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Series: The First Sister trilogy The Second Rebel Hardcover Linden A. Lewis 9781982127022 $36.00 FICTION Aug 24, 2021

Linden A. Lewis returns with this next installment of The First Sister Trilogy, perfect for fans of Red Rising, The Handmaid’s Tale, and The Expanse.Astrid has reclaimed her name and her voice, and now seeks to bring down the Sisterhood from within. Throwing herself into the lioness’ den, Astrid must confront and challenge the Aunts who run the Gean religious institution, but she quickly discovers that the business of politics is far deadlier than she ever expected. Meanwhile, on an outlaw colony station deep in space, Hiro val Akira seeks to b... + Read More
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Series: Watering the Soul Paperback Courtney Peppernell 9781524867515 $22.99 POETRY Aug 17, 2021

Poetry and prose to encourage us to grow. Watering the Soul is a timeless reminder that everyone needs time, love, and forgiveness. In the deepest, most enchanting part of the forest, a creature hands you a seed. Within the seed is your soul, ready to be grown again.From internationally bestselling author Courtney Peppernell comes her new book of poetry and prose, Watering the Soul. In true Peppernell style, the book is divided into sections, this time following a step-by-step recipe, to heal your soul. Filled with themes that focus on forgiven... + Read More
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Series: Kept Animals A Novel Paperback Kate Milliken 9781501188596 $23.00 FICTION Aug 03, 2021

Named a most anticipated novel by Oprah Daily, Vogue, Parade, The Millions, and Electric Lit • A Reader’s Digest Quarantine Book Club Pick • Longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize A “rugged and ravishing” (Oprah Daily) debut novel of desire, betrayal, and loss, centering on three teenage girls, a horse ranch, and the accident that changes everything.It’s 1993, and Rory Ramos works as a ranch hand at the stable her stepfather manages in Topanga Canyon, California, a dry, dusty place reliant on horses and hierarchies. There she ... + Read More
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Series: Before I Had the Words On Being a Transgender Young Adult Paperback Skylar Kergil 9781510764521 $25.99 SOCIAL SCIENCE Jul 20, 2021

"A must-read for anyone who is trans or has trans family or friends." —Chase Ross, trans activist and speaker. Revealing entries from the author's personal journals as well as interviews with his mother, brother, and friends lend remarkable depth to a groundbreaking memoir of change, loss, discovery, pain, and relief.At the beginning of his physical transition from female to male, then-seventeen-year-old Skylar Kergil posted his first video on YouTube. In the months and years that followed, he recorded weekly update videos about the physical an... + Read More
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Series: Bad Boys, Happy Home Bad Boys, Happy Home, Vol. 1 Paperback SHOOWA 9781974723409 $17.99 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Jul 13, 2021

Sometimes all it takes is a good fistfight to find true love!Akamatsu has problems at home, while Seven doesn’t even have a home. When these two strangers meet, fighting soothes their troubled souls, opening up room for something more.Life sucks, and high school bad boy Akamatsu needs an outlet for his pent-up frustrations. Seven, a homeless guy living in a nearby park, is just the outlet Akamatsu needs. Soon, he finds himself heading to the park every day just to pick a fight, even though he never wins. So when Seven ends up kicked out of his ... + Read More
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Series: Pillow Thoughts 2022 Deluxe Day-to-Day Calendar Calendar Courtney Peppernell 9781524867119 $26.99 POETRY Aug 31, 2021

Beloved poet Courtney Peppernell peels back the layers of mystery surrounding heartbreak, healing, grief, and love in this deluxe day-to-day calendar, featuring daily poetry from her bestselling Pillow Thoughts book series. Each page of this inspirational desk calendar features a poem celebrating the beauty that emerges as heartbreak gives way to new love.Features include:Deluxe day-to-day format in upscale packagingSturdy hardcover wraps around to create an easel standPerforated pages rip off cleanlyBlank reverse pagesOfficial major world holi... + Read More
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Series: Inspector Mislan UTube Inspector Mislan and the Emancipatist Conspiracy Hardcover Rozlan Mohd Noor 9781950691425 $34.99 FICTION Jul 06, 2021

For fans of Jo Nesbo, Ian Rankin, and Michael Connelly, the third Inspector Mislan thriller takes the inspector to a netherworld of vicious crimes against women. In this new thriller, Mislan and Detective Sergeant Johan are called to the scene of an ongoing investigation by D11, the Sexual & Child Abuse Investigation Division, that involves a series of rapes of successful young women. What immediately jumps out as D11's Inspector Sherry investigates the first case is that the attack was filmed with a video camera. The perpetrator, gloved and ... + Read More
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Series: White Space Machine A White Space Novel Paperback Elizabeth Bear 9781534403024 $22.99 FICTION Jul 06, 2021

