On this last day of the year I'm sitting at the computer with a patterned turban on my head, a glass of Christmas beer, and tortilla chips in a bowl; the steak is slow-roasting in the oven, my gang is watching The Hobbit, and I have nothing better to do than blogging about new books. I wanted to share this entry earlier in December but I never found the time to finish it. At Christmas it kept popping up in my mind and since most of these works, fiction and coffee tables books, were published in 2017, I thought it best to share the list before the new year. To save time I skip commenting on each book because all the links, apart from one, lead to the website of Book Depository, where you will find a short intro. I would like to read all the books that appear on the list above the thumbnails, so chances are high that you will one day find them on a reading list on the blog. I wish you a peaceful New Year.
New books:
· Spy of the First Person by Sam Shepard (Knopf). The final work before his death in July this year.
· Debriefing: Collected Stories by Susan Sontag (FSG). Edited by Benjamin Taylor.
· Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward (Bloomsbury). Winner of The National Book Award 2017.
· The Origin of Others by Toni Morrison (Harvard UP).
· In Search of Ancient North Africa: A History in Six Lives by Barnaby Rogerson (Haus Publishing).
· The Rub of Time by Martin Amis (Random House).
· Philip Roth: Why Write? Collected Nonfiction 1960-2013 by Philip Roth (Library of America).
· Persian Art: Collecting the Arts of Iran for the V&A by Moya Carey (V&A).
· Modern Art in Detail: 75 Masterpieces by Susie Hodge (Thames & Hudson).
· Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Decisive Moment by Henri Cartier-Bresson (Steidl). Originally published in 1952, embellished with a collage cover by Henri Matisse.
The Atlas of Beauty: Women of the World in 500 Portraits by Mihaela Noroc (Penguin).
· Morris by Charlotte and Peter Fiell (Taschen). Richly illustrated book about the life and work of the designer William Morris (1834-1896).
· Map Cities: Histoires de cartes by Francisca Mattéoli (Chêne). Currently available in French only but here is hoping for an English translation. I have already featured Map Stories by Mattéoli on the blog.
· Haute Bohemians by Miguel Flores-Vianna (Vendome Press).
· Spy of the First Person by Sam Shepard (Knopf). The final work before his death in July this year.
· Debriefing: Collected Stories by Susan Sontag (FSG). Edited by Benjamin Taylor.
· Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward (Bloomsbury). Winner of The National Book Award 2017.
· The Origin of Others by Toni Morrison (Harvard UP).
· In Search of Ancient North Africa: A History in Six Lives by Barnaby Rogerson (Haus Publishing).
· The Rub of Time by Martin Amis (Random House).
· Philip Roth: Why Write? Collected Nonfiction 1960-2013 by Philip Roth (Library of America).
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· Persian Art: Collecting the Arts of Iran for the V&A by Moya Carey (V&A).
· Modern Art in Detail: 75 Masterpieces by Susie Hodge (Thames & Hudson).
· Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Decisive Moment by Henri Cartier-Bresson (Steidl). Originally published in 1952, embellished with a collage cover by Henri Matisse.
The Atlas of Beauty: Women of the World in 500 Portraits by Mihaela Noroc (Penguin).
· Morris by Charlotte and Peter Fiell (Taschen). Richly illustrated book about the life and work of the designer William Morris (1834-1896).
· Map Cities: Histoires de cartes by Francisca Mattéoli (Chêne). Currently available in French only but here is hoping for an English translation. I have already featured Map Stories by Mattéoli on the blog.
· Haute Bohemians by Miguel Flores-Vianna (Vendome Press).
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From Haute Bohemians by Miguel Flores-Vianna, pp. 80-81, Vendome Press
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