Book of the Day Posted Oct 14, 2026

Book of the Day: "Thank you for your business" by Quentin de Briey

From the publisher: "A second edition in a new format of the book originally published in 2023, Thank you for your business. Quentin de Briey presents a collection of personal and editorial photographs taken in New York. The book features a mix of black and white and color photographs, showcasing images of skateboarders, portraits of friends, and editorials created for various magazines. All the pictures were taken in New York City between September 2014 and December 2022. Thank you for your business series were published every year in a newspaper format. Quentin de Briey is a Belgian-born photographer living in Paris. His photography is heavily influenced by growing up skateboarding and the music culture surrounding him. Quentin’s fashion work has been printed in publications such as the Wall Street Journal, Holiday magazine, Self Service, and numerous editions of Vogue magazine. He collaborates with advertising brands worldwide including Calvin Klein, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Lacoste, Supreme, and Zara. Thank you for your business is a compilation of Quentin’s visual diaries exploring his life in New York City over the past decade." Book of the day. (Yvon Lambert Editions, 2026)
Book of the Day Posted Oct 11, 2026

Book of the day: 820 Ebony/Jet

From the publisher: "This book by photographer Barbara Karant commemorates and reflects on the Johnson Publishing Company, publisher of the iconic Ebony and Jet magazines and the most influential Black-owned media corporation of its day. Karant spent more than three year documenting the company’s historic building at 820 S. Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago, capturing the last vestiges of the original workspace after the company sold the building in 2010 and relocated in 2012. These vibrant interiors, which remained largely unchanged from 1972 to 2012, fostered the creativity of a staff working in a variety of media. Each floor of the eleven-story building flaunted distinct color and pattern combinations, and its bold, contemporary design telegraphed JPC’s position at the forefront of Black American business and culture. When Karant photographed the vacant building, its residual textures, patterns, colors, and structures maintained the spirit of the company. Stripped of its furnishings, the interiors of the former JPC head-quarters simultaneously represent the spirit of this landmark company and the sense of its loss, of a seminal moment in Black American history and the history of this nation. Accompanying the approximately 100 color photographs by Karant are essays by scholars of American art and cultural history exploring JPC’s vast influence. Documentary images of the original interiors, along with other archival material accompany the texts, which address JPC’s dominance as an image and tastemaker in mid- to late-twentieth century America, the landscape of American Black media, the Ebony in-house photo studio, and the site-specific lobby sculpture by Richard Hunt. Short texts by former employees who worked in the building contribute important documentation to JPC’s history. 820 Ebony/Jet is a tribute to the achievements of this remarkable American company." Book of the day. (MW Editions, 2026)
Book of the Day Posted Oct 10, 2026

Book of the Day: Betye Saar - Let's Get It On

From the publisher: "From theatrical costumes to leather accessories and jewelry, Saar’s early wearable artworks are as transformative as her assemblages. Organized around Betye Saar’s early work in costume and jewelry design during the 1960s and 1970s, Let’s Get It On explores how this formative period profoundly shaped her pioneering work in assemblage and installation. Through original drawings, essays, archival materials and installation images, the book traces Saar’s evolution from designer to artist, revealing the enduring connections between her wearable creations and her broader visual language. It features newly commissioned scholarship alongside rare photographs, sketches, jewelry, garments and ephemera from Saar’s personal archives, offering fresh insight into the artist’s lifelong engagement with materials, memory and Black cultural expression. The book also includes a custom-designed sewing pattern by Betye Saar, inspired by her studio practice. This set features comprehensive instructions, precision-cut pattern pieces and an exclusive artist-designed iron-on: everything you need to spark your own creative journey. Let’s Get It On provides an invaluable resource for understanding the full scope of Saar’s creative practice and her influence across generations." Book of the day. (Roberts Projects, 2026)
Book of the Day Posted Oct 09, 2026

Book of the Day: Hamburger Eyes - The First 25 Years

From the publisher: "We are pleased to announce our latest book, Hamburger Eyes – The First 25 Years, a special collection of photos selected from 250+ special zines and special books that we have published over the last 25 years. This book coincided with our 25 year anniversary exhibition at the San Francisco Public Library which opened April 23rd and ran till Sept 24th 2026. This book features 161 photographers on 162 pages, stands tall at 8.5 x 11 in, has a soft cover with perfect binding, and is printed on 100# matte paper. It's beefy." Book of the day. (Hamburger Eyes, 2026)
Book of the Day Posted Oct 08, 2026

