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Dressed in Black: The Shangri-Las and Their Recorded Legacy
MacKinney’s level of research and analysis will likely appeal more to music scholars than casual readers. However, as the first complete history of the Shangri-Las, this volume should still draw interest from music historians and classic pop fans.
The Secret Public: How Music Moved Queer Culture from the Margins to the Mainstream
This title is not merely essential for any collection on popular music or queer history. Savage’s ability to turn a wealth of information into a compellingly readable narrative should make this volume of interest to readers of all stripes.
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Mitzi Gaynor: Her Life and Career
Gaynor’s recent passing and the lack of other biographies on her should generate some interest in this volume, but it is primarily a surface-level recounting of her life and work.
The Lady Is an Auteur
Auteurs Nora Ephron and Ida Lupino get the star treatment in new books by Ilana Kaplan and Alexandra Seros.
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Nora Ephron at the Movies: A Visual Celebration of the Writer and Director Behind ‘When Harry Met Sally,’ ‘You’ve Got Mail,’ ‘Sleepless in Seattle,’ and More
A solid pick for public libraries. Devotees of Ephron will find this volume delightful to delve into, while casual cinephiles will enjoy it as a thoughtful analysis of an influential writer-director and her various legacies.
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Joanna Hogg
A thoroughly useful text for cinema scholars plumbing the depths of Hogg’s work and a strong addition to UI’s “Contemporary Film Directors” series.
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Blues Mamas and Broadway Belters: Black Women, Voice, and the Musical Stage
A deep dive offering a valuable perspective to readers interested in the history of Black women vocalists.
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I Love Romcoms and I Am a Feminist: A Manifesto in 100 Romcoms
A colorful, breezy collection that will give rom-com lovers a passel of new titles to check out while also encouraging them to take a closer look at the elements that make up their familiar favorites.
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Mae West and Her Adonises
A thorough collection of Mae West–related press materials, photographs, advertisements, and more on a rarely documented part of her career. Will likely appeal to West devotees and researchers.
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