Bloody Broadway: Plays of Menace, Murder, and Mystery, Volume I (1900–1930) by Amnon Kabatchnik examines early 20th-century American theater, focusing on crime, suspense, and melodrama. This volume provides insight into how Broadway's darker stories evolved during a pivotal period in theatrical history. Kabatchnik offers detailed...

Imagine seeing a social media post advertising the 30-year reunion of your favorite punk bands when you were growing up. Then imagine the frustration of looking these bands up online, only to discover there’s not much written about them. That’s exactly what happened to Andy...

Of Bairns and Wheelie Bins by Mary T. Wagner is a one-of-a-kind dictionary and guide to understanding British jargon. This book has an extensive collection of words with definitions, specifically to help an audience understand certain terms in the British detective genre. This will introduce...

High Hopes by Anne Abel is a memoir that captures the author's transformative journey through music, self-discovery, and overcoming personal challenges. The book begins with Abel's decision to travel to Australia to attend Bruce Springsteen concerts, a leap of faith that becomes a pivotal moment...

My Three Lives: A Memoir by Tina Cole is a fascinating account of a woman who has navigated fame, family, and personal trials with resilience and grace. The memoir is structured into three distinct "lives," each representing a significant chapter in Tina's journey, from her...

Just Play Like You Do in the Basement is Rick Porrello's memoir of his life as a drummer, starting with his first professional rehearsal under conductor George Rhodes. He details his family’s musical roots, his father’s union work, and mentorship from his brother Ray. Porrello...

Starry Starry Noir: Rebels and Censors by Bernie Dowling analyzes the influence of censorship on 20th-century Hollywood film noir and provides a wide range of impacted directors, actors, and writers. It discusses the enforcement of the Hays Code, restricting portrayals of subjects like suicide, sexuality,...

The Quiet Storm: A Historical and Cultural Analysis of the Power, Passion, and Pain of R&B Groups by Amani Roberts traces the evolution of major R&B vocal groups from the 1950s to the early 2000s, examining their origins, rise to fame, and eventual decline. Roberts...

The Strange Tools of Human Communication by Ruth Finnegan centers on communication as a multimodal phenomenon of voice, writing, and music. She traces alphabetic writing to Semitic proto-alphabets derived from Egyptian hieroglyphs, distinguishing it from pictographic systems that convey meaning visually across languages. Finnegan teaches...

The Rock And Roll Almanac by Andrew Craneman is a detailed, date-specific chronology of significant events in rock music history spanning over 70 years. It catalogs landmark album releases, band milestones, artist activities, legal issues, births, and deaths, covering influential moments such as Johnny Cash’s...