In Weird, Lynette Eklund describes how she knew that she wanted to live and work in Hollywood. It was a dream she had planned from childhood with meticulous determination. At college, she studies fashion design to prepare for a possible career in costume design. But...

Tortured Soles by Fran Weinstein is a memoir from her childhood to retirement. Growing up in New York in a dysfunctional family, she was frequently subjected to her parents’ constant fights. Her mother, a refugee from Europe, suffered bouts of depression, and her father was...

In It Happened at the Palace, Stewart F. Lane invites readers into the storied past of one of Broadway’s most treasured landmarks. Lane traces the Palace Theater from its vaudeville beginnings to its transformation into a Broadway institution that has hosted generations of legendary performers....

Life can be exciting, challenging, or dull, but for Sandy Pearl, it was always eventful. She shares her story in Then the Phone Rang: My Journey from Hitchhiking Hippie to the Hollywood High Life. She begins by taking readers back to the family dinner table...

Stories of the Holocaust: Art for Healing and Renewal, Volume II, edited by Karen Berman and Gail Humphries, is a wide-ranging collection that examines how film, visual art, museum work, and performance sustain Holocaust memory. Rather than offering a single narrative, the book gathers many...

Stories of the Holocaust: Art for Healing and Renewal, Volume I, edited by Karen Berman and Gail Humphries, brings together an international group of artists, scholars, educators, and witnesses to explore how theater, music, and dance have sustained Holocaust memory. The book is organized around...

Mixtape: A Memoir by Johnzelle Anderson tells the story of a life through music, memory, and hard-earned self-understanding. Structured as a playlist, the book unfolds track by track, beginning with Anderson’s birth in Roanoke, Virginia, and the complicated family world that surrounds him. Early chapters...

Music defines us in ways we often don’t appreciate to the fullest. Music is history in sound, history that is heard and shared, and history that is a reflection of who we are. In Terry Blade’s Of Bloodlines and Blue Notes, the author shares his...

The Fab Four Pillars of Impact by Dan Absher is an engaging exploration of leadership and team-building through the lens of The Beatles' extraordinary journey. Absher masterfully intertwines the story of the iconic band with practical lessons for creating and sustaining successful teams and organizations....

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...