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Updated June 23, 2026
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The last kings of Hollywood : Coppola, Lucas, Spielberg and the battle for the soul of American cinema
Fischer, Paul (Documentary film producer)
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Riveting, grade A smack for cinema junkies...Fischer's writing pulsates." --Steven Soderbergh, filmmaker The untold, intimate story of how three young visionaries--Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, and Steven Spielberg...
Parks and Rec : the underdog tv show that lit'rally inspired a vision for a better America
Armstrong, Jennifer Keishin
Paper Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of Seinfeldia, the definitive story of the creation and legacy of Parks and Recreation, with exclusive interview content from its cast, crew, and creators More than fifteen years after Parks and Recreation...
Ain't nobody's fool : the life and times of Dolly Parton
Ackmann, Martha
Paper Book
A larger-than-life new biography of country music legend and philanthropist Dolly Parton. In Ain't Nobody's Fool: The Life and Times of Dolly Parton, Martha Ackmann chronicles the life of an American Original. From her impoverished childhood in the Smoky Mountains...
David Bowie and the search for life, death and God
Ormerod, L. Peter
Paper Book
ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S 'BEST BOOKS TO DIP INTO THIS SUMMER' 'The Bowie you thought you knew is recast completely' The Spectator 'A transfixing look at David Bowie's life through a spiritual lens... fresh and revealing' Publishers Weekly ...
Wings : the story of a band on the run : an oral history
McCartney, Paul
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Financial Times: Best Books of 2025 "We made what seemed like an impossible dream come true." --Paul McCartney An engrossing oral history of a band that came to define a generation, Wings: The Story of a...
Insomnia
Robertson, Robbie
Paper Book
The rock legend tells the story of his wild ride with Martin Scorsese--as friends, adventure-seekers, and boundary-pushing collaborators--with all the heart of his New York Times bestselling memoir Testimony. "A tender portrait of shared adventure and an unflinching...
Don't stop : why we (still) love Fleetwood Mac's Rumours
Light, Alan
Paper Book
Fleetwood Mac's iconic album Rumours is more popular and acclaimed now than ever and attracts listeners across generations--Don't Stop celebrates the album's unlikely creation, surprising longevity, and enduring cultural impact. On January 1, 1975,...
Clint : the man and the movies
Levy, Shawn
Paper Book
From the acclaimed film critic and New York Times bestselling biographer of Paul Newman, the definitive biography of Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood, the most prolific and versatile actor-director in the history of the medium, and an indelible fixture of American culture.<...
Kids, wait till you hear this! : my memoir
Minnelli, Liza
Paper Book
"A bombshell, jaw-dropping memoir" --People Magazine  #1 New York Times Bestseller  Global icon Liza Minnelli shares her inspiring story: stepping out from the long ...
Future boy : Back to the future and my journey through the space-time continuum
Fox, Michael J.
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A poignant, heartfelt, and funny memoir about how, in 1985, Michael J. Fox brought to life two iconic roles simultaneously--Alex P. Keaton in Family Ties and Marty McFly in Back to the Future. An amazing true story as only...
Last rites
Osbourne, Ozzy
Paper Book
AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER  "People say to me, if you could do it all again, knowing what you know now, would you change anything? I'm like, f*** no. If I'd been clean and sober, I wouldn't be Ozzy. If I'd done normal, sensible things, I...
Tonight in Jungleland : the making of Born to Run
Carlin, Peter Ames
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A fascinating behind-the-scenes account of the making of Bruce Springsteen's ground-breaking album, Born to Run, one of the most iconic records in rock history * "A lovely book about the making of Born to Run. It goes into great...
Love Johnny Carson : one obsessive fan's journey to find the genius behind the legend
Malkoff, Mark
Paper Book
A Vulture Best Comedy Book of 2025 A wildly entertaining book by one of the world's most obsessed and informed fans of TV icon Johnny Carson, setting the record straight on Carson's legacy and shining light on the personality behind the legendary comedian and talk show host
Ozzy & me : life lessons, wild stories, and unexpected epiphanies from forty years of friendship with the Prince of Darkness
Rea, Stephen
Paper Book
An entertaining, heartwarming memoir detailing the adventures and valuable life lessons learned from the author's four decades of friendship with Ozzy Osbourne and the Osbourne family. Stephen Rea was born in Northern Ireland in 1969, the same year "The Troubles" began. Violence...
Here beside the rising tide : Jerry Garcia, the Grateful Dead, and an American awakening
Newton, Jim
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER . A MULANEY READS PICK . A kaleidoscopic history of the Grateful Dead that explores the American counterculture through the life of iconoclastic frontman Jerry Garcia, and his merry band "By writing this book, Jim Newton informs the rest of the world what...
