The Manhattan Cook-Book

Containing Many Valuable Original Receipts and Other Useful Information

 This volume in the American Antiquarian Cookbook Collection, published in New York in 1877, is a cookbook, patent medicine advertisement, and medical manual all combined in one small volume published by the manufacturer of a well-known and widely used nineteenth century home remedy, Atwood’s Bitters.  Historical records assert that in 1840 Moses Atwood of Boston…

The Young Cook

This volume in the American Antiquarian Cookbook Collection, published in New York in 1870, is a comprehensive baking and confectionary book designed to teach new brides and new homemakers everything they need to know about the most popular cooking topic, then and now.  Although the author of this collection is anonymous, her intention was clearly…

Excelsior Cook Book and Housekeeper’s Aid

 Published in New York in 1863, this volume in the American Antiquarian Cookbook Collection is a comprehensive homemaking and cookbook reference compiled by the author to bring “excelsior” (excellence) into every housekeeper’s kitchen and home. There is no information available about Laura Trowbridge, but her goal in compiling Excelsior Cook Book is clear. Using her…

The Complete Cook

Plain and Practical Directions for Cooking and Housekeeping

Published in 1843 in Philadelphia, this volume in the American Antiquarian Cookbook Collection is derived from an earlier English work that author J. M. Sanderson heavily adapted for American usage, creating a cookbook that combined the best of American and European cooking of the time. Perhaps one of the first “international” cookbooks. Published in 1843…

The Cook’s Oracle, and Housekeeper’s Manual

Containing Receipts for Cookery, and Directions for Carving

 This volume in the American Antiquarian Cookbook Collection, published in New York in 1830, is a new version of a famous recipe collection previously published in London by William Kitchiner, adapted specifically for use by the American public. This volume in the American Antiquarian Cookbook Collection, published in New York in 1830, is a new…

Starry Night, Blurry Dreams

From popular South Korean illustrator Henn Kim comes a moving collection of graphic poetry about loneliness, love, and the surreality of everyday life. When words aren’t enough to describe our emotions, this book offers comfort, joy, and a friend in the dark. In her spare yet powerful style, Kim navigates subjects like mental health, trauma,…

What’s Your Sign?

A Guide to Astrology for the Cosmically Curious

You don’t have to be famous to dance with the stars—you just need a healthy dose of cosmic curiosity. Explore astrology and dive deep into your birth chart with Sanctuary, featuring insights from the interactive app that go way beyond your horoscope. What's your sign? It’s not just a pickup line anymore, it’s a whole way…

A Good Book for a Bad Day

No holier-than-thou collection of aphorisms or trite, sugary advice, A Good Book for a Bad Day is a hip, fun, smart collection of portable wisdom. Turn to any page and get a jolt that will wake, motivate, inspire, or just plain give you that much-needed moment of feel-good perspective. Great quotes from history's giants are…

Skip to the Fun Parts

Cartoons and Complaints About the Creative Process

The perfect companion for anyone struggling to keep their sense of humor while staring at a blank page, Skip to the Fun Parts offers next-to-zero creative advice, and is instead filled with cartoons, commiserations, and jokes about the creative process. Like you, syndicated cartoonist Dana Maier wants a creativity shortcut—a magical fairy who will both…

Four Months Past Florence

Emily Paige Wilson’s inspiring YA novel in verse is at times gripping and dripping with teenage angst, but always heartwarming and inspiring. Told in captivating lyrical verse, Four Months Past Florence follows an aspiring high school journalist's journey through friendship breakups, a moral dilemma that threatens her family, and the realization that life, like the…

Wired to Run

The Runaholics Anonymous Guide to Living with Running Addiction

Over 35 million people will go running this year in the United States alone. For some of us, it’s more than just a hobby-over 11 million of us are runaholics. Runners and addicts. Addicts and runners. The two hardly seem to go together . . . unless you’re one of those people who periodically put…

Celebrity Diss and Tell

Stars Talk About Each Other

"They say the last straw was when Jennifer Lopez asked Ben Affleck to tell her honestly, ‘Why do people always take an instant dislike to me?’ and he said, ‘It saves time.’" The bigger they are, the harder they fall . . . and the more they pounce on one another. That’s the message that…