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Blaise Faint @handle.invalid · 31/07/2026

Acme Comics out of Greensboro NC has commissioned a variant cover that pays homage to this.

The LIMITED EDITION
ACME COMICS EXCLUSIVE cover to Rascal Randy 1 by artist SYLAR BEDOYA and colorist STEVE CANON is available NOW!

When ACME COMICS generates an exclusive cover, we want to make sure it is just the right thing. Something timeless. The right series, the right artists, and the right moments in time all came together for this very special project!

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Blaise Faint @handle.invalid · 26/07/2026

Arrived today: The art of Steve Rude 2026 #SteveRude #Comics #BookSky

Steve Rude is best known as the co-creator and primary artist of Nexus.

2026 "The Art of Steve Rude" annual sketchbook (bottom right in the second photo). This is likely the centerpiece of the package, containing paintings, sketches, commissions, and commentary from the past year.
A spiral sketchbook/notebook with a Steve Rude cover illustration (top left in the second photo). The cover features a Sherlock Holmes-inspired ape character wearing the classic deerstalker hat.
"The Studio's Open" notebook (top left in the first photo). The back advertises Steve Rude's weekly live drawing sessions every Saturday at 1:30 PM Arizona time, with links to YouTube and Patreon.
Steve Rude promotional postcards/thank-you cards, thanking supporters of the studio.
A round sticker featuring one of Rude's futuristic superhero illustrations.
A 4th of July Sketch Challenge card, inviting fans to draw:
an explosion,
a heroic pose,
a flag-waving mystery creature.
The reverse has blank panels for sketches.
Patriotic candies wrapped in red, white, and blue.
Red tissue paper, typical gift packaging.

From Steve Rude's studio:

an annual art book,
exclusive printed materials,
a notebook,
stickers,
activity cards,
and small novelty items.

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Blaise Faint @handle.invalid · 27/05/2026

It may have been the story "The Game" from JLA 80-Page Giant #2 cover dated November 1999. But were they playing racquetball?

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Blaise Faint @handle.invalid · 06/05/2026

BookSky: Arrived today: The First Bright Thing by @jrdawson.bsky.social

“MESMERIZING
AND MAGICAL.”
—ROWENNA MILLER,
AUTHOR OF
THE UNRAVELED KINGDOM TRILOGY

THE
FIRST
BRIGHT
THING

J. R. DAWSON

Description of the image:

The cover uses a striking Art Deco–inspired design with a predominantly black background accented by gold, white, and vivid red elements.

The title is arranged vertically in large cream-colored block letters outlined in gold. Flowing gold lines form the shape of an hourglass or theatrical drapery around the words, giving the cover a sense of elegance and motion.

At the bottom center is a vivid red circus tent with black openings and a tiny white flag at the top. White radiating lines spread outward from behind the title and tent, resembling spotlights, magical energy, or starbursts.

Small red stars are scattered near the upper center of the cover, reinforcing the magical or circus atmosphere.

The overall aesthetic evokes vintage theater posters, stage magic, or early 20th-century carnival imagery, with a refined fantasy feel.

WELCOME
TO THE
CIRCUS
FANTASTICALS

“A celebration of artistry and wonder as essential talismans we wield against despair—and with which we triumph against it. Windy Van Hooten’s Circus brings with it hard-won light. I, for one, am here for the show.”

—TRAVIS BALDREE,
New York Times bestselling author of Legends & Lattes

“This is the magic circus book that I have been looking for all my life. It’s compelling and brilliant, and made me cry on a public street. I cannot recommend picking up a ticket for Windy Van Hooten’s Circus of the Fantasticals highly enough.”

—SEANAN McGUIRE,
New York Times bestselling author of Every Heart A Doorway

“Trains leap across continents, trapeze artists fly through the air, and three women desperately hurl themselves through time and against the dark tides of history. This book takes the reader on an audacious, bittersweet journey, underpinned by the magic of theater and the alchemies of grief and love. A masterpiece of the fantastical and the human.”

—FREYA MARSKE,
bestselling author of A Marvellous Light

“If this circus were real, I’d be in the front row.”

—SARAH PINSKER,
award-winning author of We Are Satellites

“A wonderful tale of hope and heart and perseverance.”

