Whether you love Game of Thrones or Seinfeld, all television fans have one shared experience—the truly unique and devasting loss that comes from a dear character being written off a show before you—or any of us—had the chance to say goodbye.
Here to give us closure is talented humorist and head bartender at NYC’s noteworthy speakeasy, Little Branch, Chris Vola. In Pour One Out, he pairs 65 of television’s most dearly departed with the 65 artisanal cocktails that best align with their personality. Whether drinking the Airmail in honor of Susan Ross from Seinfeld, the Wildest Redhead in honor of Barb from Stranger Things, the Too Soon? in honor of Eddard Stark from Game of Thrones, or the Son-In-Law in honor of Matthew Crawley from Downton Abbey, this book will finally give fans the closure they need to raise a glass. 
With 60 original full-color illustrations featured throughout, fans will squeal as the likes of Parks and Recreation’s Lil Sebastian and Sherlock’s Moriarty appear beside their chosen libations (High Horse and El Diablo, respectively). The perfect gift for the TV nerd or streaming junkie in your life, Pour One Out has something for everyone in the family…and everyone sharing your Netflix account.

Pour One Out: Cocktail Odes to TV's Most Dearly Departed

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Vola, Chris

Beverages & Wine

Morrow Gift

An A to Z compendium for our paranoid times that explores the most popular conspiracy theories, from Area 51 and vaccines to Chemtrails and JFK. Whether you're a die-hard net-warrior or a freshly initiated paranormal explorer, I is for Illuminati is a mind-blowing trip through the most fascinating--and enduring--conspiracy theories that live on web and circulate the globe. With the ubiquity of the internet, conspiracy theories have infiltrated nearly every aspect of society, from politics to business, sports, healthcare, history, geology, meteorology, the military-industrial complex, and of course, outer space. Whether you want to learn about the world of the Freemasons or are curious about what's really hidden in the restricted areas of the Great Pyramid, Chris Vola has the answers. In this fully illustrated, darkly funny guide that plays on the classic ABC primer, he examines the biggest conspiracies of yesterday, today, and tomorrow, including: <ul> <li>A is for Aliens</li> <li>B is for Bermuda Triangle</li> <li>C is for Chemtrails</li> <li>D is for Denver Airport</li> <li>E is for Earth (Flat, Hollow)</li> <li>F is for Fluoride</li> <li>G is for Giants</li> <li>H is for HAARP</li> <li>I is for Illuminati</li> <li>J is for J. Edgar Hoover</li> <li>K is for Kennedy</li> <li>L is for Lizard People</li> <li>M is for Moon Landing</li> <li>N is for Nazi's in South America</li> <li>O is for Opioids</li> <li>P is for Pyramids</li> <li>Q is for QAnon</li> <li>R is for Roswell</li> <li>S is for Smithsonian Institution</li> <li>T is for Time Travel</li> <li>U is for United Nations</li> <li>V is for Vaccinations</li> <li>W is for Walt Disney</li> <li>X is for Planet X</li> <li>Y is for Yeti</li> <li>Z is for Zeitgeist&nbsp;</li> </ul> With history (and rhymes!) about twenty-six of the most baffling global conspiracies, illustrated with original full-color drawings created by Keni Thomas and specially designed for the book, this is the ultimate gift for X-files fans, Alexa-muters, and all who want to believe (or already do).

I is for Illuminati: An A-Z Guide to Our Paranoid Times

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Josh is aimless, jobless, living off his dead parents’ savings and desperately needing an escape, when his drug dealer, a fledgling hip-hop producer named Davis, invites him on a road trip. What he’s told will be a quick business meeting leaves Josh stranded in a compound run by ex-military propaganda artists who exploit technology and the world that trusts it. Josh must decide if he should join them, and risk being consumed by a machine that’s fueled by lies darker than any that should exist. Can he survive a future where a chance at redemption from a lifetime of apathy and self-destruction is one click away from a headfirst plunge into a substance-saturated, media-driven abyss?

