When the publishing world, if not so much the art world, was rocked by news that the hot ticket for spring was: Adult Coloring Books, you could practically hear the fluffering sounds of book dummies of future titles being made from coast to coast.

So it’s no surprise that the next big title in this genre is sure to be: Game of Thrones. Overseen by Georg RR Martin himself, the first title in the series, to be published by Bantam, will “feature 45 original black and white illustrations, inspired by characters, scenes, locations and other iconic images” from the fantasy novelist’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, according to the Guardian. The art will be drawn by “world renowned fantasy illustrators” Yvonne Gilbert, John Howe, Tomislav Tomic, Adam Stower and Levi Pinfold, Time magazine reports.

Films on the Green Continues

This free outdoor French film festival produced annually in New York City parks by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, FACE Foundation and the City of New York Parks & Recreation. Since 2008, the festival has brought classic and contemporary French cinema to New Yorkers, each season’s films cover a different theme from musicals to literary adaptations and Male figures in French cinema.

This year the theme is La Méditerranée. Rich with the vibrant colors, flavors and culture of the Mediterranean, Films on the Green 2015 is embarking on an adventure that spans the European continent, from the French Riviera to the coast of Algeria and from Lebanon and Tunisia to the island of Corsica.

Tonight’s offering is Pepe le Moko By Julien Duvivier with Jean Gabin, Mireille Balin, Marcel Dalio.

Friday June 12, 8:30 pm | Washington Square Park, Fifth Avenue at Waverly Place, NY, NY. Information View the trailer here Photo courtesy Criterion

This just in from Apple

Join us this Saturday, June 13, at 9:00 a.m. for the grand opening of the all-new Apple Store at 940 Madison Avenue. Come in, try the latest Apple products, and talk to great people who can answer all your questions. Information  ;Photo courtesy Apple