25 December marks the birth of the Grande Dame of contemporary art Louise Bourgeois, as well as that of Jesus. The Good News? We have a bundle to celebrate. The perfect gift for lovers of art, classical and modern.

NATIVITY
Translated by Cole Swensen (2020)
This second edition published in 2023
Includes five gouache drawings by Louise Bourgeois
Original softback on uncoated paper, French reverse flaps, lilac endpapers
120 x 117 mm, 48 pages, RRP £10.99

‘Frémon’s decision to focus on a painter and his mission brings something very personal to the history encompassed within this short essay (...) [t]he five paintings by Bourgeois are made up of red brushstrokes, and depict the more human side of the Christmas story: a child swelling in the womb, a birth, a hungry newborn (…) The reflections are compelling and lucidly composed; in contrast the representations offered by Bourgeois are carnal, showing that for all the divine wonder of the Nativity, it is also the story of a first-time mother giving birth in extraordinary – and probably terrifying – circumstances.’
— Helen Vassalo, Translating Women

NOW NOW, LOUISON
Translated by Cole Swensen (2018)
First English-language edition
Original soft back on uncoated paper, French reverse flaps
180 × 120 mm, 128 pages, RRP £11.99

‘A truly wonderful book... The spider woman, the intellectuel, the rebel, the sly enchantress, and the good girl sing together in this exuberant, lithe text, beautifully translated by Cole Swensen.’
— Siri Hustvedt

‘Now, Now Louison draws the reader in with all of the monstrous elegance of a spider, capturing us in the fine web of the creative process, and revealing, with biting wit and lyrical style, the ego, and sacrifices it takes to make monumental work.’
— Preti Taneja

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