Illuminating the love story of Tennessee Williams and his longtime partner Frank Merlo, Christopher Castellani’s  Leading Men is a glittering novel of desire and ambition, set against the glamorous literary circles of 1950s Italy. Rocky Lang’s Letters from Hollywood: Inside the Private World of Classic American Moviemaking reproduces in scores of insightful pieces of correspondence from some of the most notable film industry names of all time. Funny Man: Mel Brooks is a deeply textured and compelling biography of the comedy giant from Patrick McGilligan.