Greetings fellow readers! I'm back with another curated list of new and upcoming classic film books. This list has everything from memoirs from the biggest celebrity names, lots of biographies, genre books, deep dives on individual films and plenty from the BFI and Turner Classic Movies. Of course you'll also find your usual offerings about Alfred Hitchcock, Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe and other enduring legends.
Publication dates range from JULY 2026 to DECEMBER 2026 and these are subject to change. These are U.S. release dates. International release dates and availability may vary. This list is curated by a human (me!) and not by AI. Metadata and book covers are primarily sourced from book publisher catalogs on Edelweiss. Additional titles were found on Amazon.
Links go to Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Powell's (note that a lot of Powell's links will be missing as they've changed what they list and how far ahead they list). I receive a small commission if you shop through some (not all) of my buy links.
Happy reading!
JULY
9781985904415
Barrymore
The Spectacular, Tumultuous Life of America's Prince of Players
by Terry Chester Shulman
The University Press of Kentucky
512 pages — July 2026
9798765110294
British Masculinity in Transatlantic Cinema
Ronald Colman and Basil Rathbone
by Carolyn Owen-King
Bloomsbury Academic
288 pages — July 2026
9798894142296
But Have You Read the Book? Romance Edition:
40 Love Stories That Inspired Our Favorite Films
by Kristen Lopez
Running Press
216 pages — July 2026
9798350502251
Charade (Adapted from the Classic 1963 Film Screenplay)
Romantic Thriller Starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn
by Peter Stone and Marc Behm
Maple Spring Publishing
186 pages — July 2026
9798765101100
How State Playwrights Saved the British Cinema, 1930-1956
The Well-Made Screenplay
by David Cottis
Bloomsbury Academic
256 pages — July 2026
9780231221924
I’m Glad I’m Not Me
Bob Dylan on Film
by Ethan Warren
Columbia University Press
256 pages — July 2026
9781960078407
In the Mood?
Over 100 Sensual, Erotic, and Downright Horny Movie Recommendations
by A24
Mack Books
220 pages — July 2026
9798905350399
The Joe McDoakes Comedies
A Critical Filmography
by Raymond Valinoti Jr.
BearManor Media
122 pages — July 2026
9781855148406
Marilyn Monroe
A Portrait
edited by Rosie Broadley
text by Georgia Atienza, Lucy Bolton and Sean Burns
National Portrait Gallery
256 pages — June 2026
9781855148451
Marilyn Monroe
Reflections
introduction by Rosie Broadley
written by Various
National Portrait Gallery
136 pages — July 2026
9798905350443
Michael Caine
The Complete Cinema Career
by Scott Freer
BearManor Media
362 pages — July 2026
9781476695068
The Tragedy of Rita Johnson
Fame and Misfortune in Golden Age Hollywood
by Michael D. Rinella
McFarland
240 pages — July 2026
9798216200697
100 Years of Laughter
American Comedy in the Twentieth Century
by Garry Berman
Bloomsbury Academic
288 pages — July 2026
AUGUST
9783836597098
Audrey Hepburn
Photographs 1953-1966
by Bob Willoughby
TASCHEN
192 pages — August 2026
9781496863188
Bill Forsyth
Interviews
edited by Lloyd Sachs
University Press of Mississippi
192 pages — August 2026
9780231220965
Body Horror
Biology, Biopower, Biotechnology
Short Cuts
by Xavier Aldana Reyes
Wallflower Press
168 pages — August 2026
9781350514447
The Cinema of Ann Hui
Aesthetics, Gender, and Displacement
edited by Zhaoyu
Bloomsbury Academic
328 pages — August 2026
9788873018001
Clint Eastwood: In His Own Words
Conversations with Jean-Paul Chaillet
by Jean-Paul Chaillet
Gremese International
192 pages — August 2026
**New Edition**
9781368119320
Dead Poets Society
