You've Got a Friend, Charlie Brown by Charles M. Schulz, 128 pages

 Vintage Peanuts comics. 

In Mad We Trust by Sergio Aragones, 192 pages

 Classic MAD by Sergio Aragones . . . What can one say about this guy's work? He's one of the Big Five - Don Martin, Sergio Aragones, Al Jaffee, Dave Berg, and Prohias - who can, in my opinion, do no wrong (excepting the blackface that shows up from time to time). If you grew up on classic 60s-80s MAD, you already know that this book is gold. 

To Kill a Badger by Shelly Laurenston, 480 pages

 Nelle Zhao is a social media maven who knows what matters. And the only thing that matters right now is survival. Not easy, though, when her honey badger teammates attract trouble the way she attracts attention. She didn’t know when it became her job to protect the ones she cares about from themselves, but even she has to admit…she’s really good at it. Too bad some people don’t appreciate when she’s being helpful. Especially Keane Malone, who doesn’t know how to accept a friendly paw. But Nelle excels at helping! And at ignoring other people’s irrational demands, such as doing it all alone. Keane, poor pretty kitty, doesn’t understand the kind of assistance a shit-starting honey badger like Nelle can truly offer . . .

Keane knows two things—he doesn’t like other people, and he is going to crush the de Medicis, an evil coalition of male lion shifters who are not only snatching innocent humans for fun and profit, but also killed his father. And for once, he may not be able to fight this fight alone, forcing him to let long-legged, jet-setting Nelle join the fight. And getting close to Nelle is suddenly bringing out his roar . . .

Born to be Badger by Shelly Laurenston, 368 pages

 Emily “Tock” Meyerson-Jackson is on a mission to rid the world of shifters trafficking humans for hunting and cash. And now that she’s narrowed down her suspects to a brutal coalition of male lions, nothing will get between this honey badger and her prey—not even a dog-loving Tiger with absolutely no time management skills. Doesn’t matter that Shay Malone is ferociously adorable. With a war brewing between cat families, Tock doesn’t have time to lounge around with a football-playing tiger shifter. But when she realizes the coalition is also responsible for the death of Shay’s father, she’s forced to partner up with the flirtatious feline. . . .

Revenge is most definitely on the menu for Shay and his tiger shifter brothers. But when it comes to Shay’s alluring partner in crime-solving, so is seduction. Tock might be a bad-ass of a honey badger, but she’s awfully cute when she’s flashing her fangs, which she’s pretty much doing all the time these days. Good thing revenge is a dish best served hot. Because when it comes to Tock, Shay knows just how to turn up the heat. . . .

Breaking Badger by Shelly Laurenston, 368 pages

 It’s instinct that drives Finn Malone to rescue a bunch of hard battling honey badgers. The Siberian tiger shifter just can’t bear to see his fellow shifters harmed. But no way can Finn have a houseful of honey badgers when he also has two brothers with no patience. Things just go from bad to worse when the badgers rudely ejected from his home turn out to be the only ones who can help him solve a family tragedy. He’s just not sure he can even get back into the badgers’ good graces. Since badgers lack graces of any kind . . .

Mads knows her teammates aren’t about to forgive the cats that were so rude to them, but moody Finn isn’t so bad. And he’s cute! The badger part of her understands Finn’s burning need to avenge his father’s death—after all, vengeance is her favorite pastime. So Mads sets about helping Finn settle his family’s score, which has its perks, since she gets to avoid her own family drama. Besides, fighting side by side with Finn is her kind of fun—especially when she can get in a hot and heavy snuggle with her very own growling, eye-rolling, and utterly irresistible kitty-cat . . .

Good 'n' Mad by William M. Gaines, 192 pages

 Mad Magazine cartoons. 

We're On Your Side, Charlie Brown by Charles M. Schulz, 136 pages

Cartoons.

 

Mad-ly Yours by Sergio Aragones, 200 pages

 Numerous hilarious shorts all by Sergio Aragones.

The Elephant Man: A Study in Human Dignity by Ashley Montagu, 153 pages

 Probes the remarkable spirit, courage and determination of John Merrick, the eighteenth-century Englishman who was exploited as a traveling circus exhibit because of his severe skin and bone disorder.

