Art and Design

Recent movers and shakers in Art and Design.
Updated March 26, 2026
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Art Work: On the Creative Life
Sally Mann
Paper Book
"A big and beautiful gift-worthy holiday art book" (New York Times), this new bookby artist Sally Mann about the challenges and transcendent pleasures of the creative process, is now a New York Times bestseller. "Erudite, frank,...
Great Art Explained: The Stories Behind the World's Greatest Masterpieces
James Payne
Paper Book
'James Payne's YouTube Channel "Great Art Explained" gained a huge and appreciative worldwide audience. This beautifully put-together book is simply the best introduction to the lifelong pleasure and rewards of looking at pictures since Gombrich. An instant classic' Stephen Fry
Adventures in the Louvre: How to Fall in Love with the World's Greatest Museum
Elaine Sciolino
Paper Book
The Louvre is the most famous museum in the world, attracting millions of visitors every year with its masterpieces. In Adventures in the Louvre, Elaine Sciolino immerses herself in this magical space and helps us fall in love with what was once a forbidding fortress. Exploring galleries,...
Flashes of Brilliance: The Genius of Early Photography and How It Transformed Art, Science, and History
Anika Burgess
Paper Book
Today it's routine to take photos from an airplane window, use a camera underwater, watch a movie, or view an X-ray. But the photographic innovations more than a century ago that made such things possible were experimental, revelatory, and sometimes dangerous--and many of the innovators,...
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...
Draw Your Adventures: Making Art to Celebrate Everyday Experiences and Travels Near and Far
Samantha Dion Baker
Paper Book
Capture the details of your unique and remarkable experiences with this illustrated guide to drawing your travels and adventures, whether close to home or around the world. In Draw Your Adventures, artist and illustrator Samantha Dion Baker invites you to savor moments and...
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...
The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland―A True Account of Her Fight Against Art theft and Tyranny in WWII Paris
Michelle Young
Paper Book
A riveting and stylish saga set in Paris during World War II, THE ART SPY uncovers how an unlikely heroine infiltrated the Nazi leadership to save the cultural legacy of the West. On August 25, 1944, Rose Valland, a woman of quiet daring, found herself in a desperate position...
Make (Sneaky) Art: and other ideas to build your sketchbook habit
Nishant Jain
Paper Book
"Make (Sneaky) Art by Nishant Jain introduces the art of ""sneaky sketching,"" quickly capturing moments and people with minimal lines and offering an inspiring path to mindful creativity. "
The Last Supper: Art, Faith, Sex, and Controversy in the 1980s
Paul Elie
Paper Book
Named a Best Book of the Year by the Washington Post and Los Angeles Times | Named an Essential Read by The New Yorker This enthralling group portrait brings to life a moment when popular culture became the site of religious strife--strife that set the...
Parallel Lives: A Love Story from a Lost Continent, From the Bestselling Author of ‘An Instance of the Fingerpost’
Iain Pears
Paper Book
Best-selling novelist and art historian Iain Pears enchants readers with the real-life romance between Larissa Salmina, a Russian art curator, and Francis Haskell, a British art historian. His fabulous book brings into sharp focus the strange world of the Soviet Union, and the even stranger world...
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...
Nifty Gifty: Mini Crafts with Major Charm
Alexa Pedrero
Paper Book
The must-have guide to creating tiny, special, homemade presents for anyone you love! From popular TikTok crafter @Lauraleii. Whether you're a crafting newbie or a DIY dynamo, Nifty Gifty shows you how easy it is to make sweet and joyful miniature crafts...
The Art of the SNL Portrait
Mary Ellen Matthews
Paper Book
The electric spirit of Saturday Night Live as captured by longtime resident photographer Mary Ellen Matthews Andy Samberg in a giant martini glass. Billie Eilish peeking out of a pile of snow. Kevin Hart writing his own cue cards. Paul Rudd as Paul...
Birth Flower Embroidery: A Month-by-Month Celebration of Floral Embroidery
Amy L. Frazer
Create personalized, floral embroidery projects with Birth Flower Embroidery, featuring unique designs for every month's birth flowers. Celebrate every month of the year with stunning floral embroidery patterns in Birth Flower Embroidery. This beautifully curated...
Patchwork Granny Square Blankets: Learn to Crochet Quilt-Inspired Throws, Home Décor & More
Anita Gibney
Paper Book
Patchwork Granny Square Blankets combines classic granny square motifs with quilt block design to create colorful and unique patchwork blankets for every home.
State Fairs: Growing American Craft
Mary Savig
Paper Book
Your ticket to the best state fair crafts-from Choctaw basketry to sculpted butter cows-with more than 100 amazing images of American craft art! A Dolly Parton crop art portrait. Size-96 cowboy boots. A quilt incorporating the jean outfits of a farmer and his son. This book...
Making Art and Making a Living: Adventures in Funding a Creative Life
Mason Currey
Paper Book
"Mason Currey is the undisputed master of finding, in the messy lives of great artists and thinkers throughout time, deeply human lessons about cultivating meaning in our current age." --Cal Newport, New York Times bestselling author of Slow Productivity and Deep Work...

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