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How to Wash the Dishes by Peter Miller is a tiny, perfect book that offers just what its title proclaims, with a side dish of calm.

How to Wash the Dishes by Peter Miller is a tiny, perfect book that offers just what its title proclaims, with a side dish of calm.

S. Theresa Dietz’s The Complete Language of Flowers is an A to Z of flowers and plants listing symbolic meanings, possible powers, folklore and facts.

S. Theresa Dietz’s The Complete Language of Flowers is an A to Z of flowers and plants listing symbolic meanings, possible powers, folklore and facts.

In Meals, Music, and Muses, recipes are grounded in the culinary traditions of the African American South and grouped according to seven styles of music.

In Meals, Music, and Muses, recipes are grounded in the culinary traditions of the African American South and grouped according to seven styles of music.

$9 Therapy is fresh, funny at every turn and packed with small, practical hacks and crafts that will cumulatively make you a more functional human being.

$9 Therapy is fresh, funny at every turn and packed with small, practical hacks and crafts that will cumulatively make you a more functional human being.

Narrator Michelle Ford’s peaceful, meditative voice is the perfect guide through ultimate cosiness.

Narrator Michelle Ford’s peaceful, meditative voice is the perfect guide through ultimate cosiness.

Nancy Davis Kho is a funny, relatable and not-too-sentimental guide to the deeply meaningful practice of writing thank-you notes.

Nancy Davis Kho is a funny, relatable and not-too-sentimental guide to the deeply meaningful practice of writing thank-you notes.

Pages upon pages of towering personal libraries, alongside interviews on reading habits and cataloging techniques, are enough to move any bookworm to tears.

Pages upon pages of towering personal libraries, alongside interviews on reading habits and cataloging techniques, are enough to move any bookworm to tears.

Cat lovers are known for being somewhat obsessive in their devotion, and here is a book filled with like-minded people (and their cats!) telling their stories.

Cat lovers are known for being somewhat obsessive in their devotion, and here is a book filled with like-minded people (and their cats!) telling their stories.

In Cosy, Laura Weir moves to take back the simple pleasures of a Sunday in one’s pajamas or a long evening walk. Also, there’s tea.

In Cosy, Laura Weir moves to take back the simple pleasures of a Sunday in one’s pajamas or a long evening walk. Also, there’s tea.

Dunne helps us see the potential for ritual everywhere in this pretty and practical guide.

Dunne helps us see the potential for ritual everywhere in this pretty and practical guide.

These images will resonate with anyone looking for a glimpse into a sometimes smelly, always fascinating hiking subculture.

These images will resonate with anyone looking for a glimpse into a sometimes smelly, always fascinating hiking subculture.

This hefty, essential new volume of Kurt Vonnegut’s writing advice and life stories is a gold mine for any Vonnegut fan or creative seeker.

This hefty, essential new volume of Kurt Vonnegut’s writing advice and life stories is a gold mine for any Vonnegut fan or creative seeker.

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