Staff Picks + Upcoming Titles: December

An anthology of brand-new poems inspired by Taylor Swift songs, from a powerhouse group of contemporary poets, including Kate Baer, Maggie Smith, and Joy Harjo.

Scott Harrison, founder of the Six Pack Revolution, is back with his second book after the Sunday Times bestselling Eat Your Way to a Six Pack.

Wrap yourself in the magic of Christmas! Grab your coloring pens and coziest blanket as you explore the brand-new Cozy Christmas Coloring Book, a special collaboration between bestselling creator Coco Wyo and Penguin Random House. It’s the perfect gift for anyone looking to unwind and enjoy a little holiday cheer.

A stunningly designed workbook based on Michelle Obama’s #1 New York Times bestseller The Light We Carry, featuring practical tools for navigating life’s challenges and fortifying oneself in the face of uncertainty, obstacles, and self-doubt.

Trap Kitchen is back with a nod to their Jamaican heritage, fusing Caribbean cuisine with their signature Trap Kitchen sensibilities and flavors.

It’s time to celebrate Valentine’s Day and all things love with this gorgeous and gifty picture book from Mr. Boddington’s Studio.

Celebrate America's national parks with 40 sheets of beautifully illustrated stickers featuring passport stamps, WPA national parks poster art, flowers, animals, birds, slogans, monuments, and more.

Welcome to the Smooth Life—with over 100 recipes for smoothies, bowls, and more, from smoothie queens Ashley and Taylor Johnston aka Twin Coast

Learn all about love with Bluey and Bingo in this sturdy lift-the-flap board book, based on wildly successful animated series Bluey, as seen on Disney+

A 50-card deck offering guidance and inspiration for anyone rethinking their relationship with alcohol, from the hosts of the award-winning podcast, Recovery Rocks.

Flexible meal planning for your busy life! With weekly meal prep done in under two hours, you’ll have flavorful, nutrition-packed meals on the table quickly every night of the week.

A coloring book filled with fun and action-packed pages of Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow, and all their friends!

Create 50 versatile crochet stitch patterns with this stylish on-the-go card deck from best-selling author and YouTube sensation, Bella Coco (Sarah-Jayne Fragola).Discover Sarah-Jayne’s clear and friendly teaching style, known and loved by her more than 2 million online followers.

Cook lighter, leaner, and happier with TikTok and Instagram star Benji Xavier.

Celebrate a very special birthday with this collection of sweet and funny poems from the author of the hugely popular Kindergarten, Here I Come!

In this stunning book, one of the world’s leading art dealers reveals her passion project—collecting French haute couture from the twentieth century and telling the stories of the women who wore them.

Shed excess weight, reduce inflammation, and boost your metabolism—the delicious way!From the USA Ambassador for Metabolic Balance, a proven health and diet program with more than 1.5 million enthusiastic clients, this vibrant cookbook features 90 healthy recipes from around the world.

A child’s first introduction to the lunar year and its twelve zodiac animals springs to life with striking, colorful art and a pictogram on each spread.With the dawn of a new lunar year, one of twelve animals in the zodiac will rise and shine and distinguish the year with its unique personality. And when that year is over, the creature will lie down, close its eyes, and dream its dreams until its turn comes around again. With gorgeous bold, graphic imagery and a touch of humor, Jiemei Lin offers a dreamscape of sweet rhymes and sleepy creatures. From the tiny mouse to the mighty tiger, each is labeled with its own pictogram, and more information about the lunar year and the zodiac may be found in a note at the end.

Mad Libs is the world’s greatest word game and the perfect gift or activity for anyone who likes to laugh! Write in the missing words on each page to create your own hilariously funny stories all about being “brat.”

An inspired vegetarian cookbook with 108 recipes inflected with the practices of Ayurveda and mindfulness practices derived from a bhakti yogic lifestyle. Food is so much more than nourishment for the body, and health is not just a results-oriented goal. Lakshmi Wennakoski-Bielicki, the creator of PureVege.com, creates food that is healthy, tasty, ethically sound, and spiritually resonant: it is an offering of devotion. To Lakshmi, a vegetarian diet is simply the practical starting point on the path toward a more mindful life. Pure Vegetarian melds yoga philosophy with mindful food preparation and delicious meals, any day, all year long. You do not need to practice yoga or Ayurveda to find these recipes accessible, delicious, and divine. Many of the 108 recipes are influenced by Indian tradition but modified for the Western palate. Lakshmi encourages experimenting with favorite vegetables and seasonings to create fresh versions of familiar classics: spelt crackers with hummus, strawberry halva, fig tart with frozen pecan pudding. The recipes are easily adapted to a vegan or gluten-free diet as well.Recipes include:·Homemade cheeses, yogurt, buttermilk, and other organic dairy products·Fresh-baked Indian-style flatbreads and snacks·Wholesome legume and rice dishes, packed full of seasonal vegetables for hearty meals year-round·Fragrant spice blends to accent all kinds of sweet and savory dishes·Salads, sprouts, chutneys, and sauces to flavor any meal·Sweet desserts, confections, and refreshing drinks to satisfy any palate

A first-of-its-kind tummy time book inspired by papel picados—featuring high-contrast art of animals from Latin America!