Art Industry

Choosing a career in the creative industries is a defiant undertaking-and protecting your livelihood requires more than just talent.This whole industry is fueled by dreams that will statistically never come true. Yet, on the hopeful side, the barriers to entry have never been lower, and the...

Prepare to be schooled in the art of conversation by dynamic duo Casey Wilson and Jessica St. Clair. Dismissing the notion that small talk is a painful social obligation, these self-proclaimed small talk maestros share their gift of gab in this laugh-out-loud and instructive audiobook. With their help you might find yourself excitedly asking your barista about the weather…and maybe you’ll get a free coffee. Who knows!

A rallying cry and blueprint for creatives everywhere, this boldly unapologetic handbook is The Artist's Way meets Steal Like an Artist—with unfiltered, honest advice for what it really takes to build a creative career. Real Artists Wear Black is a no-nonsense survival guide that tells it like...

Rainn Wilson’s memoir about growing up geeky and finally finding his place in comedy, faith, and life. For nine seasons Rainn Wilson played Dwight Schrute, everyone's favorite work nemesis and beet farmer. Viewers of The Office fell in love with the character and grew to love the actor who...

Uncover the epic Italian history of a quiet Roman crossroads that forged itself into Europe's economic powerhouse. Perfect for an immersive commute, this fast-paced narrative transports you directly into the warring courts, bustling medieval markets, and visionary artist workshops of a...

Editing is an invisible art where the very best work goes undetected. Editors strive to create books that are enlightening, seamless, and pleasurable to read, all while giving credit to the author. In What Editors Do, Peter Ginna gathers essays from 27 leading figures in book publishing about their work. Representing both large houses and small, and encompassing trade, textbook, academic, and children's publishing, the contributors make the case for why editing remains a vital function to writers - and readers - everywhere.

A four-thousand-year history of music that reveals how songs have shifted societies and sparked revolutions. “A dauntingly ambitious, obsessively researched labor of cultural provocation.” ―Los Angeles Times Histories of music overwhelmingly suppress stories of the outsiders and rebels who...

'Punchily provocative and often bitingly funny' THE TIMES, Book of the Month ‘Binge-worthy, real, really funny’ KILEY REID ‘Spiky, smart and so original’ CLAIRE DAVERLEY 'Entertaining and very timely… One of the most enjoyable novels I’ve read in a long time' GUARDIAN 'Unputdownable'...

Bloomsbury presents Fear Not, Creative, written and read by Steven Potaczek. Thrive in an increasingly synthetic and saturated marketplace with this creative rebellion manual for musicians, artists, designers, and makers of all types. Music producer Steven Potaczek cuts through the hype and...

Do you have what it takes to become a K-pop Idol? Jasmine Noble is about to find out in this addictive teen series, perfect for fans of Geek Girl and all things K-pop, with fun manhwa-inspired interior illustrations by May Thu. Jazz passed the initial auditions for a hotly contested place at...

An astonishing—and astonishingly entertaining—behind-the-curtain history of Hollywood’s transformation over the past five decades as seen through the agency at the heart of it all, from the #1 bestselling co-author of Live from New York and Those Guys Have All the Fun. In 1975, five young...

The essential guide for anyone looking to find a job in the professional art sector, or make a career change into the industry. Ever been told that your plan to work in art is a pipe dream? Or that the art world is far too opaque and nepotistic to break into? This book breaks down the barriers...

“A pitch-perfect read for fans of Taylor Swift.” —Katy Hays, New York Times bestselling author of The Cloisters A dream worth chasing. An impossible choice. The song that will change it all. When aspiring musician Twyla Higgins arrives in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1977, the...

The New York Times bestselling author of Bitter Brew chronicles the birth and rise to greatness of the American auto industry through the remarkable life of Harley Earl, an eccentric six-foot-five, stuttering visionary who dropped out of college and went on to invent the profession of automobile...

A Legend in Bookmaking Tells the Story of an Industry and His Career More than fifty-million people in the U.S. now bet on sports, and the many apps now available have put the excitement of this world at fans’ fingertips. But before FanDuel and Draft King, Las Vegas was where fortunes were won...

Anyone can make a short film, right? Just grab some friends and your handheld and you can do it in a weekend or two before being accepted to a slew of film festivals, right? Wrong. Roberta Munroe screened short film submissions at Sundance for five years, and is an award-winning short filmmaker...

Fashion is a business of smoke and mirrors, notorious for crushing the souls of most who dare to be part of the industry. Go on a global expedition with New York City-based fashion buyer, strategist, and consultant, Mercedes Gonzalez, as she learns that there is no glamour in fashion and that...

It is time to turn the page and end the chapter called COVID-19 once and for all. We have all suffered enough in our own personal ways. In this audiobook, I will expose the truth about COVID-19, the vaccines, and other dangerous drugs, providing many solutions to help everyone heal and become healthy again.

Physician is Rajeev Kurapati’s earnest attempt to answer this question and others central to the practice of medicine. For instance, how have the advances of medical technology influenced society’s perception of death? How do physicians balance thinking with feeling when dealing with critically ill patients? How do we meet the needs of patients seeking a personal connection to their doctor in what may seem to be an emotionally deficient medical landscape? What is the promise of modern medicine and its limitations?

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Streampunks by Robert Kyncl and Maany Peyvan, read by Stephen Graybill. Across the planet, humans spend more of their free time watching video than doing anything else. But increasingly it’s not TV they're watching, but online video. In 2016...