Gems from 2024: arts, music & culture
Artemis
We're taking a wee tour through the publishing year!
In spite of events, displays and subscriptions, there are always excellent titles that we might not have had a chance to shout about as much as they deserve.
These are eight books on arts, music and culture that we think are definitely worth seeking out - and considering if you're looking for gift ideas! All of them were published in 2024.
Linked Books

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- Strange Relations : Masculinity, Sexuality and Art in Mid-Century America
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- Webb, Ralf

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- Passing a Message by Conor J. O’Brien - Signed Deluxe Vinyl Edition
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- Conor J. O’Brien

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- How to be a Renaissance Woman : The Untold History of Beauty and Female Creativity
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- Burke, Jill

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- Feeding the Monster : Why horror has a hold on us
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- Bogutskaya, Anna

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- The Secret Public : How LGBTQ Performers Shaped Popular Culture (1955–1979)
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- Savage, Jon

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- Corpses, Fools and Monsters : The History and Future of Transness in Cinema
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- Maclay, Willow, Gardner, Caden

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- Rebel Musix, Scribe on a Vibe : Frontline Adventures Linking Punk, Reggae, Afrobeat and Jazz
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- Goldman, Vivien

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- The Story of Art without Men
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- Hessel, Katy