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Living Like Lebowski

Benjamin Oliver 9781646044016 Ulysses Press | November 15, 2022 $15.95 | $21.95 CAN PB 5 x 8, 272 pages

Celebrate the 25th anniversary of Ethan and Joel Coen’s cinematic triumph The Big Lebowski with this ultimate guide to life from the founders of the Church of Latter-Day Dude.

Awkward Merit Badges

Funny Stickers for Celebrating Life’s Little Failures

Ulysses Press 9781646044146 Ulysses Press | October 11, 2022 $12.95 | $17.95 CAN PB 6 1⁄2 x 6 1⁄2, 32 pages

Celebrate awkwardness and faux pas with this sticker book of merit badges designed for those embarrassing moments when your social anxiety gets the best of you.

Batman Returns: One Dark Christmas Eve

The Illustrated Holiday Classic

Ivan Cohen; JJ Harrison 9781647227548 Insight Editions | September 13, 2022 $18.99 | $25.99 CAN HC 8 x 8, 32 pages

Batman returns to save both his hometown and the holiday season in this adult storybook adaptation of Tim Burton’s Super Hero classic.

Color My Husband

50 Quirky Coloring Pages for Women Everywhere

Dare You Stamp Co. 9781646432967 Cider Mill Press | September 27, 2022 $10.95 | $14.95 CAN PB 8 3⁄8 x 10 7⁄8, 112 pages

They can’t find the TV remote. They know better than the GPS. They “forget” to wash the dishes for the third night in a row. Sound familiar? Every wife, girlfriend, and long-suffering woman will recognize something in Color My Husband’s witty pages.

Do Let’s Have Another Drink

The Dry Wit and Fizzy Life of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

Gareth Russell 9781668006931 Atria Books | November 1, 2022 $28.00 | $37.00 CAN HC 5 1⁄2 x 8 3⁄8, 352 pages

For fans of The Crown and NinetyNine Glimpses of Princess Margaret, a deliciously entertaining collection of 101 fascinating and funny anecdotes about Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother - one for each year of her life.

Fuck Off, Holidays, I’m Coloring

‘Tis the Season for Curse-Filled Coloring Pages

Dare You Stamp Co. 9781646432905 Cider Mill Press | September 27, 2022 $10.95 | $14.95 CAN PB 8 3⁄8 x 10 7⁄8, 112 pages

Put the holiday stress behind you and tune out all that merriment bullshit with this swear word coloring book.

HUMOR

The History of Insults

Over 100 Put-Downs, Slights, and Snubs Through the Ages

Nathan Joyce 9781912983568 Dog n Bone | September 13, 2022 $9.99 | NCR HC 4 5⁄9 x 6, 112 pages

History lessons have never been so hilarious thanks to this collection of insults through the ages - the targets of your barrage of vintage invective won’t know what’s hit them.

The Little Book of Axolotl Wisdom

Live Your Life Like the World’s Weirdest, Cutest Salamander

Jessica Allen 9781646044177 Ulysses Press | December 6, 2022 $11.95 | $15.95 CAN PB 5 x 7, 128 pages

Get inspired by the axolotl, aka the Mexican Water Monster, and discover what they can teach us about living life to the fullest in this adorably profound book of amphibian affirmations!

More True Facts That Sound Like Bull$#*t

500 More Insane-But-True Facts to Rattle Your Brain (Fun Facts, Amazing Statistic, Humor Gift, Gift Books)

Tim Rayborn 9781646433278 Cider Mill Press | October 4, 2022 $19.95 | $26.95 CAN HC 5 1⁄2 x 7 3⁄4, 256 pages

From cubed wombat poop to the dancing plague and the real-life Dracula, this collection of 500 bizarre facts is sure to make you say bull$#*t!

Quotable Quotes

Wit & wisdom from 100 years of Reader’s Digest

Reader’s Digest 9781621458500 Trusted Media Brands | October 11, 2022 $14.99 | $19.99 CAN POB 6 3⁄4 x 6 3⁄4, 176 pages

A wide-ranging collection of inspirational, humorous, powerful, relatable, witty, and eminently quotable quotes for every occasion.

A Short History of Queer Women

Kirsty Loehr 9780861542840 Oneworld Publications | November 8, 2022 $17.95 | $22.95 CAN PB 4 1⁄3 x 7, 208 pages

Queer women have always existed - let’s put them back in the history books

Solutions and Other Problems

Allie Brosh 9781982156954 Gallery Books | September 27, 2022 $22.00 | $29.99 CAN PB 6 x 9, 528 pages

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Allie Brosh -beloved author and artist of the extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller Hyperbole and a Half -returns with a long-awaited collection of “hilarious and slyly poignant” (People), autobiographical, illustrated essays.

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