New & Noteworthy

By Tobias G. Natter, Christiane Druml and Markus MüllerTaking Klimt’s lost painting Medicine as a starting point, this authoritative volume examines the relationship between art, medicine, and modern thought in Vienna around 1900.When Gustav Klimt unveiled Medicine in 1901, the work sparked outrage by challenging conventional ideas about science, progress, and the human condition, becoming one of the defining cultural controversies of its time. Withdrawn by the artist and destroyed during World War II, Medicine remains one of the most fascinating lost masterpieces of modern art. Through paintings, drawings, archival photographs, and restored imagery, this volume reconstructs the history, meaning, and legacy of the work while placing it within the intellectual ferment of fin-de-siècle Vienna. Essays explore the connections between art, anatomy, psychology, philosophy, evolutionary theory, and modern medical science.Leading scholars reveal Klimt’s engagement with the ideas reshaping his era, in particular microscopical cell examination, Darwinian concepts of human evolution, and the discovery of the unconscious. Reproductions of related masterpieces highlight the themes of birth and death, sexuality, consciousness and transformation. Documents in unprecedented detail the impact of Gustav Klimt’s painting, Medicine. Authors are experts in the field of art history, and on medicine and cultural studies Sheds light on the creative milieu of the time as well as Klimt’s allegories of life Richly illustrated with Klimt’s artworks, essays are interspersed with plate sections Ideal for readers interested in the intersections of art, medicine, and philosophy Essential reading for Klimt enthusiasts, this volume is a compelling new perspective on Klimt’s lost masterpiece and its enduring relevance.Hardcover240 pagesPrestel, 20269.5 x 11.5 inchesISBN 9783819500145Monographs

Gustav Klimt and Medicine: The Flow of Life

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 .9 inchesISBN 9780226848549Monograph, German Art History

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

By Marlen HaushoferTranslated by Shaun Whiteside "Effortlessly poignant. Haushofer's prose is like clear lake water: clean, crisp, seemingly simple yet with surprising depths. This novella's translation from German to English was worth the 75-year wait." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Finally available to English-language readers thanks to Shaun Whiteside’s precise translation… Haushofer inserts sharp observations about religion, gender inequity, overwhelming grief, and looming dangers. Haushofer expertly, poignantly unearths life beneath the surface." —Terry Hong, Booklist "A dreamy novella... In The Fifth Year, childhood bliss is edged with intimations of sorrow. Marili's is an honest sadness, slightly comic, but admirable in its intensity." —Becca Rothfeld, London Review of BooksA haunting story of a childhood in the Austrian countryside from the author of The Wall The Fifth Year follows a five-year-old girl, Marili, through each season of a single year on her grandparents’ farm in the mountains of Austria. Her grand-mother is a quiet, melancholic woman; her grandfather, with his calm, cheerful disposition, radiates warmth. Marili’s parents have died in the war, and she is left to discover—with curiosity, wonder, and fear—the beauty and darkness of a quiet pastoral life. Sinister elements lurk beneath the surface of The Fifth Year, in Marili’s dreams and fantasies, and this deceptively simple tale of childhood, told in effervescent and evocative prose, bubbles to life in Marlen Haushofer’s inimitably alarming style. Paperback80 pagesNew Directions, 20267.25 x 4.5 x 0.25 inches ISBN 9780811239981Fiction, Novella

The Fifth Year

By Wolfgang KoeppenTranslated by Michael HoffmannWith a contribution by Pankaj Mishra "A triumph, a gem of postwar German literature that has remained obscure in the Anglophone world for too long... Ribald, irreverent, cutting, rhapsodic, and ultimately devastating portraits of German amnesia and hypocrisy." —Becca Rothfeld, The New Yorker "The prose, at least as it comes to us in Hofmann’s worked magic, is simultaneously wild, fluid, often flat-out gorgeous, and uncannily precise. Reading, one feels at the center of a living thing rather than looking on from a safe distance—receiving thoughts and sensations just as they’re hatching into the articulable." —Deborah Eisenberg, New York Review of Books The Hothouse traces the tragic final two days in the life of a minor German politician, Keetenheuve, a man disillusioned by the corruption of his country after WWII. Following his self-imposed exile during the war, Keetenheuve returns to the hothouse: the city of Bonn. Until this point he has led a life guided by principle and political optimism. Here, in spellbinding internal monologue and jarring montage, he meets his end. The Hothouse is an existential masterpiece and a portrait of a moral man crushed by an immoral world. Bitterly controversial at home and a cult writer abroad, Koeppen (1906– 1996) brought a volcanic modernist style to German literature that remains unparalleled to this day. His uniquely radical voice and breathtaking prose is rendered magnificently by Michael Hofmann. Paperback240 pagesNew Directions, 2026Originally published in 19535 x 8 x 0.5 inchesISBN 9780811240000Fiction, Post-WWII Germany