In this “spectacularly smart space opera” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) set in the same universe as the critically acclaimed White Space series and perfect for fans of Karen Traviss and Ada Hoffman, a space station begins to unravel when a routine search and rescue mission returns after going dangerously awry.Meet Doctor Jens. She hasn’t had a decent cup of coffee in fifteen years. Her workday begins when she jumps out of perfectly good space ships and continues with developing treatments for sick alien species she’s never seen before. Sh... + Read More
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Series: Irreversible Damage The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters Paperback Abigail Shrier 9781684512287 $21.99 POLITICAL SCIENCE Jun 29, 2021

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2021 BY THE TIMES AND THE SUNDAY TIMES Until just a few years ago, gender dysphoria—severe discomfort in one’s biological sex—was vanishingly rare. It was typically found in less than .01 percent of the population, emerged in early childhood, and afflicted males almost exclusively. But today whole groups of female friends in colleges, high schools, and even middle schools across the country are coming out as “transgender.” These are girls who had never experienced any discomfort in their biological sex until the... + Read More
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Series: Famous Hermits Paperback Stacy Szymaszek 9781576879801 $19.95 POETRY Jan 24, 2023

In Famous Hermits, Stacy Szymaszek departs from the annual journal form of her past three books yet still adheres to the belief that the potential for revelatory and revolutionary transformation exists in the power we have, when we claim autonomy, to organize the fabric of our day to day lives.The latest work from poet STACY SZYMASZEK, author of A YEAR FROM TODAY. In Famous Hermits, her sixth full-length poetry collection, Stacy Szymaszek departs from the annual journal form of her past three books yet still adheres to the belief that the pote... + Read More
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Series: The Sacred Band Three Hundred Theban Lovers Fighting to Save Greek Freedom Hardcover James Romm 9781501198014 $39.00 HISTORY Jun 08, 2021

From classicist James Romm comes a “striking…fascinating” (Booklist) deep dive into the last decades of ancient Greek freedom leading up to Alexander the Great’s destruction of Thebes—and the saga of the greatest military corps of the time, the Theban Sacred Band, a unit composed of 150 pairs of male lovers.The story of the Sacred Band, an elite 300-man corps recruited from pairs of lovers, highlights a chaotic era of ancient Greek history, four decades marked by battles, ideological disputes, and the rise of vicious strongmen. At stake was fre... + Read More
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Series: Hola Papi How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons Hardcover John Paul Brammer 9781982141493 $35.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jun 08, 2021

LGBTQ advice columnist John Paul Brammer writes a “wise and charming” (David Sedaris) memoir-in-essays chronicling his journey from a queer, mixed-race kid in America’s heartland to becoming the “Chicano Carrie Bradshaw” of his generation. “A master class of tone and tenderness.” —The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice) “Should be required reading.” —Los Angeles TimesThe first time someone called John Paul (JP) Brammer “Papi” was on the gay hookup app Grindr. At first, it was flattering; JP took this as white-guy speak for “hey, handso... + Read More
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Series: How Do We Relationship? How Do We Relationship?, Vol. 3 Paperback Tamifull 9781974719389 $12.99 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Jun 08, 2021

A romance of convenience between two college women soon becomes the real thing.Shy Miwa has always dreamed of finding love, but living in small-town Japan made finding the right match difficult—especially since she likes girls! Even going away to college didn’t seem to help, until one day her outgoing classmate Saeko suggests they might as well start dating each other since it’s not like either of them has other options.Miwa and Saeko are loving the couple life, but a miscommunication in the bedroom proves to be more of a threat to the easy rhy... + Read More
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Series: As a Woman What I Learned about Power, Sex, and the Patriarchy after I Transitioned Hardcover Paula Stone Williams 9781982153342 $36.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jun 01, 2021

This moving and unforgettable memoir of a transgender pastor’s transition from male to female is an “audacious, gripping, and profoundly real journey that speaks to the mind, heart, and soul” (Joshua J. Dickson, director of Faith Based Initiatives, Biden Campaign)—perfect for fans of Redefining Realness and There Is Room for You.As a father of three, married to a wonderful woman, and holding several prominent jobs within the Christian community, Dr. Paula Stone Williams made the life-changing decision to physically transition from male to femal... + Read More
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Series: I Have Something to Tell You A Memoir Paperback Chasten Buttigieg 9781982138134 $23.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jun 01, 2021

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NOW WITH A NEW PREFACE A moving, hopeful, and refreshingly candid memoir by the husband of Pete Buttigieg about growing up gay in his small Midwestern town, his relationship with Pete, and his hope for America’s future.Throughout the past year, teacher Chasten Glezman Buttigieg has emerged on the national stage, having left his classroom in South Bend, Indiana, to travel cross-country in support of his husband, former mayor Pete Buttigieg, and Pete’s groundbreaking presidential campaign. Through Chasten’s joyf... + Read More
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Series: The Atmospherians A Novel Hardcover Alex McElroy 9781982158309 $36.00 FICTION May 18, 2021

