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Cathy Graham’s Sketchbook

25 Lunches Later …

As the first season of Table for Two comes to a close, host Bruce Bozzi invites you to a veritable all-you-can-eat buffet of his favorite moments from the show’s past 25 episodes. Enjoy, and remember to save room for Season Two!

Jimmy Carter

The former president and his wife, Rosalynn, had a perfect marriage—then it almost collapsed when they collaborated on a book

Popcorn Presidents

The movies watched in the White House provide fascinating insights into the mindset—angry, affable, aggrieved—of its inhabitants

Phases of the Moon

Under the Cherry Moon, Prince’s directorial debut—a black-and-white passion project set on the glistening Côte d’Azur and starring Kristin Scott Thomas—bombed when it premiered in 1986. Did the critics miss the point?

Days of Wine and Ruses

Murder, They Wrote

A pair of rollicking mystery books to get you in the holiday spirit. Plus, the best Christmas episodes of ITV’s beloved Midsomer Murders

Confessions of a Yakuza Boss

The Tokyo Vice author, whose new book, The Last Yakuza, is out now, details how he won—and kept—the trust of Japan’s Mafia

AIR MAIL’s Best Coffee-Table Books of 2023

Dazzling volumes on Karl Lagerfeld’s homes, vintage cars, and an artists’ amusement park, plus photography collections from Mary Ellen Mark, Lee Miller, and Nick Waplington, and a cookbook or two

For the Love of Words

AIR MAIL’s 12 Best Mystery Books of 2023

Richard Osman, John Banville, Janice Hallett, Val McDermid, and more …

AIR MAIL’s 12 Best Books of 2023

David Grann’s shipwreck tale, Sam Wasson’s Hollywood history, Mona Simpson’s latest novel, Tim Alberta’s foray inside the Evangelical Right: holiday reading for every type

A Feminist Frankenstein

Director Yorgos Lanthimos and screenwriter Tony McNamara discuss their new film, Poor Things, starring Emma Stone as a child-woman like no other

Guess What Melania Trump Is Up To

Bet-makers weigh in on how the elusive former First Lady has been whiling away the hours since leaving the White House

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts

Riot Act

Where the Wild Things Are

A new book of images by more than 90 wildlife photographers raises awareness of the dangers faced by leopards right now

Tanu Vasu’s Sketchbook

Life Lessons from an Italian Countess

On this week’s podcast, Bob Colacello shares what he learned from Marina Cicogna

Get Out of Your Head!

Novelist Laura Zigman is using lessons learned from her own struggles in publishing to provide talk therapy to other writers

His Last Bow

Much to his annoyance, Basil Rathbone became inseparable from his on-screen Sherlock Holmes. Now he’s back, reimagined as the debonair protagonist of a new novel

The Best Renaissance Artist You’ve Never Heard Of

At London’s National Gallery, the first-ever exhibition devoted to Francesco Pesellino’s work goes on view

Valhalla Karaoke

Das Rheingold according to Romeo Castellucci