If a picture is worth a thousand words, these books tell you what pictures you might like. Browse this gallery of titles to see which ones suit your artistic vibe and check out the art styles they resemble!
Compiled by:
Julie K. and Zofia S.
Art in the Streets(Adult Nonfiction - 751.73 Art)
A catalog of an exhibition that surveys the history of international graffiti and street art.
Upright Women Wanted(Adult Fiction - Gailey)
The future American Southwest is full of bandits, fascists, and queer librarian spies on horseback trying to do the right thing.
The Hills Reply(Adult Fiction - Vesaas)
Tarjei Vesaas's final work before his death, this episodic novel drifts between dream-like abstraction and vivid description of seemingly ordinary yet heightened scenes of the Norwegian countryside. The many overlapping, semi-autobiographical sketches of The Hills Reply relate a deep appreciation for the complexity of the human condition, nature, and relationships.
The World Without Us(Adult Nonfiction - 304.2 Wei)
Journalist Alan Weisman offers an original approach to questions of humanity's impact on the planet. Drawing on the expertise of engineers, atmospheric scientists, art conservators, zoologists, oil refiners, marine biologists, astrophysicists, religious leaders, and paleontologists, he illustrates what the planet might be like today if humans disappeared.
Infinitum(Graphic Novels - GN Fielder Infinitum)
Beautifully rendered and emotionally evocative, Infinitum presents a unique cosmic experience, addressing issues of racism, homophobia, gender inequality, the encroachment of technology, and the spiritual cost of war, while exposing the history behind ancient mysteries.
Take Us to Your Chief: And Other Stories(Science Fiction & Fantasy - SF Taylor)
Infused with Native stories and variously mysterious, magical and humorous, Take Us to Your Chief is the perfect mesh of nostalgically 1950s-esque science fiction with modern First Nations discourse.
The Stars in Our Pockets: Getting Lost and Sometimes Found in the Digital Age(Adult Nonfiction - 303.4833 Axe)
Axelrod spins his personal philosophy out into the wider world, where technology is changing the nature of human consciousness faster than we can see it happening. In the tradition of Leslie Jamison's Empathy Exams, Axelrod marshals cultural and theoretical ideologies to ask questions that are both personal and universal.
Galatea: A Short Story(Adult Fiction - Miller)
In ancient Greece, a skilled marble sculptor has been blessed by a goddess who has given his masterpiece—the most beautiful woman the town has ever seen—the gift of life.
Living in Color: Color in Contemporary Interior Design(Adult Nonfiction - 747.94 Liv)
Organized by color—from the purest white to the deepest black, from the hottest pinks, oranges, and reds, to the coolest greens and tranquil blues in between—Living in Color explores and celebrates the current trend for vivid accents and vibrant transformations of our domestic spaces, whatever their size and wherever their location.
Are You Listening?(Graphic Novels - GN Walden Are You Listening)
Bea is on the run. And then, she runs into Lou. This chance encounter sends them on a journey through West Texas, where strange things follow them wherever they go.
The Tarot of Leonora Carrington(Adult Nonfiction - 759.2 Abe)
This significantly expanded edition of Carrington's acclaimed Tarot series reproduces previously unpublished photographs and images. Exciting, new research into her influences is also introduced, emphasizing the authors' claim that her work on the Major Arcana represents an esoteric roadmap to Carrington's feminist vision and wish for a new global gender equality toward a better ecological future for our planet.
Piranesi(Adult Fiction - Clarke)
For readers of Neil Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane and fans of Madeline Miller's Circe, Piranesi introduces an astonishing new world, an infinite labyrinth, full of startling images and surreal beauty, haunted by the tides and clouds.
Freshwater(Adult Fiction - Emezi)
Young Ada is troubled, prone to violent fits. Born "with one foot on the other side," she begins to develop separate selves within her as she grows into adulthood. When she travels to America for college, a traumatic event on campus crystallizes the selves into something powerful and potentially dangerous, making Ada fade into the background of her own mind as these alters—now protective and hedonistic—move into control.
The Metaphysical Club(Adult Nonfiction - 973.9 Men)
The Metaphysical Club is a compelling, vital account of how the cluster of ideas that came to be called pragmatism was forged from the searing experiences of its progenitors' lives.
Bunny(Adult Fiction - Awad)
Samantha Heather Mackey couldn't be more of an outsider in her small, highly selective MFA program at New England's Warren University. A scholarship student who prefers the company of her dark imagination to that of most people, she's repelled by the rest of her fiction writing cohort—a clique of unbearably twee rich girls who call each other "Bunny," and seem to move and speak as one. But everything changes when Samantha receives an invitation to the Bunnies' fabled "Smut Salon," and finds herself inexplicably drawn to their front door—ditching her only friend, Ava, in the process.
The Department of Sensitive Crimes(Large Print - LP Mccalls)
In the Swedish criminal justice system, certain cases are considered especially strange and difficult. In Malmö, the dedicated detectives who investigate these crimes are members of an elite squad known as the Sensitive Crimes Division. Equal parts hilarious and heartening, The Department of Sensitive Crimes is a tour de farce from a literary master.
A Conspiracy of Truths(Science Fiction & Fantasy - SF Rowland)
Arrested on accusations of witchcraft and treason, Chant finds himself trapped in a cold, filthy jail cell in a foreign land. With only his advocate, the unhelpful and uninterested Consanza, he quickly finds himself cast as a bargaining chip in a brewing battle between the five rulers of this small, backwards, and petty nation.
Color Scheme: An Irreverent History of Art and Pop Culture in Color Palettes(Adult Nonfiction - 701.85 You)
From the various shades of pink used by artists to describe the blush of Madame de Pompadour's cheeks to Helen Frankenthaler's orange color fields to Prince's concert costumes, Color Scheme is a collection of palettes that reveal new ways of thinking about larger arcs in visual culture.
Nightbitch(Adult Fiction - Yoder)
An ambitious mother puts her art career on hold to stay at home with her newborn son, but the experience does not match her imagination. Two years later, she steps into the bathroom for a break from her toddler's demands, only to discover a dense patch of hair on the back of her neck. In the mirror, her canines suddenly look sharper than she remembers. An outrageously original novel of ideas about art, power, and womanhood wrapped in a satirical fairy tale, Nightbitch will make you want to howl in laughter and recognition.
Dinosaur Sanctuary. Volume 1(Manga - MANGA Dinosau v. 1 Kinoshi)
Series: Dinosaur Sanctuary
Dinosaurs are alive! In 1946, a remote island was discovered where dinosaurs never went extinct. Through breeding and genetic manipulation, dinosaur populations increased and dino-mania reached a fever pitch worldwide—until a certain terrible incident occurred. Afterward, dinosaur reserves like Enoshima Dinoland fell on hard times. Enter Suma Suzume, a kindhearted rookie dino-keeper! Can she be the one to save Dinoland from extinction?