The Hothouse

By Wolfgang KoeppenTranslated by Michael HofmannWith a contribution by Joshua Cohen "A triumph, a gem of postwar German literature that has remained obscure in the Anglophone world for too long... Ribald, irreverent, cutting, rhapsodic, and ultimately devastating portraits of German amnesia and hypocrisy." —Becca Rothfeld, The New Yorker "The reader closes Death in Rome not knowing whether he has just witnessed a murder or the creation of a masterpiece. The answer is: both" —The New York Times "In a brilliant translation of this great German novel, Michael Hofmann has illuminated a dark corner of recent European history. A forgotten masterpiece." —The Evening Standard On the anniversary of Wolfgang Koeppen’s 120th year, the two remaining works in his postwar trilogy, now available again in Michael Hofmann’s spectacular translation. Death in Rome tells the story of four members of a German family—a former SS officer, a young man preparing for the priesthood, a composer, and a government administrator—reunited by chance in the decaying beauty of postwar Rome. A chilling account of Nazis after the war, here the older generation is resentful but not repentant. From the old unreconstructed Nazi officer Judejahn (the name has a suggestion of “Jew hunter”) to the young and apparently gay priest, from the supposedly reformed Mayor to the acclaimed but haunted young composer Siegfried, no clear hope emerges. And amid haunting flashbacks and against the shadows of Rome with its imperial echoes, the darkness is alive. Brace yourself: the novel takes place over a two-day period, mostly at night, and it's certain that the present will be governed by the past, if you let it. In Death in Rome, Koeppen amply demonstrates that evil doesn't simply cease once it loses a war—it seeps out, hungry to exist in other forms. And as Siegfried confesses: “In my daydreams and nightmares I see the Browns and the nationalist idiocy on the march again.” Death in Rome—following Pigeons on the Grass and The Hothouse— blazingly concludes Koeppen’s masterful trilogy. Paperback224 pagesNew Directions, 2026Originally published in 19545 x 8 x 0.5 inchesISBN 9780811240024Fiction

Death in Rome

Edited by Christoph Wagner An intimate and bibliophilic artist monograph of the German Expressionist Hermann Stenner. Hermann Stenner (1891–1914) was one of the most remarkable talents of the twentieth century. His promising career was cut short death by his death in battle in World War I when he was twenty-three. Stenner’s body of work is all the more impressive because of the compressed time frame in which it was produced—just five years of study and creative work. After attending painting classes at the Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart, he transferred to study under the painter Adolf Hölzel, becoming the artist’s master student in 1912. In addition to the “Hölzel Circle,” Stenner also belonged to the circle of Westphalian Expressionists, which included artists such as Peter August Böckstiegel, Else Lohmann, August Macke, and Carlo Mense. By 1913, Stenner was already participating in important exhibitions in Germany and abroad alongside artists like Egon Schiele and Max Slevogt. In 1914, only a few months before he died in the war, he executed a cycle of wall paintings in the entrance hall of the Werkbund exhibition in Cologne with artists Oskar Schlemmer and Willi Baumeister. This artist’s remarkable oeuvre, which includes 280 paintings and more than 1,500 drawings, has recently attracted new critical attention. This publication celebrates the great rediscovery of one of the pioneers of German Expressionism. Hardcover80 pagesHirmer Publishers, 20215.25 x 8 inchesISBN 9783777438238Monograph, German Expressionism

Hermann Stenner: A Pioneer of German Expressionism

By Victoria Bradley and Elizabeth Currie A notable study of the major role women have played in the textile industry, illustrated with world-class twentieth-century designs from the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, and beyond. Women Textile Designers features printed, woven, and embroidered fabrics created for public spaces, furnishings, fashion, and theater by some of the world's most accomplished designers. Illustrated with a wealth of weaves, prints, textures, and patterns, it includes works by Arts and Crafts pioneer May Morris, Bauhaus designers Gunta Stölzl and Anni Albers, mid-century designers Lucienne Day and Althea McNish, contemporary pioneers, such as Birgitta Hahn and Reiko Sudo, and many more. Chapters charting the transformation of the textile industry over the twentieth century—including women's increased access to design education and their roles as entrepreneurs and leaders—are accompanied by in-depth illustrated profiles of key designers. The book examines the creation of new products and technologies, alongside changing consumer patterns and the shifting functions of modern textiles in domestic interiors, public spaces, and transportation. This celebration of female creativity is an invaluable reference for anyone interested in design or seeking an inspirational sourcebook of modern and contemporary patterns. Hardcover272 pagesThames & Hudson, 20268.4 x 11 inchesISBN 9780500480984Textile Art, Women Artists

Women Textile Designers

By Max Frisch Translated by Geoffery Skelton "Do you consider yourself a good friend? Are you a friend to yourself?" Between these two inquiries lie 23 questions on the subject of friendship. Max Frisch’s famous questionnaires originate from his Diary 1966–1971, and each of the ten questionnaires focuses on a specific theme: marriage, women, humor, money, friendship, fatherhood, homeland, property, and nothing less than the survival of the human race. The answers are left to the reader’s imagination—an irresistible reading experience. Hardcover81 pagesInsel-Bucherei, 20177.25 x 4.75 x 0.25ISBN 9783458194354Literature

Questionnaire

Von Rainer Maria RilkeHerausgegeben von Siegfried Unseld Unter den Gedichten Rainer Maria Rilkes sind »Lieder von der vollendeten taktilen Schönheit von Früchten; Strophen, die sich als Lied im Sinn der Griechen von Hand zu Hand wie eine Schale, eine Scherbe geben lassen« (Walter Benjamin).Siegfried Unseld hat die schönsten Liebesgedichte dieses Dichters zusammengestellt. Es sind Botschaften der Liebe, dem höchsten Auftrag des Daseins folgend: Liebe leben zu lernen, sich dem Liebeserlebnis ganz »mit allen seinen voneinander kaum unterscheidbaren Entzückungen« hinzugeben. Hardcover58 SeitenText in GermanInsel, Frankfurt 19944.8 x 0.47 x 7.24 inchesISBN 9783458191506Literature

