Murder, They Wrote
This month in mystery books, we recommend reading former F.B.I. director James Comey’s crime-fiction debut, which draws from a lengthy career in and out of the courtroom
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss a retelling of Western history through 14 thinkers, a deep dive into the places that define Manhattan, and an exploration of private space travel
Tall Tales
How super-tall, pencil-thin buildings are changing Manhattan’s classic skyline
The Last Hurrah
A new book collects the 1980s party photographs of Dafydd Jones, chronicler of British high society at its most riotous, just as that world was coming to an end
The Diary of Hannah Goslar
In an excerpt from her memoir, Anne Frank’s closest childhood friend recalls the years leading up to their deportations, and their against-all-odds reunion
Kathryn Bromwich
How a bout of long COVID during the height of the pandemic gave way to a London editor’s debut novel
The Name’s Bond … Woke Bond
In an interview, Charlie Higson discusses his new Bond novel and how he adapts the womanizing spy for our times
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss David Remnick’s collected profiles of musicians, a new biography of Martin Luther King Jr., and the story of two poets’ wartime friendship
