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HERE’S A

BUNCH OF BEAUTIFUL BOOKS

YOUR COFFEE TABLE WILL THANK YOU FOR

NORDIC

by^ MAGNUS NILSSON (128pp)

Immerse yourself in the moody photography of Swedish chef Magnus Nilsson.

This personally curated selection of landscapes, food and people from

Nilsson’s

The Nordic Cookbook

will take your breath away.

Phaidon; $35.

R^

SKETCHBOOKS

by^ GRAYSON PERRY

(208pp

)

Admirers of artist Grayson

Perry’s work can see his

favourite sketchbook drawings

for the first time.

Penguin; $100.

SICILY: RECIPES FROM AN ITALIAN ISLAND

by^ KATE & GIANCARLO CALDESI (240pp)

Part cookbook, part travelogue, part history lesson – this tome

has it all! A must-read for Italophiles.

Hardie Grant; $49.99.

POOL^

Ed. AMELIA HOLLIDAY, ISABELLE TOLAND AND MICHELLE TABET (192

pp)

Deeply embedded in Australia’s cultural identity is our relationship with water, whether

it’s a waterhole in the bush or a concrete rectangle nestled in the rocks of a city beach.

This book celebrates the pool’s significance in our society with anecdotes and

reminiscences of Australians.

Australian Institute of Architects;

$39.95.

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STAFF PICK

DEPUTY EDITOR ELLE

K FOOD

by^ DA-HAE & GARETH WEST (240pp)

If you worship at the altar of modern Korean

chefs David Chang and Roy Choi then this

book, from the founders of Busan BBQ in

London, should be on your culinary radar.

Octopus Publishing Group; $39.99.

NATURE MORTE

by MICHAEL PETRY (288pp)

Still-life art of the 16th and 17th century has inspired a whole new generation of 21st century

artists in Michael Petry’s visual feast

Nature Morte

. Powerful reimaginings of the traditional

genre portray the simple pleasures of this modern world

. Thames & Hudson; $70.

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