Entertainment

A Gossipy, Entertaining Look at Life with the Stars Backstage. It’s the place everyone wants to be, the place where the stars hang out. If only fan...

TV's Grooviest Variety Shows (of the '60s and '70s) is an irresistible page-turning account of TV's greatest and goofiest variety shows of the psyc...

The largest city in the United States to be developed entirely within the twentieth century, Las Vegas has always been a unique place. From its beg...

Today, we are familiar with the large theme parks, which charge families hundreds of dollars a day to wait in line for moments of thrills on techno...

Monsters of the Upside Down, beware! Travis Langley (author of the acclaimed Batman and Psychology) returns with a group of expert contributors t...

2007 Edgar® Nominee Take a wild ride by hansom cab along the road paved by Sherlock Holmes— a ride that leads you through medicine, law, pathology,...

A playful and entertaining look at science on The SimpsonsThis amusing book explores science as presented on the longest-running and most popular a...

A Hollywood insider answers, once and for all, the eternal question: “How in the world did that picture ever get made?” One thing we movie lovers ...

Savor the inside scoop on over-the-top superstars"I'm not a paranoid, deranged millionaire. . . . I'm a billionaire!""Acting is an empty and usele...

From the introduction: I owe you for that night at that dive bar on our road trip. I should not line dance under the influence, and I think we bot...

"Anger is like an essential vitamin, and Jen has given me even more reasons to be angry. I couldn't be happier or healthier."—Lewis Black, stand-u...

Dude, are you pumped to hack California-speak so you don’t sound like a buster? This sweet guide will get you talking fresh, whether you’re in the...

Secrets. Sigalerts. Ravines. Records. In Paperback L.A., A Casual Anthology Book 3, our contributors deftly command fiction, nonfiction, playwritin...

Paperback L.A. Book 2 continues the engaging "Casual Anthology" series with genre-crossing writing gems, vibrant photo essays, and more. Memoirs, m...

Paperback LA is a surprising and witty collection of some of the best writing ever about Los Angeles. More than a dozen major selections include ne...

“Kent Woodyard’s mnemonics are the most essential non-essential mnemonics in the history of language.” ―Christopher Monks, McSweeney’s Interne...

You're invited to celebrate America’s favorite seasonal traditions like never before. Ambassador of Americana Charles Phoenix mixes and mingles...

"If you've ever heard yourself say, 'No officer, that is not my son,’ or had to explain to your kids that Led Zeppelin is not a mineral, Fisher ...

Wise, wry, and witty essays on fatherhood from Chris Erskine, the beloved columnist for the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune. “Charming, well...

An adventure through the classic, the vintage, the kitsch, the nostalgic, and the fun of Americana culture guided by showman Charles Phoenix. “Add...

Behind the scenes in the life of a musician—an exuberant, entertaining memoir from jazz guitarist, singer, and raconteur John Pizzarelli John Pizza...

The ultimate biography of the musical icon. A groundbreaking and vibrant look at the music hero to generations, DYLAN: The Biography digs deep int...

A fresh guide to classical music from the acclaimed creator of NPR's "What Makes It Great"™ Rob Kapilow has been helping audiences hear more in gre...

Rob Kapilow has been helping audiences hear more in great music for almost twenty years with his What Makes It Great? series on NPR, at Lincoln Cen...