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Named a Best Book of the Year by TheWashington PostA definitive and ideal biographypound for pound, one of the sleekest and most judicious Ive ever read. The New York TimesA critical darling, Crumb is the first biography of Robert Crumbone of the most profound and influential artists of the 20th centurywhose frank and meticulously rendered cartoons and comics inspired generations of readers and cartoonists, from Art Spiegelman to Alison Bechdel.Robert Crumb is often credited with single-handedly transforming the comics medium into a place for adult expression, in the process pioneering the underground comic book industry, and transforming the vernacular language of 20th-century America into an instantly recognizable and popular aesthetic. Now, for the first time, Dan Nadel delivers a gripping and essential account (The Boston Globe) of how this complicated artist survived childhood abuse, fame in his twenties, more fame, and came out the other side intact. Braiding biography with cultural history and criticism...that honors the complexity of [its] subject, even, perhaps particularly, when it gets ugly (Los Angeles Times), Crumb is the story of a richly complex life at the forefront of both the underground and popular cultures of post-war America. Including forty-five stunning black-and-white images throughout and a sixteen-page color insert featuring images both iconic and obscure, Crumb spans the pressures of 1950s suburban America and Crumbs highly dysfunctional early family life; the history of comics and graphic satire; 20th-century popular music; the world of the counterculture; the birth of underground comic books in 1960s San Francisco with Crumbs Zap Comix; the economic challenges and dissolution of the hippie dream; and the path Robert Crumb blazed through it all. Written with Crumbs cooperation, this fascinating, rollicking book takes in seven decades of Crumbs iconic works, including Fritz the Cat, Weirdo, and his adaptation of The Book of Genesis and floats Crumb on the rapids of his times (Harpers Magazine), capturing, in the process, the essence of an extraordinary artist.

Immerse yourself in the stunning, dynamic world of Destiny with never-before-seen art and exclusive interviews from the Bungie team.The Art of Destiny, Volume 3 is a celebration of the stunning, dynamic visual style beloved by Destiny fans. Featuring hundreds of pieces of concept art, the book picks up where the previous volume left off in 2017. It features everything from early sketches and illustrations of characters, to paintings of sweeping vistas used to shape the in-game worlds. With stunning imagery, interviews with the development team, and more, The Art of Destiny, Volume 3 is a must-have for Guardians everywhere!ORIGINAL CONCEPT ART: Includes many never-before-seen concept art of the various Alien tribes, including: the Fallen, the Hive, the Vex, the Cabal, and the Taken.EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS: Hear from the development team and creators of Destiny as they delve deeper into the Light and Darkness saga.PEOPLE, PLACES, AND WEAPONS: Experience an in-depth look at the compelling characters, detailed environments, and incredible weaponry that brings the war to save our solar system to life.A STUNNING COMPANION: This exquisitely crafted hardcover book is perfect for all Guardians and fans of Destiny. Complete your collection with this gorgeous third volume in the Art of Destiny series.

Three starred reviews!A girl with cerebral palsy navigates loss, grief, and the aftermath of trauma following a school shooting in a world that wasnt built for her in this intimate, lyrical (Publishers Weekly, starred review) novel in verse from Jamie Sumner, the acclaimed author of Roll with It.There is a Before and an After for sixth grader Bea Coughlin. Before the shooting at her school that took the lives of her classmates and teacher and After, when she must figure out how to grieve, live, and keep rolling forward. But as her community rallies in a tidal wave of marches and speeches and protests, Bea cant get past the helplessness she felt in her wheelchair as others around her took cover.Through the help of therapeutic horseback riding, Bea finally begins to feel like herself again. And as she heals, she finds her voice and the bravery to demand change.

