The Man of the Crowd challenges the popular conception of Edgar Allan Poe as an isolated artist living in a world of his own imagination, detached from his physical surroundings. Learn More

Lifelong comic-book fan and veteran journalist Peter Nowak meets with real-life superheroes in North America and around the world to get their stories and investigate what the movement means for the future of society.
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Advanced statistics and new terminology have taken hold of baseball today, but do they accurately reflect the reality of the game? A baseball lifer states his case. Learn More

Flake, the legendary keyboardist for the German band Rammstein, takes listeners on a journey of what it is to be a touring musician. Learn More

The idea of American musical theatre often conjures up images of bright lights and big city, but its lifeblood is found in amateur productions at high schools, community theatres, afterschool programs, summer camps, and dinner theatres. In Beyond Broadway, author Stacy Wolf looks at the widespread presence and persistence of musical theatre in US culture. Learn More

A centennial celebration of the career and legacy of the first made-in-America violin virtuoso and one of the twentieth century's greatest musicians. Learn More

These impossibly cheerful essays on the routine horrors of the present era explain everything from the resurgence of measles to the fiasco of the presidency. Learn More

A groundbreaking account of the dangerous marriage of plutocratic economic priorities and right-wing populist appeals—and how it threatens the pillars of American democracy. Learn More

The definitive book on leadership in the digital era: why digital technologies call for leadership that emphasizes creativity, collaboration, and inclusivity. Learn More

This collection of original essays covers the turf that made Joan Didion a sensation—Hollywood and Patty Hearst; Malibu, Manson and the Mojave; the Summer of Love and the Central Park Five—while bringing together some of the finest voices of today's Los Angeles and beyond. Learn More

Flint Dille's memoir is an entertaining blend of pop culture, social history, and reportage about the exciting, groundbreaking 1980s, and the parts he and his colleagues, collaborators, employers, and friends played in making it a genuine Golden Age. Learn More

Danny Plotnick showcases the history of Super 8 filmmaking in this must-listen book. Super 8 offers a detailed history of the beloved medium—one not only embraced by suburban dads, the target audience of the format, but by the art world, punk rockers, and ultimately popular culture. Learn More

Along Comes the Association is the story of how Russ Giguere and his fellow band members in the legendary and influential pop group The Association came together to create unparalleled music, unique to the time and place, and never again to be repeated. Learn More

John Hanrahan presents his must-listen memoir, Wrestling with Angels. Learn More

The definitive biography of the rock 'n' roll kings of the North. Learn More

An enchanting tale of the search for forgotten treasures at one of the greatest flea markets on earth. Learn More

"One of the finest writers of the new non-fiction" (Harper's Bazaar) explores the role of art in the tumultuous twenty-first century. Learn More

Building America masterfully narrates the life and legacy of a key figure in creating an American aesthetic in the new United States. Learn More

Sonic Warrior is a collection of insane-but-true stories from the career of rock radio legend Lou Brutus. Learn More