Girl in a Band

The music of ‘Motown’ needs no introduction. Berry Gordy’s record label became a style unto itself, producing hit after suave, sassy and sophisticated hit, and shaped the careers of so many of the greatest musicians of all time. The label produced more US number-one hits than the Beatles, Elvis Presley, the Rolling Stones and the […]

‘I consider myself a poet first and a musician second’ ‘It ain’t the melodies that’re important man, it’s the words’ There is no shortage of books about Bob Dylan. This one, however, is unique in its approach and the virtuosity of its execution. Ricks examines Dylan’s songs through the biblical concepts of the seven deadly […]

From prize-winning, bestselling author Colson Whitehead, a magnificent tour de force chronicling a young slave’s adventures as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South. Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. Life is hell for all the slaves, but especially bad for Cora; an outcast even among her […]

In a working-class neighbourhood in 1940s Stockholm, a young man named Bengt falls into deep, private turmoil with the unexpected death of his mother. As he struggles to cope with her loss, his despair slowly transforms to rage when he discovers that his father had a mistress. Bengt swears revenge on behalf of his mother’s […]

Cool is a compendium of global youth subcultures and street styles—from Flappers to Swing Kids, to Goths to today’s Normcore—that have shaped the fashion zeitgeist. It’s no secret that the youth of the world buck conventional mainstream culture every chance they get, blazing countercultural trails in the process. Driven by their thirst for art and […]

Det libanesiska köket har under tusentals år vuxit fram i korsvägen mellan öst och väst och fångat upp det bästa från olika kulturer. Det är med sin färg, doft och exotiska smak idag ett givet inslag i den svenska restaurangkulturen. Mat för gudar innehåller det bästa av vad det libanesiska köket har att ge. Här […]

From fashion, grooming, and impeccable manners to the best addresses and sartorial tips and tricks, Ines de la Fressange and Sophie Gachet reveal the secrets of truly stylish men with both humor and savoir faire. While Parisian style for women has been dissected from all angles, this is the first volume from the best-selling authors […]

Skype, Spotify, Klarna, Supercell. These are names we all know well—and that have now become synonymous with Nordic unicorns. In the past decade, the Nordic startup ecosystem has risen through the ranks to become a hotbed for innovation. Everyone’s buzzing about it. What’s the region’s secret sauce? What can we learn from their entrepreneurial culture? […]