The Latest Must-Have Amenities for Pets

When you’re designing or decorating a home, you have to consider the needs of the occupants — and that means not just people, but any resident animals. “Our clients are very serious about their animals,” said Jimmy Crisp, the principal of Crisp Architects, in Millbrook, N.Y. At Mr. Crisp’s home, in nearby Poughquag, N.Y., there…

Is the Literary Hat the New Tote Bag?

Zadie Smith. Elif Batuman. Joyce Carol Oates. Dionne Brand. Alice Munro. Patricia Lockwood. Olga Tokarczuk. Lydia Davis. Rachel Kushner. Deborah Levy. Rachel Cusk. Yoko Tawada. Chris Kraus. Mary Gaitskill. Sheila Heti. Fleur Jaeggy. These are the women whose novels are spotlighted in personal collections and bookstores alike. They are a mainstay on best-seller lists, amassing…