These 25 Taylor Swift-Owned Books Are So Gorgeous (And Huge “Easter Eggs”)

This book features collected works of Jean-Michel Basquiat. The anniversary of his passing (August 12, 1988) fell on the anniversary of Swift announcing her new album.

Could the orange cover be a hint here? Dieter Rams is a celebrated and highly influential product designer, and this book covers his works. Think: beautiful and minimalist clocks, blenders, kitchen scales, and more, that he largely designed for Braun. He’s known best for his 10 principles of product design.

Slim Aarons was an American photographer and his photographs largely captured the “wealthy, privileged and talented,” per Photos.com.

Eames is of course one of the most iconic postwar furniture designers in America. This book, by Naomi Stungo, covers his work.

Casa Wabi is a nonprofit arts center in Oaxaca, Mexico; this book gives you a peek inside of the residences and architecture.

Ai Weiwei is a famous political activist and artist and this book follows his career.

Swift is famously fond of Ralph Lauren sweaters, and plaid has been a huge Easter egg.

This book explores the Russian avant-garde during the early post-revolutionary years of 1918–1922. Marc Chagall was a famed painter who died at 98 in 1988, and is known for many of his paintings depicting dancers and other show scenes. This volume features 250 works and documentary items from Vitebsk, Chagall’s hometown in Russia.

Ruth Asawa was known for her looped-wire sculptures; this book documents “the significance of drawing in Asawa’s oeuvre throughout her career,” and includes essays about her work.

This monograph of Mahdavi’s work covers the Iranian-French architect and designer’s works — as well as her sources of inspiration.

Taylor Swift loves her cats!

Rothko is a world-famous artist, and this book is green and orange, just like The Life of a Showgirl.

Maybe there’s going to be a hint of American muscle cars in one of Swift’s tracks?

This one seems self-explanatory, as this book features the most iconic album art from the Beatles to Prince to Michael Jackson.

This book is a retrospective of American advertising in the ‘90s — and I’m so curious to see how it’s reflected in Swift’s new album.

Corban noted in her video that artist Ellsworth Kelly, who is highlighted on the shelf in a green book, is known for one of his paintings called “Broadway,” which happens to be orange — a seeming nod to the album’s green and orange colors.

This book is a retrospective of, you guessed it, 100 years of Architectural Digest.

This book most likely references one of Swift’s favorite and well-documented love of designer watches.

Virgil Abloh was the CEO and founder of Off-White, a fashion label, and he became the first-ever African American artistic director of Louis Vuitton menswear. This book chronicles his works. He died in 2021 of cancer.

Maybe there’s a car theme in her new album?

A green and orange book, again …

Another Jean-Michel Basquiat focus, but this time an exploration of the iconic relationship between Basquiat and Andy Warhol, as told in Warhol’s words and pictures.

The one exception is the Gucci: The Making Of book. While I found a version of it that’s affordable for the average person, it’s important to note that Swift’s version is a hand-tacked, handmade version sold by the bms for $320.

This book features famed photographer Helmut Newton’s Polaroid pictures — over 300 Polaroid pictures that were featured in museums and in exhibitions around the world.

This book explores renowned photographer Slim Aarons' career and specifically highlights the extraordinary women from the upper echelons of high society, the arts, fashion, and Hollywood that impacted him.