This preview highlights titles to be published in October


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Laurence King, 21st, HB, £45, 9781913947590 Twenty of the most influential contemporary sculptors—including Antony Gormley, Anish Kapoor, Rachel Whiteread and Mona Hatoum—talk candidly about their work in this illustrated collection.


Stephen Ellcock The Book of Change: Images to Inspire Revelations and Revolutions September, 21st, HB, £25, 9781912836833 Following his wonderful All Good Things last year, a new collection of Ellcock’s superbly curated, radically beautiful and provocative images, including artwork from Ellen Gallagher, Shirin Neshat, Kara Walker, Gillian Wearing, Philip Guston and more.


Jeffrey F Hamburger & Joshua O’Driscoll Imperial Splendour: The Art of the Book in the Holy Roman Empire, 800-1500 Giles, HB, £39.95, 9781911282860 Richly illustrated history of book production in the Holy Roman Empire, featuring more than 150 images of magnificently illustrated books and precious bindings.


Owen Hatherley Modern Buildings in Britain: A Gazetteer Particular, 7th, HB, £50, 9780241534632 With its “witty analysis, lavish design and sheer intellectual ambition”, this 600-page volume is billed as the ultimate illus- trated guide to modern British architecture, and alongside Hatherley’s “trenchantly opinionated” commentary, includes more than 300 original photographs by Chris Matthews.


Emma Lewis Photography: A Feminist History Ilex, 7th, HB, £40, 9781781578049 Mapping photographic developments against shifting gender rights, this illustrated history shines a light on how photography has borne witness to women’s movements and helped make their causes visible.


Julian Rothenstein & Chloe Sayer


The Day of the Dead: A Visual Compendium Laurence King, 7th, HB, £20, 9781786277251 Comprehensive visual collection of all forms of artistic material celebrat- ing the annual Mexican festival, from illustrations of skulls and singing skeletons, to paper cuts and representations of the festival by Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo.


Jonathan Glancey Spring Light: The Anglepoise Story Pavilion, 14th, HB, £25, 9781911641629 Starting with the begin- nings of the company with George Cawardine, the designer behind the lamp, this “fascinating” book shines a light on the design history of the famous Anglepoise lamp.


Elain Harwood Mid-Century Britain: Modern Architecture 1938-1963 Batsford, 14th, HB, £25, 9781849946865 From the Royal Festival Hall and Battersea Park to Coventry Cathedral, prefabs, ice-cream parlours and New Towns, a richly illustrated celebra- tion of mid-20th century British architecture.


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Language, literature & essays


Andrew Pettegree & Arthur Der Weduwen The Library: A Fragile History Profile, 14th, HB, £25, 9781788163422


“If there is one lesson from the centuries-long story of the library, it is that libraries only last as long as people find them useful.” From the famous collections of the ancient world to the embattled public resources we cherish today, this is an engaging account of the roller- coaster fates of libraries throughout history. We meet the antiquarians and philanthropists who shaped the world’s great collections, witness the rise and fall of fashions and tastes, and observe the crimes and misdemeanours committed in pursuit of rare manu- scripts. To be beautifully illustrated with a colour plate section.


Popular science


James Poskett Horizons: A Global History of Science Viking, 28th, HB, £25, 9780241394090


This perspective-shattering book challenges our Eurocentric narrative by spotlighting the work of historically neglected scientists like Graman Kwasi, the 17th-century African botanist who discovered a cure for malaria, and Zhao Zhongyao, the 20th-century Chinese physicist who discovered antimat- ter, but whose American colleague received the Nobel Prize. We learn that Newton’s laws of motion drew on astronomical obser- vations made in India and Africa, and Einstein’s stud- ies of quantum mechanics were partly inspired by a young Bengali physicist, Satyendra Nath Bose.


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Homes, interiors & crafts Paula Sutton


Hill House Living: The Art


Arnold Schwartzman Arts & Crafts: From William Morris to Frank Lloyd Wright Palazzo, 7th, HB, £30, 9781786750655 Lavish survey of some of the world’s most notable Arts & Crafts buildings, interiors and decorative arts, from hotels and commercial buildings to theatres and private residences.


James Scott The Women Behind Modern Art in Britain Unicorn, HB, £25, 9781913491871 Hitherto overshadowed by their male counterparts,


of Creating a Joyful Life Ebury, 14th, HB, £22, 9781529109658


Stylist and blogger Sutton has almost 500,000 followers on Instagram, where she charts her life in the beautiful Norfolk coun- try house to which she moved from London a decade ago. Photographed on location, her first book is a glorious, drool-making, richly illustrated celebration of the simple joys of seasonal country living, featuring styling advice, vintage hacks, recipes and anecdotes, including the story of how her 20-year career in fashion, her Caribbean heritage and her mother’s addiction to Country Life magazine inspired her own style.


Biography & memoirs Lea Ypi


Free: Coming of Age at the End of History Allen Lane, 28th, HB, £20, 9780241481851


“I never asked myself about the meaning of freedom until the day I hugged Stalin.” So begins this remarkable and highly original memoir by Ypi, professor of political theory at the LSE. Born in Albania, she grew up in a country where communist ideals had officially replaced religion. There was scarcity and food queues, a secret police and political executions; but also community and a shared vision of a better world. Then the Berlin Wall fell, the old order collapsed, and Albania descended into chaos. Both an affecting coming-of-age story and a first-hand meditation on the politics of freedom.


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