White Riot

By Henry Tsang
Categories: History, BIPOC, Asian Literature, Visual Arts, Photography

WINNER, Dr. Edgar Wickberg Book Prize for the Best Book on Chinese Canadian History (Chinese Canadian Historical Society of BC); FINALIST, Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Prize (BC and Yukon Book Prizes) ...

The Creative Instigator's Handbook

By Leanne Prain
Categories: Crafts & Hobbies, Visual Arts

From the co-creator of the seminal craftivism book Yarn Bombing: a guide for creatives to making impactful, socially engaged art projects.

Flash mobs come and go, but purposeful creativity can change communities. ...

Jean Cocteau Coloring Book

Compiled by Jean Cocteau Committee
Categories: Visual Arts, Crafts & Hobbies

In this lavish colouring book for adults, the fanciful, elegant world of artist, playwright, and filmmaker Jean Cocteau comes alive. As a playwright, he is best known for The Human Voice (1930); as a filmmaker, ...

Yves Saint Laurent Coloring Book

Compiled by Fondation Pierre Berge-Yves Saint Laurent
Categories: Crafts & Hobbies, Visual Arts

Adult colouring books (such as Secret Garden) have exploded in popularity in recent years, embraced for their calming, therapeutic effect. This elegant, imaginative colouring book explores the dynamic, ...

Strange Material

By Leanne Prain
Categories: Visual Arts, Cultural Studies, Crafts & Hobbies

The art of storytelling through textiles, exploring the many ways in which narrative can be expressed through cloth and needle.

Strange Material explores the relationship between handmade textiles and ...

Craftivism

Edited by Betsy Greer
Categories: Anthologies, Visual Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, Cultural Studies, Politics

Craftivism is a worldwide movement that operates at the intersection of craft and activism; Craftivism the book is full of inspiration for crafters who want to create works that add to the greater good. ...

Universal Hunks

By David L. Chapman
Foreword by Douglas Brown
Categories: Visual Arts, Popular Culture, Photography, LGBTQ+, Gay Literature, History, Cultural Studies

A lively, wide-ranging visual history of muscular men from around the world.

Over the last 100 years, the image of the muscular man has known no boundaries; it has been the object of envy, admiration, ...

Stan Douglas: Abbott & Cordova, 7 August 1971

By Stan Douglas
Contributions by Alexander Alberro, Nora M. Alter, Serge Guilbaut, Sven Lutticken, and Jesse Proudfoot
Categories: Cultural Studies, Politics, History, Photography, Social Issues, Visual Arts, British Columbia, BIPOC, Black Literature

Stan Douglas: Abbott & Cordova, 7 August 1971, an art book on the politics of urban conflict, is based on the work of Stan Douglas, one of Canada's most revered contemporary artists. His film and video ...

Hoopla

By Leanne Prain
Photographs by Jeff Christenson
Categories: Visual Arts, Crafts & Hobbies

A Library Journal Best Book of the Year

Alcuin Society Book Design Award winner (1st place, reference books)

Hoopla, by the co-author of the bestselling Yarn Bombing: The Art of Crochet & Knit Graffiti, ...

Venus with Biceps

By David L. Chapman
With Patricia Vertinsky
Categories: History, Visual Arts, Popular Culture, Photography, Cultural Studies, Women's Literature

As seen in People and The New Yorker

Over the last 100 years, the image of the physically strong, confident, muscular woman has
been the object of derision, fascination, and
erotic fantasy; she is often ...