In Pursuit of Radio Mom brings the reader tight to Terry Crylen’s side as it traces her path from frequent and debilitating anxiety, loneliness, and shame—and a dysfunctional marriage that mirrors the dynamics of her relationship with her mother—to the discovery of her authentic self and the happiness and fulfillment such a transformation brings. Radio Mom also illuminates the ways in which one generation impacts the next—both wittingly and unwittingly—when later, while pressing along the difficult route of raising her own daughter, the author is challenged to confront, yet again, the legacy of her past. A book that also makes transparent the process of psychotherapy, In Pursuit of Radio Mom’s message is this: the excavation of pain clears space within the mind and heart—affording the growth of new insight, overturning fear, and making acceptance and forgiveness possible.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the indie rock sensation known as Japanese Breakfast, an unforgettable memoir about family, food, grief, love, and growing up Korean American—“in losing her mother and cooking to bring her back to life, Zauner became herself” (NPR). • CELEBRATING OVER ONE YEAR ON THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LIST In this exquisite story of family, food, grief, and endurance, Michelle Zauner proves herself far more than a dazzling singer, songwriter, and guitarist. With humor and heart, she tells of growing up one of the few Asian American kids at her school in Eugene, Oregon; of struggling with her mother's particular, high expectations of her; of a painful adolescence; of treasured months spent in her grandmother's tiny apartment in Seoul, where she and her mother would bond, late at night, over heaping plates of food. As she grew up, moving to the East Coast for college, finding work in the restaurant industry, and performing gigs with her fledgling band--and meeting the man who would become her husband--her Koreanness began to feel ever more distant, even as she found the life she wanted to live. It was her mother's diagnosis of terminal cancer, when Michelle was twenty-five, that forced a reckoning with her identity and brought her to reclaim the gifts of taste, language, and history her mother had given her. Vivacious and plainspoken, lyrical and honest, Zauner's voice is as radiantly alive on the page as it is onstage. Rich with intimate anecdotes that will resonate widely, and complete with family photos, Crying in H Mart is a book to cherish, share, and reread.

After being in love for three years, Baiyue Xi found out that her marriage was actually a scam. When her husband and mother-in-law caused her to lose her family and leave her with no other choice. Li Fengxian suddenly appeared strong in her life. Satisfy me, he said. I can help you get everything back. After a long period of love, she had conceived his flesh and blood, thinking that she could be happy for the rest of her life. However, he had suddenly disappeared. His body was nowhere to be seen. "Five years later, when they met again, she stood next to another man and smiled at him." Uncle, long time no see! "

Right up until the very moment that everything changes forever, Jason Sherman's life seems to be following a recognizable path. He goes off to college, meets the girl of his dreams, experiences love at first sight, and finds himself facing marriage and parenthood. Two children and nearly eleven years of marriage later, Jason is a husband and father in his early thirties. During a romantic evening out on the town between this Arizona everyman and his beloved wife, Nicole, the unspeakable occurs, and shatters the lives of Jason and his two girls. This is the true story of the worst kind of loss, and the courage and grace it takes to endure, survive, and rebuild. As this widowed single dad embarks upon this long dark night of the soul, the reader is carried along on a journey with so much heart, you can not help but be uplifted, moved, and ultimately transformed along the way.

Frank Lamm explores the perils of dating, relationships, and love in an autobiography that takes us into the intoxicating, infuriating world of two soul mates risking all for love, opportunity, and their pursuit of happiness.

"Novella - [noh-vel-uh] - a fictional prose narrative that is longer and more complex than a short story"Some folks like short stories, others enjoy the deeper waters of a novel. But what about those times when a short story is too short and a proper novel too long?Enter the novella, that literary stopgap.Collected here are five such long-shorts, of a speculative bent:*"Deadheading with Max," a quietly fantastic travel story*"Everything's Connected," an outrageous sci-fi slapstick romp*"Intangible," a paranormal drama depicting the strangest of theft*"The Birth of Edenborough," a post-apocalyptic romance*"The Dead Man's Phone," a lighthearted horror thriller'The Long Short Story' - guaranteed to occupy that lengthy commute or trip to the park, when other fiction just wouldn't sit right.

This richly detailed examination of two branches of American entertainment focuses on the various ways that radio stations and air personalities have been depicted in motion pictures, from 1926's The Radio Detective to more recent films like 2006's A Prairie Home Companion. Cinematic portrayals of various aspects of radio are covered, including disc jockeys, sports broadcasts, religious programs, and the talk-radio format. Such films as The Big Broadcast (1932), Reveille with Beverly (1943), Mister Rock and Roll (1957), WUSA (1970), Radio Days (1987) and Private Parts (1997) provide fascinating insights not only into their own times, but also into the historical eras that some of these films have endeavored to recreate. A chronological filmography of more than 600 titles is included.