Dare to Sketch is a whimsical beginner’s guide from one of the leaders of the urban sketching movement. It covers all of the important basics: what kind of notebook to buy, what drawing materials to use, ideas for subject matter,...

“Beautifully written . . . Full of anecdotes and fascinating research, this elegant compendium has all the answers.” —NPR, Best Books of 2017 The Secret Lives of Color tells the unusual stories of seventy-five fascinating shades, dyes, and hues. From...

We’ve been working our way through Peggy Dean’s playful, clever instructional book on nature drawing—and having a great time doing it. Dean is great at breaking complex scenes into simple shapes and layers of color, and her book never confuses...

This beautifully illustrated and inspiring guided watercolor-a-day book is perfect for beginning watercolor artists, artists who want to improve their watercolor skills, and visual creatives. From strokes to shapes, this book covers the basics and helps painters gain confidence in...

The Ultimate Brush Lettering Guide has something for everyone–from beginners that have never used a brush pen, to seasoned letterers looking for a new style or ideas for creative flourishes. From choosing the best pens and paper and knowing the...

A life-changing book, this fully revised and updated edition of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain is destined to inspire generations of readers and artists to come. Translated into more than seventeen languages, Drawing on the Right Side...

Achieve amazingly realistic and vibrant botanical illustrations, from flowers so dazzling you feel as if you might be able to smell them, to tomatoes that look as if they’ve just been picked from the garden. Wendy Hollender is known for...

Bring new energy to your sketches of urban scenes with Felix Scheinberger's fresh and simple approach to watercolor painting. Whether you’re an amateur artist, doodler, or sketcher, watercolor is a versatile sketching medium that’s perfect for people on the go—much...

A haunting tale of human resilience and hope in the face of unrelieved horror, Albert Camus’ iconic novel about an epidemic ravaging the people of a North African coastal town is a classic of twentieth-century literature. The townspeople of Oran...

Yoko Tawada’s new novel, The Emissary, is a breathtakingly lighthearted meditation on mortality. After suffering a massive, irreparable disaster, Japan cuts itself off from the world. Children are born so weak they can barely walk; the only people with any...

The aphorism eludes definition: it can appear to be a random jotting or a more polished observation. Whether arbitrary fragment or crystalline shard, an aphorism captures the inception of a thought. The genre seems particularly well-suited to the unique talents...

What does it mean to be good? What enables us to distinguish right from wrong? And how should human virtues be translated into a just society? These are the questions that Plato sought to answer in this monumental work of...