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By James A. van Dyke “Van Dyke is undoubtedly one of the foremost experts on the art world of the Weimar Republic. In his groundbreaking new study, he focuses on Otto Dix, one of the leading―and perhaps the most radical―painters of the era. In a paradigmatic way, the author demonstrates what a ‘leftist,’ critical art history can be today and how necessary it is. Detailed description, the ‘material turn,’ and the socio-historical analysis of the artistic field complement and illuminate one another. Van Dyke’s keen eye for detail leads to a fundamental reexamination of Otto Dix’s art in general.”—Olaf Peters, Martin-Luther University, Halle-WittenbergHow small details in the paintings of Otto Dix materialize the realities of a modern German artist.Offering a fresh look at German art during a period of extraordinary transition and precarity, James A. van Dyke focuses on overlooked but critically significant details in works completed by Otto Dix between 1919 and 1936. A small lump of paint, a monogram, an almost invisible self-portrait, the verso of a drawing, a patch of discoloration, and a web of fine cracks—van Dyke reveals such details, hidden in plain sight, as coded dialogue through which Dix addressed audiences and art-world insiders amid the combative world of cultural production in Weimar Germany. Sly, cutting, and provocative, these are the material traces of social relationships between the painter and those who represented threats to his professional ambition: an avant-garde mentor and rival, an increasingly skeptical critic, a prominent bourgeois photographer, and a local Nazi authority.Proving that small things offer insight into the big picture, this book highlights Dix’s satirical, transgressive work as nuanced and polyvocal, reflecting the complex fields of power and economics in which the field of art is located.Hardcover296 Pages, 12 color plates and 120 halftonesUniversity of Chicago Press, 20267 x 10 InchesISBN 9780226848549Monograph, German Art History

Otto Dix in Detail: Painting and Precarity in the Field of Weimar Culture

Original Price: $18 UP TO 20% ADDITIONAL SAVINGS FOR MEMBERS This lavishly illustrated hardback presents the life and work of Paul Klee - a gifted artist whose experimentation with color and abstraction made him a key figure in the development of modernism.Influenced by Cubism, Expressionism and Surrealism, Klee's own work was varied and experimental. After joining the German group Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider), Klee fought in the First World War before emerging as one of the leading artists in Germany. He taught at the world-famous Bauhaus school of art for 10 years alongside Wassily Kandinsky, before rule forced its closure.This full-colour book charts Klee's development as an artist, the themes that preoccupied him, artists he worked with as well as recounting a remarkable life lived in the shadow of war and oppression. This biographic detail is accompanied by useful timelines, feature spreads and a selection of his most iconic paintings - including Senecio, Twittering Machine and Fish Magic.A wonderful introduction to one of the greatest artists of the 20th century.Hardcover96 pages Arcturus Publishing, 20219.25 x 11.26 inchesISBN 9781789505139Monograph, German Artist

The Great Artists: Paul Klee

Edited by Frank SchmidtWith Contributions by Rebecca Duckwitz, Simone Ewald, and Wolfgang WernerWith Essays by Frank Schmidt This oversize volume examines the career of Paula Modersohn-Becker, a pioneering Expressionist who was largely unknown during her lifetime. Published in celebration of the 150th birthday of Paula Modersohn-Becker, an artist who remains one of the most important figures of the German avant-garde, this book examines her artistic development in depth and presents works from all phases of her career, with a particular focus on her early work, which has hitherto received little attention or recognition. Modersohn-Becker was one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century, and her works influenced such major figures as Georg Baselitz and Chantal Joffe. But how did Paula Becker, born in Dresden in 1876, become the artist Paula Modersohn-Becker? Numerous works from renowned collections and private holdings illustrate this fascinating story and demonstrate that she was following her own artistic path even in her student years. It was this path that made her the legend she became, celebrated in literature, film, and art. This oversized and lavishly illustrated publication celebrates the beloved artist with large reproductions of her most iconic works as well as seldom shown works. Paperback96 pages | 70 color illustrationsHirmer Publishers, 20269.45 x 0.4 x 12.99 inchesISBN 9783777447827Paula Modersohn-Becker, German Expressionism

Paula Modersohn-Becker: London–Berlin–Worpswede–Paris

Edited by Christian Bauer and Bernadette Reinhold The legendary rivalry between two exceptional artists of Austrian Modernism, Oskar Kokoschka and Egon Schiele, a rivalry that sparked artistic masterpieces. This lavishly illustrated publication looks at the relationship of the two towering figures of Austrian Modernism, Oskar Kokoschka and Egon Schiele. They were rivals and masterful networkers, and their race for success and recognition opens up a previously untold chapter of modern art. Oskar Kokoschka and Egon Schiele were rising stars in early twentieth-century Vienna, and their early work laid the foundations for Austrian Expressionism. Their rivalry is as exceptional as their networks and artworks. When Egon Schiele died in 1918 at just twenty-eight years old, his attempt at reconciliation with Kokoschka having failed, the elder artist still had six decades ahead of him, during which he would be celebrated internationally as a major Austrian figure. But he never escaped Schiele’s shadow—quite the contrary. With historical documents and art reproductions, this publication shows in detail the feud that these two artists fought. Hardcover272 pages | 250 color platesHirmer Publishers, 20268.86 x 0.98 x 11.22 inchesISBN 9783777445243Egon Schiele, Oskar Kokoschka, Austrian Modernism

Egon Schiele and Oskar Kokoschka: Networkers and Rivals

By Mac BarnettIllustrated by Jon Klassen The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse ... [is] funny, with morbid senses of humor that will hit Halloween sweet spots…It turns out the wolf’s gut harbors the best party in town, and some readers’ sympathies might shift toward the carnivore—aided by the great Jon Klassen’s droll paintings; no one does perturbed animals better.—The New York Times Book Review The story’s timeless, fable-like feel is bolstered by its traditional cast and old-fashioned fairy-tale language: “Oh, woe!” cries the wolf. “Oh shame!” Life can turn the tables pretty quickly, Barnett suggests, and only those whose outlooks are flexible will flourish. “I may have been swallowed,” says the duck, “but I have no intention of being eaten.” A rare treasure of a story, the kind that seems to have been around forever.—Publishers Weekly (starred review) A New York Times bestseller! This is a story about a duck and mouse who get swallowed by a wolf, and then decide to live in his belly. When a woeful mouse is swallowed by a wolf, he quickly learns he is not alone: a duck has already set up digs, and, boy, has that duck got it figured out! Turns out it’s pretty nice in there, with delicious food and elegant table settings, courtesy of the wolf’s unchecked gluttony. And there’s something even better: no more fear of being eaten by a wolf! In fact, life is pretty good, until a hunter shows up. . . . With a nod to traditional fables and a wink to the reader, the award-winning Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen offer a tale of cooperation and creative cuisine that is sure to go down easy. Paperback40 pagesAge range: 4-8 years Candlewick, 20228.6 x 11 inchesISBN 9781536227796Children's Book

The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse

Written and Illustrated by Jon Klassen [A] gently eerie board book ghost story. . . . Giving youngest readers ample space to contemplate their own perceptions, Klassen again displays a remarkable knack for creating lingering, fully realized works through the sparsest storytelling.—Publishers Weekly (starred review) Preschoolers, get ready for your first official ghost story. . . . To set the mood, Klassen relies heavily on color; the first few rooms are brightly lit in the sun’s rays, but the home grows dimmer as readers proceed. Treating the book itself as a physical location begging to be explored (it’s even shaped like a house), Klassen extends the format beyond its usual limitations, allowing a short story of surprising depth to emerge. A spooky house tour, unafraid to redefine what board books are capable of achieving.—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Klassen’s (Your Truck, rev. 1/26) house-shaped novelty board book is a slightly spooky, ­fun-to-explore existential journey that challenges our notions of what board books can offer. . . . Toddlers will enjoy turning the sturdy pages, pointing out the house’s contents, and wondering (amused, unnerved, or a bit of both) about the ghost’s presence.—The Horn Book (starred review) A Gently Spooky Story with Interactive Die-Cut Doors and Windows Peek through doors and windows to explore a mysterious house in this innovative shaped novelty book for young readers who relish the lightly spooky, from the Caldecott Medal–winning and New York Times bestselling Jon Klassen, creator of I Want My Hat Back and The Skull. Here are the things in this house: a chair, a clock on the wall, a stool, a lamp. And more. What’s missing from this house? Somebody. This is the house with nobody in it. Well, there might be something . . . Designed as a sturdy keepsake to read, play with, and treasure, The House with Nobody in It takes readers through a recognizable, cozy house, while layered die-cut doors and windows throughout introduce a hint of intrigue. This is the house with nobody in it—or is it? Pairing the familiar with a touch of mystery, Jon Klassen proves once again to be a master of breaking the mold, playing with expectations . . . and delighting even the youngest of readers. Hardcover (Board Book)18 pagesAge range: 3-7 yearsCandlewick, 20268 x 8.75 inchesISBN 9781536248289Children's Book

