Best of
Journal

2016

52 Lists for Happiness: Weekly Journaling Inspiration for Positivity, Balance, and Joy


Moorea Seal - 2016
    This beautiful, undated hardcover journal with 52 listing prompts encourages readers to reflect, acknowledge, and invest in themselves, and ultimately transform their lives by figuring out exactly what makes them happy. Like Seal's The 52 Lists Project, this keepsake journal comes in a luxurious package full of lush photography, charming illustrations, copper foil, and a lush red velvet ribbon.

What Goes Around


Julie Corbin - 2016
    Ellen is the ex-wife and Leila is the new woman, living in Ellen's house, sleeping with Ellen's husband. Each woman has her own secrets to keep. Leila's brother is back in her life and is determined to rake up their past while Ellen is out for revenge. She wants her home back and she wants Leila to pay for breaking up her marriage. Her plan will make her do things she never thought herself capable of - but it will also put her in danger. Because Ellen has no idea what sort of a woman Leila is and when she finally finds out, it could already be too late...One of the women will end up dead. But which one?

Polyamory and Jealousy: A More Than Two Essentials Guide


Eve Rickert - 2016
    The essential quick guide for coping with jealousy in polyamorous relationships,adapted from materia in More Than Two.

The Pennwood Haunting


S.K. Zurcher - 2016
    Even the high cost of tuition can’t damper her enthusiasm. Luck continues to be on her side when she finds the perfect place to live, a beautiful house that is close to campus and within her meager budget.But when Shelly moves into the large Victorian house at 1020 Sycamore Lane, strange things begin to occur. Unexplained noises that wake her up at night and a flowery odor that fills her bedroom at odd times. When she sees a frightening apparition emerge from her basement, she finally concedes that it is not her imagination playing tricks on her. It isn’t long before Shelly realizes her dream of attending Pennwood has become a nightmare. She turns to the only person who can help, Dr. Larry Barnett, Pennwood University’s only parapsychologist. Together they embark on a journey to discover the identity of the spirit haunting Shelly’s house. But as the haunting escalates and events turn violent, it soon becomes apparent that it will take more than Shelly and Dr. Barnett to put the spirits at 1020 Sycamore Lane to rest.

Is There Life Outside the Box?: An Actor Despairs


Peter Davison - 2016
    Davison is best known for playing the fifth Doctor in the hit BBC show Dr Who, from 1981 to 1984, though he has also starred in such notable shows as All Creatures Great and Small, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Miranda, Sherlock and Law and Order UK.

Sketching People: An Urban Sketcher's Manual to Drawing Figures and Faces


Lynne Chapman - 2016
    But it can also be a challenge. How do you spot a likely subject? How do you choose the person most likely to stay still? How do you draw movement for the person that refuses to sit still? "Sketching People" offers straightforward, practical help to give beginning artists the confidence and ability to draw all sorts of people in many different settings. In the pages of this book, readers will find: How to capture the essence of characterDifferent line-work stylesTechniques for creating realistic skin tonesThe key to capturing the details of street lifeWays to create fabric foldsMastering tonal drawingsConveying age differences, and moreThis clearly written, fun to read book is bursting with inspirational artwork and candid advice that will help you improve your drawing skills and change the way you sketch for the better.

One Question a Day: A Five-Year Journal


Hannah Caner - 2016
    The questions range from the prosaic (“What did you have for lunch today?”) to the contemplative (“Can people really change?”), giving readers a comprehensive look back at their thoughts and feelings over a five-year span. For anybody who has ever given up journaling after being intimidated when facing a blank page, this book makes it easy to take a snapshot of your inner life in just a few minutes each day. The beauty of this daily journal is that it enables readers to track their emotional growth as well as keep track of memories, and provides an interesting walk down memory lane a few years later. The simple one-question prompts make this book to journaling as adult coloring books are to art – a gateway product with built-in creative inspiration. The specially-sized package features a printed flexi-bound cover, four-color endpapers, quality paper, and bookmark ribbon.

The Mother


Yvvette Edwards - 2016
    Her bright and beautiful sixteen-year-old son Ryan has been brutally murdered. Consumed by grief and rage, she must bridle her dark feelings and endure something no mother should ever have to experience: she must go to court for the trial of the killer—another teenage boy—accused of taking her son’s life. How could her son be dead? Ryan should have been safe—he wasn’t the kind of boy to find himself on the wrong end of a knife carried by a dangerous young man like Tyson Manley. But as the trial proceeds, Marcia finds her beliefs and assumptions challenged as she learns more about Ryan’s death and Tyson’s life, including his dysfunctional family. She also discovers troubling truths about her own. As the strain of Ryan’s death tests their marriage, Lloydie, her husband, pulls further away, hiding behind a wall of secrets that masks his grief, while Marcia draws closer to her sister, who is becoming her prime confidant. One person seems to hold the answers—and the hope—Marcia needs: Tyson's scared young girlfriend, Sweetie. But as this anguished mother has learned, nothing in life is certain. Not any more.A beautiful, engrossing novel that illuminates some of the most important and troubling issues of our time, The Mother is a moving portrait of love, tragedy, and survival—and the aftershocks from a momentary act of cruel violence that transforms the lives of everyone it touches.

Lucky Peach Issue 19: Pho


David Chang - 2016
    Each issue focuses on a single theme, and explores that theme through essays, art, photography, and recipes.Lucky Peach #19’s theme is Pho.

