From Powells.com
Hot new releases and under-the-radar gems for adults and kids.
Staff Pick
Goblin Mode is wonderfully weird and absolutely essential because, as Coyle explains, “The goblin lifestyle pushes back against the idea that we must be clean and smooth and poreless in order to exist in the world.” We ALL need some of this lifestyle, one in which we learn from mushrooms, snails, and the like to relax and be cozy. This is a perfect gift for your diverse and messy friends and for everyone seeking greater harmony! Recommended By Marianne T, Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
Embrace your inner goblin! Learn to decorate, dress, craft, forage, and live according to the goblin principles of community, diversity, proud weirdness, and joyful mess.
Do you ever feel strange, gross, chaotic, underappreciated, or like you don't quite fit in? Great news: you might be a goblin That means your imperfections and idiosyncrasies are the most awesome things about you, and you can build a more balanced, comfortable, harmonious life by accepting and honoring them — taking inspiration from the frogs, fungus, moss, rocks, and dirt that goblins love.
Goblin Mode includes life advice for celebrating physical and mental diversity, rejecting prejudice, and generally hanging on to a little joy. Can a mushroom give you fashion tips? Can a snail teach you to be a happier person? You bet they can — and in this book you’ll also learn to:
Build a moss garden for your lair
Grow and use medicinal plants
Forage for berries (even in the city)
Mend your cozy sweaters
Display your cool rock collection
And more!
Featuring 25 whimsical illustrations by Marian Churchland, Goblin Mode will help you rethink your relationship with your body, your home, your community, and the earth.
About the Author
McKayla Coyle (they/them) is a lesbian writer from Anchorage, Alaska. They’re the engagement editor for Literary Hub, and they hold an MFA in fiction from The New School. In their free time they read fantasy novels and make a lot of jam.