NEW YORK, NY.- In Palm Springs > The Good Life Goes On (Kehrer, Fall 2016), fine art photographer Nancy Baron guides us through this storied American resort town and its mid century modern lifestyle from the vantage point of a long-time resident. Picking up where she left off in her critically acclaimed monograph The Good Life > Palm Springs (Kehrer, 2014), Baron documents her ongoing and endless discoveries of her beloved second home and its community of mid century modern enthusiasts. The book includes essays by Alexa Dilworth and Matthew Weiner.

This large and tight-knit group of self-proclaimed modernists are committed to the mid century modern lifestyle and the preservation of its architecture. Many of these modernists weren't born yet in the 1950's and 1960's, but they find comfort in this reenactment of gentler times that glows warmly in their vintage rear-view mirrors. Palm Springs attract visitors from around the world in search of wide-open skies, clean desert air, and a sense of wellbeing that embodies the American dream.

Baron's beautifully composed, sun drenched photographs of the stunning homes, shimmering pools, vintage cars, and lush desert landscape casually document the Palm Springs lifestyle as though captured in passing, in the seemingly effortless way that most things happen in Palm Springs.

About Palm Springs, contributor Matthew Weiner states, As the years passed, and I was finally able to get Mad Men on the air, I knew that Palm Springs would play a role in the story because it was the epicenter of style and glamor at that time. It was important to me (and to my wife) to let people know the value of this optimistic, clean, practical design and how spaces have been created that offered protection from the extremes of the desert while seamlessly embracing its stark beauty.

In her essay in the book, Alexa Dilworth describes some of the gorgeous home interiors photographed by Baron: The geometry of mid century modern houses and their light-filled interiors is so glamorous and so spare . . . steel, concrete, and glass. Light both fills and embodies these homes. The white plastic molded chairs and modular white coffee tables . . . the splashes of color . . . a pillow, a lamp, a painting. The picture of the blue-wallpapered closet with the valise and one outfit and one pair of white loafers speaks to the joy and simplicity of living in the new age that was and is.

Baron's nuanced, tender, sometimes humorous portrait of Palm Springs captures the magic of this world famous destination that is home to people living on million dollar estates, to residents on a budget residing in trailers, and to the young and upwardly mobile who discovered Palm Springs over the past decade and decided to stay.

Nancy Baron's background in documentary filmmaking has led to her current dedication to fine art documentary photography. She documents the world nearby, mostly in Los Angeles and Palm Springs, where she lives. Baron's work is held in public and private collections and has been exhibited in galleries across the United States. Her work has been published in many notable magazines and newspapers, including The New York Times, Mother Jones, Photo District News, American Photo and California Homes Magazine. Photographs from her previous book The Good Life > Palm Springs (Kehrer, 2014) were exhibited in a solo show at the dnj Gallery in Santa Monica, among other venues.

Alexa Dilworth is the Publishing and Awards Director at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Hugh Kaptur is an American architect of mid century modern residential, commercial, and civic buildings throughout the Coachella Valley, mainly in Palm Springs, California. Matthew Weiner is an American writer, director, and producer; he is the creator of the AMC television drama series Mad Men.

Nathan Crowley is a two-time Academy Award nominated Production Designer, with a background in Architecture. He is currently in production for The Greatest Showman, starring Hugh Jackman, and filming in New York. Past credits include The Dark Knight, The Prestige, Veronica Guerin, and Insomnia. He also has been the Production Designer for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's costume exhibits, including China: Through the Looking Glass.

The book will have its New York launch at Rizzoli Bookstore (1133 Broadway at 26th Street, New York, NY 10010) on Wednesday, November 9 from 6-9pm. Nancy Baron will be in conversation with the acclaimed production designer Nathan Crowley followed by a book signing.