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  • Sweater Quest

    My Year of Knitting Dangerously

    A fascinating and witty memoir chronicling the author's mission to knit the holy grail of all sweaters."I knit so I don’t kill people" —bumper sticker spotted at Rhinebeck Sheep and Wool FestivalFor Adrienne Martini, and countless others, knitting is the linchpin of sanity. As a working mother of two, Martini wanted a challenge that would make her feel in charge. So she decided to make the Holy ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • Hillbilly Gothic

    A Memoir of Madness and Motherhood

    "My family has a grand tradition. After a woman gives birth, she goes mad. I thought that I would be the one to escape."So begins Adrienne Martini's candid, compelling, and darkly humorous history of her family's and her own experiences with depression and postpartum syndrome.Illuminating depression from the inside, Martini delves unflinchingly into her own breakdown and institutionalization and ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • Somebody's Gotta Do It: A Memoir

    Why Cursing at the News Won't Save the Nation, But Your Name on a Local Ballot Can

    "50 percent memoir, 50 percent advice manual, and 100 percent heart." — The New York TimesSomebody's Gotta Do It is a humorous (and instructive) memoir about a progressive woman who runs for very small-town elected office in a red county— and wins (yay!)—and then realizes the critical importance of the job.Back in the fall of 2016, before casting her vote for Hillary Clinton, Adrienne Marti... ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

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    Hillbilly Gothic

    A Memoir of Madness and Motherhood

    Narrated by Christina Moore ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 51 min

    Adrienne Martini is an award-winning freelance writer. In her candid memoir Hillbilly Gothic, she offers a glimpse at mental illness from a personal perspective, and reveals how the women of her Appalachian family invariably suffer postpartum depression. After the birth of her first child, Adrienne found herself spiraling toward a breakdown that led to her eventual institutionalization. ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Somebody's Gotta Do It

    Why Cursing at the News Won't Save the Nation, but Your Name on a Local Ballot Can

    Narrated by Adrienne Martini ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 25 min

    A humorous (and instructive) memoir about a progressive woman whoruns for very small-town elected office in a red county—and wins (yay!)—and only then realizes the critical importance of the jobBack in the fall of 2016, before casting her vote for Hillary Clinton,Adrienne Martini, a knitter, a runner, a mom, and a resident of rural OtsegoCounty in snowy upstate New York, knew who her senators were ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Knitters on Loving, Living with, and Letting Go of Yarn

    by Clara Parkes ...
    In this anthology from the author of The Yarn Whisperer, twenty-one devoted knitters examine a subject that is irresistible to us all: the yarn stash.Anyone with a passion has a stash, whether it is a collection of books or enough yarn to exceed several life expectancies. With her trademark wit, Clara Parkes brings together fascinating stories from all facets of stash-keeping and knitting life ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Amazing Thing About the Way it Goes

    Stories of Tidiness, Self-Esteem and Other Things I Gave Up On

    The popular blogger and New York Times bestselling author of Yarn Harlot puts her humorous spin on everyday life, parenting, and, well, pants.The Amazing Thing About the Way It Goes takes on the amazing in the ordinary in this side-splitting series of short commentaries. Pearl-McPhee turns her trademark wit and perspective to everything from creative discipline to a way you would never think about ... Read more

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  • The Yarn Whisperer

    My Unexpected Life in Knitting

    by Clara Parkes ...
    "In this charming series of linked essays," the renowned knitter and author explores the meaning and importance of knitting in her life ( Vogue Knitting).In The Yarn Whisperer, Clara Parkes offers reflections and stories from a lifetime of knitting through twenty-two captivating, poignant, and laugh-out-loud funny essays. Recounting tales of childhood and adulthood, family, friends, adventure, ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Knitting Yarns: Writers on Knitting

    Writers on Knitting

    Edited by Ann Hood ...
    A collection of poignant essays about the transformative power of knitting by twenty-seven extraordinary writers.“The impressive collection of writers here have contributed essays that celebrate knitting and knitters. They share their knitting triumphs and disasters as well as their life triumphs and disasters. . . . These essays will break your heart. They will have you laughing out loud.”—Ann ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • All Wound Up

    The Yarn Harlot Writes for a Spin

    The New York Times–bestselling author of Yarn Harlot returns with more witty stories about knitting, motherhood, friendship, and more.In this all-new collection of yarns, New York Times–bestselling author and self-proclaimed yarn Harlot Stephanie Pearl-McPhee is all wound up about life, motherhood, losing her beloved washing machine, and, of course, knitting.With trademark humor and wit that have ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Needles and Pearls

    by Gil McNeil ...
    Slip one ...A year after her husband's death, Jo Mackenzie is finally starting to get the hang of being a single parent.Knit two together ...The boys are thriving in their new seaside home, the wool shop is starting to do well and despite two weddings, an in-school knitting project and Trevor the Wonder Dog coming to stay, she's just about keeping her head above water.Cast off ...But boys, babies ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Knitting Rules!

    The Yarn Harlot's Bag of Knitting Tricks

    Both a celebration of the craft and a sourcebook for practical information, Knitting Rules! is a collection of useful advice and emotional support for the avid knitter. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee unravels the mysteries of tangled yarn, confusing patterns, and stubbornly unfinished projects. Daring to question long-standing rules and encouraging crafters to knit in the way that works best for them, ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD