Decorated with golf courses, swimming pools, palm trees, and countless examples of midcentury modern architecture against a breathtaking desert backdrop, our local scenery translates beautifully onto the printed page.
This small sampling is just a taste of the books celebrating the city’s star-studded history, art, design, architecture, and fabulous way of life.
Palm Springs Paradise
by Peter Moruzzi, $30.
Just Fabulous;
www.justfabulous.com
Modernism Rediscovered
by Julius Shulman $39.99.
Paul Kaplan Group inside Raymond-Lawrence;
www.raymond-lawrence.com
The Good Life • Palm Springs
by Nancy Baron, $50.
Just Modern;
www.justmoderndecor.com
Steel and Shade: The Architecture of Donald Wexler
by Bricker & Williams;
Palm Springs Art Museum, $50.
Paul Kaplan Group inside Raymond-Lawrence;
www.raymond-lawrence.com
Backyard Oasis
Edited by Daniell Cornell;
Palm Springs Art Museum, $60.
Palm Springs Art Museum: www.psmuseum.org
Palm Springs Modern Living
by James Schnepf,
$40. Greetings;
www.greetingspalmsprings.com
Palm Springs Modern: Houses in the California Desert
Text by Adele Cygelman, Foreword by Joseph Rosa, and Photography by David Glomb, $40.
Just Modern;
www.justmoderndecor.com
The Desert Modernists: The Architects Who Envisioned Midcentury Modern Palm Springs
Edited by Stewart Weiner, $50.
Modernism Week;
www.modernismweek.com