Briefly Noted

“In lively prose, Apter takes us on every happy twist and frustrating turn that Urban faced on his way to the top.” 

“In simple, engaging language, complemented by luminous artwork from best-selling illustrator Ramona Kaulitzki, author and physicist Alan Lightman unveils the hidden world of light waves—the ones you can see and the ones you can’t.”

“In Tender Headed, Olatunde Osinaike asks the question, what makes a man, and what makes a man like me? As he interrogates the inner and outer workings of masculinity in all its sharp and tender parts, and the way a Black man meets the world, his poems strut and duck and weave across their pages. These poems unpack the ingredients of being and make a meal of language.”

“This anthology introduces you to state and city Poet Laureates from all over the United States. Each poet is sharing poems that are powerful and impactful while also sharing their biography and a connection to their city or state. Enjoy these dynamic words and celebrate Black History each time you open this book.”

“The old and new collide in Nashville. A crooked developer, Tommy Kahn, plans to demolish a historic building, the Eagles Nest, and build yet another sleek, new tower. … Jordan Mayfair finds herself immersed in it all when she comes to ‘Music City’ with Alex, her travel-writer uncle, and learns that her daughter Holly, who works for Tommy Kahn, might be in danger.”

“In a career spanning five decades, Brown was nominated for five Academy Awards and directed ten different actors in Oscar-nominated performances. Despite his achievements and influence, however, Brown has been largely overlooked by film scholars. Clarence Brown: Hollywood’s Forgotten Master explores the forces that shaped a complex man—part–dreamer, part–pragmatist—who left an indelible mark on cinema.”