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

A spirited exploration of the blessings manifest in all wild places

Essays that reassess Faulkner’s life and career a half century after his death

Essays that explore how a system of patronage and sexism marginalized some remarkable visual artists

The story of brave women who met to build bridges between the races and end segregation

The most complete and detailed examination of a vanished tribe

The first study of Batman’s evil arch-nemesis in comics, on television, and in film

The only comprehensive collection of interviews with the elusive director of Eyes Wide Shut, A Clockwork Orange, and Dr. Strangelove