New books

Fantagraphics Books, 2014

New in the visual arts: on the shelf and online

March 20, 2015

New books, Painting, Photography, Rare Books & Arts, Visual arts:

The visual arts come in all shapes and sizes

New books: some well known faces amongst them

New books: some well known faces amongst them

February 5, 2015

New books, Rare Books & Arts:

It’s always good to meet old friends on the new books shelf, and make a few new friends as well.

New things for the New Year

New things for the New Year

January 7, 2015

Film, Music, New books, Rare Books & Arts:

A mixed bag of New Year goodies, a bit like those Xmas raffles which I never seem to win………

The ebooks are positively crowding the eshelves

The ebooks are positively crowding the eshelves

November 26, 2014

New books, Rare Books & Arts:

A selection of new ebooks in Arts; nothing if not eclectic…..

New books: artistic oceans, graphics underground and overhead & a musical navy

New books: artistic oceans, graphics underground and overhead & a musical navy

October 3, 2014

New books, Rare Books & Arts:

Framing the ocean, 1700 to the present : envisaging the sea as social space: edited by Tricia Cusack This take on the ocean seeks to investigate our changing cultural/artistic view… Read More ›

Photography: in and out of focus

Photography: in and out of focus

September 19, 2014

New books, Photography, Rare Books & Arts:

Photography continues to be a major part of our contemporary art collecting, and here are just a few new titles to tempt you into the building (and one you can… Read More ›

It’s a book Jim, but not as we know it; new ebooks in Arts

It’s a book Jim, but not as we know it; new ebooks in Arts

August 28, 2014

Film, Music, New books, Popular music, Rare Books & Arts, Television:

Our collection of ebooks continues to grow, and these are just a few of my current personal favourites; I can’t wait to get home to read them! You can too… Read More ›

New books: pulps, punks and posters

New books: pulps, punks and posters

May 30, 2014

New books, Rare Books & Arts:

 The mining of popular culture continues apace…… Alternative movie posters : film art from the underground by Matthew Chojnacki No, not posters for “alternative” movies, but alternative posters for mainstream… Read More ›

New ebooks in Arts: Zines, would you believe

New ebooks in Arts: Zines, would you believe

May 25, 2014

Comic books, Music, New books, Popular music, Rare Books & Arts:

A lot of people involved in the zine community would say that digitising zines takes away something intrinsic – the kinesthetic and unique appreciation of the physical object – and… Read More ›

New ebooks in Arts: From daguerréotypes to white cubes

New ebooks in Arts: From daguerréotypes to white cubes

May 3, 2014

Film, New books, Rare Books & Arts, Visual arts:

This week’s new ebooks I’ll be focussing on are a pleasant handful of contemplations on film and filmmakers, both present and past. A collection of interviews with photographer and film… Read More ›