NAKED LUNCH (255 pp.)—William Burroughs—Grove ($6). The Young American Disaffiliates (they used to be called beats, but nothing stays simple) have not done well. In matters of finance this is their ...

Meet William Burroughs, counterculture guru turned country squire. Sure, he’s a famous writer who just signed a deal for seven books, but he’s also a regular guy who lives in Kansas and likes to go ...

Nobody does forbidden longing in far-off places quite like Luca Guadagnino. He whisked us off to Italy for the passionate affairs of I Am Love and Call Me by Your Name; gave us love and death on a ...