Books LGBTQ related books, art and design books, coffee table books in general.

Here’s Why the New David Sedaris Book Calypso is Haunted

Though full of his trademark humor, Calypso, the latest look at life through the lens of David Sedaris also takes serious stock of family bonds and fleeting mortality....

Lambda Literary Awards Celebrates Excellence Among LGBTQ Writers

The 30th annual Lambda Literary Awards (aka the Lammys) will take place June 4 at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. This year, the nation’s...

A New Book Pays Tribute to “Pansy Beat,” the Original Gay Periodical

Clap yo’ hands and stomp yo’ feet, let’s get movin’ to the Pansy Beat! This collector’s edition book compiling Michael Economy’s short-lived publication features all...

National Treasure David Sedaris Is on Tour to Promote His Latest Book, “Calypso”

France can let him live there, but they can’t have him. Ex-pat American humorist David Sedaris is on a book tour, and he’s more delightful than ever. He has a unique...

Ken Schneck Fights Back against Anti-Gay Hate Speech with “LGBTQ Cleveland”

In the wake of the distribution of shocking anti-gay flyers as Cleveland State University, author Ken Schneck offers a book that takes pride in Cleveland’s diversity. Arcadia...

California Homes Reveal Their Owners’ Personalities in “Interior Portraits” Book

Interior Portraits By Leslie Williamson | Rizzoli; $55 Self-proclaimed homebody Leslie Williamson hits the road in order to take portraiture to a whole new level in Interior...

Birth of a Funny Girl: A New Streisand Book Celebrates “Becoming Barbra”

Hello, gorgeous! while la streisand is rightly praised for her extraordinary voice, over the course of her career she’s also inspired many a photographer with her unique beauty...

“A Slice of England” Author India Hicks Looks at British Royalty From the Inside

India Hicks: A Slice of England | By India Hicks; Rizzoli; $50 You might know india hicks from her roles as a fashion model, as host of Bravo’s Top Design, or as the face of her...

A Hundred Unseen Photos Surface in New Marilyn Monroe Book

The Essential Marilyn Monroe | By Milton H. Greene; ACC Art Books; $65 There’s something about Marilyn. She seems to represent so much we love about old Hollywood — from her...

Before All Those Ch-Ch-Changes: A New Book Reveals “Bowie Unseen”

Bowie Unseen | By Gerald Fearnley; ACC Art Books; $25 The subtitle of this intriguing look an extraordinary figure says it all: “Portraits of an Artist as a Young Man.” It’s...

Beauty’s Where You Find It in Modeling Agency Retrospective “Wilhelmina”

Spend some time with the beautiful people as you make your way through the pages of Wilhelmina: Defining Beauty (by Eric Wilson with a foreword by Patti Hansen). It’s a...

New Schiaparelli Book Explores Her Inner Circle: Dali, Picasso, Cocteau

By André Leon Talley, Donald Albrecht, Dawn Ades, Hamish Bowles, Angelo Flaccavento, Dilys Blum and Justine Picardie; | Rizzoli New York; $85 Elsa Schiaparelli may be best known...