Rise and Shine, Andy Cappy by Reggie Smythe, 128 pages

 

It's Pub Time, Andy Capp! by Reggie Smythe, 128 pages

 One of the reasons Andy loves pub time...

and pub time is one of the reasons people love Andy Capp!

Memoirs of a Garroter by Stefanie Holmes, 278 pages

 Murder is bad for business, especially when the hot local crime writer is garrotted between the shelves!

With grudging permission from Heathcliff, Mina Wilde has transformed Nevermore Bookshop. She's running author events, hosting Quoth's art show, and using her creative flair to attract more customers. But when crime writer Danny Sledge is murdered moments before his writing workshop, the bookshop goes from bustling to broke.
No one in the village will set foot inside Nevermore. What if the murderer is targeting the bookshop? What if it's connected to Mina's father and the mysterious room? All Mina knows is that if she doesn't solve the crime soon, she can kiss her livelihood goodbye.
Add in a plague of locusts, an emotional school visit, and a magical visitor from the past, and poor Mina has her work cut out for her. Luckily, she has Heathcliff, Morrie, and Quoth to help... that is - if they can keep their hands off her, or each other...

Ghoul as a Cucumber by Steffanie Holmes, 402 pages

 Bree and her ghostly men are back for another spooky adventure in Ghoul As a Cucumber , book 3 of this darkly humorous cozy fantasy series by bestselling author Steffanie Holmes.

If you love a sarcastic heroine, hot, possessive and slightly unhinged ghostly men, a mystery to solve, and a little kooky, spooky lovin’ to set your coffin a rockin’, then quit ghouling around and start reading!

May I Borrow Your Husband & Baby by Cathy Guisewite, 128 pages

 Cathy, the "typical" single woman, takes on arrogant sales clerks, blind dates, Christmas shopping, office politics, and a high school reunion in this comic strip collection

The Undisputed Andy Capp! by Reggie Smythe, 128 pages

 

Da Brudderhood of Zeeba Zeeba Eata by Stephen Pastis, 128 pages

 So far this century, there have arguably been three breakout hits on the comics page- The Boondocks , Get Fuzzy , and Pearls Before Swine ." - San Francisco Chronicle

You're invited to the most whacked-out party of the year. Bring your togas, your appetite, and your attitude to the first-ever fraternity "zee-ba-cue" by the Da Brudderhood of Zeeba Zeeba Eata. A small cover charge is required, but zebras always get in free. Getting out is a different story. . .

In this, the fifth collection of the wildly popular Pearls Before Swine comic strip, Stephan Pastis's original creations Rat, Pig, Goat, and Zebra join the sophomoric cast of crocodilian cutthroats in Pastis's funniest work yet.

Seven Alone by Honore Willsie Morrow, 240 pages

 The epic journey of the Sager children by covered wagon from Missouri to Oregon in 1848. Oldest brother John is forced to maturity when tragedy strikes his family.

When his father and mother both die on the journey from their home in Missouri to a new home in Oregon, John Sager, only thirteen, continues as the leader of seven children. In spite of tremendous hardships they successfully complete the trek.

Betty and Veronica Decades: The 1960s, 224 pages

 Journey back to the Silver Age with America's Sweethearts, Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge, as the duo scaled to new heights of hilarity in the Sensational Sixties!

Continue the 80th anniversary celebration of Archie Comics with this special retrospective collection! Betty & Veronica shined bright in the 1960s when their standalone title proved to be interesting, hilarious and unforgettable -- and their fashion was always top-notch! "Decades" features some of the iconic stories that cemented their lasting imprint on the world.

Archie Jumbo Comics #359, 225 pages

It’s an early spring in this jumbo-digest filled with stories that will give you butterflies in your stomach!

Betty and Veronica Jumbo Comics #333, 225 pages

 BRAND NEW STORY! April Fool’s Day is approaching and pranks are afoot at Riverdale High . . . but the girls have had enough of them! When Veronica gets word of a huge windfall, she thinks it’s a joke . . . but is it?

Crap: A History of Cheap Stuff in America by Wendy Woloson, 416 pages

 Crap. We all have it. Filling drawers. Overflowing bins and baskets. Proudly displayed or stuffed in boxes in basements and garages. Big and small. Metal, fabric, and a whole lot of plastic. So much crap. Abundant cheap stuff is about as American as it gets. And it turns out these seemingly unimportant consumer goods offer unique insights into ourselves—our values and our desires.

In A History of Cheap Stuff in America , Wendy A. Woloson takes seriously the history of objects that are often cynically-made and easy to  things not made to last; things we don't really need; things we often don't even really want. Woloson does not mock these ordinary, everyday possessions but seeks to understand them as a way to understand aspects of ourselves, socially, culturally, and Why do we—as individuals and as a culture—possess these things? Where do they come from? Why do we want them? And what is the true cost of owning them?

