Art and Design

Recent movers and shakers in Art and Design.
Updated February 4, 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,...
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,...
What Art Does: An Unfinished Theory
Brian Eno
Paper Book
Why do we need art? What Art Does is an invitation to explore this vital question. It is a chance to understand how art is made by all of us. How it creates communities, opens our worlds, and can transform us. Curious and playful, richly illustrated,...
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...
THE CLUB: WHERE AMERICAN WOMEN ARTISTS FOUND REFUGE IN BELLE EPOQUE PARIS
Dasal, Jennifer
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...
FLASHES OF BRILLIANCE: THE GENIUS OF EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY AND HOW IT TRANSFORMED ART, SCIENCE, AND HISTORY
Burgess, Anika
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2025 One of The New Yorker's Best Books of the Year The story of the wildest experiments in early photography and the wild people who undertook them. Today it's routine to take photos from an airplane window, use a camera...
DRAW YOUR ADVENTURES: MAKING ART TO CELEBRATE EVERYDAY EXPERIENCES AND TRAVELS NEAR AND FAR
Baker, Samantha Dion
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...
WE NEED YOUR ART: STOP MESSING AROUND AND MAKE SOMETHING
McNee, Amie
Paper Book
From Amie McNee, the voice behind Inspired to Write, a manifesto on the vital, human importance of creating, with guidance for all artists in all endeavors, whether they're starting their journey or seeking a fresh perspective. In We Need Your Art, Amie McNee calls artists...

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