The Autobiography of Prince

Plus: observing Labor Day with reflections from Toni Morrison, and Louise Erdrich on her fiction. View in browser | Update your preferences Personal History The Book of Prince Prince had grand plans for his autobiography, but only a few months to live. By Dan Piepenbring On This Labor Day Daily Comment A Labor Day Reflection on Unions, Race, and Division From 2018: Examining how, for much of American history, attacks on labor focussed on exploiting racial divisions among workers. By Dan Kaufman On the Job The Work You Do, the Person You Are From 2017: The pleasure of being necessary to my parents was profound. I was not like the children in folktales: burdensome mouths to feed. By Toni Morrison Department of Newsletters Newsletters Sign Up for The New Yorker’s Daily Humor Newsletter Cartoons and more funny stuff in your in-box. Culture and More Portfolio Alex Prager’s L.A. Dreaming The photographer’s new series has an uneasy relationship with the past. By Alex Prager Puzzles Dept. The Weekday Crossword “A” in L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+: seven letters. By Anna Shechtman This Week in Fiction Louise Erdrich on the Power of Stones The author discusses “The Stone,” her story from this week’s issue. By Deborah Treisman Cover Story Malika Favre’s “Sweeping into Fall” The artist talks about the inspiration behind her cover for this year’s Fall Style Issue. By Françoise Mouly From the Archive Profiles A Suspense Novelist’s Trail of Deceptions Dan Mallory, who writes under the name A. J. Finn, went to No. 1 with his début thriller, “The Woman in the Window.” His life contains even stranger twists. By Ian Parker Humor from The New Yorker Shouts & Murmurs Class Notes Kimberly Connelly ’93 brings news that her latest beauty product, a cellulite cream, attracted the attention of the F.D.A., “and not in a pleasant way.” By Calvin Trillin Daily Shouts My Barbecue: F.A.Q. Answers to burning questions, such as, “How many apron changes can we expect to see from the Grill Master at the barbecue?” By Alex Watt Sign up for more newsletters from The New Yorker. Visit The New Yorker shop. Question about your subscription? Contact Customer Care. New Yorker digital subscribers get unlimited access to everything on newyorker.com. Log in to your account here. We’d love your feedback on this newsletter. Please send your thoughts and suggestions to TNYinbox@newyorker.com. This e-mail was sent to you by The New Yorker. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, NewYorker@newsletters.newyorker.com, to your address book. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2019. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.