"I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book." - Groucho Marx
I've been on a reading frenzy lately and with so many good biographies and film books coming out I don't think I'll ever stop. It's so important for classic film enthusiasts to read and learn. It enriches the experience, develops the palate and informs the mind.
I've put together a list of new and upcoming classic film books. The publication dates range from September 2014 to March 2015 (specific on sale dates are subject to change). All title links lead you to the book's page on Goodreads. I've chosen a variety of books from big publishing houses to scholarly presses to small, indie and vanity publishers. This list contains biographies, reference guides, textbooks and more. Take a look through and maybe you'll find your next read.
edited by Randy Schmidt
Chicago Review Press
480 pages - September 2014
by Lesley L. Coffin
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
246 pages - September 2014
by Gene D Phillips
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
by Michael Slowick
Columbia University Press
400 pages - October 21st, 2014
by Peter Ackroyd
Nan A. Talese (Penguin Random House)
304 pages - On Sale October 28th, 2014
by John Kisch and Tony Nourmand
Reel Art Press
288 pages - On Sale October 30th, 2014
by William H. Mooney
Rutgers University Press
224 pages - On Sale November 3rd, 2014
by Marc Eliot
Dey Street Books
by Arthur Laurents
Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
192 pages - On Sale November 4th, 2014
by Ruth Barton
University Press of Kentucky
362 pages - On Sale November 5th, 2014
Early Poverty Row Studios
Images of America Series
by E. J. Stephens and Marc Wanamaker
Arcadia Publishing
128 pages - On Sale November 10th, 2014
edited by Anthony Slide
Columbia University Press
448 pages - On Sale November 25th, 2014
by Tim Snelson
Rutgers University Press
by James L Neibaur
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
228 pages - On Sale December 1st 2014
by Brent Phillips
University Press of Kentucky
edited by Tom Hertweck
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
250 pages - On Sale December 16th, 2014
by Lea Jacobs
University of California Press
by Kristen Hatch
Rutgers University Press
A Filmgoer's Guid to In-Jokes, Obscure References and Sly Details
by Matthew Coniam
McFarland & Co
On Sale January 31st, 2015
by Michaelangelo Capua
McFarland & Co
On Sale January 31st, 2015
By Peggy Caravantes
Chicago Review Press
by William Wellman Jr.
Pantheon