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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in drama as well as Tony Awards for best play and best actor, Tracy Letts has emerged as one of the greatest playwrights of the twenty-first century. Understanding…]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1534671/The-Damned-Dont-Cry-They-Just-Disappear
A biography of an unconventional Southern writer who illuminated gay life in the South

In The Damned Don't Cry—They Just Disappear, literary historian and Lamba Award-winning novelist H…]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1534691/Giving-Voice-to-Traditional-Songs
A firsthand account of the singer's humble beginnings and the passion that made her the true voice of traditional Scottish songs

Acclaimed Scottish singer Jean Redpath (1937-2014) is be…]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1534721/Understanding-Jim-Grimsley
The first book-length study of an influential voice in contemporary queer American literature

Since the early 1980s, Jim Grimsley has received increasing acclaim for his achievements in…]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1534725/Charleston-Belles-Abroad
An examination of the influential role music played in the lives of elite southern women during the antebellum period

In Charleston Belles Abroad, Candace Bailey examines the vital role…]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1534755/Understanding-Marsha-Norman
Best known for her Pulitzer Prize-winning play 'night, Mother and her acclaimed adaptations of The Secret Garden and The Color Purple for musical theater, Marsha Norman has produced an impress…]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1534798/Stage-Money-revised-and-updated-edition
For decades roughly 80 percent of commercial Broadway productions have failed to recoup their original investments. In light of this shocking and harsh reality, how does the show go on? Tim Do…]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1534806/Live-at-Jackson-Station
The smoke was thick, the music was loud, and the beer was flowing. In the fast-and-loose 1980s, Jackson Station Rhythm & Blues Club in Hodges, South Carolina, was a festive late-night roadhous…]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1534911/Understanding-David-Mamet-updated-edition
A new preface covers Mamet's most recent plays and nonfiction writing

Understanding David Mamet analyzes the broad range of his plays and places them in the context of his career as a p…]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1534910/Understanding-Sam-Shepard-updated-edition
An ideal introduction into the complex and compelling dramas of the acclaimed playwright

Now available in a paperback edition and featuring a new preface, Understanding Sam Shepard inv…]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700