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Books by Leanne Shapton
  | | Guestbook(1st Edition) Ghost Stories by Leanne Shapton Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 2019 by Riverhead Books ISBN-13: 978-0-399-15818-6, ISBN: 0-399-15818-9 ""Reading [Guestbook] feels akin to walking through an art exhibit, each piece linked in ways that are ineffable but clear. . . yearning, like a ghost, lingers long after the stories are done." --NPROne of our most imaginative writers and artists explores the visitations that haunt us in the midst of life, and reinvents the very way we narrate experience.A tennis prodigy collapses after his wins, crediting them to an invisible, not entir ..." |
 | | Was She Pretty?(Reprint) by Leanne Shapton Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2016 by Drawn And Quarterly ISBN-13: 978-1-77046-227-4, ISBN: 1-77046-227-9 "A dreamy exploration of relationships and jealousy . . . pithy and deadpan . . . It's no self-help book." --SalonWhat's left when a relationship ends? Where does jealousy come from? Delicately and sensitively, Leanne Shapton (Swimming Studies) ruminates on ex-lovers, and our lovers' ex-lovers. A few expressive pencil lines outline a long-abandoned winter coat here, an ineffably alluring Mona Lisa smile there. Each double page describes ..." |
 | | Swimming Studies(Reprint) by Leanne Shapton Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 2016 by Riverhead Books ISBN-13: 978-0-399-17484-1, ISBN: 0-399-17484-2 ""Swimming Studies"is a collection of autobiographical sketches that explore the worlds of competitive and recreational swimming. From her training for the Olympic trials as a teenager, to meditative swims in pools and oceans as an adult, Leanne Shapton contemplates the sport that has shaped her life. Her spare and elegant writing reveals an intimate narrative of suburban adolescence, spent underwater in a discipline that continues to in ..." |
 | | Toys Talking(Illustrated) by Leanne Shapton Hardcover, 44 Pages, Published 2017 by Enfant ISBN-13: 978-1-77046-298-4, ISBN: 1-77046-298-8 "Leanne Shapton gives voice to the toys on our shelves in this wry yet tender children’s bookAlways there to comfort and listen, stuffed animals provide a reassuring presence in many a childhood. With Toys Talking, acclaimed illustrator and author Leanne Shapton explores their inner lives, to reveal that their thoughts and feelings are just as complicated as our own. The concerns of these bunnies, bears, and ducks range from the mundane ..." |
 | | Native Trees of Canada A Postcard Set: Postcard set with 30 postcards by Leanne Shapton Cards, 1 Pages, Published 2015 by Drawn And Quarterly ISBN-13: 978-1-77046-213-7, ISBN: 1-77046-213-9 ""An artistic ode to Canada's majestic foliage." ―National PostLeanne Shapton's bold, vibrant watercolor portraits of the trees of Canada come to new life in this postcard set. The lively hues of the garry oak and the simple elegance of the staghorn sumac are perfectly presented in a beautiful keepsake box, great as a gift for a friend or yourself! Native Trees of Canada: A Postcard Set collects thirty of Shapton's spirited and singu ..." |
 | | Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris, Including Books, Street Fashion, and Jewelry(1st Edition) by Leanne Shapton Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2014 by Sarah Crichton Books Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-374-17530-6, ISBN: 0-374-17530-6 "A love story told in the form of an auction catalog. Auction catalogs can tell you a lot about a person -- their passions and vanities, peccadilloes and aesthetics; their flush years and lean. Think of the collections of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Truman Capote, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. In Leanne Shapton's marvelously inventive and invented auction catalog, the 325 lots up for auction are what remain from the relationship betwe ..." |
