For Readers

Spilling the Beans on the Cat's Pajamas

Don’t find yourself barking up the wrong tree when your seeking a gift for your word-loving friends. Spilling the Beans on the Cat’s Pajamas by Judy Parkinson is an entertaining A to Z reference to hundreds of idioms, catch phrases and quotations. “Birds and the bees” —blame Cole Porter, “Big enchilada”—that’s Watergate. $14.95

Origins of the Specious

Do you cringe when a talking head pronounces "niche" as NITCH? Do you get bent out of shape when your teenager begins a sentence with "and"? Do you think British spellings are more "civilised" than the American versions? If you answered yes to any of those questions, you're myth-informed. And Patricia O’Conner and Stewart Kellerman will set you straight in Origins of the Specious with a playful and well-informed look at common misconceptions about our language. $15

My Nest Isn't Empty, It Just Has More Closet Space by Lisa Scottoline

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Lisa Scottoline and daughter Francesca Scottoline Serritella share the hilarious and touching content of the Philadelphia Inquirer "Chick Lit" column they write so brilliantly each week. Now those delights combine with new essays in My Nest Isn't Empty, It Just Has More Closet Space, the perfect gift book that will bring warm tears and wild laughter over the ruminations of a smart 20 something making her way in New York City and the witty mom on the farm. $22.99

Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog by Lisa Scottoline

Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog is a wise, witty and above all funny collection of Lisa Scottoline's columns from her Chick Wit column in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Anyone who has attended one of Lisa'a events at MLB knows how entertaining she is and this collection allows you take her wit with you. $14.99

The Taking Tree by Shrill Travesty

Everyone knows the story of the "selfless" tree that gave all she had just to make sure a young boy was "happy." The Taking Tree by Shrill Travesty is a different tree. This is a different boy. This is a very different book. Laugh out loud funny, very snarky, hugely satirical—it’s a guilty pleasure. $16.99

Haikubes

Haikubes provides hours of relaxing entertainment solo or with friends on a cozy evening at home. There are 63 handsome work cubes to provide thousands of variation on this age old Japanese art form. Just add sushi for a complete evening of fun. $24.95

Postcards from Penguin

Postcards from Penguin is a collection of 100 postcards, each featuring a different and iconic Penguin book jacket. From classics to crime, here are over seventy years of quintessentially British design in one box. Sometimes you can judge a book by its cover.