Bansky’s infamous street art has recently been compiled for a new hardcover book. The release is described by Amazon as, “the single best collection of photographs of Banksy’s street work. Period.” The publisher’s house says, “if you’ve never heard of Banksy, this book is all you’ll ever need to read to be able to engage in pub table debates about the man and the legend.” High praise.

You are an Acceptable Level of Threat sprawls 228 pages and will run you 25 bucks. You can order it here if you’d like. Check out some choice samples down below.

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Common is the latest to join the growing number of music artists turned authors with his memoir One Day It’ll All Make Sense, which is named after his third album, slated for release on September 13.

Co-written by Adam Bradley, Common takes the reader into his life from growing up in the South Side of Chicago, to how he wanted to quit rapping when his first album, Can I Borrow A Dollar?, sold only 2,000 copies, to reflecting on his controversial performance at the White House.

The 320-page work is published by Atria Books and has already been described by the likes of renowned civil-rights activist, poet and author Maya Angelou as “a magnificent memoir” and Grammy Award-winning producer Quincy Jones as “a perfect example of his depth as a human being.”

You can pre-order and read Amazon.com’s full description of the book here.

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