An outrageously tasty comedy about identity, tribalism and mothers, from the author of Hope: A Tragedy - ''the funniest novel of the decade'' Sunday Times.
Most people agree that witnessing a live performance is not the same as seeing it on screen; however, most of the performances we experience are in recorded forms. Some aver that the recorded form of
Most people agree that witnessing a live performance is not the same as seeing it on screen; however, most of the performances we experience are in recorded forms. Some aver that the recorded form of
Soon to be a television comedy from Executive Producer Amy Poehler, I Feel Bad is out this fall on NBC. Roz Chast meets Allie Brosh in this hilarious, unfiltered, and beautifully illustrated look at t
The rural town of Stockton, New York, is famous for nothing: no one was born there, no one died there, nothing of any historical import at all has ever happened there, which is why Solomon Kugel, li
A New York Times Notable Book 2012 The rural town of Stockton, New York, is famous for nothing: no one was born there, no one died there, nothing of any historical import at all has ever happe
What does one contested account of an enslaved woman tell us about our difficult racial past? Part history, part anthropology, and part detective story, The Accidental Slaveowner traces, from the 1850
What does one contested account of an enslaved woman tell us about our difficult racial past? Part history, part anthropology, and part detective story, The Accidental Slaveowner traces, from the 1850
"Auslander's emphasis on the power of 'things' as a motor of historical change permits her to present a refreshingly new set of arguments about well known historical events."--Denise Z. Davidson, auth
"Auslander's emphasis on the power of 'things' as a motor of historical change permits her to present a refreshingly new set of arguments about well known historical events."--Denise Z. Davidson, auth
A New York Times Notable Book, and a A"chaotic, laugh riotA"(San Francisco Chronicle) of a memoirA- first time in trade paperback.Shalom Auslander was raised with a terrified respect for God. Even as
Liveness: Performance in a Mediatized Culture addresses what may be the single most important question facing all kinds of performance today. What is the status of live performance in a culture domina
Liveness: Performance in a Mediatized Culture addresses what may be the single most important question facing all kinds of performance today. What is the status of live performance in a culture domina
Shalom Auslander's stories in Beware of God have the mysterious punch of a dream. They are wide ranging and inventive: A young Jewish man's inexplicable transformation into a very large, blond, tatto
When it first appeared in the early 1970s, glam rock not only caused a stir among audiences and performers, it also stood counterculture and psychedelic rock on their heads. Glam rock was outrageous a
" . . this book is excellent. Somebody has finally got 'me' right, and in fact, the entire genre of glam rock."-Suzi Quatro"Performing Glam Rock reminds us just how important music, and especially po