Best Book of 2021 by Esquire Book You Need to Read in 2021 by Harper’s Bazaar “Darkly funny and glitteringly satirical, The Atmospherians unforgettably takes aim at wokeness, wellness, and toxic masculinity.” —Esquire This “edgy, addictive” (Kirkus Reviews, starred) satire about two best friends who form The Atmosphere—a cult designed to reform problematic men—is “a book to be devoured” (Vanity Fair).Sasha Marcus was once the epitome of contemporary success: an internet sensation, social media darling, and a creator of a high-profile wellness... + Read More
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Series: A Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow A Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow, Vol. 7 Paperback Makoto Hagino 9781974722259 $12.99 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS May 11, 2021

Sometimes you find what you yearn for…When her dad gets a job overseas, Konatsu Amano has to leave the Tokyo life she’s always known and relocate to a small seaside town to stay with her aunt. The move also means starting a new school surrounded by complete strangers, and it’s a lot to handle for a girl who has trouble with change. But on her first day in her new town, Konatsu is instantly drawn to Koyuki, an older girl who is the sole member of the Aquarium Club. Konatsu’s introverted tendencies are hard for her to overcome, but maybe she’s fo... + Read More
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Series: Savage Rebellion Savage Legion Paperback Matt Wallace 9781534439214 $24.99 FICTION Apr 13, 2021

The acclaimed, epic, and spellbinding fantasy by Hugo Award–winning author Matt Wallace, about a utopian city with a dark secret…and the underdogs who will expose it, or die trying.They call them Savages. Brutal. Efficient. Expendable. The empire relies on them. The Savages are the greatest weapon they ever developed. Culled from the streets of their cities, they take the ones no one will miss and throw them, by the thousands, at the empire’s enemies. If they live, they fight again. If they die, there are always more to take their place. Evie i... + Read More
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Series: Venus Ascendant The House of Styx Hardcover Derek Künsken 9781781088050 $37.99 FICTION May 25, 2021

Discover the beginnings of the Quantum Evolution with The House of Styx, the start of a groundbreaking new series set 250 years before The Quantum Magician.A groundbreaking new series set 250 years before The Quantum Magician.Life can exist anywhere. And anywhere there is life, there is home.In the swirling clouds of Venus, George-Étienne and his children are one of a few families of la colonie living on floating plant-like trawlers, salvaging what they can in the fierce acid rain and crackling storms. Outside is deadly for the unprepared or un... + Read More
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Series: The Bobcat A Novel Paperback Katherine Forbes Riley 9781950691487 $22.99 FICTION Jun 01, 2021

** Longlisted for The Center for Fiction's best debut novel of 2019 ** With the hypnotic intensity of Emily Fridlund’s The History of Wolves and Fiona McFarlane’s The Night Guest, Katherine Forbes Riley has created a mesmerizing love story, in lush, gorgeous prose, that examines art, science, and the magic of human chemistry."Teeming with lush imagery and mystical settings, and brimming with alluring magical realism, Riley’s tale is a beguiling journey of discovery and recovery.” — BooklistHaunting and lyrical, The Bobcat is Katherine Forbes Ri... + Read More
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Series: Eleanor in the Village Eleanor Roosevelt's Search for Freedom and Identity in New York's Greenwich Village Hardcover Jan Jarboe Russell 9781501198151 $37.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Mar 30, 2021

A “riveting and enlightening account” (Bookreporter) of a mostly unknown chapter in the life of Eleanor Roosevelt—when she moved to New York’s Greenwich Village, shed her high-born conformity, and became the progressive leader who pushed for change as America’s First Lady.Hundreds of books have been written about FDR and Eleanor, both together and separately, but yet she remains a compelling and elusive figure. And, not much is known about why in 1920, Eleanor suddenly abandoned her duties as a mother of five and moved to Greenwich Village, the... + Read More
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Series: The Cottagecore Coloring Book Coloring Pages of Cottages, Wildflowers, and the Pastoral Lifestyle Paperback Editors of Ulysses Press 9781646042364 $17.99 GAMES & ACTIVITIES Mar 16, 2021

Relax and enjoy the simpler things in life as you color through detailed illustrations of quaint cottages, blooming gardens, and other delightful cottagecore scenes. Whether you’re looking to destress or simply take a break from the routine of everyday life, these coloring pages of country life will help you escape into a world of the cottagecore aesthetic. Immerse yourself in color and creativity with pages of wildflowers, picnics, cottages with climbing roses, laundry drying on the clothes line, and so much more!
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Series: The First Sister trilogy The First Sister Paperback Linden A. Lewis 9781982127008 $22.99 FICTION Feb 23, 2021

