Back in 2017, Heritage Auctions sold a large collection of documents pertaining to the estate of composer Carl Stalling, including photographs and--most importantly--correspondence between Stalling and Walt Disney.

If you bought this collection at the time and are reading this post, could you please, please email me at didier.ghez@gmail.com?

This just in from Amidi Amidi:

- New Biography Of Iconoclast Disney Director And Animator Ward Kimball To Be Published In 2026

Two excellent books to highlight today. One released last week and one which will be released tomorrow:

Animating the Victorians: Disney's Literary History: The author conducted some research at the Disney Archives about Disney's early plans for Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland and it shows. There is very good new material in this volume.

After Disney: Toil, Trouble, and the Transformation of America's Favorite Media Company: A must-read. This will probably be one of the best Disney history books of the year.

 

I am really looking forward to this upcoming book from my friend and fellow Disney historian Todd James Pierce!
 

Two interesting books are now available for pre-order on Amazon:

- Welcome Aboard: A Celebration of Walt Disney's Trains from The Walt Disney Family Museum 

- The Art of Zootopia 2

Looking forward to reading Christian Renaut's new book!
 

Now available for pre-order on Amazon. Hurrah!