Judging by the queues, the one-in-one-out policy and rather harassed-looking staff at Tate Modern last weekend, Exposed: Voyeurism, Surveillance & the Camera is set to be one of the gallery's most popular exhibitions. Just down the river, Tate Britain opens its British comic art exhibition Rude Britannia on 9th June, so top up on tie-ins for both (Tate Publishing).
The art world suffered a blow this week with the death of 98-year-old French-American sculptor Louise Bourgeois, best known for her looming, nightmarish spider structures. Tate Publishing also has this August a biography by Ann Coxon, while Steidl, Violette Editions, and Little, Brown all have titles on the artist.
It's the grand finale of the Guardian Hay Festival, which on the 6th will again be hosting the shortlist announcement of the Wales Book of the Year, which will feature three English-language titles and three in Welsh. Sunday also sees the first public interview with new deputy PM, Nick Clegg.
And one of the biggest prizes of the year also takes place next week, alas without giant comedy cheque: the Orange Prize for Fiction, and the New Writers accolade, will be handed out on Wednesday (9th). Man Booker-winner Wolf Hall is the bookies' even-money favourite, followed by the titles from Barbara Kingsolver, Attica Locke, Rosie Alison, Lorrie Moore and Monique Roffey. Katie Allen is The Bookseller's media editor.
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