Art and Design

Recent movers and shakers in Art and Design.
Updated June 14, 2026
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Stan and Gus: Art, Ardor, and the Friendship That Built the Gilded Age
Henry Wiencek
Paper Book
How the architect Stanford White and the sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens transcended scandal to enrich their times.Stanford White was a louche man-about-town and a canny cultural entrepreneur--the creator of landmark buildings that elevated American architecture to new heights. Augustus Saint...
The Club: Where American Women Artists Found Refuge in Belle Époque Paris
Jennifer Dasal
Paper Book
"Through masterful research and sparkling prose, The Club feels like an exclusive invitation to a Parisian enclave during an era of artistic and social transformation." -Michael Finkel, #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Art Thief A...
With Her Own Hands: Women Weaving Their Stories
Nicole Nehrig
Ebook
National Bestseller A rich and intimate exploration of how women have used textile work to create meaningful lives, from ancient mythology to our current moment. Knitting, sewing, embroidery, quilting--throughout history, these and other forms of textile work...
Dear New York
Brandon Stanton
Paper Book
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE ULTIMATE UPLIFTING GIFT BOOK OF THE YEAR Dear New York is a breathtaking new book from the #1 bestselling author of Humans of New York and one of the great storytellers of our time. Dear New...
Emilio Pucci: The Astonishing Odyssey of a Fashion Icon
Terence Ward
Paper Book
"Graceful." --New York Times "Reads like a spy novel, but in this case the truth is stranger than fiction." --Vogue The Drama of War and Postwar Italy Through the Life of One of Its Most Celebrated Icons When...
The Last Kings of Hollywood: Coppola, Lucas, Spielberg―and the Battle for the Soul of American Cinema
Paul Fischer
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Riveting, grade A smack for cinema junkies...Fischer's writing pulsates." --Steven Soderbergh, filmmaker The untold, intimate story of how three young visionaries--Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, and Steven Spielberg...
Stories From a Stranger: Every person has a story.
Hunter Prosper
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A collection of one hundred deeply personal stories--covering love and heartbreak, growth and resilience--brought to life by the creator of the wildly popular TikTok account @HunterProsper. Every person has a...
Opera Wars: Inside the World of Opera and the Battles for Its Future
Caitlin Vincent
Paper Book
Blunt, irreverent, and at times delightfully subversive, Opera Wars spotlights opera's colorful and sometimes warring personalities, increasingly fierce controversies over content, and the battles being waged for its economic future--a "colorful, witty look behind the velvet curtain"...

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