The House with Nobody in It

By Thomas MeyerTranslated from the German by Shelley Frisch “Thomas Meyer, the general editor of a German edition of Hannah Arendt’s works, has written a biography of his subject that rests on extensive archival work. Splendidly translated by Shelley Frisch, the book offers us a complex picture of this political philosopher that contributes richly to our knowledge of Arendt’s life. In particular, Meyer offers new and important details about her years in France after her escape from Berlin in 1933 and her arrival in the United States in 1941. No person interested in Arendt’s work should miss this book.” —Liliane Weissberg, editor of the critical edition of Rahel Varnhagen: The Life of a Jewess by Hannah Arendt The definitive, long-awaited, and revelatory intellectual biography of Hannah Arendt, one of the greatest philosophers of the twentieth century. Drawing on newly discovered archival materials and previously overlooked documents—from both Germany, where Hannah Arendt was born to a Jewish family in 1906, and the United States, where she was a citizen from 1950—Thomas Meyer tells the story of an intellectual icon whose character and ideas continue to captivate and challenge us to this day. Tracing anew Arendt’s journey from Königsberg to Paris, where she fled after being imprisoned in 1933, and finally to New York in 1941, Meyer illuminates her formative years and the development of her radical and brilliant books, as well as her lifelong philosophical debate with Martin Heidegger, whose Nazism was a permanent challenge for her. Meyer’s account centers on two pivotal phases—Arendt’s years in Paris after fleeing Nazi Germany and her time in the United States leading up to the landmark publication of The Origins of Totalitarianism in 1951—providing not only a meticulous reconstruction of her life but also a compelling invitation to rethink her legacy for our times. At a time of acute political polarization, with liberalism in crisis and urgent debates about freedom, responsibility, and truth unfolding all around, Arendt’s writings and ideas resonate more powerfully than ever. Meyer’s account of her extraordinary life is groundbreaking and sensational, not just for his illuminating and peerless research, but also for his incisive exploration of what Arendt’s work has meant over the decades—and continues to mean for us today. Hardcover560 pagesPenguin Press, 20266.43 x 1.68 x 9.52 inchesISBN 9781984878434Biography, Hannah Arendt

Hannah Arendt: A Life of the Mind

Edited by Nadine Franci and Nina ZimmerWith Essays by Nadine Franci Presents an innovative new perspective on a star of classical modernism. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner’s (1880–1938) art is characterized by austere beauty and bold coloration. However, his creative approach extended far beyond the canvas: he saw the presentation and viewing of his works as integral elements of his art. This book shows Kirchner’s complete oeuvre through his own eyes. The world’s first major retrospective of Kirchner’s work was curated by the artist himself in 1933. In presenting the works, he created an exhibition entirely according to his own taste. This volume allows us to look over his shoulder once again and see how he approached both his artistic ideas and his curatorial strategies. Kirchner’s work continues to be exemplary of early twentieth-century art and one of the undisputed highlights of classical modernism. Hardcover160 Pages | 79 Color IllustrationsHirmer Publishers, 20268.66 x 11.02 inchesISBN 9783777446967Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Monograph

Kirchner x Kirchner

Renowned Austrian artist Gustav Klimt is well known for his golden masterpieces full of sumptuous ornamentation, as well as his incredible portraits and vibrant landscapes. In this opulent art calendar, revel in 12 of Klimt’s fantastic paintings, including The Kiss and Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I. In this wall calendar, informative text accompanies each work, and the datepad features previous and next month’s views. Printed on FSC-certified paper, with plastic-free packaging. Foiled Cover12 Pages | 12 IllustrationsFlame Tree Calendars, 202611.75 x 0.2 x 11.7 inchesISBN 9781806940448Calendars

Gustav Klimt Wall Calendar 2027

Gustav Klimt’s work is instantly recognizable, and this beautiful mini wall calendar showcases some of his most stunning work. The pieces range from Klimt’s golden designs for the Stoclet Frieze, to some of his elegant portraits of society women. In this mini wall calendar with a foiled cover, informative text accompanies each work, and the datepad features previous and next month’s views. Printed on FSC-certified paper, with plastic-free packaging. Foiled Cover12 Pages | 12 IllustrationsFlame Tree Calendars, 20267 x 0.2 x 7 inchesISBN 9781806941322Calendars

Gustav Klimt Mini Wall Calendar 2027

By Julia Dijkstra European Realities at Museum More showcases 70 interwar European works, from Otto Dix to lesser-known artists, examining the city, labor, and rising political ideologies. Following the major exhibition European Realities in Chemnitz, Museum More will present a focused selection of approximately 70 works from this international project, opening on 10 October 2025. The exhibition explores how artists across Europe responded to the turbulent interwar years through diverse Realist styles. Featuring renowned names like Otto Dix and Pablo Picasso alongside lesser-known artists from Central, Eastern, and Northern Europe, the show reflects themes such as the modern city, labor, gender roles, and rising political ideologies. European Realities at Museum More sheds new light on a lesser-known chapter of European art history and highlights the shared yet varied responses to societal change during the 1920s and 1930s. The exhibition is accompanied by a richly illustrated English-language catalogue, offering insights into both Dutch and broader European perspectives on Realism. This exhibition is a collaboration with Museum Gunzenhauser and Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz. Paperback128 pagesText in English and DutchWaanders, 20268.66 x 0.6 x 10.63 inchesISBN 9789462626652European Art, Realism

European Realities | Schilderkunst Painting 1919-1939

Edited by Markus Winter and Don Freeman Berlin Deko surveys early 20th-century German furniture design, highlighting diverse styles, key figures, and Berlin’s role as a creative hub between 1910 and 1930. Berlin Deko is the first comprehensive English survey of early twentieth-century German and Central European furniture design to move beyond the notion of a linear development of styles between Jugendstil and Bauhaus. It explores the period between 1910 and 1930, revealing a diverse continuum of styles, including the overlooked “Expressionist Rococo” that flourished in Berlin. The book highlights Berlin’s role as a center for furniture and interior design that attracted international artists. Key figures such as Leo Nachtlicht, Oskar Kaufmann, Bruno Paul, Fritz August Breuhaus de Groot, Paul Thiersch, Emil Fahrenkamp, Eduard Pfeiffer, and Lajos Kozma played important roles. Berlin Deko re-examines and celebrates Berlin’s legacy as a creative center, revealing a richer, more nuanced narrative of German design history. One that celebrates diversity, individual expression, and the enduring influence of Berlin as a creative hub. Hardcover160 pagesArnoldsche Art Publishers, 20258.5 x 0.8 x 11.02 inchesISBN 9783897907416Interiors, Furniture Design

Berlin Deko: Central European Furniture from 1910 to 1930

By Robert SeethalerTranslated by Charlotte Collins "A gem of a novella"—Financial Times "A luminous imagining of a great musician's inner struggles."—Kirkus Review An intimate portrait of genius, love, and betrayal at the end of Gustav Mahler’s life. In the spring of 1911, Gustav Mahler—wrapped in a wool blanket—sits on the deck of the Amerika, sailing back to Europe. The ocean around him is gray and endless, the air sharp with wind and steel. Not yet fifty, Mahler is already a legend: in Vienna and New York, audiences fight for tickets to see the restless, small man who commands the most stubborn orchestra in the world. Yet his fame is shadowed by illness. His body is failing, his wife Alma has fallen in love with another man: the young architect Walter Gropius. Mahler has begged, humiliated himself, tried everything to keep her. Nothing worked, except the certainty of his approaching death. Alma has stayed, tending to him with care, perhaps to ease his final passage. On board, Mahler reflects on life, art, and above all, love. Finalist for the Deutscher Buchpreis and one of the most acclaimed German novels of recent years, Robert Seethaler’s The Last Movement is a haunting, tender portrait of a great artist confronting his farewell to life. Hardcover112 pagesEuropa Editions, 20265.1 x 2 x 7 inchesISBN 9798889661801Historical Fiction, Gustav Mahler, Alma Mahler