From HBOs ringside face and voice of boxing, comes a first-person, blow-by-blow account of the evolution of sports television chock full of famous names, history-making events, and never-before-told stories from the world of sports.Jim Lampleys story is a 50-year travelog of an unlikely career that catalogs the evolution of sports televisionfrom his emergence as the first sideline reporter, through hosting and covering 14 Olympics, to working with all major sports networks.It Happened! charts Jims notable career, with highlights including: Becoming the first live reporter on the sideline of a nationally televised college football game Following in the footsteps of Jim McKay as host on ABCs Wide World of Sports and Howard Cosell as halftime host for ABCs Monday Night Football Partnering with ABC, CBS, NBC, Turner, and HBO Ascending to host of HBOs Wimbledon weekday telecasts Reaching icon status as the 30-year face and voice of HBO World Championship Boxing Learn how Jims brilliance as an announcer and his revolutionary nature led to innovations in sportscasting, three sports Emmys, and induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Personal anecdotes and hard-earned lessons combine as Jim digs deep and shares celebrity stories from the upper echelons of superstar athletes and Hollywood hotshots, but also offers an introspective look at his personal life and trials.

Shes LAs Martha Stewart of weed. Her new cookbook makes edibles more fun and less scary. Los Angeles TimesCook delicious dishes with cannabis like never before and take each meal to new heights with recipes that are sure to delight stoners and newcomers alike.Recreational cannabis use is now legalized in nearly half of the United States (and medicinal use is legalized in most states), but for so many people, edibles are the preferred method. For some, smoking is too harsh on their lungs while others find it more fun to eat their weed. Plus, the high you get from consuming cannabis in food can be stronger and more sustained versus the immediate and sometimes overwhelming rush you might get from smoking it. While most dispensaries sell gummies and possibly infused chocolates, theres so much more you can do with weed at home, and thats what How to Eat Weed and Have a Good Time is here to prove.Author and host of VICEs Bong Appetit, Vanessa Lavorato is teaching you how to create sweet and savory cannabis dishes right in your home kitchen. After crafting 200 certified lab tests in her researchto help ensure that the infusions for staples like cannabis butter, oil, sugar, and more are as accurate as possibleVanessa walks you through every step of the process with informative tables and charts, making this book incredibly useful and wildly popular.With dazzling photography throughout, the book includes delicious recipes like taquitos, wontons, meatballs, granola, muffins, cookies, blondies, brownies, cupcakes, and more. There are also recipes for dips, dressings, and sauces from salsa to pesto to marinaramany of which can be prepared in advance and stored in the fridge or freezer for when you want to take a dish to new heights. And for when you want to drink your weed, there are recipes for milkshakes, chai, iced tea, and even a Bloody Mary.This book is packed with tips and advice throughout on topics like how weed gets people high, using everything from your stove to your microwave for decarboxylation (heat activates cannabis), cooking with concentrates, and shopping for weed. This is the most authoritative book ever published on the subject of cannabis consumption.

A guide to the most illuminating literature of the modern world. Science fiction and fantasy comprise some of the great works of the human imaginationand some of the most abhorrent. This is your Politically Incorrect Guide to a literary tradition that is a key to understanding the modern world. Before men knew how to write, they were telling each other stories of gods and monsters. But science fiction and fantasy are not escapist literatures and they never have been. Science fiction grapples with the great questions of technology and human society. Fantasy grapples with the great questions of the human spirit. A reader who can find his way to the enduring classics of these genres will be immeasurably enriched. In this book youll learn about futurists and dreamers such as Ray Bradbury and J. R. R. Tolkien, master storytellers such as Orson Scott Card and Isaac Asimov, troubled scribes such as J. K. Rowling and George R. R. Martin, and failed visionaries preaching a dysfunctional anti-human future such as Ursula LeGuin and her covens of woke disciples infesting the literature of the imagination.The Politically Incorrect Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy is a gazetteer to futures filled with big dreams and innovation, imparting a healthy sense of wonder and mapping those dangerous regions filled with dragons waiting to consume with fire the careless, uninformed, and prideful. All is chaos, yet nothing is new. This is the perfect moment to give guidance to readers and to new practitioners alike.

