Yuri Bear Storm, Volume 1

Yuri Bear Storm, Volume 1
Author: Ikunigomakinako
Publisher: TOKYOPOP
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2020-08-06
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1427863512

Every night, 16-year-old Kureha has a strange dream involving lilies, storms, and... her classmate Ginko as a bear?! At school, Kureha's unassuming personality and looks render her practically invisible. Sometimes, it feels like no one notices her at all... until cute and energetic Ginko asks Kureha to talk privately one day during lunch. Maybe she really is a bear... or maybe she's just got a crush on Kureha!

Yuri Bear Storm, Volume 2

Yuri Bear Storm, Volume 2
Author: Ikunigomakinako
Publisher: TOKYOPOP
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2020-08-06
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1427867631

When Ginko discovers a pendant that releases her hidden memories, she learns the truth about her mother and Kureha's. Despite Kureha's feelings for her, Ginko decides to distance herself from the girl she loves to keep her safe. Bears and humans can't love each other -- or so her mother said.

Yuri Bear Storm, Volume 3

Yuri Bear Storm, Volume 3
Author: Ikunigomakinako
Publisher: TOKYOPOP
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2020-08-06
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1427867666

When Lulu decides to bring Yuriika and Kale with her to Japan to meet with Sumika, the two discover memories of how they both came to love the same woman -- only for her to end up married to a man she had just met. Their relationship was the start of everything... and then, tragedy struck. What will Kureha do when she discovers the truth?

The Conditions of Paradise

The Conditions of Paradise
Author: Akiko Morishima
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2020-03-24
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1645057100

Sarina and her best friend Sumi are super close. Sumi often crashes at Sarina's place, and sometimes the two even make out a little bit. But Sarina figures a romantic relationship could never work between them. Sarina is an organized office worker, while Sumi is a nomadic freelance writer. Can the two find a way to make their very different lifestyles mesh?

Yuri is My Job

Yuri is My Job
Author: Miman (Mangaka)
Publisher: Kodansha America LLC
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2019-01-22
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1642126233

The new, hilarious yuri comedy! Hime gets roped into working at a weird café where the waitresses pretend to be students at an all-girl boarding school. She’s strangely taken with her partner Mitsuki, who’s so kind to her in front of the customers. There’s just one problem… Mitsuki really can’t stand her! Hime is a picture-perfect high school princess–she’s admired by all and never trips up! So when she accidentally injures a café manager named Mai, she’s willing to cover some shifts to keep her facade intact. To Hime’s surprise, the café is themed after a private school where the all-female staff always puts on their best act for their loyal customers. However, under the guidance of the most graceful girl there, Hime can’t help but blush and blunder! Beneath all the frills and laughter, Hime feels tension brewing as she finds out more about her new job and her budding feelings…

Planet Ladder Vol. 1

Planet Ladder Vol. 1
Author: Yuri Narushima
Publisher: Digital Manga, Inc.
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2012-08-06
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1613134312

I see the tarot cards in my dreams. I turn them over in hopes of finding all the answers -- Who am I? Where do I come from? Why are these people after me? But when I turn over the last card, it is always blank. My name is Kaguya. I thought I was an ordinary high-school girl. That is, until a crazy sorcerer appeared in my bedroom one night and transported me to another planet where people call me princess. Now, the questions in my dream are more urgent than ever. Will I ever get home again ... or is this my home?

A Little Life

A Little Life
Author: Hanya Yanagihara
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 833
Release: 2016-01-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0804172706

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. Look for Hanya Yanagihara’s latest bestselling novel, To Paradise.

Red Flags

Red Flags
Author: Juris Jurjevics
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 325
Release: 2011
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0547564511

In the remote central highlands of Vietnam, Army CID officer Eric Rider confronts drug-running and corruption that crosses enemy lines and divides loyalties.

Ossan Idol!, Volume 1

Ossan Idol!, Volume 1
Author: Mochiko Mochida
Publisher: TOKYOPOP
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2020-09-09
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1427867887

Miroku Osaki is 36 years old, unemployed, and unhappy. Having been bullied in his childhood and even into his adult life, he became a shut-in after being unfairly laid off. For a long time, the only thing that brought him joy was online gaming. Then, he tried the popular "Let's Try Dancing!" karaoke style. It was addicting... and transformative! Inspired by his new hobby, Miroku decides to turn his life around. He begins singing karaoke and going to the gym, where he meets Yoichi, the director of an entertainment company who encourages Miroku to pursue his dreams. Miroku only wanted to be good at the game he loves, but when he accidentally uploads a clip of himself singing and dancing, it goes viral! Can he really become an idol, even at his age? Suddenly, it doesn't seem so impossible!