Auction catalogs can tell you a lot about a person - their passions and vanities, peccadilloes and aesthetics; their flush years and lean. Think of the collections of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Trum
In a new incarnation of an ancient form--the ghost story--one of our most imaginative storytellers and artists explores the earthly and sublime experience of existence. What haunts us? What can't we l
'Pure genius, gliding lyricism ... It is, simply, a delight' Independent on Sunday'Vivid with chlorine-bleached swimsuits, and post-match sorrow' Caitlin Moran, Observer, Books of the Year As a teenag
Leanne Shapton gives voice to the toys on our shelves in this wry yet tender children’s bookAlways there to comfort and listen, stuffed animals provide a reassuring presence in many a childhood. With
Swimming Studies is a collection of autobiographical sketches that explore the worlds of competitive and recreational swimming. From her training for the Olympic trials as a teenager, to medi
Explores the inner life of children's toys. This title is suitable for the youngest readers, penguins, panda bears, stuffed dogs and cuddly cats reflect on jokes, consider the weather, and long for to
What's left when a relationship ends? Where does jealousy come from? Delicately and sensitively, Leanne Shapton (Swimming Studies) ruminates on ex-lovers, and our lovers' ex-lovers. A few expressive p
Explores what it is like to move from a world of competition and discipline to one of recreation and introspection. Giving a glimpse into the private realms of swimming, and drawing, the author tells
Ethereal illustrations expand on a New York Times series by an acclaimed author and artistSunday Night Movies features Leanne Shapton’s watercolors of resonant moments in black-and-white cinema. Selec
Everybody's got an ex. And at some point in time, everybody's been one too. Artist/writer Leanne Shapton was reminded of this while staying at a new boyfriend's apartment for the first time. Everywhe
Leanne Shapton, author of Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris and Swimming Studies, creates an authorly and artistic response to travel, wo
Swimming Studies is a brilliantly original, meditative memoir that explores the worlds of competitive and recreational swimming. From her training for the Olympic trials as a teenager to enjoying pool
As a teenager, the author trained for the Olympic swimming trials; now an artist, she is still drawn inexorably to swimming, in pools and on beaches across the world. This work explores what it is lik
Explores the dangers of knowing about a lover's former lover, the discomfiting truths the exes can reveal about ourselves, and the secret hatred and admiration we can feel for those almost-strangers.
