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A

Douglas Adams
• The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time

Michael Adams
• Slayer Slang: A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Lexicon

Sean Astin, with Joe Layden
• There & Back Again: An Actor's Tale

B

Ted & James Baehr
• Narnia Beckons: C.S. Lewis's The Lion, The Witch & the Wardrobe & Beyond

Hy Bender
• The Sandman Companion

Larry Birnbaum
• Before Elvis: The Prehistory of Rock 'n' Roll

Jayme Lynn Blaschke
• Voices of Vision: Creators of Fantasy & Science Fiction Speak

Nigel Blundell
• Fallen Idols: A Century of Screen Sex Scandals

Robert W. Bly
• The Science in Science Fiction

Rachel Bowie & Roberta Fiorito
• Royal Trivia: Your Guide to the Modern British Royal Family

C. Alan Bradley & William A.S. Sargeant
• Ms. Holmes of Baker Street: The Truth about Sherlock

David Brin, editor
• King Kong is Back!

Ian Brodie
• Cameras in Narnia: How The Lion, The Witch & the Wardrobe Came to Life

James Burrows, with Eddy Friedfeld
• Directed by James Burrows: Five Decades of Stories from the Legendary Director of Taxi, Cheers, Frasier, Friends, Will & Grace, and More

C

Orson Scott Card, editor
• Getting Lost: Survival, Baggage & Starting Over in J.J. Abrams' Lost

Humphrey Carpenter
• The Inklings

Shanna Caughey, editor
• Revisiting Narnia: Fantasy, Myth & Religion in C.S. Lewis' Chronicles

David Colbert
• The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter:
  A Treasury of Myths, Legends & Fascinating Facts

• The Magical Worlds of the Lord of the Rings:
  The Amazing Myths, Legends & Facts Behind the Masterpiece

Donn Cortez, with Leah Wilson, editors
• Investigating CSI: Inside the Crime Labs of Las Vegas, Miami & New York

Jennifer Crusie, editor
• Flirting With Pride & Prejudice
  Fresh Perspectives on the Original Chick-Lit Masterpiece

• Totally Charmed: Demons, Whitelighters & the Power of Three

D

Becky Libourel Diamond
• The Gilded Age Cookbook: Recipes & Stories from America's Golden Era 1868-1900

Alex DiBlasi & Victoria Willis, editors
• Geek Rock: An Exploration of Music & Subculture

Troy Doerner & Cosplay Deviants
• Undressing the Art of Playing Dress Up

Peter Doggett
• Electric Shock: From the Gramophone to the iPhone: 125 Years of Pop Music

Kevin Dwyer
• Beyond Casablanca: M.A. Tazi & the Adventure of Moroccan Cinema

E

Roger Ebert
• Your Movie Sucks

Umberto Eco
• On Literature

Bruce Edwards
• Further Up & Further In:
  Understanding C.S. Lewis's The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe

P.N. Elrod & Roxanne Conrad, editors
• Stepping Through the Stargate:
  Science, Archaeology & the Military in Stargate SG-1

Jane Espenson, editor
• Finding Serenity

Robert C. Evans, editor
• Frank O'Connor's "Ghosts"

F

Anne Fadiman
• Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader

Clifton Fadiman & John S. Major
• The New Lifetime Reading Plan: The Classic Guide to World Literature

Tim Federle
• Tequila Mockingbird: Cocktails with a Literary Twist

Jules Feiffer
• Great Comic Book Heroes

Gene Feldman & Max Gartenberg, editors
• The Beat Generation & the Angry Young Men

Carrie Fisher
• The Princess Diarist

Valerie Estelle Frankel
• Doctor Who: The Where, What & How, A Fannish Guide to the TARDIS-Sized Pop Culture Jam
• Joss Whedon's Names: Deeper Meanings behind Buffy, Angel, Firefly, Dollhouse, Agents of SHIELD, Cabin in the Woods, Avengers, Doctor Horrible, In Your Eyes, Comics & More
• Pop Culture in the Whedonverse
• Sherlock: Every Canon Reference You May Have Missed in BBC's Series 1-3
• Women in Doctor Who: Damsels, Feminists & Monsters

Brian Freeman & Bev Vincent, editors
• The Illustrated Stephen King Trivia Book

Lonn Friend
• Life on Planet Rock: From Guns N' Roses to Nirvana, a Backstage Journey through Rock's Most Debauched Decade

G

Martin Gardner
• The Annotated Night Before Christmas

Simon Garfield
• Timekeepers: How the World Became Obsessed with Time

Ron Goulart
• Comic Book Culture: An Illustrated History

Douglas Gresham
• Jack's Life: The Life Story of C.S. Lewis

Daniel Grotta
• J.R.R. Tolkien: Architect of Middle Earth

H

David Hadju
• The Ten Cent Plague: The Great Comic Book Scare & How It Changed America

Jake Halpern
• Fame Junkies: The Hidden Truths Behind America's Favorite Addiction

John Helfers & Denise Little, editors
• The Valdemar Companion

Marvin D. Hinten
• The Keys to the Chronicles: Unlocking the Symbols of C.S. Lewis's Narnia

Sean Howe, editor
• Give Our Regards to the Atomsmashers: Writers on Comics

Aida Hudson & Susan-Ann Cooper, editors
• Windows & Words: A Look at Canadian Children's Literature in English

J

Iphigenia Jones
• The Turn of the Screwdriver: 50 Dark & Twisted Literary Cocktails
• What Would Wednesday Do?

