The Arts
Letters to Gil
‘A searing, triumphant story. A testament to the tenacity of the human spirit as well as a beautiful ode to an iconic figure’ IRENOSEN OKOJIE
The Gallery of Miracles and Madness: Insanity, Art and Hitler’s first Mass-Murder Programme
‘A riveting tale, brilliantly told’ Philippe Sands
The little-known story of Hitler’s war on modern art and the mentally ill.
The Musical Child: Using the Power of Music to Raise Children Who Are Happy, Healthy, and Whole
‘Wonderful … we need music in our lives now more than ever’ HERBIE HANCOCK
‘Joan Koenig is on a wonderful mission to enrich children’s lives through music’ DR GUY DEUTSCHER
Palaces of Revolution: Life, Death and Art at the Stuart Court
The story of the Stuart dynasty is a breathless soap opera played out in just a hundred years in an array of buildings that span Europe from Scotland, via Denmark, Holland and Spain to England.
Francis Bacon: Revelations
The Times Art Book of the Year 2021
FINALIST FOR THE PLUTARCH AWARD 2022
‘Must surely be the definitive life of Francis Bacon … A biography that no Bacon fan – or indeed foe – can afford to overlook … Mesmerising’ THE TIMES
‘A magnificent triumph … I was captivated by every line’ OBSERVER
Bird Photographer of the Year – Bird Photographer of the Year: Collection 6 (Bird Photographer of the Year)
This beautiful book celebrates the artistry of bird photography and showcases the best of the best. It accompanies an annual competition, Bird Photographer of the Year, which brings together the most outstanding examples of recent bird imagery.
Collins Classics – Pygmalion (Collins Classics)
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.
Collins Classics – The Picture of Dorian Gray (Collins Classics)
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.
Collins Classics – Dracula (Collins Classics)
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.
Born to Be Posthumous: The Eccentric Life and Mysterious Genius of Edward Gorey
The definitive biography of Edward Gorey, the eccentric master of macabre nonsense.
’A genius book about a bookish genius’ Daniel Handler, author of A Series of Unfortunate Events
A Day Like Today: Memoirs
‘The bombshell book everyone is talking about’ DAILY MAIL
‘A radio genius … the maestro of the show’ EVENING STANDARD
Bird Photographer of the Year – Bird Photographer of the Year: Collection 5 (Bird Photographer of the Year)
This beautiful book accompanies a new photographic competition celebrating some of the best bird photography of the year.
The Imaginary Museum: A Personal Tour of Contemporary Art featuring ghosts, nudity and disagreements
Join the art critic Ben Eastham on a private tour of an extraordinary museum. Let him walk you through a building constructed from memory and filled with a series of bewildering art works, while he delivers a guide comprised of personal experience, professional expertise and sympathy.
The Last Leonardo: A Masterpiece, A Mystery and the Dirty World of Art
In 2017 the Salvator Mundi was sold at auction for $450m. But is it a real da Vinci? In a thrilling narrative built on formidable research, Ben Lewis tracks the extraordinary journey of a masterpiece lost and found, lied and fought over across the centuries.
Why Bowie Matters: Unabridged edition
A unique, moving and dazzlingly researched exploration of the places, people, musicians, writers and filmmakers that inspired David Jones to become David Bowie, what we can learn from his life’s work and journey, and why he will always matter.