Gems: Kazuno Kohara

It's book post time.

Want more? Of course you do. Here's the April book post, March, February's edition, January's... and, well, you can browse through everything before that under the books tag - here.

Let's start off with the awesome collection of books I discovered over the course of the last two months (the things I want to add to my bookshelf and read)....

Gaston - written by Kelly DiPucchio, illustrated by Christian Robinson.

Jumping Jack - by Germano Zullo, illustrated by Albertine.

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart / The Transcriptionist by Amy Rowland / Summer House with Swimming Pool by Herman Koch / Brutal Youth by Anthony Breznican

Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream Desserts by Jeni Britton Bauer.

Trouble by Non Pratt / Lost for Words by Edward St. Aubyn / The Rise & Fall of Great Powers by Tom Rachman / When Mr. Dog Bites by Brian Conaghan

Adventures with Barefoot Critters: An ABC Book by Teagan White.

Save Yourself by Kelly Braffet / The Vacationers by Emma Straub / The Farm by Tom Rob Smith / Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey

Turtle Island by Kevin Sherry.

My Teacher is a Monster! (No, I Am Not) by Peter Brown.

Adam by Ariel Schrag / To Rise Again at a Decent Hour by Joshua Ferris / The Fever by Megan Abbott

Lately Lily: The Adventures of a Travelling Girl by Micah Player.

Young Frank Architect by Frank Viva.

Salad Samurai by Terry Hope Romero / The Donut: History, Recipes, and Lore from Boston to Berlin by Michael Krondl

How to be Happy by Eleanor Davis.

The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier.

Adventure Time: A Totally Math Poster Collection featuring 20 Removable, Frameable Prints / Benson's Cuckoos by Anouk Ricard / To Be a Cat by Matt Haig / Fred by Posy Simmonds

The Quick by Lauren Owen.

My Neighbor is a Dog by Isabel Minhos Martins and Madalena Matoso.

DIY Furniture 2: A step-by-step Guide by Christopher Stuart / Typewriter Art: A Modern Anthology by Barrie Tullett

Emily's Blue Period by Cathleen Daly, illustrations by Lisa Brown.

Ample Hills Creamery: Secrets and Stories from Brooklyn's Favorite Ice Cream Shop by Brian Smith & Jackie Cuscuna, Lauren Kaelin, photos by Lucy Schaeffer, illustrated by Lauren Kaelin.

Coolhaus Ice Cream Book by Natasha Case, Freya Estreller / Beer and Food: A Guide to 150 Exceptional Beer and Food Pairings by Mark Dredge / Fried & True: More than 50 Recipes for America's Best Fried Chicken and Sides by Lee Brian Schrager & Adeena Sussman

The Silent History by Eli Horowitz, Matthew Derby & Kevin Moffett.

Jim Curious: A Voyage to the Heart of the Sea in 3-D Vision by Matthias Picard.

Poking a Dead Frog: Conversations with Today's Top Comedy Writers by Mike Sacks / The Worn Archive edited by Serah-Marie McMahon / Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America

The Midnight Library by Kazuno Kohara.

Once Upon a Dream: From Perrault's Sleeping Beauty to Disney's Maleficent by Charles Solomon / Blow Me A Kiss by Alice Harris / Tinkerlab: A Hands-On Guide for Little Inventors by Rachelle Doorley

A Piece of Cake by LeUyen Pham.

Count on the Subway by Paul Dubois Jacobs and Jennifer Swender, illustrated by Dan Yaccarino.

Paper Cut: An Exploration Into the Contemporary World of Papercraft Art and Illustration by Owen Gildersleeve.

Pardon Me! by Daniel Miyares.

A Perfect Place for Ted by Leila Rudge / Books Always Everywhere by Jane Blatt, illustrated by Sarah Massini / Brother Hugo and the Bear by Katy Beebe and S.D. Schindler / Where Do We Go When We Disappear? by Isabel Minhos Martins and Madalena Matoso

The Possibilities by Kaui Hart Hemmings.

Sleep Tight, Anna Banana! by Dominique Roques and Alexis Dormal / The Lion and the Bird by Marianne Dubuc / Spaghetti with the Yeti by Adam Guillain and Charlotte Guillain / My Animal Book: Facts and Fun, Questions and Answers, Things to Make and Do by OKIDO

If I Wrote a Book About You by Stephany Aulenback and Denise Holmes.

Hilda and the Black Hound by Luke Pearson.

Toucan Can! by Juliette MacIver and Sarah Davis / The Goodnight Book by Lori Joy Smith / Who Did It?: Boxed Set by Ohara Hale

Petty Theft by Pascal Girard.

Number One Sam by Greg Pizzoli / William & the Missing Masterpiece by Helen Hancocks / At Our House by Isabel Minhos Martins and Madalena Matoso

Meringue Girls Cookbook: Incredible Meringues Everybody Can Make by Alex Hoffler and Stacey O'Gorman.

Dog Days of School by Kelly DiPucchio and Brian Biggs / A Hitch at the Fairmont by Jim Averbeck, illustrated by Nick Bertozzi / Woooo! by Gerry Turley

Flights and Chimes and Mysterious Times by Emma Trevayne, illustrated by Glenn Thomas.

And as for the books I've read and enjoyed lately...

Ripley Under Ground by Patricia Highsmith / Shine by Lauren Myracle / Night Film by Marisha Pessl / The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta / Splendors and Glooms by Laura Amy Schlitz / The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson / Melvin Monster by John Stanley / The Girls of Murder City by Douglas Perry / Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures by Emma Straub

Previous editions of this sort of post - June / April & May / March / February / January

Sooooo.... what did I read this month?

Well, I read Pet Sematary and a book of academic-ish essays on Six Feet Under, which was a pretty morbid duo.

Then I read Summer by Edith Wharton (because it's summer, duh).

Finally (other than some books I don't really enjoy enough to give shout outs to), Bob Newhart's autobiography and a book about comedy teams: the lightheartedness of those books equalled out the earlier morbidity.

What did I watch?

I finally saw Moonrise Kingdom. When the (spoiler?) dog got shot! The cut to his dead body! Shocking! R.I.P.!

But yeah - I enjoyed the movie just as much as I thought I would.

I also finally saw Tiny Furniture....

.... and rewatched another angsty movie - Reality Bites.

Brave. I loved the witch. And would you believe me if I told you that there is a woman in my town who looks EXACTLY like her. Like frighteningly similar.

A Dangerous Method. I did not expect this movie to be as beautiful to watch as it was.

I had never seen O Brother, Where Art Thou.... so I remedied that.

Modern Romance. I love you young Al Brooks.

Friends with Kids. I mean, when you enjoy everyone in the cast you kind of feel compelled to watch the movie. The use of the term of endearment "doll" by Adam Scott's character was like nails on a chalkboard for me though.