Wie soll ich meine Seele halten

By Phaidon Editors Introduction by Rebecca Morrill ‘Real changes are upon us, and today one can reel off the names of a number of first-rate women artists. Nevertheless, women are just getting started.’ – New Yorker ‘The headline grabber of 2019 was Phaidon's Great Women Artists.’ – British Vogue ‘[We] believe every damn day is worthy of celebrating great women, and Great Women Artists makes it easy ... If only all our college art history textbooks were this much fun.’ – Interview Magazine ‘Phaidon [is] helping to redress the balance with this encyclopaedic volume that examines 500 years of great art by great women artists... no self respecting art lover should be without a copy.’ – Culture Whisper Celebrate five centuries of female creativity with this groundbreaking survey of women artists Great Women Artists is the most extensive illustrated survey on women artists ever published. Now available in a sleek compact format, this essential volume reflects an era where art made by women is more visible than ever. Organized alphabetically, the book features more than 400 artists from 50 countries around the world, representing each with a beautifully reproduced full-page artwork and a short illuminating text about its creator. Readers will find works by iconic and influential artists, such as Artemisia Gentileschi, Mary Cassatt, Georgia O’Keeffe, Frida Kahlo, Agnes Martin, Louise Bourgeois, Yayoi Kusama, and Cindy Sherman, as well as lesser-known names equally deserving of attention. Inspiring, impressive, and expansive in scope, Great Women Artists reveals a parallel yet equally engaging history of art for an age that champions a greater diversity of voices. Introductory essay by Rebecca Morrill Artist texts by James Cahill, Louisa Elderton, Elizabeth Fullerton, Orit Gat, Ferren Gipson, PL Henderson, Katy Hessel, Catalina Imizcoz, Louisa Lee, Henry Little, Helen Luckett, Kathleen Madden, Henry Martin, Tom Melick, Rebecca Morrill, Yates Norton, Cleo Roberts, Matthew Price, Gabrielle Schwartz, Robert Shane, Mitch Speed, David Trigg, and Ellen Mara De Wachter Hardcover460 pagesPhaidon Press, 20267.5 x 6.6 x 1.4 inchesISBN 9781837291434Movements, Art History

Great Women Artists: Compact Format

Von August Sander Zwei wenig bekannte Projekte des Photographen August Sander (1876–1964), die er für eine gemeinsame Veröffentlichung in einem Band vorgesehen hatte, werden hier erstmals ungekürzt vorgestellt: die sechs Radiovorträge, die er 1931 unter dem Titel Wesen und Werden der Photographie live im WDR hielt, und das Konvolut „Lichtbildwerkstatt August Sander, Köln-Lindenthal“, eine Dokumentation seiner Wohn- und Arbeitsräume in der Dürener Straße, erstellt zwischen 1930 und 1942/43, bevor das Haus 1944 durch Bombenangriffe zerstört wurde. Neben allgemeineren Anmerkungen zur Entwicklung des Mediums sind Sanders Vorträge ein Plädoyer für die sachlich-dokumentarische Photographie und eine deutliche Absage an malerische Tendenzen oder die standardisierte Massenproduktion von Bildern. Er geht auf verschiedene Techniken ein, diskutiert das Medium als Weltsprache und bezieht auch sein berühmtes Portrait-Projekt Menschen des 20. Jahrhunderts mit ein. Der Band ist eine Hommage an August Sander zu seinem 150. Geburtstag in diesem Jahr – und eine Einladung zur kritischen Auseinandersetzung mit dem Medium Photographie. „Inhaltsangabe“ gehört möglicherweise zu einer anderen Auflage dieses Titels. Hardcover 272 Seitan Text in German Schirmer/Mosel Verlag GmbH, 20268 x 1.5 x 9.75 inches ISBN 9783829610711Photography, History

August Sander: Wesen und Werden der Photographie Rundfunkvorträge WDR 1931

Von August Sander Das Pariser Centre Pompidou mit seiner Ausstellung über August Sander und die NeueSachlichkeit (allemagne/années 1920/nouvelle objectivité/august sander, 11.5.-5.9.2022) liefert den Anlass, die Gesamtausgabe der Menschen des 20. Jahrhunderts neu aufzulegen. DenGrund liefert das Werk, das in der Geschichte der Photographie sowohl als Idee wie inder Ausführung einzigartig und seit langem ein Klassiker unter den Photobüchern ist. In dem groß angelegten, unvollendet gebliebenen Projekt hat August Sander (1876-1964)ab den 1920er-Jahren Hunderte von Einzel- und Gruppenportraits angefertigt und nachberuflichen, sozialen oder familiären Gesichtspunkten geordnet. Das Ergebnis ist eintypologisches Gesamtbild der deutschen Gesellschaft seiner Zeit, d.h. im Wesentlichender Weimarer Republik, das in Umfang, Bedeutung und kompositorischer Klarheit desProjekts bis heute seinesgleichen sucht. Menschen des 20. Jahrhunderts ist ein kulturhistorisches Standardwerk, das weit über diePhotographie hinaus enorme Strahlkraft auf Kunst und Literatur besaß und bis heutebesitzt. Kurt Tucholsky, Thomas Mann und Alfred Döblin haben sich mit seinen Bildernauseinandergesetzt. Für zeitgenössische Photokünstler wie Bernd und Hilla Becher undviele ihrer Schüler wurde August Sander zu einer Leitfigur. Hardcover808 Seiten | 619 Tafeln in DuotoneSchirmer Mosel Verlag, 202211.69 x 9.56 x 2.12 inchesISBN 9783829605007Photography

