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  Barefoot Britain - A Running...

  Anna McNuff

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  Step into an adventure that set the country alight. 
  Anna McNuff had never run a mile without shoes on before. And yet, one British summer, she set off to run a (very) wiggly route from the Shetland Islands to London – on a mission to cover the distance of 100 marathons… in bare feet. 
  Fuelled by a desire to push mind and body to the limit (and to drink tea, and eat biscuits), she zigzagged over rugged coastlines, through small villages, across windswept moors, along golden sandy beaches and even down the odd picturesque A-road. As the journey gathered pace, she was joined by thousands of other runners and soon learned that, even though she was (usually) the only one in bare feet, this was far from a solo journey. 
  Barefoot Britain is warm-hearted, funny and painfully honest – featuring remote islands, big cities, kind strangers and setbacks-a-plenty. It’s a story which reveals the messy reality of taking on a crazy idea and, above all, shows how one person’s will to dig deep and carry on can encourage others to do the same.

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  Auggie the Dragon: Who Lives on...

  Professor Sue-C

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  Auggie the Dragon began with inspiration resulting from a conversation between three-year-old Ciera and her eccentric Gramma Sue. Gramma Sue's heater went on, and the rest will become literary legend! Auggie came to life through Ciera's vision. The resulting saga follows Auggie and Gramma Sue on heartrending adventures, filled with whimsical accounts, and life lessons, all narrated by the voice of a f ive-year-old Ciera. The twists and turns of this narrative for all ages fills the heart with anticipation and Joy as Gramma Sue and Auggie overcome obstacles in assuring Auggie's acceptance in a world often unwelcoming to those who are distinct.

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  Odd Woman Out

  Melanie Chartoff

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  Trying to crawl inside the television set to get her parents' attention, but blocked by the tubes and wires, she went the long way around to get herself seen onscreen. 
  In thirty-five stand alone essays and stories comprising a very late in life love story, a person who feels fictitious learns to become real from the roles she plays. Chartoff exposes her artistry and love blunders in her hilarious, heartbreaking, and hopeful memoir Odd Woman Out. 
  From her 1950s childhood in a suburb she describes as an "abusement park" to performing Molière on Broadway, to voicing characters on the popular Rugrats cartoon series, Melanie Chartoff was anxious "out of character," preferring any imaginary world to her real one. Obsessed with exploring her talent, fame came as a destabilizing byproduct. Suppressing a spiritual breakdown while co-starring on a late-night comedy show, Chartoff grew alienated. Given a private audience with a guru, she finally hears her inner voice, '70s soul singer Barry White, crooning, "Get out, baby!" All the while, she's courted by men with homing pigeons and Priuses, idealized by guys who want the girl du jour from TV to be their baby rearer or kidney donor. 
  Go backstage on Broadway, behind the scenes on network television, and inside the complicated psyche of a performer struggling in the role of a complete human. ITrying to crawl inside the television set to get her parents' attention, but blocked by the tubes and wires, she went the long way around to get herself seen onscreen. 
  In 35 stand alone essays and stories comprising a better-late-than -never love story, a person who feels fictitious learns to become real from the roles she plays. Chartoff exposes her artistry and love blunders in her hilarious, heartbreaking, and hopeful memoir Odd Woman Out.

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  Me & Naughty Fridays - A Love...

  Kerry Anne Boer

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  Me & Naughty Fridays is a heartwarming, hilarious, and occasionally chaotic celebration of sisterhood, salad, and the sacred art of showing up—preferably with wine. 
  In this memoir-style collection of Friday night shenanigans, Kerry Anne Boer invites you into the kitchen, onto the couch, and sometimes under the table, where laughter echoes louder than logic and the tassie oak dining table bears witness to everything from meticulous Greek salads to impromptu dance-offs. 
  Born from the beautiful mess of real life—raising kids, rescuing dogs, forgetting sports bras, and dealing with grief in unexpected ways—this is the story of four sisters navigating adulthood with wit, wine, and unwavering loyalty. 
  Told through Kerry Anne’s signature blend of humor, heart, and honesty, Me & Naughty Fridays captures those sacred, slightly unruly moments when everything falls apart and comes together all at once. 
  Because sometimes, healing happens between mouthfuls of tomato and white balsamic dressing… especially when you’ve forgotten dessert but remembered the wine. 
  Perfect for readers who love: 
  ✔️ Real-life stories with soul and sass 
  ✔️ Found-family feels and sisterly chaos 
  ✔️ A good cry, a better laugh, and a bit of both at the same time

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  Dear Dolly - Collected Wisdom

  Dolly Alderton

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  From the author of Everything I Know About Love and longtime Sunday Times Style columnist comes advice and answers to your questions about dating, love, sex, family, friendship and more. 
  “One of the foremost ‘it’ writers of our time. . . . There is no writer quite like Dolly.”—Lisa Taddeo, author of #1 New York Times bestseller Three Women 
  “Nora Ephron for the millennial generation.”—Elizabeth Day, author of How to Fail and The Party 
  For years, New York Times bestselling author Dolly Alderton has been sharing her wisdom, warmth, and wit with the diverse universe of fans who have turned to her “Dear Dolly” column seeking guidance on a host of life problems. Dolly has thoughtfully answered questions ranging from the painfully—and sometimes hilariously—relatable to the occasionally bizarre. They include breakups and body issues, families, relationships platonic and romantic, dating, divorce, the pleasures and pitfalls of social media, sex, loneliness, longing, love and everything in between. 
  Without judgement, and with deep empathy informed by her own, much-chronicled adventures with love, friends, and dating, Dolly helps us navigate the labyrinths of life. In this wonderful collection, she brings together her collected knowledge in one invaluable volume that will make you think, make you laugh, and help you confront any conundrum or crisis.

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  The Bend In River

  Robin Knight

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  RIVER 
   
   
   
  It's been way too long since I set foot on the streets of Mulligan's Mill. But after serving six years in the Marines I just wasn't ready to return home, so I got myself a motorcycle and spent another two years avoiding the idea of going back—hoping that reuniting with my best friend Clarry would wash away all the hurt and help me start over again. 
   
   
   
  I'm a war hero and built like a tank, while he's still the sweet, sensitive, chubby kid he was at school, only now he runs the town's ice cream parlor. I can't put my finger on it, but the more I feel like I'm losing my best friend, the more desperately I'll fight to have him in my life . . . 
   
   
   
  CLARRY 
   
   
   
  Oh fudgesicles! River is back in town and although I want to see him more than anything else in the world, I'm also terrified that my lifelong secret crush on him will somehow surface and he'll never want to speak to me again. 
   
   
   
  But like a scoop of Cherry Berry Bubblegum Bliss melting in the sun, I can feel my confidence dripping away and my terrified true feelings beginning to show. If I do blurt out my feelings for my best friend, will he stay strong and steadfast and reject my undying love for him?

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