TAKEN CARE OF by Edith Sitwell. 239 pages. Arheneum. $5.95. “Oh, why don’t they bury us?” sighs Dame Edith Sitwell in the final chapter of these memoirs, completed shortly before her death last ...

The Mount is hosting an online Book Club series exploring the acclaimed works of Edith Wharton and related fiction via Zoom. The series opens with a discussion of Wharton’s "Old ...

This is an edition of the Books Briefing, our editors’ weekly guide to the best in books. Sign up for it here. The role of first lady couldn’t be stranger. You attain the position almost by accident, ...