Named one of The Next Big Idea Clubs "Best Non-Fiction Books of the Year (2025)" and "The 14 Best Psychology Books of 2025"Dopamine, the molecule of more, makes it easy to get stuck in a cycle of never being truly satisfied. It promises happiness, but can never deliver. That part is up to us. A more fulfilling life begins with training your brain to overcome the dopamine chaseand its easier than you think.From Michael E. Long, coauthor of the life-changing book The Molecule of More, comes this guide with practical solutions to the problem. Based on the latest neuroscience, it will teach you to overcome the most troubling aspect of our biological programming. Youll learn to: Stop being held captive to the lure of social media and gaming Use multitasking in ways that increase your productivitynot hamper it Avoid the pitfalls that plague dating lifeor refresh interest in the romance you already have Stop compulsive shopping, online and otherwise Break the cycle of doomscrolling and crush your obsession with the news Grow your creativity and call it up when you need it most What if we could harness our struggles and our triumphs toward satisfaction for a lifetime? Taming the Molecule of More delivers a method to begin a more fulfilling liferight now.

Do you long for more than to simply exist? Do you desire more out of life than to simply go through the motions? Do you crave what it actually means to fully, abundantly LIVE? Through the pages of this daily devotional, Tera Elness will share a faith that was gleaned day-by-day by the God who provides day-by-day. Each individual entry is a glimpse into her personal journal as she shares with God and about God, and in turn, with YOU, her reader. Tera has learned over a decade of sitting with Jesus each morning that there truly is no better way to start each day. We feed our flesh, why would we not feed our soul? Starting your day with Tera through her journal-thoughts-turned-words in this 365-day devotional is like sharing a cup of coffee and conversation with a trusted friend who simply gets you. Written through the lens of who God is through insight and wisdom gleaned from over a decade spent in Gods Word, Tera has the ability to bring the Bible alive in a way that will leave you encouraged, empowered, and inspired.

Two starred reviews!A New York Public Library Best Kids Book of 2025A School Library Journal Best Middle Grade Book of 2025A boy with Mosaic Down syndrome navigates entering a mainstream classroom, making new friends, and standing up to bullies all while trying to catch a thief and save his home in this suspenseful, emotional (Publishers Weekly, starred review) middle grade mystery from New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Wesley King.Benny isnt your average boy from Newfoundland. He lives in a retirement home that his mother runs, he has an eighty-six-year-old best friend named Mr. Tom, he knows more about fixing boats than video games, and he has Mosaic Down syndrome. When Benny transitions to a mainstream classroom for the first time, the other students tease him for his differencesexcept for Salma. Shes new, too, and not your typical Newfoundland girl: shes tech savvy, speaks Arabic, plays basketball, and isnt afraid to eat lunch with Benny.So when Salmas grandmother and several other residents in the retirement home are robbed, Benny asks Salma to help him catch the thief. Time is not on their side as an inspector threatens to close the home. And to make matters worse, Benny and Salma must crack the case while working on a class assignment with their bullies. Can Benny save his home and take a stand against the bullies once and for all? Hes about to find out, bys.

Winner of the William C. Morris Debut YA Book AwardThree starred reviews!A Black, autistic teen tries to figure out what happened the night his older brother was unjustly arrested in this propulsive (Jas Hammonds, award-winning author of We Deserve Monuments), moving story about brotherhood, identity, and social justice.All Aiden has ever wanted to do was play football just like his star quarterback brother, Brandon. An overstimulation meltdown gets in the way of Aiden making the team during summer tryouts, but when the school year starts and a spot unexpectedly needs to be filled, he finally gets a chance to play the game he loves.However, not every player is happy about the new addition to the team, wary of how Aidens autism will present itself on game day. Tensions rise. A fight breaks out. Cops are called.Brandon interferes on behalf of his brother, but is arrested by the very same cops who, just hours earlier, were chanting his name from the bleachers. When hes wrongly charged for felony assault on an officer, everything Brandon has worked for starts to slip away, and the brothers relationship is tested. As Brandons trial inches closer, Aiden is desperate to figure out what really happened that night. Can he clear his brothers name in time?

