Performing arts

The bestselling author of A Wrinkle in Time contemplates the true meaning of faith in the third installment of her series of memoirs.

The only official stage play of V.

Its the week before Thanksgiving in River Heightstime for turkey!

If youre interested in magic because on your 9th birthday your Mummy and Daddy booked the ruddy-faced Uncle Fiddlesticks who pulled a bunny out of a hat and made sweets appear from his pockets which he forced you to verify empty and you want to know how it was done, this isnt the book for you.

Fans of Patti SmithsJust Kidsand Rob LowesStories I Only Tell My Friendswill love this beautifully written, entertaining and bracingly honest memoir by an actor, director and author who found his start as a 1980s Hollywood Brat pack member.

Interviews with Scorsese, Lynch, Godard, Woo, the Coen brothers, and more of the world's greatest directors on how they make films-and why.

A wonderful entertainment that reflects Alistair Cooke’s love affair with cinema, from his early days as a film critic to his iconic role as the host of Masterpiece Theatre Humphrey Bogart, Fred Astaire, Lauren Bacall, Marlene Dietrich, and Marilyn Monroe are just a few of the stars profiled, along with many directors, in this sparkling and comprehensive collection of reviews, interviews, and essays.

What do you call a decomposing whale?

Penn Jillettes New York Times bestselling account of his extremely funny and somewhat profane journey to discovering a healthy lifestylethat will motivate others to seek weight-loss solutions (The Washington Post).

He looked lost and sad, I felt so sorry for him.

This autobiography by an influential silent film star gives an insider’s view of the motion picture industry in the early twentieth century.