not finding the traditional kitchen offerings so inspired. The Los Angeles-bred entrepreneur has since outfitted chefs and tastemakers from all over the ... More

The new book, A Summer Place (Rizzoli), by lifestyle and design author Tricia Foley, shines a light on the charming and understated community of Bellport, Long Island. The book highlights a mix of modern residences in Bellport that have been designed around water views, 19th-century shingle-style ... More

A new biography of media tycoon Robert Maxwell, Fall: The Mysterious Life and Death of Robert Maxwell, Britain’s Most Notorious Media Baron (Harper) by John Preston, documents a life riddled with ups and downs. These days, he’s more famous for being the father of Ghislaine Maxwell, ... More

A new book, Her Dior: Maria Grazia Chiuri's New Voice (Rizzoli), celebrates the vision of Dior’s celebrated creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri through a collection of photographs and essays. Since her appointment in 2016 as the first female creative director of Dior, the house founded by ... More

Cleo Wade has cultivated a community of change makers through her shareable poems and messages of love. From her growing Instagram following to the success of her first two books, Heart Talk and Where to Begin, Wade is unwavering in her efforts to not only spread ... More

An excerpt from the new biography Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight (Random House) by Julia Sweig explores the first lady’s immense success at celebrating the visual and performing arts in the White House and the groundwork she laid for the Smithsonian Institution to acquire ... More

Phaidon’s new book Open Studio, written by Sharon Coplan Hurowitz and Amanda Benchley, takes art enthusiasts on a journey inside the private studios and minds of 17 acclaimed artists as they design DIY projects for readers to recreate through illustrated step-by-step instructions, pull-out stencils and more. ... More

Much has been written about the Beatles and their elusive founder John Lennon, from his early beginnings to his tragic end. In James Patterson’s new book, The Last Days of John Lennon, the author delves specifically into the fraught final years of the iconic band and ... More

Brooklyn-based designer Colin King got his start designing the Los Angeles office of a tech CEO and then turned to styling interior spaces. He styled Athena Calderone’s homes in Cobble Hill and Amagansett for Architectural Digest and has worked with designers Giancarlo Valle, Andre Mellone and ... More