This book is a comprehensive and compelling examination of one of cable television’s most innovative and popular networks.  The Essential HBO Reader looks at every aspect of HBO’s development as a corporation, a creative force, and a brand. 

 
This volume explores the network’s diverse repertoire of programming from drama to comedy to documentaries and sports—including such acclaimed shows as The Sopranos, Sex in the City, Angels in America, America Undercover, and Def Comedy Jam—detailing HBO’s nearly forty-year history and its profound influence on the entertainment industry.
 
The Essential HBO Reader.  Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky Press, 2008; paperback edition 2009 (with Jeffrey P. Jones).