The most popular arts & entertainment books of 2026

Arts and entertainment books cover everything people create to delight each other. Painting, photography, architecture, design, fashion, music, film, theater and comedy are all here. There are beautiful illustrated volumes, histories, biographies of artists and guides to making art yourself. This list shows the ones first published in 2026.

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Judy Blume
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Judy Blume

Mark Oppenheimer

Published 2026

480 pages

Art Cure
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Art Cure

Daisy Fancourt

Published 2026

328 pages

Base Notes
Cover of Base Notes

Base Notes

Adelle Stripe

Published 2026

288 pages

Notes of Deception
Cover of Notes of Deception

Notes of Deception

Merryl Goldberg, Vince Houghton

Published 2026

304 pages

Lebanon
Cover of Lebanon

Lebanon

Anissa Helou

Published 2026

368 pages

Kiss '76
Cover of Kiss '76

Kiss '76

Martin Popoff

Published 2026

176 pages