August Sander: Menschen des 20. Jahrhunderts

Von Robert WalserNachwort von Michail Schischkin „Ich teile mit, daß ich eines schönen Vormittags, ich weiß nicht mehr genau um wieviel Uhr, da mich die Lust, einen Spaziergang zu machen, ankam, den Hut auf den Kopf setzte, das Schreib- oder Geisterzimmer verließ, die Treppe hinunterlief, um auf die Straße zu eilen.“ 1917 erschien Robert Walsers klassische Erzählung „Der Spaziergang“, ein Lob des Müßiggangs: „Die Herrlichkeit eines kostenlosen Spaziergangs am heiterhellen Werktag wird hier geradezu aufreizend gepriesen.“ (Eduard Korrodi) Christian Thanhäusers kongeniale Holzschnitte waren bereits 2014 im Kunstmuseum Bern zu sehen, nun sind sie auch in der Insel-Bücherei zu besichtigen. Hardcover116 Seiten | 16 HolzschnittenText in GermanInsel Verlag GmbH 20184.8 x 0.47 x 7.36 inchesISBN 9783458194491Literature

Der Spaziergang

Von Ruth Rehmann Herausgegeben von Werner Jung »Illusionen erzählt die konkreten Arbeitsverhältnisse im Nachkriegswirtschaftswunder der Fünfzigerjahre mit und schildert insbesondere weibliche Berufstätigkeit zu dieser Zeit. Damit steht der Roman inhaltlich in der Tradition der Neuen Sachlichkeit der Weimarer Republik [...].« —Nicole Seifert, 54books »Das ist ein tolles Stück Literatur, die Sprache ist ganz besonders, die Perspektive auch.« —Nina Wehner, Berliner Zeitung Im verglasten Großraumbüro im 13. Stock eines großen Konzerns beginnt Samstagmittag das Wochenende. Und mit ihm eröffnet sich ein Panorama an Abenteuern und Enttäuschungen, Träumen und Illusionen. In ihrem 1959 erstmals veröffentlichten Roman erzählt Ruth Rehmann (1922–2016) vom Arbeitsalltag und den Wochenendvergnügungen dreier Frauen und eines Mannes und gewährt Einblick in deren verwirrende, faszinierende oder beschämende Vergangenheit und Gegenwart – bis zur Rückkehr in den 13. Stock am Montagmorgen. 1958 las Ruth Rehmann das Kapitel »Das erste Kleid« auf der Tagung der Gruppe 47 in Großholzleute. Bei der Abstimmung über den Preis der Gruppe unterlag sie schließlich jedoch Günter Grass. Im selben Jahr, in dem Grass’ »Blechtrommel« oder Bölls »Billard um halb zehn« erschienen, lässt Rehmanns Zeit- und Gesellschaftsroman ganz neue Facetten der Wirtschaftswunderzeit entdecken und beeindruckt auch heute noch durch seine Modernität. Hardcover320 seitenText in German AvivA Verlag, 20225.12 x 1.26 x 8.54 inches ISBN 9783949302046Literature

Illusionen

Von Melanie LaiblIllustr. von Stella Dreis Wie wäre das, wenn ich ein Baum wäre, mitten im Wald? Was würde ich sehen, fühlen, hören? Wie wäre die Welt ganz ohne Menschen? Und sind nicht auch wir Teil der Natur? Können wir uns in ihr wiederfinden, achtsam und zart? Melanie Laibl reimt elegant und entwirft ein Szenario, das zutiefst berührt. Sie nimmt uns mit auf eine Reise nach innen und vermittelt uns Intuition in der Natur. Mit bezaubernd schönen Bildern von Stella Dreis. Hardcover32 SeitenText in GermanG & G Verlagsgesellschaft, 20238.66 x 0.39 x 11.02 inchesISBN 9783707452976Children's Book, Books in German

Wie ich die Welt mir träume

von Sophie Reyer Historischer Kriminalroman Der Tod geht um beim »Jedermann«: Ein Krimi aus dem Salzburg der 1930er Jahre Salzburg, 1937. Der Darsteller, der im Theaterstück »Jedermann« den Tod verkörpern sollte, ist ermordet worden – und vom Täter fehlt jede Spur. Noch dazu zeigt sich Regisseur Max Reinhardt nicht sehr kooperativ; selbst als die Zweitbesetzung ebenfalls erstochen wird, will er die Premiere nicht absagen. Im Gegenteil: Er ruft sogar seine Ex-Frau Else Heims aus Berlin nach Salzburg, um die Rolle zu übernehmen. Kommissar Breitensee versucht, aus der Not eine Tugend zu machen und Else als Köder zu benutzen – doch die hat ihren eigenen Kopf. In »Tod bei den Salzburger Festspielen« wird das Leben von Else Heims, Max Reinhardts erster Frau, erstmals literarisch aufgearbeitet. Ein atmosphärischer historischer Krimi voller Spannung, Gesellschaftskritik und einer Prise Witz – perfekt für Fans des Genres. Paperback 240 SeitenText in GermanErscheinungsdatum, 20257.5 x 4.5 x 1 inches ISBN 9783740825850 Historical Fiction, Crime Fiction