 | | Pools Lounging, Diving, Floating, Dreaming: Picturing Life at the Swimming Pool by Lou Stoppard, Leanne Shapton Hardcover, 208 Pages, Published 2020 by Rizzoli ISBN-13: 978-0-8478-6586-4, ISBN: 0-8478-6586-X "A celebratory ode to the joy and enduring allure of the swimming pool, and a gorgeous photography book to accompany poolside daydreaming.Glamorous, seductive, and fun, made for lounging, frolicking, splashing, dipping, diving, floating, and escaping, swimming pools are symbols of both sport and leisure and conjure images of well-oiled bodies, colorful bikinis, and glimmering blue waters on hot summer days. Muse to writers, artists, phot ..." |
 | | Waterloo-City, City-Waterloo The Waterloo and City Line (Penguin Underground Lines) by Leanne Shapton Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 2013 by Penguin Uk ISBN-13: 978-1-84614-691-6, ISBN: 1-84614-691-7 "Leanne Shapton, author of Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris and Swimming Studies, creates an authorly and artistic response to travel, work, and being a passenger—part of a series of 12 books tied to the 12 lines of the London Underground, as Tfl celebrates 150 years of the Tube with Penguin." |
 | | Was She Pretty?(1st Edition) by Leanne Shapton Hardcover, 208 Pages, Published 2006 by Sarah Crichton Books Bargain Price ISBN-13: 978-0-374-29926-2, ISBN: 0-374-29926-9 "A SINGULAR EXPLORATION OF MODERN LOVE AND ALL ITS DEMONS, IN WORDS AND DRAWINGSIn this brilliant gem of a book, artist/writer Leanne Shapton weaves together a voyeuristic tale of love and life through epigrammatic vignettes and sleek line drawings. Entire relationships are encapsulated in a few, stingingly perfect lines: "Colleen was Walter's ex-girlfriend from med school. She loved to dance with men at weddings." Pricking our insecurit ..." |
 | | Women in Clothes by Sheila Heti, Heidi Julavits, Leanne Shapton, Julavits Heti, Mary Mann Paperback, 528 Pages, Published 2014 by Blue Rider Press Deckle Edge ISBN-13: 978-0-399-16656-3, ISBN: 0-399-16656-4 "THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWomen in Clothes is a book unlike any other. It is essentially a conversation among hundreds of women of all nationalities—famous, anonymous, religious, secular, married, single, young, old—on the subject of clothing, and how the garments we put on every day define and shape our lives.It began with a survey. The editors composed a list of more than fifty questions designed to prompt women to think more deepl ..." |
 | | Why Willows Weep(1st Edition) Contemporary Tales from the Woods by Tracy Chevalier, Leanne Shapton, Tahmima Anam, Richard Mabey, Rachel Billington, Maria Mccann, Terence Blacker, Blake Morrison, Kate Mosse, Amanda Craig, Maggie O'farrell, Susan Elderkin, Catherine O'flynn, William Fiennes, James Robertson, Philippa Gregory, Ali Smith, Joanne Harris, Salley Vickers, Philip Hensher, Aylwin Guilmant Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 2016 by Vine House Distribution Illustrated ISBN-13: 978-1-908041-32-6, ISBN: 1-908041-32-3 "With sales in hardback of 10,000 this collection has already helped the Woodland Trust plant nearly 50,000 trees across the United Kingdom, and it is now available in paperback for the first time." |
 | | J&L Illustrated No. 2 by Jason Fulford, Leanne Shapton, Craig Taylor, Jeff Johnson Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2007 by J&L Books ISBN-13: 978-0-9746908-2-7, ISBN: 0-9746908-2-1 "J&L Illustrated #2 is the second volume of J&L's collection of drawings and fiction. The work was commissioned in 2004 by asking the contributors to submit work having to do with "Adventure". The fiction was edited by Craig Taylor, and the drawings by Leanne Shapton and Jason Fulford. Contributors include Helon Habila, Miriam Toews, Kevin Sampsell, Adam Sternbergh, Paul Maliszewski, Sarah Shawn, Corey Keegan, Hannah Griffiths, Jeff Joh ..." |
 | | In Cars on Diana by Leanne Shapton 164 Pages, Published 2022 by Tablo Tales ISBN-13: 978-1-64969-888-9, ISBN: 1-64969-888-7 "Artist and writer Leanne Shapton has painted Princess Diana from the hundreds of photographs of her getting out of cars, examining her iconography and meaning in gesture and form." |