K

Stuart Kelly
• The Book of Lost Books

Edmund M. Kern
• The Wisdom of Harry Potter: What Our Favorite Hero Teaches Us about Moral Choices

Bart King
•  Father Humor: Mastering the Art of the Dad Joke

L

Mercedes Lackey, editor
• Mapping the World of Harry Potter

Brooks Landon
• Science Fiction After 1900: From the Steam Man to the Stars

Bob Leszczak
• Who Did It First? Great Pop Cover Songs & Their Original Artists
• Who Did It First? Great Rhythm & Blues Cover Songs & Their Original Artists
• Who Did It First? Great Rock 'n' Roll Cover Songs

Bob Levin
• The Pirates & the Mouse: Disney's War Against the Counterculture

Andy Lipschultz
• How the Grinch Stole Hollywood

Richard A. Lupoff
• The Great American Paperback: An Illustrated Tribute to Legends of the Book

M

Dorian Lynskey
• 33 Revolutions Per Minute: A History of Protest Songs from Billie Holiday to Green Day

Matt MacNabb
• Hollywood's Dark History: Silver Screen Scandals

Michael Mallory
• Marvel: The Characters & Their Universe

Dave Marinaccio
• All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Watching Star Trek

Joseph McCabe
• Hanging Out with the Dream King:
  Conversations with Neil Gaiman & His Collaborators

Ryan Mecum
• Zombie Haiku

Edward Mendelson
• The Things That Matter: What 7 Classic Novels Have to Say about the Stages of Life

A.S. Mott
• Scary Movies

Kevin Murphy
• A Year at the Movies

n

Fred Nadis
• The Man from Mars: Ray Palmer's Amazing Pulp Journey

David Nuffer
• The Best Friend I Ever Had

O

Nick Offerman
• Gumption: Relighting the Torch of Freedom with America's Gutsiest Troublemakers

P

Kathy Passero & Beth Efran
• Laguna Beach -- The Real Orange County: Life Inside the Bubble

Stephanie Pierson & Barbara Harrison
• What to Do [When No One Has a Clue]

R

Jessica Rajs
• Gorgeous & Gory: The Zombie Pinup Collection

Melanie Rehak
• Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew & the Women Who Created Her

Frank M. Robinson
• Science Fiction of the 20th Century: An Illustrated History

Spider Robinson
• The Crazy Years: Reflections from a Science Fiction Original

Patrick Rosenkranz
• Rebel Visions: The Underground Comix Revolution 1963-1975

Rotten Tomatoes
• The Ultimate Binge Guide: 296 Must-See Shows That Changed the Way We Watch TV

Salman Rushdie
• The Wizard of Oz: An Appreciation

S

Rob Salkowitz
• Comic-Con & the Business of Pop Culture

Lou Scheimer & Andy Mangels
• Creating the Filmation Generation

Cavan Scott & Mark Wright
• Who-ology: The Official Miscellany

William Shakespeare & Courtney Carbone
• OMG Shakespeare: Macbeth #killingit

William Shakespeare & Brett Wright
• OMG Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night #nofilter

William Shatner, with Joshua Brandon
• Boldly Go: Reflections on a Life of Awe & Wonder

Brian Sibley
• Chicken Run: Hatching the Movie

Simon
• Dead Names: The Dark Story of the Necronomicon

James B. South, editor
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer & Philosophy: Fear & Trembling in Sunnydale

Daniel Stern
• Home & Alone

Fredrik Stromberg
• The Comics Go to Hell: A Visual History of the Devil in Comics

Lawrence Sutin
• Divine Invasions: A Life of Philip K. Dick

T

Andrew Thompson
• What Did We Use Before Toilet Paper?

Dave Thompson
• Black & White & Blue: Adult Cinema from the Victorian Age to the VCR

Bridget Thoreson
• The Unofficial Hocus Pocus Cookbook
• The Unofficial Hocus Pocus Cookbook for Kids

Keith Topping
• Slayer: The Last Days of Sunnydale
  An Unofficial & Unauthorised Guide to the Final Season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Toure
• Never Drank the Kool-Aid

Alex Trebek
• The Answer Is ... Reflections on My Life

Chris Turner
• Planet Simpson: How a Cartoon Masterpiece Defined a Generation

V

E.R. Vernor
• Zombie Nation: From Folklore to Modern Frenzy

Fred von Bernewitz & Grant Geissman
• Tales of Terror: The EC Companion

W

John Wade
• The Golden Age of Science Fiction: A Journey into Space with 1950s Radio, TV, Films, Comics & Books

Marlene Wagman-Geller
• Eureka! The Surprising Stories Behind the Ideas That Shaped the World

E.J. Wagner
• The Science of Sherlock Holmes

David Foster Wallace
• Consider the Lobster: & Other Essays
• A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays & Ruminations

Andy Warhol
• The Philosophy of Andy Warhol

Penny Warner
• The Official Nancy Drew Handbook

Simon Webb
• The Real World of Victorian Steampunk: Steam Planes & Radiophones

Robert Weinberg
• Horror of the 20th Century: An Illustrated History

Stephen Weiner
• Faster Than a Speeding Bullet: The Rise of the Graphic Novel

Rhonda V. Wilcox & David Lavery, editors
• Fighting the Forces: What's at Stake in Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Jack Williamson
• Wonder's Child: My Life in Science Fiction

Y

Glenn Yeffeth, editor
• Five Seasons of Angel
• The Man from Krypton
• Seven Seasons of Buffy
• Taking the Red Pill: Science, Philosophy & Religion in The Matrix
• The War of the Worlds: Fresh Perspectives on the H.G. Wells Classic
• What Would Sipowicz Do? Race, Rights & Redemption in NYPD Blue