Runway Resurgence Celebrate the 60th anniversary of Yves Saint Laurent’s first runway show with a visual representation of the designer’s global influence on French haute couture. YSL Lexicon: An ABC of the Fashion, Life, and Inspirations of Yves Saint Laurent (Rizzoli) coincides with an innovative six-museum exhibition ... More

Between 1960 and 2020, the pages of Surfer magazine were ornamented with every aspect of surf culture, from must-have surf gear to profiles of surf legends. Founded by surfer, artist and filmmaker John Severson, Surfer was a trailblazer in the niche world of surf-focused publications, featuring travel content, surf spot ... More

From the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth to the National Parliament House in Bangladesh, the influential work of late Estonian-born American architect Louis Kahn can be found across the globe. Author Robert McCarter has updated and redesigned his 2005 monograph with an expanded collection of Kahn’s works alongside insights ... More

From reliving the childlike magic of exploring the great outdoors with endless imagination to embracing a more sustainable lifestyle, treehouses are rooted in a transformative history. The structures featured in a new tome, Treetop Hideaways: Treehouses for Adults (Rizzoli), are, however, a branch up from the ... More

Peaceful pathways, a kaleidoscope of colorful flowers, whimsical footbridges surrounded by lively greenery—the world’s most-visited gardens offer a wide spectrum of living art. Phaidon’s The Gardener's Garden: Inspiration Across Continents and Centuries showcases more than 250 of these beautiful gardens curated by designers, horticulturists and landscape ... More

In Growing Up Getty: The Story of America’s Most Unconventional Dynasty, author James Reginato offers an enthralling and comprehensive look into the contemporary state of one of the wealthiest—and most misunderstood—family dynasties in the world. Now spread across four continents, a new generation of eccentric and ... More

Candace Bushnell’s Is There Still Sex in the City?, based on her most recent book, comes to the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center Saturday July 9. Bushnell, who lives in Sag Harbor, talked to More

Diamonds and Deadlines: A Tale of Greed, Deceit, and a Female Tycoon in the Gilded Age (Abrams) by Betsy Prioleau is the first major biography of the glamorous and scandalous Miriam Leslie, titan of publishing and an unsung hero of women’s suffrage. Among the fabled tycoons of ... More

Food stylist and culinary director Christine Tobin is the woman behind the most mouthwatering and eye-catching dishes seen on screen in HBO Max's new series, Julia, inspired by Julia Child’s extraordinary life and her long-running television series, The French Chef. The American ... More

Over seven decades, Agnes Martin solidified her reputation as a pioneer of minimalism and abstract painting with iconic artworks that continue to inspire. Phaidon’s highly coveted Agnes Martin: Paintings, Writings, Remembrances, the first and only career retrospective of the American artist, has returned to the marketplace ... More