by N.H. Kleinbaum
foreword by Robert Sean Leonard
Hyperion Avenue
192 pages — August 2026
9788702455106
Descendant
Lars von Trier and Nordic Art
by Lars von Trier
edited by Anne Gregersen
text by Karl Ove Knausgård, Lilian Munk Rösing, Anette Rosenvold
Strandberg Publishing
240 pages — August 2026
9781913641559
Encounters with Marilyn Monroe
Celebrating 100 Years
by Various
Supernova Books
248 pages — August 2026
9780231223607
The Films of Alfred Hitchcock
by David Sterritt
Wallflower Press
248 pages — August 2026
9788873017981
Kevin on Costner
A Film Icon Through His Own Words
by Kevin Costner
edited by Silvia Bizio and Pietro Ricci
Gremese International
192 pages — August 2026
9798216374145
Point Break
Movies Minute by Minute
by Stephen Lee Naish
Bloomsbury Academic
152 pages — August 2026
9781036125462
The Real Al Pacino
His Defining Roles on Stage and Screen
by Tom Brogan
White Owl
224 pages — August 2026
9798216373391
Sisters
Movies Minute by Minute
by Johanna Isaacson
Bloomsbury Academic
152 pages — August 2026
SEPTEMBER
9798894142210
50 Movie Nights
Contemporary Stars on Their Favorite Classic Films
by Dave Karger
TCM/Running Press
288 pages — September 2026
9780760398654
All the Right Movies
The Stories and Secrets Behind the Making of 25 Iconic Films
by John Barker
with Luke Cardy
Epic Ink
336 pages — September 2026
9780847876990
Almodóvar Art
The Art in the Films of Pedro Almodóvar
by Juan Gatti
foreword by Pedro Almodóvar
Rizzoli
688 pages — September 2026
9781419772573
Anna May Wong
An Intimate Portrait
by Shirley Jennifer Lim
Abrams Books
320 pages — September 2026
**New Edition**
9781805750918
Bicycle Thieves
BFI Classics
by Robert S.C. Gordon
BFI/Bloomsbury
128 pages — September 2026
**Revised Edition**
9781913051389
Blaxploitation Cinema
The Essential Reference Guide
by Josiah Howard
FAB Press
240 pages — September 2026
**Paperback Edition**
9781108811200
Citizen Cowboy
Will Rogers and the American People
by Steven Watts
Cambridge University Press
472 pages — September 2026
**New Edition**
9780008781323
Cleopatra
Histories, Dreams and Distortions
by Lucy Hughes-Hallett
Fourth Estate/HarperCollins
464 pages — September 2026
9781835413906
The Crow
The Definitive History
by Jeff Bond
Titan Books
192 pages — September 2026
9781640098060
Dog's Day
The True Story of a Bank Robbery, Gay Liberation, and Toxic Love That Inspired a Hollywood Classic
by Matthew J. Prigge
Counterpoint
304 pages — September 2026
9798216448648
The Girl Who Would Be Marilyn Monroe
An Intimate Portrait of the Young Norma Jeane
by Tony Castro
Bloomsbury
248 pages — September 2026
9798337406824
Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth
Inside the Creation of a Modern Fairy Tale
by Mark Vaz and Nick Nunziata,
preface by Guillermo del Toro
Insight Editions
176 pages — September 2026
9781835416730
The Hammer Horror Omnibus
by John Burke
Titan Books
384 pages — September 2026
**Paperback Edition**
9781477335710
Hollywood Renegade
Elaine May, Mikey and Nicky, and the Making of a Masterpiece
by Todd Berliner
University of Texas Press
216 pages — September 2026
9781476699769
Hollywood Song of the Year
Films' Finest Since 1928
by Thomas S. Hischak
McFarland
120 pages — September 2026
**New Edition**
9781805750383
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
BFI Classics
by Barry Keith Grant
BFI/Bloomsbury
112 pages — September 2026
9781496858641
James Mason
The Movie Star Hollywood Forgot
by Madeline King Porter
University Press of Mississippi
240 pages — September 2026
9780847876440
Jean Louis
Hollywood's Bombshell Designer
by Roger Padilha and Mauricio Padilha
foreword by Kim Novak
Rizzoli
304 pages — September 2026
9781493093946
Jungle Red!
