A thorough reckoning of the evolving ideas and legacy of a founding force in American evangelism

A compilation from the incomparable career of one of the original “Boys on the Bus”

The colorful, compulsive, secretive history of famous and infamous film fiends

An extraordinary photographic documentary of the wild and cultivated plants and landscape of Faulkner’s inspirational writing sanctuary

How one of the last Louisiana Longs escaped a mental institution and died after winning election to Congress

The biography of a powerful Mississippi senator rife with contradictions

A vibrant take on the global connections empowering Caribbean music and its global transferences

The story of a plantation heiress who threw aside convention, joined the Marines, and fought for civil rights

A dazzling collection of writers worldwide on the massive authority of the Nobel laureate

A collection exploring the extensive connections between the Nobel laureate’s work and cinema

A concise, readable biography of the Nobel laureate who defined southern literature

An illuminating study of the Caribbean island’s contributions to the American war effort

A study of how Caribbean music and identity evolve when the government controls all media

A look at the passionate pursuits intersecting family and public histories

The marvelous recovery of neglected Black artists and their awesome body of comics creativity

True accounts from musicians, bar owners, and regulars at the crossroads of good times and despair

The shocking tale of a white Mississippi family ostracized and devastated after breaking bread with civil rights workers

A vibrant, passionate engagement with the transcendent joys of family and aging

How a black Mississippian navigated a tumultuous childhood, married a white civil rights worker, and rallied to transform her life

How the cinematic act of passing embodied, exacerbated, and sometimes alleviated American fears

The true story of how a network of Cajun and German farmers and fabricators invented a traditional amphibious boat

Interviews and profiles covering the entire forty-five year span of Woody Allen’s career as a filmmaker, including detailed discussions of his most popular as well as his most critically acclaimed works

How a ministry in the largest prison in Louisiana and across the country transforms lives

The only full-length biography of this immensely popular screen star of the 1940s and 1950s

The autobiography of one of the top moneymakers in the history of Twentieth Century-Fox

Interviews with the Polish filmmaker who garnered international acclaim (including an Oscar nomination) for his Three Colors trilogy of films and was proclaimed one of Europe’s most important filmmakers by many critics

A fresh look at the life of a revered southern writer and editor

The story of the dynamic, driven, and sometimes despised third wheel in the creation of America’s iconic theme park

A compelling case for the need to analyze children’s literature from a Marxist perspective

Essays that overthrow stereotypes and demonstrate the genre’s power and mystique

Interviews with the director of Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story, Poison, Velvet Goldmine, Safe, and Far from Heaven

The full story of one of Hollywood’s most accomplished character actresses

For the first time in English, the classic volume that developed a radical new understanding of free jazz and African American culture

Interviews with the author of Adultery and Other Choices, In the Bedroom, and The Last Worthless Evening

A biography of the Oscar-winning American actress

Readings of food in southern literature that reveal hunger and creativity and that go beyond deep-fried clichés

A detailed examination of the broad implications of Marxist revolution, politics, and the eventual invasion of the island nation

A survey of the full impact of the Populist movement across the South

The first scholarly analysis of the inspirational activist’s profound speeches

The first study solely dedicated to exploring the power of African American haiku