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  • Born a Crime

    Stories from a South African Childhood

    by Trevor Noah ...
    **#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • More than one million copies sold! A “brilliant” (Lupita Nyong’o, Time), “poignant” (Entertainment Weekly), “soul-nourishing” (USA Today) memoir about coming of age during the twilight of apartheid“Noah’s childhood stories are told with all the hilarity and intellect that characterizes his comedy, while illuminating a dark and brutal period in South Africa’s ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • James Acaster's Classic Scrapes - The Hilarious Sunday Times Bestseller

    by James Acaster ...
    **THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**'I don't think I've ever read a book that has made me cry with laughter as much as this one. It was very difficult reading it in public as I looked like a madman' - Richard HerringJames Acaster has been nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award five times and has appeared on prime-time TV shows like TASKMASTER, MOCK THE WEEK, LIVE AT THE APOLLO... ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Prima Donna

    by Karen Swan ...
    Ballet, glamour, romance – and tragedy. Prima Donna is an enchanting, exciting story from Karen Swan, bestselling author of The Last Summer and Christmas by Candlelight.Breaking the rules was what she liked best. That was her sport. Renegade, rebel, bad girl. Getting away with it.Pia Soto is the sexy and glamorous prima ballerina, the Brazilian bombshell who's shaking up the ballet world with her ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • The Odyssey

    by Homer ...
    Odysseus has been away from Ithaca, the Greek city-state under his rule, for ten years while fighting in the Trojan War. After the fall of Troy, Odysseus begins the long journey home to his wife and son; however, his journey is plagued by misfortune as the gods feud over his fate, leaving the Ithacans to believe that he has died. The Odyssey is attributed to the poet Homer and, after its companion ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Director Should've Shot You

    Memoirs of the Film Trade

    The #1 New York Times–bestselling prolific author recounts his storied career as one of the top novelizers of films and television in Hollywood.Author Alan Dean Foster is a Grand Master of Media Tie-In Fiction. He has written both original tie-ins and script novelizations since the 1970s, bringing his straightforwardness—a favorite to readers but a nuisance to directors—to his many projects. For ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Normal People: The Scripts

    Delve deeper into the Emmy- and Golden Globe–nominated Hulu series based on Sally Rooney's bestselling novel with this must-have collection of the Normal People scripts, featuring behind-the-scenes photos and an introduction by director Lenny Abrahamson.“You know, I did used to think that I could read your mind at times.”“In bed you mean.”“Yeah. And afterwards but I dunno maybe that's normal.”“It ... Read more

    $14.99 USD $11.99 USD

  • Nikolai Gogol: The Best Works

    by Nikolai Gogol ...
    This ebook compiles Nikolai Gogol's greatest writings, including novels, novellas, short stories and plays such as "Taras Bulba", "Dead Souls", "The Nose", "The Viy", "The Government Inspector" and "The Overcoat". This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Improv Handbook

    The Ultimate Guide to Improvising in Comedy, Theatre, and Beyond

    Series series Performance Books
    The Improv Handbook is the most comprehensive, smart, helpful and inspiring guide to improv available today. Applicable to comedians, actors, public speakers and anyone who needs to think on their toes, it features a range of games, interviews, descriptions and exercises that illuminate and illustrate the exciting world of improvised performance.First published in 2008, this second edition ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation 365

    A complete episode-by-episode exploration of the hit TV series—with rarely seen photos and illustrations.With the launch of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Gene Roddenberry somehow managed to recapture lightning in a bottle. This new incarnation of Star Trek was an instant hit, and its popularity inspired four films and three spin-off television series.A must-have for fans, Star Trek: The Next ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay

    by J.K. Rowling ...
    Series Book 1 - Fantastic Beasts
    When Magizoologist Newt Scamander arrives in New York, he intends his stay to be just a brief stopover. However, when his magical case is misplaced and some of Newt's fantastic beasts escape, it spells trouble for everyone...Inspired by the original Hogwart’s textbook by Newt Scamander, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original screenplay marks the screenwriting debut of J.K. Rowling, ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • The Quite Nice and Fairly Accurate Good Omens Script Book

    The Script Book

    by Neil Gaiman ...
    Neil Gaiman’s complete original scripts for the highly anticipated six-episode original series, adapted from the classic novel he wrote with Terry Pratchett.First published nearly thirty years ago, the novel Good Omens has sold more than five million copies worldwide and is beloved by Gaiman and Pratchett fans alike. Collected here are Neil Gaiman’s original scripts for the Good Omens television ... Read more

    $17.99 USD $1.99 USD

  • Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here

    The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis

    **A National Bestseller“What an incredibly thorough documentation of the causes of the immigration crisis, the discussions that have been going on through multiple administrations.” —Jon Stewart, The Daily Show“Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here is sure to take its place as one of the definitive accounts of the U.S. and Central American immigration puzzle. . . . Hopefully, those with the power to change ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • When I Was Your Age

    Life Lessons, Funny Stories & Questionable Parenting Advice from a Professional Clown

