Here are The Vulture's favourite art books — a term that encompasses books about art, books by artists, and books of art — from 2016.
Social Medium: Artists Writing, 2000–2015
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Social Medium: Artists Writing, 2000–2015 is the first major anthology of 21st-century artist...
art essays
How to See: Looking, Talking, and Thinking About Art
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In How to See, David Salle explores how art works and how it moves us, informs us and challenges us....
Dali: Les Diners de Gala
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“Les diners de Gala is uniquely devoted to the pleasures of taste … If you are a disciple of one...
Art food
Chardin and Rembrandt
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Long overlooked in Proust’s posthumously published writings, Chardin and Rembrandt, written when...
art essays
Before Pictures
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Douglas Crimp is the rare art critic whose work profoundly influenced a generation of artists. He is...
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If you like reading books that are entertaining page-turners and also tickle your grey cells then Book Riot has recommended these 2017 books.
Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries
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Do you have strong feelings about the word “irregardless”? Have you ever tried to define the...
Biography writing reference
Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong
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From intelligence to emotion, for centuries science has told us that men and women are fundamentally...
science gender studies
Girl Code: Gaming, Going Viral, and Getting It Done
Andrea Gonzales and Sophie Houser
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In their debut, teenage tech phenoms Sophie Houser and Andrea Gonzales reveal the true story behind...
Technology
Chemistry: A Novel
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Named a “Most Anticipated Novel of 2017” by Entertainment Weekly, The Millions, and Bustle A...
Fiction
Was top 40 on my site, but most of the books won't come up in search here. See the full list of 40 here: http://www.prettyopinionated.com/2018/01/anticipated-2018-ya
Save the Date
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All first editions will be signed by the author--available while supplies last! Father of the...
young adult
Legendary: Caraval Book 2
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The spellbinding sequel to Sunday Times bestselling Caraval, told from the point of view of...
science fiction fantasy
A Court of Frost and Starlight: Court of Thorns and Roses
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Narrated by Feyre and Rhysand, this bridges the events in A Court of Wings and Ruin and the upcoming...
young adult fiction
Restore Me: Shatter Me Book 4
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The book that all SHATTER ME fans have been waiting for is finally here. The fourth incredible...
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NRSV Bible Books & Audio
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The NRSV Bible includes a local version of the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible. You get a...
NKJV Bible Books & Audio
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The NKJV Bible is includes a local version of the New King James Version of the Bible. You get a...
2017 has been a huge year for science fiction and fantasy literature as a whole. The Verge has compiled some great reads from debut authors, and the best names in the business closing out trilogies.
Persepolis Rising (The Expanse, #7)
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In the thousand-sun network of humanity's expansion, new colony worlds are struggling to find their...
Science fiction
Barbary Station
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Two engineers hijack a spaceship to join some space pirates—only to discover the pirates are...
Science fiction
The Stone in the Skull: The Lotus Kingdoms
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This first volume of a new Eternal Sky trilogy takes readers over the dangerous mountain passes of...
Fantasy
Provenance
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Following her record-breaking debut trilogy, Ann Leckie, winner of the Hugo, Nebula, Arthur C....
Science fiction
Autonomous: A Novel
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When anything can be owned, how can we be free Earth, 2144. Jack is an anti-patent scientist...
Science fiction