Collection: Adult

For these two typecast actors, love can't always be black or white.

Shin is an actor whose awkward personality has gotten him typecast as the villain, whereas his secret lover Shige garners all the prime princely roles. As their careers advance, can these two endure all eyes being on them not just in public but in private too?

After discovering the secret his live-in boyfriend Shige has been keeping from him, Shin decides he needs some space so he can think things through on his own. But space alone doesn't help to clear his mind, so he talks things over with Hanasaki, who convinces him to let go of his doubts and return home. Shin apologizes to Shige for leaving and tells him that no matter what it may cost him, he'll never let Shige go. Realizing they can't deal with the gravity of their situation on their own anymore, the two head off to Shin's agency for support!

One hot guy, one funny-looking guy, one hilarious couple!

Awkward Yoshida's life got flipped upside down when the hottest guy in school started going out with him. Things should be easier for Yoshida now that his whole class knows about his relationship, but it's never that simple with Sato as a boyfriend.

It seems like high school life is finally going well for our wacky couple, until one day Sato suddenly vanishes. A confused Yoshida decides to go on a search but quickly gets more than he bargained for...

For fans of Catherine Ryan Hyde and Laurie Frankel, a novel of one young woman's post-college foray into the adult realities of landlords, economics, and urban politics, set against the Bicentennial summer of 1976.

It's 1976, the Bicentennial year and a watershed moment in America. The draft, the Vietnam war, Woodstock, and the Summer of Love are long gone. Tie-dye is out, and everyone has cut their hair. The Civil Rights Act has passed, the Equal Rights Amendment is just a few states from ratification, Roe v. Wade is firmly enshrined, and closet doors are creaking open. The sixties have changed the world.

Only they haven't, as Novelle is about to find out.

At this moment, she arrives in St. Louis to start graduate school in economics, a clear-cut field of mathematic problem sets with answers. Except, it's not. Almost immediately, she discovers that Delmar Boulevard is a Great Wall of China separating St. Louis into Black North and white South, and that economics is the mortar between the bricks. She gets caught up in unraveling a plan to "take back" a Black neighborhood that has leaked over the divide. By the time she finishes her degree, she is getting hate mail and death threats. But she's also come into her own as a force for change. A satirical, witty look at a slice of history that still resonates today.

Maybe a Note Would Help is a heartfelt exploration of how handwritten notes can deepen connections, combat loneliness, and foster personal growth--an essential guide for readers seeking to nurture authentic relationships in today's digital age.

In 2021, Kristen Tremonti Reiter finds herself on the edge of depression and despair--uprooted, ungrounded, and disconnected. She writes a simple note of gratitude, but has no idea it will lead to a calling, a challenge, and a new place to call home.

The response to her note is so profound, she embarks upon a quest to handwrite a note every day for a year--a year that includes living out of her suitcase in one city after another. She discovers that her notes to others provide the foundation for her mental, spiritual, and physical health while everything else in her life changes.

Maybe a Note Would Help documents Kristen's remarkable note-writing journey of personal transformation and encourages readers to enjoy a similar experience. Ultimately, we discover that a joyful way to interact more intentionally, connect more completely, uplift others, and feel better in your own skin is only a note away.

The ultimate illustrated field guide for watching whales, dolphins, and porpoises in North America--practical, portable, comprehensive, and up to date

This outstanding field guide covers all 54 species and every subspecies of whale, dolphin, and porpoise that occur off the coasts of North America. It is packed with more than 450 illustrations featuring detailed annotations pointing out important field marks. It also features up-to-date distribution maps and concise text that includes helpful identification tips and information about everything from dive sequences to population sizes. Beautifully designed to ensure quick access to essential identification information, this is a must-have guide for every whale watcher in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

• Covers all 54 species and every subspecies of whale, dolphin, and porpoise
• Features more than 450 illustrations with detailed annotations pointing out important field marks
• Includes concise text, distribution maps, and other information to aid quick, reliable identification

Based on the bestselling bold-cute coloring trend, this adorable coloring book is part of Union Square Gift's Cozy Coloring series, filled with charming scenes inspired by fairy tales and everyday cozy adventures in a woodland world.

Step into a world where everyday moments meet magical charm! In Cozy Fairy Tales, adorable animal friends bring beloved storybook scenes to life. From enchanted forests and charming cottages to whimsical adventures, each page invites you to discover hidden stories and delightful details. Get comfy, gather your colors, and bring these heartwarming fairy tale scenes to life!

This Cozy Fairy Tales coloring book includes:

• 40 unique and adorable illustrations, each waiting for your personal touch.
• Delightfully charming pages for stress relief and mindful creativity.
• Single-sided pages to help prevent bleed-through (please place a protective sheet behind the page you're coloring if you're using markers!).
• A handy size of 7 4/5 x 7 4/5 inches perfect for coloring anywhere.
• Hi-resolution prints to ensure every detail pops with clarity.

