It’s that time of year again when the best-of lists make their rounds. As always, we’ve brainstormed and selected some of our favorite monographs, surveys, and whimsical books published in 2025. Many of these titles were also reader favorites and flew off our shelves as quickly as we could stock them (ahem, only the dog knows,
You can find many of the books below – along with other books we’re enjoying huge shopFor more favourites, see the list of 2024,
The alphabet in motion: how letters get their shapes
This ABC pop-up book by Kelly Anderson is the culmination of thousands of hours of research in various design archives. The artist and designer carefully created kinetic and three-dimensional letters to show how type styles have evolved through the ages. The project consists of two combined, detachable books: one is an interactive display with movable paper elements and activities, while the other dives into the history and concept behind each pop-up.
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Wonder Woman: Art of the Asian Diaspora
Companion to an exhibition of the same name, wonder Women Emerging from curator and writer Cathy Huang’s desire to highlight the remarkable spectrum of figurative works produced within the Asian diaspora. This section introduces the practices of 40 artists through their works and personal statements, addressing a wide range of topics from identity and family to colonialism and myth-making.
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Dog Only Nose: The Dog Portraits of Alison Friend
Alison Friend has attracted the attention of many animal lovers with her quirky dog acting. only the dog knows They have collected 125 unique illustrations that showcase little puppies with big personalities.
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Prospect Park: Photographs of a Brooklyn Oasis, 1980 to 2025
Brooklyn’s Prospect Park is deeply loved by locals, as captured by photographer Jamel Shabazz in his book of the same name. Spanning 45 years, the visual volume celebrates urban enclaves and the people who gather there, documenting how public space provides opportunities for community building, relaxation and joy.
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The War of Art: A History of Artists’ Protest in America
Lauren O’Neil Butler surveys some of the most impactful artist-led activist projects war of artA timely book for a year of mass mobilization and protest, this volume traces the contemporary genealogy of constructivist approaches to resistance,
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Fresh Set: Contemporary Nail Art from Around the World
If you’ve been on the Internet recently, you’ve probably noticed a growing trend. Nails adorned with rhinestones and polka dots, picnic spreads and even bright red lobster homages are part of the burgeoning style. They are also some of the fascinating designs that Tembe Denton-Hurst includes in her book, fresh set,
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This collection is exactly what its title suggests: a celebration of some of the weird, bizarre, and unique structures around the world. Featuring 100 notable projects, strange buildings Explores the whimsical and wild and celebrates designers who expand what architecture can be.
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From simple backyard plots to the iconic landscape of Versailles, gardens have long been a source of sustenance, beauty, and spiritual communion. contemporary garden Gardening travels to 300 green spaces in 40 countries, surveying the enduring connection between nature and aesthetics. We love the breadth of genres covered in this book’s more than 300 pages, and the mix of both private and public spaces.
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