Here’s every book title spotted in Taylor Swift’s Life of a Showgirl announcement
Taylor Swift has unveiled her upcoming 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, during an appearance on the New Heights podcast, hosted by her partner Travis Kelce and his brother Jason Kelce.
The announcement, made via Instagram at 12:12 a.m. on August 12 2025, featured a carefully arranged bookcase as the backdrop, sparking interest among fans keen to identify the displayed titles.
The selection spans art, design, architecture and photography. Books visible behind Swift include Dieter Rams: The Complete Works by Klaus Klemp, which catalogues the influential German designer’s creations, and Design Monograph: Eames by Naomi Stungo, exploring the work of Charles and Ray Eames.
Art is well represented with Jean-Michel Basquiat. 40th Ed. by Eleanor Nairne and Hans Werner Holzwarth, Chagall, Lissitzky, Malevitch: The Russian Avant-garde in Vitebsk by Angela Lampe, and Ruth Asawa Through Line, a detailed study of the modernist sculptor’s career. Contemporary artist Ai Weiwei’s life and work are explored in Ai Weiwei. 40th Ed. by Hans Werner Holzwarth and Ai Weiwei.
Architecture and design titles include Casa Wabi by Bosco Sodi, Martino Stierli and Tadao Ando, focusing on the artistic residence in Mexico, and Ralph Lauren: In His Own Fashion by Alan Flusser, which examines the designer’s career and influence.
Swift’s well-known fondness for cats is reflected in Walter Chandoha. Cats. Photographs. by Susan Michals, Reuel Golden and Chandoha himself, featuring decades of feline photography. The collection is rounded out by Rothko by Christopher Rothko, offering insights into the abstract painter’s life and art.
The display has prompted fans to speculate whether the books hint at thematic inspirations for The Life of a Showgirl, due for release later this year.