Very Funny, Charlie Brown! by Charles M. Schulz, 128 pages

 Why is Charlie Brown upside down?

And out on a limb as well?
Will he ever straighten out?
Does Lucy really have all the answers?
Is "Good Grief" all Snoopy can say?

Here Comes Charlie Brown! by Charles M.Schulz, 125 pages

 reprinting Peanuts cartoons from 1955, 1956, and 1957.

Mad's Maddest Artist: Don Martin Drops 13 Stories!, 192 pages

 Rare Vintage early signet edition of MAD's irrepresible humor by renowned artist Don Martin - Featuring Fester Bestertester.

Badger to the Bone by Shelly Laurenston, 416 pages

 She’s the woman he’s been hired to kidnap. But ZeZé Vargas has other ideas . . . like getting them both out of this nightmare alive. Just one problem. She’s crazy. Certifiably. Because while he’s plotting their escape, the petite Asian beauty is plotting something much more deadly . . .

 
Max “Kill It Again” MacKilligan has no idea what one of her own is doing with all these criminal humans until she realizes that Zé has no idea who or what he is. Or exactly how much power he truly has.
 
But Max is more than happy to bring this handsome jaguar shifter into her world and show him everything he’s been missing out on. A move that might be the dumbest thing she’s ever done once she realizes how far her enemies will go to wipe her out. Too bad for them Zé is willing to do whatever it takes to keep her alive . . . and honey badgers are just so damn hard to kill!

In a Badger Way by Shelly Laurenston, 418 pages

 Petite, kind, brilliant, and young, Stevie is nothing like the usual women bodyguard Shen Li is interested in. Even more surprising, the youngest of the lethal, ball-busting, and beautiful MacKilligan sisters is terrified of bears. But she’s not terrified of pandas. She loves pandas.

Which means that whether Shen wants her to or not, she simply won’t stop cuddling him. He isn’t some stuffed Giant Panda, ya know! He is a Giant Panda shifter. He deserves respect and personal space. Something that little hybrid is completely ignoring.

But Stevie has a way of finding trouble. Like going undercover to take down a scientist experimenting on other shifters. For what, Shen doesn’t want to know, but they’d better find out. And fast. Stevie might be the least violent of the honey badger sisters, but she’s the most dangerous to Shen’s peace of mind. Because she has absolutely no idea how much trouble they’re in . . . or just how damn adorable she is.

The Wonderful World of Peanuts by Charles Schulz, 128 pages

Collection of comics from the very first Peanuts book. 

 

How Romantic, Charlie Brown by Charles M. Schulz, 128 pages

 A collection of cartoons featuring America's favorite kids -- Peanuts! Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy and the rest of the gang will touch your funny bone . . . and your heart.

Hot and Badgered by Shelly Laurenston, 417 pages

 It’s not every day that a beautiful naked woman falls out of the sky and lands face-first on grizzly shifter Berg Dunn’s hotel balcony. Definitely they don’t usually hop up and demand his best gun. Berg gives the lady a grizzly-sized t-shirt and his cell phone, too, just on style points. And then she’s gone, taking his XXXL heart with her. By the time he figures out she’s a honey badger shifter, it’s too late.

 
Honey badgers are survivors. Brutal, vicious, ill-tempered survivors. Or maybe Charlie Taylor-MacKilligan is just pissed that her useless father is trying to get them all killed again, and won’t even tell her how. Protecting her little sisters has always been her job, and she’s not about to let some pesky giant grizzly protection specialist with a network of every shifter in Manhattan get in her way. Wait. He’s trying to help? Why would he want to do that? He’s cute enough that she just might let him tag along—that is, if he can keep up . . .

Betty and Veronica Jumbo Comics #336, 225 pages

 ‘Tis the season for beach bashes, sunny seaside adventures, and the best swimsuit fashions you’ll ever see—all thanks to Betty and Veronica!

