Oudolf's hand-drawn plans for the Vitra campus in Germany. “Oudolf has thus succeeded in emancipating planting design as an art form in its own right, bringing it out of its niche and on to the big stage,” writes fellow gardener Cassian Smith. A photographic anthology of his greatest outdoor work as well as a poetic ode to his creativity (thanks to several essays by his contemporaries), it offers a complete look at Oudolf and his legacy. “That happened when I met plants.”Ī new book Piet Oudolf: At Work, published tomorrow by Phaidon, proves how inarguable his impact is. “I always had a strong feeling that I could do something different,” Oudolf previously said. (Just to name a few.) Currently, most consider him the most famous person in his field. But, hundreds of millions of people have: The Dutch landscape designer is the mastermind behind New York City’s High Line and Battery Park, Chicago’s Lurie Garden in Millennium Park, London’s Queen Elizabeth Park, the entry to Toronto’s Botanical Garden, and the Vitra Campus in Southwest Germany. It is probably an exaggeration to say everyone has walked through a Piet Oudolf garden.
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The event was sponsored by Revivalist Spirits, the Chester County-based creators of artisanal, botanical-forward gin, whiskey, and bourbon. It asks readers to remove our nostalgia lenses to question: Were our 20s really such a fun age? And was 2015 as innocent as we claim it was?Ĭook and Reid also talked about the writing process-Cook herself is a writer and Drexel MFA candidate-connecting with readers and being authentic, both on the page, and in real life.Ī fun fact they also chatted about: The book has been acquired by Lena Waithe’s Hillman Grad Productions and Sight Unseen Pictures to be made into a film. With on-point dialogue and a fast-paced plot, the book, which is set in 2015, exposes the nuanced relationships between a 20-something babysitter and her employers, boyfriend and friends. These are some of the provocative themes of Kiley Reid’s debut novel, Such a Fun Age-as well as some of the themes talked about during The Philadelphia Citizen’s first-ever virtual book club held on Tuesday night, with Reid and Jeannine Cook, the owner of Fishtown’s Harriett’s Bookshop.Ībout 200 guests from Tokyo to Tampa-and every corner of Philly-came together virtually for the reading and lively Q&A with Reid, who also lives and set her book in Philly. “Splendidly readable and hugely informative. He has written for the Sunday Times, the Times, the New York Times, the Observer, and the Spectator, and is the author of War on the Mind, Wisdom and Strength, The Caravaggio Conspiracy, and other books. Peter Watson was educated at the universities of Durham, London, and Rome. Focusing on the most influential individuals, breakthroughs, and events, Peter Watson has produced an illuminating and thought-provoking analysis of modern thought and culture. 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It was one of those books where I wasn’t sure what to expect so I didn’t read it so when I did I was pleasantly surprised. Earlier this year, after putting off picking it up for so long, I finally started The Broken Empire series, Starting with Prince of Thorns. She walked some more on the soft pine needles until at last she found an old nest, maybe a squirrel's, maybe a skunk's, maybe a porcupine's it's hard to tell when a nest has gone unused for a long time, and this one surely had. She should have been worried in the falling dark. She should have been concerned about the lightning, slicing the drops of rain in two and electrifying the air. She walked and walked, farther and farther from the red dirt road. The pine needles were soft beneath her feet she heard the water splash onto the puddles all around, noticed the evening roll in, the sky grow darker. Here in this old forest where the rain slipped between the branches and settled into her fur. Something about a car, something about a long drive. How long has she been walking? Hours? Days? She wasn't even sure how she got here, so far from the town where she grew up. Her family, the one she lived with, has left her in this old and forgotten forest, this forest where the rain is soaking into her soft fur. THERE IS NOTHING lonelier than a cat who has been loved, at least for a while, and then abandoned on the side of the road. Nora Krug was born decades after the fall of the Nazi regime, but the Second World War cast a long shadow over her childhood and youth in the city of Karlsruhe, Germany. This “ingenious reckoning with the past” ( The New York Times), by award-winning artist Nora Krug investigates the hidden truths of her family’s wartime history in Nazi Germany. * Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, The Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, NPR, Comics Beat, The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Kirkus Reviews, and Library Journal * Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award * Silver Medal Society of Illustrators * The panels range from gently clever to surprisingly profound to laugh-out-loud." - Publishers Weekly "A prescient book for these times. "This playful, self-aware collection of strips and gags on the joys and frustrations of reading and writing is equal parts lighthearted and sincere . . . by Grant Snider (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 552 ratings Book 1 of 1: I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf Goodreads Choice Award nominee Kindle & Comixology 9.99 Read on any device Kindle & Comixology Hardcover 10.66 12 Used from 9.95 20 New from 12.86 1 Collectible from 99. I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf is the perfect gift for bookworms of all ages. In this lighthearted collection of one- and two-page comics, writer-artist Grant Snider explores bookishness in all its forms, and the love of writing and reading, building on the beloved literary comics featured on his website, Incidental Comics. We collect them, decorate with them, are inspired by them, and treat our books as sacred objects. But some of us surround ourselves with books. We learn to read at an early age, and as we grow older we shed our beloved books for new ones. It's no secret, but we are judged by our bookshelves. A look at the culture and fanaticism of book lovers, from the beloved New York Times illustrator and creator of Incidental Comics. Martin's inspirations included the Wars of the Roses and the French historical novel series The Accursed Kings by Maurice Druon. Three main stories interweave: a dynastic war among several families for control of Westeros, the rising threat of the supernatural Others in northernmost Westeros, and the ambition of the deposed king's exiled daughter to assume the Iron Throne. The point of view of each chapter in the story is a limited perspective of a range of characters growing from nine in the first novel, to 31 characters by the fifth novel. A seventh novel, A Dream of Spring, is planned.Ī Song of Ice and Fire takes place on the fictional continents Westeros and Essos. He is currently writing the sixth novel, The Winds of Winter. The fifth and most recent volume of the series, A Dance with Dragons, was published in 2011, six years after the publication of the preceding book, A Feast for Crows. Martin, who initially envisioned the series as a trilogy, has published five out of a planned seven volumes. He began the first volume of the series, A Game of Thrones, in 1991, and it was published in 1996. A Song of Ice and Fire is a series of epic fantasy novels by the American novelist and screenwriter George R. |