 | | At the Pond Swimming at the Hampstead Ladies' Pond by Margaret Drabble, Esther Freud, Sophie Mackintosh, Eli Goldstone, Ava Wong Davies, Nell Frizzell, Amy Key, Jessica J. Lee, So Mayer, Deborah Moggach, Nina Mingya Powles, Leanne Shapton, Lou Stoppard, Sharlene Teo Paperback, 198 Pages, Published 2019 by Daunt Books ISBN-13: 978-1-911547-39-6, ISBN: 1-911547-39-9 "'There was something magical about the unplumbed depths, the moorhens, the dragonflies, the waterlilies, the willows, the floating rings and rafts . . .' Tucked away along a shady path towards the north-east edge of Hampstead Heath is a sign: Women Only. This is the Kenwood Ladies' Bathing Pond. Officially opened to the public in 1925, it is the only wild swimming spot in the UK that is reserved for women. Created centuries ago, the H ..." |
 | | Swimming Studies by Leanne Shapton Hardcover, 336 Pages, Published 2012 by Blue Rider Press Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-399-15817-9, ISBN: 0-399-15817-0 " Winner of the 2012 National Book Critics Circle Award, Autobiography Swimming Studies is a brilliantly original, meditative memoir that explores the worlds of competitive and recreational swimming. From her training for the Olympic trials as a teenager to enjoying pools and beaches around the world as an adult, Leanne Shapton offers a fascinating glimpse into the private, often solitary, realm of swimming. Her spare and elegant w ..." |
 | | The Native Trees of Canada(1st Edition) by Leanne Shapton Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 2010 by Drawn And Quarterly ISBN-13: 978-1-77046-032-4, ISBN: 1-77046-032-2 "A bold reinterpretation of a century-old bookWhile shopping in the used-book store the Monkeyâs Paw in Toronto, Leanne Shapton happened upon a 1956 edition of the government reference book The Native Trees of Canada, originally published in 1917 by the Canadian Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources. Most people might simply view the book as a dry cataloging of a banal subject; Shapton, however, saw beauty in the techni ..." |
 | | Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris(1st Edition) Including Books, Street Fashion and Jewelry by Leanne Shapton Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2009 by Bloomsbury Paperbacks ISBN-13: 978-1-4088-0472-8, ISBN: 1-4088-0472-7 "A love story told in the form of an auction catalog. Auction catalogs can tell you a lot about a person -- their passions and vanities, peccadilloes and aesthetics; their flush years and lean. Think of the collections of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Truman Capote, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. In Leanne Shapton's marvelously inventive and invented auction catalog, the 325 lots up for auction are what remain from the relationship betwe ..." |
 | | The New Yorkers(1st Edition) A Novel by Cathleen Schine, Leanne Shapton Hardcover, 304 Pages, Published 2007 by Farrar, Straus And Giroux ISBN-13: 978-0-374-22183-6, ISBN: 0-374-22183-9 "An enchanting comedy of manners (with dogs!) from one of our most treasured writers Cathleen Schine’s brilliantly funny new novel revolves around one city block in Manhattan, a quiet little block near Central Park kept humble by rent control. Living on a street like this in New York with a dog is like living in a tiny village, one that has a rhythm all its own. Dogs bring people together unexpectedly, people who would otherwise never me ..." |
 | | Guestbook Ghost Stories by Leanne Shapton, Penguin Books, Particular Books, Simon Sinek Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 2019 by Particular Books ISBN-13: 978-1-84614-493-6, ISBN: 1-84614-493-0 "A tennis prodigy collapses after his wins, crediting them to an invisible, not entirely benevolent presence. A series of ghosts appear at the foot of their former beds, some distraught, some fascinated at the sight of their unfamiliar occupants. A woman returns from a visit to Alcatraz with an uncomfortable feeling. The spirit of a prisoner has attached himself to you, a friend tells her. He sensed the empathy you had for those men.In m ..." |
 | | Guest Book Ghost Stories by Leanne Shapton 320 Pages, Published 2019 by Penguin ISBN-13: 978-0-525-53907-0, ISBN: 0-525-53907-7 "In more than two dozen stories and vignettes accompanied by an evocative curiosity cabinet of artifacts and images--found photographs, original paintings, Instagram-style portraits--Guestbook beckons us through the glimmering, unsettling ..." |
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