A concert pianist honored by a massive ticker-tape parade through Manhattan? Violent riots breaking out over the appearance of an Austrian conductor at an American concert hall? It may be difficult to imagine such events taking place today, but as this book demonstrates in fascinating detail, the classical music world became caught up in the …
The illustrated exploits of three lovable dummies set loose in a classic fantasy adventure! The setup: three brothers and their father set out to play Dungeons and Dragons together, without knowing anything about Dungeons and Dragons. It goes exactly as you’d expect. This is the first of several graphic novels based off the magnificent accident-of-a-podcast …
A Delicious Indie Assortment: Strange Planet by Nathan W. Pyle Imagine a set of cartoon characters who appear to be alien beings but who experience many of the same daily joys and frustrations that we do. Then imagine that these beings are somehow naive and curious AND wise, with complex vocabularies and gentle senses of …
On a snowy evening, Camilla the warthog likes nothing better than to stay indoors and pore over her beloved collection of maps. Street maps, trail maps, star charts — she’s got a little of everything, but her favorite is an old map of the forest where she lives. Next morning, after the big storm, Camilla …
Community and connection are necessary parts of a healthy lifestyle, and we need them more than ever. But in a digitally driven society, or being introverted by nature, it can be difficult to learn how to start cultivating them. Allow this journal to guide you there! Prompts encourage you to write introspectively about yourself and …
A war is waged by two rival time-traveling agents: Red, who comes from a world ruled by technology, and Blue, who comes from a world rooted in organic life. The narrative is told through letters between the women, at first passionately loathsome, then– surprising both– passionately loving. Through visceral, poignant, and intricate wordplay, El-Mohtar and …
“Cloud isn’t just a place to work. It’s a place to live. And when you’re here, you’ll never want to leave.” The world is dominated by Cloud, a retail conglomerate that controls everything — your home, union, healthcare, government… it’s all Cloud. Essentially, it’s the Amazon of the next decade. That’s what makes it so …
“I wasn’t a princess in a tower. I knew I’d get away one way or another, and I was not waiting for a god to liberate me. That would have been both silly and unlikely.” A Cinderella story awash in bright descriptions and Mayan mythology. Cassiopeia– honest, straightforward, hardworking, and aching to get away from …
This extraordinary mash-up of novel and graphic novel (pages of text alternate with pictures) depicts an alternate early 21st century America ravaged by drone-fought war, in which the surviving populace spend most of their time languidly plugged into a massive virtual reality network. Our off-grid heroine and her robot companion are on a mission, the …
This fascinating hodgepodge of essays, articles, and conference presentations by a well-known author of children’s fantasy celebrates the wonders of the human imagination and the crucial role which storytelling must play in a healthy society. Pullman’s thoughtful and often amusing musings branch out from the craft of modern writing to encompass painting, poetry, graphic novels, …
