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Several new anniversary editions and boxed sets of beloved books were released this year.

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@directorfits) about the stories directors tell with their clothes.

Emily Palmer Heller

Vulture contributorIlana Kaplanwrote this gorgeously put together book on the queen of rom-coms, Nora Ephron.

The long, intertwined relationship between Joan Didion and Eve Babitz is teased out here.

‘How Directors Dress’

They came in and out of each others lives, each others writing, and each others obsessive thoughts.

Friends turned rivals turned strangers, depicted in a gonzo, overly invested frame by Lili Anolik.

Its a must-read for anyone who worries about being too self-centered and mercenary in their work life.

‘Nora Ephron at the Movies,’ by Ilana Kaplan

It says, Dont worry, you could be so, so, so much worse.

Parker had her hand in many film projects, maybe most notably the originalA Star Is Born.

I guess he was a little possessive, but the idea thrilled me because it meant he cared.

Believe: The Untold Story Behind Ted Lasso, the Show That Kicked Its Way into Our Hearts

Later I would find out that possessive and caring didnt exactly go hand in hand.

EPH

Did you know Stephen Fry is a huge Greek-classics nerd?

(His version ofThe Odysseywill be out next year.)

Didion and Babitz, by Lili Anolik (November 12)

This book will stay with you.

If you read theVoicein its glory days(whenever those were!

(Yes, theres a pattern for a red scarf.)

Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining

EPH

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‘Dorothy Parker in Hollywood’

Cher, The Memoir: Part One, by Cher (November 19)

‘Becky Lynch: The Man’

‘The Wicked Years’

‘Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell,” 20th-Anniversary Edition

‘The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo’

‘Mythos: The Illustrated Edition’

The Last King of California

‘James,’ by Percival Everett

Help Wanted, by Adelle Waldman (March 5)

‘The Freaks Came Out to Write’ by Tricia Romano

‘All Fours,’ by Miranda July

Marvel Super Graphic

‘Pants World’

‘Invisible Strings’

‘Unofficial Taylor Swift Crochet’