Pop Culture
Our shared cultural obsessions - from hit TV shows and blockbuster films to viral trends and beloved brands - shape how we think, connect, and make sense of the modern world. These books explore the deeper meanings, hidden influences, and philosophical questions lurking within the entertainment and media that define our times.
Pop Culture Book Summaries
Everything Bad Is Good for You
Sociology
Psychology
Cultural
The Walking Dead and Philosophy
Zombie Apocalypse Now
Philosophy
Zombies
Pop Culture
The Matrix and Philosophy
Welcome to the Desert of the Real
Philosophy
Film
Pop Culture
Breaking Bad and Philosophy
Badder Living through Chemistry
Philosophy
Pop Culture
Essays
Scandals of Classic Hollywood
Sex, Deviance, and Drama from the Golden Age of American Cinema
History
Film
Biography
The Psychology of the Simpsons
D'Oh!
Psychology
Pop Culture
Humor
The Song Machine
Inside the Hit Factory
Music
Business
History
Mad Men and Philosophy
Nothing is as it Seems
Philosophy
Essays
Tv
Batman and Psychology
A Dark and Stormy Knight
Psychology
Batman
Comics
Star Wars and Philosophy
More Powerful Than You Can Possibly Imagine
Philosophy
Star Wars
Pop Culture
The Ultimate Harry Potter and Philosophy
Hogwarts for Muggles
Philosophy
Psychology
Essays
Assassination Generation
Video Games, Aggression, and the Psychology of Killing
Psychology
Sociology
Parenting
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs
A Low Culture Manifesto
Essays
Humor
Pop Culture
Batman and Philosophy
The Dark Knight of the Soul
Philosophy
Batman
Comics
The Sound of Music Story
How A Beguiling Young Novice, A Handsome Austrian Captain, and Ten Singing von Trapp Children Inspired the Most Beloved Film of All Time
History
Music
Biography
The True Adventures of the World's Greatest Stuntman
My Life as Indiana Jones, James Bond, Superman, and Other Movie Heroes
Biography
Film
Memoir
Girls on Film
Lessons from a Life of Watching Women in Movies
Film
Feminism
Pop Culture
X Saves the World
How Generation X Got the Shaft but Can Still Keep Everything from Sucking
Sociology
History
Pop Culture
The Science of Harry Potter
How Magic Really Works
Science
Magic
Reference
Celebrity Nation
How America Evolved into a Culture of Fans and Followers
History
Pop Culture
Hi Honey, I'm Homo!
Sitcoms, Specials, and the Queering of American Culture
LGBT
History
Queer
J. K. Rowling
The Wizard Behind Harry Potter
Biography
Biography Memoir
Childrens
One in a Millennial
On Friendship, Feelings, Fangirls, and Fitting In
Memoir
Essays
Pop Culture
Slavoj Zizek
Philosophy
Psychoanalysis
Psychology
The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy
One Book to Rule Them All
Philosophy
Essays
Books About Books
The Simpsons and Philosophy
The D'Oh! of Homer
Philosophy
Humor
Pop Culture
The Walking Dead Psychology
Psych of the Living Dead
Psychology
Zombies
Reference
You Are What You Watch
Psychology
Pop Culture
Sociology
DisneyWar
Business
History
Biography
Girl With No Job
The Crazy Beautiful Life of an Instagram Thirst Monster
Memoir
Biography
Pop Culture
Hit Men
Power Brokers and Fast Money Inside the Music Business
Music
History
Business