The French are acknowledged to have the world’s most elegant, sophisticated cuisine, but how did this reputation and style of cooking evolve? In "Savoir-Faire", Maryann Tebben teases out centuries of culinary history and its role in... Read More

The insightful essays of "Supersex" comment on the omnipresence—and official absence—of superheroes’ sexuality. This collection acknowledges that comics have been a site of moral panic for generations. The superhero genre, in... Read More

Like a travel account that invites outside observation, these coloring sheets include famous sites and personal observations; they are suited to novices and experienced colorists alike. Joyce Yoshihara Will’s coloring book "Essence of... Read More

Peter Nowak analyzes the phenomenon of real people dressing in costumes to fight crime and help others in "The Rise of Real-Life Superheroes". Since 1969, when a junior high school science teacher fought corporate pollution as “The... Read More

From dips to desserts, Dyna Eldaief’s "Egyptian Flavors" is a fond tribute to her homeland’s culinary customs. Eldaief finds that “cooking food that is part of my heritage is like looking through a portal to the past.” For her... Read More

In addition to teaching college-level geology and paleontology, Donald R. Prothero is committed to debunking fallacies and conspiracy theories, and his book "Weird Earth" uses logic to refute fringe beliefs about the way the world works.... Read More

A cache of handwritten recipes tucked in an antiquarian cookbook inspired this lively account of Arezzo’s history and culture. From the Etruscans to the present day, Elizabeth Romer captures the Tuscan city’s culinary traditions of... Read More

Over a dozen historians contributed to James Raven’s "The Oxford Illustrated History of the Book", an essay collection about the long history of reading, publishing, and information dissemination. From the earliest writings on clay... Read More