Tod bei den Salzburger Festspielen: Historischer Kriminalroman

Von Thérèse Lambert Eine unvergleichliche Amour fou: Alma Mahler und Walter Gropius. Östereich, 1910: Alma ist mit Gustav Mahler verheiratet, der ihr untersagt, selbst zu komponieren. Als sie den jungen Architekten Walter Gropius kennenlernt, ist es Liebe auf den ersten Blick. Mit Mahlers Tod scheint der Weg frei für sie, doch Eifersucht und überschäumende Leidenschaft verhindern, dass sie zueinander finden – bis Gropius schwer verletzt aus dem Krieg zurückkehrt. Sie heiraten, und Gropius findet in Alma eine brillante Muse und Unterstützerin in seiner Entwicklung zu einem der großen Architekten der Moderne; sie hofft, bei ihm endlich emotionale Geborgenheit zu finden. Aber dann muss Gropius zurück an die Front. Kann die Liebe der beiden der grausamen Schwere des Krieges standhalten? Die bewegende Liebesgeschichte der größten Femme fatale ihrer Zeit und dem Gründer des Bauhaus. Mit Franz Werfel, Oskar Kokoschka, Arnold Schönberg u. v. a. prägenden Künstlern der Moderne. Taschenbuch398 SeitenText in GermanAufbau Verlag, 20228 x 5.75 x 1.25 inchesISBN 9783746638676Literature

Alma und Gropius

By Robert Musil Edited by Klaus Amann and Philip Payne Translated by Genese Grill “Politics is will and not truth. A very primitive formulation, but rich in consequences.” Robert Musil was keenly aware of literature’s vulnerability to what he called “the over-reach and encroachment of politics”, but he was also an acute observer of the ways in which literature and politics interact. Literature and Politics presents Musil’s writings on the relationship between literature and politics from World War I through World War II and elucidates his personal struggle to bear witness during the Age of Totalitarianism. In essays, addresses, aphorisms, and unpublished notes on current events, Musil charted the increasing dangers posed to artists and intellectuals by projects of ideological conscription, as well as the broader threats posed by nationalism and other extreme forms of collectivism. His political thinking was unfailingly supple and nuanced, but at its heart was a passionate belief in the rich and irreducible nature of individual creative work as the bulwark of a free, ethical, and pluralistic society. The main texts are translated by Genese Grill and Klaus Amann provides an invaluable Introduction to Musil’s political thought, while Philip Payne introduces Musil's "On Stupidity" (which he has also translated into English). Paperback564 pagesEris, 20254.92 x 1.17 x 7.72 inchesISBN 9781916809611 Literary Criticism, Philosophy

Literature and Politics

Von Max Frisch Max Frischs Homo faber ist eines der wichtigsten und meistgelesenen Bücher des 20. Jahrhunderts: Der Ingenieur Walter Faber glaubt an sein rationales Weltbild, das aber durch eine 'Liebesgeschichte' nachhaltig zerbricht. Taschenbuch208 SeitenText in GermanSuhrkamp Verlag, 2025Originally Published in 19574.29 x 0.79 x 6.89 inchesISBN 9783518368541Literature

Homo Faber

Von Jan Jekal Santa Monica, Pacific Palisades oder Beverly Hills – das sind die klingenden Namen des kalifornischen Idylls, in dem sie Zuflucht gefunden haben: Filmemacher und Schauspieler, Schriftsteller und Intellektuelle, die in den 1930er- und 1940er-Jahren vor den Nazis aus Europa fliehen mussten. Sie bilden eine Solidargemeinschaft der Exilierten: Bertolt Brecht, Helene Weigel und Hanns Eisler, Billy Wilder und Vicki Baum, Fritz Lang und William Wyler, Thomas und Heinrich Mann. Wer in Berlin, Wien oder Prag einen Namen hatte, folgte dem Ruf der boomenden Filmindustrie Hollywoods. Doch dieses romantische »Weimar am Pazifik« ist nicht die ganze Geschichte: Noch während sie im beginnenden Krieg ihren mal militärischen, mal moralischen Beitrag aufseiten der Allierten leisten, werden die Geflüchteten zu Verdächtigen. Eben noch als noble Nazi-Gegner gefeiert, wird jetzt ihr Müll vom FBI durchsucht – der »red scare« und der McCarthyismus machen aus Freigeistern und Linksliberalen feindliche »Kommunisten«. Das Land, das Zuflucht war, wandelt sich zum Ort der Repression und Verfolgung. Fesselnd und stimmungsvoll, anhand bisher unveröffentlichter Dokumente aus Archiven in Los Angeles zeichnet Jan Jekal nach, wie sich die Exilierten gegen das autoritäre Amerika wehrten – mit Aktivismus, Witz, Courage und mit Filmen, die zu Klassikern geworden sind –, aber auch, wie einige von ihnen an Amerika verzweifelten. Hardcover380 SeitenText in GermanMatthes & Seitz Verlag, 20268.7 x 5.6 x 1.5 inchesISBN 9783751821032Non-Fiction, Film History