Woloson tells the history of crap from the late eighteenth century up through today, exploring its many gadgets, knickknacks, novelty goods, mass-produced collectibles, giftware, variety store merchandise. As Woloson shows, not all crap is crappy in the same way—bric-a-brac is crappy in a different way from, say, advertising giveaways, which are differently crappy from commemorative plates. Taking on the full brilliant and depressing array of crappy material goods, the book explores the overlooked corners of the American market and mindset, revealing the complexity of our relationship with commodity culture over time.
By studying crap rather than finely made material objects, Woloson shows us a new way to truly understand ourselves, our national character, and our collective psyche. For all its problems, and despite its disposability, our crap is us.

Sonny Boy by Al Pacino, 370 pages

 To the wider world, Al Pacino exploded onto the scene like a supernova. He landed his first leading role, in The Panic in Needle Park, in 1971, and by 1975, he had starred in four movies—The Godfather and The Godfather Part II, Serpico, and Dog Day Afternoon—that were not just successes but landmarks in the history of film. Those performances became legendary and changed his life forever. Not since Marlon Brando and James Dean in the late 1950s had an actor landed in the culture with such force. But Pacino was in his mid-thirties by then, and had already lived several lives. A fixture of avant-garde theater in New York, he had led a bohemian existence, working odd jobs to support his craft. He was raised by a fiercely loving but mentally unwell mother and her parents after his father left them when he was young, but in a real sense he was raised by the streets of the South Bronx, and by the troop of buccaneering young friends he ran with, whose spirits never left him. After a teacher recognized his acting promise and pushed him toward New York’s fabled High School of Performing Arts, the die was cast. In good times and bad, in poverty and in wealth and in poverty again, through pain and joy, acting was his lifeline, its community his tribe. Sonny Boy is the memoir of a man who has nothing left to fear and nothing left to hide. All the great roles, the essential collaborations, and the important relationships are given their full due, as is the vexed marriage between creativity and commerce at the highest levels. The book’s golden thread, however, is the spirit of love and purpose. Love can fail you, and you can be defeated in your ambitions—the same lights that shine bright can also dim. But Al Pacino was lucky enough to fall deeply in love with a craft before he had the foggiest idea of any of its earthly rewards, and he never fell out of love. That has made all the difference.

Forgotten Tales of Missouri by Mary Collins Barile, 188 pages

 Truth, after all, still remains stranger and more engaging than most legends. And Missouri, of course, leads every other place in truth. Hop aboard Long's dragon boat or take advantage of 1846 wind wagon technology to plunge into the forgotten tales of this fascinating place. Hobnob cautiously with Stagger Lee, Mike Fink and Calamity Jane and view the chamber pot war from a safe distance. Trade witticisms with Alphonse Wetmore and Mark Twain, the frontier folk who keep us civilized today. If you keep company with storyteller Mary Collins Barile, you'll even catch a glimpse of the Mississippi River running backward from an earthquake that was all Missouri's fault.

Happily Never Ever by Kenzie Reed, 314 pages

 Help me. I’m trapped in a rom-com novel with no way to get out. It sounds crazy, but I was sitting on

a park bench reading my favorite rom-com when I got hit by lightning. Unfortunately, my surly,
gorgeous, billionaire boss was standing right next to me when it happened—and now we’re stuck
together in the weird universe of a Serena Lovelace book.

Archie Showcase Digest #22: Archie's Valentine's Special, 225 pages

 Not sure what to get your valentine? Archie’s got you covered! Delight your sweetheart with this showcase of the best and most heart-warming stories, puzzles, and fashion pages all featuring, hearts, candies, romance, dating, and love—like only Archie can!

Flirting With the Frenemy by Pippa Grant, 272 pages

 Mission: Survive my best friend's wedding, where I must play nice with my ex and his perfect new girlfriend.

Strategy: Bring the hottest fake boyfriend on the planet.

Target: Grady Rock. Master Baker. Dimples. Muscles. The unicorn of fake boyfriends.

Complication: Wyatt Morgan. My brother's best friend. My sworn enemy. Military man. Sexy as hell single dad. The man I let into my panties for one night of hot hate sex after my ex dumped me.

And the man who just scared off that perfect fake boyfriend.

By pretending to be my real boyfriend.

I can roll with this though. What’s the harm in Flirting with the Frenemy if it helps me get the job done?

Complete my mission and move on.

Or so I thought.

Until Wyatt kisses me again and I start feeling things I shouldn't.

The thing about weddings...nothing ever goes as planned.

