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Ex-Girlfriend of My Ex-Girlfriend: Advice on Queer Dating, Love, and Friendship

Maddy Court · Chronicle Books; Illustrated edition
Format: Paperback

Fix yourself a cup of non-caffeinated herbal tea and prepare to laugh, cry, reminisce, and feel your feelings as you read through these quintessentially queer dating dilemmas.In The Ex-Girlfriend of My Ex-Girlfriend Is My Girlfriend, advice columnist Maddy Court (a.k.a. Xena Worrier Princess)...
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I Ain't Studdin' Ya: My American Blues Story

Bobby Rush · Hachette Books
Format: Hardcover

This memoir charts the extraordinary rise to fame of living blues legend, Bobby Rush. Born Emmett Ellis, Jr. in Homer, Louisiana, he adopted the stage name Bobby Rush out of respect for his father, a pastor. As a teenager, Rush acquired his first real guitar and started playing in juke...
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Ask Iwata: Words of Wisdom from Satoru Iwata, Nintendo's Legendary CEO

Sam Bett · VIZ Media LLC
Format: Hardcover

"On my business card, I am a corporate president. In my mind, I am a game developer. But in my heart, I am a gamer." - Satoru IwataSatoru Iwata was the global president and CEO of Nintendo and a gifted programmer who played a key role in the creation of many of the world's...
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How Y'all Doing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived

Leslie Jordan · William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

New York Times and USA Today BestsellerViral sensation and Emmy Award-winner Leslie Jordan regales fans with entertaining stories about the odd, funny, and unforgettable events in his life in this unmissable essay collection that echoes his droll, irreverent voice.When actor Leslie Jordan...
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Can't Knock the Hustle: Inside the Season of Protest, Pandemic, and Progress with the Brooklyn Nets' Superstars of Tomorrow

Matt Sullivan · Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover

"Brilliantly audacious ... written with the profundity of a sage baller and the acuity of a seasoned journalist." - Kiese Laymon, New York Times bestselling author of Heavy An award-winning journalist's behind-the-scenes account from the epicenter of sports, social justice,...
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The Housewives: The Real Story Behind the Real Housewives

Brian Moylan · Flatiron Books
Format: Hardcover

In the spring of 2006, a new kind of show premiered on Bravo: The Real Housewives of Orange County. Its stars were tanned, taut, and bedazzled; their homes were echoey California villas; and their drama was gossip-fueled, wine-drenched, and absolutely exquisite. Fifteen seasons on, RHOC...
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Eat, Habibi, Eat!: Fresh Recipes for Modern Egyptian Cooking

Shahir Massoud · Appetite by Random House
Format: Hardcover

In Arabic, "habibi" translates to "my darling," and it is this loving endearment, reserved for the closest friends and family, that permeates every recipe that Canadian-Egyptian chef and television host Shahir Massoud has to offer. Sharing mouthwatering street foods...
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Cracking Up: Black Feminist Comedy in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Century United States

Katelyn Hale Wood · University Of Iowa Press; 1st edition
Format: Paperback

Cracking Up archives and analyzes Black feminist stand-up comedy in the United States over the past sixty years. Looking closely at the work of Jackie "Moms" Mabley, Mo'Nique, Wanda Sykes, Sasheer Zamata, Sam Jay, Phoebe Robinson, Jessica Williams, Amanda Seales, and Michelle...
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Bavel: Modern Recipes Inspired by the Middle East

Ori Menashe · Ten Speed Press
Format: Hardcover

When chef Ori Menashe and pastry chef Genevieve Gergis opened their first Los Angeles restaurant, Bestia, the city fell in love. By the time they launched their second restaurant, Bavel, the love affair had expanded to cooks and food lovers nationwide. Bavel, the cookbook, invites home...
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F*ck It, I'll Start Tomorrow: A True Story

Action Bronson · Abrams Image
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author, chef-turned-rapper, and host of Viceland's F*ck, That's Delicious and The Untitled Action Bronson Show, F*ck It, I'll Start Tomorrow is a brutally honest chronicle about struggles with weight, food addiction, and the journey to self-acceptance....
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