Books like Nothing personal by Richard Avedon

A dystopian novel about a woman named Offred in a totalitarian theonomic society called Gilead, exploring themes of subjugated women and resistance.

Set in 1950s Paris, James Baldwin’s novel follows an American expatriate entangled in a doomed love triangle, confronting desire, morality, and sexual identity with stark honesty.

James Baldwin’s 1963 essay collection, written as two letters for the centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation, confronts America’s racial injustices and urges both black and white citizens to confront the legacy of racism.

A seminal collection of essays by Susan Sontag that examines photography’s history, meaning and role in capitalist societies.

African-American fiction

James Baldwin’s collection of essays confronts U.S. race relations, explores the writer’s social duty, and features intimate portraits of writers such as Richard Wright and Norman Mailer.

Shadow Country follows the rise and violent downfall of Everglades sugar planter E. J. Watson, a charismatic outlaw whose legend and murder explore frontier justice, racism, and the complexities of early twentieth‑century Florida.

James Baldwin reflects on the United States’ political and social turbulence of the late twentieth century, offering a deep critique of race relations and the African‑American experience.

An unprecedented, full–length interview with James Baldwin, accompanied by significant excerpts from other conversations that span his life—from Harlem to France—offering insight into his views on race, literature, and his friendships with artists such as Miles Davis, Toni Morrison, and Richard Wright.

An unbridled celebration of a life beyond guilt and expiation As sweet as raspberry ripple, as tempting as popcorn. Welcome to the seductive pictures of Pierre et Gilles. Again and again they show people in kitschy scenarios against a background of flowers and hearts. When they are not snapping portraits of the well-known - most of whom are close friends like Marc Almond or Nina Hagen - and not-so-known, they photograph themselves. Bizarre, and full of obscure significance, the photographs are reminiscent of stills from film melodramas.They are always colourful and presented with beguiling polish. They plunder the repertoire of historical presentation as though they were leafing through a collection of fabrics, and assume identities as though they were part of a mail-order catalogue. Now the latest and most comprehensive collection of the works of these two photographers can be presented to the public - in a format designed by the artists themselves. In matt skin-colour, with a golden edging, the embossed cover is reminiscent of a quilted counterpane and promises a cuddly experience within. Once between the covers one can frolic at will in a soft, artificial world of pictures. This saccharine collection of kitsch encompasses all aspects of homosexuality and offers them in an appetising form even to those who abhor them. A straight challenge is issued to all readers to participate - at least with their eyes - in this unbridled celebration of a life beyond guilt and expiation.