The Last Movement

Providing an exclusive glimpse into the renowned museum co-founded by one of the world’s finest private art collectors, Ronald S. Lauder, this richly illustrated pocket-sized guide offers readers a chance to explore the Neue Galerie’s illustrious collection and its milieu. Published in conjunction with the "25th Anniversary Exhibition: Masterworks from the Neue Galerie."Neue Galerie New York is a museum devoted to early twentieth-century Austrian and German art and design. It was established in the autumn of 2001 by two men who enjoyed a close friendship over a period of nearly thirty years: art dealer and exhibition organizer Serge Sabarsky and businessman, philanthropist, and art collector Ronald S. Lauder.Sabarsky and Lauder shared a passionate commitment to modern Austrian and German art and dreamed of opening a museum to showcase the finest examples of this work. After Sabarsky’s death in 1996, Lauder carried on the vision of creating Neue Galerie New York as a tribute to his friend. Led by director Renée Price, the Neue Galerie is the most important museum venue in the United States to showcase Austrian and German fine and decorative art of the early twentieth century. The collection includes work by artists such as Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Oskar Kokoschka, Max Beckmann, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, and designers such as Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser, Dagobert Peche, Marcel Breuer, Marianne Brandt, and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, among many others. This visual guide to the Neue Galerie, its collections, and its programs, as well as its renowned Design Shop, Book Store, and Café Sabarsky, surveys the first twenty-five years of the museum’s exceptional history. This is an essential companion both for aficionados of the museum and its history and for those discovering the museum and its rich offerings for the first time. Paperback100 pagesPrestel, 20268.25 x 5.6 inchesISBN 9783791394992

Neue Galerie New York: The Museum and Its Collection

By Smith Street Books A beautiful set of 100 Golden Age postcards. Step back in time with this boxed set of 100 postcards that showcase the timeless beauty of the 20th century masters. From Art Deco glamour to Art Nouveau elegance, these nostalgic artworks capture the visual splendour of a bygone era. Not just postcards, but miniature masterpieces that are perfect for sending across the seas or pinning to your wall. Hardcover100 postcardsSmith Street Books4.5 x 6.75 inchesISBN 9781923049642Applied Arts, Poster Art

The Golden Age of Poster Art Postcard Box Set

Edited by Hedda Finke, Regina Freyberger, Stephan Von Wiese A journey through the beloved graphic cosmos of artist Max Beckmann, filled with surprising new discoveries about him. Around eighty works from each of the artist's creative phases reveal Max Beckmann as an idiosyncratic interpreter of the world. For him, drawing was existential: with pencil, chalk, pen, and pastel, he collected motifs, searched for new formal solutions and pictorial inventions, developed multi-layered compositions, and shaped his worldview. In the cosmos of his drawings, we get to know Beckmann anew. This volume offers fascinating insights into Beckmann's world along with findings from the catalog raisonné of his drawings. Rarely seen sheets and famous works from the Städel Museum's significant holdings and international collections take the reader on a journey through Beckmann's life--revealing his highly original artistic development, from his early period in Berlin to his final years as an émigré. Paperback230 pagesHirmer Verlag GmbH, 20269.06 x 0.59 x 11.02 inchesISBN 9783777446226Drawings, Artist Monograph.

Beckmann Drawings

By Barbara Hess, Cathrin Klingsöhr-Leroy,Karin H. Grimme, Klaus Honnef, and Norbert Wolf “This comprehensive overview incorporates an impressive range of reproductions.”-The Independent Explore five movements that revolutionized art: Impressionism, Expressionism, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, and Pop Art. From Monet’s shimmering water lilies and the wild dreams of Dalí to Lichtenstein’s high-impact comic-book aesthetics, this collection unpacks the rebellious ideas and works that reframed how the world views art itself. A comprehensive volume covering five seminal genres that shaped art, from the late 19th century and well into the 20th: Impressionism, Expressionism, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art. Each approach was distinct in aesthetic and philosophy, but all had immediate impact and enduring influence. Many great names were indelibly associated with one, some explored several during their careers. Impressionism, led by Monet and Renoir, focused on light and color, capturing fleeting moments and challenging academic art's rigidity. Expressionism was driven by artists like Edvard Munch and Wassily Kandinsky to convey raw emotion, distorting reality to reflect the angst of human experience. Surrealists, like Salvador Dalí and René Magritte, explored the subconscious, dreams, and the irrational, blending reality with fantasy across art, literature, and film. With Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko leading the charge, Abstract Expressionism emphasized spontaneity and emotion through bold, gestural brushstrokes, and established New York as the post-war art world’s new Mecca. Finally, artists like Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol gained fame and dominated the zeitgeist by synthesizing advertising, pop culture, and high art into Pop Art. Though diverse, these movements collectively pushed the boundaries of creativity, redefined artistic expression, and altered the trajectory of contemporary art. This lavish edition celebrates their stories, featuring more than 250 high-quality reproductions and texts, exploring how each movement's ideas and innovations transformed art forever. Hardcover504 pagesTaschen, 20266.7 x 1.5 x 9.5 inchesISBN 9783754401453Movements, Expressonism

Art for All: Art History

By Thomas MannTranslated by Lesley Chamberlain A sumptuous new translation of the sublime novella of desire, obsession, and one man’s downfall; another classic from the author of THE MAGIC MOUNTAIN. “Probably the greatest of modern German novelists.” ―The New York Times One of the pre-eminent works of modern European literature, this enthralling story of desire, beauty and infatuation follows the erudite, respectable writer Gustav Aschenbach’s descent into obsession. Aschenbach has always lived a life of structured routine, but he has begun to be troubled by diminishing creative inspiration from his strict writing schedule. While walking in a cemetery north of Munich, he has a dizzying vision which prompts him to abandon his settled life and travel south to Venice. On checking into his hotel, Aschenbach notices a young Polish boy of perfect, sculptural beauty: Tadzio. As he lingers on at the hotel, Aschenbach falls into an ever-deeper infatuation with the youth, whose curled blond hair and porcelain face fill him with rapture, and even seem to cure his stubborn writer’s block. Ignoring whispered warnings of a cholera outbreak in Venice, Aschenbach stays at the hotel and follows Tadzio with increasing obsession, his mind swirling with mad desire. Classical in structure yet roiled by disturbing passion, Death in Venice is an enormously powerful story of one man’s undoing. Full of coiled tension and vivid inner conflict, it is one of Thomas Mann’s greatest masterpieces, and appears here in a lively new translation by Lesley Chamberlain. Paperback112 pagesPushkin Press Classics, 20265.09 x 0.36 x 7.77 inchesISBN 9781805332688Literary Classics, Fiction

Death in Venice

By Daniel KehlmannTranslated by Ross Benjamin SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE • A NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BOOK OF THE YEAR • AN NYPL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR “Nothing short of brilliant.” —The Wall Street Journal From “a surpassingly gifted storyteller” (The New York Times), a visionary novel inspired by the life of film director G.W. Pabst, who fled to Hollywood to resist the Nazis only to return to his homeland to create propaganda films for the German Reich. An artist’s life, a pact with the devil, and the dangerous illusions of the silver screen. G.W. Pabst, one of cinema’s greatest directors of the 20th century, was filming in France when the Nazis seized power. To escape the horrors of the new and unrecognizable Germany, he fled to Hollywood. But now, under the blinding California sun, the world-famous director suddenly looks like a nobody. Not even Greta Garbo, the Hollywood actress whom he made famous, can help him. When he receives word that his elderly mother is ill, he finds himself back in his homeland of Austria, which is now called Ostmark. Pabst, his wife, and his young son are suddenly confronted with the barbaric nature of the regime. So, when Joseph Goebbels—the minister of propaganda in Berlin—sees the potential for using the European film icon for his directorial genius and makes big promises to Pabst and his family, Pabst must consider Goebbels’s thinly veiled order. While Pabst still believes that he will be able to resist these advances, that he will not submit to any dictatorship other than art, he has already taken the first steps into a hopeless entanglement. Kehlmann’s latest oeuvre explores the complicated relationships and distinctions between art and power, beauty and barbarism, cog and conspirator. Paperback352 pagesS&S/Summit Books, 20265.5 x 0.9 x 8.38 inchesISBN 9781668087800 Historical Fiction, Cinema

The Director [Paperback]

By Hermann Hesse “Hesse is a writer whose peculiar vision is worth inspecting. His world is shadowy and close to areas of the heart that will probably never see light. But his vision is a rare one, as commendable for its humane solicitude as for its strangeness and unearthly color.” —National Review "What Catcher in the Rye has come to mean for America's younger generation, Demian proved to be for Germany's early post-WWI youth. . . . A quite believable, fascinating, moving portrait of youth." —Kirkus Reviews An acclaimed, influential, and visionary novel from Hermann Hesse, one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Demian tells the dramatic story of Emil Sinclair. Docile and unquestioning, Emil follows a precious schoolmate—the charismatic Max Demian—on a shocking decent into a secret and dangerous world of petty crime and revolt against convention. And it is there in the shadows that a formerly complacent and uncomplicated young man achieves a miraculous awakening to adulthood. The novel includes an introduction by Thomas Mann. Paperback 176 pages Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 19995 x 8 inches ISBN 9780060931919 Literature

