Arts, Music & Film

Duc Jean des Esseintes, the wealthy last survivor of a once-powerful family, has retreated from his bourgeois life in Paris. Overwhelmed by the absurdities and grotesqueries of human affairs, he dwells in an isolated villa, spending his days in...

The Guerilla Girls famously said that ""less than 5% of the artists in Modern Art sections are women, but 85% of the nudes are female."" From art history courses, museums, and media exposure, art history has largely reflected the male perspective, only...

A remarkable family portrait beginning with one intrepid young girl and rippling out into the past and present. It's the story of motherhood, of growing up in a changing America, and of blazing the trail for more to come.OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK • A...

Taking a microscope to the artistic balance built by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, this unique and wholesome look at the lyrical heart of The Beatles is exactly the nuanced examination that longtime fans will adore."We think we know everything, but...

Taking a fresh and innovative look at balancing your life, this is a fun and actionable guide to embracing your wild side.A glorious call to throw off restraint and balance in favor of excess, abandon, and disproportion, in essays ranging from such...

A hilarious, heartfelt, and refreshingly honest memoir and New York Times bestseller by the beloved comedic actress known for her roles on Freaks and Geeks, Dawson’s Creek, and Cougar Town who has become “the...

Celebrate the incredible career of pop music’s biggest star in this sparkling biography.We’ re all living in the Taylor Swift Era. Since her 2006 debut album she’s sold more than 200 million records, sold out countless arenas and become...

Official art book revealing the process of making the Winter 2024 stop-motion animated film Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, featuring concept art, sketches, behind-the-scenes photography and interviews with Aardman’s key creatives.In...

A “captivating portrait” (The Wall Street Journal), both “poignant and intriguing” (The New Republic): from award-winning author Paulina Bren comes the remarkable history of New York’s most famous residential hotel and the...

This book is an accessible introduction to the critical theories used in analysing art. It covers a broad range of approaches, presenting individual arguments, controversies and divergent perspectives. This edition has been updated to reflect recent...

DIARY OF A GENIUS stands as one of the seminal texts of Surrealism, revealing the most astonishing and intimate workings of the mind of Salvador Dalí, the eccentric polymath genius who became the living embodiment of the 20th century's most...

New York Times Bestseller. “Anyone who has ever lost themselves in Monet’s color-saturated gardens or swooned over Degas’s dancers will enjoy this revealing group portrait of the artists who founded the Impressionist movement. . . . For...

New York Times Bestseller. “Anyone who has ever lost themselves in Monet’s color-saturated gardens or swooned over Degas’s dancers will enjoy this revealing group portrait of the artists who founded the Impressionist movement. . . . For...

Hans Ulrich Obrist has been conducting ongoing conversations with the world's greatest living artists since he began in Switzerland, aged 19, with Fischli and Weiss. Here he chooses 19 of the greatest figures and presents their conversations, offering...

Revamp your social media feed and gain thousands of followers. Find the secret sauce in How To Make Your Food Famous.This informed, practical guide shows you how to level up your photography, create engaging video content, negotiate social media, and...

Christopher Neve's classic book is a journey into the imagination through the English landscape. How is it that artists, by thinking in paint, have come to regard the landscape as representing states of mind? 'Painting', says Neve, 'is a process of...

Sheila Johnson has hit every level of success, and now she's here to retrace her steps and share insights into how difficult the journey was. This is a deeply moving personal narrative perfect for fans of Tough Love and More Than Enough.The cofounder of...

An illustrated guide to the fashionista's New York – from one of the world's most sought-after fashion illustrators.Let one of the world's most successful fashion illustrators guide you through one of the world's greatest fashion cities. From...

Seasoned designer Debbie Berne presents an accessible introduction to book design for authors, editors, and other book people. Design is central to the appeal, messaging, and usefulness of books, but to most readers, it’s mysterious or even...

Learn the essentials of perspective drawing. Get step-by-step instructions and over 250 clear illustrations to help you understand and apply the concepts of perspective.  Perspective Made Easy is the perfect manual for those looking to learn...