The Making of MGM’s The Women
by Illeana Douglas
introduction by Jeanine Basinger
Lyons Press
304 pages — September 2026
**Paperback Edition**
9781496863614
Lew Ayres
Hollywood's Conscientious Objector
by Lesley L. Coffin
foreword by Marya E. Gates
University Press of Mississippi
224 pages — September 2026
9798765120637
Los Angeles and Film
A Cultural History of 20th-Century Hollywood
by John Trafton
Bloomsbury Academic
320 pages — September 2026
**Paperback Edition**
9780806543093
Moguls
The Lives and Times of Hollywood Film Pioneers Nicholas and Joseph Schenck
by Michael Benson and Craig Singer
Citadel
304 pages — September 2026
9781496863843
Once Upon a Time in South Central LA
John Singleton's Hood Trilogy
Mark D. Cunningham
University Press of Mississippi
232 pages — September 2026
**Paperback Edition**
9781668087640
Scream with Me
Horror Films and the Rise of American Feminism (1968-1980)
by Eleanor Johnson
Atria Books
352 pages — September 2026
9781839029592
Soleil Ô
BFI Classics
by Noah Tsika
BFI/Bloomsbury
112 pages — September 2026
9781806184071
Spielberg
by Amazing Ameziane
Titan Comics
192 pages — September 2026
9781805750543
The Stepford Wives
BFI Classics
by Paul Moody
BFI/Bloomsbury
104 pages — September 2026
9781668099308
You've Seen Me Before
Over 700 roles and 70 Years in Hollywood (And Counting)
by James Hong with Jeff Yang (With)
Atria Books
272 pages — September 2026
OCTOBER
9780806544564
Bob Newhart
The Life and Laughter of an American Treasure
by Michael Seth Starr
Citadel
320 pages — October 2026
9798893850918
A Burning House
My Politics
by Harry Belafonte with Kevin Baker
The New Press
208 pages — October 2026
9781577156505
Cinematic Cocktails
65 Recipes Inspired by Your Favorite Movies
by Matt Looker
Harvard Common Press
160 pages — October 2026
9798337403649
The Fine Art of Rocky
An Artistic Tribute from Screen to Canvas
by John Rivoli
foreword by Sylvester Stallone
Insight Editions
152 pages — October 2026
9781476673592
Forties Frights
A New History and Filmography of Horror Cinema, 1940-1949
by Mark Clark and Bryan Senn
McFarland
120 pages — October 2026
Frank Capra
A Life
by Sam Wasson
Harper
736 pages — October 2026
9780300292701
Goddesses in the Machine
Fashion in American Silent Film
edited by Michelle Finamore and Emma Cormack
Bard Graduate Center
400 pages — October 2026
**New Edition**
9780226854403
The Great Movies IV
by Robert Ebert
introduction by Chaz Ebert
foreword by Matt Zoller Seitz
University of Chicago Press
288 pages — October 2026
9781538776544
In My Own Time
A Memoir
by Christopher Lloyd
Grand Central Publishing
256 pages — October 2026
**Paperback Edition**
9781496863539
Inside the Hollywood Fan Magazine
A History of Star Makers, Fabricators, and Gossip Mongers
by Anthony Slide
University Press of Mississippi
288 pages — October 2026
9781839026942
It Always Rains on Sunday
BFI Classics
by Lynda Nead
BFI/Bloomsbury
96 pages — October 2026
**New Edition**
9781839022715
La Jetée
BFI Classics
by Chris Darke
BFI/Bloomsbury
96 pages — October 2026
**Paperback Edition**
9781487014674
John Candy
A Life in Comedy
by Paul Myers
foreword by Dan Aykroyd
House of Anansi Press
368 pages — October 2026
9780300286991
Josephine Baker's Secret War
The African American Star Who Fought for France and Freedom
by Hanna Diamond
Yale University Press
368 pages — October 2026
9780228028994
The Living End
Queer Film Classics
by Glyn Davis
McGill-Queen’s University Press
162 pages — October 2026
**Revised Edition**
9780345806932
The Most of Nora Ephron
by Nora Ephron
introduction by Meg Wolitzer
Vintage
464 pages — October 2026
9798894143606
Murder at the Movies
A Movie Palace Mystery
by Alicia Malone
TCM/Running Press
304 pages — October 2026
9781805750000
My Neighbour Totoro
BFI Classics
by Andrew Osmond
BFI/Bloomsbury
112 pages — October 2026
One Helluva Ride
by Michael Douglas
Grand Central Publishing
352 pages — October 2026
9781036117900
The Race That Never Ended
The Making of Ben Hur
by Geri Parlby
White Owl
224 pages — October 2026
9780826370303
Reel West: Hud
by James Mayo
University of New Mexico Press
192 pages — October 2026
9780826370235
Reel West: True Grit
by Thomas Doherty
University of New Mexico Press
152 pages — October 2026
9781668097687
Scene
A Memoir
by Abel Ferrara
Simon & Schuster
272 pages — October 2026
9781802473919
Sci-Fi Movies
The Pocket
Gemini Gift Books Limited
128 pages — October 2026
9781985904705
The Secret Hitchcock
How Hollywood's Legendary Director Lived through Cary Grant and James Stewart
by Nat Segaloff
