Surf’s Up!
A dazzling new coffee-table book captures five decades of American surfing culture through Jeff Divine’s lens
Christine Safa
For the 32-year-old artist—a rising figure in the Paris art world—memories of Lebanon’s coasts and mountains are never far off
The Wild Life of Peter Beard
His 1965 book, The End of the Game, sounded an early warning about Kenya’s wildlife crisis. Six decades on, its haunting photographs look more prophetic than ever
Wish You Were Here! Love, Stephen
Stephen Hough’s Piano Postcards mirrors a classical star’s life on the road
From Megxit to Megret
Harry and Meghan’s surprise return to the U.K. has left even veteran royal-watchers baffled. We have a few theories …
Anatomy of a Winner
From Novak Djokovic to Coco Gauff, one veteran sportswriter investigates the secret codes that let tennis’s greats find joy amid the sport’s cruelty
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss the history of how Hitler dismantled Germany’s democracy, a guide to the psychology behind investing, and a romp through the abodes of the British monarchy
Hallo, Hot Stuff!
A new coffee-table book pays homage to the bodybuilder turned actor turned governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger
Diamonds Are Not Forever
An exhibition in the Netherlands celebrates René Lalique, the French jeweler who closed the door on the Belle Époque and ushered in a livelier, less formal chapter in the history of the craft
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss the posthumous memoir of Hollywood restaurateur Dan Tana, a New York Times journalist’s case for opting out, and the layman’s guide to disaster preparedness
Seriously, What Do People Do All Day?
A children’s classic gets a 2026 makeover
Ray’s Anatomy
An exhibition in Kassel, Germany, examines the frank, sometimes transgressive sculptures of the contemporary American artist Charles Ray
Harry Gruyaert in Color
A new coffee-table book collects the Belgian photographer’s saturated, unabashed pictures of New York, taken over 52 years of trips to the city
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss the story of how debris from 9/11 was repurposed, a jaunty history of punctuation, and a look into the making of Paul Simon’s Graceland album
Announcing the Winners of the 2025 AIR MAIL Tom Wolfe Prizes
The recipients of the inaugural awards are Vincenzo Latronico, for fiction, and Meghan Daum, for reportage
Dominic Sessa
Plucked from Deerfield Academy five years ago for his breakout role in The Holdovers, the 23-year-old is back on-screen as Anthony Bourdain in Tony, starring opposite Antonio Banderas and Leo Woodall
Murder, They Wrote
This summer’s best mystery books feature heroines of Homeric proportions, from a female police chief who resuscitates a tragic cold case to a union leader turned drug queenpin
Portrait of a Country
A new coffee-table book collects more than 100 rare and previously unpublished photographs by Lee Friedlander, America’s pre-eminent chronicler