Listed in the Literature category on Art In Fiction, The Paris Bookseller (2022) by Kerri Maher is described as “[a] love letter to bookstores and libraries” by The Boston Globe.   When bookish young American Sylvia Beach opens Shakespeare and Company on a quiet street in Paris in 1919, she has no idea that she and her new bookstore will change the course of literature itself.    Shakespeare and Company is more than a bookstore and lending library: Many of the prominent writers of the Lost Generation, like Ernest Hemingway, consider it a second home. It's where some of the ..read more

Listed in the Literature category on Art In Fiction, The Messy Lives of Book People (2022) by Phaedra Patrick bestselling author of several novels, including The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper, is a contemporary work of women’s fiction. Mother of two Liv Green barely scrapes by as a maid to make ends meet, often finding escape in a good book while daydreaming of becoming a writer herself. So she can't believe her luck when she lands a job housekeeping for her personal hero, mega bestselling author Essie Starling, a mysterious and intimidating recluse. The last thing Liv expected was to b ..read more

Listed in the Literature category on Art In Fiction, Wifedom (2023) by Anna Funder is the story of the marriage behind some of the 20th century’s most famous literary works.   Eileen O’Shaughnessy married George Orwell in 1936. O’Shaughnessy was a writer herself, and her literary brilliance not only shaped Orwell’s work, but also her practical common sense saved his life. But why and how was she written out of their story? Using newly discovered letters from Eileen to her best friend, Funder re-creates the Orwells’ marriage, through the Spanish Civil War and the Second World War in L ..read more

Listed in the Literature category on Art In Fiction, The Mayfair Bookshop (2022) by Eliza Knight is a dual-narrative story about Nancy Mitford in 1930s London and a modern American desperate for change. 1938: She was one of the six sparkling Mitford sisters, known for her stinging quips, stylish dress, and bright green eyes. But Nancy Mitford’s seemingly dazzling life was really one of turmoil: with a perpetually unfaithful and broke husband, two Nazi sympathizer sisters, and her hopes of motherhood dashed forever. With war imminent, Nancy finds respite by taking a job at the Heywood Hill Book ..read more

Listed in the Photography category on Art In Fiction, The Museum of Extraordinary Things (2014) by Alice Hoffman is an extraordinary novel about an electric and impassioned love affair.   Coralie Sardie is the daughter of the sinister impresario behind The Museum of Extraordinary Things, a Coney Island freak show that thrills the masses. An exceptional swimmer, Coralie appears as the Mermaid in her father’s “museum,” alongside performers like the Wolfman and the Butterfly Girl. One night Coralie stumbles upon a striking young man taking pictures of moonlit trees in the woods off the Hudso ..read more

Listed in the Visual Arts category on Art In Fiction, The Collector (2023) by Daniel Silva is his 23rd Gabriel Allon thriller. Legendary art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon joins forces with a brilliant and beautiful master-thief to track down the world’s most valuable missing painting but soon finds himself in a desperate race to prevent an unthinkable conflict between Russia and the West.  Silva's powerhouse novel showcases his outstanding skill and brilliant imagination, destined to be a must-read for both his multitudes of fans and growing legions of converts. "Relevant and richly ..read more

Listed in the Literature category on Art In Fiction, Book Lovers (2022) by Emily Henry was named a Most Anticipated Book of 2022 by Oprah Daily.   Nora Stephens's life is books—she’s read them all—and she is not that type of heroine. Not the plucky one, not the laidback dream girl, and especially not the sweetheart. In fact, the only people Nora is a heroine for are her clients, for whom she lands enormous deals as a cutthroat literary agent, and her beloved little sister, Libby.   Which is why she agrees to go to Sunshine Falls, North Carolina for the month of Au ..read more

Listed in the Music category on Art In Fiction, Dreamland (2022) by Nicholas Sparks is a poignant romance about risking everything for a dream   Colby Mills once felt destined for a musical career, until tragedy grounded his aspirations. Now the head of a small family farm in North Carolina, he spontaneously takes a gig playing at a bar in St. Pete's Beach, Florida, seeking a rare break from his duties at home.    But when he meets Morgan Lee, his world is turned upside-down, making him wonder if the responsibilities he has shouldered need dictate his life forever. The daug ..read more

Listed in the Film category on Art In Fiction, Miss Del Rio (2022) by Bárbara Mujica traces the life of a trailblazing woman whose legacy in Hollywood and in Mexico still shines bright. 1910, Mexico: As the country’s revolution spreads, Dolores, the daughter of a wealthy banker, must flee her comfortable life in Durango or risk death. Her family settles in Mexico City, where, at sixteen, she marries the worldly Jaime del Río. But in a twist of fate, at a party she meets an influential American director who recognizes in her a natural performer. He invites her to Hollywood, and practically over ..read more

Listed in the Literature category on Art In Fiction, The Echo of Old Books (2023) by Barbara Davis is a novel about the magical lure of books. Rare-book dealer Ashlyn Greer’s affinity for books extends beyond the intoxicating scent of old paper, ink, and leather. She can feel the echoes of the books’ previous owners—an emotional fingerprint only she can read. When Ashlyn discovers a pair of beautifully bound volumes that appear to have never been published, her gift quickly becomes an obsession. Not only is each inscribed with a startling incrimination, but the authors, Hemi and Belle, tell co ..read more