Over The Hill And Around The World: A Baby Boomer's Ride To The End Of The Earth


Darby Roach - 2016
    There’s a feeling of optimism and adventure and the sense that anything’s possible and nothing’s for sure. It’s quiet, and the air is pure like scentless perfume. The dust hasn’t kicked up yet, and it’s so clear that you can see forever. Whizzing past in a car, you get a rough idea of what it’s like but you’re separated from the world by so many layers that you never get a real feel for the landscape. Cycling lets you tap into the true nature of a place and experience it with your soul. The sun on your face, the beckoning horizon and the rhythm of your breathing all conspire to fill you with the simple joy of being alive and on the road.Share in this real life, round-the-world adventure today!

Slightly Foxed No. 52 (Winter 2016)


Gail Pirkis - 2016
    

Lucky Peach Issue 21: The Los Angeles Issue


David Chang - 2016
    Each issue focuses on a single theme, and explores that theme through essays, art, photography, and recipes.The theme for Lucky Peach's 21st issue is Los Angeles.

Sketching People: An Urban Sketcher's Guide to Drawing Figures and Faces


Lynne Chapman - 2016
    Sketching People

Art Before Breakfast: The Workbook


Danny Gregory - 2016
    Open-ended prompts, visual examples, and lots of blank space for drawing make this workbook a fun, accessible entry to artmaking for anyone looking to carve out time for creativity.

642 Things About You (That I Love): (Romantic Valentine’s Day Gift, Writing Prompt Journal for Couples)


San Francisco Writers' Grotto - 2016
    This adorable mini journal allows anyone to channel the quirky creativity of 642 into a unique and meaningful gift for the person they love best.

Someone to Watch Over Me


Joannie Kay - 2016
    Aunt Molly was her only relative and had lived in the same home for her entire 105 years. Nadine knows that the task of preparing the property to be sold, after disbursing all of its contents, is going to be an emotional task requiring at least a month or two of her time. As she shops for groceries for her extended stay, she discovers that David Maxon, her high school sweetheart, has also suffered a recent loss, his father, and has permanently moved back to town to take over the family business. David is eager to renew his connection with Nadine and the two explore their feelings and help each other come to terms with their grief as they spend evenings together reading the extensive collection of journals that Aunt Molly has left. Detailing her life beginning in 1929, the extraordinary story of Aunt Molly unfolds as Nadine and David share their thoughts and responses to each new event. Their love blooms in current day, played out against the background of Aunt Molly's loves, losses, and new loves. An indomitable woman who became the sole parent for her orphaned great niece at the age of 80, her journal entries convey the mixture of love, tragedy, joy and family that shaped the remarkable person who told her great niece that she was loved enough for ten people.

My Australian Story: Black Sunday


Evan McHugh - 2016
    In his world they're larger than life, walking, talking heroes. He's too young, but he starts to train in secret, challenging himself in the Bondi surf. But his secret comes to light, one hot Sunday in 1938 - a day that was to become infamous.

Slightly Foxed 49: Murder at the Majestic


Gail Pirkis - 2016
    

Snowflake Obsidian: Memoir of a Cutter


Sage Steadman - 2016
    Despite her parents fighting, her life is seemingly perfect. She has lots of friends, little responsibility and a stunning collection of sequined pillows. But everything changes when she and her best friend fall for the same guy. River is sexy, mysterious, and likes to eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. But there is something more behind his troubled jade eyes that draws Willow in. Relationships are tested and Willow ends up friendless and alone as she navigates the rough waters of a fiery first love. Soon, the illusions of her perfect world crumble and Willow must reexamine the beliefs that once built her rocky foundation. This quirky coming of age story follows Willow and River’s unlikely romance as they battle their own inner demons and struggle to find themselves and their place in the adult world. "'[Snowflake Obsidian]' grabs you and refuses to let go until you've turned the last page." Newsy Neighbour "One of the most raw and real books I've read in a long time." -The Book Shipper "Touching and jarring...blunt and humorous...a story of healing and revelation that deserves to be told." -Shameless Magazine "A soul-baring book by a talented writer." - SLUG Magazine "Flippant, witty and profound." -Book Reviews and Other Stuff "[Sage Steadman] writes in a sassy, colloquial voice [about] 'the silent epidemic of the 21st century.'" -ABC News

Q&A a Day for Writers: 1-Year Journal


Clarkson Potter - 2016
    365 questions and inspirations for the writer inside all of us.Each daily entry in this stylish journal features engaging prompts designed to help writers think about their process, observe the world around them, and focus on the act of crafting thoughtful, beautiful writing.

Amelia Dyer and the Baby Farm Murders


Angela Buckley - 2016
    Inside the brown paper package was the body of a baby girl – she had been strangled with tape. When two more tiny bodies were found in a carpet bag, the police launched a nationwide hunt for a serial killer.A faint name and address on the sodden wrapping provided Reading police with their first clue. Can Chief Constable George Tewsley and his colleagues catch this heartless baby farmer before more infants meet a similar fate? The first in a new historical true crime series, Victorian Supersleuth Investigates, Angela Buckley recounts the frantic race to stop Amelia Dyer - one of Britain’s most prolific murderers.

99 Things That Bring Me Joy (Guided Journal)


Abrams Noterie - 2016
    This guided journal provides 99 prompts to help you make a list of things that you hold dear: a sentimental possession, your best traveling companion, your favorite type of weather, a compliment you’ve received, and an achievement well-earned. Filling in the journal will immediately boost your mood, and flipping through it later is a wonderful reminder of life’s distinctive pleasures. It is also a wonderful gift for milestone events such as birthdays, graduation, and retirement.Special features:Paperback with textured cover stock, gold foil stamping, and flaps2 ribbon markersFull-color design with illustrations throughout99 prompts to help you list all the things you love