—RITA WOODS,
author of The Last Dreamwalker

“Like if The Night Circus smashed into the X-Men and formed a found family that welcomed every reader with open arms.”

—JOHN WISWELL,
Nebula Award-winning author of
“Open House on Haunted Hill”

“Pure magic.”

—LIZ PARKER,
author of In the Shadow Garden

(Sticker near barcode:)

ADMIT ONE

US $27.99 / CAN $36.99
ISBN 978-1-250-80554-6

Barcode number:
9 781250 805546

Description of the image:

The back cover continues the vintage circus poster aesthetic from the front. The background is matte black framed by decorative red borders with tiny ornamental circles in the corners. At the top, layered white-and-red ticket-style typography reads “WELCOME TO THE CIRCUS FANTASTICALS.”

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Blaise Faint @handle.invalid · 06/05/2026

#BookSky Arrived today: Mistakes that Worked: The World's Familiar Inventions and How they Came to Be

MISTAKES
THAT WORKED

THE WORLD’S FAMILIAR
INVENTIONS AND HOW
THEY CAME TO BE

Charlotte Foltz Jones

Description of the image:

The cover has a playful, educational design set against a white graph-paper background with faint blue grid lines. The title is displayed prominently in large red and black hand-lettered text.

Scattered around the title are whimsical illustrations and photos representing inventions and experimentation:

A crumpled yellow paper ball is drawn as the glowing top of a light bulb, with black sketch lines radiating outward.
A smiling chocolate chip cookie appears near the center-right.
A pink piggy bank sits near the bottom left with a small dollar-sign doodle above it.
A metal slinky stretches downward on the lower right, accompanied by hand-drawn arrows showing its motion.

The author’s name appears at the bottom in a handwritten-style yellow font.

The overall style suggests a fun, accessible nonfiction book aimed at explaining accidental inventions or discoveries in an engaging way.

MISTAKE? NOT AT ALL!

Did you know SANDWICHES were created when an earl was too busy gambling to eat with both hands? Or that POTATO CHIPS were first cooked by an angry chef when a customer complained that he wanted thinner fried potatoes?

COCA-COLA, SILLY PUTTY, and X-RAYS were all mistakes too!

These unusual stories, and many more, along with hilarious cartoons and weird, amazing facts, are all revealed in MISTAKES THAT WORKED!

Additional handwritten-style text and captions:

“Mmm!” (next to a bitten sandwich)
“Crunch!” (next to potato chips)
“Selfie!” (pointing toward an X-ray image)

Publishing information:

Cover photographs © 2016 by Shutterstock
Cover design by Liz Casal
Also available as an ebook
Printed in the United States of America

randomhousekids.com

Delacorte Press New York

US $12.99 / $17.99 CAN

ISBN 978-0-399-55202-1

Barcode number:
9 780399 552021

Description of the image:

The back cover continues the playful graph-paper notebook aesthetic from the front cover. The text is presented in a casual handwritten font with colorful emphasis on certain words like “SANDWICHES,” “POTATO CHIPS,” “COCA-COLA,” “SILLY PUTTY,” and “X-RAYS.”

Decorative images include:

A bitten sandwich with “Mmm!”
A bowl of potato chips with “Crunch!”
An X-ray image humorously labeled “Selfie!”

The layout and doodle-like style reinforce the book’s lighthearted educational tone about accidental inventions and discoveries.

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Blaise Faint @handle.invalid · 06/05/2026

So they haven't heard of Calvin Ellis?

Calvin Ellis the Superman inspired by Barack Obama

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Blaise Faint @handle.invalid · 05/05/2026

#BookSky Arrived today: The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World by @jrdawson.bsky.social

THE
LIGHTHOUSE
AT THE EDGE
OF THE
WORLD
J. R. DAWSON

The cover features a moody, atmospheric nighttime scene dominated by deep purples and blues. The viewer appears to be inside a large arched structure—possibly a station or pavilion—with dark framing beams creating a window-like grid.

Centered in the background is a glowing lighthouse, its light softly illuminating the surrounding mist and water. Beyond the lighthouse, a distant city skyline with scattered lit windows stretches across the horizon, reflected faintly on the water below.

The title text is large and prominent, rendered in a gradient that shifts between gold and pale green, giving it a slightly luminous effect against the darker background. The author’s name appears in smaller, understated lettering near the bottom.

Overall, the design suggests a blend of mystery and quiet wonder, with a focus on isolation, guidance (the lighthouse), and a boundary between worlds or places.

THE LIGHTHOUSE AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD IS A POWERFUL
AND POIGNANT CONTEMPORARY QUEER FANTASY PERFECT FOR FANS
OF HADESTOWN AND UNDER THE WHISPERING DOOR.

At the edge of Chicago, nestled on the shores of Lake Michigan, there is a way station for the dead. Every night, the newly departed travel through the city to the Station, guided by its lighthouse. There, they reckon with their lives before stepping aboard a boat to go beyond.

Nera has spent decades watching her father—the ferryman of the dead—sail across the lake, each night just like the last.

But tonight, something is wrong.
The Station’s lighthouse has started to flicker out. The terrifying, ghostly Haunts have multiplied in the city. And now a person—a living person—has found her way onto the boat.

Her name is Charlie. She followed a song. And she is searching for someone she lost.

Cover illustration by Hokyoung Kim • Cover design by Shreya Gupta and Christine Foltzer

ISBN 978-1-250-80558-4 • JULY 2025 • ADULT • FANTASY • 6 1/8" × 9 1/4" • 336 PAGES • HARDCOVER • $28.99/$38.99 CAN

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Blaise Faint @handle.invalid · 30/04/2026

#BookSky Arrived today: How to be a Person by Lindy West, Dan Savage, Christopher Frizzelle, Bethany Jean Clement, and the Staff of The Stranger

HOW TO BE A
PERSON

the Stranger’s GUIDE TO COLLEGE

SEX ★ INTOXICANTS ★ TACOS

AND LIFE ITSELF

BY LINDY WEST ★ DAN SAVAGE

CHRISTOPHER FRIZZELLE ★ BETHANY JEAN CLEMENT

AND THE STAFF OF THE STRANGER

YOU WILL DIE
WITHOUT THIS BOOK

(READ THE FRONT FLAP TO FIND OUT WHY)

“If you’re holding this book, standing there at a bookstore, wondering if a book like this is a dumb idea, open it up and you’ll soon admit this book is very funny, lacking in all bullshit, and never dumb. If you’re holding this book, presuming it to be funny and smart and lacking in bullshit, you will be glad to know it is all those things, but it also tells the truth. About four or five books a year tell the truth, and this is one of them.”
—DAVE EGGERS

“I went into college armed only with a trash bag used as luggage, a boom box held together with duct tape, and a battered 1965 Chevy. I so needed this guide back then. I am jealous of people who have it now.”
—SHERMAN ALEXIE

“Suck it, Proust. This book about stuff is much better than those things you wrote.”
—GARY SHTEYNGART

US $16.95 / $19.95 CAN
ISBN-13: 978-1-57061-778-2

SASQUATCH BOOKS
www.sasquatchbooks.com

www.thestranger.com

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Blaise Faint @handle.invalid · 30/04/2026

#BookSky Arrived today: The First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie

“JOE ABERCROMBIE IS TERRIFIC.”
—George R. R. Martin

JOE ABERCROMBIE
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR

THE FIRST LAW TRILOGY

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR JOE ABERCROMBIE’S ACCLAIMED FIRST LAW TRILOGY INSPIRED A NEW GENERATION OF FANTASY WRITERS AND IS PERFECT FOR ANY READER LOOKING FOR THE BLEEDING EDGE OF FANTASY FICTION.

UNPREDICTABLE, COMPELLING,
WICKEDLY FUNNY and packed with
UNFORGETTABLE CHARACTERS,
the First Law trilogy is the absolute
peak of epic fantasy.

