Village Books Art and History Summer Reading List
Dee Robinson of Village Books has put together a list of fiction and non-fiction books for art and history enthusiasts! All of these titles can be found at Village Books in Fairhaven.
1200 11th Street Bellingham, WA 98225
(360)671-2626 www.villagebooks.com 800-392-BOOK
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Title / Author / Subject
Fiction: Art & Architecture
The Art Thief / Noah Charney
Cezanne’s Quarry / Barbara Corrado Pope
Dancing for Degas / Kathryn Wagner
The Forest Lover / Susan Vreeland / Emily Carr
Girl with a Pearl Earring / Tracy Chevalier / Vermeer
The Glass Room / Simon Mawer
Loving Frank / Nancy Horan / Frank Lloyd Wright
Luncheon of the Boating Party / Susan Vreeland / Renoir
People of the Book / Geraldine Brooks
Pictures at an Exhibition / Sara Houghteling
Shadow Tag / Louise Erdrich / George Catlin
The Sixteen Pleasures / Robert Hellenga / Florence, Italy
The Swan Thieves / Elizabeth Kostova
The Women / T.C. Boyle / Frank Lloyd Wright
The World to Come / Dara Horn / Marc Chagall
Fiction: Regional History
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter & Sweet / Jamie Ford / Seattle, WWII
The Living / Annie Dillard / Early Bellingham
Snow Falling on Cedars / David Guterson / Bainbridge Island, WWII
Regional and Local History
Boulevard Park & Taylor Avenue Dock / Brian Griffin
Brothels of Bellingham / Curtis Smith
Koma Kulshan / John Miles
Lone Jack Mine / Michael Impero
Art & Architecture
$12 Million Stuffed Shark / Don Thompson
The Arts and Crafts Movement / Kreisman & Mason
In the Pacific Northwest
The Car That Brought You Here Still Runs / McCue/Randlett
Daily Book of Art / Gilbert, et al
Devil in the White City / Erik Larson
Forger’s Spell / Edward Dolnick
Graffiti World / Nicholas Ganz
How to Read a Photograph / Ian Jeffrey
Lives of the Artists / Calvin Tomkins
Looking at Indian Art of the Northwest Coast / Hilary Stewart
Northwest Coast Indian Art / Bill Holm
Preston Singletary / Melissa Post
Seven Days in the Art World / Sarah Thornton
Textiles / Bobbie Sumberg
Vanished Smile / R.A. Scotti
Why Architecture Matters / Paul Goldberger