Paranoia In Hollywood

von Alexander Lernet-Holenia mit einem Nachwort von Wynfrid Kriegleder Der vornehme Gentleman und Aristokrat Alexander Jessiersky, der ein prächtiges Stadtpalais im Wiener Ersten Bezirk bewohnt, geht als Profiteur und Kriegsgewinnler aus dem Zweiten Weltkrieg hervor. Doch die Vergangenheit lässt sich nicht so einfach begraben. Jessiersky trägt die Schuld für die Deportation eines Grafen Luna ins Konzentrationslager. Ist es dieser totgeglaubte Graf, den er plötzlich im Nebel sichtet und der nun Rache an ihm und seiner Familie nehmen will? Getrieben von Schuldgefühlen und zunehmend ins Paranoide übergreifender Angst, gerät er immer tiefer in den Bann der rätselhaften Gestalt und dessen Familiengeschichte. Der Graf Luna verfolgt ihn gleich einem Dämon durch das flackernde Wien der Nachkriegszeit, taucht an den ungewöhnlichsten Orten auf und raubt ihm jeden Seelenfrieden. Eine Entscheidung muss getroffen werden... "Der Graf Luna", der 1955 erstmals bei Zsolnay erschien und seitdem in Vergessenheit geriet, ist ein Roman voll phantastischer Atmosphäre, psychologischer Spannung und stilistischer Eleganz. Im literarischen Spiel mit Motiven wie Schein und Wahrheit, Schuld und Verantwortung arbeitet Lernet-Holenia die Erfahrung des Nationalsozialismus in Österreich und die Verstrickung Einzelner darin auf eindrucksvolle Weise auf. Im Verlag Das vergessene Buch wollen wir damit die Wiederentdeckung eines der wichtigsten österreichischen Erzähler des 20. Jahrhunderts zum 50. Todestag Lernet-Holenias einläuten. Hardcover 288 SeitenText in GermanDas Vergessene Buch, 2026Originally publish in 19557.48 x 4.72 x 0.94 inches ISBN 9783903244481Crime Fiction

Der Graf Luna

Von Kerstin Hau und Stella Dreis Oh nein, vor der Stadt liegt ein riesiges Tier! Es versperrt den Weg. Eieiei, tönt der Wompf. Oje, stöhnt die Timpe-Ma. Da muss etwas gemacht werden! Und dann machen sie etwas. Sie decken das Tier zu, bauen eine Brücke drüber und eine Straße drum herum. Problem erkannt, Problem gebannt! Nur das Mienchen schüttelt den Kopf, ihm gefällt das gar nicht. Aber wer hört schon auf Mienchen? Da nimmt es sich ein Herz und spricht das Tier einfach an … Kerstin Hau und Stella Dreis haben ein Bilderbuch geschaffen, das zeitlos und zugleich zeitgeistig ist. Mit Tempo, Humor und klaren Worten zeigen sie, wie wir Unbekanntem begegnen können. Die reduzierten Illustrationen er­möglichen Projektionen: Jede:r kann Mienchen oder Stadtbewohner:in sein. Eine Geschichte über das miteinander Reden, aufeinander Zugehen und von­einander Lernen. Alles ist unbekannt, bis du es kennenlernst. Für Lehrkräfte: Pädagogisches Begleitmaterial für die Grundschule über den Umgang mit Unbekanntem und Fokus auf dem Thema Gefühle (Download unter Lehrmaterialien). Hardcover40 SeitenText in GermanNordSüd Verlag AG, 202621,5 × 28 cmISBN 9783314107344Children's Literature, German Books

Obacht!

Von Melanie LaiblIllustr. von Hemma Bergner Eine tierische Streitgeschichte: wilde Verfolgungsjagd mit süßem Ende Zwischen Hoppelhase Schnifis und Spitz Ludovic ist ein Wettrennen entbrannt: Rund um den Birnbaum geht es in rasender Geschwindigkeit, wieder und wieder und wieder ... bis es dem Baum zu bunt wird und er drastische Maßnahmen ergreift. Das kunterbunte Bilderbuch mit den witzigen Reimen von Melanie Laibl, illustriert von Hemma Bergner, macht einfach Spaß. Die rasante Geschichte von zwei Freunden, die sich nach einer wilden Verfolgungsjagd und dem unvermuteten Eingreifen der Botanik wieder vertragen, sorgt bei jedem Vorlesen für Gelächter! Birnbaum, Hund und Hase: ein ungewöhnliches Trio in einer witzigen Tiergeschichte Ein Bilderbuch ab 3 Jahren, an dem auch die Vortragenden Spaß haben Streiten und Vertragen: So süß schmeckt Versöhnung Reimgeschichte mit einprägsamen Versen für die Sprachförderung in der Kita Ein Kinderbuch über Freundschaft und köstlichen Birnenkuchen Tierisch lustiges Bilderbuch: Reime rund um den Birnbaum Wenn Hund und Hase sich eine wilde Verfolgungsjagd liefern, komplett mit gegenseitigen Hänseleien, hat Langeweile keine Chance! Das Rennen um den Birnbaum nimmt ein jähes Ende, die Freundschaft der beiden tierischen Protagonisten erhält neuen Aufschwung und das Publikum kommt aus dem Staunen kaum heraus.Melanie Laibl und Hemma Bergner haben ein Kinderbuch geschaffen, an dem die ganze Familie Freude hat. Ein famoser Spaß in einprägsamen Reimen mit Illustrationen, die immer wieder zum Betrachten einladen! Hardcover32 SeitenText in GermanDon Bosco Medien, 20268.5 x 8.5 x 0.39 InchesISBN 9783693370292Children's Literature, German Books

Hase, Hund, Birnen - UND? Bilderbuch

By Stefan ZweigTranslated from the German by Alexander Starritt In Zweig’s classic novella, an epic chess match on a transatlantic liner unearths a story of Nazi persecution, madness, and obsession. “Perhaps the best chess story ever written.” —Economist A Chess Story, also known as The Royal Game, is the final work completed by the bestselling author of his day. Sent off to his publisher just days before his suicide in 1942, A Chess Story is also the only work where Zweig engages directly with Nazism; he brings all his signature psychological insight and compassion to the tale—but it is also suffused with the darkness of wartime. Stark, intense, and overpowering, A Chess Story is a grandmaster’s examination of madness and the power of a mind willing to sacrifice everything to win. Chess champion Mirko Czentovic is travelling on an ocean liner to Buenos Aires. Dull-witted in all but chess, he entertains himself on board by allowing others to challenge him in the game, before beating each of them and taking their money. But there is another passenger with a passion for chess: Dr B, previously driven to insanity during Nazi imprisonment by his torturers—but also by the games played in his imagination. In agreeing to take on Czentovic, what price will Dr B ultimately pay? Brought vividly to life in a fresh translation by award-winning author Alexander Starritt, this is one of the finest novellas by a master of the form, entirely deserving of its classic status. Also available in German. Paperback112 pagesPushkin Press Classics, 2026Originally published in 19424.39 x 0.38 x 6.98 inchesISBN 9781805332411Literature, Novella

