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Self Portrait

by Ludwig Volbeda ...

Translated by Lucy Scott ...

*Winner of the Rainbow Book of the Year“I know of no other book that so tenderly, convincingly, and completely authentically captures the quest of a young, queer character. Beautiful!” – Benny Lindelauf*Jip has an assignment from school for spring break: draw a self-portrait. That should be easy for someone who can draw so well. Yet Jip's thoughts keep wandering. To the new boy in class, to ... Read more

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*Winner of the Rainbow Book of the Year“I know of no other book that so tenderly, convincingly, and completely authentically captures the quest of a young, queer character. Beautiful!” – Benny Lindelauf*Jip has an assignment from school for spring break: draw a self-portrait. That should be easy for someone who can draw so well. Yet Jip's thoughts keep wandering. To the new boy in class, to
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Winner of the Rainbow Book of the Year“I know of no other book that so tenderly, convincingly, and completely authentically captures the quest of a young, queer character. Beautiful!”—Benny LindelaufJip has an assignment from school for spring break: draw a self-portrait. That should be easy for someone who can draw so well. Yet Jip's thoughts keep wandering. To the new boy in class, to beetles ... Read more

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Winner of the Rainbow Book of the Year“I know of no other book that so tenderly, convincingly, and completely authentically captures the quest of a young, queer character. Beautiful!”—Benny LindelaufJip has an assignment from school for spring break: draw a self-portrait. That should be easy for someone who can draw so well. Yet Jip's thoughts keep wandering. To the new boy in class, to beetles
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Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude

by Ross Gay ...

Series series Pitt Poetry Series
Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude is a sustained meditation on that which goes away—loved ones, the seasons, the earth as we know it—that tries to find solace in the processes of the garden and the orchard. That is, this is a book that studies the wisdom of the garden and orchard, those places where all—death, sorrow, loss—is converted into what might, with patience, nourish us. ... Read more

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Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude is a sustained meditation on that which goes away—loved ones, the seasons, the earth as we know it—that tries to find solace in the processes of the garden and the orchard. That is, this is a book that studies the wisdom of the garden and orchard, those places where all—death, sorrow, loss—is converted into what might, with patience, nourish us.
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Monster Notebook: A Branches Special Edition (The Notebook of Doom)

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Series series The Notebook of Doom
Join the S.S.M.P. by owning the official monster notebook -- featuring full-color monsters on every page!Calling all future members of the Super Secret Monster Patrol! Kids love reading about the wacky monsters that attack Stermont in Troy Cummings's bestselling The Notebook of Doom series. Now fans can own Alexander Bopp's S.S.M.P. Monster Notebook, featuring each monster's habitat, diet, and ... Read more

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Join the S.S.M.P. by owning the official monster notebook -- featuring full-color monsters on every page!Calling all future members of the Super Secret Monster Patrol! Kids love reading about the wacky monsters that attack Stermont in Troy Cummings's bestselling The Notebook of Doom series. Now fans can own Alexander Bopp's S.S.M.P. Monster Notebook, featuring each monster's habitat, diet, and
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Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart

And Other Stories

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**ONE OF THE WASHINGTON INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF BOOKS' BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • From the author of the breakout novel Thistlefoot: a collection of dark fairytales and fractured folklore exploring how our passions can save us—or go monstrously wrong.“Real magic, real delight, doled out generously in the shape of wistful, ferocious, this-world-but-better stories.”—Kelly Link, author of White Cat, ... Read more

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**ONE OF THE WASHINGTON INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF BOOKS' BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • From the author of the breakout novel Thistlefoot: a collection of dark fairytales and fractured folklore exploring how our passions can save us—or go monstrously wrong.“Real magic, real delight, doled out generously in the shape of wistful, ferocious, this-world-but-better stories.”—Kelly Link, author of White Cat,
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What the Chicken Knows

A New Appreciation of the World's Most Familiar Bird

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INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERA charming and eye-opening exploration of the special relationship between humans and chickens from Sy Montgomery, “one of our finest chroniclers of the natural world” (The New York Times).For more than two decades, Sy Montgomery—whose The Soul of an Octopus was a National Book Award finalist—has kept a flock of chickens in her backyard. Each chicken has an individual ... Read more

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INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERA charming and eye-opening exploration of the special relationship between humans and chickens from Sy Montgomery, “one of our finest chroniclers of the natural world” (The New York Times).For more than two decades, Sy Montgomery—whose The Soul of an Octopus was a National Book Award finalist—has kept a flock of chickens in her backyard. Each chicken has an individual
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Still Life at Eighty

The Next Interesting Thing

by Abigail Thomas ...

