Arts, Music & Film

Nick Hornby! Charles Dickens! Prince! Prince? Nick Hornby’s Dickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius is the dinner party of your dreams. Hornby’s book of essays makes such splendid introductions between Dickens and Prince...

A celebration of the human spirit's ability to triumph over adversity, Life Lessons blends memoir and self-help manual as the popular The Repair Shop star recounts his ups and downs. 'Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be...

A magnificent work of original research that unravels history through textiles and cloth—how we make it, use it, and what it means to us.A New York Times Book Review Editor's ChoiceHow is a handmade fabric helping save an ancient forest?Why is a...

One of the bestselling memoirs of all time, David Niven's The Moon's a Balloon is an account of one of the most remarkable lives Hollywood has ever seen.Beginning with the tragic early loss of his aristocratic father, then regaling us with...

Since 1973, The Exorcist and its progeny have scared and inspired half a century of filmgoers. Now, on the 50th anniversary of the original movie release, this is the definitive, fascinating story of the scariest movie ever made and its...

National BestsellerThe inside story of how A League of Their Own—one of the most beloved baseball movies of all time—developed from an unheralded piece of American history into a perennial cinematic favorite. Featuring exclusive...

A landmark anthology of the masterpieces of Greek drama, featuring all-new, highly accessible translations of some of the world’s most beloved plays, including Agamemnon, Prometheus Bound, Bacchae, Electra, Medea,...

Blake Snyder’s Save the Cat!®, the world’s top-selling story method for filmmakers and novelists, introduces The Last Book on Creating Binge-Worthy Content You’ll Ever Need.​Screenwriter Jamie Nash takes up Snyder’s torch to...

In the exciting and wholly original Into the Woods: A Five-Act Journey Into Story, John Yorke not only shows that there is truly a unifying shape to narrative—one that echoes the great fairytale journey into the woods, and one, like any great...

Break out your favorite pencil and roll up your sleeves! The Save the Cat!® Beat Sheet Workbook provides key writing prompts and asks all the important questions—but you bring the story, filling out the pages that walk you step-by-step through...

From the internationally bestselling creator of Wreck This Journal, a collaborative creative journey where you become the author...One dark and stormy night, author Keri Smith found some strange scattered pages abandoned in a park. She...

“Not gonna lie, this is probably the coolest journal you’ll ever see. . . . Wreck This Journal is here to inspire you.” —BuzzfeedA spectacular coloring and painting edition of the incredible journal that started it...

'Birkin's diary entries ultimately expose the toxic reality behind one of the 20th century's most glamorous couples' -- Sunday Times   Jane Birkin - actor, singer, songwriter and model - may have shot to worldwide fame through her relationship with...

The actress, activist, and once infamous Playboy Playmate reclaims the narrative of her life in a memoir that defies expectation in both content and approach, blending searing prose with snippets of original poetry.   In this honest,...

When a celebrity biography comes around from a treasure like Henry Winkler, you just have to give it your attention. This is the story of the man behind the Fonz and all he became, told in the quintessential "nice guy" voice that will be so recognizable...

Rush’s lead man finally comes out with his life story, and it’s as emotionally resonant as they come. Tracing back to his family’s history in WWII, Lee’s artistry was decades in the making, and he spares no detail in exploring his...

If you loved the game-changing hardcover edition, you’ll love the paperback, now with more songs and a personal foreword, thus giving us even more Paul McCartney.   #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA Washington Post Notable...

In the wide realm of Shakespeare worship, the house in Stratford-upon-Avon where William Shakespeare was born in 1564 – known colloquially as the 'Birthplace' – remains the chief shrine. It's not as romantic as Anne Hathaway's thatched...

Life is tough. Steve-O’s stint on Jackass never made it easy. Remember, Steve-O took the kicks for us. We think there’s a thing or two we can learn from his choices.Stephen "Steve-O" Glover—social media icon, comedy-touring...

'When the last fire goes out, time too will be finished'Italo Calvino was one of the most joyful and imaginative writers of the twentieth century. Here he muses on what the things we leave behind ­- whether waxworks or ancient graffiti, enigmatic...