Fourth Wing Parody: Fifth Wing by Reid Mockery, 156 pages

 What if Fourth Wing was written by someone with no filter, a grudge against fantasy tropes, and a plus-sized heroine who gives zero sh*ts? Welcome to Fifth Wing.

Vile Soreinbut isn’t graceful, chosen, or even particularly motivated—but she’s confident, curvy, and somehow bonds with the most temperamental dragon in the sky. Now she’s stuck at Mudbath Community War College, dodging flaming obstacle courses, toxic rivals, and one very broody, leather-clad disaster named Xadence Marriott.

Xadence was supposed to be a dark, mysterious heartthrob. Instead, he’s being emotionally dismantled by a woman who eat pastries during battle briefings and thinks seduction starts with mild insults.

This laugh-out-loud fantasy parody skewers everything you love (and secretly hate) about the tragic backstories, enemies-to-lovers angst, overly dramatic deaths, and dragons who might be high.

World of Archie Comics Digest #148, 225 pages

 Mittens? Check. Silly hat? Check. Cocoa? Check. Now you’re ready to cozy up with this wonderful wintertime collection of heart-warming tales from Riverdale. Just remember to keep your cool in the heated action of a snowball fight!

Ozark Tales and Superstitions by Phillip W. Steele, 96 pages

 Phillip Steele has collected 26 stories in an attempt to preserve the rich lore indigenous to the Ozarks.

Cathedral Cats by Richard Surman, 87 pages

 This appealing little book forms a group portrait of some of the most privileged cats in Britain that make their home in and around the grandeur of Britain's cathedrals. There is hardly a door or window that is closed to them?they have the run of roofs and vaults, nooks and crannies, cloisters andchoirs. There are dozens of photographs of these ecclesiastical felines in these great churches and cathedrals, and each photo is accompanied by a pen portrait of the cat and its particular eccentricities. There is Biggles, for example, feline tyrant of Westminster Abbey, who was issued an official warning by the police after mauling a constable’s trousers! Find out about Tomkin, the patron cat of Chelmsford Cathedral, who was rescued from a derelict house in south London, or Olsen, the Siamese from Chester Cathedral whose nocturnal wanderings often end up at the local jazz club. This is a unique way to discover some of Britain's beautiful cathedrals, with plenty of feline interest along the way.

Betty & Veronica Spectacular Volume 3, 224 pages

 BETTY & VERONICA SPECTACULAR VOL. 3 is the third in a chronological collection featuring the magazine-format series spotlighting Riverdale's iconic duo. This is presented in the new higher-end format of Archie Comics Presents, which offers 200+ pages at a value while taking a design cue from successful all-ages graphic novels.

Betty & Veronica take on the world in this series of once-quarterly stories! See how B&V tackle the world of fashion, prep for the red carpets of Hollywood and still have time to finish their homework!

Betty and Veronica Double Digest #57, 225 pages

 

Betty and Veronica Double Digest #33, 253 pages

 

Archie and Me Jumbo Comics, 253 pages

 BRAND NEW “Jingles’ New Job!” Jingles the elf has given up on the elf business and moved to Riverdale! But Archie and his friends might not be too overjoyed to have this new person join their crew!

Betty and Veronica Comics Digest, 227, 153 pages

 Halloween's not just for kids anymore -- now even pets are getting in on all the fun! When Betty and Veronica notice a sign for a costume contest for pets they find it silly -- but everyone knows the girls can't avoid a friendly competition! Who will win best in spooky show: will it be Veronica's pampered pooch or Betty's feline friend? Find out in "Costume Drama," the fun, NEW lead story to this comics digest!

The Mysterious Mannequin by Carolyn Keene, 178 pages

 Nancy Drew's search for her father's mysterious Turkish client leads her to exotic Istanbul

Black as He's Painted by Ngaio Marsh, 250 pages

 A visiting dignitary in London asks for security—and gets extra help from a clever feline—in a novel starring “the nonpareil among criminal investigators” (The New York Times).

Superintendent Alleyn’s old school chum, nicknamed the “Boomer,” has become the president of the newly emerged African nation of Ng’ombwana, newly emerged in the wake of colonialism. Old school ties being what they are, his friend—making an official visit to London—insists that Alleyn handle his security, rather than Her Majesty’s Special Branch. The Special Branch is not best pleased about this, as the Boomer is known to have some very deadly enemies, and the threats only increase when the Ng’ombwanan ambassador is killed. Happily for the Boomer, not only is Alleyn up to the task, but he is assisted by a rescued cat who proves extremely adept at finding clues . . .

My Zombie Valentine by multiple authors, 360 pages

 Tired of boyfriends who drain you dry? Sick of guys who stay out all night howling at the moon? You can do better. Some men want you not only for your body, but your brains. Especially your brains.

