At the end of the Cold War, a television producer, Natasha Lance Rogoff, took on the challenge of creating Ulitsa Sezam, a Russian version of Sesame Street. In "Muppets in Moscow", she chronicles the challenges of that endeavor, from... Read More

A native of New Orleans with a PhD in English, C. W. Cannon brings his perspective to the city, the South, and race in his essay collection "I Want Magic". With eloquence and keen analyses, Cannon defends New Orleans as complex and... Read More

As chef and philanthropist José Andrés notes in his heartfelt introduction: Barbara Abdeni Massad’s cookbook "Forever Beirut" captures the dynamic, cosmopolitan spirit of the Middle Eastern city, all with the hope that someday its... Read More

For decades, cultural historian Nancy Marie Brown has been fascinated by Iceland, a nation of natural and supernatural wonders. Her book "Looking for the Hidden Folk" is a mischievous guide to reclaiming sacred connections to places as a... Read More

"Dem Haoles" is a social science book about the power of images to create and uphold narratives about Hawaii and its peoples. In his social science book "Dem Haoles", Brian M. Gilpin explores the purposes and implications of media... Read More

Cian Cruise’s essay collection "Dad Bod" explores pop culture papas with irrepressible verve. Motivated by his recent fatherhood and relentless curiosity, the book deploys a sharp wit, exuberant irreverence, and keen intellect to... Read More

Written from a womanist liberation perspective, Psyche A. Williams-Forson’s "Eating While Black" calls a cease and desist on policing Black Americans’ food choices and habits. Unpacking the ugly history of racist stereotypes,... Read More

The chaputs style of dugout canoe has great cultural importance to Canada’s Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations. Joe Martin, a master of the craft with more than sixty such canoes to his name, teams up with museum curator Alan Hoover to... Read More