Books

Not only are pleasing photos and delicious directions presented here, but the actual pattern pieces are also included.

Sometimes a DIY book is so beautiful and inspiring, you just want to live inside of it.

Sentimental moments are tempered with just enough dry wit in this collection of essays exploring Hollis Gillespie’s unpredictable childhood and the very similar lifestyle she took on as an adult.

Life in a band is exhilarating, and Laurie Lindeen, who formed the trio Zuzu’s Petals with her gal pals in the midst of the 1980s Minneapolis indie-rock scene, takes her readers along on her surprisingly deep, personal journey.

Helen Walsh's novel about an interracial couple struggling with the racist small-town England of the 1970s and ’80s courses with life but leaves us desensitized in the end.

Jen Perkins finally tells us how to make her outrageously kitschy jewelry!

Rubin Stuart’s nuanced biography of Mercy Otis Warren, America’s first, Revolution-era female playwright, poet, and historian.

Talented San Francisco-based artist Thorina Rose chronicles life--and ultimate triumph--after divorce.

Finally, justification for our fascination with glamour!

An easy-to-chew overview of veganism—plus all the delectable eats to boot.