Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss a portrait of F.D.R. on the eve of World War II; Italy through the eyes of The New York Times’s Rome bureau chief; and James Sallis’s final noir
Horse Power
With an introduction by Tracey Emin and works by Nan Goldin, Martin Parr, and Man Ray, a new coffee-table book examines centuries of art’s most enduring muse
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss Simon Sebag Montefiore’s timely history of the modern Middle East, the Madeline author’s madcap 1952 memoir, and a publishing powerhouse’s ode to editing
The Real Tom Brady
A new biography of the greatest quarterback of all time scrapes off the gloss to reveal the insecure and ruinously ambitious man beneath
The “Decent Indecency” of Eaton Square
Murderous lords, Nazis, Mitfords, prime ministers … A new book traces the strange and scandalous history of London’s toniest neighborhood
The Dawn of Punk
The Ramones. Lou Reed. Talking Heads. Something special was happening in 1970s New York. It just needed a name …
Murder, They Wrote
A new Martini Club adventure! The wisecracking Detective Miller returns! This month, our mystery columnist makes the case for the crime-fiction series
Funny Faces
Mel Brooks, Larry David, Diane Keaton … A new coffee-table book offers an inside look at the comedy world through behind-the-scenes photographs by Curb Your Enthusiasm’s Jeff Garlin
Strokes Schadenfreude
Twenty-five years after the release of The Strokes’ debut album, Is This It, a new book examines how the band struggled to outrun its rich-kid reputation
Announcing the 2026 Tom Wolfe Prizes Short List
Meet the 12 finalists in fiction and reportage for year two of AIR MAIL’s literary awards …
Surf’s Up!
A dazzling new coffee-table book captures five decades of American surfing culture through Jeff Divine’s lens
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
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
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
Hallo, Hot Stuff!
A new coffee-table book pays homage to the bodybuilder turned actor turned governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger
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
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
