13 Top adult books like Love Poems for People with Children by John Kenney

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Love Poems for People with Children

By: John Kenney

3.97

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

In the spirit of his wildly popular New Yorker pieces and the New York Times bestseller Love Poems …

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1. No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline Without Shame

By: Janet Lansbury

3.50

Format: 250 pages, Paperback

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  • nonfiction
  • parenting
  • audiobook
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2. Hate That Cat (Jack, #2)

By: Sharon Creech

3.34

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Jack Room 204--Miss Stretchberry February 25 Today the fat black cat up in the tree by the bus st… read more

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  • poetry
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3. Celebrations: Rituals of Peace and Prayer

By: Maya Angelou

4.00

Format: 199 pages, Hardcover

Grace, dignity, and eloquence have long been hallmarks of Maya Angelou's poetry. Her measured verse… read more

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  • poetry
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook

4. Bone, Vol. 7: Ghost Circles (Bone, #7)

By: Jeff Smith

4.28

Format: 141 pages, Paperback

The adventure starts when cousins Fone Bone, Phoney Bone, and Smiley Bone are run out of Boneville … read more

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5. Bone, Vol. 8: Treasure Hunters (Bone, #8)

By: Jeff Smith

4.00

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

The Bone cousins, Gran'ma Ben, and Thorn reach the city of Atheia, where they prepare to battle The… read more

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6. Bone, Vol. 9: Crown of Horns (Bone #9)

By: Jeff Smith

4.00

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Trapped in a dungeon while the fate of the Valley is decided by two raging armies, Thorn is haunted… read more

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7. Red Bird

By: Mary Oliver

2.83

Format: 212 pages, Hardcover

Red bird came all winter / firing up the landscape / as nothing else could. So begins Mary Oliver's… read more

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8. How to Betray a Dragon's Hero (How to Train Your Dragon, #11)

By: Cressida Cowell

3.91

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

High up in the Treacherous mists of the Murderous Mountains, Hiccup and the Company of the Dragonma… read more

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9. A Dragon's Guide to the Care and Feeding of Humans

By: Joanne Ryder , Laurence Yep

3.84

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Crusty dragon Miss Drake has a new pet human, precocious Winnie. Oddly enough, Winnie seems to thin… read more

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10. What Kind of Woman: Poems

By: Kate Baer

4.07

Format: 94 pages, Paperback

A stunning and honest debut poetry collection about the beauty and hardships in being a mother, a w… read more

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  • poetry
  • parenting
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Unclasp the thought of leaving, tie it to the door."

-Kate Baer, What Kind of Woman: Poems

"When someone asks for the secret to a happy marriage, remember you don't know. This is not a happy ending. This is not a fairy tale. This is the beginning of a life you haven't met."

-Kate Baer, What Kind of Woman: Poems

"What time will you be home? What time do you think you may be home? What time should we wait for you outside on the lawn while the pasta boils over and the baby cries because he misses you? Oh, befor…"

-Kate Baer, What Kind of Woman: Poems

"In the morning, I take your picture in front of the sign, gaps in your teeth. I do not say a life without you is not worth living. I do not say I've memorized every inch of your frame. Instead, I wav…"

-Kate Baer, What Kind of Woman: Poems

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11. Where Monsters Lie

By: Kyle Starks

3.71

Format: 104 pages, Paperback

A brand-new meta-horror story that's Cabin in the Woods meets Tucker and Dale vs. Evil . Haven’t… read more

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  • humor
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12. I Hope This Finds You Well: Poems

By: Kate Baer

4.28

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Kate Baer returns with a collection of erasure poems created from notes she received from followers… read more

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  • poetry
  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"I wanted art / poetry was hidden in so much in so many ways"

-Kate Baer, I Hope This Finds You Well: Poems

"women want to live without fear For thousands of years We were not believed this is what we carry"

-Kate Baer, I Hope This Finds You Well: Poems

"You were designed to find satisfaction in your excellence Your nature cannot be retrofitted to the male without permanent damage to the original design"

-Kate Baer, I Hope This Finds You Well: Poems

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13. Brooklyn Crime Novel

By: Jonathan Lethem

3.52

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping story of community, crime, and gentrification, tracing over fifty years of life in one B… read more

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  • audiobook
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14. Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans

By: Michaeleen Doucleff

4.15

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

When Dr. Michaeleen Doucleff becomes a mother, she examines the studies behind modern parenting gui… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • parenting
  • audiobook
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15. Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change

By: Maggie Smith

3.89

Format: 214 pages, Hardcover

Marie Claire’s The 2020 Books You Should Pre-Order Now The Washington Post’s What to Read in 2020 B… read more

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  • poetry
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Do not be ashamed of the intensity of your emotion. That's your humanity. Grief can be feral, wild, frightening. Give it a safe place to live."

-Maggie Smith, Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change

"Everything is temporary. You can't keep a white-knuckled hold on what you love or on what has hurt you. Loosen your grip on your grief today, if only a bit."

-Maggie Smith, Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change

"Stop calling your heart broken; your heart works just fine. If you are feeling--love, anger, gratitude, grief--it is because your heart is doing its work. Let it."

-Maggie Smith, Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change

"It is not your job to make other people comfortable with who you are. Be wary of those who don't want you to change or grow. Grow anyway--there is no alternative."

