Books
Hot tickets: The best of this month’s cultural releases
On our round-up is everything from a steamy Brazilian thriller and an art installation’s debut in Iceland to a small-screen exploration of humans and machines.
Latest
10 of the best bookshops in Paris
Too many places have lost their love of print. But the French capital is a haven for anyone who wants to lose themselves in a thriller or even teach their children to read.
Essential reading
A good book amounts to far more than just printed matter. Here, we explore the volumes that have touched the lives of 50 friends of Monocle, drawn from the worlds of design, culture, food…
Fully booked
The team behind this literary haven is developing a business model for the modern age.
Fine print
As German art-book publisher Schirmer/Mosel celebrates its 50th birthday, we flip through the many pages of its past.
Behind the scenes
As France’s comic-book industry continues to grow at an extraordinary rate, its annual festival is drawing crowds of 200,000 fans.
Turning the page
A bookish small town in Washington state banded together to build a new library as a resource that every member of its community can feel invested in.