THE BLADE ITSELF
JOE ABERCROMBIE

BEFORE THEY ARE HANGED
JOE ABERCROMBIE

LAST ARGUMENT OF KINGS
JOE ABERCROMBIE

www.JoeAbercrombie.com

@LordGrimdark

www.orbitbooks.net

orbit

“BLOODY AND RELENTLESS.”
—GEORGE R. R. MARTIN

“DELIGHTFULLY TWISTED AND EVIL.”
—GUARDIAN

“IMMEDIATE, DARING, AND UTTERLY ENTERTAINING.”
—JEFF VANDERMEER

“ONE OF MY TOP TEN FAVORITE SERIES OF ALL TIME.”
—FELICIA DAY

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Blaise Faint @handle.invalid · 30/04/2026

#BookSky Arrived today: Jade City by Fonda Lee

WINNER of the WORLD FANTASY AWARD

JADE CITY

FONDA LEE

Image of a man holding a gun imposed over a cityscape with 2 shadowy figures, the woman holds a sword

Back cover of Jade City, featuring the man holding a gun from the front cover, images of the 3 books in the series
FAMILY IS DUTY.
MAGIC IS POWER.
HONOR IS EVERYTHING.

For centuries, honorable Green Bone warriors have used magical jade to enhance their abilities and defend the island of Kekon from foreign invasion.

Now the war is over and a new generation vies for control of Kekon’s bustling capital city. Four siblings of the powerful Kaul family must prepare for battle . . . and the fragile peace between the clans is about to break.

Jade City is the World Fantasy Award–winning first novel in the Green Bone Saga, a modern fantasy classic and word-of-mouth sensation set in an Asian-inspired metropolis.

PRAISE FOR THE GREEN BONE SAGA

“An instantly absorbing tale of blood, honor, family and magic.”
—NPR BOOKS

“Fonda Lee is the new Mario Puzo; Jade City has officially dethroned The Godfather.”
—SARAH GAILEY

“Ambitious and complex. . . . An intense, satisfying experience.”
—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

“Gripping!”
—ANN LECKIE

“Stylish and action-packed. An epic drama reminiscent of the best classic Hong Kong gangster films.”
—KEN LIU

FONDALEE.COM @FONDA.LEE
ORBITBOOKS.NET

$19.99 U.S. / $25.99 CAN.

ISBN 978-0-316-58039-7

ALSO AVAILABLE FROM Hachette Audio

COVER DESIGN BY THOMAS WALKER
COVER © 2025 HACHETTE BOOK GROUP, INC.

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Blaise Faint @handle.invalid · 30/04/2026

#Booksky Arrived today: Some Desperate Glory, Silver in the Wood, and The Incandescent by Emily Tesh 1/2

front covers of Some Desperate Glory, The Incandescent, Silver in the Wood, and Drowned Country by Emily Tesh

EMILY TESH
THE INCANDESCENT

Hugo Award–winning author of Some Desperate Glory

Naomi Novik’s Scholomance series meets Fourth Wing in this sapphic dark academia fantasy from Hugo Award–winning author Emily Tesh, winner of the Hugo and World Fantasy Awards.

About the Author

EMILY TESH is the author of Some Desperate Glory and Silver in the Wood, which won the World Fantasy Award, and its sequel Drowned Country. She lives in London.

(Author photo credit: Nicola Sanders Photography)

Praise

“Emily Tesh conjures up a furious, fascinating world, and her characters burn with ambition and rage. A truly thrilling fantasy.”
—OLIVIE BLAKE

“The Incandescent is a deeply compelling story about power, sacrifice, and the cost of survival… utterly absorbing.”
—SHELLEY PARKER-CHAN

“Tesh writes with precision and heart… a gripping, unforgettable novel.”
—ALIX E. HARROW

“An intense, brilliant book that will stay with you long after the final page.”
—REBECCA ROANHORSE

Don’t Miss

Some Desperate Glory
Silver in the Wood
Drowned Country

Publisher

TOR
A Tom Doherty Associates Book
www.tor.com

Printed in the USA

“Emily Tesh’s writing is always a delight: dreamy-soft, prickly-sweet, full of beauty, horror, and the unknown. . . . A wonderful examination of family, love, and change set in an evocative landscape steeped in old magic and fairy tales.” —JENN LYONS

Even the wild man of Greenhollow can’t ignore a summons from his mother, when that mother is the indomitable Adela Silver, practical folklorist. Henry Silver does not relish what he’ll find in the grimy seaside town of Rothport, where once the ancient wood extended before it was drowned beneath the sea—a missing girl, a monster on the loose, or, worst of all, Tobias Finch, who loves him.

In this stunning sequel to Silver in the Wood, Emily Tesh once again invites readers to lose themselves in the story of Henry and Tobias, and the magic of a myth they’ve always known.

