Writing Architecture

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Globe-trotting golfer Tom Coyne has finally come home. And he’s ready to play all of it. After playing hundreds of courses overseas in the birthplace of golf,​ Coyne, the bestselling author of A Course Called Ireland and A Course Called Scotland, returns to his own...

A medieval citadel in the sea. A thousand years of war, faith, and survival. The unforgettable story of Mont Saint-Michel. Rising from the tides of Normandy like a vision, Mont Saint-Michel has captivated pilgrims, kings, conquerors, and travelers for more than thirteen centuries. It has been a sacred abbey, an impregnable fortress, a revolutionary prison, and a world treasure. In The Eternal Fortress, discover the breathtaking saga of this iconic mount: • War and Siege: How Mont Saint-Michel withstood English armies and became the “Bastion of France.” • Faith and Pilgrimage: From ...

As New York came to a halt with COVID, Michael Kimmelman composed an email to a group of architects, historians, writers, and friends, inviting them to take a walk. Wherever they liked, he wrote—preferably someplace meaningful to them, someplace that illuminated the city and what they loved about it. At first, the goal was distraction. At a scary moment when everything seemed uncertain, walking around New York served as a reminder of all the ways the city was still a rock, joy, and inspiration.

Explore the stories behind twelve iconic dining rooms in homes around the world—from a Japanese samurai house to Jackie Kennedy’s White House—and travel through time in pursuit of the ultimate design. Dive into history’s most captivating dining rooms as bestselling author and...