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The Flamethrowers: A Novel of Art and Politics by Rachel Kushner

On April 5, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Editor

The Flamethrowers is an intensely engaging exploration of the mystique of the feminine, the fake, the terrorist. At its center is Kushner’s brilliantly realized protagonist, a young woman on the verge. Thrilling and fearless, this is a major American novel from a writer of spectacular talent and imagination.

A Nearly Perfect Copy: A Fast-Paced, Lively Novel of Forgery by Allison Amend

On April 5, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Editor

Richly drawn and sharply observed, A Nearly Perfect Copy is a smart and affecting novel of family and forgery set amidst the rarefied international art world. A Nearly Perfect Copy boldly challenges our presumptions about originality and authenticity, loss and replacement, and the perilous pursuit of perfection.

The Interestings: A Novel About Bright and Talented Kids of the 1970′s by Meg Wolitzer

On March 28, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Editor

From bestselling author Meg Wolitzer comes a dazzling, panoramic novel about what becomes of early talent, and the roles that art, money, and even envy can play in close friendships. Wide in scope, ambitious, and populated by complex characters who come together and apart in a changing New York City, The Interestings explores the meaning of talent; the nature of envy; the roles of class, art, money, and power; and how all of it can shift and tilt precipitously over the course of a friendship and a life.

Banksy: The Man Behind the Wall – The Conundrum Behind the Graffiti Artist by Will Ellsworth-Jones

On February 18, 2013, in Art & Photography, Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, Nonfiction, by Editor

While hiding from the limelight, Banksy has made himself into one of the world’s best-known living artists. Banksy offers a revealing glimpse at an enigmatic figure and a riveting account of how a self-professed vandal became an international icon—and turned the art world upside down in the process.

Artful, A Novel on Art and Life by Acclaimed Scottish Novelist Ali Smith

On January 23, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Editor

Artful is a book about the things art can do, the things art is full of, and the quicksilver nature of all artfulness. It glances off artists and writers from Michelangelo through Dickens, then all the way past postmodernity, exploring every form, from ancient cave painting to 1960s cinema musicals.

Rage Is Back: A Novel of New York City Graffiti Artists by Adam Mansbach

On January 10, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Editor

In this mind-bending journey through a subterranean world of epic heroes, villains, and eccentrics, Adam Mansbach balances an intricately plotted, high-stakes caper with a wildly inventive tale of time travel and shamanism, prodigal fathers and sons, and the hilariously intertwined realms of art, crime, and spirituality.

The Violin: A Social History of the World’s Most Versatile Instrument by David Schoenbaum

On December 16, 2012, in Art & Photography, Book Reviews, Music, Nonfiction, by Editor

In The Violin, David Schoenbaum has combined the stories of its makers, dealers, and players into a global history of the past five centuries. From the earliest days, when violin makers acquired their craft from box makers, to Stradivari and the Golden Age of Cremona; Vuillaume and the Hills, who turned it into a global collectible; and incomparable performers from Paganini and Joachim to Heifetz and Oistrakh, Schoenbaum lays out the business, politics, and art of the world’s most versatile instrument.

Saul Steinberg: A Biography of the Cartoonist by Deirdre Bair

On November 24, 2012, in Art & Photography, Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, Nonfiction, by Editor

From National Book Award winner Deirdre Bair, the definitive biography of Saul Steinberg, one of The New Yorker’s most iconic artists. Steinberg’s curious talent for creating myths about himself did not make her job an easy one, but the result is a stunning achievement to admire and enjoy.

Titian: His Life, A Portrait of the Great Venetian Painter by Sheila Hale

On November 22, 2012, in Art & Photography, Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, by Editor

Sheila Hale’s masterly biography presents Titian through the lens of the turbulent times in which he lived and explores how this innovative sixteenth-century master conveyed in his paintings a kind of truth that few other artists have been able to communicate, which has fascinated Titian’s admirers and followers ever since.

Great Expectations: The Sons and Daughters of Charles Dickens by Robert Gottlieb

On November 21, 2012, in Art & Literature, Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, by Editor

Charles Dickens, famous for the indelible child characters he created—from Little Nell to Oliver Twist and David Copperfield—was also the father of ten children (and a possible eleventh). What happened to those children is the fascinating subject of Robert Gottlieb’s Great Expectations.