World Impressionism: The International Movement, 1860-1920
In a much-needed, revelatory survey, impressionism is seen not as a French school but as a major event in the world's visual culture. The luminous palette and spontaneous brushwork of Renoir, Monet Continue reading »
The Power of Feminist Art: The American Movement of the 1970s, History and Impact
An exciting testament to the power and enduring impact of feminist art of the 1970s, this visually overwhelming volume combines 245 illustrations, nearly half in color, with essays and interviews by Continue reading »
Pulitzer finalist Okrent (The Guarded Gate) crafts an intimate and detailed biography of late composer and lyricist Sondheim, who died in 2021 and whose credits include Sweeney Continue reading »
In this searing analysis of Elon Musk, historian Slobodian (Hayek’s Bastards) and tech journalist Tarnoff (Internet for the People) argue that, just as Fordism “was the Continue reading »
Not Your Founding Father: How a Nonbinary Minister Became America’s Most Radical Revolutionary
Nina Sankovitch
In 1776, 23-year-old Quaker Jemima Wilkinson awoke from a deadly illness transformed into a genderless messenger from God named Universal Friend, also known as Public Universal Continue reading »
The Dark Frontier: Unlocking the Secrets of the Deep Sea
Jeff Marlow
The deep sea “may well be the largest, most diverse, most consequential habitat on Earth,” writes marine microbiologist Marlow in his moving debut exploration. Still largely Continue reading »