Bright Stars: Great Artists Who Died Too Young

'Bryan’s writing pops and zings like a Basquiat painting' – NOEL FIELDING

In Bright Stars, Kate Bryan examines the lives and legacies of 30 great artists who died too young, celebrating their inspirational stories and extraordinary talent.

Some of the world’s greatest and most-loved artists died under the age of forty. But how did they turn relatively short careers into such long legacies? What drove them to create, against all the odds? And how can we use these stories to re-evaluate artis...