Our August issue opens with Carmilla, the latest in the elegant and award-winning Beehive Books “Illuminated Editions” series. Next, the role of photography in Robert Rauschenberg’s work is explored and we continue with a look at Chicago’s neighborhoods with Trope Chicago: The Loop and Beyond. With Behind Mountains, Ragnar Axelsson explores the relationship between people and animals in rural Iceland, and we conclude this month’s selections with the urban landscapes of Inside Views and Master Sketchbooks, a compendium of the best in contemporary science ficton and fantasy art.
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A stunning new entry in the Beehive Books award-winning Illuminated Editions series, the book that inspired Bram Stoker’s Dracula and pioneered depictions of queer longing in contemporary fiction is now elaborately illustrated and presented in a breathtaking slipcased coffee table book. Award-winning illustrator Rosemary Valero-O’Connell brings a tender and menacing touch to this classic nineteenth-century gothic horror novel. This hypnotic edition features a captivating catalog of full-page and spot illustrations, as well as an original introduction from the renowned author of dark fictions Poppy Z. Brite.
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Robert Rauschenberg was a quintessential artist of post-war New York and one of the most influential artists of twentieth-century America. Robert Rauschenberg’s New York takes a deep dive into his engagement with photography. His seminal early work sets the stage for this volume, which examines defining photographs made by Rauschenberg in New York City and are presented alongside a selection of his paintings and prints that reproduce and repurpose the photographs in new and creative ways.
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Trope Chicago: The Loop and Beyond celebrates the architecture, public artwork, and everyday beauty of Chicago. Going beyond tourist attractions, this volume is a new exploration that takes readers beyond Chicago’s landmarks to give an insider’s view of the city, highlighting the neighborhoods, streets, and locations that mark the day-to-day experience. This collection highlights the photographic images of a group of talented photographers from Chicago and beyond who showcase the city in a new and exciting light. Each chapter is accompanied by a map, along with the locations where each photo was taken.
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Behind Mountains
Text and Photographs by Ragnar Axelsson, Designed by Einar Geir Ingvarsson
Kehrer Verlag • September 2025 • 9783969001950 • iPage
For forty-five years, the Icelandic photographer Ragnar Axelsson has observed the farmers of his homeland during sheep roundups. This centuries-old tradition takes place every autumn and is typically carried out either on horseback or on foot. In Behind Mountains, Axelsson presents powerful, atmospheric black and white photographs that impressively document the interaction between people and their animals, as well as with the rugged landscape. Axelsson’s work has been honored with numerous awards, including the Prix Pictet shortlist and the Leica Oskar Barnack Award.
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Inside Views
Photographs by Floriane de Lassée, Foreword by Christian Caujolle
HEMERIA • September 2025 • 9782490952267 • iPage
Floriane de Lassée is a French photographer who lives and works in Paris and is a graduate of the International Center of Photography in New York. Inside Views is a monograph that traces the urban landscapes that she has made on the city as we know it today. Through her images of a fantasized city, she constructs her own aesthetic, one that becomes a field of experimentation and each view, like a Hopper painting, is a story in itself where one can project oneself until the night fades and the lights disappear.
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Featuring ten iconic artists who have captivated science fiction and fantasy fans for decades, Master Sketchbooks takes readers on a journey into magical worlds and deeply creative minds. The artists featured include John Howe, whose paintings grace the covers of many works by J.R.R. Tolkien, Wayne Barlowe, whose other worldly designs have been featured in Hellboy, Harry Potter, and Avatar, and Terryl Whitlatch, whose creatures can be seen in the legendary Star Wars films. With many more contemporary masters included, Master Sketchbooks is a veritable archive of today’s fantasy and concept art.
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| Looking for more visual books? Peruse our Spring 2025 art & design catalogs on Edelweiss and iPage.
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