Blood harmony : the Everly Brothers story
Mazor, Barry
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER USA TODAY BESTSELLER The definitive biography of the Everly Brothers, one of the greatest and most influential acts in popular music history, based on dozens of exclusive and archival interviews, as well as long-lost...
The Cars : let the stories be told
Janovitz, Bill
Paper Book
New York Times bestselling author Bill Janovitz delivers "the definitive story of The Cars" (Rolling Stone), one of the most popular, beloved, and influential bands to emerge from New Wave--with a foreword by Cars keyboardist Greg Hawkes.   ...
The Colonel and the King : Tom Parker, Elvis Presley, and the partnership that rocked the world
Guralnick, Peter
Paper Book
TIME's 100 Must Read Books of 2025 | Publishers Weekly's Best Books of 2025 | Variety's Best Music Books of 2025 | Rolling Stone's Best Music Books of 2025 "Outlandish, tension-filled and brimming with a mystery that lingers long...
Gwyneth : the biography
Odell, Amy
Paper Book
*INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* "Amy Odell's dishy, often delicious Gwyneth: The Biography charts how Paltrow grew from winsome ingenue to influencer executrix." --The Washington Post New York Times bestselling author...
The uncool : a memoir
Crowe, Cameron
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "Cameron has written a book that feels like music, an intimate souvenir, like a song you can't stop listening to." --Stevie Nicks * "A delicious tale of a devotee who worships at the altar of rock and roll....It's a love letter to fandom, sealed with...
Revolution : Prince, the band, the era
Campion, James
Paper Book
Revolution is a detailed exploration into the era of Prince's most prolific and groundbreaking music made with considerable inspiration and performed by a unique cadre of musicians he gathered and relentlessly drove to be the sonic, visual, and ideological reflection of his evolving...
A fine line between stupid and clever : the story of Spinal Tap
Reiner, Rob
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER For the first time, director Rob Reiner and cocreators Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer provide the full behind-the-scenes story of the making of the groundbreaking mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap and its upcoming sequel....
Community : going back to school with television's best sitcom
Giannini, Erin
Paper Book
A fun and engaging overview of the popular television series Community as the show fulfills its own prophecy of concluding with six seasons and a movie. Sitcoms are unique to television. In many respects, they define US television from I Love Lucy to...
Softly, as I leave you : life after Elvis
Presley, Priscilla
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER USA TODAY BESTSELLER "A heartfelt record of stepping into one's own." --Publishers Weekly The long-awaited memoir by Priscilla Presley chronicling her difficult...
Loud and clear : the Grateful Dead's wall of sound and the quest for audio perfection
Anderson, Brian
Paper Book
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER RECOMMENDED BY THE GRATEFUL DEAD The first book to tell the full story of the Grateful Dead's Wall of Sound, an unprecedented and since unparalleled speaker system. Loud and...
Arsenio : a memoir
Hall, Arsenio
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Arsenio Hall, America's beloved late-night TV host, reveals the ups and downs of his remarkable career as a trailblazing pioneer with this "vivid, outrageous" (The New York Times) behind-the-scenes, star-studded, no...
Black Dahlia : murder, monsters, and madness in midcentury Hollywood
Mann, William J.
Paper Book
New York Times bestselling author of Tinseltown and Bogart offers the first definitive account of the Black Dahlia murder--the most famous unsolved true crime case in American history. The brutal murder of Elizabeth Short--better known as...
The book of Sheen : a memoir
Sheen, Charlie
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER For the first time, Charlie Sheen, the star of Platoon, Wall Street, Major League, and Two and a Half Men, writes the story of his extraordinary life in an unfiltered memoir. "We can live the stories or...
The complete Johnny Cash : lyrics from a lifetime of songwriting
Cash, Johnny
Paper Book
The official, comprehensive archive of Johnny Cash's writing, with 526 lyrics spanning his 55 years of genre-defining writing: a "journey through the mind and soul of one of America's greatest storytellers" (Eric Alper)   Johnny Cash remains one of the most...
It's (almost) always sunny in Philadelphia : how three friends spent $200 to create the longest-running live-action sitcom in history and help build a network
Potts, Kimberly
Paper Book
In the bestselling traditions of Seinfeldia and Top of the Rock comes a fascinating deep dive into the longest-running live-action sitcom in television history, from its humble beginnings to its evolution as a critically acclaimed cult classic comedy. Charlie...

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