Furiously Happy

Den största julklassikern av dem alla, med magnifika illustrationer i fyrfärg En julsaga är Charles Dickens mest berömda bok och antagligen också världens mest lästa historia om julen. Här får vi följa Ebenezer Scrooge, en snål och elak affärsman som går igenom en total förvandling och blir en god människa efter att ha hemsökts av […]

In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and its Consequences is considered by many to be the first work of the true crime genre. In this groundbreaking book, Truman Capote reconstructs the murder of the Clutter family from information provided by newspaper articles and interviews. ‘Dick became convinced that Perry was that […]

Could drugs offer a new way of seeing the world? In 1953, in the presence of an investigator, Aldous Huxley took four-tenths of a gramme of mescalin, sat down and waited to see what would happen. When he opened his eyes everything, from the flowers in a vase to the creases in his trousers, was […]

Tidigt på morgonen den 23 september 2009 går larmet ? en värdedepå i Västberga rånas. Det är upptakten till ett av de mest spektakulära brotten någonsin i Sverige. Rånarna anländer via helikopter och polisen kan bara se på när de försvinner med närapå 40 miljoner kronor. Inte ett enda skott avlossas. Jonas Bonnier har skrivit […]

Julie Otsuka, författare till Vi kom över havet, återvänder med en stilsäker roman där första delen speglar livet i en simhall. En oförklarlig spricka som uppstår i simbassängens botten slår sönder besökarnas rutiner, väcker oro och spekulationer – men också förväntningar. I bokens andra hälft möter vi Alice, en äldre kvinna och före detta simmare […]

Behind nearly every item in the modern wardrobe is a ‘first of its kind’ – the definitive item, often designed by a single company or brand for specialist use, on which all subsequent versions have been based (and originals of which are now collector items in the booming vintage market). The T-shirt, for example, may […]

Creative Homes: Interiors and Design in Belgium offers a compelling exploration of 20 distinctive residences, each reflecting the individuality and creativity of Belgium’s most imaginative minds. From jewelers to painters, architects to chefs, the book highlights how design becomes a form of personal and cultural expression. Through striking photography and insightful commentary, the book examines […]

The American Dream: From Pop to present presents an overview of the development of American printmaking since 1960, paying particular attention to key figures such as Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg and Andy Warhol. The 1960s was a period of change in the production, marketing and consumption of prints and the medium attracted a new generation […]