For Duck's Sakes by Donna Andrews, 320 pages

 Meg is in the backyard of the house her brother Rob, Delaney, and their new baby have moved into, supervising some workmen who are using a bulldozer to start digging out a duck pond. She wants to get away from her own house, which has become the staging site for Caerphilly's first Mutt March, which will be held the next day. Meg thinks it will be more peaceful at Rob's house--and it is until the bulldozers uncover a skeleton whose skull has a hole and a bullet rattling around inside.

Meanwhile, Chief Burke begins searching the police records to see if he can identify any missing persons who would fit the bill. He doesn't turn down Meg's offer to help with his identification efforts, and she begins looking in the library and talking to old-timers. She's all the more eager to help because Iris Rafferty, who sold the house to Rob and Delaney and still lives in the mother-in-law suite, disappears the morning after the finding of the body... does her disappearance have anything to do with finding the body? Was it voluntary? Or was she kidnapped--possibly by the prowlers who are spotted lurking around the half-finished duck pond at night? Or do the prowlers have sinister designs on one or more of the dogs who will be marching in the parade?

Redshirts by John Scalzi, 317 pages

 Ensign Andrew Dahl has just been assigned to the Universal Union Capital Ship Intrepid, flagship of the Universal Union since the year 2456. It’s a prestige posting, and Andrew is thrilled all the more to be assigned to the ship’s Xenobiology laboratory.

Life couldn’t be better…until Andrew begins to pick up on the fact that:
(1) every Away Mission involves some kind of lethal confrontation with alien forces
(2) the ship’s captain, its chief science officer, and the handsome Lieutenant Kerensky always survive these confrontations
(3) at least one low-ranked crew member is, sadly, always killed.

Not surprisingly, a great deal of energy below decks is expended on avoiding, at all costs, being assigned to an Away Mission. Then Andrew stumbles on information that completely transforms his and his colleagues’ understanding of what the starship Intrepid really is…and offers them a crazy, high-risk chance to save their own lives.

Spy X Family, Volume 4 by Tatsuya Endo, 192 pages

 Master spy Twilight is unparalleled when it comes to going undercover on dangerous missions for the betterment of the world. But when he receives the ultimate assignment—to get married and have a kid—he may finally be in over his head!

The Forgers look into adding a dog to their family, but this is no easy task—especially when Twilight has to simultaneously foil an assassination plot against a foreign minister! The perpetrators plan to use trained dogs for the attack, but Twilight gets some unexpected help to stop these terrorists.

Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree, 294 pages

 After a lifetime of bounties and bloodshed, Viv is hanging up her sword for the last time.

The battle-weary orc aims to start fresh, opening the first ever coffee shop in the city of Thune. But old and new rivals stand in the way of success — not to mention the fact that no one has the faintest idea what coffee actually is.

If Viv wants to put the blade behind her and make her plans a reality, she won't be able to go it alone.

But the true rewards of the uncharted path are the travelers you meet along the way. And whether drawn together by ancient magic, flaky pastry, or a freshly brewed cup, they may become partners, family, and something deeper than she ever could have dreamed.

World of Archie Jumbo Comics #150, 225 pages

 BRAND NEW STORY! It’s the 150th ISSUE of World of Archie Digest, and that’s cause for a CELEBRATION! Luckily, there’s a big bash about to happen at Pop Tate’s to mark the occasion, complete with magic by Kardak the Mystic and a performance by the world’s biggest pop star TARA SWIFT! But is it really her, or just one of Kardak’s illusions?

Archie Jumbo Comics #362, 225 pages

 BRAND NEW STORY! Sabrina and the gang are going back to the beach… and back to the 1980s! But when messing with time causes Betty to go missing, Sabrina’s going to have to figure out how to set things right…

The Cat Who Came to Breakfast by Lilian Jackson Braun, 254 pages

 Qwilleran and the cats are visiting an island known by many names. Qwill has always called it Breakfast Island, but to the taciturn natives, it's Providence Island. To the rich summer residents it's Grand Island--and to the developers and tourists who are turning this once-peaceful place upside down, it's Pear Island. But when some odd "accidents" occur, including a fatal boat explosion, Qwill suspects sabotage and sets out to investigate--because murder by any other name is just as deadly...

