Words to Read While Awaiting the Apocalypse

A book of profound poetry perfectly described by its title.

A strange and charming collection of hilariously absurd poetry, writing, and illustration from one of today's most popular young comedians?ĶBo Burnham was a precocious teenager living in his parents' attic when he started posting material on YouTube. 100 million people viewed those videos, turning Bo into an online sensation with a huge and dedicated following. Bo taped his first of two Comedy Central specials four days after his 18th birthday, making him the young...

The bestselling, wonderfully unconventional, “warmly conspiratorial…seriously good” (The New York Times) memoir-in-letters from the Tony, Emmy, and Golden Globe Award–winning actress that has received fabulous and wide praise. “There is no one else quite like Mary-Louise Parker…Funny, heartbreaking and profound” (ELLE).An extraordinary literary memoir, Dear Mr. You renders the singular arc of a woman’s life through letters Mary-Louise Par...

A pair of strangers has twelve hours to relish the night of their lives in a novel that “has taken the anonymous one-night-stand relationship into the realm of art” (Publishers Weekly) from New York Times bestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey.On a cold and rainy night during the Christmas season, a woman who has suffered great personal loss and a successful businessman from Orange County meet by chance at a gas station in Los Angeles County. They ...

Instant New York Times BestsellerThe debut collection of poetry from Lili Reinhart, the actress and outspoken advocate for mental health awareness and body positivity.I seem to be your new favorite novel.One that keeps you up at night,turning my pages.Fingers lingering on me so you don't lose your place.Swimming Lessons explores...

Then: Kunugi Kou waged bloody warfare as a hero in another world. Now: He’s a perfectly average high-schooler with a perfectly exceptional best friend: Ayase Kaito. The living incarnation of every cheesy romcom protagonist ever written, Kaito’s charming personality and looks that could kill have earned himself the harem of quirky beauties that every protagonist deserves—and Kou is dead-set on supporting him from the shadows as the ultimate wingman extra! And it’s all going great—that is, u...

Akiteru's intent on living life as efficiently as possible. Ever since Mashiro's shock revelation, up's become down and nothing's as it seems! His friend's little sister went from Annoying with capital A to Sweet with capital S?! Mashiro's grown even colder than before, and he didn’t even think that was possible! His group's script writer's suddenly swapped genres, and even Murasaki Shikibu is sticking to deadlines! What's it all mean?! And how's Akiteru supposed to stick to being efficien...

Shane Koyczan: Our Deathbeds will be Thirsty (2011)Featuring “To This Day” viral success with over 14 million Youtube views.Award-winning author, performer, and artist Shane.L.Koyczan’s long-awaited collection, Our Deathbeds Will Be Thirsty.Please note: This is not a young adult title. Some works include language not suitable for some readers.Also available for purchase is his novel in verse, Stickboy, about a bullied kid wh...

With the culture festival behind them, it’s finally time for some rest and relaxation! Or it would be, were it not for the two-mom tag team ambush being sprung on Akiteru. With both mothers keen on interrogating Akiteru about his relationship with their daughters, there’ll be no time for relaxing at all! While Aki deals with them and tries to figure out what happened between his aunt and uncle, a battle rages on behind the screens as Mashiro and Iroha compete for his affections.Wil...

What do shipwrecks, college slums, bisexuals, and Blink 182 have in common? Gaby Dunn. Gaby is a writer, journalist, and comedian in New York City whose work has appeared everywhere from ROOKIE to New York Times Magazine. “Maybe In Another Universe: The Best of Gaby Dunn, Vol. 1” is a collection of her most humorous, poignant, and touching essays to appear on Thought Catalog.

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Alphabet of Manliness, the creator of “The Best Page in the Universe,” and overall genius, comes an outrageous, laugh-out-loud critique of children’s artwork that finally cuts those little smug know-it-alls down to size.Previously published as I Am Better Than Your Kids.If you think children are precious little snowflakes who are perfect in every way, think again. ...