A biographical reassessment of the racial activist and the way his views have been portrayed

An exploration of the role of southern culture and opinion in the creation of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights

An attempt to wrest folksong from contemporary theorists and return it to textual study

The story of the poisoning of President James Madison’s grandfather and the solidarity of a slave community’s traditions

An examination of how two diverse genres parallel and reflect each other

A study of the British author of V for Vendetta, Watchmen, From Hell, and many other comics and graphic novels

The richly illustrated story of one of America's great architects, a modernizer of the New Orleans skyline

Photographs that illuminate Mississippi’s rich but underexposed terrain

Talks with the British author of Flaubert’s Parrot and Arthur & George

An examination of the most gruesome tales in contemporary legend

A close examination of the period when World War II transformed American popular music

A deluxe, encyclopedic survey of the cultural scene that engendered the popular music of the twentieth century

An eminent fiction writer’s masterpieces in the book reviewer’s art

An examination of race and audience in an American innovator’s writings

An authoritative exploration of how the comics achieve meaning, form, and function

Essays that track the long interrelationship between Britain and the American South in music, religion, and trade

A biographical study of a major Mississippi politician during the New Deal era

The story of the mills, the men, and the methods that laid claim to one of Mississippi’s major renewable resources

The story of the Japanese American artist who created the look of Scooby-Doo and dozens of other unforgettable cartoon icons

A study of how a nation’s comics artists grapple with economic upheaval

A lively memoir detailing the days before, during, and after an editorial life at the New York Times Book Review

How a sufferer of Hansen’s disease emerged from isolation and devoted his life to advocacy

A comprehensive survey of New York City’s vibrant neighborhood art

A study of how excess has proved to be the intended norm in the work of major women poets

A career–spanning selection of talks by a leader who dared to call for change

Collected interviews with the director of Boys N the Hood, Poetic Justice, Four Brothers, and other films

How a local festival celebrating the odiferous lily gave a town a marketable identity

An authoritative account of the powerful bonds between generations of African American quiltmakers