A Chess Story

By Milo Todd 2026 LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD WINNER Finalist for the New England Book Award “Reminiscent of Anthony Doerr’s All the Light We Cannot See . . . Heart-stopping in its suspense and dramatic reveals.” —The Boston Globe “In dual timelines, Milo Todd thoughtfully portrays the plight of queer and transgender people in Germany before and after World War II.” —Becky Meloan, The Washington Post A moving and deeply humane story about a trans man who must relinquish the freedoms of prewar Berlin to survive first the Nazis then the Allies, all while protecting the ones he loves In 1932 Berlin, a trans man named Bertie and his friends spend carefree nights at the Eldorado Club, the epicenter of Berlin’s thriving queer community. An employee of the renowned Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld at the Institute of Sexual Science, Bertie works to improve queer rights in Germany and beyond. But everything changes when Hitler rises to power. The Institute is raided, the Eldorado is shuttered, and queer people are rounded up. Bertie barely escapes with his girlfriend, Sofie, to a nearby farm. There they take on the identities of an elderly couple and live for more than a decade in isolation. In the final days of the war, with their freedom in sight, Bertie and Sofie find a young trans man collapsed on their property, still dressed in Holocaust prison clothes. They vow to protect him—not from the Nazis, but from the Allied forces who are arresting queer prisoners while liberating the rest of the country. Ironically, as the Allies’ vise grip closes on Bertie and his family, their only salvation is to flee to the United States. Brimming with hope, resilience, and the enduring power of community, The Lilac People tells an extraordinary story inspired by real events and recovers an unknown moment of World War II and trans history. Paperback320 pagesCounterpoint, 20265.5 x 8.25 inchesISBN 9781640097667 Historical Fiction, LGBTQ History

The Lilac People: A Novel [Paperback]

By Walter BenjaminTranslated by Howard Eiland and Kevin McLaughlin “The Arcades Project was a legend before it became a book...This large volume reproduces every relevant scrap in the Benjamin archives, reprinting, verbatim, every entry in the more than 30 notebooks that Benjamin had meticulously maintained to organize his observations and pertinent passages from books pertaining to a variety of different topics and themes, from 'Fashion' and 'Boredom' to 'Barricade Fighting' and 'the Seine.'” ―James Miller, New York Times Book Review “The force of [Walter Benjamin's] ideas in The Arcades Project is cumulative. You are pulled in and overwhelmed. True, it's a work of cultural history, but it can also be thought of as the greatest epic poem written in the 20th century: fragmented, contradictory, and profoundly suggestive.” ―André Alexis, Globe and Mail "To great writers," Walter Benjamin once wrote, "finished works weigh lighter than those fragments on which they labor their entire lives." Conceived in Paris in 1927 and still in progress when Benjamin fled the Occupation in 1940, The Arcades Project (in German, Das Passagen-Werk) is a monumental ruin, meticulously constructed over the course of thirteen years--"the theater," as Benjamin called it, "of all my struggles and all my ideas." Focusing on the arcades of nineteenth-century Paris-glass-roofed rows of shops that were early centers of consumerism--Benjamin presents a montage of quotations from, and reflections on, hundreds of published sources, arranging them in thirty-six categories with descriptive rubrics such as "Fashion," "Boredom," "Dream City," "Photography," "Catacombs," "Advertising," "Prostitution," "Baudelaire," and "Theory of Progress." His central preoccupation is what he calls the commodification of things--a process in which he locates the decisive shift to the modern age. The Arcades Project is Benjamin's effort to represent and to critique the bourgeois experience of nineteenth-century history, and, in so doing, to liberate the suppressed "true history" that underlay the ideological mask. In the bustling, cluttered arcades, street and interior merge and historical time is broken up into kaleidoscopic distractions and displays of ephemera. Here, at a distance from what is normally meant by "progress," Benjamin finds the lost time(s) embedded in the spaces of things. Paperback1088 pagesBelknap Press, 2002 6.5 x 1.75 x 10 inchesISBN 9780674008021Theory