University Press of Kentucky
272 pages — October 2026
9781531514402
Trains
Cutaways
by Genevieve Yue
Fordham University Press
160 pages — October 2026
9781476694764
Universal Musicals, 1928-1948
A Filmography
by Roy Liebman
McFarland
120 pages — October 2026
9781917458948
Why Me? First, Account for Me
Adventures in the Music and Film Trade
by Tony Palmer
Unicorn Publishing Group
256 pages — October 2026
**Updated Edition**
9781788406888
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
by Steven Jay Schneider and Ian Hayden Smith
Cassell/Hachette
960 pages — October 2026
NOVEMBER
9798216388784
All About Anne Baxter
The Official Biography of a Hollywood Icon
by Lona Bailey
foreword by Kathy Garver
Bloomsbury Academic
248 pages — November 2026
9780063443617
But What I Really Want to Do Is Direct
My First Picture Shows: 1965–1971
by Peter Bogdanovich
Harper
528 pages — November 2026
**Paperback Edition**
9781451645286
Carson the Magnificent
by Bill Zehm with Mike Thomas
Simon & Schuster
336 pages — November 2026
9781761472954
Errol Flynn
The True Story of Australia’s Hollywood Icon
by Patricia O’Brien
Allen & Unwin
384 pages — November 2026
9798894144115
Finding Wonderful
Hopeful Lessons from Jimmy Stewart and It’s a Wonderful Life
by Matt Mikalatos and Aaron Burns
foreword by Kelly Stewart Harcourt
Running Press
192 pages — November 2026
9781036147563
From Hitler to Hollywood
When the Earth Fell from its Axis and Hollywood Made its Greatest Movies
by Robert Marc Kantrowitz
Fonthill Media
224 pages — November 2026
9781476658339
Giant Monster Movies
100 Years of Big Screen Behemoths
by J. Caleb Mozzocco
McFarland
170 pages — November 2026
9781250412232
Going the Distance Stallone, Philly, and the Story of Rocky
Mike Sielski
St. Martin’s Press
304 pages — November 2026
9781805750505
Goodfellas
BFI Classics
by Dana Polan
BFI/Bloomsbury
104 pages — November 2026
9781493096947
Gowns by Adrian
The MGM Years 19281-1941
by Howard Gutner
Lyons Press
208 pages — November 2026
9798894143620
The Greatest Original Film Scores
An Illustrated History of the Music of Movies
by Thierry Jousse
Running Press
288 pages — November 2026
9781493091409
Hollywood Whispers
The Untold Story of the Original Gossip Queens, Louella Parsons and Hedda Hopper
by Eileen Cope
Lyons Press
226 pages — November 2026
9781250438928
Is it too Late to Make a Run for It?
by Judi Dench with Brendan O’Hea
St. Martin’s Press
368 pages — November 2026
**Paperback Edition**
9781668047316
Joan Crawford
A Woman’s Face
by Scott Eyman
Simon & Schuster
464 pages — November 2026
**Updated Edition**
9781250905130
Just a Shot Away
Martin Scorsese’s Life in Film
by Mark Binelli
Metropolitan Books
544 ages — November 2026
9780063349759
The Last Dream
by Pedro Almodóvar
translated by Frank Wynne
Harper Via
240 pages — November 2026
9780008752989
Lives Behind the Silver Screen
Era-Defining Obituaries of Iconic Film Stars
edited by Nigel Farndale
Times Books UK
416 pages — November 2026
9781668200698
Look at Me
by Dustin Hoffman with Ariel Levy
Simon & Schuster
320 pages — November 2026
9781786751997
Marilyn at the Movies
by Caroline Young
Gemini Gift Books Limited
224 pages — November 2026
9781805750826
Mulholland Drive
BFI Classics
by Justus Nieland
BFI/Bloomsbury
120 pages — November 2026
9781805700487
Robots on Screen
Artificial Intelligence in a Century of Cinema
by Piers Bizony
Ivy Press
224 pages — November 2026
9781589882188
Shane
History, Fiction, Film
by Bruce Kuklick
Paul Dry Books
200 pages — November 2026
9798894143101
Turner Classic Movies: Crossword Puzzles for Movie Lovers
by Leonard Conner III
TCM/Running Press
192 pages — November 2026
9781805750581
Whistle Down the Wind
BFI Classics
by Josephine Botting
BFI/Bloomsbury
104 pages — November 2026
DECEMBER
9781965874301
Cinema + Revolution
The Life and Work of Masao Adachi
edited by Go Hirasawa and Ethan Spigland
Inpatient Press/MIT Press
256 pages — December 2026
9781949024722
Directed By Milos Forman
An Oral History of His Life and Films
by Andreas Halskov
Fayetteville Mafia Press
300 pages — December 2026
**Paperback Edition**
9781399024228
From the Battlefield to the Big Screen
Audie Murphy, Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh and Dirk Bogarde in WW2
by Melody Foreman
Frontline Books
248 pages — December 2026
9781036127251
The Making of Psycho
by Gaby Koppel
White Owl
224 pages — December 2026
9781419782916
Modern Prometheus
The Films of Yorgos Lanthimos
by Hanna Strong and Little White Lies
Abrams Books
288 pages — December 2026