From New York Times bestselling author J.T. Ellison comes a suspenseful domestic thriller about identity, revenge, and the dangerous secrets kept hidden from the ones we love most.

It's the holidays, and photographer Brooklyn Locke is bound for Italy with her husband, Trey, and their two children. But when Trey vanishes from the airport, missing their connecting flight, their impromptu vacation--and life as she knows it--begins to unravel.

Desperate to find her husband, Brooklyn accepts help from a stranger on the same flight, Eden Barrow. But Eden soon makes a shocking claim. She is the sister of Trey's first wife, and ten years ago he was the main suspect in her murder.

Struggling to comprehend these accusations, fate delivers one more blow: a violent accident that leaves Brooklyn fighting for her life. With nowhere else to turn, Brooklyn leans on Eden for support. But each kindness feels too rehearsed, feeding her doubts about Eden's motives and Trey's true past.

Brooklyn has her own dark history she'd rather forget and confronts an unsettling possibility. Her life is not what it seems, and the truth is a trap--laid by someone waiting for the perfect time to strike.

One night nearly killed her. But it also set her free.

Trapped in an abusive marriage and a society that demands her silence, Namratha knows survival comes at a cost. However, when a violent encounter nearly claims both her and her daughter's lives, fear becomes a spark--and she is done being afraid. Armed with fluent French, a background in hospitality, and a spirit too fierce to break, she boards a plane to pursue an MBA in Bordeaux, France, temporarily leaving her daughter with her parents for safety. In the midst of the bucolic vineyards and ancient châteaux, Nam discovers the magical world of wine and winemaking. As she heals and reinvents herself, she hitchhikes through the vineyards of Margaux, masters the art of wine tasting in Italy, unlocks hidden cellars beneath Paris, and witnesses high-stakes wine auctions in London. But even as her name rises in the world of winemaking, a shadow follows--her husband's relentless grip and the battle to reunite with her daughter.

Vineyard Melody is a breathtaking tale of hope, survival and transformation--a true story of a woman who traded chains for courage, fear for passion, and a life defined by others for one written by her own hand.

A cursed screen-writing prodigy with a poisoned pen is pulled out of his drunken stupor by a fresh-faced amateur photographer who gives his life new meaning.

A young screenwriter who has skyrocketed to success on the back of his groundbreaking writing abilities discovers his pen is poisoned when all the people he has based his characters on meet untimely deaths. When a new love interest sparks his creativity, will he risk further misfortune or retire his pen forever?

Yoichi is freeloading at a run-down brothel when, after watching one of Kei Kitahara's movies for the first time, he suddenly discovers his purpose in life--photography. In a twist of fate, Yoichi finds himself taking pity on a drunk lying in the gutter, only to discover it's Kei Kitahara himself. The two spend glorious days together, and while Yoichi's love for his idol grows, so too does his realization of how far apart in talent they are. Feeling left behind, his love soon begins to fester, twisting his desire for them to grow old together into something far worse--a suicide pact!

"A win for adult horror fans and a surprisingly unique take on the haunted house story." --Booklist, starred review

HOUSES AREN'T THE ONLY THING THAT ARE HAUNTED. . . . Architect of terror Michael W. Conrad (Wonder Woman, In Bloom) and 2024 Ringo Award winner Dave Chisholm (Miles Davis and the Search for the Sound) launch a deep and disturbing excursion into 21st century--horror with a new kind of tale that will rebuild the four walls of the American ghost story from the foundation up . . .

Thirteen years ago, Orin McCabe was a family man living a privileged life in the California suburbs. Today, he's condemned to death row for murdering his entire family in an unexpected fit of hammer-wielding brutality. In the aftermath of his heinous crime, it's fallen to a trio of eclectic, but dedicated, ghost hunters--Jacob, the holy man; Holland, the skeptic; and their leader, Del, a true believer in the occult and worlds beyond--to surveil the abandoned McCabe home in search of proof for the existence of the undead . . . and whatever supernatural source may have possibly fueled McCabe's inhuman massacre. But this ill-matched and uneasy squad of investigators is about to discover something much more terrifying than any ordinary spirit. . . . Something much more pernicious, much more contagious, that if not contained, could take full advantage of America's unquenchable appetite for violence and deliver a plague of blood unto us all . . .

Collects issues #1-4 of Plague House in a twisting tale of horror that's as blood-soaked as the ground you stand on.

Back off, Ice King! These princesses are out to chew bubblegum and kick butt--and they're all out of bubblegum . . .

