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by Nick Bantock
4.0(50,952)
A solitary artist's ordered life unravels through intimate, illustrated letters with a mysterious woman who can inexplicably see his paintings, blurring the lines between reality, romance, and the supernatural.
by Alice Hoffman
3.9(50,554)
On the lush, restrictive island of St. Thomas, a fiercely independent Jewish woman defies her community and fate, sparking a scandalous, passionate love affair that will ultimately birth the father of Impressionism.
by Ali Smith
3.7(48,971)
As Britain struggles with its identity, an unlikely bond between a centenarian and a young art lecturer grows, connecting memory, history, and human connection through the changing seasons.
by Orhan Pamuk
3.9(44,982)
In 16th-century Istanbul, a murdered miniaturist's death uncovers a dangerous plot within a secret art commission, forcing a master illuminator to solve the crime before the Sultan's deadline, while dealing with forbidden Western styles, love, and religious extremism.
by Drew Daywalt
4.4(44,747)
When Duncan's crayons collectively declare their resignation over grievances ranging from overuse to underappreciation, he must find a way to make peace and bring color back to his world.
by Joseph Campbell
4.3(44,260)
Explore the classic stories that shape human experience, from old rituals to modern love, as Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers show how myths reveal life's deepest truths.
by William Blake
4.1(39,228)
Blake's poems, with his own art, show how the joy of 'Innocence' meets the harsh truths of 'Experience'.
by Allen Say
3.9(39,131)
During WWII in Japan, young Allen Say finds his artistic passion and a father figure in the demanding but inspiring Noro Shinpei, who teaches him drawing and self-discovery.
by Diane Chamberlain
4.1(38,997)
A wrongly imprisoned artist in 2018 uncovers a 1940s small-town murder and conspiracy hidden within a decaying post office mural, risking her freedom to expose the truth.
by Chaim Potok
4.2(36,004)
A young Hasidic artist faces a crisis: his sacred art, a divine calling, threatens to destroy his family and community with its beautiful blasphemy.
by Ann Patchett
4.0(34,982)
A memoir about the deep, twenty-year friendship between two writers, one disfigured by cancer, as they deal with ambition, addiction, and the lasting grief of a life intertwined with another's.
by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
4.0(34,766)
An aging abstract expressionist, haunted by his past and a secret in his potato barn, confronts human creation when a persistent widow unearths his life story.
by Joseph Campbell
4.2(32,273)
Joseph Campbell shows how ancient myths offer a psychological guide for personal growth in the modern world.
by Claire Messud
3.3(30,906)
A quiet elementary school teacher's hidden artistic dreams turn into a dangerous obsession when she falls for a captivating, bohemian family, only to face a devastating betrayal from her muse.
by Robert Hughes
3.7(30,869)
Robert Hughes's "The Shock of the New" takes readers on a journey through a century of modern art, explaining the changes from Cubism to Pop Art.
by Elizabeth Kostova
3.5(30,638)
A psychiatrist's ordered life shatters when a renowned painter's violent obsession with a 19th-century French Impressionist mystery pulls him into a labyrinth of lost loves, artistic genius, and historical tragedy spanning generations and continents.
by Donald A. Norman
4.2(29,049)
Understand the hidden language of design in everyday objects, turning frustration into an appreciation for intuitive, human-centered creation.
by Daniel Silva
4.3(28,060)
Haunted by his past, art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon is drawn back into a deadly game of international intrigue when a stolen Rembrandt and a murdered restorer unveil a conspiracy stretching from a quiet English town to the opulent shores of Lake Geneva.
by Blue Balliett
3.7(28,057)
When a priceless Vermeer vanishes, two quick-witted middle schoolers, guided by a cryptic book and their own sharp intuition, must decode a labyrinth of clues to outsmart an art thief who has stumped even the FBI.
by Peter H. Reynolds
4.2(27,505)
A single dot on a blank page helps a young girl move past self-doubt to artistic discovery and self-expression, showing that creativity starts with one mark.
by Kevin Wilson
3.6(25,562)
Two adult children, scarred by a childhood spent as unwilling participants in their performance artist parents' elaborate pranks, must confront their eccentric upbringing when their parents disappear, possibly as part of one final, audacious act.
by Daniel Silva
4.3(24,843)
Haunted by past failures, art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon must recruit the elusive daughter of an old enemy to infiltrate a global terror network, navigating the difficult intersection of art, espionage, and radical Islam.
by Laurell K. Hamilton
3.6(24,778)
Amidst vampire politics and supernatural execution, Federal Marshal Anita Blake confronts an ancient, ordinary dread: the possibility of an unprecedented pregnancy and the impossible choice of motherhood.
by David Mazzucchelli
4.2(24,218)
After a fire destroys his carefully built life, a self-absorbed architect travels through the American heartland, re-examining his past love and his identity.