PRAISE FOR SILVER IN THE WOOD

“Alive with old magic, Silver in the Wood made my hair stand on end even as it beckoned me to go deeper, and in the end I couldn’t resist.” —C. L. POLK

“Exquisitely crafted . . . A welcome new voice in fantasy.”
—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

Cover art and design by David Curtis

A Tor.com Book
Tom Doherty Associates
www.tor.com

ISBN 978-1-250-75660-2

“A wildly evocative and enchanting story of old forests, forgotten gods, and new love. Just magnificent.”
JENN LYONS

There is a wild man who lives in the deep quiet of Greenhollow, and he listens to the wood. Tobias, tethered to the forest, does not dwell on his past life, but he lives a perfectly unremarkable existence with his cottage, his cat, and his dryads.

When Greenhollow Hall acquires a handsome, intensely curious new owner in Henry Silver, everything changes. Old secrets better left buried are dug up, and Tobias is forced to reckon with his troubled past, both the green magic of the woods and the dark things that rest in its heart.

“Alive with old magic, Silver in the Wood made my hair stand on end even as it beckoned me to go deeper, and in the end I couldn’t resist.”
C. L. POLK

Cover art and design by David Curtis

A Tor.com Book
Tom Doherty Associates
www.tor.com

Printed in the USA

US $17.99 / CAN $24.99
ISBN 978-1-250-22979-3

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Blaise Faint @handle.invalid · 30/04/2026

#BookSky Arrived today: Drawing the Head & Hands by Andrew Loomis

Front Cover Image of a Woman's Portrait

DRAWING THE
HEAD & HANDS

by ANDREW LOOMIS

Spine

DRAWING THE HEAD AND HANDS
ANDREW LOOMIS
TITAN BOOKS

Back Cover (yellow section)

Image of a woman wearing a dress reclining

“ANDREW LOOMIS’S BOOKS WERE A FORMATIVE INFLUENCE ON MY LIFE AND ART.
—ALEX ROSS

“HE WAS ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL FIGURE DRAWING TEACHERS OF THE 20TH CENTURY.”
—DRAWING MAGAZINE

www.titanbooks.com

Inside Flap (right side)

DRAWING THE HEAD AND HANDS

Andrew Loomis (1892–1959) was one of America’s most influential illustrators and art instructors. His highly acclaimed books on drawing have never been bettered. Drawing the Head and Hands is considered by many to be the most valuable book on the subject ever published.

In this superb guide, Loomis explains the fundamentals of drawing the head and hands, showing how to master proportions, perspective, and structure. Packed with clear instruction and beautifully rendered illustrations, it provides essential knowledge for artists of all levels.

Inside Flap (left side – partial headings visible)

ALSO IN THIS SERIES
FUN WITH A PENCIL
SUCCESSFUL DRAWING
CREATIVE ILLUSTRATION
FIGURE DRAWING FOR ALL IT’S WORTH

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Blaise Faint @handle.invalid · 30/04/2026

#BookSky Arrived today: Creative Illustration by Andrew Loomis

Front Cover

Creative Illustration
by ANDREW LOOMIS

Spine

Creative Illustration
Andrew Loomis
Titan Books

Inside Flap (main description)

Creative Illustration
BY ANDREW LOOMIS

“ANDREW LOOMIS’ BOOKS WERE A FORMATIVE INFLUENCE ON MY LIFE AND ART.
MY ENTIRE APPROACH TO DRAWING AND PAINTING SUPERHEROES
OWES ITS GENESIS TO LOOMIS’ WORK”
— Alex Ross, American comic book illustrator
— DC Comics and Marvel Comics

From the original 1947 jacket: Beginning logically with line, the author next takes up the interdependencies of tone and color and then how to use these three fundamentals to create good pictures. Next comes the idea, the emotion, the psychology behind the picture. Finally, he gives a practical analysis of the various fields open to the illustrator: magazine advertisements, outdoor posters, display and calendar advertising, magazine covers and book jackets, and story illustration. The book ends with a stimulating discussion of experiment and study, and includes some extremely useful general advice to the young commercial artist. There are hundreds of Mr. Loomis’s own drawings throughout the book, and twenty-two pages of illustrations in full color.

