Category Archives: New Books

The ‘Making of’ The Conquest of Everest

By Toby | Published: May 16, 2013

With the 60th anniversary of the first ascent of Everest coming up on 29 May, our new title The Conquest of Everest takes a retrospective look at that legendary expedition through the photographs of the late George Lowe, the veteran mountaineer and explorer. Here is a selection of shots from the making of the book, [...]

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VIDEO: Taxidermy is alive and well

By Toby | Published: May 8, 2013

Taxidermy is making a dramatic comeback across the arts, in fashion and jewelry design, and in advertising. Last week we visited Alexis Turner’s incredible studio in London to hear about the resurgence of interest in this rich art form, the subject of his forthcoming book Taxidermy. More information about Taxidermy can be found on our [...]

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Art of the Revolution

By Toby | Published: April 5, 2013

Photojournalist Mia Gröndahl’s new book Revolution Graffiti documents the rise of street art in Egypt during and after the 2011 revolution. Here, street art expert Tristan Manco introduces us to this dynamic and essential artistic movement. For many urbanites, street art has become something more often associated with a gallery show or a clothing brand, [...]

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Read an extract from The Wry Romance of the Literary Rectory

By Toby | Published: March 15, 2013

Read the introduction to the new book The Wry Romance of the Literary Rectory by Deborah Alun-Jones, which explores the lives of writers whose work was deeply influenced by the time they spent living in village rectories. For more information, head to our website. Read, comment on and share more book extracts on our ISSUU [...]

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VIDEO: A Year in the Life of Face Hunter

By Toby | Published: March 14, 2013

We caught up with Yvan Rodic (AKA Face Hunter) at Paris Fashion Week to find out about his new book A Year in the Life of Face Hunter, an engaging travel diary that follows Yvan through more than thirty of his favourite cities on a typical year-long travelling session around the world. It captures his [...]

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Interview with Alexander Nagel, author of Medieval Modern

By Toby | Published: December 14, 2012

Our groundbreaking title Medieval Modern offers a radical new reading of art since the Middle Ages and sheds fresh light on the deep connections between modern and pre-modern art. In this fascinating interview, author Alexander Nagel talks to Kaiya Stone about the origins of the book and highlights works that have inspired and influenced its [...]

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Green Tees – an instructional by Remake It: Clothes (video)

By Toby | Published: December 13, 2012

In this instructional animation, Remake It: Clothes shows the avid life-hacker how to create a cloth bag from an unwanted t-shirt. For more sustainable fashion tips, ideas and inspirartion, read Henrietta Thompson’s new book Remake It Clothes. For more information about Remake It: Clothes, visit our website. Tweet

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A Reading of Cinderella (video)

By Toby | Published: November 30, 2012

Here’s something for bedtimes – a retelling of the classic fairytale story of Cinderella from our new book The Fairytale Princess, with illustrations by Su Blackwell and retellings by Wendy Jones. To see Su Blackwell’s paper sculptures in real life, visit her exhibition at Anthropologie in London. For more information about The Fairytale Princess, click [...]

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What was it like to be the Pharaoh of Egypt?

By Toby | Published: November 12, 2012

In this short video, Garry J. Shaw debunks ancient Egyptian propaganda and introduces his new book, The Pharaoh, an introduction to the day-to-day life of the Pharaoh. The Pharaoh: Life at Court and on Campaign is available from our website and all good bookshops. Tweet

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The inside view – Tim Walker: Story Teller

By Toby | Published: November 2, 2012

With the opening of the new exhibition Tim Walker: Story Teller (Supported by Mulberry) at Somerset House, we caught up with Johanna Neurath, Thames & Hudson’s Design Director and one of the team members behind the new book, Tim Walker: Story Teller, to get her view on the exhibition and working closely with Tim’s exceptional [...]