Announcing THE TALE OF THE ANIMALS’
CHRISTMAS IN CROUCH END by Lance Lee
Fiction
T J Alexander Second Chances in New Port Stephen Simon & Schuster, 5th, £9.99, PB, 9781398531338 A trans man returns to his Florida home town for Christmas after his career goes up in flames, only to cross paths with his high- school ex in this charming rom-com about family and second chances.
A charmingly eccentric fox and his cadre of animal neighbors learn the true meaning of Christmas in this fanciful children’s tale. Lee (author of Orpheus Rising) endows his animal characters with plenty of human— and Yuletide—spirit, and their holiday cheer serves as the catalyst for Christmas magic to transform them and their surroundings. Meilo So’s dreamy illustrations bring to mind vintage Christmas scenes, a perfect match for the age-old lesson Rufus eventually learns: love is the true reason for the season. —Booklife (Publishers Weekly)
Elly Blue The Bicyclist’s Guide to the Galaxy: Feminist, Fantastical Tales of Books and Bikes Microcosm Publishing, 5th, £12.99, PB, 9781648411861 The power of the pedal and the page shine through in these 10 “joyfully feminist” science fiction and fantasy stories.
[Vex King and Kaushal’s] six-month daily journal is designed to help readers manifest their dreams, wishes and goals with six months of inspiring prompts
Kroeber Hall: Language, Memory and Indigenous California MIT Academic, 12th, £52, PB, 9780262547093 A critical examination of the complex legacies of early Californian anthropology and linguistics for 21st-century communities.
Futaro Yamada (trans Bryan Karetnyk) The Meiji
Guillotine Murders Pushkin Vertigo, 7th, £9.99, PB, 9781782278887 This classic Japanese mystery from Pushkin Vertigo sees a pair of sleuths investigate a series of bloody murders in 19th-century Tokyo.
Non-fiction
All Tangled Up in Autism and Chronic Illness: A Guide to Navigating Multiple Conditions Jessica Kingsley, 21st, £14.99, PB, 9781839975240 This guide for autistic and chronically ill individuals provides advice around navigating healthcare systems, managing competing conditions and arranging reasonable adjustments.
Paperback: 979-8-21818-165-9 • £11.99 Hardback: 979-8-21818-163-5 • £20.00
Donut Feed the Squirrels: Book One of the Norma and Belly Series Pushkin Children’s Books, 7th, £8.99, PB, 9781782694526 A “gorgeously illustrated and brilliantly funny” Eisner-nominated graphic novel for young readers.
Vex King and Kaushal The Greatest Manifestation Book (is the One Written by You) Bluebird, 7th, £22, HB, 9781035030781 From husband and wife duo Vex King (pictured) and Kaushal comes their new six-month daily journal designed to help readers manifest their dreams, wishes and goals with six months of inspir- ing prompts.
Charli Clement
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Andrew Garrett The Unnaming of
Children’s Mika Song
Glorious, eff ortlessly charming, an instant holiday classic —BlueInk Review, starred
Perfect for the festive season —Love Reading4Kids, an Indie Book We Love
Fairy tale magic and Christmas insights —Diane Donovan, Midwest Book Review
Vikki Zhang The Lucky Red Envelope: A Lift-the-Flap Lunar NewYear Celebration Wide Eyed Editions, 7th, £14.99, HB, 9780711285910 A “nostalgic, yet ultra cool and visually rich” narrative non-fiction book about a little girl and her family as they count down to and celebrate Chinese New Year.
Magical, captivating —Bryone Peters, 5 Readers’ Favorite review
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