Guide No Longer Updated
As of July 2023 this guide—started during the early days of the COVID 19 pandemic—is no longer being actively updated or maintained. For an up-to-date listing of film, television, & performing arts eBooks (and audio books) please see the Performing Arts section in OverDrive/Libby.
Film, Television, & Performing Arts
Books are listed by author's surname.
Sharing a House with the Never-Ending Man: 15 Years at Studio Ghibli by ISBN: 9781611720600Publication Date: 2020
The Sky Is Falling: How Vampires, Zombies, Androids, and Superheroes Made America Great for Extremism by ISBN: 9781620974292Publication Date: 2018
Unlikeable Female Characters: The Women Pop Culture Wants You to Hate by Call Number: OverDriveISBN: 9781728274751Publication Date: 2023
Lost Transmissions: The Secret History of Science Fiction and Fantasy by ISBN: 9781419734656Publication Date: 2019
The Little Book of Bridgerton: The Regency World of Bridgerton Laid Bare by Call Number: OverDriveISBN: 9781681888323Publication Date: 2021
Conversations with Mark Frost: Twin Peaks, Hill Street Blues, and the Education of a Writer by ISBN: 9781949024104Publication Date: 2020
100 Things Star Wars Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die by ISBN: 9781629371641Publication Date: 2015
Welcome to the Rebellion: A New Hope In Radical Politics by ISBN: 9781789043679Publication Date: 2020
Stepping Through the Stargate: Science, Archaeology And The Military In Stargate SG-1 by ISBN: 9781932100327Publication Date: 2015
How to Survive a Human Attack: A Guide for Werewolves, Mummies, Cyborgs, Ghosts, Nuclear Mutants, and Other Movie Monsters by Call Number: OverDriveISBN: 9780762472543Publication Date: 2021
The Trouble with Tribbles: The Story Behind Star Trek's Most Popular Episode by ISBN: 9781939529565Publication Date: 2014
True Detective and Philosophy: A Deeper Kind of Darkness by ISBN: 9781119280781Publication Date: 2017
Lights, Camera, Witchcraft: A Critical History of Witches in American Film and Television by Call Number: OverDriveISBN: 9780738768809Publication Date: 2021
American Horror Story and Philosophy: Life Is but a Nightmare by ISBN: 9780812699722Publication Date: 2017
Spoiler Alert!: (It's a Book About the Philosophy of Spoilers) by ISBN: 9780812694697Publication Date: 2019
Twin Peaks and Philosophy: That's Damn Fine Philosophy! by ISBN: 9780812699814Publication Date: 2018
Monsters of the Week The Complete Critical Companion to The X-Files by ISBN: 9781419732478Publication Date: 2018
The Center Seat—55 Years of Star Trek: The Complete, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek by Call Number: OverDriveISBN: 9798986623795Publication Date: 2023
The Space Hero's Guide to Glory: How to Get Off Your Podunk Planet and Master the Final Frontier by Call Number: OverDriveISBN: 9781492603009Publication Date: 2015
The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family by Call Number: OverDriveISBN: 9780063065260Publication Date: 2021
Why Wakanda Matters: What Black Panther Reveals About Psychology, Identity, and Communication by Call Number: OverDriveISBN: 9781950665419Publication Date: 2021
Outer Limits: The Filmgoers’ Guide to the Great Science-Fiction Films by ISBN: 9781780761664Publication Date: 2014
Play All: A Bingewatcher's Notebook by Call Number: OverDriveISBN: 9780300224573Publication Date: 2020
The Ultimate History of the '80s Teen Movie by Call Number: OverDriveISBN: 9781635765830Publication Date: 2020
Race in American Television: Voices and Visions That Shaped a Nation by ISBN: 9781440843051Publication Date: 2021
Hollywood's Dark History: Silver Screen Scandals by Call Number: EBSCO eBooksISBN: 9781526740748Publication Date: 2019
The Female Gaze: Essential Movies Made by Women by Call Number: OverDriveISBN: 9781633538375Publication Date: 2018
Nineties to Now: The Evolution of American Popular Culture by ISBN: 9781476682068Publication Date: 2021
Up All Night: Ted Turner, CNN, and the Birth of 24-Hour News by ISBN: 9781419743061Publication Date: 2020
She Found It at the Movies: Women Writers on Sex, Desire and Cinema by ISBN: 9781912157181Publication Date: 2020
I Like to Watch: Arguing My Way Through the TV Revolution by ISBN: 9780525508960Publication Date: 2019
Avengers Infinity Saga and Philosophy by Call Number: EBSCOISBN: 9780812694871Publication Date: 2020
The 30 Rock Book: Inside the Iconic Show, From Blerg to EGOT by Call Number: OverDriveISBN: 9781647001094Publication Date: 2021
Historians on Hamilton: How a Blockbuster Musical Is Restaging America's Past by ISBN: 9780813590301Publication Date: 2018
Mastering Stand-Up: The Complete Guide to Becoming a Successful Comedian by ISBN: 9781613736920Publication Date: 2017
Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood by Call Number: OverDriveISBN: 9780063269286Publication Date: 2023
Sporting Blackness: Race, Embodiment, and Critical Muscle Memory on Screen by ISBN: 9780520973855Publication Date: 2020
Chasing the Light: Writing, Directing, and Surviving Platoon, Midnight Express, Scarface, Salvador, and the Movie Game by Call Number: OverDriveISBN: 9780358346234Publication Date: 2020
Hamilton and the Law: Reading Today's Most Contentious Legal Issues Through the Hit Musical by Call Number: EBSCOISBN: 9781501752216Publication Date: 2020
Makeup Man: From Rocky to Star Trek, The Amazing Creations of Hollywood's Michael Westmore by ISBN: 9781630761905Publication Date: 2017
Let's Talk About Love: Why Other People Have Such Bad Taste by ISBN: 9781441166777Publication Date: 2014
Rise: A Pop History of Asian America From the Nineties to Now by Call Number: OverDriveISBN: 9780358525882Publication Date: 2022
Schoolhouse Rock!: The Updated Official Guide by Call Number: OverDriveISBN: 9781368077743Publication Date: 2023