Monkeytown

Literature & Fiction

S A M Publishing

A man decides to transform himself into a bird to escape his phone-wielding, formaldehyde-scented girlfriend. A professional clipboarder spends her days enduring the humiliation cast upon her by potential donors and her nights conjuring visions of the Appalachian Trail. A streaming video epiphany jumpstarts a drug-addled outcast’s plan to become the person she’s always wanted to be. A tiny spider creates just the right amount of potential chaos to inflate a dejected husband’s spirit. The stories in “How to Find a Flock” reveal characters and settings – both implicitly and explicitly connected – that explore the inherent difficulties and the unforeseen elation in forming connections – romantic, spiritual, economic – amidst a post-empire landscape that inevitably crumbles as it retreats further into its digital self. Fatally marred by the cynicism, anxiety, and selfishness inherent in their generation’s version of cultural currency, the mostly young and unhinged protagonists of these stories realize, sometimes too late, that even the briefest moments of genuine human touch are more potent than any keystroke or screen swipe. Featuring a prose that is variously biting, reflective, caustic, and exuberant, “How to Find a Flock” is a collection for anyone who has ever felt the crush of loneliness, the indifference of a blinking monitor, the cruelty of utter boredom and hopelessness, and the exhilaration of finally doing something to change it.

How to Find a Flock

Short Stories & Anthologies

Unsolicited Press

A vampire who is confined to Brooklyn gives up his immortality to save the human love of his life and unknowingly wades into a much larger supernatural conspiracy.
Ryan Driggs has lived in Brooklyn for 128 years, 96 of them as one of the last members of a tribe of blood-eating immortals who have called the borough home since before colonial times. Besides the occasional hard-to-control thirst, his life in the twenty-first century is uneventful, until he meets Jennifer, a human from Manhattan with whom he falls in love.
 Unable to leave Brooklyn without reverting back to his original, cancer-stricken human state, Ryan knows he must tell Jennifer who and what he really is. But before he can find the words, she is kidnapped by a tribe of Manhattan vampires―and Ryan discovers that, for a reason unknown to him, he is a target too. After contacting the oldest member of his tribe, a former slave named Frank Lafayette, and after an attempt on their lives that leaves two of Frank’s employees dead, Ryan realizes he’s been thrust into a world that is more dangerous than anything he’d imagined.
 As he travels to Manhattan to rescue Jennifer, forsaking his immortality, he gets caught up in a roller coaster of violence, lies, manipulation, and a power struggle that stretches back thousands of years. Chris Vola's Only the Dead Know Brooklyn takes place in a world where conspiracies are more than just theories―where Ryan must decide to fight, or forsake both of the species he's called his own.

Only the Dead Know Brooklyn: A Novel

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Thomas Dunne Books

The Cocktail Atlas: Around the World in 200+ Drinks - A Cocktail Book

Union Square & Co.

Make every day a special occasion with these festive drinks. 
Your favorite holiday obviously requires a libation, but what about today? Now you can shake up your cocktail routine to celebrate every day of the year, from Absurdity Day (November 20) and Africa Day (May 25) to Women’s Day (August 9) and Zoo Lovers Day (April 8). These recipes for timeless classics, twists on familiar favorites, and creative concoctions commemorate historical events, international peoples, beloved foods, pop-culture icons, oddball occasions, and more. They honor every day with names, flavors, or histories that embrace the spirit of each celebration, including the mainstays. On New Year’s Day, sip a Gordon’s Breakfast as hair of the dog. Declare your independence on the Fourth of July with an Ex-Pat. Make a Manhattan to acknowledge where the first Labor Day parade took place. Impress loved ones on Thanksgiving with Apple Cider Mojitos. With charming illustrations and quick-witted humor, this stirring collection will delight and inspire year-round. 65 color illustrations

Cheers to Today: 365 Cocktails Because Every Day Is a Holiday

Countryman Press

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