Intended for the artist who wishes to make illustration a career, rather than for the early efforts of the beginner or for those who draw for a hobby, Creative Illustration is a real professional course in the subject, worth many times its price.

Other Titles (series listing)

ALSO IN THIS SERIES:
Fun with a Pencil
Successful Drawing
Figure Drawing for All It’s Worth
Drawing the Head and Hands

Back / Publisher Area (partial)

ISBN: 9781845769284
www.titanbooks.com

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Blaise Faint @handle.invalid · 30/04/2026

For the benefit of people who are unfamiliar with the artist...

Caricature of Captain Klutz by Don Martin; another superhero leaps about wearing a mask and cape. His feet appear to fold in half, accompanied by, "Ink, Dink, Doink" sound effects...

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Blaise Faint @handle.invalid · 30/04/2026

Who's the leader of the Club where you go shoppin' now and then? You say "H-U-G", I say "F-U-N!"

Image of huge Hugfun bear sitting on a park bench

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Blaise Faint @handle.invalid · 29/04/2026

#BookSky Arrived this week: 4 books by Lindy West

front covers for Shrill, The Witches Are Coming, Shit, Actually, and Adult Braces by Lindy West

ADVANCE PRAISE FOR shrill

“Hey reader! I thought I’d read enough in this lifetime about people’s childhoods and feelings and such and I’d never want to do it again. But Lindy West is such a totally entertaining and original writer, she blew that thought out of my head halfway into the first chapter. I dare you to feel differently.”
—IRA GLASS, This American Life

“It made me hurt, both from laughing and crying. Required reading if you are a feminist. Recommended reading if you aren’t.”
—JENNY LAWSON, #1 bestselling author of Let’s Pretend This Never Happened and Furiously Happy

“It’s literally the new Bible.”
—CAITLIN MORAN, bestselling author of How to Be a Woman

“There’s a reason Lindy West is such a beloved writer: she gets to the heart of impossible issues with humor and grace. West will have you cringing, laughing, and crying, all within one page. Shrill is a must-read for all women.”
—JESSICA VALENTI, author of Why Have Kids? and Full Frontal Feminism

“The surge of love and joy I felt while crylaughing through this book almost made my cold dead heart explode. Lindy is so smart and so funny that it almost hurts my little jealous-ass feelings. She is my most favorite writer ever.”
—SAMANTHA IRBY, author of Meaty

ISBN 978-0-316-34840-9

Advance Praise for
The Witches Are Coming

“Lindy continues to be one of the funniest, smartest writers around.”
—JESSICA VALENTI, New York Times bestselling author of Full Frontal Feminism and Sex Object

“In this time of great frustration, this collection is a clearing in the woods to meet, to reflect, to dance, and to cackle around the fire.”
—ABBI JACOBSON, creator of Broad City and New York Times bestselling author of I Might Regret This

“GET ME A BROOM.”
—SAMANTHA IRBY, New York Times bestselling author of We’re Never Meeting in Real Life

ISBN 978-0-316-44988-5

Back covers

Your Favorite Movies, Rewatched

New York Times opinion writer and bestselling author Lindy West was once the in-house movie critic for Seattle’s alternative newsweekly The Stranger, where she covered film with brutal honesty and giddy irreverence. In Shit, Actually, Lindy returns to those roots, reexamining beloved and iconic movies from the past forty years with an eye toward the big questions of our time: Is Twilight the horniest movie in history? Why do the zebras in The Lion King trust Mufasa—WHO IS A LION—to look out for their best interests? Why did anyone bother making any more movies after The Fugitive achieved perfection? And, my god, why don’t any of the women in Love Actually ever fucking talk?!?!?

From Forrest Gump, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, and Bad Boys II, to Face/Off, Top Gun, and The Notebook, Lindy combines her razor-sharp wit and trademark humor with a genuine adoration for nostalgic trash to shed new critical light on some of our defining cultural touchstones—the stories we’ve long been telling ourselves about who we are. At once outrageously funny and piercingly incisive, Shit, Actually reminds us to pause and ask, “How does this movie hold up?,” while teaching us how to laugh at the things we love without ever letting them or ourselves off the hook.

Shit, Actually is a love letter and a breakup note all in one: to the films that shaped us and the ones that ruined us. More often than not, Lindy finds, they’re one and the same.

