Kelly Wearstler is behind some of the most artfully appointed rooms and outfits in the world, so it’s no wonder that her biggest inspiration is modern art and artists. Her house and office is filled with literally hundreds of books on all topics and the library in her home is easily her favorite room in the house. Though she finds books on and by painters and the natural world the most influential to her work in interior design and fashion, Kelly admits that some of the prints in her spring ’13 collection are riffs on patterns of minerals and crystals she found in a book from the ’70s on the racks of her library. So, on the eve of the publication of her fourth book, Rhapsody, we asked Kelly to dish on her favorite books of all time; make sure you check out all of her picks plus don’t miss out on the exclusive opportunity to win a copy of her brand new book before everybody else!

• Kelly's Top 5 Books:

  The Magic of M. C. Escher by J.L. Locker

  Picasso and the War Years

  Anything featuring Wasily Kandinsky

  Jean-Michel Basquiat by Dieter Buchhart and Glenn O'Brien

  Calder's Universe by Alexander Calder

• Rhapsody Giveaway:

  Kelly's newest title, Rhapsody, goes on sale tomorrow, but we're giving away an exclusive copy today! Just tell us in the comments of the story what the most inspiring book you've ever read and why and the answer that sparks our creativity the most will win this beautiful tome!