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When your world is upended, how do you react? Who do you become? New York Times columnists, illustrator Julia Rothman and writer Shaina Feinberg, seek answers to these questions and more in this gorgeously illustrated collection of sometimes heartbreaking, always illuminating first-person stories.

Go on an adventure in a 90s retro world that never was.

In this colorful graphic novel, the Fry Guys-a team of three French fries-must do whatever it takes to defend their home against an invasion of evil UFO-nion Rings. ZZZAT! Ketchup blast. Ah, good grease.

Combining the calamities of parenting with the chaotic cuteness of kittens, Litterbox Comics: Tails from the Litterbox presents the family foibles we can all relate to. A hilariously honest comic collection that explores all things parenting, from stepping out of the hospital for the first time to losing a kid in the grocery store, except everyone is cats.

There's a mysterious new cat, Taro, in Peaches's neighborhood, and Peaches wants to be her friend! Pocket Peaches is an adorable, colorful graphic novel that is a perfect cozy tale with heartwarming laugh-out-loud moments.

In the powerful follow up to her critically acclaimed debut collection, poet and activist Fariha Roisin is writing, praying, clawing, and scratching her way out of the grips of generational trauma on the search for the freedom her mother never received and the kindness she couldn't give.

If you are what you eat, you might as well be healthy and sweet! Professional US soccer players Ali Riley and Toni Pressley prove going vegan is easier than you think.

Wander down a unique path of intuitive healing and personal connection with this magically transformative oracle deck and guidebook illustrated in stunning art from celebrated author, illustrator, and healer guide Johanna Wright.

Vulnerability is life‿s great teacher and the key to unlocking your own wandering heart. Your journey into clarity and truth starts here. With guidance from this enchanting new divination deck, it is your turn to step out of your comfort zone and into yourself.

The riveting biography of Burl Osborne, former chairman of The Associated Press and publisher of The Dallas Morning News, who waged and won one of the last great newspaper wars in the U.S.Burl is the story of one man's unlikely rise from the coal mines of Appalachia to the pinnacle of journalism. After being diagnosed with a fatal kidney disease as a child, Burl Osborne pioneered home dialysis treatment and became the 130th person to undergo a live kidney transplant in 1966then an unproven, high-risk operation.While managing his challenging illness, Burl distinguished himself early as a writer and reporter with The Associated Press, eventually rising to the top of the wire service's executive ranks. Then, against the advice of his colleagues and the newspaper's own doctors, he sought an even greater challenge: joining The Dallas Morning News to lead the fight in one of America's last great newspaper wars.Throughout his life and career, he garnered respect from business and political leaders, reporters, editors, and publishers around the country. Burl thrusts readers into the improbable and remarkable life of a man at the forefront of both medicine and the golden age of journalism.

A profound poetry collection shrouded in tenderness and empathy, created to comfort the growing pains we all experience in life.Teen breakout poet Christabelle Grace Marbun brings her latest collection When the Dark Spoke to Meto life through words wise beyond her years. Her uniquely positive perspective on life, death, and everything in between makes this book equally as comforting as it is compelling. Marbun's exceptional thoughtfulness is evident in every word she pensher messages of hope and her effortless optimism are sure to inspire every person who touches this book.

From best-selling author Leslie Rule comes a collection of stories about things that go bump in the night true accounts collected from her years of research on ghostly encounters in the United States, including revised and updated content in Rules singular voice. Whether you're a believer, a skeptic, or somewhere in between, you'll find a story that sticks with you in this compendium of the best of Leslie Rule's ghost explorations and interviews. With the most-spine tingling stories from the author's previous four books, Coast to Coast Ghosts, When the Ghost Screams, Ghosts Among Us, and Ghost in the Mirror, along with new and updated accounts and theories, Rule brings her original voice to this omnibus of chilling, fascinating tales.

Shift your perspective, simplify your lifestyle, and sharpen your focus on what's most important to your health and happiness. In Be Mindful and Simplify Your Life, you'll find simple tools to help you savor the good times and roll with the punches when things don't go according to plan. A meaningful gift for a friend, family member, or yourself, this little book offers calm and comfort in the face of stress and uncertainty.

Even though the first moon landing was 50 years ago, Snoopy has a bold new mission: to be the first beagle in space! Join Snoopy as he sets out on his ambitious quest, while also leading Woodstock and friends as a Beagle Scout and keeping the company of his owner, the round-headed kid Charlie Brown.

In 2018, Olivia Jaimes became the first woman to write and illustrate the classic comic strip Nancy. Her fresh, irreverent take on the classic comic strip has become a sensation with readers and has earned praise from dozens of media outlets, several of which have named it the best comic of the year. This hardcover collection includes the first nine months of Jaimes run on Nancy, along with an introduction, essay, interview with the author, and a special gallery of Nancy fan art by the author.