Demian (Perennial Classics)

By Rainer Maria RilkeTranslated from the German by Edward Snow “The most trustworthy and exhilarating of Rilke’s contemporary translators.” —Michael Dirda, Washington Post A gorgeous new translation of one of the strongest inaugural works in twentieth century poetry. Long hailed as a masterwork of modern German literature, The Book of Hours (1905) marks the origin of Rainer Maria Rilke’s distinctive voice and vision—where clarity of diction meets unexpected imagery and first-person poetry discovers its full lyric possibility. In these audacious poems, a devout but candid speaker addresses an ultimately unknowable deity, passing through love, fear, guilt, anger, bewilderment, loneliness, tenderness, and exaltation in his search for meaning. In this dual-language edition, Edward Snow, “the most trustworthy and exhilarating of Rilke’s contemporary translators” (Michael Dirda, Washington Post), makes Rilke’s achievement accessible as never before in English. Snow retains a striking fidelity to the German text while also conveying the captivating psychological presence that animates Rilke’s best poems. Paperback368 pagesText in German and EnglishW.W. Norton, 2026Originally published in 19055.5 x 8.3 inchesISBN 9781324123460Poetry, Rainer Maria Rilke

The Book of Hours

By Camille de Peretti Translated by Hildegarde Serle “A masterful fresco where family secrets, dazzling successes, thwarted loves, disappearances, and resounding dramas intertwine.”—MademoiselleLit “Poetic and mesmerizing!”—Grazia “A masterful family saga with love, family secrets, drama, and betrayal. A story that takes the reader from Vienna to New York, via Italy, from 1910 to the 1980s.”—Le Parisien “Through this great adventure novel, Camille de Peretti masterfully traverses eras and cities and constructs a story full of fury and emotion.”—Femme Actuelle A saga inspired by the incredible but true story of the iconic Klimt painting Painted in Vienna in 1910, Gustav Klimt’s “Portrait of a Lady” was purchased by an anonymous collector in 1916, retouched by the master a year later, then stolen in 1997 before reappearing in the gardens of an Italian modern art museum in 2019. No art experts, museum curators, or police investigators know the identity of the young woman in the painting, nor the mysteries that surround the turbulent history of her portrait. From the streets of Vienna in 1900 to Texas in the 1980s, and from Manhattan during the Great Depression to contemporary Italy, de Peretti imagines the destiny of this young woman as well as that of her descendants, and creates a masterful fresco that intertwines family secrets, disappearances, and thwarted loves. Paperback288 pagesEuropa Editions, 20265.2 x 8.2 inchesISBN 9798889661788Literature, Historical Fiction

Portrait of an Unknown Woman

By Brothers GrimmIllustrated by Sandra Dieckmann Dieckmann’s use of rich, saturated colors creates an enchanting atmosphere—deep forest greens, cool night blues, and warm golden yellows bring the scenes to life. . . . A beautifully illustrated and thoroughly modern fairy-tale anthology.—Kirkus Reviews Seeming at once fresh and classic, this collection of 22 handsomely framed and illustrated Brothers Grimm tales offers a mix of popular and less-familiar choices.—Booklist Twenty classic stories get a gently modernized twist in Sandra Dieckmann’s beautifully illustrated collection of treasured and lesser-known fairy tales. From internationally acclaimed creator Sandra Dieckmann comes a captivating collection of Grimms’ fairy tales, accessibly written and illustrated with an eye to inclusivity. Including much-loved stories like “Rapunzel” and “Sleeping Beauty” as well as more obscure gems from the author’s childhood in northern Germany, this splendidly illustrated gift book of twenty tales is poised to charm readers of all ages. Enchanted forests, wild animals, powerful princesses, and brave heroes all reflect a lightly modern take in this Grimms’ collection to be cherished by all. Hardcover176 pagesCandlewick, 20259.06 x 10.63 inchesISBN 9781536236491Age range: 4-8 yearsChildren's Books, Illustrated Stories

Grimms' Fairy Tales

By Amy Kurzweil This smart and spiritual graphic memoir not only chronicles the process that Amy and Ray go through to create a chatbot version of their forebear (‘Fred-bot’), but also asks big questions about how we memorialize the people we love and the relationship between technology and humanity.” —Chloe Veltman, NPR “A breathtaking graphic memoir, Artificial is also a tender family story and a meditation on how art, technology, and memory keep people alive.” —Francie Lin, The Boston Globe “Memory, both human and digital, plays a major part in the book. The illustrations draw you in; the words are pretty great, too.” —Erik Pedersen, The Orange County Register Winner of the Living Now Book AwardFinalist for the American Book Fest Best Book Awards A visionary story of three generations of artists whose search for meaning and connection transcends the limits of life How do we relate to—and hold—our family’s past? Is it through technology? Through spirit? Art, poetry, music? Or is it through the resonances we look for in ourselves? In Artificial, we meet the Kurzweils, a family of creators who are preserving their history through unusual means. At the center is renowned inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil, who has long been saving the documents of his deceased father, Fredric, an accomplished conductor and pianist from Vienna who fled the Nazis in 1938. Once, Fred’s life was saved by his art: an American benefactor, impressed by Fred’s musical genius, sponsored his emigration to the United States. He escaped just one month before Kristallnacht. Now, Fred has returned. Through AI and salvaged writing, Ray is building a chatbot that writes in Fred’s voice, and he enlists his daughter, cartoonist Amy Kurzweil, to help him ensure the immortality of their family’s fraught inheritance. Amy’s deepening understanding of her family’s traumatic uprooting resonates with the creative life she fights to claim in the present, as Amy and her partner, Jacob, chase jobs, and each other, across the country. Kurzweil evokes an understanding of accomplishment that centers conversation and connection, knowing and being known by others. With Kurzweil’s signature humanity and humor, in boundary-pushing, gorgeous handmade drawings, Artificial guides us through nuanced questions about art, memory, and technology, demonstrating that love, a process of focused attention, is what grounds a meaningful life. Hardcover368 pages, illustratedCatapult, 20238 x 10 inchesISBN 9781948226387Graphic Novel, Memoir

Artificial: A Love Story

Edited by Przemyslaw Strozek, Rudolf Fischer, Antonella B. Meloni, & David WittinghoferWith Contributions by Meghan Forbes A stylish, rigorous documentation of the cross-cultural exchange between America and Europe during the Roaring Twenties Parallel to the avant-garde movements in Europe of the 1920s, unprecedented economic prosperity developed in the United States. In Europe, "America" became a cultural concept that emblematized an urban lifestyle, efficient labor systems and low-threshold entertainment. Certain exports, such as jazz, were embraced, while others, such as Taylorism, met with heavy criticism. In turn, European art and its new movements, such as Dadaism, Futurism and Constructivism, attracted both reverence and disdain in the United States. The American public learned about these cultural experiments through magazines such as The Little Review. Through expository texts and reproductions of poems, artwork, posters, sheet music and magazines, Modern Times documents the transatlantic exchange that occurred between the European avant-garde and American popular culture during the storied Roaring Twenties. The volume identifies the means through which ideas and phenomena were disseminated abroad and traces their respective receptions. Paperback246 pages | 150 color & b/w illustrationsSpector Books, 20268.27 x 0.87 x 11.02 inchesISBN 9783959058865Mixed Media, International Arts

