BOOKS - October / November / December

Books, books, books.

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Here are all the books that came out (or that I discovered) in October and November and December; things I want to read and add to my library...

Taste: The Infographic Book of Food by Laura Rowe, illustrated by Vicki Turner.

Picasso and Lump: Cake on a Plate by Nancy Lim, illustrated by Beatrice Alemagna.

Edward Gorey: His Book Cover Art and Design.

Airline Visual Identity 1945-1975 by M.C. Huhne.

Pablo & Jane and the Hot Air Contraption by Jose Domingo.

Charlie Piechart and the Case of the Missing Pizza Slice by Marilyn Sadler and Eric Comstock.

Picasso Sculpture by Luise Mahler and Virginie Perdrisot.

The Adventures of Miss Petitfour by Anne Michaels.

750 Years in Paris by Vincent Mahe.

Beloved Dog by Maira Kalman.

Disco: The Bill Bernstein Photographs.

The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness.

Plotted: A Literary Atlas by Andrew DeGraff and Daniel Harmon.

The Tiger Who Would Be King by James Thurber, illustrated by JooHee Yoon.

Lily and Bear by Lisa Stubbs.

Now for the books I read and enjoyed during the last few months...

The Nest by Kenneth Oppel, illustrated by Jon Klassen.

Nature's Day: Discover the World of Wonder on Your Doorstep by Kay Maguire, illustrated by Danielle Kroll.

Jill & Dragon by Lesley Barnes - I couldn't wait for this to come out in the US, so I ordered it from the UK... but you should just preorder it now.

Flyaway by Lesley Barnes - Same deal as the last book: preorder it!

The Story of Diva and Flea by Mo Willems, illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi.

Diary of a Time Traveler by David Long, illustrated by Nicholas Stevenson.

Billy Wilder's Some Like It Hot edited by Alison Castle.

Beautiful Darkness by Fabien Vehlmann and Kerascoet - Just to be clear, this is not a children's book... it's probably one of the most disturbing books I own (in a great way).

The Little Gardener by Emily Hughes.

Words and Pictures by Quentin Blake.

Tales from Moominvalley by Tove Jansson - one of the only Moomin books I hadn't read yet ("The Fillyjonk Who Believed in Disasters" is one of the best depictions of anxiety that I've ever read).

Frida Kahlo by Isabel Sanchez Vegara, illustrated by Gee Fan Eng.

Coco Chanel by Isabel Sanchez Vegara, illustrated by Ana Albero.

Danny the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl, illustrated by Quentin Blake - Yes, it's very strange that I hadn't read this before. When I was at my parents' house for Christmas, I sat around reading a lot of children's chapter books. This was the first one in my to-read stack.

The 50 States by Gabrielle Balkan, illustrated by Sol Linero - I wish I could buy print versions of the illustrations in this book.

Eames: Beautiful Details by Eames Demetrios and Charles Eames.

Gems of the Week

Bolden.

Kristina Krogh via INATTENDU.

Edward Gorey via BOOM BLAST RATTLE RATTLE.

Women Artists: Interviews, Volume 2 (available for pre-order).

Sofia Arnold at Art Hound.

Ryan Snook.

Jeannie Phan.

MOVIES / TV / ACTORS / THAT SORT OF THING

"this kind of deliberate carelessness can certainly look very cool, especially in Fosse’s hands, but that was just part of his act—the theatricalization of indifference—because if you wiped away a little of his pancake, you could tell that he always cared" on All That Jazz at The Criterion Collection / I will love My Best Friend's Wedding forever, but I also accept that portions of it are ridiculous / The Best Time I Did Yoga With Someone From Friday Night Lights / Jaws and the Sound of Dread and Wonder / Why Can't I Be You: Emily Nussbaum / "Hartmanism — the art of being unctuous" / goddamn it / Matt Zoller Seitz on The Sopranos / "I’ve never seen a film like Wild where the woman ends up with no man, no money, no family, no opportunity, but she still has a happy ending" / yay / "a musical journey through seven seasons of Rory Gilmore's relationships"

DESIGN / ART / ILLUSTRATION / THE SUCH

fruit notebooks / applique pooch portraits / beautiful new arrivals at Nancybird / a Nicolas Cage activity book / The Prospectives

BOOKS / WRITING / SO ON

book trailers for Telephone and Sam and Dave Dig a Hole / "There are many books that I admire but to which I am not indebted, or for which I feel little affection. That kind of admiration, in my experience, does not create bonds of influence: it is not personal enough" - Eleanor Catton / #ThisIsMyBookstore

ETC.

This game (Lords & Ladies) is one of the best things I've backed on kickstarter and you should buy a copy / One of Many ("a monthly series of photo essays about twelve American cities and their creative communities") / you can't fight rape with nail polish / the power of 29 / gURL.com / different rules apply / the North Pond Hermit / "You always wind up exactly where you’re supposed to, even if you have to trip and fall to get there" / a cereal map / want to see a horrifying couch? / the history of the trapper keeper / "it’s not your job to bear witness to the hate of every idiot who managed to sign up for a Twitter account"

Red Riding Hood

Elsa Mora.

Edward Gorey.

Harry Clarke.

The Big Bad Wolf.

Rie Cramer.

Maurice Tranchant.

Sarah Goodreau.

natalie_ws.

A.H. Watson.

Einar Nerman.

Earl Oliver Hurst.

Scott Campbell.

Yeji Yun.

via.

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