Photographer and jewelry designer Monica Rich Kosann's camera has captured a kaleidoscope of cultural icons from fashion and entertainment, [in] A Possession Obsession: What We Cherish and Why This is a table book that could easily be obsessed over. Bearing candid photos of Tamron Hall, Usher Raymond, photographer Johnny Rozsa, and Harlem Ambassador Musa Jackson among others, the photographs are almost poetic.

– Eartha Watts-Hicks, Harlem World

The gorgeous photographic aesthetic evokes transcendence, and the copy—Q&As with selected personalities—weaves a colorful narrative.

– Publishers Weekly

Ultimately, the diversity of these images and telling interviews produce a different approach to the concept of human identity.

– L'Oeil de la Photographie

What's amazing about the possession obsessions captured here, besides being owned by the many different celebrities, ranging from famous designers to writers, is the backstory that answers the “Why?” that made their chosen object so dear. Kosann then goes the extra mile to better capture each heirloom surrounded by some of her subject's other possessions, giving the reader a more intimate gaze into that person's much-faceted personality

– Yvette de las Nueces, Cause and Yvette