Modern Times: Transantlantic Encounters in the 1920s

By Nora Krug "In this evocative graphic memoir, Krug wrestles with her family's ties to Nazi Germany and the weight of that history." —Time, 10 Best Nonfiction Books, Honorable Mention "Krug has written a thoughtful, engrossing graphic novel that is part scrapbook, part memoir, delving deep into her family’s history and trying to find blame or exoneration. In the process, she tells the story of an entire generation." —Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Best of 2018 “In her extraordinary graphic memoir [Belonging], Krug dissects antisemitism in her own family’s history and Germany’s national guilt over the Holocaust – and the country’s recent far-right backlash. … The curious appeal of Krug’s graphic memoir is that it never fully loses itself in the act of storytelling but constantly stops to turn over and reassess the means at its disposal."—The Guardian * Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award * Silver Medal Society of Illustrators * * Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, The Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, NPR, Comics Beat, The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Kirkus Reviews, and Library Journal This “ingenious reckoning with the past” (The New York Times), by award-winning artist Nora Krug investigates the hidden truths of her family’s wartime history in Nazi Germany. Nora Krug was born decades after the fall of the Nazi regime, but the Second World War cast a long shadow over her childhood and youth in the city of Karlsruhe, Germany. Yet she knew little about her own family’s involvement; though all four grandparents lived through the war, they never spoke of it. After twelve years in the US, Krug realizes that living abroad has only intensified her need to ask the questions she didn’t dare to as a child. Returning to Germany, she visits archives, conducts research, and interviews family members, uncovering in the process the stories of her maternal grandfather, a driving teacher in Karlsruhe during the war, and her father’s brother Franz-Karl, who died as a teenage SS soldier. In this extraordinary quest, “Krug erases the boundaries between comics, scrapbooking, and collage as she endeavors to make sense of 20th-century history, the Holocaust, her German heritage, and her family's place in it all” (The Boston Globe). A highly inventive, “thoughtful, engrossing” (Minneapolis Star-Tribune) graphic memoir, Belonging “packs the power of Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home and David Small’s Stitches” (NPR.org). Paperback288 pages, illustratedScribner, 20196.5 x 9 InchesISBN 9781476796635Graphic Novel, Memoirs

Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home

By Brothers Grimm Illustrated by Kirkus Watts The beloved story of a red-hooded girl by the Brothers Grimm, illustrated by the legendary European artist Bernadette Watts. “The old is new again here, and this is a welcome addition to the fairy-tale shelf.”— Kirkus Reviews Little Red Riding Hood, “My what big talent she has!”—Kirkus Reviews When a young girl sets out to visit her ailing grandmother, she is tricked by a wolf she meets along the way. Only the quick thinking of a huntsman can help her and her grandmother, and she learns a cautionary valuable lesson. Readers will roam through the flower meadows on each page, drawn into this tale told with simple charm and illustrated with glowing paintings. Hardcover32 pagesNorthSouth Books, 20188.5 x 0.3 x 11 inchesISBN 9780735843035Age range: 4-8 yearsChildren's Books

Little Red Riding Hood

By Nelio BiedermannTranslated from the German by Jamie Bulloch “Lázár is an exquisite and masterly pronouncement that a gifted young writer walks among us.” —Patti Smith An “astonishing…disturbingly dreamlike” (Daniel Kehlmann, The Director) debut, inspired by the author’s own family story—a gothic, inter-generational family saga capturing the rise and fall of an aristocratic Hungarian family against the backdrop of the two world wars. At the turn of the 20th century, the Lázárs welcome their newest member in their rural summer estate, surrounded by a menacingly dark, enchanting forest. Lajos von Lázár is a baby boy with translucent skin and light-blue eyes who looks nothing like the rest of his family. Sándor, the imposing patriarch, is ashamed of his son’s peculiarity. Ilona finds her baby brother quite ugly. Mária is terrified that her son’s uncanny resemblance to the stagehand who died a couple weeks earlier might spell disaster. While Imre, Sándor’s brother whose otherworldly foresight is often confused for insanity, is struck by visions of a great catastrophe. Lajos’s birth is emblematic of the many secrets, affairs, and peculiar otherworldly happenings that plague the Lázárs. As the decades go by, they will continue to fall prey to their desires, leading grand lives, and experiencing even greater tragedies as they’re swept by the tides of war and revolution that befall their country. But time and again, in the lighter years, extraordinary love and hope shine through. Masterfully written and deeply haunting, Lázár is a magisterial novel that presents the sweeping history of a nation through the lives of one extraordinary family. Hardcover272 pagesSimon & Schuster, 20265.5 x 1 x 8.38 inchesISBN 9781668200551Literature

Lázár

By Isabel Kuhl Van Gogh’s breathtaking artistry comes fully alive in this stunning volume that features dozens of exquisite reproductions. From early peasant studies to his luminous sunflower paintings, this volume showcases Van Gogh’s evolving mastery of light, color, and movement. Fifty-five carefully reproduced works highlight his expressive brushwork and his deep connection to the natural world.Organized thematically, the book includes many of his most celebrated pieces—The Starry Night, The Potato Eaters, Café Terrace at Night, Irises, Sunflowers, and three of his self-portraits. Brief texts provide context for Van Gogh’s artistic development and influences, offering readers a thoughtful way to engage with his work. Whether capturing the quiet beauty of Arles or the energy of a city street, each painting reflects Van Gogh’s distinctive vision and emotional depth. Ideal for longtime admirers and newcomers alike, this book offers a clear and compelling look at one of art history’s most influential figures. Paperback112 pagesPrestel, 20266.75 x 8.25 inchesISBN 9783791393124Monographs

Van Gogh: Masters of Art

By Brigitte Salmen Born in Russia in 1860, Marianne von Werefkin was a shrewd free thinker and hostess, as can be seen by the salon she began in the Schwabing district of Munich at the beginning of the twentieth century. Here, she assembled famous artists such as Wassily Kandinsky, Gabriele Münter, Alfred Kubin, Adolf Erbslöh, Erma Bossi, Franz Marc, and August Macke. But Werefkin was also a talented artist in her own right. In this beautifully illustrated book, Brigitte Salmen delves into Werefkin’s work, restoring her place as one of the pioneering artists of expressionism. Salmen explores Werefkin’s early works from Russia and follows her as she returned to her own art after a long break, during which she sought to further the work of her companion, Alexej Jawlensky. In 1906 after a decade away from her art, Werefkin began painting once more, creating fascinating works in a new, expressive style—the results of her sojourns in the region around the picturesque town of Murnau, Germany, where she often visited with Jawlensky, Münter, and Kandinsky. With these artists, she was an important forerunner and co-founder of the Munich New Artist’s Association, and Salmen traces Werefkin’s powerful influence on the development of the “Blauer Reiter,” or Blue Rider. Finally, Salmen examines Werefkin’s lesser-known later works, which she created in Ascona, Switzerland, where she lived in exile until she died in 1938. An important look at the full life of this undervalued artist, Marianne von Werefkin is an essential book about a woman whose career staked out new ground for female painters. Hardcover80 pages, 53 illustrations Hirmer Publishers, 2019 8.35 x 5.75 x 0.16 inches ISBN 9783777433066Monographs, Expressionism, The Blue Rider

Marianne von Werefkin (Great Masters in Art)

By Kerstin Drechsel, Diana Kopka, Florence Thurmes, Sina Tonn Follows the role of angst in Edvard Munch’s unprecedented body of work and its enduring influence on contemporary art. Angst. Everyone knows it and fears it—regardless of cultural and social background—yet it is also essential to life, as a driving force and source of energy. Hardly any painter has captured this aspect of the human condition so powerfully as Edvard Munch, the artist whose unique body of work leaves no one unmoved. A pioneer of modernism, Munch was able to address the raw, wild, and immediate aspects of human existence. In his works, he places human feelings and a trenchant critique of civilization at the center. This comprehensive and opulent document of a universal emotion demonstrates the importance of the Norwegian master in all his facets. Paperback with flaps 336 pages | 170 illustrations Text in German and English Hirmer Publishers, 20267.5 x 10 inchesISBN 9783777446486 Monographs

Edvard Munch: Angst

Edited by Susanne Gaensheimer, Isabella Malz, and Anke Kempkes Dazzling, erotic, groundbreaking—the queer alternative history of modernism. Desire, eroticism, playing with gender—these qualities in the works of queer artists are not regarded here as external to the creative process, but rather as foundational. By approaching the art through a perspective of queer aesthetics, the aim is to discover the visual worlds of hitherto little-known figures of international modernism, from Eastern and Western Europe and North and South America. This volume reflects how the artists experiment with alternative lifestyles to produce new visual languages, perspectives, and queer aesthetics. Modern utopias of abolishing the gender binary, queer avant-gardes, and the potential in queer readings of abstraction are some of the compelling topics presented in this volume, which also recounts the history of queer lives during war, persecution, and resistance. Featured artists include Natalie Clifford Barney, Richmond Barthé, Rosa Bonheur, Romaine Brooks, Til Brugman, Paul Cadmus, Claude Cahun, Heinrich Campendonk, Jean Cocteau, Ithell Colquhoun, Nils Dardel, Beauford Delaney, Leonor Fini, Gluck, Hannah Höch, Ludwig von Hofmann, Valentine Hugo, Robin Ironside, Lotte Laserstein, Marie Laurencin, George Platt Lynes, Maria Martins, Marcel Moore, Marlow Moss, Ismael Nery, Richard Bruce Nugent, Meret Oppenheim, Milena Pavlović-Barili, Glyn Warren Philpot, Gregorio Prieto, Anton Prinner, Sonja Sekula, Florine Stettheimer, Pavel Tchelitchew, Toyen, Paule Vézeley, Ethel Walker, Nicolaas Warb, Gerda Wegener, and Irène Zurkinden. Hardcover336 pages | 250 color platesText in German + EnglishHirmer, 20269.06 x 11.02 inchesISBN 9783777445885 Art History, Queer Modernism

