J.CREW X CHRISTOPHER JOHN ROGERS
The New York designer’s bold new capsule collection for J.Crew fuses his sunny contemporary style with the retailer’s classic heritage. It includes items for both women and kids and features standout details like pleats and sequin embroidery, plus rainbow-hued cashmere knits and a bubble-gum-pink dress with red stripes at the hem.
LITERARY SPORT
The Toronto-based activewear brand, founded by M. Bechara and Deirdre Matthews, debuts this fall with a collection of shorts, tees, and quarter zips. The chic, elevated pieces are geared toward running but are designed to be worn for not just for sports but day-to-day too.
LAUREN HALSEY: EMAJENDAT
The artist’s latest monograph celebrates her current exhibition of the same name at the Serpentine South gallery in London, showcasing her work exploring Black cultural expressions and community resilience. (Rizzoli/Electa)
BOUCHERON’S QUATRE 5D MEMORY RING
To mark the 20th anniversary of the French jewelry house’s iconic Quatre design, Boucheron is introducing a stunning, first-of-its-kind ring incorporating innovative 5D technology, which allows for text, images, video, and sound to be encoded into glass.
THE CITY AND ITS UNCERTAIN WALLS, BY HARUKI MURAKAMI
Murakami’s first novel in six years centers on a 17-year-old boy in love with a nameless girl, who transports him to a fantastical city. There, he works as a Dream Reader, reviewing old, backlogged dreams—until the storyline switches back to real life. The boy, now a middle-aged man living alone in Tokyo, decides to leave the city behind and move to a remote Japanese town, where he becomes the local librarian—and meets a pair of new magical friends. (Knopf)
DIDION & BABITZ, BY LILI ANOLIK
In this dual biography, Anolik attempts to better understand two late literary titans through their complicated relationship: the legendary Joan Didion and L.A. writer and society figure Eve Babitz, who met in 1967 and became fast friends—until a falling-out over Didion’s harsh critiques of Babitz’s first book drove them apart. Through interviews with Babitz (whom Anolik biographed in 2019’s Hollywood’s Eve) and letters the women exchanged, the book traces their convergence, divergence, and singular personas. (Scribner)
CITY OF NIGHT BIRDS, BY JUHEA KIM
Kim’s sophomore novel follows former Russian prima ballerina Natalia Leonova, who returns to her native St. Petersburg two years after a crushing injury that cut her time performing with the Paris Opera Ballet short. Addicted to painkillers, sleeping pills, and vodka, she hopes to make a comeback dancing with the Mariinsky Ballet. As Leonova attempts to get her mind and body in shape, she reflects on her unlikely rise from poverty to center stage and how hard she’s fought for her craft. (Ecco) HB