A celebration of fifty talented, creative, passionate people (forty-nine women and one nonbinary person) working in the fields of visual art, dance, photography, music, design, comedy, storytelling, food, fashion, beauty, wellness, and advocacy.Bloom Where You Are Planted is a collection of interviews and photography that honours a group of innovative, hard-working, diverse people, whose creative and business ventures inspire, support, and...

An uplifting collection of conversations with creative, entrepreneurial, diverse people across Canada.Bloom Across Canada is a fascinating collection of fifty interviews and portraits that celebrate diversity, innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship. The women and non-binary people featured in this book represent different backgrounds, creative journeys, and walks of life. They come from every province and territory in Canada, though many have roots i...

New York Times Bestseller**Named One of the Ten Best Books of the Year by EssenceNamed a Best Holiday Gift Book by Real Simple, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Boston Globe, and moreNamed a Best Gift for Coworkers by Heavy.comNamed a Best Mother’s Day Gift by the Seattle Times**“I want to rip out every page of this glorio...

We Should Get Together is the handbook for anyone who’s ready for better friendships, now.Have you recently moved to a new city and are struggling to make friends?Do you find yourself constantly making plans with friends that fall through?Are you more likely to see your friends’ social media posts than their faces?You aren’t alone. Millions of adults struggle with an uncomfortable and persistent ache: platonic longing, whic...

In this day and age, when art has become more of a commodity and art school graduates are convinced that they can only make a living from their work by attaining gallery representation, it is more important than ever to show the reality of how a professional, contemporary artist sustains a creative practice over time.The 40 essays collected here in Living and Sustaining a Creative Life are written in the artists’ own voices and take the form of narratives, statements and i...

Building a relationship with a city is a lot like building a relationship with another person - just as cities can be intoxicating, generous and inspiring, so they can also be dangerous, fickle and impenetrable. How to Live in the City is a book for navigating and nurturing this important relationship.Hugo Macdonald believes you need to feel a city to understand it. He won't tell you how wide the perfect pavement should be but he will show you how to walk down a pavement w...

Learn to make creativity a daily habit!Whether you're just beginning to trust your artistic voice or you've been refining it for years, Marisa Anne is the loving guide and caring mentor you need to help you commit to moving through resistance, stepping outside of your comfort zone and making creativity a regular part of your life.

Vacation Rules is an exploration of the psychology of travel: what makes for a happy vacation, and how greater happiness and well-being can be achieved through a different approach to planning and experiencing vacations.The book is based on the PERMA model of positive psychology, and proposes 36 “rules” to assist its readers plan and enjoy their vacations. It suggests that rather than concentrating on the mechanics of travel—who we fly with, where we stay, which car we ren...

From the "Marie Kondo of Digital" comes a thoughtful book about realigning our energies, increasing intentionality, and prioritizing our well-being in the digital age It's time we choose joy over fear. Empowerment over anxiety. JOMO over FOMO. How do we get there? By taking up good burdens. The things we're most proud of in life—the child we're raising; the marathon we completed; the major project we hit out of the park—these required all of us: all of our attention, all of our love, all o...

Inspired by the success of her latest book, In the Company of Women, Grace Bonney's Good Company will provide motivation, inspiration, practical advice, and a vital sense of connection and community for women and nonbinary creatives at every stage of life. Each issue of Good Company focuses on one overarching theme, including Change, Fear, Community, Mentors, and much more.Content includes first-person essays and pep talks from well-known creatives, studi...

Flash mobs come and go, but purposeful creativity can change communities. Are you a creative (aspiring or otherwise) who is curious about how you can apply your skills to activist, socially engaged art projects? Whether you paint, sew, sing, build, weld, or rhyme, Make It Meaningful explores how to take that big project you’ve been dreaming about and actually make it a happen.In response to the challenging times that we live in, Make It Meaningful will inspire readers to u...

Connect with the Universe and Your Own Deepest Desires“Read the book and you will believe that you can change your life. Do the exercises and you will change your life.” —Dr. Elisa Robyn, PHD in psychology and author of The Way of the Well and Pirate Wisdom.Open a conversation with the world around you. We have the ability to be in open communication with the Universe, the loving energy behind all creati...