April Staff Picks
04/21/2022 - 3:11pm
APRIL STAFF PICKS FROM RIZZOLI BOOKSELLERS
The Book of Difficult Fruit by Kate Lebo
This book is a sensual, earthy, erudite, and very pleasurable springtime read. The author is a poet and baker. She takes fruits that are maligned (smelly durian), obscure (thimbleberries), or mildly fatal (cherry pits), and transmogrifies them into metaphors for family, the anthropocene, and lots of other things. I’m bookmarking some of the recipes, and simply cherishing the absurdity of others, like the one for durian lip balm: "Some people will say this lip balm stinks. No kisses for them."
—Christine
Published to commemorate I-D's 40th anniversary, this fashion book features the most iconic editorial spreads and features since its inception as a fashion zine in 1980, through its most recent cover with musical/visual artists Bjork and Arca in 2020. i-D is the pinnacle of the now, boasting an editorial line up of legendary contemporary artists, musicians, models, photographers, stylists, makeup artists and mega-creatives in the industry. Flip through stunning images of Kate Moss, Timothee Chalamet, Rihanna, Naomi Campbell, Prince, Vivienne Westwood... just to name drop a few ;). Whether you're studying archival fashion, or just love some cultural nostalgia, this is the perfect book to add to your fashion library!
—Issa
Lorraine O’Grady began producing visual art in her mid-40s after a varied career working as an intelligence analyst, translator, and music critic, quickly emerging as a conspicuous voice in contemporary art. O’Grady’s work is guided in part by a theme of multiplicity and the limitations of the subject-object dichotomy, particularly as it relates to the experience of race. Both/And is the catalog for O’Grady’s first major retrospective, covering over 40 years of her life and work.
—Sam
Thinking about reading an autobiography? Perhaps a play, or even a cookbook? Maybe the idea of committing to one over the others makes you want to put on a movie and forget reading altogether. Lucky for us, Stanley Tucci is two steps ahead. In his latest book, Taste: My Life Through Food, Tucci delivers personal reflections, tasty recipes, and scenes from his family home. There’s even a concrete poem about carbonara—no choice but to Stan.
—Nathan
When a young French woman is stricken by a matrilineal curse, she begins a surreal, anguished hunt for a cure. It's interwoven with centuries of tantalizing medical mysteries, beginning with the Strasbourg dancing plague of 1518. I raced to the end, which could have felt inevitable, but instead felt like a hard-won revelation. Also, Lena Dunham loves it.
—Christine
—Christine
Austrian artist, architect, and environmentalist Friedensreich Hundertwasser spent a lifetime producing a catalog of work that defied convention and celebrated idiosyncrasy. His playful yet principled ethos and eye for vibrant color are on full display in this pocket-sized survey. Designed by the artist himself, it contains a compilation of 71 graphic works, each presented next to a poem or quote by the artist printed in shimmering silver text.
—Sam
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780374110321
$28.00
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