Dylan Lauren, known to many as the Candy Queen, is the founder and CEO of Dylan’s Candy Bar. Her stores in New York City, East Hampton, Roosevelt Field, Houston, and Orlando are the most original candy emporiums on the planet, featuring unique candy from around the world and decades past. As the daughter of legendary fashion icon Ralph Lauren and author Ricky Lauren, Dylan was immersed at an early age in design, art, and fashion. After graduating from Duke University with a major in art history, she traveled the globe in search of the world’s most exciting confectionery creations. By 2001, she realized her childhood dream by opening her first candy store, which was inspired by Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. For anyone who has had the opportunity to experience Dylan’s Candy Bar, you know that simply entering one of these emporiums can awaken your inner child and make you feel, literally, “like a kid in a candy store.” In Dylan’s Candy Bar: Unwrap Your Sweet Life (Clarkson Potter, $35) , Lauren elevates candy to more than just an everyday treat. With surprises on every page and stunning four-color, Pop Art–inspired photographs throughout, Dylan’s tribute to candy will encourage readers to discover the magic behind the seemingly familiar world of candy. Dylan’s Candy Bar features mouthwatering candy recipes and inventive candy craft ideas that will appeal to the young at heart, the candy enthusiast, the fashionista, the Pop Art aficionado . . . and anyone interested in living the sweet life. 1pm

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