The Arts books

Like biological species and languages, many musical and other cultural practices around the world are at risk. In...  Read More >>

This book argues that the first step towards adaptive and resilient futures is making a fuller spectrum of the complexity...  Read More >>

This workbook accompanies artist Tom Fox's new book An Artist's Guide to Drawing Clothed Characters, giving readers...  Read More >>

In this follow-up to the acclaimed Anatomy for Artists: Drawing Form & Pose (over 30,000 copies sold to date), figure-drawing...  Read More >>

An invaluable resource for readers seeking to understand the history and practice of folk music and song across...  Read More >>

""Published in English for the first time, this is the memoir of the fabulous, rule-breaking, one-of-a-kind Josephine...  Read More >>

An illuminating and enthralling memoir of life in Kraftwerk, the Kling Klang studio, and beyond. A powerful testament...  Read More >>

The Historical Imaginary examines Quebec's French-language feature films through the lens of ""national cinema,""...  Read More >>

This book takes a deep dive into Iggy Pop's solo output from 1977 to 1999, exploring every album track by track...  Read More >>

Reflects on the dark rise and fall of an ambitious rock music collective in the upper Midwest. Matthew Pitt's...  Read More >>

Explores the impact of portable video recording technology on the development of activism produced by different...  Read More >>

The official story of 50 years of the legendary Rough Trade Records, newly updated for 2026  Read More >>

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Creative Writing Unleashed situates creative writing in dialogue with other disciplines to suggest new ways of approaching...  Read More >>

A new edition of a study of Lindsay Anderson's cult film If ... in the BFI Film Classics series  Read More >>

The first book in English exploring the quadrille as danced among the Skolt Saami, one of the indigenous Saami peoples...  Read More >>

This book argues that the first step towards adaptive and resilient futures is making a fuller spectrum of the complexity...  Read More >>

A visually rich book that weaves together personal memoir and the social and material role of drinking vessels throughout...  Read More >>

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This insightful volume on the culture of hair through human history and around the globe has been updated and revised...  Read More >>

A celebration of the stories behind 100 of the most iconic objects to pass through the doors of one of the world’s...  Read More >>

Provocative yet deeply personal, Emin's carnal, soul-bearing mixed-media works combine corporeal and emotional pain...  Read More >>

This is the hotly anticipated debut art book from renowned illustrator and comic artist, Ramn Nunez. With years...  Read More >>

Choosing Architecture traces the history of arguments about architecture in the West via analyses of key documents...  Read More >>

Kelsey Ridge provides a thorough overview of how we can use trauma theory to understand Shakespeare through its...  Read More >>