Gay Talese. Phil Stern. Frank Sinatra Has a Cold

In 1965, Gay Talese arrived in Los Angeles to profile Frank Sinatra for Esquire — only to find the star unwell and unwilling to be interviewed. Undeterred, Talese stayed, observing Sinatra's world through his inner circle instead. The resulting piece, Frank Sinatra Has a Cold, became a landmark of literary nonfiction and a defining work of New Journalism. This illustrated edition pairs Talese's original manuscript and introduction with photographs by Phil Stern — the only photographer granted access to Sinatra over four decades — alongside work by John Bryson, John Dominis and Terry O'Neill, together painting an incisive portrait of the man and the machine behind him.