An extensive deep-dive omnibus from one of cinema’s most indefatigably ardent auteurs

The first complete account of all the music, song, and dance in the WPA ex-slave narratives

A powerful, intimate portrait that weaves history across five generations of an American family

Almost fifty years of interviews chronicling the Nebraska writer’s rise from a regional poet of the Great Plains to a Pulitzer Prize–winning artistic luminary

The first full-length volume to showcase the critical corpus of an eminent scholar of Black literature

A scholarly revelation of the Latinidades characters and works that have crossed multiple borders

A thorough study of the many links between the Golden Age of children’s literature and a global storytelling powerhouse

An insightful survey tracing the influence of New Orleans writers, past and present, on the literary canon

An examination of how narratives of suffering balance the conventions of joy and success in the southern cookbook tradition

An engaging collection of original scholarship on LGBTQ+ children’s picture books

The first book-length study of Michelle Cliff’s entire literary corpus

The first English-language volume to explore the career of the comics artist who inspired Blade Runner,Akira, and Hayao Miyazaki

An innovative global resituating of two literatures that intersect in revealing ways

The definitive volume on the rich and dynamic field of Korean comics

The first full-length biography of one of the greatest country blues performers

A compelling study centered on the eyes of children and their powerful lines of sight

A detailed analysis of grotesque children and their meanings in contemporary texts for adults

An analysis of the thirty-year struggle between Southern Californians and the Walt Disney Company online and at Disneyland

A unique analysis of the media, literature, and pop culture that shaped Sylvia Plath’s literary achievement

An electric collection of essays and reflections on an enigmatic musical legend

An examination of southern healthcare history from colonial days through the Civil War and Reconstruction

How post-Reconstruction periodicals used opposing rhetorical strategies to shape public memory

A richly contextualized memoir from a celebrated soca arranger and musician

A fundamental collection of sixteen interviews with the esteemed writer and former president of the Haiku Society of America

Powerful perspectives on the historical and present-day challenges facing the state of Louisiana

A political writer’s compelling mix of history, political analysis, and personal angst

The first book to closely examine the influence TeenSet had on popular music and cultural commentary as well as the value of teen fan magazines

Coming soon, the firsthand account of a studio insider’s adventures in movie marketing

An essential study focused on theories of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality in the work of contemporary Caribbean women writers

An interrogation exposing the endangered identity of Black America’s capital city

A first-of-its-kind collection of interviews that documents Noé’s engagement with the feverish reception of his work and received ideas about his life and politics

A nuanced portrait of McFarlane’s polarizing character shown through collected interviews with the renowned comics creator

Walter Anderson’s bold visual translation of the Lewis Carroll classic, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Reflections of family, life, and love in Mississippi between grandmother and granddaughter

A beautifully illustrated study of the crucial role movie posters play in shaping the trajectory of films

A detailed biography of the esteemed actress, before, during, and after The Avengers

An examination and celebration of the distinct sound of Wichita’s regional blues tradition

The first biography of Mississippi’s beloved blue-collar writer who redefined southern fiction

An unflinching history critiquing librarianship during the Jim Crow era