Coffee table books are the perfect opportunity to display your interests and allow guests to explore them. They’re the must-have tabletop accessory for any host, but with so many on the market, how do you pick just one? Here’s a list to help you find your style.
By Jayne Turner – Staff Member
The Arts Patron
If you’re into movies, A24 has a beautiful collection of screenplay books, including Priscilla, Hereditary, and The Lighthouse. These books include screencaps and script, meticulously designed and curated for movie lovers.
If you like music, Extraordinary Records is a book showcasing 500 unique pressings that take you on a trip through vinyl history. Including Depeche Mode, The Beatles, and more, this coffee table book is sure to spark conversation among music lovers.
For lovers of the visual arts, check out books containing art collections from your favorite museum! The Getty offers Masterpieces of Painting, which highlights the museum’s best works.
The Car Guy (or Girl)
F1 Heros is a red leather-bound book displaying Formula One race winners and their cars. Containing archive images from 70 years of races, this book is a classy way to display your love of cars.
If luxury vehicles are more your speed, consider The Impossible Collection of Cars, an account of the 100 most exceptional cars, including some that belong to celebrities. This option is pricey, but the black rubber clamshell box and complimentary white gloves speak for its quality.
The Boss
I AM LEADER is a four-book set containing comprehensive details on how to unlock your full potential to achieve ultimate success. If you’re looking to level up your life and your coffee table, this is the book for you. But be careful, your guests may just try to take this one home.
The Explorer
100 Hikes of a Lifetime is a beautiful green leather-bound book with 400 pages of beautiful landscapes across the world, from the ocean to the desert.
1000 Places to See Before You Die details beautiful locations and how best to travel to them. It contains images, activities, and scenic landscapes that will make you want to book a flight.
The Designer
Architectural Digest at 100: A Century of Style celebrates 100 years of interior design and architecture. With glimpses into designers’ own homes, celebrities, and fashion insiders, this book is sure to inspire your next midnight redecorating frenzy.
The Black Book showcases the way that the color black has been used in fashion over the years and has a sleek black exterior to match. The authors also have a white book and a red book, discussing the use of those colors, too.
Meanwhile, if you’re looking to cozy up your rustic home, check out these tips.
The Anatomist
Looking for a coffee table book that will raise a few eyebrows? The Resurrectionist is a book filled with anatomical illustrations of mythical creatures.
In a similar fashion is The Morbid Anatomy Anthology, a collection of macabre wonders with accompanying essays. It covers everything from conjoined twins to “death collectors”. If you have a morbid curiosity, this is the book for you.
Coffee table books are a great way to upgrade your home and hosting. It’s more than just tabletop décor – these books should speak to your true interests!
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Author: Jayne Turner is a freelance writer from Orange, California. She has a bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience with an emphasis on language and cognition. She has ten years of musical theatre experience and a lifelong love of reading. Utterly excited by the brain, she brings a fresh Gen Z perspective to the topics that intrigue us most.