Given to the Gargoyle by Ami Wright, 194 pages

 Would you make a deal to dance for a grumpy gargoyle? I’ve got big dreams of a career on the stage. Unfortunately dreams don’t pay the bills. Working as an exotic dancer for a mysterious monster client sure beats being groped by some of the sleezy humans I’ve danced for. Performing alone on a rooftop for a statue sounds strange, sure. Then the statue comes alive and turns into a huge, sweet protective gargoyle. My dance frees William from his rocky prison, but he tells me if I don’t stop, he’ll have no choice, but to claim me forever. Beneath the rough, stony exterior, my powerful gargoyle mate has a tender heart. But he’s holding back. How can I convince him that he’s worthy? Will he still love me when he realizes how much trouble I am?

Five Children and It by E. Nesbit, 141 pages

 Make a wish with the Sand-fairy

The five children are Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane, and their baby brother. But what is 'It'? It is the Sand-fairy known as the Psammead, and it lives in the gravel pits where purple and yellow wildflowers grow. It is furry and fat with hands like a monkey's--and has the power to grant wishes. The children discover that wish-making is fun at first, but sometimes, when wishes come true, fun can soon turn into trouble...

The Crooked Banister by Carolyn Keene, 179 pages

 Nancy, Bess and George explore a peculiar house with its fantastically crooked staircase. A bizarre serpent picture, an unpredictable robot, a broken bridge over flaming water and a hidden room with poisoned portraits are among the unusual discoveries found on this strange property. The missing owner, an elusive swindler, is wanted by the police. Nancy is determined to solve the mystery of the weird house and discover its secrets. 

Murder Ballads: Illustrated Lyrics and Lore by Katy Horan, 144 pages

 Murder Ballads is a guide to the origins and cultural impact of murder ballads as a music genre, covering its roots in patriarchal violence and white supremacy, as well as its contemporary relationship to true crime.

 
From “Delia's Gone” to “The Death of Queen Jane,” each of twenty carefully chosen ballads is accompanied by one of Horan’s beautifully macabre illustrations and a thoroughly researched reflection on the song's history and evolution. At the back of the book, readers can browse a list of essential recordings for each ballad.
 
Mysterious and alluring as the songs themselves, Murder Ballads will delight history enthusiasts, armchair musicologists, true crime fans (and critics), as well as anyone who appreciates the darker side of folk music.

Archie's Milestones #28: Jughead's Food Festival, 228 pages

 Dig into this buffet of stories that will whet your appetite for fun, hilarity, and action, all starring Archie’s best pal Jughead!

Archie's Big Book Volume 2: Fantasy, 304 pages

ARCHIE'S BIG BOOK VOL. 2 is the sequel to an all-new series of deluxe softcovers featuring the classic Archie stories in-and-out of Riverdale. A value at $19.99, this comic-trim-sized collection is the best place to discover the origins of these characters right in time for their appearances on CW's Riverdale. With additional content and newly remastered comic art and coloring on selected stories, we expect this new value softcover should do very well on holiday displays and wherever books are sold.

Good things come in threes, and this is a trip down Archie's Fantasyland of tales! This collection of classic stories features the best of medieval, swashbuckling and overall fantastical stories starring our favorite teens from Riverdale.

The Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst, 375 pages

 Terlu Perna broke the law because she was lonely. She cast a spell and created a magically sentient spider plant. As punishment, she was turned into a wooden statue and tucked away into an alcove in the North Reading Room of the Great Library of Alyssium.

This should have been the end of her story . . . Yet one day, Terlu wakes in the cold of winter on a nearly-deserted island full of hundreds of magical greenhouses. She’s starving and freezing, and the only other human on the island is a grumpy gardener. To her surprise, he offers Terlu a place to sleep, clean clothes, and freshly baked honey cakes—at least until she’s ready to sail home.

But Terlu can’t return home and doesn’t want to—the greenhouses are a dream come true, each more wondrous than the next. When she learns that the magic that sustains them is failing—causing the death of everything within them—Terlu knows she must help. Even if that means breaking the law again.

This time, though, she isn’t alone. Assisted by the gardener and a sentient rose, Terlu must unravel the secrets of a long-dead sorcerer if she wants to save the island—and have a fresh chance at happiness and love.

