New Books in Popular Culture
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Michael Gray, "Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan-Vol. 1 Language & Tradition" (FM Press, 2023)
An interview with Michael Gray
The History of the American Shopping Mall and Its Cultures
A Conversation with Alexandra Lange
Alexandra Dane, "White Literary Taste Production in Contemporary Book Culture" (Cambridge UP, 2023)
An interview with Alexandra Dane
Zhouxiang Lu, "A History of Competitive Gaming" (Routledge, 2022)
An interview with Zhouxiang Lu
Paul Metsa and Rick Shefchik, "Blood in the Tracks: The Minnesota Musicians Behind Dylan's Masterpiece" (U Minnesota Press, 2023)
An interview with Paul Metsa and Rick Shefchik
Ida Yoshinaga et al., "Uneven Futures: Strategies for Community Survival from Speculative Fiction" (MIT Press, 2022)
An interview with Ida Yoshinaga, Sean Guynes, and Gerry Canavan
Yoshiko Okuyama, "Tōjisha Manga: Japan’s Graphic Memoirs of Brain and Mental Health" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022)
An interview with Yoshiko Okuyama
Robin James, "The Future of Rock and Roll: 97X WOXY and the Fight for True Independence" (UNC Press, 2023)
An interview with Robin James
Michael T. Friedman, "Mallparks: Baseball Stadiums and the Culture of Consumption" (Cornell UP, 2023)
An interview with Michael T. Friedman
Amy Brady, "Ice: From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rinks--a Cool History of a Hot Commodity" (G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2023)
An interview with Amy Brady