Thursday, December 10, 2015

Year End Round Up of Best Books

End of year best-of lists are everywhere this month. We've had a great year and are very proud of the lists our books have landed on thus far. Help us celebrate another great year in publishing!

Holiday shopping note: Order by next Thursday, December 17, to guarantee domestic delivery by December 25.

End of Year Round Up

“Best Of” or “Gifts” Lists

New York Times Sunday Book Review Holiday issue

The Jemima Code
Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks

By Toni Tipton-Martin
"The Jemima Code is no ordinary book. It’s a heaping helping, a long overdue acknowledgment of African-Americans who have toiled in this field since the country’s beginnings. With eloquence and urgency, Tipton-Martin makes the case that without the people of the African diaspora not only would America’s food be different, so would its culinary conversation." 
The New York Times Book Review

Variations on a Rectangle
Thirty Years of Graphic Design from Texas Monthly to Pentagram

By DJ Stout


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The best photography books of 2015

Frame
A Retrospective

By Mark Cohen
 
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NPR, Best Books 2015

The Jemima Code
Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks

By Toni Tipton-Martin
"[The Jemima Code is] that rare coffee table book that serves up important history and compelling imagery in digestible, bite-size chunks that still stick to your ribs.
Michel Martin, NPR's Best Books of 2015
Don’t Suck Don’t Die
Giving Up Vic Chesnutt

By Kristin Hersh

"Don't Suck, Don't Die is not only one of the best books of the year, it's one of the most beautiful rock memoirs ever written. Hersh is as stunningly talented an author as she is a musician, and her portrayal of Chesnutt is perfectly done.
NPR's Best Books of 2015
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Wall Street Journal, Best Books for Photography Lovers 2015

Frame
A Retrospective

By Mark Cohen
 
"Mr. Cohen’s pictures are remarkable." 
The Wall Street Journal

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American Photo, Best Books 2015

Frame
A Retrospective

By Mark Cohen
Political Abstraction
By Ralph Gibson



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Slate's Best Coffee-Table Books of 2015 for History Lovers

As Above So Below
Art of the Fraternal Society, 1850-1930

By Bruce Webb and Lynne Adele
The Jemima Code
Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks

By Toni Tipton-Martin

The 10 Best Photography Books of 2015

Eli Reed
A Long Walk Home

Photographs by Eli Reed with an introduction by Paul Theroux
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Photo-eye, Best Books 2015


Frame
A Retrospective

By Mark Cohen

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Publisher’s Weekly, Best of 2015

It Starts with Trouble
William Goyen and the Life of Writing

By Clark Davis
"Davis's lively biography returns a long-overlooked writer to his place in American literature, illuminating Goyen's troubled but brilliant life and career." 
Publisher's Weekly
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Kirkus Gift Guide 2015

As Above So Below
Art of the Fraternal Society, 1850-1930

By Bruce Webb and Lynne Adele
The Jemima Code
Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks

By Toni Tipton-Martin



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Los Angeles Times Best of 2015

Los Lobos
Dream in Blue

By Chris Morris



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PRINT magazine Best Design Books 2015

Variations on a Rectangle
Thirty Years of Graphic Design from Texas Monthly to Pentagram

By DJ Stout

"Why You Should Read It: In her introduction, Paula Scher notes that Stout’s designs are 'uniquely American,' and this book is a catalogue that delivers on that assertion. Fans of studying design by geographic region (as we at Print tend to) will delight in Stout’s stylistic renderings that all showcase his deep roots." 
Print Magazine
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Austin American-Statesman's Art Book Picks


As Above So Below
Art of the Fraternal Society, 1850-1930

By Bruce Webb and Lynne Adele

By Mark Cohen
Eli Reed
A Long Walk Home

Photographs by Eli Reed with an introduction by Paul Theroux

Twentieth-Century Art of Latin America
Revised and Expanded

By Jacqueline Barnitz and Patrick Frank

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Atlanta Journal Constitution Best Coffee Table Books 2015

The Jemima Code
Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks

By Toni Tipton-Martin

Cheers to you all and happy holidays!


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