The Independent Filmmaker's Guide to the New Hollywood: Success in the Era of Netflix and Streaming Video by Gabriel Campisi is a comprehensive book that provides a first-hand account of the transformative nature of the visual entertainment industry and the radical shifts evolving within and...

Mercy's Heroes: The Fight for Human Dignity in the Bangkok Slums is a work of non-fiction in the cultural, social, and volunteer work subgenres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience and was penned by author Tom Crowley, a Vietnam veteran seeking...

Fashion Entrepreneurship: The Creation of the Global Fashion Business (Mastering Fashion Management) by Neri Karra is a remarkable business book offering a detailed picture of the fashion industry's past, present, and future. It's the first book that looks at fashion designers as entrepreneurs, and it...

Faces We Love Shanghai by Derek Muhs and Marisa Tarin is an extraordinary compilation of photographs starring the people of Shanghai. Each picture is complemented by a short description, a sentence, a thought which is shared with us and which we can choose to read...

Made in Hollywood (The Scott Morrow Story) by Jennifer Vaughn is a non-fiction biography that would appeal most to a mixed audience of young adults and adults with an interest in Hollywood actors. Scotty Morrow began his career as a mere toddler as he and...

Nowhere to Call Home, Volume 4: Photographs and Stories of People Experiencing Homelessness by Leah den Bok, and with interviews conducted by her father Tim den Bok, is a first-hand account and pictorial compilation of the photographer's desire to humanize and bring homelessness out from...

In Complements, Patricia Z. Smith recognizes the value and diversity of little things. Her photographs complement her words. Both her words and images cause the reader to pause and reflect. Most people pass over small items, but Patricia celebrates them. A shell, a broken piece...

Don’t F*ck Up Your No-Budget Movie! by Ivan Peric features useful advice from an experienced filmmaker, told in a candid voice that feels like having a conversation with a friend or mentor. The book is full to bursting with good advice and helpful footnotes, denoting...

Fairy Tale Architecture by Kate Bernheimer and Andrew Bernheimer dives deep into an architectural approach behind various tales to create a collection that weaves commentary, Q&A, and stunning designs. The sibling duo delivers fairy tales through the unique perspective of an architect. Have you ever...

Gaze by Omó Pastor, Amanda Furdge, Bird Nefertiti, and Imani Jones is a powerful, moving, and timely collection exploring the generational trauma of being a Black man in America through the lens of the Black women (mothers, sisters, daughters, partners) who love (and have loved)...