First collection on filmmaker and poet Pasolini's passion for paintingOne of Europe's most mythologized Marxist intellectuals of the 20th century, Pier Paolo Pasolini was not only a poet, filmmaker, novelist, and political martyr. He was also a keen critic of painting. An intermittently practicing artist in his own right, Pasolini studied under the distinguished art historian Roberto Longhi, whose lessons marked a life-long affinity for figurative painting and its ...

T. J. Clark offers profound insights into Bruegel's art, where we encounter a reality formed from wholly worldly materials, yet suspended between belief and disbelief.Renowned art historian T. J. Clark unveils the hidden depths of Bruegel the Elder’s work in this captivating analysis of some of the artist's most famous masterpieces. Taking the medieval concept of Schlaraffenland, a whimsical dreamland of milk and honey, as his starting point, Clark reveals the sati...

A groundbreaking reassessment of Picasso by one of today's preeminent art historiansPicasso and Truth offers a breathtaking and original new look at the most significant artist of the modern era. From Pablo Picasso's early The Blue Room to the later Guernica, eminent art historian T. J. Clark offers a striking reassessment of the artist's paintings from the 1920s and 1930s. Why was the space of a room so basic to Picasso's worldview? And ...

I crashed a wedding. Got caught by the best man. Now, I'm pregnant with his baby . . .It's Katya's fault. (As per usual.) My BFF despises her ex and wants to hate-watch him marry the woman he left her for. Problem is, she didn't fill me in on that plan . . . until we arrive at the ceremony.As soon as I find out, I run. Hop on the elevator and smash the Doors Close button like the Energizer Bunny on a sugar rush. But right before they shut . . . a h...

Leo Wells is the last person I want to be skating with.He's aloof, abrasive . . . and stupidly attractive. Never mind the fact that I had a lapse in judgment one night with him in the past. We may not like each other, but I like winning more and if I want to do that, I need him. We need each other.Leo doesn't like the idea anymore than I do, but we make a deal. We can put our differences aside and forget about our history so we can compete together.It shoul...

Isla Belthare lives an ordinary life in her small village of Lockhurt.Since losing both her mother and the man she loved two years ago, all she wants is stability and peace. But her world is forever changed when her family is attacked on a journey away from home, and she must travel to the Aataran mountain range to find them.Across the realm, four ancient beings who control the elements of nature are awakening.After a civil war that tore the humans ...

RaffaeleShe has no idea who I am. But when her fingers grazed my scar, she didn't flinch at the beast beneath.She's the girl I was born to destroy—the only one who ever looked at me like I was worth saving. The woman who died for me… ten years later.Our surnames split this city for a century. Romeo and Juliet? Only we're not dying for love—we're killing for it. And our story didn't end in death. It started there.I should've stayed away. Inst...

Keats is my enemy. Which makes the fact that we end up in bed together even more complicated—especially considering he's also my grumpy next-door neighbor.It started with him being the bane of my existence. The uptight, infuriatingly handsome lawyer with a permanent scowl and a glare sharp enough to slice glass. He storms over every time my mail ends up in his box—or whenever he feels like reminding me that photography isn't a "real" job. Keats knows exactly how to...

When is the worst time to tell someone he's going to be a father? Probably the day of the wedding . . . When he is getting married to someone else.Well, that is exactly what I did. But my hands were tied. Literally.Matvey Groza is a dangerous man. And nine months ago, he strolled into my shop looking for a custom suit. But when I accidentally walked in on him in the changing room, I was the one that ended up needing a new set of clothes. It was a o...

I did a bad thing . . . and the man I love is here to make me pay for it."You're coming with me," he snarls."There's zero percent chance that's happening," I fire back.But I only get about two steps away before Andrey decides to take matters into his own hands. Literally. And it's me. I'm "matters."So now, I'm back where I started. Stuck somewhere I don't belong with a dangerous man who hates me. The difference between now and then?...

BlairAll I wanted was one night. A simple night of fun with my friends at the carnival. I didn't know I'd spend it learning things I never knew about myself.Every twist and turn of our game brings us deeper into our desires. But what's a little pain if it's mixed with unimaginable pleasure?JacksonAll I wanted was one night. A simple night of peace doing my job. I didn't know I'd spend it pushing the boundar...

A USA Today bestselling title and Amazon Top 15Surviving Monday might be the biggest accomplishment of their lives.By 9:03 A.M. Monday, bank manager Indie Chase thinks her day can't get worse. She's dealt with spills, an ex-husband, and her preschooler on bank time. She's wrong, though. In a matter of moments, that day becomes the stuff of nightmares.Dax Reed is a reluctantly retired pro hockey player with a past he'd rather forget...