It’s true! There are men out there who care—early-rising, down-to-earth, indefatigable men who’ll follow you for miles. They’ll take the time to surprise you, over and over. One sniff of that perfume, and you’ll have to use a shotgun to fight them off. And then, once you get together, all they want is to share a nice meal. And another. And another.

Romeo and Juliet, eat your hearts out.

"Bring Out Your Dead" by Katie MacAlister
"Gentlemen Prefer Voodoo" by Angie Fox
"Zombiewood Confidential" by Marianne Mancusi
"Every Part of You" by Lisa Cach

Cabinet of Curiosities by Aaron Mahnke with Harry Marks, 321 pages

 The podcast, Aaron Mahnke’s Cabinet of Curiosities, has delighted millions of listeners for years with tales of the wonderful, astounding, and downright bizarre people, places, and things throughout history. Now, in Cabinet of Curiosities the book, learn the fascinating story of the invention of the croissant in a country that was not France, and relive the adventures of a dog that stowed away and went to war, only to help capture a German spy. Along the way, readers will pass through the American state of Franklin, watch Abraham Lincoln’s son be rescued by his assassin’s brother, and learn how too many crash landings inspired one pilot to leave the airline industry and trek for the stars.

For the first time ever, Aaron has gathered scores of his favorites in print, and curated them into a beautiful, topical collection for devoted followers and new fans alike

The Queens of Crime by Marie Benedict, 505 pages

 London, 1930. The five greatest women crime writers have banded together to form a secret society with a single goal: to show they are no longer willing to be treated as second-class citizens by their male counterparts in the legendary Detection Club. Led by the formidable Dorothy L. Sayers, the group includes Agatha Christie, Ngaio Marsh, Margery Allingham and Baroness Emma Orczy. They call themselves the Queens of Crime. Their plan? Solve an actual murder, that of a young woman found strangled in a park in France who may have connections leading to the highest levels of the British establishment.

May Daniels, a young English nurse on an excursion to France with her friend, seemed to vanish into thin air as they prepared to board a ferry home. Months later, her body is found in the nearby woods. The murder has all the hallmarks of a locked room mystery for which these authors are famous: how did her killer manage to sneak her body out of a crowded train station without anyone noticing? If, as the police believe, the cause of death is manual strangulation, why is there is an extraordinary amount of blood at the crime scene? What is the meaning of a heartbreaking secret letter seeming to implicate an unnamed paramour? Determined to solve the highly publicized murder, the Queens of Crime embark on their own investigation, discovering they’re stronger together. But soon the killer targets Dorothy Sayers herself, threatening to expose a dark secret in her past that she would do anything to keep hidden.

Inspired by a true story in Sayers’ own life, New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict brings to life the lengths to which five talented women writers will go to be taken seriously in the male-dominated world of letters as they unpuzzle a mystery torn from the pages of their own novels.

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros, 527 pages

 After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there’s no more time for lessons. No more time for uncertainty. Because the battle has truly begun, and with enemies closing in from outside their walls and within their ranks, it’s impossible to know who to trust.

Now Violet must journey beyond the failing Aretian wards to seek allies from unfamiliar lands to stand with Navarre. The trip will test every bit of her wit, luck, and strength, but she will do anything to save what she loves—her dragons, her family, her home, and him.

Even if it means keeping a secret so big, it could destroy everything. They need an army. They need power. They need magic. And they need the one thing only Violet can find—the truth. But a storm is coming...and not everyone can survive its wrath.

Go Luck Yourself by Sara Raasch, 312 pages

 It’s enemies to lovers in this sexy and delightful holiday mash up that pairs the spare prince of Christmas with the crown prince of St. Patrick’s Day!

Someone has been stealing Christmas’s joy, and there’s only one clue to the culprit—a single shamrock.

With Coal busy restructuring Christmas—and their dad now having a full midlife crisis in the Caribbean—Kris volunteers to investigate St. Patrick’s Day. His cover: an ambassador from Christmas to foster goodwill. What could go wrong?

Everything, it seems. Because Prince Lochlann Patrick, Crown Prince of St. Patrick’s Day, happens to be the mysterious student that Kris has been in a small war with at Cambridge. They attempt to play nice for the tabloids, but Kris can’t get through one conversation without wanting to smash Loch’s face in—he’s infuriating, stubborn, loud, obstinate, hot—

Wait—hot?

Kris might be in some trouble. Especially when it turns out that the mystery behind Christmas’s stolen magic isn’t as simple as an outright theft. But why would a Holiday that Christmas has never had contact with, one that’s always been the very basis of carefree, want to steal joy? Can a spare prince even hope to unravel all this, or will Kris lose something way more valuable than his Holiday’s resources—like his heart?