The Arcades Project

By Anna SeghersTranslated by Lucy Jones “Anna Seghers was an admirable woman in many ways, but above all she was a remarkable humanist: she became a model of cultural resistance and ideological struggle who cut across borders, and who, still today, thanks to her work, transcends time and lives on in our memory. Anna Seghers’ novels don’t only recount stories of terror, escape, and oppression; they are a call to compassion and solidarity.” —Fernanda Melchor “Like Dante, Leo Tolstoy, and more recently Nadine Gordimer, Seghers was an epic writer who wrote against the grain of those in power. Her works evoke the spirit of her time in ways that most histories and documentaries cannot. Anyone who wants to know how people seeking justice can face adversity and still retain hope should read her books.” —Helen Fehervary, Jacobin “In this masterful novel, Anna Seghers examines how the private decisions of numerous individuals lead to fatal political consequences. She is that rare author whose books never age.” —Jenny Erpenbeck A chilling narrative about early Nazism in Germany through the eyes of a wrongfully accused young man, this 1930s novel provides a prescient look at the ways ordinary people are seduced by fascism, to the point of betraying their neighbors. It’s the summer of 1932, and Johann Schulz is accused of killing a police officer during a demonstration. Wanted for murder, Schulz leaves the city to seek shelter with his relatives in a small village on the Rhine. But the Nazis are beginning to recruit there, and it’s only a matter of time before the price on his head is too great a temptation for the villagers. Blood Money, a novel of suspense and political upheaval, tracks the nascent rise of the Hitler movement in a German village: the old farmers disinterested, then capitulating; the young entranced by the promise of action and the rare chance at advancement. Anna Seghers began writing Blood Money in 1932 and completed it in exile a year later, after she was blacklisted in Germany and forced to leave. In this prescient novel, Seghers’s dispassionate realism opens our eyes to the massive dimensions of the impending political and moral collapse. Paperback168 pagesNYRB Classics, 2026Originally written in 1932-19335 x 8 x 0.5 inchesISBN 9798896230489Fiction

Blood Money

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

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

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

LIMITED EDITION The Neue Galerie Manhattan Diary, produced by Gallery Leather, features endpapers with Viennese architect Josef Hoffmann's Adler pattern from 1910, gilded edges, metal protective corners, and a black full-grain leather binding debossed with our logo. For over 30 years, the Manhattan City Diary has been a must-have resource for everything New Yorkers need to know about the Big Apple. Featuring a wealth of city listings including restaurants, shops, art galleries, nightlife, 24-hour services, and emergency numbers. Packed with useful information like conversion charts, a vintage wine list, holidays, and more. For keeping up to date on your appointments, there's a week-to-a-spread calendar section. Other features: Book Bound 7" tall x 3.25" wide Contains week-to-a-spread calendar Over 3,000 Area-Specific Listings Black ribbon bookmark 112 sheets/224 pages

Neue Galerie Manhattan Diary 2027

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: 3-7 years Candlewick, 20228.86 x 0.39 x 11.3 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. Board book18 pagesAge range: 3-7 yearsCandlewick, 20268 x 8.75 inchesISBN 9781536248289Children's Book

The House with Nobody in It

By Lauren Simkin Berke Learn to create zines and books with this approachable guide featuring illustrated, step-by-step lessons on making many different book formats. The possibilities are endless!Channel your passions into zines, create your own notebooks and calendars, and try your hand at impressive pop-up and accordion books. This illustrated guide will empower you to share your ideas with the world in personalized, handcrafted packages. Whether you want to create a poetry chapbook, an illustrated ode to the people on your commute, or a map of your dreams, this book will help you leap from an idea to a physical object. You’ll learn the lingo and where to find materials, but most importantly, you’ll be ready to experiment and have fun. If you’re an artist seeking a new medium or are just beginning your creative journey, this book welcomes you to level up your DIY, join a community of makers and thinkers, and discover the power of zines and handbound books. Start now and watch your creative confidence grow and thrive.ZINES ARE BACK: Join the zine renaissance! Discover how to bring your passion to life through this amazing DIY art form that offers endless possibilities for creating and sharing. All you need is paper, scissors, glue, and this handbook to set your creativity in motion. STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS: Educator and artist Lauren Simkin Berke walks you through each handmade book and zine format in straightforward tutorials. This book is perfect for all abilities and experience levels. WIDE VARIETY OF FORMATS: From beautiful Coptic binding to zines made from a single sheet of printer paper, this book has all your needs covered. You'll soon have a flexible repertoire of skills to bring your ideas to life! Paperback 184 pages Chronicle Books, 2026 7.0 x 5.2 x 0.6 inchesISBN 9781797238753Applied Arts, Graphic Design

Zine Making and Bookbinding: A Beginner's Guide in 25 Projects

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

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

Available for pre-order. By Karolina Stefanski Tafelsilber wird seit Jahrhunderten mit Macht, Tradition und Zeremonie verbunden. Zu Beginn des 19.Jahrhunderts entwickelte sich verstärkt seine Vormachtstellung zur Repräsentation des Staates. Dynamische Veränderungen in Gesellschaft, Technik und Kommunikation kennzeichnen den Zeitraum von 1797, dem Entstehungsjahr des Empire in Paris, und 1848, dem Jahr der bürgerlich-revolutionären Erhebungen in Europa. In dieser Zeit nahmen drei ostmitteleuropäische Hauptproduktionszentren des Tafelsilbers – Berlin, Warschau und Wien – an der Mobilität und der Verbreitung von Kulturgütern und somit am Warenaustausch des von Napoleon in Auftrag gegebenen Empire-Stils teil. Paris war dabei Zentrum. Berlin, Warschau und Wien an der Peripherie nahmen bestimmte Impulse des Empire-Stils auf. Die daraus resultierenden transkulturellen Vernetzungen und Verflechtungen führten zu neuen Hybridobjekten. So bildeten sich Identitäten, die vielfältigen und internationalen Einflüssen unterlagen. Hardcover384 SeitenSandstein Kultur, 2026Text in German30 × 24 cmISBN 9783954988747Silver, Applied Arts

Transformation des Empire-Stils im Tafelsilber aus Berlin, Warschau und Wien 1797 bis 1848

Sophia 203 for Neue NOWEmbroidered clutch inspired by a Koloman Moser design (ca. 1903) and the Vienna 1900 love affair with the square. Fully lined in suede with a hidden magnetic closure. H. 7 x L. 9 x W. 2 in.

Moser Evening Clutch

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Vienna 1900 Evening Clutch

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

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