A delectable read. C.S. Pacat, New York Times bestselling authorA young lord, his future bride, and his former lover become unlikely allies to survive a deadly mystery in this spine-tingling historical fantasy of magic, murder, and steamy encounters.Lord Nicholas Monterris is trapped. The only heir to a declining dukedom, Nic is destined for a marriage of convenience. What he doesnt expect is for his bride to be Lady Leaf Serral, daughter of his fathers hated rival. Tradition dictates the families are confined together while the marriage contract is crafted, which should be the worst part. Until Nic learns the Serrals head negotiator is master vowsmith Dashiell sa Varebeautiful, perfect Dashiell sa Varean old flame he has neither forgiven nor forgotten. Nics only defense is false smiles and too much wine. When a dead body turns up, tension within the castle thickens. The first death is brushed off as an unfortunate accident, but a second reveals something sinister is unfolding at Monterris Court. As accusations fly and long-buried secrets surface, Nic must work with his former lover and his future bride to uncover a devious mastermind before they claim another victim.One part sweet and swoony romance, one part magic-infused mystery, and thoroughly enjoyable on all counts! Maiga Doocy, author of Sorcery and Small Magics

IN THE RHODODENDRONS is vital consolation, amidst the amidst. Its a triumph, an instant classic. Christle has become one of our arts most urgent living practitioners Kaveh Akbar, author of Martyr!When Heather Christle realises that she, her mother, and Virginia Woolf share a traumatic history, she begins to rewrite and intertwine each of their stories, in search of a more hopeful narrative and a future she can live with.When Heather Christle realises that she, her mother, and Virginia Woolf share a traumatic history, she begins to rewrite and intertwine each of their stories, in search of a more hopeful narrative and a future she can live with.On a recent visit to Londons Kew Gardens, Christles mother revealed details of a painful story from her past that took place there, under circumstances that strangely paralleled Heathers own sexual assault during a visit to London as a teenager.Her private, British mothers revelation - a rare burst of vulnerability in their strained relationship - propels Christle down a deep and destabilising rabbit hole of investigation, as she both reads and wanders the streets of her mothers past, peeling back the layers of family mythologies, Englands sanctioned historical narratives, and her own buried memories. Over the course of several trips to London, with and without her mother, she visits her familys birthday hill in Kew Gardens, the now-public homes of the Bloomsbury set, the archives of the British Library, and the backyard garden where Woolf wrote her final sentence. All the while, she finds that Woolf and her writings not only constantly seem to connect and overlap with her mothers story, but also that the author becomes a kind of vital intermediary: a sometimes confidante, sometimes mentor, sometimes distancing lens through which Christle can safely observe her mother and their experiences.Wide-ranging and prismatic, the fruit of an insatiably curious, delightfully brilliant mind, In the Rhododendrons is part memoir, part biography of Virginia Woolf, part reckoning with the things we cannot change and the ways we can completely transform, if we dare. This utterly original book will stir readers into new ways of seeing their own lives.

A LITHUB BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025Acquired by Toni Morrison, championed by Gayl Jones, and almost forgotten for forty years, FISH TALES is a fierce, fearless modern classic for our own fragmented times.Candid, fast and aliveRAVEN LEILANIFast, fearless, so full of life it practically vibrates in your handsJUSTIN TORRESWondrous and outrageous, real and incandescent and alive BRYAN WASHINGTONFish Tales will certainly dazzle you, and it might even scandalize you, but it never tells a lieANGELA FLOURNOYA novel of desire, pleasure, drugs and sex . . . Well all be better for it having been rediscoveredLITERARY HUBI prefer to stay plugged in, Jodi. Plugged in makes me feel alive.Lewis Jones is a party girl on the edge. Bankrolled by her husband Woody and accompanied by her fellow hedonist Kitty Kat, a hustler who knows all the best spots, Lewis bounces between the demimonde of 70s New York and affluent Black Detroit in a fractured haze of lovers, cocaine parties and champagne baths. But her wild pursuit of freedom is upended when she meets the handsome, erudite, cruel Brook - the only man who wont allow her to take control.A kaleidoscopic swirl of sex and exploitation, selfhood and self-destruction, this lost classic is an unnervingly contemporary depiction of the collision between identity, freedom and female desire - perfect for fans of In the Cut, Oreo, Luster and Im a Fan.