From the New York Times bestselling author of A Three Dog Life, a witty and irreverent look at aging and the writing life, delivered with trademark brevity, humor, and wise wit.“The Emily Dickinson of memoirists” (Stephen King) Abigail Thomas shares her thoughts on aging in this irresistibly wry memoir-in-vignettes—offering richly insightful writing tips along the way.While reflecting on the past, ... Read more

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From the New York Times bestselling author of A Three Dog Life, a witty and irreverent look at aging and the writing life, delivered with trademark brevity, humor, and wise wit.“The Emily Dickinson of memoirists” (Stephen King) Abigail Thomas shares her thoughts on aging in this irresistibly wry memoir-in-vignettes—offering richly insightful writing tips along the way.While reflecting on the past,
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The Color Master

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by Aimee Bender ...

The bestselling author of The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake returns with a wondrous collection of dreamy, strange, and magical stories.Truly beloved by readers and critics alike, Aimee Bender has become known as something of an enchantress whose lush prose is “moving, fanciful, and gorgeously strange” (People), “richly imagined and bittersweet” (Vanity Fair), and “full of provocative ideas” ... Read more

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The bestselling author of The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake returns with a wondrous collection of dreamy, strange, and magical stories.Truly beloved by readers and critics alike, Aimee Bender has become known as something of an enchantress whose lush prose is “moving, fanciful, and gorgeously strange” (People), “richly imagined and bittersweet” (Vanity Fair), and “full of provocative ideas”
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Poetry Comics

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From the creator of Incidental Comics**, Grant Snider, comes a fun and imaginative book that combines poetry and comics in a whole new way. Perfect for poetry lovers and reluctant readers alike.**A 2025 Lion and the Unicorn Award for Excellence in North American Poetry Honor Book“A poetry-filled graphic novel that is powerful in its simplicity.” ―Publishers Weekly, Starred Review<s... ... Read more

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From the creator of Incidental Comics**, Grant Snider, comes a fun and imaginative book that combines poetry and comics in a whole new way. Perfect for poetry lovers and reluctant readers alike.**A 2025 Lion and the Unicorn Award for Excellence in North American Poetry Honor Book“A poetry-filled graphic novel that is powerful in its simplicity.” ―Publishers Weekly, Starred Review<s...
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The Dominant Animal

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by Kathryn Scanlan ...

The author of 9—Fog shares forty stories in "a delightful, mischievous, and mysterious collection that's perfect for fans of Lydia Davis and Mary Ruefle" ( Publishers Weekly , starred review).In *The Dominant Animal—*Kathryn Scanlan's unsettling debut collection—compression is key. Sentences have been trimmed and tuned for maximum impact, with an attention to rhythm and sound tha... ... Read more

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The author of 9—Fog shares forty stories in "a delightful, mischievous, and mysterious collection that's perfect for fans of Lydia Davis and Mary Ruefle" ( Publishers Weekly , starred review).In *The Dominant Animal—*Kathryn Scanlan's unsettling debut collection—compression is key. Sentences have been trimmed and tuned for maximum impact, with an attention to rhythm and sound tha...
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The Wackiest Joke Book Ever!

Over 476 Jokes to Crack Up Your Friends

by Editors of Portable Press ...

A compendium of nearly 500 giggles, groans, and belly-laughs for the whole family!Whether you're a kid or just a kid at heart—chances are you love a good joke—and you can never have enough on hand to share at the right (or wrong) moment. That's why you need The Wackiest Joke Book Ever!The editors at Portable Press stuffed the pages of this little book with the silliest jokes they could find. Old ... Read more

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A compendium of nearly 500 giggles, groans, and belly-laughs for the whole family!Whether you're a kid or just a kid at heart—chances are you love a good joke—and you can never have enough on hand to share at the right (or wrong) moment. That's why you need The Wackiest Joke Book Ever!The editors at Portable Press stuffed the pages of this little book with the silliest jokes they could find. Old
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The True Names of Birds

by Sue Goyette ...

Nominated for the 1999 Governor General's Award for Poetry, the 1999 Pat Lowther Award and the 1999 Gerald Lampert Award and Globe 100 book for 1999 The True Names of Birds is the first book-length collection from a voice that has captured the attention of Canadian poetry readers for the last half-dozen years. Deeply centred in domestic life, Goyette's work is informed by a muscular lyricism. ... Read more

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Nominated for the 1999 Governor General's Award for Poetry, the 1999 Pat Lowther Award and the 1999 Gerald Lampert Award and Globe 100 book for 1999 The True Names of Birds is the first book-length collection from a voice that has captured the attention of Canadian poetry readers for the last half-dozen years. Deeply centred in domestic life, Goyette's work is informed by a muscular lyricism.
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