Want: Sexual Fantasies by Anonymous by Gillian Anderson (Abrams Press, $28, 9781419777295, September 17, 2024).
Want is a revelatory exploration of women's sexuality that asks: How do women feel about sex when they have the freedom to be totally anonymous? Gillian Anderson collects and introduces the anonymous letters of hundreds of self-identifying women from around the world (along with her own anonymous letter). From a Sikh woman who writes about her secret lust for her brother-in-law, an Apache American woman who wants to be worshipped like a divine creature, and a white British woman who just wants to be properly kissed one last time, Want reveals how women really feel about sex.
The Slow Down: For the Love of Home by Leanne Ford (Abrams Books, $50, 9781419771071, October 1, 2024).
Designer and HGTV personality Leanne Ford shares design secrets and personal reflections on how she creates her warm, chic, and easy-going aesthetic. Ford's imperfectly perfect designs inspire more than half a million social media fans daily. In this very personal design book, she shares her decorating philosophy, wry humor, and advice to live by. The Slow Down offers readers an inside look at how Leanne found her "wow does this need work" dream house and then moved across the country to turn it into a welcoming home.
Marvel Studios: The Art of Ryan Meinerding by Tara Bennett and Paul Terry, with a foreword by Kevin Feige (Abrams Books, $65, 9781419738647, October 1, 2024).
Marvel Studios' Head of Visual Development Ryan Meinerding has been a key creative force in designing the look of the beloved Super Heroes and villains in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since the early stages of Iron Man (2008). Marvel Studios: The Art of Ryan Meinerding showcases the artist's iconic vision, from his work-in-progress sketches to his finished pieces. The book includes 500 illustrations and provides unprecedented insight into Meinerding's creative process.
Skyshade: The Lightlark Saga Book 3 by Alex Aster (Amulet Books, $22.99, 9781419773785, November 12, 2024).
Skyshade is the third novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series The Lightlark Saga by acclaimed author and BookTok sensation Alex Aster. Back in Grim's castle on Nightshade, Isla is reeling in the wake of a brutal battle and the devastating truths it exposed. Her future--and the fate of the world--now hinge on a heart split in two. As the line between enemy and friend is tested, Isla is more desperate than ever to understand the oracle's final prophecy and change her heartrending fate. With the clock ticking on her destiny and the survival of two warring kingdoms hinging on her own shattered heart, Isla Crown will either save the world or destroy it.
Baby Dunks-a-Lot: A Picture Book by Jayson Tatum and Sam Apple, illus. by Parker-Nia Gordon (Abrams Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781419771460, September 10, 2024).
Inspired by Jayson Tatum's life as both an NBA superstar and a loving dad, this laugh-out-loud picture book is the story of what happens when a tot becomes an NBA teammate. When a big kid teaches his little brother how to play basketball, something unusual happens... baby bro flies through the air for a monster dunk! Before long, every professional team wants the incredible dunking baby on their roster. Baby Dunks-A-Lot is poised to become a basketball legend--that is, until he misses his bedtime.
Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet by Geo Rutherford (Abrams Books for Young Readers, $24.99, 9781419770531, September 24, 2024).
From Geo Rutherford, the creator of the hit series Spooky Lake Month (with more than 65 million likes), comes this thrilling nonfiction book that plumbs the depths of 25 unusual lakes around the world. Backed by extensive research and packed with all-new content--including eerie and eye-popping watercolor illustrations in full color--Spooky Lakes takes readers on an adventure through weird and wild waters. Explore Lake Natron, a Tanzanian lake so briny that its waters can mummify any creature that touches its surface; Lake Maracaibo, a Venezuelan tidal bay where a constantly brewing storm sends an average of 28 lightning bolts per second into the water, and many more.
The Road: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Cormac McCarthy, illus. by Manu Larcenet (Abrams ComicArts, $26.99, 9781419776779, September 17, 2024).
This first official graphic novel adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's Pulitzer Prize-winning postapocalyptic classic is illustrated by acclaimed French cartoonist Manu Larcenet, who transforms the world depicted by McCarthy's spare and brutal prose into stark ink drawings that add an additional layer to this haunting tale of family love and human perseverance. Cormac McCarthy personally approved the making of this book before his death.
Breaking the Chain: The Guard Dog Story by Patrick McDonnell (Abrams ComicArts, $22.99, 9781419779084, September 3, 2024).
From the award-winning syndicated comic strip Mutts, the long-awaited "Guard Dog" story is now collected and presented in full color along with supplementary material, timed for the 30th anniversary of Guard Dog's debut in Mutts--when he quickly became one of the strip's most beloved characters. As a chained dog longing for freedom, he's played an important role in raising awareness about the cruelty of tethering and has inspired countless Mutts readers to become involved in animal welfare.
Frank Miller's Ronin Rising Manga Edition by Frank Miller, illus. by Philip Tan and Daniel Henriques (Kana, $12.99, 9781419776625, October 8, 2024).
A cursed Ronin. Psychological manipulation by a sentient AI. A security commander turned savior. And a postapocalyptic biotech war in the demon-teeming pits of a twenty-first century New York inadvertently started by the once benevolent Aquarius Corporation. Eisner Hall of Famer Frank Miller's Ronin is cited as the inspiration for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Samurai Jack. Now--40 years later--Miller, with the team Philip Tan and Daniel Henriques, returns to the world of Ronin, continuing his story for a new generation in Frank Miller's Ronin Rising.