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Murder, They Wrote

This month’s mystery books take on the subject of war from all angles—and places, from the English countryside to Egypt

How Mel Brooks Got Smart

Over a seven-decade career, the actor and filmmaker behind some of the most successful TV comedies of all time achieved success by becoming a poet of failure

Changing the Game

One for the Books

To write a book about Sotheran’s, one of the oldest bookshops in the world, a rare-book seller chased down the store’s elusive 18th-century origins

Spy Games

Forever in Fashion

A new volume pairs quotations by history’s best fashion designers, as told to the journalist Marylou Luther, with illustrations by Ruben Toledo

Indian Distractions

Postcards from the Edge

In her memoir, Tanya Frank writes candidly about dealing with her son’s psychotic break

Staff Picks

Don’t miss a memoir from a legendary publisher, a peek inside several White House kitchens, and the shocking story of a couple’s murder-suicide

Kinky Roots

For the Love of Woodrow

On Thin Ice

Climate change is forcing many Americans to make the difficult decision between leaving their home and risking their safety

Staff Picks

Don’t miss a reflection on the state of journalism, a memoir from a former Metropolitan Museum of Art security guard, and the story of a molecular biologist’s fight against sexism

End of Empire

A Different Kind of Gold Digger

The Real Karl Lagerfeld

Behind the tailored suits, powdered ponytail, and cutting quips was a warm, funny, and sensitive private persona

Palm Beach Living

A new coffee-table book surveys the architects and interior designers behind some of the island’s most beautiful homes—and the people who lived in them, from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to Lilly Pulitzer

Match Made in Helsinki

A former Moscow correspondent reveals how the Helsinki Accords of 1975 have shaped the world’s response to the war in Ukraine

Know-It-All

The Preston Sturges Story

When a Writer Loves a Writer

From the Arctic to Hollywood, with Stops Along the Way

In 1932, MGM set out to adapt a book by Peter Freuchen for the screen. The result was more chaotic than any of the Arctic explorer’s expeditions

Murder, They Wrote

New mystery books offering up exhilarating blasts from the past will help combat the winter blues

William Klein’s World

A new coffee-table book pays tribute to the photographer whose unconventional style helped revive a staid industry