For historical fiction fans of womens untold true stories, an early twentieth century novel about Jo van Gogh who battled the male-dominated art elite in her fifteen-year crusade to save her genius brother-in-law Vincent from obscurity. In the tradition of The Paris Bookseller and Her Hidden Genius, the story of a real woman overshadowed in history by the giant talent she saved, Vincent van Gogh. How did a failed belligerent Dutch painter become one of the greatest artists of our time? In 1891, timid Jo van Gogh Bonger lives safely in the background of her art dealer husband Theos passionate work to sell unknown artists, especially his ill-fated dead brother Vincent. When Theo dies unexpectedly, Jos brief happiness is shattered. Her inheritancehundreds of unsold paintings by Vincentis worthless. Pressured to move to her parents home, Jo defies tradition, opening a boarding house to raise her infant son alone, and choosing to promote Vincents art herself. But her ingenuity and persistence draw the powerful opposition of a Parisian art dealer who vows to stop her once and for all, and so sink Vincent into obscurity.Saving Vincent reveals there was more than one genius in the Van Gogh family.

An intergenerational story of war, forgiveness, and memory told through stolen and returned battlefield souvenirs. How do we remember war? How do we forgive? In Blood, Flowers Bloom illuminates one of the last untold stories of World War II, the common act of soldiers, sailors and Marines taking their enemys possessions after victory. This is the story of a single Japanese battle flag found among the belongings of a long-passed American WWII veteran, originally belonging to a Japanese soldier. In telling the story of this flag, and its journey from battle in the Philippines to a shed in upstate New York, award-winning writer, Samantha Bresnahan reveals the way in which objects represent generations of trauma, imperialism, and memory. Weaving through time, In Blood, Flowers Bloom tells the overlapping stories of two families, that flag, and a decades-long quest: here we meet American Iwo Jima veteran Marty Connor, Japanese imperial Naval captain turned Buddhist monk Tsunezo Wachi, and Masataka Shiokawa, the resilient son of a Japanese soldier killed in battle at Okinawa. These three men could have lived and died as enemiesthat was their historical prerogative. Instead, they banded together as uneasy allies, and then eventual friends, in their shared mission to return artifacts taken by American GIs to their rightful owners, giving Japanese families a new opportunity for closure and healing the wounds inflicted by loss of loved onesboth physically and spiritually.

Willow, the great-granddaughter of Mother Nature, recruits the help of a stink badger in this second book in the charmingly whimsical chapter book series from bestselling and award-winning author Suzanne Selfors.When Willow agreed to house-sit for her grandmother, Mother Nature, she had no idea how difficult it would be. The songbirds rudely wake her up at dawn. Mrs. Hedgehog serves worm pancakes for breakfast. And the to-do list is even longer than it was yesterday! To make matters worse, a feisty queen bee has moved into the chicken coop, sending Mother Natures beloved chickens into a tizzy. Theres only one critter who can catch the bees monarch: the stink badger. But no one ever visits or talks to them because, if disturbed, theyll spray a horrid stench from their bottoms. Can Willow be brave enough to care for the natural balance in Mother Natures absence by facing one dangerous foe to get rid of another?

Welcome to the spicy sequel of Shadowed Moonlight, the urban romantasy series filled with witches and werewolves.Kane and Briar are back . . . but so is the danger.Briar and Kane have solved Cambrias murder, but the trouble keeps coming: Briars stepfather was the one pulling their strings all along. Now hes compelling her to protect his secrets while he uses her as a pawn in his torturous game.Torn between her stepfathers commands and her own heart, Briar struggles with her new role as her covens second. And with Kane as Alpha of the Northern Pack, duty threatens to rip them apart.Then Kanes old flame reappears, igniting Briars jealousy and throwing another wrench into their suddenly complicated relationship.With secrets, suspicions, and powerful forces working to tear them apart, can Kane and Briar weather this storm?READERS LOVE ITAn unforgettable urban romantasy A compelling blend of mystery and romance This book had me on my KNEES The romance was incredible had me audibly squealing A gritty urban fantasy that will sink its claws into you from page one