Combining the social commentary of The Handmaid’s Tale with the white-knuckled thrills of Red Rising, this epic space opera filled with “lush prose” (Publishers Weekly) follows a comfort woman as she claims her agency, a soldier questioning his allegiances, and a non-binary hero out to save the solar system.First Sister has no name and no voice. As a priestess of the Sisterhood, she travels the stars alongside the soldiers of Earth and Mars—the same ones who own the rights to her body and soul. When her former captain abandons her, First Sister... + Read More
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Series: My Life in Transition A Super Late Bloomer Collection Paperback Julia Kaye 9781524860462 $19.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Feb 16, 2021

The follow-up to the critically acclaimed autobiographical comics collection Super Late Bloomer, documenting transgender artist Julia Kaye’s life post-transition.My Life in Transition is a story that’s not often told about trans lives: what happens beyond the early days of transition. Both deeply personal and widely relatable, this collection illustrates six months of Julia's life as an out trans woman—about the beauty and pain of love and heartbreak, struggling to find support from bio family and the importance of chosen family, moments of dys... + Read More
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Series: Thirsty Mermaids Hardcover Kat Leyh 9781982133573 $43.00 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Feb 09, 2021

The Eisner and Lambda Literary Award nominated graphic novel about a group of mermaids trapped on dry land—from prolific comic artist and writer Kat Leyh, creator of the acclaimed Snapdragon and coauthor of the bestselling Lumberjanes series!Fresh out of shipwreck wine, three tipsy mermaids decide to magically masquerade as humans and sneak onto land to indulge in much more drinking and a whole lot of fun in the heart of a local seaside tourist trap. But the good times abruptly end the next morning as, through the haze of killer hangovers, the ... + Read More
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Series: Kink Stories Paperback R.O. Kwon 9781982110215 $24.99 FICTION Feb 09, 2021

A New York Times Notable Book Kink is a groundbreaking anthology of literary short fiction exploring love and desire, BDSM, and interests across the sexual spectrum, edited by lauded writers R.O. Kwon and Garth Greenwell, and featuring a roster of all-star contributors including Alexander Chee, Roxane Gay, Carmen Maria Machado, and more. A Most-Anticipated book of 2021 as selected by * Marie Claire * O, The Oprah Magazine * Cosmopolitan * Time * The Millions * The Advocate * Autostraddle * Refinery29 * Shape * Town & Country * Book Riot * Lite... + Read More
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Series: A Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow A Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow, Vol. 6 Paperback Makoto Hagino 9781974720682 $12.99 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Feb 09, 2021

Sometimes you find what you yearn for…When her dad gets a job overseas, Konatsu Amano has to leave the Tokyo life she’s always known and relocate to a small seaside town to stay with her aunt. The move also means starting a new school surrounded by complete strangers, and it’s a lot to handle for a girl who has trouble with change. But on her first day in her new town, Konatsu is instantly drawn to Koyuki, an older girl who is the sole member of the Aquarium Club. Konatsu’s introverted tendencies are hard for her to overcome, but maybe she’s fo... + Read More
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Series: Milk Fed A Novel Hardcover Melissa Broder 9781982142490 $35.00 FICTION Feb 02, 2021

Named a Best Book of the Year by Entertainment Weekly, Vogue, Time, Esquire, BookPage, and more A Most-Anticipated Selection by Vogue * Refinery29 * Vulture * BuzzFeed * Harper’s Bazaar * O, The Oprah Magazine * The Millions * Literary Hub * The Rumpus * Publishers Weekly and more A scathingly funny, wildly erotic, and fiercely imaginative story about food, sex, and god from the acclaimed author of The Pisces and So Sad Today.Rachel is twenty-four, a lapsed Jew who has made calorie restriction her religion. By day, she maintains an illusion of ... + Read More
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Series: Everybody (Else) Is Perfect How I Survived Hypocrisy, Beauty, Clicks, and Likes Paperback Gabrielle Korn 9781982127763 $23.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jan 26, 2021

From the former editor-in-chief of Nylon comes a provocative and intimate collection of personal and cultural essays featuring eye-opening explorations of hot button topics for modern women, including internet feminism, impossible beauty standards in social media, shifting ideals about sexuality, and much more. Gabrielle Korn starts her professional life with all the right credentials. Prestigious college degree? Check. A loving, accepting family? Check. Instagram-worthy offices and a tight-knit group of friends? Check, check. Gabrielle’s life ... + Read More
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Series: The Legacy of the Mercenary King The Kingdom of Liars A Novel Paperback Nick Martell 9781534437791 $24.99 FICTION Jan 19, 2021

