Picture Cook

A whimsical, illustration-only cookbook aims to remove the intimidation of cooking for novice chefs

Today’s standard format for cookbooks is a recipe for ultimate intimidation: a mathematical formula accompanied by beautiful, close-up photographs of the prepared meal taken on a DSLR camera. With such detailed requirements and high expectations, novice cooks might bemoan their shameful results and end up forgetting that cooking can actually be enjoyable—and take less time than it does to order take-out. Indie publisher Ulysses Press …

Motorcycles & Stars

Joining the lure of the open road with a look into celebrity culture, “Motorcycles and Stars” looks at 120 images, movie stills and snapshots of some of Hollywoods most celebrated invididuals and their bikes. Conceived by Milan-based interiors and architecture editor Mariarosaria Tagliaferri, the hardcover book dives into her secret passion—the unique relationship between man and machine.

Goodnight iPad

Although research suggests that viewing screens before bedtime may tinker with chemicals in the brain that promote a good night’s rest, studies also show we all regularly do this pre-slumber activity. Based on the classic, “Good Night Moon,” the humorous parody “Goodnight iPad” reminds us that even if we might not live in the little farm-house utopia depicted in the original, we can still ceremoniously …