Queere Moderne | Queer Modernism 1900-1950

von Rainer Maria RilkeHerausgegeben von Rainer Stamm Seit seiner Begegnung mit Paula Becker, Clara Westhoff und den Malern der Künstlerkolonie in Worpswede setzt Rainer Maria Rilke sich immer wieder intensiv mit Malerei auseinander. Auf seinen Reisen hält er fortan seine Begegnungen mit Kunstwerken aus allen Epochen in kongenialen Bildbetrachtungen fest und berichtet in Tagebuchaufzeichnungen und Briefen von seinen Entdeckungen und Seherlebnissen. Erstmals werden in diesem Band Rilkes faszinierende Bildbeschreibungen den Werken von Rembrandt, El Greco, Goya, Böcklin, van Gogh, Picasso u. a. gegenübergestellt, die Rilke auf seinen Reisen gesehen und in seine präzise Sprache übersetzt hat. Hardcover92 pagesText in GermanInsel Verlag, 20254.8 x 0.43 x 7.24 inchesISBN 9783458645047Books in German, Rainer Maria Rilke

»Im ersten Augenblick«

Kurt Tucholsky Ausgewählt von Marie Bernhard. Illustriert von Katrin Stangl Es ist ein fremder Hauch auf mir? Was soll das heißen – es ist ein fremder Hauch auf mir? Auf mir ist kein fremder Hauch. Gib mal’n Kuß auf Lottchen … In dem heiter-maliziösen Tucholsky-Lesebuch beichtet Lottchen einen Geliebten, es werden Ratschläge an einen schlechten Redner erteilt oder final die Frage geklärt, wo die Löcher aus dem Käse herkommen. Was man alles eventuell noch mal gebrauchen kann in diesem Leben und wie es anfühlt, mit einer großen Frau liiert zu sein. Und ein Gratisrezept gegen die Grippe gibt es obendrein. Das alles garniert mit kongenialen Illustrationen von Katrin Stangl. Natürlich war ich da mit einem Mann. Na, soll ich vielleicht mit einer Krankenschwester ins Theater? Lieber Daddy, das war ganz harmlos, vollkommen harmlos … Fester Einband123 SeitenInsel Verlag GmbH, 202512 x 1.6 x 18.4 cmISBN 9783458195535Literature, Books in German

Gib mal'n Kuß auf Lottchen

Von Sandra Richter and Anna Kinder »Der Dichter und seine floralen Vorlieben, kundig erklärt, liebevoll illustriert und mit klugen Analysen in Beziehung gesetzt vor allem zu seinen Gedichten. « -Tilman Krause, WELT AM SONNTAG »Einen interessanten, nicht jedem bekannten Aspekt von Rilkes Leben hat Sandra Richter in einem ... Buch beleuchtet – einem lesenswerten[:] Rilke als Gärtner.«-Dieter Kaltwasser, General Anzeiger Bonn Die erste Einführung in Rilkes Pflanzen- und Blumenkosmos mit vielen bisher unbekannten Texten und Bildern Es ist »die Liebe […,] die Blumen zwischen die Seiten« der Bücher legt, schrieb Rilke Ende November 1904 seiner Ersatzmutter, der berühmten schwedischen Pädagogin Ellen Key, und betonte weiter, dass diese »immer an dieser Stelle bleiben sollen«. Zeitlebens verzierte er seine Bücher mit solchen Zeichen der Liebe, bedichtete Blumen, die ihm als Lebens- und Liebeszeichen galten, entwickelte, pflegte und nutzte seinen eigenen Garten in Schloss Muzot, seinem letzten Lebens- und Arbeitsort. Rilkes Auseinandersetzung mit der Pflanzenwelt zeigt ihn als Gärtner im doppelten Sinne: Als botanisierenden Autor und als tatsächlichen Gärtner – als Pflanzensammler, Blumeneinkäufer, botanisch informierten Naturbeobachter und, nach Verfertigung seines großen Spätwerks, als tätigen Gärtner. Der 2022 durch das Deutsche Literaturarchiv Marbach erworbene private Nachlass Rilkes bezeugt erstmals umfassend die Blumen- und Naturbegeisterung des Autors, kenntnisreich kommentiert von Sandra Richter, Autorin der großen Rilke-Biographie im Insel Verlag, und Anna Kinder. Fester Einband110 Seiten, Mit zahlreichen AbbildungenInsel Verlag GmbH, 20257.2 x 4.8 inchesISBN 9783458195542 Literature, Books in German

Rilke als Gartner

von Arthur Schnitzlermit acht Zeichnungen von Egon Schiele einem Essay von Hilde Spiel Als 1926 die wohl vieldeutigste von Arthur Schnitzlers Erzählungen zum erstenmal erschien, durchlief die Wiener Gesellschaft ein Schauder. Die Gnadenlosigkeit, mit der Schnitzler darin den Seelengrund eines gesitteten Ehepaares bloßlegt, schockierte die Gemüter mehr noch, als dies sein Reigen getan hatte. Und doch ist es nicht der Blick in den Abgrund der Triebwelt, ist es nicht die Schilderung vorgestellter oder vielleicht gar gelebter Orgien, was an dieser Novelle bis heute so schockiert und fasziniert. Es sind auch nicht die Träume, die Albertine und ihr Mann Fridolin sich wechselseitig beichten. Es ist die Erkenntnis, daß kein Traum nur »völlig Traum« ist. Nicht allein Schnitzlers Ehepaar dürfte davon »erwacht« sein. Die Traumnovelle diente Stanley Kubrick zu seinem letzten Film: dem Welterfolg »Eyes Wide Shut« (1999) – als literarische Vorlage.Also available in English.Hardcover112 pagesText in GermanInsel Verlag, 2023Originally Published, 19264.72 x 0.47 x 7.24 inchesISBN 9783458192381Books in German, Novella

Traumnovelle

By Ken Krimstein Winner of the Bernard J. Brommel Award for Biography & Memoir For Persepolis and Logicomix fans, a New Yorker cartoonist's page-turning graphic biography of the fascinating Hannah Arendt, the most prominent philosopher of the twentieth century. "It's remarkable how lively Krimstein makes thought look in the book . . . cafe society scenes in Weimar Berlin in particular show how propulsive Krimstein's style is, how fluidly he conveys freewheeling conversations, how nimbly he switches gears." —The Chicago Reader "The astounding life of a 20th-century original as told by a skillful cartoonist frolicking in long form . . . A compelling performance with great pacing that makes abstruse political theory both intelligible and memorable." —Kirkus (Starred Review) One of the greatest philosophers of the twentieth century and a hero of political thought, the largely unsung and often misunderstood Hannah Arendt is best known for her landmark 1951 book on openness in political life, The Origins of Totalitarianism, which, with its powerful and timely lessons for today, has become newly relevant. She led an extraordinary life. This was a woman who endured Nazi persecution firsthand, survived harrowing "escapes" from country to country in Europe, and befriended such luminaries as Walter Benjamin and Mary McCarthy, in a world inhabited by everyone from Marc Chagall and Marlene Dietrich to Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud. A woman who finally had to give up her unique genius for philosophy, and her love of a very compromised man - the philosopher and Nazi-sympathizer Martin Heidegger - for what she called "love of the world." Compassionate and enlightening, playful and page-turning, New Yorker cartoonist Ken Krimstein's The Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt is a strikingly illustrated portrait of a complex, controversial, deeply flawed, and irrefutably courageous woman whose intelligence and "virulent truth telling" led her to breathtaking insights into the human condition, and whose experience continues to shine a light on how to live as an individual and a public citizen in troubled times. Hardcover240 pagesBloomsbury Publishing, 2018 6.83 x 0.97 x 9.06 inches ISBN 9781635571882Graphic Novel, Literature

The Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt: A Tyranny of Truth

By Ken Krimstein “Clever, charming, amusing, and just plain brilliant. Ken Krimstein is the most inventive graphic biographer on the planet-and certainly the only one who could explain both Einstein and Kafka. A page turner on gravity and relativity!” -KAI BIRD, Pulitzer Prize-winning co-author of American Prometheus, the biography that inspired the Oscar-winning film Oppenheimer“For the science-challenged, it comes as a relief and a delight to have gravity and relativity explained in Ken Krimstein's marvelously inventive graphic novel.” ―The New York Sun “[Krimstein] engagingly chronicles a significant time period for both [Einstein and Kafka] . . . A fun, amusing fantasy about an important year in two icons' lives.” ―Kirkus Reviews From the award-winning New Yorker cartoonist, a graphic narrative revealing the pivotal year in Prague when Einstein became “Einstein,” Franz Kafka became “Kafka,” and the world changed forever. During the year that Prague was home to both Albert Einstein and Franz Kafka from 1911-1912, the trajectory of the two men's lives wove together in uncanny ways-as did their shared desire to tackle the world's biggest questions in Europe's strangest city. In stunning words and pictures, Einstein in Kafkaland reveals the untold story of how their worlds wove together in a cosmic battle for new kinds of truth. For Einstein, his lost year in Prague set him on the path to what many consider the greatest scientific discovery of all time, his General Theory of Relativity. And for Kafka, this charmed year was a bridge to writing his first masterpiece, The Judgment. Based on diaries, lectures, letters, and papers from this period amid a planet electrifying itself into modernity, Einstein in Kafkaland brings to life the emergence of a new world where art and science come together in ways we still grapple with today. Hardcover224 pagesBloomsbury, 20246.85 x 9.05 inchesISBN 9781635579536Graphic Novels, Biography

Einstein in Kafkaland: How Albert Fell Down the Rabbit Hole and Came Up with the Universe

Edited by Smith Street Books An eclectic book of stickers for journaling, collaging, scrapbooking and more More than 800 stickers to peel and decorate every page! The Sticker Treasury of Beautiful Blooms and Butterflies is a deluxe compendium of more than 800 vintage-inspired stickers, perfect for embellishing any creative project on the go, be it scrapbooking, junk journaling, collaging, gift wrapping, or merely personalizing any page. With 184 pages of beautiful blooms and butterflies, this book has a sticker for every need. Hardcover184 pages | 800 illustrated stickersSmith Street Books, 20256 5/7 x 7 7/8 inchesISBN 9781923049901Games & Activities, Sticker Books

The Sticker Treasury of Blooms and Butterflies

Edited by Dietmar Elger & Uta Grosenick Emerging amid the brutality of World War I, the revolutionary Dada movement took disgust with the establishment as its starting point. From 1916 until the mid-1920s, artists in Zurich, Cologne, Hanover, Paris, and New York launched a radical assault on the politics, social values, and cultural conformity which they regarded as complicit in the devastating conflict. Dada artists shared no distinct style but rather a common wish to upturn societal structures as much as artistic standards and to replace logic and reason with the absurd, chaotic, and unpredictable. Their practice encompassed experimental theater, games, guttural sound-making, collage, photomontage, chance-based procedures, and the “readymade,” most notoriously Marcel Duchamp’s urinal, Fountain (1917). Throughout, the Dadaists considered the visual appearance of their work secondary to the ideas and critiques it expressed. In this sense, Dada may be seen as a fundamental precursor to conceptual art. With a selection of key works from some of the most famous proponents of Dada such as Tristan Tzara, Marcel Duchamp, Hannah Höch, Kurt Schwitters, Francis Picabia, and Man Ray, this book introduces this urgent, subversive, and determined 20th-century movement and its lasting influence on modern art. Hardcover95 pagesTaschen, 20168.27 x 0.55 x 10.24 inchesISBN 9783836505628Art Movements, Art History

Dadaism (Basic Series 2.0)

By Linda Nochlin The fiftieth anniversary edition of the essay that is now recognized as the first major work of feminist art theory—published together with author Linda Nochlin’s reflections three decades later. Many scholars have called Linda Nochlin’s seminal essay on women artists the first real attempt at a feminist history of art. In her revolutionary essay, Nochlin refused to answer the question of why there had been no “great women artists” on its own corrupted terms, and instead, she dismantled the very concept of greatness, unraveling the basic assumptions that created the male-centric genius in art. With unparalleled insight and wit, Nochlin questioned the acceptance of a white male viewpoint in art history. And future freedom, as she saw it, requires women to leap into the unknown and risk demolishing the art world’s institutions in order to rebuild them anew. In this stand-alone anniversary edition, Nochlin’s essay is published alongside its reappraisal, “Thirty Years After.” Written in an era of thriving feminist theory, as well as queer theory, race, and postcolonial studies, “Thirty Years After” is a striking reflection on the emergence of a whole new canon. With reference to Joan Mitchell, Louise Bourgeois, Cindy Sherman, and many more, Nochlin diagnoses the state of women and art with unmatched precision and verve. “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?” has become a slogan and rallying cry that resonates across culture and society. In the 2020s, Nochlin’s message could not be more urgent: as she put it in 2015, “There is still a long way to go.” Hardcover112 pagesThames & Hudson, 2021Originally published in 19714.7 x 7 x 2 inchesISBN 9780500023846Art Criticism, Theory

Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists? 50th Anniversary Edition

By Heike Maria Johenning Around 1900, Germany was the main centre for the production of Art Nouveau tiles in Europe. Hallways were regarded as status symbols, and the entranceway became like a calling card. Today, few people are aware that many original tiled walls from that period have been preserved in Berlin. Jugendstil im Quadrat presents 120 fascinating tiles, explains their motifs, and sets them in the context of Art Nouveau ornamentation. The plant theme is particularly widespread: abstract or naturalistic depictions of flowers and trees unfold their full beauty in the square format. This book is the first to document historical Berlin tile paintings, most of which are not listed and therefore at risk. Hardcover224 pagesDeutscher Kunstverlag, 2025Text in English and German7.87 x 2 x 7.87 inchesISBN 9783422803312 Design, Art Nouveau, Tile, Ceramics

Art Nouveau Squared: Jugendstil im Quadrat

By Emma Jung Edited by Ann Conrad, Lammers Thomas, Fischer Medea Hoch Translated by Ann Conrad Lammers Alison Kappes A richly illustrated collection of never-before-seen writings and drawings from the notebooks, portfolios, and personal papers of C. G. Jung’s wife and collaborator Emma Jung (1882–1955) was the life and work partner of one of the great intellectual figures of the twentieth century, yet she kept most of her creative and personal life private. Dedicated to the Soul brings together previously unpublished materials from Jung’s private archive, introducing her voice into the literature of the early psychoanalytical movement and revealing a vibrant inner life and a glowing presence that until now was known only to her family and a handful of patients, students, and friends. This fully annotated collection features journal entries, dream accounts, drawings, paintings, and lectures. It sheds new light on Jung as an early collaborator in the creation of analytical psychology who may have originated the concept of the animus, one of C. G. Jung’s central constructs. It paints a riveting portrait of a dynamic woman who, determined to break free of the conventional world of her upbringing, fearlessly interrogated her social environment and developed her own systems of meaning. With introductory essays that chart Jung’s personal, intellectual, and psychological development, Dedicated to the Soul brings the creative work of this boldly imaginative and irreverent spirit to a wider audience and offers new perspectives on the role of women in the early history of analytical psychology. Hardcover432 pagesPrinceton University Press, 20257.8 x 1.3 x 10.3 inchesISBN 9780691253275 Theory, Psychology, History

Dedicated to the Soul: The Writings and Drawings of Emma Jung

By C. G. Jung and Aniela Jaffé In 1957, at the age of eighty-one, C. G. Jung began a collaboration with his student and secretary Aniela Jaffé and the legendary publisher Kurt Wolff on a book about his life. Memories, Dreams, Reflections would become a bestseller, yet it draws from less than half of Jaffé’s original interviews with Jung. Much of the material from these candid, wide-ranging conversations was left on the cutting-room floor. Jung’s Life and Work presents these interviews in their entirety for the first time. Marking the 150th anniversary of Jung’s birth, this new English translation captures the cadence and subtlety of the brilliant psychologist in his own words, giving voice to a thinker and teacher who is by turns witty and intellectually daring but also vulnerable and humbled by the world’s great mysteries. It restores numerous passages that were originally omitted or heavily edited and toned down for publication, “auntified” as Jung himself put it. Taken together, these talks reveal Jung actively discovering meaningful new connections in his life’s work. He shares his impressions of notable figures he encountered throughout his life—such as Sigmund Freud, William James, Albert Einstein, and H. G. Wells—and describes his striking visions, religious and paranormal experiences, and pioneering self-experimentation. Aided by Jaffé’s skillful questioning, Jung reflects on subjects ranging from Christianity and Buddhism and the fate of the West to the experiences that led to the formulation of his signature concepts of the collective unconscious, archetypes, anima and animus, and the shadow as well as on karma, the afterlife, and much more. With an introduction and extensive annotations by acclaimed Jung scholar Sonu Shamdasani that provide invaluable historical perspective, Jung’s Life and Work includes previously unpublished extracts from Jung’s letters and a completely reorganized text. Hardcover456 pagesPrinceton University Press, 20266.22 x 1.34 x 9.21 inchesISBN 9780691193229Psychology, Theory