In this “excellent fantasy debut, with engaging world-building and a good mix between action and character” (Brandon Sanders, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Stormlight Archive series), a story of secrets, rebellion, and murder are shattering the Hollows, where magic costs memory to use, and only the son of the kingdom’s despised traitor holds the truth. Michael is branded a traitor as a child because of the murder of the king’s nine-year-old son, by his father David Kingman. Ten years later on Michael lives a hardscrabble life, wit... + Read More
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Series: White Feminism From the Suffragettes to Influencers and Who They Leave Behind Hardcover Koa Beck 9781982134419 $36.00 SOCIAL SCIENCE Jan 05, 2021

Written “with passion and insight about the knotted history of racism within women’s movements and feminist culture” (Rebecca Traister, New York Times bestselling author), this whip-smart, timely, and impassioned call for change is perfect for fans of Good and Mad and Hood Feminism.Addressing today’s conversation about race, empowerment, and inclusion in America, Koa Beck, writer and former editor-in-chief of Jezebel, boldly examines the history of feminism, from the true mission of the suffragists to the rise of corporate feminism with clear-e... + Read More
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Series: Persephone Station Hardcover Stina Leicht 9781534414587 $36.00 FICTION Jan 05, 2021

Hugo award–nominated author Stina Leicht has created a take on space opera for fans of The Mandalorian and Cowboy Bebop in this high-stakes adventure.Persephone Station, a seemingly backwater planet that has largely been ignored by the United Republic of Worlds becomes the focus for the Serrao-Orlov Corporation as the planet has a few secrets the corporation tenaciously wants to exploit. Rosie—owner of Monk’s Bar, in the corporate town of West Brynner, caters to wannabe criminals and rich Earther tourists, of a sort, at the front bar. However, ... + Read More
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Series: How Do We Relationship? How Do We Relationship?, Vol. 2 Paperback Tamifull 9781974717392 $12.99 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Dec 08, 2020

A romance of convenience between two college women soon becomes the real thing.Shy Miwa has always dreamed of finding love, but living in small-town Japan made finding the right match difficult—especially since she likes girls! Even going away to college didn’t seem to help, until one day her outgoing classmate Saeko suggests they might as well start dating each other since it’s not like either of them has other options.Miwa and Saeko have discovered that they are definitely physically compatible. But a gathering of the band clubs for a weekend... + Read More
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Series: Cheater Code Paperback S.A. Foxe 9781620107805 $26.99 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Nov 24, 2020

An erotic graphic novel that pushes all the right buttons, Cheat(er) Code is a hilarious, sexy, and surprisingly tender story about navigating heartbreak and rediscovering your own confidence.Kennedy and his boyfriend Seth have been together six years, and honestly, it's pretty comfortable. That is, until the couple gets into a huge, potentially relationship-changing fight. Kennedy turns to his trusty video games to distract himself, but when a random power surge hits, he's transported inside his video game library. Dazed and incredulous about ... + Read More
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Series: Film for Her Hardcover Orion Carloto 9781524853778 $29.99 POETRY Nov 17, 2020

With both pen and camera lens, Orion Carloto captures the dreamlike beauty of memory.Film for Her is a story book of people, places, and memories captured on film. Through photographs, poetry, prose, and a short story, Orion Carloto invites readers to remember the forgotten and reach into the past, find comfort in the present, and make sense of the intangible future. Film photography isn’t just eye candy; it’s timeless and romantic—the ideal complement to Carloto’s writing. In Film for Her, much like a visual diary, word and image are intertwin... + Read More
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Series: Everyday Hockey Heroes, Volume II More Inspiring Stories About Our Great Game Hardcover Bob McKenzie 9781982132705 $34.99 SPORTS & RECREATION Nov 10, 2020

From TSN Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie comes a new collection of hockey stories about the everyday heroes from across the game who are defying the odds and championing the next generation of hockey—on and off the ice.In this uplifting and entertaining volume of stories, Canadian broadcasters Bob McKenzie and Jim Lang bring together hockey players, coaches, and refs, as well as those behind the bench—the parents, scouts, analysts, and agents—to tell us, in their own voices, why they love the game and how they’re shaping its future. Meet Dallas Sta... + Read More
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Series: Extraordinary Canadians Stories from the Heart of Our Nation Hardcover Peter Mansbridge 9781982134525 $36.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Nov 10, 2020

From Peter Mansbridge, the beloved former anchor of CBC’s The National, and Mark Bulgutch, former CBC producer, comes a collection of first-person stories about remarkable Canadians who embody the values of our great nation—kindness, compassion, courage, and freedom—and inspire us to do the same.In this timely and heartwarming volume of personal stories, Peter Mansbridge and former CBC producer Mark Bulgutch bring together inspiring Canadians from across the country, who in their own way, are making Canada a better place for all. Hear Gitxsan a... + Read More
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Series: A Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow A Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow, Vol. 5 Paperback Makoto Hagino 9781974715497 $12.99 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Nov 10, 2020

