Wir haben im Buch geblättert, uns in die Texte von Niklas Maak verliebt und uns von den Illustrationen von Leanne Shapton verzaubern lassen. Am 16. Januar sind beide zur Deutschlandpremiere in der Urania zu Gast.

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Hanser Literatur

Weds night 9/13! I get to talk to these two about their new book.

“For several years I trained five or six times a week, not counting the jogging sessions. I felt in control, disciplined, and very focused. I could face any difficulty.” —Alain Pilon, interviewed by Leanne Shapton go.nybooks.com/3R7CLW2

out for a saturday morning walk repping a bygone era in canadian media

Every year I retweet this piece on how to spot drowning. Last year someone replied saying they’d read my RT the previous year and later rescued a kid. TL;DR: drowning kids usually don’t scream or splash about. slate.com/technology/201…

Books that tap into the oddity of existence, the unusual moments that interfere with any firm sense of what 'reality' is. Thanks to Marta Balcewicz for this list! 49thshelf.com/Blog/2023/05/1… Book*hug Press

The latest dispatch from our Art Editor, Leanne Shapton (@shaptonia)
go.nybooks.com/3JCTyMp

“When I go back now, I find myself overwhelmed by the beauty of the snowy landscape. I think that is where I truly began my practice as an artist.”—Marcel Dzama, interviewed by Leanne Shapton (@shaptonia) go.nybooks.com/3B5bMBD

A dispatch from our Art Editor, Leanne Shapton (@shaptonia), on the art and illustrations in the Review’s November 24 and December 8 issues.
go.nybooks.com/3V5f0NA

Great review for Susan Barba in the FT! American Wildflowers by Susan Barba — in full bloom ft.com/content/888b80…

via ⁦The New York Times⁩ Rebecca Godfrey: brilliant person, writer, mother, teacher nytimes.com/2022/11/04/boo…

Susan Barba (@barbasusan) on the wildflowers of America, with art by Leanne Shapton (@shaptonia).
go.nybooks.com/3DCcMP6

In the second New York Review Art Newsletter, Art Editor Leanne Shapton writes about the encroachment of autumn, Edvard Munch’s bear, and medieval hair.
go.nybooks.com/3SncgbZ

Leanne Shapton (@shaptonia), our Art Editor, on Telluride, commissioning illustrations, and Salman Rushdie
go.nybooks.com/3LsBsfk

Was fun to talk to Jon Klassen jon klassen about his hand painted cover, the Canadian shield and terrifying National Film Board of Canada short films.

Leanne Shapton: A Day at Sunset Park Pool ift.tt/Y2e3SKr

“Basketball inspires my work, not only with its data and information, but the little details of the sport that tell us about what we’re looking at: colors, lines, paths, boxes, rules.” —Andrew Kuo (Andrew Kuo), interviewed by Leanne Shapton (@Shaptonia) go.nybooks.com/3ehqxJ0

...whose lives carried on, seemingly unaffected by the disintegrating society around them. Read an excerpt in issue one: bit.ly/3HP6Y5j (Illustration by Leanne Shapton)

Happy for this review for American Wildflowers: a book I worked on with the wonderful poet Susan Barba

'Bocetos de natación', de Leanne Shapton, llega a librerías de toda España la semana que viene. Libro ideal para el verano. 🏊‍♀️