Book of the Day: Happier, Stupider Times - Anthony Bourdain's Provincetown Years

From the publisher: "Anthony Bourdain arrived in 1970s Provincetown with big ideas about becoming a writer and zero experience working in kitchens. Then he started washing dishes and quickly fell in with 'the pirate elite'—the cooks, artists, and partiers who defined the anything-goes lifestyle of summers in P-town. Happier, Stupider Times is a sunwashed trip to the place and time that shaped Bourdain’s formative years, from the fishermen at the port to the culinary traditions and swashbuckling nightlife. Including: ○ An introduction by Tony director Matt Johnson ○ Maps, menus, and rarely seen ephemera from iconic Provincetown establishments ○ Original recipes for local dishes like Portuguese kale soup and Cape Cod clam bakes ○ Artwork and photographs by the artists who lived there ○ Plus never-before-seen images of Bourdain and his crew," Book of the day. (A24, 2026)
Book of the Day Posted Oct 07, 2026

Book of the Day: American Teen by Joseph Szabo

From the publisher: "In the 1970s and 1980s, while working as an art and photography teacher in Long Island, Joseph Szabo made photographs of his students, struck by the energy of a generation discovering itself in an era of rebellion and counterculture. Szabo’s black-and-white images evoke a dreamworld of adolescence as observed by a trusted outsider. Teens pose and smoke with a playful insouciance, lounge on the beach, and party at a Rolling Stones concert. Intrigued by the ambiguities of adolescent life, Szabo portrays a phase of transition shaped by self-consciousness and self-expression, and gestures to the inner depths beyond the reach of his camera. First published in various volumes between the 1970s and the 2000s, Szabo’s pictures influenced many photographers and filmmakers. In this definitive new book, he brings together renowned and unseen work to form an unforgettable portrait of a generation and a timeless depiction of coming of age. With new texts by commissioning editor Sofia Coppola and Kim Gordon." American Teen is our book of the day. Purchase via our site here. (Important Flowers / MACK, 2026)
Book of the Day Posted Oct 04, 2026

Book of the Day: The Genius of Rei Kawakubo

From the publisher: "The Genius of Rei Kawakubo: The woman who founded Comme des Garçons celebrates a designer that is revered as the most avant-garde and experimental in the world. Having created a fashion label that is a global inspiration and one of the few independent brands still run by its founder, Kawakubo infuses her designs with the philosophies of Mu-Ma and Wabi-Sabi to create clothes that are truly special. Beginning with Kawakubo’s early days when she began developing her brand in Japan, The Genius of Rei Kawakubo: The woman who founded Comme des Garçons goes on to look at her principles of anti-fashion and the art of imperfection, including seminal design details from some of her key collections. With chapters on Kawakubo’s collaborations with other designers, her shops, perfumes, and lots more, this book presents the brand and its founder in all its glorious detail. Written by Terry Newman – the bestselling author of Marilyn Monroe Style – we learn just how canny a businesswoman and creative an artist Kawakubo is and how, through various avenues and alliances, she has created a vast Comme des Garçons empire." Book of the day. (ACC Art Books, 2026)
Book of the Day Posted Sep 24, 2026

Book of the Day: The Horror Show

From the publisher: "Packed with behind-the-scenes snapshots, costume sketches, special effects designs, iconic props, and much more, The Horror Show honors horror as one of the most emotionally resonant and innovative types of filmmaking. With six themed sections—Gothic, Psychological, Science, Slasher, Religion and Ghosts—each chapter invites readers into its own setting and explores themes of representations, identity, sexuality, and ability. Including a preface by actor Willem Dafoe and an afterword from filmmaker Osgood Perkins, The Horror Show encourages readers to recognize themselves within horror’s familiar tropes, challenge their assumptions, and understand the cultural power of horror. From Dracula (1931) and Frankenstein (1931) to The Substance (2024) and Sinners (2025), this catalogue offers a comprehensive and extensive look at horror movies." Book of the day. (Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, 2026)
Book of the Day Posted Sep 23, 2026

Book of the Day: Arnold

From the publisher: "This long awaited new edition traces Arnold Schwarzenegger’s journey from poverty to Mr. Olympia, movie star, and the Governor’s mansion, including portraits by top photographers Annie Leibovitz, Robert Mapplethorpe, Herb Ritts, Sante D’Orazio, and Andy Warhol, plus vintage bodybuilding and personal photos, film stills and exclusive interviews." Book of the day. (Taschen, 2026)
Book of the Day Posted Sep 19, 2026

Book of the Day: The Palm, On Piru

Shot throughout 2025, The Palm, On Piru is London-based photographer Ben Brooks' engaging volume documenting G-Funk and Gangster Rap artists across Piru and Blood-affiliated neighbourhoods in South Central Los Angeles, Compton, Carson, and Inglewood, offering a visual perspective of the communities foundational to West Coast Hip Hop and Southern California’s parallel gang culture. Tracing a lineage from the rise of the Crips and the Piru Street Boys to the formation of the Bloods, and the emergence of Gangster Rap, the book situates contemporary voices within a broader cultural history that continues to shape global rap music. Photographed on Kodak Aerochrome infrared film, originally developed for military surveillance during the Vietnam War era, the work renders the red and pink spectrum as both aesthetic and symbolic language, illuminating themes of collective identity, spirituality, place, and the enduring legacy of the “Red” side of West Coast Hip Hop and Rap. Book of the day!
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