The first in-depth intellectual history of funk music and its growth out of the blues tradition

A thorough assay of the painstaking process that delivers a state budget

The first biography of Hollywood’s political matchmaker, kingmaker, and MGM’s movie star maker

A critical analysis of the often-understudied environmentalist literature of the mid-twentieth century

A unique, insider perspective on race relations in a great American music

Twenty-seven interviews and profiles ranging over more than five decades that tell Mike Nichols’s and Elaine May’s stories in their own words

The first full-length biography of the long-serving politician whose legislation on voting rights and immigration shaped modern America

A book-length study of the unique relationship between the audience and creators who are considered to be trusted fans

A fascinating tour of historic New Orleans as seen in rare postcards from the early twentieth century

An exciting exploration of the impact of hypermasculinity on the creation of the modern superhero

The inspiring story of a doctor who empowered a community by providing health care in the Mississippi Delta

The unforgettable life story of one amazing musician touring and playing with Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Reed, Marvin Gaye, and many more

How the global sensation of K-pop and Korean hip-hop draw on and expand R&B traditions

A thorough examination of the powerful poets from a mighty literary state

Collected interviews with the director of avant-garde films such as Walden (Diaries, Notes, and Sketches); Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania; and As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

Collected interviews with the graphic designer and comic book scholar who is best known for his collaboration with Damian Duffy on the New York Times bestseller and Eisner Award–winning graphic novel adaptation of Octavia Butler’s Kindred

The first book-length study of the investigation into Hollywood’s anti-Nazi films

A critical examination of the role of property in gothic literature depicting slavery

An examination of the cutting-edge critical engagement in the field of modern comics studies

Collected interviews with the widely acclaimed African writer and outspoken intellectual who is known for her insightful fiction, viral TED talks, and essays on feminism

A collaborative blast of history and inspiration from top-of-the-line musicians

The first major biography of the Puerto Rican director and Tony- and Oscar-winning actor

An amusing, honest, and sympathetic account of literary rivalries and family feuds in Faulkner’s hometown

An in-depth oral and hyperlocal history of a rural county and its fight for civil rights

A challenge to claims about the popular project of masculine redemption in recent genre films

A groundbreaking exploration of the impact of trauma based on gender, sexuality, and race across the Anglophone Caribbean

The first scholarly collection to examine Morrison’s most recent work of fiction, God Help the Child

Collected interviews with a critically acclaimed and award-winning writer who is known for her jolting and illuminating fiction

A comprehensive history of how comics and comic art gained recognition as art

The first volume to closely study the history of clothing and its relationship to work, power, and identity in the South

A celebration of the New Orleans life and early career of famed fashion photographer Jack Robinson.

An exploration of the symbolic role food plays in children’s literature

Collected interviews with the director of The Seventh Continent, Funny Games,Amour,and his most recent feature, Happy End

How comics in the Americas and Oceania have misconstrued, transformed, and reconstructed Indigenous stories

A potent history of a most vital contributor to urban growth in New Orleans

Collected interviews with the author of the Booker Prize–winning novel Last Orders and Waterland

A critical volume dedicated to children’s film adaptation

An extraordinary view of the bounty of Africa and its diaspora

An intimate portrait that shifts the narrative of what gay life looks like in the rural South

Dispatches from the childhood of a Louisiana son raised in a roadside motel.