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The Little Frog's Guide to Self-Care: Affirmations, Self-Love and Life Lessons According to the Internet's Beloved Mushroom Frog (Staff Pick)

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The Little Frog's Guide to Self-Care: Affirmations, Self-Love and Life Lessons According to the Internet's Beloved Mushroom Frog By Maybell Eequay Cover Image
$11.99
ISBN: 9781837991013
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Published: Summersdale - September 5th, 2023

Affirmations already make me cry, but now you have a frog in a mushroom hat and high heeled boots telling me them?? Tissues are sold out everywhere.

- Jane


Long Live the Post Horn! (Staff Pick)

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Long Live the Post Horn! By Vigdis Hjorth, Charlotte Barslund (Translated by) Cover Image
By Vigdis Hjorth, Charlotte Barslund (Translated by)
$19.95
ISBN: 9781788733137
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Published: Verso Fiction - September 15th, 2020

Long live the post horn, indeed! This is the story of the political and personal awakening of a lonely Norwegian PR worker revitalized from existential malaise. Spurred by the mystery of a missing colleague and the romance of an undelivered letter, Hjorth's manic stream of consciousness takes us along a riveting 6 months as our narrator is drawn into the drama (yes, drama!) of Norwegian union responses to the EU postal directive.

- Catherine


The Unfortunate Life of Worms (Staff Pick)

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The Unfortunate Life of Worms By Noemi Vola Cover Image
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ISBN: 9798986640600
Availability: Available with a Delay: On Order at Supplier: Email online@portersquarebooks.com for More Info
Published: Tra Publishing - April 25th, 2023

It’s tough to be a worm. It’s also tough to be a human, and Vola’s graphic novel explores the travails of consciousness in a delightfully original way, as seen through the eyes of a worm. A book that pushes you to reflect on the human condition AND teaches you fun facts about worms- the perfect combination!

- Catherine


How to Weep in Public

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How to Weep in Public: Feeble Offerings on Depression from One Who Knows By Jacqueline Novak Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780804139700
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Published: Crown - March 1st, 2016

With this laugh-out-loud, poignant-ish part-memoir filled with helpful lists like “Top Eight Ways to Avoid Charming Your Therapist,” Novak bravely gives fellow “depressos” permission to lean in to what they feel, and learn things along the way, maybe.

Kate M


Frog and Toad are Doing Their Best

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Frog and Toad are Doing Their Best [A Parody]: Bedtime Stories for Trying Times By Jennie Egerdie, Ellie Hajdu (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Jennie Egerdie, Ellie Hajdu (Illustrator)
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ISBN: 9780762478460
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Published: Running Press Adult - October 5th, 2021

Frog and Toad are back, dealing with anxiety and depression and hats that make them look like internet trolls. They tackle all of these with humor, kindness, and love for each other. These are the bedtime stories we need right now. Frog and Toad are Doing Their Best, and so are you.

Shana


Thirsty Mermaids

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Thirsty Mermaids By Kat Leyh Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781982133573
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Published: Gallery 13 - February 9th, 2021

In search of booze, three mermaids venture onto shore, where they have to navigate everything from walking and clothes, to jobs and purpose. Thirsty Mermaids is the adult female friendship comic for everyone who's trying to balance their Little Mermaid nostalgia with their feminism.

Marika


I Left the House Today

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I Left the House Today!: Comics by Cassandra Calin By Cassandra Calin Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781524855574
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Published: Andrews McMeel Publishing - June 2nd, 2020

 

Hilarious and so real, Calin's comics are perfect to read while curled up in sweats (yours or stolen from a significant other) and eating a bag of chips-- preferably ones that leave your hand orange.

Marika


HOW TO INVENT EVERYTHING

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How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler By Ryan North Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780735220157
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Published: Riverhead Books - September 17th, 2019

Feel like the end of the world? Fear not: with this handy (and hilarious) guide, you can completely rebuild civilization from scratch--and even take some shortcuts and avoid some of the missteps of our forebears. This book somehow manages to be a fascinating primer on science history and a witty page-turner. Essential reading for the post-apocalypse.

 

Kate


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