University of Texas Press

[Tongson] packs nostalgic affection and astute critical thinking about Karen Carpenter, her namesake, into this slim volume — Los Angeles Times More…

Love letters to musicians are best kept private, one person's fandom being another's boredom. But Hanif Abdurraqib's tribute to rap group A Tribe Called Quest is an exception: the poet and critic... — Financial Times More…

Donna Gaines has taken the lightning-fast songs of the Ramones' oeuvre and welded her own brainy spin on their songs, their personalities, their impact, resulting in something unequivocally... — Razorcake More…

Juxtaposed with tender paintings from artist and friend Dan Rizzie, cash's lyrics are luminescent nuggets, gleaming with desire, loss, home, and self-empowerment — Vulture More…

So engaging that readers will crave a sequel — Kirkus Reviews More…

[A] dazzling debut...Told with moving candor, Price's tale of overcoming squalor and pain provides powerful emotional context to her hard-won country music stardom. Fans will adore this story... — Publishers Weekly More…

Interesting and compelling...Peeler's sentences soar most when he's describing the landscape of Terlingua, so much so that it's impossible not to daydream about seeking out this incredible town — The Texas Observer More…

Weaving flashes of his own voice into an oral history featuring over 130 of Screw's friends, family, heroes, students, and more, Walker stitches together a full picture of the iconic DJ's legacy — Rolling Stone More…