To celebrate the movie based on Hank Ketcham's characters, Abbeville reissues its popular album of Dennis panels.

The #1 New York Times bestselling (mostly true) memoir from the hilarious author of Furiously Happy. “Gaspingly funny and wonderfully inappropriate.”—O, The Oprah Magazine When Jenny Lawson was little, all she ever wanted was to fit in. That dream was cut short by her fantastically unbalanced father and a morbidly eccentric childhood. It did, however, open up an opportunity for Lawson to find the humor in the strange shame-spiral that is her life, and we are all the better for it. In the irreverent Let’s Pretend This Never Happened, Lawson’s long-suffering husband and sweet daughter help her uncover the surprising discovery that the most terribly human moments—the ones we want to pretend never happened—are the very same moments that make us the people we are today. For every intellectual misfit who thought they were the only ones to think the things that Lawson dares to say out loud, this is a poignant and hysterical look at the dark, disturbing, yet wonderful moments of our lives. Readers Guide Inside

The first biography of the artist who “essentially invented indie and alternative rock” (Spin) A brilliant and influential songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist, the charismatic Alex Chilton was more than a rock star—he was a true cult icon. Awardwinning music writer Holly George-Warren’s A Man Called Destruction is the first biography of this enigmatic artist, who died in 2010. Covering Chilton’s life from his early work with the charttopping Box Tops and the seminal power-pop band Big Star to his experiments with punk and roots music and his sprawling solo career, A Man Called Destruction is the story of a musical icon and a richly detailed chronicle of pop music’s evolution, from the mid-1960s through today’s indie rock.

Aloha! Join in the fun as “Household Hurricane” Dennis Mitchell and his parents, Alice and Henry, take a whirlwind tour of Hawaii. During this tropical adventure, Dennis’s cultural misunderstandings only add to his usual high-energy shenanigans. By boat & plane, the Mitchells hop from island to island with Dennis leaving a path of hilarity in his wake. Be prepared to be both entertained and informed! On a more somber note, Dennis learns the history of the attack on Pearl Harbor. And, If you think Dennis has settled down for the plane trip home, you’re in for a big surprise! This special volume contains every page from the original 1958 100-page graphic novel. Plus, loads of extras!