A poignant and witty graphic novel by a leading New Yorker cartoonist, following a millennial's journey from performing his life to truly connecting with peopleNick, a young illustrator, can't shake the feeling that there is some hidden realm of human interaction beyond his reach. He haunts lookalike fussy, silly, coffee shops, listens to old Joni Mitchell albums too loudly, and stares at his navel in the hope that he will find it in there. But it isn't unt...

A New Yorker Best Book of 2022The long awaited first collection by Will McPhail, with over 150 cartoons, including his New Yorker classics and new gems.With his shrewd eye for mundane absurdities and hysterically astute drawings of animals, Will McPhail is the New Yorker's most distinctive cartoonist. His cartoons delight in the everyday anxieties of modern life, skewer contemporary politics, and cut to the core o...

WINNER OF THE BETTY TRASK PRIZE'BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL OF 2021' Guardian and Irish Times'Starts as a charming romantic comedy and turns into something tender and affecting about our need for connection. I loved this one. ' David Nicholls'Beautiful, bittersweet portrait of modern life . . . his tragicomedy will also make the heart swell.' Guardian'

The hilarious and insightful first collection by Will McPhail, author of In. and cartoonist for the New Yorker.*From the winner of the 2022 Betty Trask Prize*With his shrewd eye for mundane absurdities and deeply relatable urban creatures, Will McPhail is one of Britain's most distinctive cartoonists. His cartoons delight in the anxieties of everyday life, skewer modern politics and capture the painful and ridiculous truth...

A mailman, Daniel Wasserman, and one of Santa's elves, Frost, try to save Christmas after it's discovered that Santa's mail has been forwarded to the South Pole.

Peteyboo was just a hungry bug with 18 legs and 37 eyes, but he was very sad, because while he had a lot of legs, he had no friends. But then one day, when he finds a strawberry to eat, he also finds a hungry worm. And before you know it, both of their lives are changed forever!Peteyboo and the Worm is a heartwarming story of sharing and friendship for 5- to 8-year-olds.Bram Stoker Award-winning novelist John Everson wrote this short fantasy tale to read to his son...

The Adventures of Hope is a story about a dog and her love for her family. Hope is a very fierce and loyal dog who has taken it upon herself to be the protector of the children as they venture into the world full of unforeseen dangers; Hope is there to protect them and keep them safe, at all costs.

Ever been hit in the head so hard that it left a metal taste in your mouth?That’s what happens every time I get punched or hit in the head in a violent manner. Whether it’s training in the ring, or getting into a fight on the streets or at work. I usually use it as a trigger. I get hit, I start to taste metal on my tongue- like a penny or a quarter in your mouth, but liquid and cold.That’s when the rage kicks in. I taste metal and I lose control. It helps. You see, I’m so l...

One day at lunch time, Greenleaves bumped into Bonky and Scruffy – or should I say, they bumped into him? You see, that's how Bonky got his name – but, how did Scruffy get his name?Adults and children will giggle alike, as they meet these two funny and adorable animals in The Great Green Forest!

Trade in a few of your bedtime stories for memory-making moments with this collection of fun conversation starters for kids ages three to eight. It’s filled with open-ended questions that will stimulate your children’s imagination and help them express their thoughts.These conversation starters for kids cover a wide range of topics and avoid one-word answers and right-or-wrong responses. The goal is simply to share some happy times together as you consider some questions for kids, ...

"A winsome volume . . . in which the librarian Annie Spence writes letters to books she has loved, or not." —New York Times Book ReviewIf you love to read, and presumably you do since you've picked up this book, you know that some books affect you so profoundly they forever change the way you think about the world. Some books, on the other hand, disappoint you so much you want to throw them against the wall. Either way, it's clear that a book can be your new soul ma...

From the New York Times bestselling author of NOS4A2 and Horns comes this e-short story-from Joe Hills award-winning collection 20th Century Ghosts.Imogene is young and beautiful. She kisses like a movie star and knows everything about every film ever made. She's also dead and waiting in the Rosebud Theater for Alec Sheldon one afternoon in 1945. . . .Arthur Roth is a lonely kid with big ideas and a gift for attracting ...