How often do you argue with yourself? When you have those arguments, does the voice sound like you, but not feel like you?The world is a complicated place, but it doesn't compare to the complexity of the human brain. Come along on a journey with a group of pondering wanderers as they discuss some of life's most complicated, yet basic pillars of life. Maybe their uniquely colorful commentary can spark inspiration on their walk through a dull, lifeless city. With lu...

You will be scared. But you won’t know why…I’m thinking of ending things. Once this thought arrives, it stays. It’s always there. Always.Jake and I have a real connection, a rare and intense attachment. What has it been...a month? I’m very attracted to him. Even though he isn’t striking, not really. I’m going to meet his parents for the first time, at the same time as I’m thinking of ending things.Jake once said, “Sometimes a t...

"In this charming series of linked essays," the renowned knitter and author explores the meaning and importance of knitting in her life ( Vogue Knitting).In The Yarn Whisperer, Clara Parkes offers reflections and stories from a lifetime of knitting through twenty-two captivating, poignant, and laugh-out-loud funny essays. Recounting tales of childhood and adulthood, family, friends, adventure, privacy, disappointment, love, and celebration, Parkes ...

Take one sizzling-hot alpha alien...Add a smart, curvy woman who's tired of lukewarm Earth men and in desperate need of some red-hot alien action...Warning: may result in explosive chemistry!Laura's life is ordered and successful - apart from one glaring exception. Her love life's a mess. But she can sort that like any other problem, can't she? Galaxy Match is the best interplanetary dating service around, and within a matter of days she's jetting off...

A little meet-cute in a decimated cityApril 10. The first day of school. Shido Itsuka is rudely awoken by his personal alarm clock-his little sister. It’s shaping up to be another typical day…well, as typical as it gets on a planet plagued by massive spatial quakes. Little does Shido know, however, his life is about to take a sudden turn when he encounters the source of this destructive phenomenon-a girl his age, apparently known as a Spirit. Turns out, there are only two ways he can stop ...

From Tiktok phenomenon Whitney Hanson, a revised edition of her bestselling Home, now with a new introduction and more than a dozen new poems"the bees aren’t going to go awaybut they are going to change with yousometimes they will be chaoticsometimes they will restsometimes they will give you sweet honeyand sometimes they will remind youof how much love can stingbut if you can find a home within yourself

What do you do when you love your farm . . . but it doesn't love you? After fifteen years of farming, Catherine Friend is tired. After all, while shepherding is one of the oldest professions, it's not getting any easier. The number of sheep in America has fallen by 90 percent in the last ninety years. But just as Catherine thinks it's time to hang up her shepherd's crook, she discovers that sheep might be too valuable to give up. What ensues is a funny, thoughtful romp through the history ...

More than two dozen classic love songs reworked for zombies, from the author and illustrator of the twisted New York Times –bestselling Christmas classic, It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Zombies .Zombies have feelings, too . . .Sure, losing a limb doesn't faze them in the slightest, but a zombie's rotting heart can still break just like anybody else's. Yes, it...

Everyone always said Grace was weird. An albino abandoned at birth, anti-social, and selectively intelligent, she’s never had a friend. Now at 23, she lives alone and quietly runs a dojo in Toronto. But beneath her stony exterior, somehow she’s always known that something— or someone— was coming for her.The night she meets the quirky Tomiko, everything changes. As they meet three more women, (Julia, Hope and Paetra), one by one they awaken and uncover memories of Fieres, a breathta...

New lies, straight from the kitchen!In the middle of Golden Week, Umidori gets a call from an unknown number on her way home from her part-time job. However, the mysterious girl on the line is the last person she ever expected to hear from. Meanwhile, as Bullshit-chan is making tempura, waiting for Umidori to come back, a new threat puts her out of commission! Pencil burials, grocery stores, Chinese food, and a blond lady. With Bullshit-chan unconscious, can Umidori count on the help of tw...

Children will discover the fun of needle-felting with these 30 adorable step-by-step animal projects. With this fabulous My First book children aged 7+ can create a wonderful menagerie of adorable needle-felted animals. The projects will appeal to all young crafters, and are wonderful for children to keep for themselves or give as gifts. Craft expert Mia Underwood begins with 2D projects, such as brooches and a bookmark, then moves on to simple 3D projects such as a cute hamster and a wide...

The Way the Wind Blows is a journey through heartbreak, healing, and the quiet strength it takes to start over. In this deeply personal collection, Kayden John explores what it means to start over while letting go of people, places, and the versions of ourselves we thought we had to be. These poems trace the tangled emotions of love lost, the weight of lessons learned, and the slow, brave act of moving forward. It's about relationships that shape us, choices that change us, and the winds t...