Fashion Independent

Fashion Independent  

The Original Style of Ann Bonfoey Taylor

PUBLISHER: Phoenix Art Museum
9780984408115

Press coverage:

Vogue - March 2011

Harper's Bazaar - February 2011

The New York Times: The Moment - February 22, 2011  

Ann Bonfoey Taylor (1910-2007) was a pioneering female flight instructor during World War II, was a member of the US Olympic Ski Squad in 1939, competed in tennis at Wimbledon and was accomplished at riding and shooting. Recognized among an international jet-setting social circle as a wonderful hostess at her magnificent homes in Colorado and Montana, Taylor also played a leading role as a style icon. She was captured in photographs by artists such as Edward Steichen, Louise Dahl-Wolfe and Toni Frissell, and was regularly featured in publications such as Vogue, Town and Country and Harper's Bazaar from the 1930s through the 1970s. In 2008, her extraordinary wardrobe of couture and custom-designed sporting ensembles was donated to Phoenix Art Museum. Selected by Art and Antiques as one of the top 100 art museum gifts of 2008, Taylor's impressive collection features works by some of the most masterful fashion designers of the 1950s and 60s, including Charles James, Balenciaga, Givenchy and Madame Grès. The collection is significant for both the quality of the designers and for its depth, as the numerous examples allow for a comprehensive look at each designer's artistic process. Fashion Independent: The Original Style of Ann Bonfoey Taylor features more than 60 full ensembles and accessories that provide a comprehensive look at the wardrobe of a dynamic and sophisticated woman.

William & Kate: The Love Story: A Celebration of the Wedding of the Century

William & Kate: The Love Story: A Celebration of the Wedding of the Century (John Blake, 9781844547364) will be featured and the author, Robert Jobson, interviewed this Saturday, February 19, 2011, in a segment of Weekend Today, the weekend edition of NBC's Today Show, which airs from 7:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. They plan to display the cover image, as well as interior images from the book during the segment.

Nice reviews from Booklist for IPG titles

Two Peas in a Pod

Allen & Unwin, 9781742373041, $16.99

"...the imagination behind the colorful multimedia illustrations is admirable, and kids will recognize both the fun of fantasy play and the close friendship between characters."

Tea and Dog Biscuits: Our First Topsy-Turvy Year Fostering Orphan Dogs

Chicago Review Press, 9781569763414, $14.95  "After losing Elsa, their German shepherd, author Barrie Hawkins and his wife, Dorothy, decided to rescue what they call orphan dogs—dogs whose owners could no longer keep them, dogs who had been abused or neglected, dogs too big for other fostering groups to take in. German shepherds who needed a good home...This lovely book brings smiles and tears in equal amounts."

H is for Honor: A Military Family Alphabet

H is for Honor (Gale/Cengage) will be featured on an upcoming program in a new Lifetime series Coming Home - read by a mom to her kids in one of the episodes.

Interrupting Chicken

INTERRUPTING CHICKEN is # 6  on the 2/20/11 New York Times Children's Picture Book Bestseller list. 

This is Chicken's third week on the list: 1/30/11, 2/6/11, and 2/20/11!

Vidal in the news

Vidal Sassoon, author of Vidal (Macmillan UK; ISBN: 9780230746893), will appear on The Martha Stewart Show on February 11, 2011. A copy of the book is expected to be held up during his interview.

AND

Vidal (Macmillan UK; ISBN: 9780230746893) will be positively reviewed in the February 15, 2011 issue of Kirkus Reviews (circ 5,000). They call it “richly nuanced” and “a well-rounded, enterprising life’s journey, expressed with grace and humility.”

Judy Moody movie set for Summer 2011

Judy Moody gets famous - FOR REAL!

The upcoming Judy Moody movie Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer comes out in Summer 2011.

Candlewick will publish five totally Moody movie tie-in titles which go on-sale May 24, 2011 - call us for details! More info about the movie is available at: www.judymoodythemovie.com, and at the FaceBook page: http://www.facebook.com/JudyMoodyMovie?ref=ts.

Candlewick is thrilled that the movie screenplay was co-authored by Judy Moody author Megan McDonald and Kathy Waugh. From the set, Megan McDonald raved, "Young actress Jordana Beatty IS Judy Moody. I have to pinch myself every time I see my characters leap off the page and come to life on the big screen! Rare!"