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A unique blend of high art and  humor, Penny: A Graphic Memoir perfectly portrays one cat's  struggles between her animal instincts, her philosophical reflections,  and the lush creature comforts of a life with human servants.    •  DISTINCTIVE, BEAUTIFUL, AND FUNNY: Reading like a highbrow Garfield,  this unique dose of sardonic wit and cat content combines humor and  storytelling with Karl Stevens' very realistic illustration style. Fresh  and imaginative, this graphic novel feels familiar and accessible,  featuring one of the world's most beloved animals.  • IMPRESSIVE AND DECORATED AUTHOR: Karl Stevens has written four graphic novels, and his comics have appeared regularly in the New Yorker, Village Voice, and Boston Phoenix. His work has been well received all around, and The Lodger was a Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist.  •  UNIQUE GIFT FOR CAT LOVERS: For cat lovers who have all the classic cat  humor books, this is something new that's both unique but familiar,  combining a new voice with stunning artwork in a fresh format. For  anyone who wonders what their cat is thinking, this book is  pitch-perfect, and the gorgeous artwork and package make it a delightful  present.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49566982045969,"sku":"GOR012288460","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49688220860689,"sku":"CIN1452183058G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49740741017873,"sku":"NGR9781452183053","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50113985741073,"sku":"CIN1452183058VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51027237830929,"sku":"NIN9781452183053","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":51726979989777,"sku":"CIN1452183058A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ LIKE_NEW \/ SBYB","offer_id":52995571187985,"sku":"CIN1452183058LN","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1452183058.jpg?v=1751419647"},{"product_id":"failure-book-karl-stevens-9781934460023","title":"Failure","description":"ADVANCE PRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eFAILURE \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhilip Schultz's language reminds me of such modern masters as Isaac Rosenberg and Hart Crane. It's one thing I've always admired in his poetry; that and a heartbreaking tenderness that goes beyond mere pity and that is so present in \u003ci\u003eFailure.\u003c\/i\u003e It's as if he bears our pain. -Gerald Stern, winner of the National Book Award \u003cbr\u003ePhilip Schultz's poems have long since earned their own place in American poetry. His stylistic trademarks are his great emotional directness and his intelligent haranguing--of God, the reader, and himself. He is one of the least affected of American poets, and one of the fiercest. -Tony Hoagland \u003cbr\u003eCall it a poetry of the multiple truths of the all-too-human, the American language profoundly shaped into inclusively, powerfully felt passion. Philip Schultz's \u003ci\u003eFailure\u003c\/i\u003e is a book of poems of the highest achievement by one of American poetry's longtime masters of the art.--Lawrence Joseph \u003cp\u003ePlantive and jubilant, the melody dissolves everything between itself and the firmament, underscoring Schultz's remarkable capacity for empathy with his fellow creatures. Here as elsewhere, his resolve to exult, even in the face of desolation and adversity, make Failure a.splendid book. --Floyd Collins, Gettysburg Review\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50191977283857,"sku":"CIN1934460028G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1934460028.jpg?v=1751380590"},{"product_id":"winner-book-karl-stevens-9781940398747","title":"The Winner","description":"Karl Stevens uses the graphic novel to dissect the line between the worlds of high and low art. 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