Collins Booksellers Spring Reading Guide 2019 Spring-reading-guide-FA-WEB (2) | Page 13

ART & Photography Due SEpT Archipelago: an Atlas of Imagined Islands The image on the Catalogue cover is from the painting, late spring tunnel by David Hockney David Hockney Marco Livingstone RRP $27.99 The relationship between art and life has been of overriding importance in the work of David Hockney. Here Marco Livingstone traces those connections from the beginning of the artist’s career in the early 1960s through the more recent works that have contributed to Hockney’s international reputation. Mirka Mora: A Life Making Art Sabine Cotte RRP $49.99 With privileged access to the artist and her studio, Sabine Cotte offers a new perspective on this extraordinary woman, illuminating Mirka Mora’s significance as one of Australia’s most compelling, creative and prolific artists. Margaret Olley: A Generous Life QAGOMA RRP $49.95 This richly illustrated gift book pays tribute to Olley’s art, friendships and philanthropy, and demonstrates her ongoing legacy. It features Olley’s work spanning her entire career as well as portraits of her by other artists. Huw Lewis-Jones RRP $49.99 To celebrate the tercentenary of the publication of Robinson Crusoe, Archipelago presents an international range of leading illustrators who imagine they too have washed up on their own remote island. This publication traces the story of the artistic influences on Monet leading up to the creation of his ground-breaking painting Impression, Sunrise in 1872. Australian Geographic RRP $64.99 Australia’s islands span the tropics to the sub-Antarctic. No other country on earth revels in a richer diversity of offshore habitats. Travel around Australia discovering the best our islands have to offer. Due SEpT 1 Portraits Destroyed THE Year of the Dogs Julie Cotter RRP $49.99 Join respected art historian Dr Julie Cotter as she journeys through eras, continents and regimes to examine the extraordinary stories of Portraits Destroyed. This is an incredible psychological analysis of the power of the portrait. Hope, Never Fear Callie Shell RRP $35.00 Photographer Callie Shell presents an intimate portrait of Barack and Michelle Obama and the presidency that made history. This is a deeply personal insight into this couple who inspired and empowered people around the world. Due SEpT 1 World Heritage Sites of Australia Monet: Impression Sunrise National Gallery of Australia RRP $49.95 Islands 19 Vincent J. Vincent RRP $45.00 In The Year of the Dogs Vincent chronicles the personalities of everyday dogs in words and photographs. His stunning portraits are matched with witty ‘dogographies’ and a comic blend of Vincent’s own personal stories from his popular Instagram feed. Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read. Groucho Marx FASHION Due SEpT 3 Peter Valentine Living with Coco Chanel RRP $49.99 OUR PRICE $44 99 Peter Valentine presents Australia’s World Heritage Sites in a tribute to natural and cultural history. The outstanding qualities of each site are described and illustrated in detail, along with an account of how the site came to be on the World Heritage List. Shop online at collinsbooks.com.au Caroline Young RRP $39.99 This beautiful illustrated biography of Coco Chanel explores the influence of the homes and landscapes of her life on the creative output of the famous fashion designer and business woman. Get social with us