Music Titans: 250 Greatest Recording Artists of the Past 100 Years is a work of non-fiction by author Steve Williams in the entertainment history, music, and journalism genres. In this interesting walk through music history, the author ranks and profiles the most influential musicians from...

Mike Bogue’s Watching the World Die: Nuclear Threat Films of the 1980s is a fascinating dive into the era's cinematic response to the ever-present fear of World War III. The 1980s, fraught with Cold War tensions, provided fertile ground for filmmakers to explore the apocalyptic...

The Mountain Whippoorwill (Or, How Hill-Billy Jim Won the Great Fiddlers' Prize) is a folktale originally written by Stephen Vincent Benet and retold by John McEuen, with illustrations by Jas Ingram and Buddy Finethy. The story follows Hill-Billy Jim, a young man born in the...

If you're a fan of Agatha Christie or just love a good mystery, Murder in the West End by Amnon Kabatchnik is a must-read. This book, part of Kabatchnik's acclaimed reference series, dives deep into the world of crime plays, spotlighting Christie's famous works and...

In his book Sequins, Scandals & Salchows, Ryan Stevens takes us back to the world of figure skating around the 1980s. This includes but is by no means limited to Swiss coach Gerschwiler criticizing judging standards, specifically referencing Vladimir Kovalev's technique, Holiday on Ice co-founder...

In his memoir Frightened Pilgrim, James O. Mallon recounts his life journey from Northern Ireland to America, detailing personal and professional experiences across decades. Born in County Armagh, Mallon grew up in a rural Catholic community marked by financial hardship and familial tragedies, including a...

Psalm Hymns: Volume Five, Psalms 107-150 by L. L. Larkins is a spiritual and musical treasure trove that concludes the Old Testament wisdom literature collection. In this volume, the author presents Psalms of celebration, an adaptation of the Psalms suitable for various occasions — personal...

Nostalgia: Stars of Yesteryear by Jack L Hawn is a retrospective of some of the many interviews of entertainers, actors, sports stars, and media personalities conducted by the author in a career of covering sports and entertainment at the Los Angeles Times. Many of the...

Ruan Lingyu: Her Life and Career by Patrick Galvan is far more than a meticulously researched and masterfully written biography. It is a precise and impeccably unbiased portrait of a volatile and pivotal era in Chinese history when Chinese cinema was at its nascent peak...

The Joy of Musicology: Unleashing the Magical Symphony for All by M.P. Johnson is more than just an introduction to music around the world or the history of music as the term musicology may suggest to those in the field. The book presents the many...