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New York Times bestselling poet Atticus returns to dive even deeper into the life-affirming waters of love, with all-new, ready-to-share poems on new love, old love, lost love, and forever love. Skinny Dipping in December is the sixth collection from bestselling poet Atticus, author of Love...
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New York Times bestselling poet Atticus returns to dive even deeper into the life-affirming waters of love, with all-new, ready-to-share poems on new love, old love, lost love, and forever love.
Skinny Dipping in December is the sixth collection from bestselling poet Atticus, author of Love Her Wild and LVOE.
With his signature brevity, Atticus shares thoughts on the many forms that love embodies, reaching out a hand to the souls too free to be caged and the ones still healing from diving into the deep end before they were ready. He continues to capture the relatable ebbs and flows of life that have resonated with readers worldwide for over a decade.
Heartwarming and timeless, this is Atticus at his best and love at its most uninhibited.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781524895419
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 22 October 2026
Country: United States
Imprint: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 14.0mm
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 171g
Pages: 208
About the Author
Atticus is a New York Times bestselling author of Love Her Wild, The Dark Between Stars, The Truth About Magic, LVOE., Spark: The One-Sentence Journal, and LVOE.: Volume II. He is a storyteller, traveler, and observer. He spends much of his life exploring the world. He loves the ocean, the desert, and playing with words. After losing a close friend, Atticus made a choice to remain forever anonymous, preferring instead to “send love from the shadows.”
Visit him on Instagram at @atticuspoetry.
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In the highly anticipated follow-up to LVOE: Poems, Epigrams & Aphorisms, three-time New York Times bestselling author Atticus is inviting readers to take a deeper look behind the mask as he continues his powerful journey inward in search of love, peace, and acceptance.LVOE. Volume II is an expanded exploration of self-love, meditation, meaning, loss, and romance from the internet's favourite...Hardback$4499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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