Independent publisher · Proudly anti-boring

Books for
better breaks.

Funny puzzles, coloring books, and activity books for adults whose brains have officially left the meeting.

Zero productivity claims. Excellent gift potential.
This Counts as Doing Something book coverI’m Not Procrastinating. This Is a Puzzle. book coverI’m Coloring. Please Pretend I’m Busy. book coverThe Patient Is Stable. I Am Not. book coverEMS: Exhausted. Mobile. Starving. book coverThree Helmets. One Break. Make It Count. book coverI Need Your Address. Not Your Life Story. book coverHold Please. Everything Is on Fire. book coverHelp Is on the Way. My Break Is Not. book coverMy Break Is Hemodynamically Unstable. book cover

This Counts as Doing Something

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ADULT PUZZLE BOOKSCOLORING BOOKSON-SHIFT HUMOR911 DISPATCH HUMORGIFTS FOR DISTRACTED ADULTS

THE PENCIL BREAK SHELF

Pick your next
excellent excuse.

Every title is original, professionally designed, and made for a genuinely satisfying break.

WHAT WE’RE MAKING NEXT

A whole shelf of
beautiful distractions.

01

More on-shift books

Fire, police, nursing, and more public-safety humor for every profession that has earned a break.

02

More coloring books

New themes, new characters, and satisfying pages for grown-ups who would rather color than answer another email.

03

More puzzle books

New themes, new jokes, and absolutely no performance metrics.

ABOUT PENCIL BREAK PRESS

We make books for brains that need a better excuse.

Pencil Break Press is an independent publisher of funny, clever, low-pressure books for adults who deserve five minutes away from whatever is blinking, buzzing, or marked “urgent.”

Pencil Break Press