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The Invisible Man

Accompanying a retrospective in Barcelona, a new book collects more than 150 photographs by Louis Stettner, who captured the trials and triumphs of the 20th century’s working class while remaining virtually unknown

Seeing the Forest Through the A.I. Trees

Theft on the Nile

How a pair of intrepid, 19th-century British women smuggled an ancient coffin right out from under the noses of Egyptian site guards

Eligible Bachelors

Not So “Easy Peasy”

Although commonplace in American and British jargon today, the origins of this popular phrase remain nebulous

Editor’s Picks

This week, don’t miss a window into the inner workings of Fleetwood Mac, a compelling history of the C.I.A., and a chronicle of the first pilots to circle the globe

On the Scent

During World War II, spies had a little-suspected weapon: perfume. It was used for everything from building an undercover alias to making covert correspondences seem like love letters

The Sally Rooney Effect

Writers, editors, and booksellers weigh in on the new book by the world’s most talked-about young novelist

The Widow of Opportunity

His Back Pages

AIR MAIL Co-Editor Graydon Carter’s upcoming memoir, about the glory days of magazines, recounts his travels among the famous, the infamous, and the not really famous at all

A Garten Party

Design Within Reach

Lamps, teacups, ashtrays … A new coffee-table book traces the life and work of the Italian designer Piero Fornasetti

Face the East

Editor’s Picks

This week, don’t miss a journey into the S&M underworld, a look at the Chinese education system, and a chronicle of Scotland Yard’s deadliest cases

The Garden of Heathens

Between the turmoil of the World Wars, a few Europeans settled on a desolate Galápagos island. The experiment quickly descended into chaos

Malcolm XYZ

Malcolm Gladwell discusses his latest book, Revenge of the Tipping Point, misconceptions about his work, and his penchant for universal laws

Deadly Pleasures to Read and Watch

This month’s best mystery books and TV shows

SallyRooney, Queen of Gambits

Jonathan Becker, In Focus

From garden strolls with Brassaï to nights out with Andy Warhol, a new book by the American photographer documents intimate moments with the 20th century’s high society

The Perfect Raid

Editor’s Picks

This week, don’t miss a riveting history of mathematics, a history of Afghanistan since 9/11, and a chronicle of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto fraud

The Hardest-Working Man in Show Business

Eric Roberts was being groomed for stardom, until a cocaine habit derailed his career—and nearly cost him his life. Now his only addiction is to acting

Ronnie, We Hardly Knew Ye

Long Live the Queen