Personal accounts of life in America’s last colony for sufferers of Hansen’s disease

Collected interviews in which the acclaimed writer talks about his craft, the nature of language, the literature that he loves, and the ways in which his own life influences the creation of, and characters within, his novels

Stories of the actors who gave voice to SpongeBob SquarePants, Beavis and Butthead, Bart and Homer Simpson, Bugs Bunny, Mickey Mouse, and many more animated characters

Over thirty years of interviews that provide a revealing glimpse into the director’s vision as he discusses his varied experiences as a filmmaker

Reflections from the filmmakers who kept screens flickering in the big studio era

A collection of interviews and articles from 1938-2004 that shows how the cartoonist managed to keep his art and stories fresh for over seventy years of production

An overview of postcolonial studies and current thought on literature, tourism, and popular culture

A collection of interviews that offers a complex portrait of perhaps the world’s greatest cinematic comedian and a man who is considered to be one of the most influential screen artists in movie history

Throughout long profiles and conversations—ranging from 1982 to 2001—the renowned author makes clear his distinctions between historical fact and his own creative leaps

An anthology charting the long-standing cultural conversation that the comics sparked

An examination of the national effort to capture the essence of American society at the bicentennial

Collected interviews with the British filmmaker of classics such as Blade Runner, Alien,and Gladiator

An inspired history of Horn Island, a spectacular natural treasure and a demanding environment

A beloved writer’s thoughts on teaching her craft and leading a literary life

A debut novel in which an industrial downsizer faces small-town racism, political hardball, and the chance for love and redemption

Never before published, a 1920s novel that disputes prevailing attitudes on racial character and identity

Interviews with the legendary Warner Bros. artist who helped shaped the history of American animation

An insider’s account of the wild and wacky teams that created cartoon classics for Warner Bros. and MGM Animation

A history of the South’s antebellum industrial base, its devastation in war, and its postbellum restoration

Collected interviews with the eclectic director of Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice, and Ed Wood

The classic, definitive biography of William Faulkner

A classic cookbook loaded with signature dishes from all of Louisiana’s rich cuisines

Conversations with Isaac Asimov collects interviews with a man considered to be—along with Robert Heinlein, A. E. van Vogt, and Arthur C. Clarke—a founder of modern science fiction.

A never-before published novel of white characters struggling to understand the true nature of manhood

An absorbing analysis of a 1936 case that exonerated three black sharecroppers tortured into confessing a murder they did not commit

The biography of the first southern woman to hold a top-ranking post in a federal administration

An expert’s sourcebook of answers to the public’s frequently asked archaeology questions

A thematic tour of the complete works from this exceptional southern writer

A twin-cam appreciation from twenty years of riding in one of America’s largest Harley gatherings

The unfolding story of the Magnolia State as told in this striking collection of its historical documents

An exploration of the potential for self-expression found in groundbreaking comics and graphic novels

The latest and best from one of America’s most respected film critics

Discovered in the British Library, the earliest known account in English of Muskhogean society, chronicling a remarkable diplomatic episode between European colonists and Native Americans

A biography capturing the incomparable life and times of one of America’s finest writers

A novel of small-town Minnesota where turbulent waters run beneath placid midwestern surfaces