"A groundbreaking cultural history of calamitous teacher-student relationships at the heart of nineteenth-century French painting and efforts to fix them The suicides of painters Léopold Robert and...

“A haunting, harrowing tale that lingers in the imagination long after you’ve turned the last page.”—Washington Post Book WorldA “fierce and disturbing” (New York Times) tale of twin brothers locked...

A stunning exploration of a landmark series of prints by one of Japan’s most inventive contemporary artists Takeda Hideo has worked across media throughout his long career, from painting and print...

A radical new portrait of the infamous Roman emperor Rome’s second emperor, Tiberius (42 BCE–CE 37), has traditionally been seen as a villainous hypocrite—treacherous, grasping, vindictive, and...

"An electric collection of essays and poems by America's most prominent feminist Jewish poet and critic. What does a post-secular poetics look like? How might feminist midrash, irreverent play, and...

"The history and collaborations of Dieu Donné, a nonprofit studio dedicated to creating art using hand papermaking, with an exploration of the papermaking process"-- Provided by publisher.

How architectural monuments survived and historical preservation was reinvented during the destructions of the twentieth century. The twentieth century was highly destructive, but from its...

"Acclaimed author and translator Sophus Helle considers an ancient creation story with themes of humanity, class warfare, and catastrophic climate change. The Babylonian poem Atra-hasis is a...

Ever since 1968 a single iconic image of race in American sport has remained indelibly etched on our collective memory: sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos accepting medals at the Mexico City...

A facsimile edition of one of Thek’s composition notebooks from 1977, replete with vivid watercolors, sketches and notes American artist Paul Thek, an influential figure in the post-1960s generation,...

"A curator becomes lost in the medieval world of a reluctant monarch in this searing debut, exploring what becomes lost over time and what devotion can reanimate. A curator spends her days...

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Rosa Luxemburg's Herbarium presents the first-ever translation of the radical icon's little-known collection of pressed plants, offering a fascinating window into her ecological perspective. This...

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"Make exceptional coffee at home with this detailed guide to beans, equipment, brewing methods, and more, including 40 recipes for creative coffee beverages from the US Barista Champion behind Morgan...

"She bridged the gap between screen and real life. At 5:35pm on September 3rd, 1988, Dallas weatherman Ray "Can You Say Sunshine" Davino makes passing reference to Public Access Afterworld during a...

From New York Times bestseller and master of speculative fiction Garth Nix comes his first foray into adult science fiction with a brilliant and poignant stand-alone story of sentient starships,...

"Unreliable Boyfriend is a different kind of political memoir: a candid, deeply personal account of power, politics, and globalization from an unlikely insider-a 5-foot-1 journalist turned Deputy...

A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian selects the 50 best pieces of sports writing of the century, capturing the great moments in baseball, boxing, horse racing, golf, and tennis.