Sometimes you find what you yearn for…When her dad gets a job overseas, Konatsu Amano has to leave the Tokyo life she’s always known and relocate to a small seaside town to stay with her aunt. The move also means starting a new school surrounded by complete strangers, and it’s a lot to handle for a girl who has trouble with change. But on her first day in her new town, Konatsu is instantly drawn to Koyuki, an older girl who is the sole member of the Aquarium Club. Konatsu’s introverted tendencies are hard for her to overcome, but maybe she’s fo... + Read More
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Series: Quick & Easy Guides A Quick & Easy Guide to Consent Paperback Luke Howard 9781620107942 $10.99 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Oct 27, 2020

A quick, easy and important educational illustrated guide to giving and receiving consent in sex, relationships, and other physical contact. How do you tell someone you want to do stuff with them? How do you ask if they want to do stuff with you? How do you know what stuff you want to do with each other? Enter: Sargeant Yes Means Yes from the Consent Cavalry, a beacon of clarity in a fuzzy minefield of questions. Sarge drops in on a diverse range of folks deciding whether to engage in sexual activity in this short and fun comic guide to communi... + Read More
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Series: The Space Between Us Poetry and Prose Paperback Courtney Peppernell 9781524858278 $22.99 POETRY Oct 27, 2020

A universal narrative on the significance of distance with love; remember to hold on to what you believe in. Ideal for those “whose love knows no bounds," The Space Between Us is full of profound anecdotes and messages, illustrating the courage and heartache of enduring physical distance.The Space Between Us explores the trials of love and what it's like to live a life separated by distance from someone you care about. Its content is thoughtfully divided into five chapters, or phases, of the long-distance experience:At First GlanceLiving for To... + Read More
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Series: White Space Machine A White Space Novel Hardcover Elizabeth Bear 9781534403017 $34.99 FICTION Oct 20, 2020

In this compelling and addictive novel set in the same universe as the critically acclaimed White Space series and perfect for fans of Karen Traviss and Ada Hoffman, a space station begins to unravel when a routine search and rescue mission returns after going dangerously awry. Meet Doctor Jens. She hasn’t had a decent cup of coffee in fifteen years. Her workday begins when she jumps out of perfectly good space ships and continues with developing treatments for sick alien species she’s never seen before. She loves her life. Even without the cof... + Read More
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Series: Whimsical Treats Reindeer Food 85 Festive Sweets and Treats to Make a Magical Christmas Hardcover Cayla Gallagher 9781510759510 $26.99 COOKING Oct 13, 2020

Deck your halls with sprinkles and frosting! This cookbook has you covered for the entire holiday season. Whether you’re baking cookies with family, bringing cupcakes to a bake sale, or aiming to WIN your office holiday bake off, Reindeer Food will guarantee your success! This cookbook features tons of different techniques, allowing both beginners and baking experts to hone their skills this holiday season. Esteemed author Cayla strives to turn everyday recipes into “edible cuteness”—colorful, eye-catching treats! Cozy up in front of the fire ... + Read More
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Series: Queerstory An Infographic History of the Fight for LGBTQ+ Rights Hardcover Linda Riley 9781982142377 $22.99 SOCIAL SCIENCE Oct 06, 2020

Celebrate the remarkable stories, events, and landmarks of the global LGBTQ+ movement with this inspirational and empowering infographic guide to the path toward equality throughout history. There have been many ups and downs during the long and arduous fight for LGBTQ+ rights all over the world, but it helps to have a visual and joyful timeline of events to see just how far the movement has come. Queerstory is an accessible infographic of the global LGBTQ+ movement over the past 100 years that provides the perfect overview of all the significa... + Read More
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Series: The Times I Knew I Was Gay Hardcover Eleanor Crewes 9781982147105 $37.00 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Oct 06, 2020

“Evocative, authentic, and hilarious.” —Tillie Walden, author of Spinning and On a Sunbeam A charming, highly relatable graphic memoir that follows one young woman’s adventures in coming out and coming of age.Ellie always had questions about who she was and how she fit in. As a girl, she wore black, obsessed over Willow in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and found dating boys much more confusing than many of her friends did. As she grew older, so did her fears and a deep sense of unbelonging. From her first communion to her first girlfriend via a swa... + Read More
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Series: High School Paperback Sara Quin 9781982112677 $22.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 06, 2020

NEW YORK TIMES AND NATIONAL BESTSELLER First loves, first songs, and the drugs and reckless high school exploits that fueled them—meet music icons Tegan and Sara as you’ve never known them before in this intimate and raw account of their formative years.High School is the revelatory and unique coming-of-age story of Sara and Tegan Quin, identical twins from Calgary, Alberta, growing up in the height of grunge and rave culture in the ’90s, well before they became the celebrated musicians and global LGBTQ icons we know today. While grappling with... + Read More
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Series: Blackout Girl Awakening Blackout Girl A Survivor's Guide for Healing from Addiction and Sexual Trauma Paperback Jennifer Storm 9781616499037 $22.95 SOCIAL SCIENCE Oct 06, 2020