One of the very best World War II books in many yearsA great read. General David Petraeus, US Army (Ret.), former Director of the CIA * Fans of Unbroken will love this book. Doug StantonIn the tradition of Ghost Soldiers, a riveting (The Wall Street Journal) World War II story of bravery, survival, and sacrificethe vow Douglas MacArthur made to return to the Philippines and the oath his fellow general Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright made to stay with his men there whatever the cost.For the doomed stand American forces made in the Philippines at the start of World War II, two generals received their countrys highest military award, the Medal of Honor. One was the charismatic and controversial Douglas MacArthur, whose orders forced him to leave his soldiers on the islands to starvation and surrender but whose vow to return echoed around the globe. The other was the gritty Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, who became a hero to the troops whose fate he insisted on sharing, even when it meant becoming the highest-ranking American prisoner of the Japanese.In The Fate of the Generals, bestselling author Jonathan Horn brings together the story of two men who received the same medal but found honor on very different paths. MacArthurs journey would require a daring escape with his wife and young child to Australia and then years of fighting over thousands of miles to make it back to the Philippines, where he would fulfill his famous vow only to see the city he called home burn. Wainwrights journey would take him from the Philippines to Taiwan and Manchuria as his captors tortured him in prisons and left him to wonder whether his countrymen would ever understand the choice he had made to surrender for the sake of his men.A story of war made personal based on meticulous research into diaries and letters including boxes of previously unexplored papers, The Fate of the Generals is a vivid account that raises timely questions about how we define honor and how we choose our heroes, and is destined to become a classic of World War II history.

Skandar and the Unicorn Thief meets One Thousand and One Nights in this action-packed, fantastically imaginative (BCCB) middle grade fantasy from Rick Riordan Presents author Sarwat Chadda about a girl with the magical power to control the elements with her song.In a land ruled by fierce winged warriors known as eagle garudas, twelve-year-old Nargis is just a poor, lowly human, a Worm who hates the garudas that killed her parents. But even though she cant flyand her childhood attempt left her walking with a crutchshe is far from powerless. Nargis is a spirit singer: able to coax small bits of wind, water, fire, and earth to do her bidding through songwell, sometimes.When Nargis loses control of her power in a high-stakes kite fight, she is exiled. Cast into the desert, she discovers Mistral, an injured boy who turns out to be an eagle garuda, the prince of her enemies! Hes on a mission to take back his throne from a terrible vulture garuda. In spite of their mutual distrust, the two have no choice but to forge an unlikely alliance if they want to escape the desert alive.And as Nargis and Mistral battle dangerous assassins, befriend crafty sky pirates, and sneak into the mysterious sky castle of Alamut, Nargis discovers she carries a family secret, one that could bring Monsoons rains back to the desert, but only if shes willing to risk her life in the bargain

An instant New York Times bestseller, How to Giggle is honest, hectic, and always hilarious (Amy Poehler) advice on how to take life a little bit less seriously from the hosts and best friends of the Giggly Squad podcast, Hannah Berner and Paige DeSorbo.Finding joy and laughter in the mundane can be challenging at times, but Hannah Berner and Paige DeSorbo have mastered the art of not taking life too seriously. Brought together under the bright lights of reality television, these best friends quickly realized that one of the bedrocks of their friendship is their shared experience with social anxiety. As their friendship deepened, they found themselves constantly devolving into laughter, earning them the nickname The Giggly Squad, and with that, their superpowerlaughing through lifes hardest momentswas born.How to Giggle feels like youre at a slumber party with your besties giving you juicy advice on sex, flirting, and social media etiquette. Youll find interactive quizzes, and tips like finding your personal style and wellness hacks. If youre a longtime Giggler or are simply craving some unfiltered advice to get you through hard times, look no further than How to Giggle and the topics it covers like:-Overcoming awkward situations -Red flags in female friendships and romantic relationships -Using delusion and manifestation to achieve your goals -Decentering men from your life -And more!