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January 2026
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Cocktail Diaries: A Spirited Adventure by Sam Heughan
Cocktail Diaries: A Spirited Adventure
by Sam Heughan

Sam Heughan's acting career has led him on a unique journey around the world and his love of craft spirits, history, and travel is distilled into this personal collection of cocktail recipes. Sam's expertise and enthusiasm shine through, as he regales tales of tasting cocktails--from the historic Boulevardier in Paris and a Bramble in New Orleans to a Papaya Margarita in the back of a van in the Oaxaca mountains--and delights in sharing his favorite adventures (and drinks!) with the reader.
The Route 66 Cookbook: The Best Recipes from Every Stop Along the Way by Linda Ly
The Route 66 Cookbook: The Best Recipes from Every Stop Along the Way
by Linda Ly

The Route 66 Cookbook shares recipes for the must-try breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and desserts from restaurants all along the Mother Road.
A Year of Garden-Inspired Living: Season by Season by Linda Vater
A Year of Garden-Inspired Living: Season by Season
by Linda Vater

Bring simplicity and grace into your life, garden, home, and community with this treasured collection of ideas and daily inspiration from garden lifestyle guru Linda Vater. A Year of Garden-Inspired Living offers an elegant yet easy way to bring the joys and textures of seasonal living into your daily life, welcoming peace and connection to your days and restoring the balance of nature's seasons in your home and life.
The Collected English Cottage by Bethany Adams
The Collected English Cottage
by Bethany Adams

If you've ever dreamed of stepping into the enchanting worlds of classic British tales, our latest book from The Cottage Journal, The Collected English Cottage, is here to make those dreams a reality.Join us as we explore storybook retreats across the Land of the Rose, where inviting interiors encourage cozy gatherings and gardens burst with floral beauty. We'll visit a centuries-old Georgian gem in northern Cornwall and a charming farmhouse nestled in the Windrush Valley of the Cotswolds. 
The Regenerative Gardener's Handbook: Essential Techniques for Growing a Garden That Leaves the Land Healthier Than You Found It by Briana Selstad Bosch
The Regenerative Gardener's Handbook: Essential Techniques for Growing a Garden That Leaves the Land Healthier Than You Found It
by Briana Selstad Bosch

Briana Bosch of Blossom and Branch Farm teaches you how to grow flowers, herbs, and vegetables in a way that improves the soil, supports pollinators and birds, and minimizes the use of store-bought products. The key principles for regenerative gardening: recognize the garden as its own ecosystem, know your soil, minimize the purchased garden, build your soil armor, plant for biodiversity, create living soil, choose plants wisely, minimize soil disturbance, and close the garden loop.
The Beginner's Cut Flower Garden: Grow, Nourish, and Create Bliss Year-Round by Elizabeth Brown
The Beginner's Cut Flower Garden: Grow, Nourish, and Create Bliss Year-Round
by Elizabeth Brown

The Beginner's Cut Flower Garden is the perfect book for gardeners who are dipping a toe into growing cut flowers for the first time.  In Winter, budding gardeners start simply by focusing on their vision, color palette, and floral style. Once a cohesive garden plan has been developed, it's time to take to the earth and install garden beds in Spring. High summer is for exploring floral design and creating arrangements with freshly cut flowers. Finally, there are various floral art activities for when the garden is more dormant, including dried and pressed flowers, natural dye projects, and making sun prints, expanding the range of how flowers can enrich and bring brightness and balance to everyone's daily life.
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