The Book Company: New Products - Entertainment & Performing Arts

The Era of the Hitman (How Bret Hart Conquered Pro Wrestling)

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 22:46:26 +0000

The story of Bret Hart’s rise through one of the most important and turbulent periods in wrestling history, drawing on dozens of exclusive interviews with Bret himself, as well as the rivals, friends, and fellow performers who shared the ring with him.

In an era of spectacle, one man..

Price: $24.95

Anti Diva Deux (A Trailblazer's Life in Music and Rebellion)

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 22:45:43 +0000

From punk icon Carole Pope, a ruthlessly honest, electrifying story of fame, love, loss, and reinvention

In Anti Diva Deux, musician and cultural provocateur Carole Pope picks up where her landmark memoir Anti Diva left off and plunges into 26 years of blazing trails ac..

Price: $21.95

Dance, Notation, and Experiential Learning (Essays on the Legacy of Maggie Patton)

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 16:11:46 +0000

Dance, Notation, and Experiential Learning: Essays on the Legacy of Maggie Patton honors the life and artistic work of Maggie Patton, an influential choreographer, educator, and pioneering force of modern dance in Ohio. Through oral histories, archival research, movement analysis, danc..

Price: $36.95

Lilian Baylis (A Biography)

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:10:09 +0000

When Lilian Baylis was badly hurt after a car accident, someone at the scene called out, 'It's Miss Baylis. Miss Bayliss of the old Vic'. In spite of her injuries, Baylis drew herself up and imperiously corrected them, 'AND Sadler's Wells'. But Baylis was much more than the manager of the of the..

Price: $75.00

Ridley Scott (A Retrospective)

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:08:21 +0000

A richly illustrated updated retrospective charting the extraordinary life and films of Ridley Scott.

'If I were pressed to describe my style, I'd have to say it is called reality. No matter how stylized it gets, underneath it's real.' - Ridley Scott.

Illustrated with ..

Price: $45.00

Memoirs of a Gay Shah (My Story of Family, Fame, and Becoming a King)

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:50:05 +0000

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Price: $17.99

Jeremy Hardy Speaks Volumes

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:47:03 +0000

'Well good evening, my name is Jeremy Hardy and I'm a comedian who likes to make wry witty satirical observations about the society we live in -- but I prefer to keep them to myself, thank you very much.'

Jeremy Hardy, ..

Price: $17.99

Antonin Artaud's Alternate Genealogies (Self-Portraits and Family Romances)

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:01:08 +0000

Most readers know Antonin Artaud as a theorist of the theatre and as a playwright, director and actor manqué. Now, John C. Stout’s highly original study installs Artaud as a writer and theorist of biography.
In Alternate Genealogies Stout analyzes two separate but interrelat..

Price: $34.99

When You Least Expect It (My Story of Love, Loss, and Finding Joy Again)

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 05:29:40 +0000

From international icon Jane Seymour, an inspiring, emotionally powerful memoir about resilience, reinvention, and living with purpose—proving it is never too late to begin again.

In When You Least Expect It, beloved actress, artist, and entrepreneur Jane Seymour shares..

Price: $29.99

Masking for It (A Queer Memoir)

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 04:43:28 +0000

An embarrassingly hilarious story of queer coming of age, coming out, and coming too quickly

As a gay kid in a rural town in the U.K., as an actor, a social media star, and as someone with ADHD, Theo Walker has worn many masks in his daily life. This coming-of-age memoir is a rollick..

Price: $26.99