Whether it's defeating Magic Man at Princess High Tea (back off with your dumb irony and words and junk, Magic Man!), celebrating birthdays in the FIRST PERSON (ooooo), discovering the whereabouts of Lumpy Space Princess's missing star (y'all better have flippin' good alibis, OK?), crowning the Best Princess Ever (who will take home the coveted Betamax 3000 Tiara Buffer?!), or overseeing a phantasmagoric* (*phantasmagoric: dreamy, weird, changing, shifting) hot air balloon race, these princess-focused adventures pack a most mathematical punch!

Princess Bubblegum, LSP, Turtle Princess, Muscle Princess, Hot Dog Princess--the list goes on! All these princesses and more grace the pages of this specially curated Adventure Time collection, featuring issues #15, 20, 35, and 62-69 of the original comics run with stories written by Ryan North (The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl), Mariko Tamaki (Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me), and Delilah S. Dawson (Star Wars: Phasma), and drawn by Shelli Paroline & Braden Lamb (Midas) and Ian McGinty (Bee and PuppyCat)!

"Life hacks" take on a whole new meaning when two students exploit glitches that distort reality!

Hitsujiya's life is forever changed when his high school friend Kokudo reveals the secret of "hacks." By following specific instructions found in a mysterious notebook, he can alter reality itself!

Kokudo and Hitsujiya experiment with the hacks and learn more about their strange nature. It's all fun and games at first. But when Kokudo uses a hack to go back in time, things take a dark turn. Hitsujiya attempts to do the same thing, but if a hack's directions aren't followed precisely, the results can be devastating!

I haven't written for a few days, because I wanted first of all to think about my diary. It's an odd idea for someone like me to keep a diary; not only because I have never never done so before, but because it seems to me that neither I- nor for that matter anyone else- will be interested in the unbosoming of a thirteen -year -old schoolgirl. Still, what does that matter? I want to write, but more than that, I want to bring out all kinds of things that lie buried deep in my heart."" Anne Frank.

A comprehensive introduction to the natural history of ponds, small lakes, and other quiet or still bodies of water in the eastern United States

This richly illustrated guide introduces readers to the biology and structure of freshwater ponds, smaller lakes, and associated wetlands in the eastern United States, and to the natural life that thrives in and around them--the flora, insects, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, and fish.

Through photographs, illustrations, and detailed diagrams, Patrick J. Lynch brings ponds to life in their great variety, from freshwater marshes and swamps to vernal pools, bogs and pocosins, and beyond. He explains the natural and environmental history of these special regions: Why and how have they evolved? Why are they important to the larger ecological picture? And how are human activity and climate change defining the present and changing the future of these precious ecosystems?

Lynch's guide is concise yet comprehensive, an indispensable tool for natural history buffs, birders, anglers, boaters, canoers, hikers, and environmental educators.

Based on the bestselling bold-cute coloring trend, this adorable coloring book is part of Union Square Gift's Cozy Coloring series, filled with charming scenes inspired by the tranquil beauty and everyday warmth of Japanese culture.

Step into the serene and inviting world of Kawaii Japan! This book features super cute animals enjoying peaceful moments from traditional tea to strolling streets lined with cherry blossom trees. Discover scenes of cozy homes, bustling markets, and quiet parks. Get comfy, grab your favorite colors, and bring these gentle, heartwarming Japanese-inspired scenes to life!

This Kawaii Japan coloring book includes:

• 40 unique and adorable illustrations, each waiting for your personal touch.
• Delightfully charming pages for stress relief and mindful creativity.
• Single-sided pages to help prevent bleed-through (please place a protective sheet behind the page you're coloring if you're using markers!).
• A handy size of 7 4/5 x 7 4/5 inches perfect for coloring anywhere.
• Hi-resolution prints to ensure every detail pops with clarity.

Walt Whitman's seminal poetry collection celebrating life, nature, philosophy, and spirituality, now repackaged for Union Square and Co.'s Signature Editions series.

Leaves of Grass is a poetry collection by the American poet Walt Whitman (1819-1892). Though the first edition was published in 1855, Whitman spent his entire life writing and re-writing Leaves of Grass, revising it in several editions until his death. This resulted in vastly different editions over four decades--the first a small book of twelve poems and the last a compilation of over 400 poems. We are reissuing the complete 1892 text, known as the "deathbed edition," which Whitman personally stated should be used for all future reprintings.

The poems of Leaves of Grass are loosely connected and each represents Whitman's celebration of his philosophy of life and humanity. This book is notable for its discussion of delight in sensual pleasures during a time when such candid displays were considered immoral. Where much previous poetry, especially English, relied on symbolism, allegory, and meditation on the religious and spiritual, Leaves of Grass (particularly the first edition) exalted the body and the material world. Influenced by Ralph Waldo Emerson and the Transcendentalist movement, itself an offshoot of Romanticism, Whitman's poetry praises nature and the individual human's role in it. However, much like Emerson, Whitman does not diminish the role of the mind or the spirit; rather, he elevates the human form and the human mind, deeming both worthy of poetic praise.