When funnyman Dave Barry asked readers about their least favorite tunes, he thought he was penning just another installment of his weekly syndicated humor column. But the witty writer was flabbergasted by the response when over 10,000 readers voted. I have never written a column that got a bigger response than the one announcing the Bad Song Survey, Barry wrote.Based on the results of the survey, Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs is a compilation of some of the worst songs ever written. Dave Barry fans will relish his quirky take. Music buffs, too will appreciate this humorous stroll through the world's worst lyrics. The only thing wrong with this book is that readers will find themselves unable to stop mentally singing the greatest hits of Gary Puckett.

This is the original, bestselling book that focuses on salt block cooking, with 70 recipes designed for using this unique cooking tool. Mark Bitterman is the foremost salt expert and one of the largest importers and retail distributors of Himalayan salt blocks. The precious pink mineral mined from ancient hills in Pakistan's Punjab province has arrived on the American cooking scene as an exciting and enticing new form of cooking. Himalayan salt blocks are available at specialty retail stores around the world and the market is growing.A precious mineral mined from ancient hills deep in Asia has stormed the American cooking scene. With crystals of rose, garnet, and ice, Himalayan salt blocks offer a vessel for preparing food as stunningly visual as it is staggeringly tasty.Everyone who loves the excitement and pleasure of discovering new cooking techniques will enjoy this guide to cooking and entertaining with salt blocks. The introduction is your salt block owner's manual, with everything you need to know to purchase, use, and maintain salt blocks with confidence. The chapters that follow divide seventy recipes into six techniques: serving, warming, curing, cooking, chilling, and of course, drinking. You'll find recipes ranging from a minty watermelon and feta salad to salt-tinged walnut scones, beef fajitas served table-side, salt-cured candied strawberries, and salt-frozen Parmesan ice cream!';Mark Bitterman knows more about salt than anyone else on the planet. If you've ever wondered what to do with those handsome slabs of Himalayan salt you see at cookware shops, Salt Block Cooking will inspire you with wildly innovative uses you've never dreamed of, from cocktails to candy,from curing to grilling,and from ceviche to pizza. Along the way, you'll learn the half-billion-year history of the only food that starts as a rock.'Steven Raichlen, author of the Barbecue! Bible series and host of Primal Grill on PBS';Cooking on salt blocks will blow your mind, jump-start your creative process, make your food taste better, delight your friends, and cut down on the time you spend cleaning pots and pans. And what better guide for your new experience than Mark Bitterman, a man who has forgotten more about salt cookery than I will ever learn.'Andrew Zimmern, host of Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern on the Travel Channel';Salt Block Cooking is an essential guide to working with salt blocks. It opens readers' eyes to possibilities never imagined before and gives a unique perspective on a completely new and interactive way to cook. Mr. Bitterman has changed the way I cook every day. He made me understand that salt is the most essential part of the seasoning process and is just as important as the ingredient itself. I encourage you to follow Mr. Bitterman's lead and I promise you will never think about salt in the same way again.'Vitaly Paley, chef/owner of Paleys Place Bistro and Bar, Imperial, and Portland Penny Diner; co-author of The Paleys Place Cookbook

Long ago, Sandy Gingras read "e;The Tortoise and the Hare,"e; a fable that teaches "e;slow and steady wins the race."e; But she didn't learn the lesson! Instead she lived the race of hurry-up and do-it-all every day. And it was tiring.But now, Gingras presents readers with a different kind of lesson from a different kind of turtle in the charming book Lessons of a Turtle. And it's a good lesson: Go with the slow! Life is about enjoying what's around you now and finding your own path. It's about the beauty of the journey more than the achievement of the finish line. So be like the turtle . . . notice, savor, bask, risk, grow. Put some life back in your life!Gingras helps readers get through life by using charming "e;turtlisms"e; that complement her just-as-cute turtle illustrations. She teaches us about life's little lessons with little treats like, "e;You can't move forward until you stick your neck out."e; and "e;The slower you go, the more you see."e; The author's little observations make a big difference on the journey through life.This book makes a lovely and inspiring gift.

"A gang of eighth-graders steals Nate's favorite lunch spot. Alan Chen chooses a new name (hint: it begins with N) in a brazen attack on Nate's uniqueness. And when a post-hypnotic suggestion works a little TOO well, the lovable Chad becomes P.S. 38's unlikeliest bully. Is Nate any match for Bad Chad? Can he fly under the radar of no-nonsense hall monitor Kim Cressly? Will he survive the worst movie date ever with drama queen Dee Dee?"--]cProvided by publisher.