    “Kenan is a master storyteller with extraordinary stories to tell. I wouldn’t miss this for the world.”—Leslie JonesWhen I Was Your Age is a hilarious, heartwarming and surprising ode to growing up, getting older and wiser, and luck, life, and learning from the school of hard knocks, from SNL's longest-serving actor, Kenan ThompsonKenan Thompson is Saturday Night Live’s longest-ever-serving cast ... Read more

    $14.99 USD $12.99 USD

  • I'll Show Myself Out

    Essays on Midlife and Motherhood

    by Jessi Klein ...
    An instant New York Times bestseller, I'll Show Myself Out is the eagerly anticipated second essay collection from Jessi Klein, author of the acclaimed debut You’ll Grow Out of It.Longlisted for the PEN Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay“Sometimes I think about how much bad news there is to tell my kid, the endlessly long, looping CVS receipt scroll of truly terrible things that ... Read more

    $13.99 USD $1.99 USD

  • Black Privilege

    Opportunity Comes to Those Who Create It

    An instant New York Times bestseller! Charlamagne Tha God—the self-proclaimed “Prince of Pissing People Off,” cohost of Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club, and “the most important voice in hip-hop”—shares his eight principles for unlocking your God-given privilege.In Black Privilege, Charlamagne presents his often controversial and always brutally honest insights on how living an authentic life is ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Free to Move

    Foot Voting, Migration, and Political Freedom

    by Ilya Somin ...
    Ballot box voting is often considered the essence of political freedom. But it has two major shortcomings: individual voters have little chance of making a difference, and they face strong incentives to remain ignorant about the issues at stake. "Voting with your feet," however, avoids both these pitfalls and offers a wider range of choices. In Free to Move, Ilya Somin explains how broadening ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The Tropoholic's Guide to Backstory Romance Tropes

    by Cindy Dees ...
    Series Book 3 - The Tropoholic's Guides
    NYT and USAT bestselling author and screenwriter, Cindy Dees, brings her formidable skills as a master storyteller and master writing teacher to this encyclopedic series analyzing the major tropes used in modern commercial fiction. In this volume, Cindy explores 33 iconic backstory romance tropes, the stories made up of the lingering problems, scars, and needs from your hero’s and heroine’s pasts ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Curtain Up

    Agatha Christie: A Life in the Theatre

    by Julius Green ...
    “[Julius] Green turned detective himself and scoured archives around the world to uncover a number of unpublished, unknown works . . . This book is a treat.” —Independent (UK)From the producer of numerous Agatha Christie stage plays comes the first book to examine the world’s bestselling mystery writer’s career and work as a playwright, published to commemorate her 125th birthday.Agatha Christie ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Dreamland Japan

    Writings on Modern Manga

    This landmark book, first published at the height of the manga boom, is offered in a hardcover collector's edition with a new foreword and afterword. Frederik L. Schodt looks at the classic publications and artists who created modern manga, including the magazines Big Comics and Morning, and artists like Suehiro Maruo and Shigeru Mizuki; an entire chapter is devoted to Osamu Tezuka. The new ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Tropoholic's Guide to External Romance Tropes

    by Cindy Dees ...
    Series Book 2 - The Tropoholic's Guides
    NYT and USAT bestselling author and screenwriter, Cindy Dees, brings her formidable skills as a master storyteller and master writing teacher to this encyclopedic series analyzing the major tropes used in modern commercial fiction. In this volume, Cindy explores 35 iconic external romance tropes, the stories of people, situations, and problems around your hero and heroine that pose obstacles to ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Perfect Sound Whatever

    THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

    by James Acaster ...
    *The Sunday Times Bestseller*The brand new memoir from James Acaster: cult comedian, bestselling author of Classic Scrapes, undercover cop, receiver of cabbages.PERFECT SOUND WHATEVER is a love letter to the healing power of music, and how one man's obsessive quest saw him defeat the bullshit of one year with the beauty of another. Because that one man is James Acaster, it also includes tales of ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • The Monster Theory Reader

    Edited by Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock ...
    A collection of scholarship on monsters and their meaning—across genres, disciplines, methodologies, and time—from foundational texts to the most recent contributionsZombies and vampires, banshees and basilisks, demons and wendigos, goblins, gorgons, golems, and ghosts. From the mythical monstrous races of the ancient world to the murderous cyborgs of our day, monsters have haunted the human ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Postcolonial Plays

    An Anthology

    Edited by Helen Gilbert ...
    This collection of contemporary postcolonial plays demonstrates the extraordinary vitality of a body of work that is currently influencing the shape of contemporary world theatre.This anthology encompasses both internationally admired 'classics' and previously unpublished texts, all dealing with imperialism and its aftermath. It includes work from Canada, the Carribean, South and West Africa, ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

  • The Playwright's Guidebook

    An Insightful Primer on the Art of Dramatic Writing

    A Crucible for Creativity: Unleashing the Playwright WithinThis engaging and concise handbook is a beacon for both budding and seasoned playwrights alike, illuminating the path to creating compelling, well-structured plays. The Playwright’s Guidebook is more than just theoretical musing; it encapsulates practical advice based on the experience of a seasoned playwright, making it the ideal ... Read more

    $12.99 USD