Smoke in the Cypress: A Napoleonic Officer in New Orleans
Publication Date: 05/20/2025
A veteran of the Napoleonic Wars travels from France to Louisiana to rescue a young French noblewoman, but is quickly ensnared in a complex web of intrigue and violence. As the War of 1812 rages, Marcel Moreau, wounded in service with Napoleon’s Grand Armée, must journey to New Orleans to…
Dreaming Japanese
Publication Date: 12/03/2024
The rollicking autobiography of the iconic guitarist who took thrash metal behemoths Megadeth from the edge of collapse to their highest peak before departing to Japan for the joy of J-Pop. Marty Friedman’s upbringing was as atypical as his career. Growing up in a Jewish household in Maryland, the son…
Crybaby: The Artists Who Shaped Emo Rap
Publication Date: 01/21/2025
A revelatory examination of Emo Rap, from its inception to its incendiary ascent into the mainstream, including the critical artists that defined its sound and ethos, from Kid Cudi to Lil Peep, Lil Uzi Vert, XXXTentacion, and Juice WRLD. When Kid Cudi dubbed himself the “lonely stoner,” the texture of…