Here are the books that I discovered over the course of November and December. I will read them some day, by golly.
For more book greatness - here's September / October and August (where you'll find links to all the other past book posts).
Hollywood in the 30s by Daniel Kothenschulte and Robert Nippoldt.
Cookbook Book by Annahita Kamali and Floriam Bohm.
Cabins by Philip Jodidio.
Come With Me To Paris by Gloria Fowler and Min Heo.
Picasso's Animals by Boris Friedewald / William Helburn: Seventh and Madison - Mid-Century Fashion and Advertising Photography by Robert Lilly and Lois Allen Lilly / Joe Eula: Master of Twentieth-Century Fashion Illustration by Cathy Horyn
Vintage Fashion Complete by Nicky Albrechtsen.
Goodnight Already by Jory John and Benji Davies.
A Possum's Tail by Gabby Dawnay and Alex Barrow / Herman's Letter by Tom Percival / Cherry Thief by Renata Galindo
Disco: An Encyclopedic Guide to the Cover Art of Disco Records by Disco Patric and Patrick Vogt.
Ugly Girls by Lindsay Hunter.
Please, Mr. Panda by Steve Anthony.
Butterflies in November by Audur Ava Olafsdottir / Diamond Boy by Michael Williams / Lowriders in Space by Cathy Camper and Raul the Third / The Spinny Icky Showdown (The Adventures of Arnie the Doughnut) by Laurie Keller
The Dinner That Cooked Itself by J.C. Hsyu and Kenard Pak.
Libraries by Bjarne Hammer.
The Book of Beetles: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred of Nature's Gems by Patrice Bouchard.
The Mystery Hat by Rune Brandt Bennicke and Jakob Hjort Jensen.
I Love Dogs by Sue Stainton and Bob Staake / Misty: The Proud Cloud by Hugh Howey and Nidhi Chanani / Moo by David LaRochelle and Mike Wohnoutka
Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan Poe, illustrated by David Plunkert.
Theatres by Pekka Salminen.
Jane Austen Cover to Cover: 200 Years of Classic Book Covers by Margaret C. Sullivan.
Behind the Burly Q: The Story of Burlesque in America by Leslie Zemeckis / The Baking Bible by Rose Levy Beranbaum / It Happened On Broadway: An Oral History of the Great White Way by Myrna Katz Frommer and Harvey Frommer
Mouse Muse: The Mouse in Art by Lorna Owen.
The Graphic Canon of Children's Literature edited by Russ Kick.
A Bed For Bear by Clive McFarland.
The Book of Barely Imagined Beings: A 21st Century Bestiary by Caspar Henderson / Writer to Writer: From Think to Ink by Gail Carson Levine
Tove Jansson: Work and Love by Tuula Karjalainen.
Bar Tartine: Techniques & Recipes by Nicolaus Balla and Cortney Burns.
And here are the books I enjoyed reading during November and December. I recommend them.
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie / Cold Spring Harbor by Richard Yates / Ripley's Game and The Boy Who Followed Ripley by Patricia Highsmith / Christmas at Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
What I Love About Movies by David Jenkins and Adam Woodward / Magic Color Flair: The World of Mary Blair by John Canemaker / Ed Emberley by Todd Oldham and Caleb Neelon.
