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10 NEW BOOKS EXPLORE THE BEAUTY OF MEMORIES NOW

Harlow & Sage (and Indiana): A True Story About Best Friends. Courtesy of G.P. Putnam's Sons.

Courtesy of G.P. Putnam's Sons. Harlow & Sage (and Indiana): A True Story About Best Friends.

Beautiful memories make for beautiful stories. And they are captured by beautiful images. Today, we’ve rounded up 10 new books that explore the beauty of memory. Check them out below.

1. HARLOW AND SAGE (AND INDIANA): A TRUE STORY ABOUT BEST FRIENDS

If you’re a sucker for adorable dogs, then you won’t to miss out on reading Harlow & Sage (and Indiana): A True Story about Best Friends, a beautiful memoir by dog owner, Brittni Vega.

Vega writes from the perspective of her Weimaraner, Harlow. Harlow, and her “sisters,” Dachshunds, named Sage and Indiana are best friends. The book recounts memories of their wonderful life together. Your heart will melt when your read their sweet tales and see the more than 125 striking images of these gorgeous pups.

“We can’t get enough… If you’re a pet owner then you know each little furball has their own (and very distinct) personality. Harlow, Sage and Indiana all three are sweet as pie, but goofy as can be.”

-- OK! Magazine

G.P. Putnam's Sons (2014)

2. PETER SCHLESINGER: A PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY 1968-1989

Peter Schlesinger: A Photographic Memory, is the first book to include the full range of photographic work by renowned artist, Peter Schlesinger.

Written by Hilton Als and Schlesinger, this gorgeous collection of portraits and still lifes, presents Schlesinger’s memories of his times with famous personalities in the contemporary art world, such as David Hockney, Cecil Beaton, Paloma Picasso, Grace Coddington, Tina Chow, Christopher Isherwood and Manolo Blahnik, to name just a few.

“He captures idyllic moments and an aura of youthful freedom.”

-- Shershah Atif, Musée Magazine

Damiani (2015)

3. Y’ALL: PAINTED MEMORIES OF THE SOUTH

In Y'all: ...painted memories of the South, a beautiful new illustrated memoir by Judi Goolsby, you’ll find beautiful childhood memories of the American South in the 1940s and 1950s, accompanied by her gorgeous paintings.

"Judi Goolsby tells her stories with passion, grace, and paintings inspired by sweet memories of her early life in the South. This book is a treasure."

-- Sara Eyestone, Artist, Writer, Curator

Judi Goolsby (2015)

4. THE MEMORY OF TIME: CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHS AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART

Photographs are assumed to capture a memory in a specific moment of time. But in The Memory of Time: Contemporary Photographs at the National Gallery of Art, a new book by Sarah Greenough and Andrea Nelson, explores the relationships that photographs have with memory, time, and history.

This book covers early photographic techniques, which give form to the passage of time and the memories created along the way.

This enlightening book contains 130 full color images.

“Curator Sarah Greenough and her colleagues have made a survey of contemporary photographers’ engagement with time and memory in which the images cohere to create an illuminating ensemble.”

-- Bookforum

Thames & Hudson (2015)

5. THE MEMORY OF MY WARDROBE

Finnish photographer Ida Taavitsainen creates a family album that is surprisingly absent of people in her new book, The Memory of My Wardrobe. Taavitsainen created still life photographs containing hand-me-down clothing, inherited from her family. In doing so, she explored the memories associated with each item.

“... photographer Ida Taavitsainen explores the emotional connection we have to our clothes. The Memory of My Wardrobe combines a family photo album with fashion history to tell a story which is part memoir and part visual culture in a beautiful coffee table tome.”

-- Harper’s Bazaar

Booth-Clibborn (2014)

6. EMBRACING THE SEASONS: MEMORIES OF A COUNTRY GARDEN

Gardens are always full of memories. We remember what we planted, the pleasure and nourishment it yielded, the time and season it came into flower and fruit. Embracing the Seasons: Memories of a Country Garden is a beautiful memoir, by author Gunilla Norris. In it, she recalls observing the cycle of the seasons, and reminisces on the beauty and joy she came to find in nature and everyday life.

“I was almost breathless with wonder at the beauty of Gunilla Norris’ words — so simple and yet so profound, striking home gently because they are so true, so authentic.”

