Let the Games Begin
A century ago, hundreds of American athletes descended upon Paris for the Summer Olympics. Booze, baguettes, brawls—and an epic Opening Ceremony—ensued
Murder, They Wrote
This month’s best mystery books, films, and podcasts
The Other Royal Family
A new, unauthorized biography of the Beckhams mocks their gaucheness and condemns their collusion with the media—but it can’t deny their power
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss a biography of Ayn Rand, a murder mystery set in the Deep South, and a collection of Ernest Hemingway’s letters
The Making of a Movement
In the 1960s and 1970s, women’s liberation transformed America. Voices from that time tell how it came to be
Poster City
A new book collects a century of posters and advertisements that shaped New York City’s rise as the cultural capital of the world
Cooked in the Books
When it comes to literary hit jobs, no public figures—from the Beckhams all the way to Mother Teresa—are safe from merciless biographers
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss a modern twist on King Arthur’s court, a look at the women who shaped the ancient world, and a history of World War I’s Eastern Front
Ozempic Meets Its Match
From Emmeline Clein’s Dead Weight to Emma Specter’s More, Please, fat-phobia and eating disorders are getting the literary treatment in this year’s Zeitgeisty nonfiction releases
It’s Complicated
A former PBS producer who was sexually harassed by her then boss, Charlie Rose, reflects on what #MeToo got wrong about women in the workplace
Better by Design
From postwar European churches to post-revolution Cuba, two new books chart the rise of midcentury modernism
Rally the Troops
A Ukrainian journalist’s firsthand account of Russia’s invasion of his country
Seaside Splendors
A new book spotlights the Amalfi Coast’s most picturesque homes
A Very Deadly Year
Agatha Christie, Josephine Tey, Dorothy L. Sayers, and Georges Simenon all published murderous masterpieces in the same year. Why?