Spike
Performing Arts
by Spike Lee available in November, hardcover, Chronicle Chroma
This career- spanning monograph titled Spike is a visual celebration of his life and career to date. Featuring hundreds of never-before-seen photographs by David Lee, Spike's brother and long-time still photographer, Spike includes behind-the-scenes, insider images that underscore his creative process and his significant impact on the culture at large. From his critically acclaimed film Malcolm X (1992) starring Denzel Washington, to his recent film Da 5 Bloods (2020) featuring the late Chadwick Boseman, Spike Lee's work continues to resonate now more than ever. This is a must-have collector's item and ideal gift for any cinephile and fan of one of the most prominent and influential filmmakers in history.
Renegades : Born in the USA
by Barack Obama, Bruce Springsteen available now, hardcover, Crown
This book is a dialogue between Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen that explores everything from their origin stories and career-defining moments to our country’s polarized politics and the growing distance between the American Dream and the American reality. Filled with full-color photographs and rare archival material, it is a compelling and beautifully illustrated portrait of two outsiders looking for a way to connect their unconventional searches for meaning, identity, and community with the American story itself.
All About Me! My Remarkable Life in Show Business by Mel Brooks
available in November, hardcover, Ballantine Books
Filled with tales of struggles, achievements, and friendships, and dozens of personal collection photos from throughout Brooks’s lifetime, readers will find behindthe-scenes stories and insights that led to Mel Brooks becoming one of the most accomplished and beloved entertainers and artists in history and one of the single greatest influences known to American comedy.
She Come By It Natural:
Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs by Sarah Smarsh available now, paperback, Scribner and Co.
"This little gem of a book is the perfect gift for any woman in your life, no matter the age. Raise hell, praise Dolly." –Claire A Great Gift
Welcome to Dunder Mifflin : The Ultimate Oral History of The Office
by Brian Baumgartner and Ben Silverman available in November, hardcover, Custom House
The official oral history book of The Office, featuring exclusive interviews with every major player and never-before-seen photos, pulling back the curtain on the absurdity and genius that went in to creating this unstoppable force in American popular culture and why it continues to resonate with audiences today.
Fear Stalks the Land! : A Commonplace Book
by Thom Yorke, Stanley Donwood available in November, paperback, Canongate
A celebration of the process and artwork created for and by Radiohead. Fear Stalks the Land! Includes the writings of the authors Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood, which are gathered together for the first time ever. This commonplace book includes faxes, notes, fledgling lyrics, sketches, lists of all kinds and scribblings towards nirvana, as were sent between the two authors during the period 1999 to 2000 during the creation of the Radiohead albums Kid A and Amnesiac.
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Best Wishes, Warmest Regards : The Story of Schitt’s Creek
by Daniel Levy and Eugene Levy hardcover, available now, Black Dog & Leventhal
This beautifully produced, keepsake coffee-table book is the ultimate celebration of the series, the town, the characters, and the state of mind that is Schitt's Creek. Included are character profiles from the cast of Johnny, Moira, David, and Alexis, and all of the characters that populate the town, major moments from Moira's endorsement of Herb Ertlinger Winery, to Patrick and David's first kiss, to Cabaret and the Rose Family Christmas episode. Also included are special features, such as the complete, illustrated catalogs of David's knits and Moira's wigs, Moira's vocabulary, Alexis's adventures, and behind-the-scenes moments from Dan and Eugene Levy and the cast of Schitt's Creek.
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