-- Bishop Desmond M. Tutu

BlueBridge (2015)

7. HOMEMADE MEMORIES: CHILDHOOD TREATS WITH A TWIST

Nothing brings back memories quite like tasting the sweets we enjoyed as children. Homemade Memories: Childhood Treats with a Twist contains 100 beautiful recipes that add some cool new ideas to classic childhood recipes.

Author Kate Doran, the popular blogger behind The Little Loaf, treats us to recipes such as Peanut Butter Jammie Dodgers, Triple Chocolate Caterpillar Cake, Peppermint Marshmallows, and more.

“A fabulous assortment of recipes that unlock the comforting memories of home and childhood.”

-- Lynn Hill, author of Clandestine Cake Club

Orion (2015)

8. LOVE OBJECTS: EMOTION, DESIGN AND MATERIAL CULTURE

Love Objects: Emotion, Design and Material Culture is a beautiful new book that investigates the ways in which objects take on personal and cultural meaning. They can, for example, become nostalgic, triggering memories as we continue to experience them. They can also become icons, serving to remind us of people, places, or times in the past.

Editors Anna Moran and Sorcha O’Brien cover a wide range of beautiful objects and the memories they evoke, from 19th century American portraits to 1920s Irish religious statues.

Bloomsbury Academic (2014)

9. THE BEAUTIFUL UNSEEN: A MEMOIR

The Beautiful Unseen: A Memoir tracks author Kyle Boelte’s struggle to remember his brother, who passed away when he was young. With a striking dual narrative, Boelte also studies the climate of San Francisco on his quest to scientifically explain the constant fog. These two narratives, one, which explores the science behind the impermanence of memory and the other, which shares the author’s own memories and gathered artifacts, intertwine to create a truly engaging and moving story.

"What is this alchemy, by which natural beauty – fog, wind, damp redwoods – can transform grief into wonder and a semblance of peace? This is the question that Kyle Boelte probes with strong, honest sentences and a young man’s clear eyes.”

-- Kathleen Dean Moore, author of Wild Comfort

Soft Skull Press (2015)

10. AUDREY AT HOME: MEMORIES OF MY MOTHER’S KITCHEN

Sneak a beautiful peek into Audrey Hepburn’s home life via her son’s memories in Audrey at Home: Memories of My Mother's Kitchen, a new book, written by Hepburn’s son, Luca Dotti.

Highlights include 50 recipes held dear by Hepburn, written in her own handwriting, and more than 250 previously unpublished family photos. Personal anecdotes, drawings, and excerpts from Hepburn’s personal correspondence create a veritable scrapbook that remembers and celebrates her life.

“Dotti’s book offers a unique view of the star’s personal life through the lens of her food philosophies, including a love of growing vegetables in the garden and sourcing from local farmer’s markets.”

-- Redbook.com

Harper Design (2015)

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IMAGE CREDITS:

Image: Courtesy of G.P. Putnam's Sons. Harlow & Sage (and Indiana): A True Story About Best Friends.
Image: Courtesy of G.P. Putnam's Sons. Harlow & Sage (and Indiana): A True Story About Best Friends.
Image: Courtesy of Damiani. Peter Schlesinger: A Photographic Memory.
Image: Courtesy of Judi Goolsby. Y’all: Painted Memories of the South.
Image: Courtesy of Thames & Hudson. The Memory of Time: Contemporary Photographs at the National Gallery of Art.
Image: Courtesy of Booth-Clibborn. The Memory of My Wardrobe.
Image: Courtesy of BlueBridge. Embracing the Seasons: Memories of a Country Garden.
Image: Courtesy of Orion. Homemade Memories: Childhood Treats with a Twist.
Image: Courtesy of Bloomsbury Academic. Love Objects: Emotion, Design and Material Culture.
Image: Courtesy of Soft Skull Press. The Beautiful Unseen: A Memoir.
Image: Courtesy of Harper Design. Audrey at Home: Memories of My Mother’s Kitchen.
Image: Courtesy of Harper Design. Audrey at Home: Memories of My Mother’s Kitchen.
Image: Courtesy of Damiani. Peter Schlesinger: A Photographic Memory.
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Image: Courtesy of G.P. Putnam's Sons. Harlow & Sage (and Indiana): A True Story About Best Friends.