-Maggie Smith, Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change

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16. Opinions: A Decade of Arguments, Criticism, and Minding Other People's Business

By: Roxane Gay

4.01

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From beloved and bestselling author Roxane Gay, “a strikingly fresh cultural critic” (Washington Po… read more

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  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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17. Above Ground

By: Clint Smith

4.56

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

A remarkable poetry collection with "inextinguishable generosity and abundant wisdom" (Monica Youn)… read more

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  • poetry
  • parenting
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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18. And Yet: Poems

By: Kate Baer

3.97

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

The second full length poetry collection from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of What Kind… read more

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  • poetry
  • parenting
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Let your life rest on what is already good."

-Kate Baer, And Yet: Poems

"It's just another day in the good-bad, bad-good earth machine."

-Kate Baer, And Yet: Poems

"We expect so much of children, hovering above them like giant, invincible gods. What a racket to discover as an adult, how little we have to pass down."

-Kate Baer, And Yet: Poems

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19. Pretty Boys Are Poisonous: Poems

By: Megan Fox

3.76

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Megan Fox showcases her wicked humor throughout a heartbreaking and dark collection of poetry. Over… read more

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  • poetry
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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20. The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America

By: Matt Kracht

4.01

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

For those who have a disdain for birds, or for bird lovers with a sense of humor, this snarky illus… read more

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  • humor
  • nonfiction
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21. The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives

By: William Stixrud

4.35

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

"It is not an overstatement to say that this is one of the most radical and important books on rais… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • parenting
  • audiobook
"Society thrives on the diverse talents of its people."

-William Stixrud, The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives

"The reality is that we become successful in this world by working hard at something that comes easily to us, and that engages us."

-William Stixrud, The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives

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22. American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin

By: Terrance Hayes

4.27

Format: 91 pages, Paperback

In seventy poems bearing the same title, Terrance Hayes explores the meanings of American, of assas… read more

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  • poetry
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"May all the gold you touch burn, rot, and rust."

-Terrance Hayes, American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin

" Sometimes Is a good answer to any existential question."

-Terrance Hayes, American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin

"Are you not the color of this country's current threat Advisory?"

-Terrance Hayes, American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin

"Why youth seems to be my only requisite for beauty now is beyond me."

-Terrance Hayes, American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin

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23. The Forest Brims Over

By: Maru Ayase

3.47

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

A woman turns herself into a forest after long being co-opted to serve as the subject of her husban… read more

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24. Feel Your Way Through

By: Kelsea Ballerini

4.19

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

The personal and poignant debut poetry collection from the award-winning singer, songwriter, and pr… read more

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  • poetry
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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25. Semicolon: The Past, Present, and Future of a Misunderstood Mark

By: Cecelia Watson

3.67

Format: 213 pages, Hardcover

A page-turning, existential romp through the life and times of the world’s most polarizing punctuat… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"The semicolon was born in Venice in 1494"

-Cecelia Watson, Semicolon: The Past, Present, and Future of a Misunderstood Mark

"At times I've felt less like a punctuation theorist than like a punctuation therapist"

-Cecelia Watson, Semicolon: The Past, Present, and Future of a Misunderstood Mark

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26. Wade in the Water: Poems

By: Tracy K. Smith

4.10

Format: 95 pages, Kindle Edition

The extraordinary new poetry collection by Tracy K. Smith, the Poet Laureate of the United States … read more

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  • poetry
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"History is a ship forever setting sail."

-Tracy K. Smith, Wade in the Water: Poems

"In the '70s, everything shone as bright as brass."

-Tracy K. Smith, Wade in the Water: Poems

"Is it strange to say love is a language Few practice, but all, or near all speak?"

-Tracy K. Smith, Wade in the Water: Poems

"Is this some enigmatic type of test? What if we Fail? How and to whom do we address our appeal?"

-Tracy K. Smith, Wade in the Water: Poems

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27. Love Poems for People with Children

By: John Kenney

3.97

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

In the spirit of his wildly popular New Yorker pieces and the New York Times bestseller Love Poems … read more

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  • poetry
  • parenting
  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Menopause: A Comic Treatment by M.K. Czerwiec

28. Menopause: A Comic Treatment

By: M.K. Czerwiec

3.70

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

Like so many other issues surrounding women's reproductive health, menopause has been treated as a … read more

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  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • adult
Cover of Anna Bright Is Hiding Something by Susie Orman Schnall

29. Anna Bright Is Hiding Something

By: Susie Orman Schnall

3.56

Format: 331 pages, Paperback

The Dropout meets Inventing Anna in this cinematic and page-turning summer read! A ripped-from-the-… read more

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  • adult
  • audiobook
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30. Dad Camp

By: Evan S. Porter

3.79

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A heartwarming novel about a loving dad who drags his eleven-year-old daughter to “father-daughter … read more

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  • humor
  • parenting
  • adult
  • audiobook
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31. Cult of Two (Volume 5) (Michael Faudet)

By: Michael Faudet

3.82

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Michael Faudet’s latest book delves deeper into the meaning of love, the intricacy of relationships… read more

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  • poetry
"Just when I thought my life was going in the right direction—disappointment was waiting around the corner."

-Michael Faudet, Cult of Two (Volume 5) (Michael Faudet)

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No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline Without Shame

Janet Lansbury

3.50

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Celebrations: Rituals of Peace and Prayer

Maya Angelou

4.00

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What Kind of Woman: Poems

Kate Baer

4.07

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I Hope This Finds You Well: Poems

Kate Baer

4.28

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Simon Winchester

3.84

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Conspirituality: How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat

Derek Beres

4.10

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Dennis Duncan

3.68

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Caster Semenya

4.27

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