In this honest and practical guide, rape survivor and victim advocate Jennifer Storm shares the information, tools, and resources she has gained from more than twenty years of personal and professional experience to help fellow survivors recover from co-occurring sexual trauma and substance use.In recent years, the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements have exposed the truth that many already knew: sexual violence, victimization, and rape culture are real, pervasive, and causing widespread trauma for millions of survivors. This newfound visibility is ... + Read More
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Series: Truth Be Told The Story of My Life and My Fight for Equality Paperback Beverley McLachlin 9781982104979 $24.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Sep 15, 2020

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE WRITERS’ TRUST SHAUGHNESSY COHEN PRIZE WINNER OF THE OTTAWA BOOK AWARD FOR NONFICTION Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada Beverley McLachlin offers an intimate and revealing look at her life, from her childhood in the Alberta foothills to her career on the Supreme Court, where she helped to shape the social and moral fabric of the country—for readers of Educated and Becoming.From a very early age, all I knew was that I wanted to do something that was not ordinary. Because, for a girl gr... + Read More
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Series: I Have Something to Tell You A Memoir Hardcover Chasten Buttigieg 9781982138127 $36.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Sep 01, 2020

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A moving, hopeful, and refreshingly candid memoir by the husband of former Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg about growing up gay in his small Midwestern town, his relationship with Pete, and his hope for America’s future.Throughout the past year, teacher Chasten Glezman Buttigieg has emerged on the national stage, having left his classroom in South Bend, Indiana, to travel cross-country in support of his husband, former mayor Pete Buttigieg, and Pete’s groundbreaking presidential campaign. Throu... + Read More
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Series: Pillow Thoughts 2021 Deluxe Day-to-Day Calendar Calendar Courtney Peppernell 9781524859770 $24.99 POETRY Sep 01, 2020

Courtney Peppernell writes in a voice that is sensitive, perceptive, and inclusive. Her poetry addresses love and heartbreak with raw and real emotion. Each page of this daily calendar features a poem from the author’s best-selling Pillow Thoughts series of books. This deluxe calendar features a distinctively textured wraparound cover that forms an easel. Features Include:Deluxe day-to-day format in upscale packagingSturdy hardcover wraps around to create an easel standPerforated pages rip off cleanlyOfficial major world holidays
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Series: Blackout Girl Blackout Girl Tracing My Scars from Addiction and Sexual Assault; With New and Updated Content for the #MeToo Era Paperback Jennifer Storm 9781616498887 $22.95 SELF-HELP Aug 25, 2020

In this brutally honest and compelling memoir, Jennifer Storm revisits the trauma of her childhood rape and ensuing addiction and how she channeled her pain into a healing life of advocacy.Sexual assault, addiction, and other traumatic experiences can leave both physical and emotional scars. For Jennifer Storm, these scars serve as a reminder--both of the darkness and suffering she once experienced, and of how far she has come. When she was first assaulted at age twelve, Jennifer turned to alcohol to dull the emotional pain. After a string of c... + Read More
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Series: A Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow A Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow, Vol. 4 Paperback Makoto Hagino 9781974715442 $12.99 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Aug 11, 2020

Sometimes you find what you yearn for…When her dad gets a job overseas, Konatsu Amano has to leave the Tokyo life she’s always known and relocate to a small seaside town to stay with her aunt. The move also means starting a new school surrounded by complete strangers, and it’s a lot to handle for a girl who has trouble with change. But on her first day in her new town, Konatsu is instantly drawn to Koyuki, an older girl who is the sole member of the Aquarium Club. Konatsu’s introverted tendencies are hard for her to overcome, but maybe she’s fo... + Read More
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Series: The Guncle Guide Tips, Wisdom, Stories, and Advice for Everyone's Favorite Family Member Hardcover Glenn Garner 9781510757547 $22.99 FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS Aug 04, 2020

Pride.com called it "The gay uncles' rule book we never knew we needed!"Gay uncles have become one of the most beloved family members (not to mention amazing role models), and National Guncles Day has even become a social media-approved holiday, inspiring adorable Instagram photo ops. The family dynamic in the 21st century has become anything but typical. With the progress of social awareness in our society, there comes a new, ever-changing, diverse face of America. But one thing that’s almost universal with the American family is the guncle! I... + Read More
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Series: Sorted Growing Up, Coming Out, and Finding My Place (A Transgender Memoir) Paperback Jackson Bird 9781982130770 $22.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Aug 04, 2020

An unflinching and endearing memoir from LGBTQ+ advocate Jackson Bird about how he finally sorted things out and came out as a transgender man.When Jackson Bird was twenty-five, he came out as transgender to his friends, family, and anyone in the world with an internet connection. Assigned female at birth and raised as a girl, he often wondered if he should have been born a boy. Jackson didn’t share this thought with anyone because he didn’t think he could share it with anyone. Growing up in Texas in the 1990s, he had no transgender role model... + Read More
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Series: Right after the Weather Paperback Carol Anshaw 9781476747804 $23.00 FICTION Aug 04, 2020

The author of the “graceful and compassionate” (People) New York Times bestseller Carry the One and “one of the best storytellers we have” (Amy Bloom, author of White Houses) presents a vividly affecting novel exploring what happens when one chance encounter forces four ordinary people to discover who they really are.It’s the fall of 2016. Cate, a set designer in her early forties, lives and works in Chicago’s theater community. She knows it’s time to get past her prolonged adolescence and stop taking handouts from her parents. She has a firm p... + Read More
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Series: The First Sister trilogy The First Sister Hardcover Linden A. Lewis 9781982126995 $35.00 FICTION Aug 04, 2020

Combining the social commentary of The Handmaid’s Tale with the white-knuckled thrills of Red Rising, this epic space opera follows a comfort woman as she claims her agency, a soldier questioning his allegiances, and a non-binary hero out to save the solar system. First Sister has no name and no voice. As a priestess of the Sisterhood, she travels the stars alongside the soldiers of Earth and Mars—the same ones who own the rights to her body and soul. When her former captain abandons her, First Sister’s hopes for freedom are dashed when she is ... + Read More
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Series: The Deep Paperback Rivers Solomon 9781534439870 $21.99 FICTION Aug 04, 2020

Octavia E. Butler meets Marvel’s Black Panther in The Deep, a story rich with Afrofuturism, folklore, and the power of memory, inspired by the Hugo Award–nominated song “The Deep” from Daveed Diggs’s rap group Clipping. Yetu holds the memories for her people—water-dwelling descendants of pregnant African slave women thrown overboard by slave owners—who live idyllic lives in the deep. Their past, too traumatic to be remembered regularly is forgotten by everyone, save one—the historian. This demanding role has been bestowed on Yetu. Yetu remember... + Read More
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Series: Pillow Thoughts IV Stitching the Soul Paperback Courtney Peppernell 9781524854522 $22.99 POETRY Aug 04, 2020

The final installment in this bestselling series completes the journey that Courtney Peppernell began with Pillow Thoughts. With 600,000 copies sold across the series, Pillow Thoughts continues to inspire all who dip into Courtney's encouraging words.Self-healing is the theme of the entire Pillow Thoughts series. While books II and III focus on healing the heart and mind, respectively, Pillow Thoughts IV offers a balm for healing the soul. Have a cup of tea and let yourself feel.
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Series: Always a Soldier Service, Sacrifice, and Coming Out as America's Favorite Black, Gay Republican Hardcover Rob Smith 9781642935752 $36.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jul 21, 2020

As Seen on Fox & Friends and The Next Revolution with Steve Hilton! An Iraq War memoir and searing political commentary from Fox News regular and “America’s Favorite Black, Gay Republican” Rob SmithMoonlight meets American Sniper in this groundbreaking memoir and political commentary from a bold new voice in American politics. Before he became a war veteran and political analyst, he was a young black man who enlisted in the U.S. Army right out of high school, survived the notoriously brutal Infantry basic training, and served while remaining a ... + Read More
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Series: Savage Rebellion Savage Legion Hardcover Matt Wallace 9781534439207 $36.99 FICTION Jul 21, 2020

An epic fantasy by Hugo Award–winning author Matt Wallace about a utopian city with a dark secret…and the underdogs who will expose it, or die trying. They call them Savages. Brutal. Efficient. Expendable. The empire relies on them. The Savages are the greatest weapon they ever developed. Culled from the streets of their cities, they take the ones no one will miss and throw them, by the thousands, at the empire’s enemies. If they live, they fight again. If they die, there are always more to take their place. Evie is not a Savage. She’s a warrio... + Read More
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Series: Let Them Eat Pancakes One Man's Personal Revolution in the City of Light Hardcover Craig Carlson 9781643134406 $36.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jul 07, 2020

A second helping of tales on the joys and challenges of working, eating, and loving in France from the New York Times bestselling author of Pancakes in Paris.Craig Carlson set out to do the impossible: open the first American diner in Paris. Despite never having owned his own business before—let alone a restaurant, the riskiest business of all—Craig chose to open his diner in a foreign country, with a foreign language that also happens to be the culinary capital of the world. While facing enormous obstacles, whether its finding cooks who can na... + Read More