Galley Envy
Could the most coveted object of the summer be an uncorrected manuscript you can’t even buy?
The Lies He Told Himself
John F. Kennedy’s charm could sell anything, even to himself. But near the end, the spin started to wobble
The Secret Gardens
From Stephen Sills’s retreat in Westchester to Veere Grenney’s oasis in Tangier, a new coffee-table book showcases the private sanctuaries of celebrated interior designers
Martin Cruz Smith
The crime novelist persevered through Parkinson’s disease for decades to create his richly imagined Arkady Renko series—including the final installment, Hotel Ukraine
Eastwood Bound
Clint Eastwood has dominated Hollywood for longer than most anyone else—all while containing countless contradictions
A Hungarian in Paris
A new coffee-table book collects Brassaï’s photographs of the City of Light, his adopted home and muse for more than 50 years
Moving Mountains
The first American woman to summit Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen explains how she did it—and why
Lisa’s Mystery Picks
This week, don’t miss a whodunit set on Catalina Island, an Audrey Hepburn–meets–Agatha Christie murder mystery, and a new Tom Thorne police procedural
Elliott Erwitt’s Last Hurrah
A new coffee-table book celebrates the photographer’s eye for life’s absurdities
The Riddle Behind the Enigma Code
Britain’s Commando comics tell a sugarcoated version of W.W. II—especially when it comes to the Enigma machine’s role in the Allied victory
Deadly Pleasures to Read and Watch
A thriller inspired by a true-crime documentary about a suburban-housewife pyramid scheme turned deadly, and more
Match Point-and-Shoot
From Italian cities to French coasts to Scottish hills, a new coffee-table book collects photographs of the world’s most beautiful tennis courts
Tadao Ando’s Lessons in Light
From Paris to Osaka to St. Louis, a new coffee-table book collects the Japanese architect’s bright, delicate designs, photographed by Richard Pare
Hollywood’s Gay Golden Age
From Montgomery Clift to Marlene Dietrich, a new book pulls back the curtain on the queer people behind many of history’s classic films
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss a transfixing chronicle of the nuclear age, a look back at Cambridge’s queer history, and a portrait of everyday life in war-torn Ukraine
Shark Tales
In time for the 50th anniversary of Steven Spielberg’s Jaws, a new book reveals how Robert Shaw’s haunting monologue came to be
Portrait of a Country on Fire
A new book of photographs by Mitch Epstein captures the devastating impact of industry on the American landscape—and the fragile pockets of nature that remain