“Oh God, I hope something I make is skewered by Lindy West—what an honor!”
—ELIZABETH BANKS

“TWO THUMBS UP.”
—SAMANTHA IRBY

“It’s annoying how many good, funny, and laser-precise books Lindy has written. Here’s another damn great book! It’s the opposite of shit, actually.”
—AIDY BRYANT

LINDY WEST is a columnist for the New York Times and the bestselling author of The Witches Are Coming and Shrill.

Back cover for Adult Braces by Lindy West

PRAISE FOR ADULT BRACES

“Lindy is doing the kind of naked self-examination that most people are too chickenshit to do even under the guidance of a trained therapist, and somehow also manages to make it hilarious? All killer, no filler.”
—SAMANTHA IRBY, author of Quietly Hostile

“Lindy West’s funniest, fiercest, tenderest excavation yet—a road trip through rock bottom, revelation, and the wild relief of reimagining what a life can hold. Every chapter is a gut punch wrapped in a cackle. I didn’t read this book so much as inhale it, and by the end I felt braced, bolstered, cracked open, and stitched back together.”
—SULEIKA JAOUAD, author of The Book of Alchemy and Between Two Kingdoms

“A memoir more tender, hilarious, disarming, tear-inducing, complicated, human, and unf*ckwithably real than I expected. And this is Lindy West, so let’s be honest—I was expecting a lot.”
—ANGELA GARBES, author of Essential Labor

“Lindy’s writing is so generous, I feel like she’s handing over her entire heart and inviting me to romp around in her ventricles. Nobody is funnier and nobody can describe their own foibles with more clarity. I’d shove this book into the hands of anyone else who could use a laugh on their way to learning to love themselves a little more.”
—LISA HANAWALT, creator of Tuca & Bertie

ISBN 978-1-5387-8307-8

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Blaise Faint @handle.invalid · 29/04/2026

#Comics Nerd Inferno: the Essential @evandorkin.bsky.social picked up at #AcmeComics in Greensboro NC today

front cover of Nerd Inferno: the Essential Evan Dorkin featuring caricatures of Milk and Cheese and the Eltingville Club

back cover of Nerd Inferno featuring bombastic hyperbole describing the contents of the book approved by Evan's therapist.

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Blaise Faint @handle.invalid · 24/03/2026

Arrive today: #Comics #SectionZero The Many Odd Origins of #EvenSteven by Karl Kesel et al

front covers for graphic novels Section Zero and The Many Odd Origins of Even Steven by Karl Kesel et al. Section Zero features 4 characters in action poses. Even Steven features the title character, half dressed in black, half in white, holding various weapons.

Back covers of Section Zero and The Many Odd Origins of Even Steven, and various promotional items featuring Even Steven.

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Blaise Faint @handle.invalid · 01/03/2026

#Booksky Arrived today Legends of Indie Comics: Words Only Volume 2 by Garth Ennis, Howard Chaykin, @colleendoran.bsky.social , et al

5 More Indie Comics characters on a starfield: Just imagine! A full house of top indie comics characters, reunited in this voluem of prose fiction tales and black-and-white illustrations by the genius creators who first breathed life into them in the 1980s and beyond! ...

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Blaise Faint @handle.invalid · 22/02/2026

Are you aware that the link to "Labor & Worker Power" on your website points to "Public Safety"? What's up with that?

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Blaise Faint @handle.invalid · 21/02/2026

I hope some day someone in your office will realize that the link on your website to "Labor & Worker Power" actually points to "Public Safety" and that the actual page for "Labor & Worker Power" is very difficult to find, if it even exists:

A screenshot of the webpage for Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The highlighted link is for "Labor & Worker Power," but the link ACTUALLY points to "Public Safety." Oh, the humanity!

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Blaise Faint @handle.invalid · 24/01/2026

Electra Woman and Dyna Girl with return in Avengers: Doomsday.

Grace Helbig and Hannah Hart as Electra Woman & Dyna Girl

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Blaise Faint @handle.invalid · 02/01/2026

#Comics Purchased at a Comic Convention in Charlotte NC back in the day (probably HeroesCon) @genegonzales.bsky.social

Framed Black and White Sketch of Black Canary by Gene Gonzalez. She stands with her hands on her legs, saying "...Oooooo BLAISE... <3" Signed by the artist

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