Cheesecake by Mark Kurlansky, 240 pages

 The Katsikases have found a home in New York. A Greek cheesemaking family who immigrated in hopes of opening a restaurant, they've found the perfect storefront on the up-and-coming Upper West Side. They decide to call it The Katz Brothers. (Close enough, they think.) The diner becomes a neighborhood favorite-until Art Katsikas begins buying up all the real estate he can, forcing out their old “regulars” and scheming to replace the neighborhood's strudel shops and artists with ritzy boutiques and the nouveau riche.

Meanwhile, at The Katz Brothers, the Katsikases rush to prepare for this new clientele by introducing a new “modern classical cuisine,” changing the diner's name to “Mykonos,” and deciding to serve “Cato's Cheesecake,” an ancient Roman recipe known to be the oldest ever found. Sure enough, the enigmatic recipe is a hit, even minted by the New York Times restaurant critic. Soon the cheesecake is all over the Upper West Side, and wild interpretations of Cato's vision appear at the parties, feasts, and bakeries of old New Yorkers struggling to keep their withering community alive. Sometimes laced with green M&Ms, sometimes with sage and spite, the cheesecake becomes a herald of change as the Upper West Side-and New York's food scene-are transformed for good.

Hunted by Shona Knight, 432 pages

 She’s not alone anymore. But them knowing the secret she’s kept for fifteen years may be the one thing she can’t survive.

The men who found her have begun to quiet the darkness that once consumed her, slowly helping her piece herself back together. But Darla is still clutching one devastating secret—one she swore she’d never reveal. And the closer they get, the harder it becomes to keep it buried.

As old wounds resurface and deadly threats close in, it’s clear their pasts are far from finished with them. The truth behind the crashes that changed their lives is beginning to unravel, and someone will do anything to keep those secrets hidden.

Especially hers.

Because some history refuses to stay buried.
And Darla knows—if her truth comes out, it could destroy everything.

Betty and Veronica Jumbo Comics #335, 225 pages

 BRAND NEW STORY! Move over, Superman! The new Galaxyman movie is having its world premiere in Riverdale! Wilbur Wilkin is hired to dress up as the titular hero for the event—but when things go awry, it’ll take a real hero like Pureheart the Powerful to save the day!

World of Betty and Veronica Jumbo Comics #39, 225 pages

 Kick summer off with this sunshine-filled issue of BETTY & VERONICA JUMBO COMICS DIGEST

Our Dining Table by Mita Ori, 236 pages

 Boys’ Love Cooked To Perfection

Eating around other people is a struggle for salaryman Yutaka, despite his talent for cooking. All that changes when he meets Minoru and Tane—two brothers, many years apart in age—who ask him to teach them how to make his delicious food! It’s not long before Yutaka finds himself falling hard for the meals they share together—and falling in love!

America's First Daughter by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie, 606 pages

 In a compelling, richly researched novel that draws from thousands of letters and original sources, bestselling authors Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie tell the fascinating, untold story of Thomas Jefferson’s eldest daughter, Martha “Patsy” Jefferson Randolph—a woman who kept the secrets of our most enigmatic founding father and shaped an American legacy.

From her earliest days, Patsy Jefferson knows that though her father loves his family dearly, his devotion to his country runs deeper still. As Thomas Jefferson’s oldest daughter, she becomes his helpmate, protector, and constant companion in the wake of her mother’s death, traveling with him when he becomes American minister to France.

It is in Paris, at the glittering court and among the first tumultuous days of revolution, that fifteen-year-old Patsy learns about her father’s troubling liaison with Sally Hemings, a slave girl her own age. Meanwhile, Patsy has fallen in love—with her father’s protégé William Short, a staunch abolitionist and ambitious diplomat. Torn between love, principles, and the bonds of family, Patsy questions whether she can choose a life as William’s wife and still be a devoted daughter.

Her choice will follow her in the years to come, to Virginia farmland, Monticello, and even the White House. And as scandal, tragedy, and poverty threaten her family, Patsy must decide how much she will sacrifice to protect her father's reputation, in the process defining not just his political legacy, but that of the nation he founded.