Best Arts & Entertainment Books of 2018

by Joy Press

An urgent and entertaining history of the transformative powers of women in TV. Full review >

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by Lucas Mann

An immensely captivating consideration of reality TV and a moving reflection on marriage. Full review >

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by Mark Griffin

An engrossing and carefully documented account of a beloved film icon’s life. Full review >

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by Ingrid Rossellini

This is no beach book. Rossellini gives us illuminating classes in art history, Western civilization, philosophy, and... Full review >

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by Caroline Weber

A palpable, engrossing portrait of three extraordinary women and their tempestuous, fragile world. Full review >

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by Ken Jennings

This book is full of good sense and meaningful interviews, and it would be difficult to find a smarter or more satisfying... Full review >

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by Alan Walker

An absorbing biography unlikely to be surpassed anytime soon. Full review >

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by Roger Daltrey

Unaffected, lucid, and entertaining: One of the best rock memoirs in recent memory. Full review >

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by Mary Gabriel

A sympathetic, authoritative collective biography. Full review >

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by Marina Warner

Fertile, probing responses to the transformative power of art. Full review >

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by Gary Giddins

A deeply researched and thoroughly engrossing biography that confirms Crosby’s essential role in the history of American... Full review >

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by Joshua Rivkin

Rivkin’s first book—impeccably researched, lavishly and lovingly written, insightful and discerning—is a joy to read. Full review >

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by Philip Pullman edited by Simon Mason

A collection of pieces infused with abundant wisdom, provocative notions, and illuminating insights. Full review >

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by Judith Chernaik

A sturdy foundation of research and musical knowledge (and love) underlies this inspiring and wrenching account of a man who... Full review >

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