Bring the pixelated adventure of Minecraft to life with this unofficial cookbook featuring 30 recipes from the world of your favorite video game! A Minecraft Movie opens in theaters April 4, 2025! Featuring 30 recipes for all difficulty levels, this is the perfect guide for an afternoon of cooking with kids under adult supervision. Whether you're making food for a Minecraft-themed party, or your gamer likes to cook, The Unofficial Minecraft Cookbook has something for everyone. Recipes include: Square cheeseburgersPoisonous mushroom meringuesSpider eye cookiesGrass block browniesThe creeper's milkshake & more! From 100% square menus to reproductions of the game's iconic dishes including starters, main courses, desserts, and drinks, there's something for all tastes!

Grab your comfiest pair of linen pants, squeeze a lemon into your iced tea, and light your favourite ocean breeze candle...it's time to get cozy and coastal!

Emily Paige Wilson's inspiring YA novel in verse is at times gripping and dripping with teenage angst, but always heartwarming and inspiring. Told in captivating lyrical verse, Four Months Past Florence follows an aspiring high school journalist's journey through friendship breakups, a moral dilemma that threatens her family, and the realization that life, like the weather, doesn't always unfold as predicted. Four Months Past Florence is the story of Millie Willard, a high school junior from a small, coastal town in South Carolina with dreams of becoming a hard-hitting journalist, despite feeling sidelined in her current position as the weatherwoman for her school's newspaper, The Bloom. Little does she know, Hurricane Florence is brewing off the coast with plans to change everything. Four Months Past Florence is a thunderous page turner that will leave you believing that, just maybe, the kids are all right.

Meet Bean-a stretchy, cheerful dragon who lives with a grumpy witch named Sally. Whether she's solo or with Sally, from burying bones to meeting new friends, in this debut graphic novel Bean finds herself an adventure no matter where she goes. From the creator of the popular webcomic, Sally & Bean, comes Bean The Stretchy Dragon that follows a day in the life of little Bean who lives in the forest with a witch, Sally. A dash of sweet, a pinch of spooky, and plenty of humor.

"Life is going great for Nancy. She's enjoying school, having fun with her friends, and has even earned a spot on the Robotics Club. But when the pandemic forces everyone to stay home and go to school online, she develops a bad case of the blues. Fortunately, nothing can keep Nancy's spirit down for too long -- not with her ingenious imagination, epic talent for mischief, and the loyal companionship of friends like Sluggo, Agnes, Esther, Lucy, and her dog, Poochie."--

Staying active is about more than just your body, the brain needs daily exercise, too. Brain Health for Adults is packed with number and word puzzles that are as fun as they are challenging. The perfect brain workout is just a page turn away! From New York Times puzzlemaker Phil Fraas comes Brain Health Puzzles for Adults: Crosswords, Sudoku, and Other Puzzles That Give the Brain the Exercise It Needs, 135 original puzzles created and curated specifically to give your brain the perfect workout. Brain Health for Adults is a combination of the classics, mixed in with lesser known and equally as challenging number logic puzzles.CrosswordsWord SearchesSudokuCalcudokuFutoshikiNarrative logic puzzlesCryptogramsDivided into three groups of 45--easy, medium, and hard puzzles--this gradation of difficulty allows puzzlers to pace themselves as they engage in their brain health workouts. So sharpen your pencils and find a cozy corner; it's time to exercise!

Cartoonist and Instagram sensation Beth Evans (@bethdrawsthings) has one goal and one goal only, and that's to make her readers feel seen, uplifted, and not so alone in the world. She successfully does that yet again with Thinking of You, her new collection of humorous and validating comics.

"Cheerful Milk and patient Mocha share their adorable slice-of-life adventures in this comic collection as they show how opposites really do attract. Featuring a never-before-seen story of how the internet's favorite bear duo met, Milk & Mocha Comics Collection delights readers with the couple's sweet, relatable moments of happiness and love."-- Back cover.

"Stephan Pastis is no ordinary cartoonist. In his two decades of writing and illustrating the blockbuster daily comic strip Pearls Before Swine, the award-winning humorist has traveled the globe, co-written a film for Disney+, and authored several hit book series, but always stopped short of total enlightenment--until now! Throughout the 256 pages of this treasury, Pastis provides commentary on each and every comic strip, along with photos, behind-the-scenes insights on the creative process, and meditations on how the tumultuous past two years have affected his life and work. Loyal readers and comics fans of all ages will be rewarded for digging into the uplifting, enlightening, and downright hilarious pages of the newest Pearls Before Swine treasury.." --