In My TBR Stack:

Coming Out as Mentally Ill
by Jason Blake
Laki Press
Trade Paperback

From the author's website:

This is the first book you should read about mental illness.

 In the United States, nearly half of all adults will experience a mental illness during their lifetime.

And yet we rarely talk about it!

Coming Out As Mentally Ill is the touching and relatable story of one person's coming to terms with mental illness and how it led to a more successful, productive, and fulfilling life.

The book also a primer on the basics of mental illness, designed to demystify the stigma around mental health, with supportive guidance on how to get help.

Just know that while the statistics are sobering, we can all play an important role in being there for our partners, our children, our friends, our coworkers, and most importantly – ourselves.

Start here, take that first step, and be an important part of the changing conversation around mental health. 

In My TBR Stack:

101 Things to Do With a Dead Body
by Jason Blake
Laki Press
Trade Paperback

From the book publicity:

It seems like every day people are finding themselves left with perfectly good dead bodies. Sure, perhaps they're a little bruised and they may even have some stretch marks. But what are the reasonable alternatives? Cremation? Yes, it's affordable but entirely environmentally-unfriendly in the era of climate change. Burial? That's at least $15,000 if done right. People fill obligated to come to the service, say nice things about people who may not have been nice, and then the body is buried semi-permanently, often on top of the bones of generations past. Do you really want to assist in making our world one big landfill of bodies? I think not.

This is the new millennium. Reduce, reuse, recycle. Don't let your dead body be a liability on your balance sheet. It's time to put it to use. If you're at a lack of creative ideas, this first volume will get your creative juices flowing so you can find the solution that's right for you. While the big lifestyle brands are focusing on centerpieces for your Thanksgiving table and reupholstering Grandma's antique chair, this book offers real solutions for real people like you and me. After reading 101 Things To Do With A Dead Body, you'll wonder, "How did I ever survive without this handy guide?" With a snicker, you'll realize that the other guy wasn't so lucky....