Jung's Life and Work: Interviews for Memories, Dreams, Reflections

By Hervé Tullet A playful celebration of sound completes the quartet of board book editions that began with Hervé Tullet’s mega-bestselling Press Here. Press Here, Mix It Up!, Let's Play!, and now Say Zoop! Collect all four interactive books from bestselling children's book author Hervé Tullet! "An irresistible journey of sound, color, motion and imagination."―Learning Magazine “There’s no one way to read this book, making each encounter a fresh experience.”―The Horn Book Magazine Make some noise! Shout "OH!" Whisper "oh!" Say "Zoop"? Yes! "Zoop!" "Zoop!" "Zoop!" This endlessly entertaining board book magically responds with bursts of color and moving shapes, empowering children by letting their imaginations liberate and direct each page's reaction. In this worthy and exhilarating companion to the trio launched with Press Here—the longest-running picture book on the New York Times bestseller list—Tullet's beloved dots will have readers literally "Ooh"-ing and "Ahh"-ing out loud in a happy collective encore. Say Zoop! is an ideal interactive book for toddlers and young childrenHelps children learn colors and participationExcellent as a preschool read-aloud book Tullet's books define the genre of participatory bookmaking, encouraging readers to explore and interact with the physical book in all its dimensions. The reward is tremendous: a journey of whimsy and sheer fun that extends well beyond the book's pages. FUN & EDUCATIONAL GIFT: This book's gorgeous graphic visuals make it an irresistible choice for gift-giving, and the addition of educational and emotional concepts offers an appealing bonus. STIMULATES THE IMAGINATION: Celebrate the magic of imagination and play on each page, where every action is a fun adventure! This unique interactive picture book about sound and participation is especially remarkable because the adventure occurs on the flat surface of the simple, printed page. AN INNOVATIVE WAY TO BUILD DEXTERITY: This is the perfect book for young children to learn about following directions using simple hand movements. Parents and children who have enjoyed I Have an Idea!, The Game of Finger Worms, and The Book with a Hole will love this latest and greatest from Hervé Tullet. Perfect for:The millions of children and adults who love Hervé Tullet and his wonderful booksFans of Eric Carle’s Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?, Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault’s rambunctious Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, and other books about sound. Hardcover46 Pages Age range: 3-5 yearsChronicle Books, 2025 6 x 10.12 x 6 inchesISBN 9781797239347Children

Say Zoop!: A Book of Sound―Board Book Edition

By Bernadette Wörndl The coffee houses in early 20th-century Vienna were the second living room for artists, intellectuals, and dessert lovers of all kinds. This was a place to relax; discuss; and, above all, indulge! Amid this sophisticated atmosphere, confectioner Therese Schulz pampered guests of the former Vienna Grand Hotel with her sweet craftsmanship—and meticulously documented her recipes. One hundred years later, family members rediscovered these records in the attic and entrusted them to the expert hands of recipe developer Bernadette Wörndl, who brings these recipes to life on the page today. The result is this unique baking book, with over 75 divine confectionery recipes. From Viennese classics like Vanillekipferl (vanilla crescent cookies) and Sachertorte (rich chocolate cake) to nostalgic delicacies like marmalade Swiss rolls or a strawberry cream torte, this book will delight lovers of Austrian sweets and pastries. With a mix of atmospheric recipe pictures, excerpts from Therese’s original recipe book, and nostalgic historic photography, The Viennese Bakery is a delicious, inspiring, and enticing culinary flight of fancy. Hardcover224 pagesDK, 20267.5 x 9.8 inchesISBN 9798217305797Cookbooks, Viennese Baking

Viennese Bakery: Classic Desserts from Vienna's Café Culture

By Theodor FontaneTranslated by Peter James Bowman PERFECT FOR FANS OF JANE AUSTEN: A seamstress and cavalry officer fall in love across class divides in this “sparkling, tender, delicately ironic” portrait of 19th-century Berlin (New York Review of Books). “A joy for its humanity, subtlety and visual immediacy.”—Independent From Germany’s greatest 19th-century novelist, this realist masterpiece interrogates the strict social codes of a rapidly changing era through a wistful struggle between love and obligation. Lene is an orphaned seamstress; Botho is a nobleman and an officer in one of the Prussian army’s most glittering regiments. But despite their differences of class and education, they fall quickly in love, spending a summer together in a clear-eyed, tender love affair before society’s demands force them cruelly apart. Now married to a wealthy cousin, Botho learns years later that Lene too has an opportunity to marry. Her ex-lover must choose between holding on to regret or letting go of the past – along with the possibility of getting Lene herself back. Unusually progressive for literature of the period, this masterwork of Fontane’s portrays a love story that defies class boundaries, full of tender irony and vivid evocations of a quickly expanding Berlin and its bucolic surroundings. Fontane bring sharp psychological insight to his achingly sympathetic portrayal of two lovers torn between their hearts and the obligations of social circumstance. Paperback 208 pages Pushkin Press Classics, 20265.08 x 7.76 inchesISBN 9781805331612Literature

On Tangled Paths

Original Price: $28.99UP TO 20% ADDITIONAL SAVINGS FOR MEMBERS By Christopher Isherwood; Introduction by Gore VidalEdited by Don Bachardy and James P. White Best known for The Berlin Stories—the inspiration for the Tony and Academy Award-winning musical Cabaret—Christopher Isherwood (1904–1986) was a major figure in twentieth-century fiction and the gay rights movement. Where Joy Resides is the perfect introduction to the author's essential writings. This collection presents two complete novels, Prater Violet and A Single Man; episodes from three other novels, Goodbye to Berlin, Down There on a Visit, and Lions and Shadows; along with excerpts from Isherwood's nonfiction works, Exhumations, Kathleen and Frank, and My Guru and His Disciple. Paperback432 pagesPicador, 20205.32 x 0.96 x 8.4 inchesISBN 9781250254863Literary Collection, Reader

Where Joy Resides: A Christopher Isherwood Reader

By Anthony Gottlieb The first biography in more than three decades of the Austrian-born thinker Ludwig Wittgenstein, one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century “An engrossing biography [that] focuses on what is most essential and interesting in the philosopher’s work and life. . . . It is rare to find a book that you can open at random and almost always find something that piques your interest.”—Julian Baggini, Wall Street Journal “Very clear and lively and interesting.”—Nigel Warburton, Five Books, “Best Philosophy Books of 2025” According to the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951), philosophy is a “battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language.” This audacious idea changed the way many of its practitioners saw their subject. In the first biography of Wittgenstein in more than three decades, Anthony Gottlieb evaluates this revolutionary idea, explaining the evolution of Wittgenstein’s thought and his place in the history of philosophy. Wittgenstein was born into an immensely rich Viennese family but yearned to live a simple life, and he gave away his inheritance. After studying with Bertrand Russell in Cambridge, he wrote his famous Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus while serving in World War I. He then took several positions as a primary-school teacher in rural Austria before returning as a fellow to Cambridge, where a cultlike following developed around him. Wittgenstein worked not only as a philosopher and schoolteacher, but also as an aeronautical engineer in Manchester and as an architect in Vienna. Gottlieb’s meticulously researched book traces the itinerant and troubled life of Wittgenstein, the development of his influential ideas, and the Viennese intellectual milieu and family background that shaped him. Hardcover232 Pages, 6 Black and White IllustrationsYale Books, 20255.75 x 8.25 InchesISBN 9780300180473Theory and Aesthetics, Philosophy, Biography

Ludwig Wittgenstein: Philosophy in the Age of Airplanes

By Christopher Long Christopher Long’s latest volume of essays on the prestigious 19th-century architect, essayist and progenitor of modernism. Architectural historian and leading voice on Adolf Loos, Christopher Long returns with another commentary on the Austrian pioneer of modern architecture. Adolf Loos (1870–1933), an opponent of ornamentation on buildings, designed buildings in Vienna that contrasted with the popular Art Nouveau and Secession styles. In this anthology of eight essays, Long takes on the meanings of Loos’ writings and design work, the cultural world in which he was embedded, and how he was regarded by the critics and public. Long exposes and explodes old myths about Loos, fostering in the process a new, brilliant and compelling view of one of modern architecture’s key protagonists. Softcover 144 pagesKANT, 2024 6.5 x 9 inches ISBN 9788074373954Architecture and Design

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