:root{--bg:#121110;--bg2:#1b1a18;--line:#2e2b27;--ink:#ece6dc;--mute:#a59d90;--gold:#c9a45c;--rust:#b0703f}
*{box-sizing:border-box}html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{margin:0;background:var(--bg);color:var(--ink);font:18px/1.7 "Libre Baskerville",Georgia,serif}
a{color:var(--gold)}h1,h2,h3,.brand{font-family:"Cormorant Garamond",Georgia,serif;font-weight:600;line-height:1.15;letter-spacing:.01em}
h1{font-size:clamp(2.2rem,6vw,3.6rem);margin:.2em 0;color:#f3e6cc}
.top{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:.5rem;padding:1rem 5vw;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);background:#121110e6;position:sticky;top:0;backdrop-filter:blur(6px);z-index:5}
.brand{font-size:1.7rem;color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:.05em}
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main{max-width:1100px;margin:auto;padding:2rem 5vw}
.hero,.book{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,380px) 1fr;gap:3rem;align-items:start;margin:1rem 0 3rem}
.book{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,260px) 1fr}.book:not(:has(img)){grid-template-columns:1fr}
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.kicker{text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.2em;font-size:.75rem;color:var(--rust);margin:0;filter:brightness(1.6)}
.tag{font-style:italic;font-size:1.15em;color:#f3e6cc}.buy{color:var(--mute);font-size:.9rem}
.btn{display:inline-block;margin:.3rem .3rem .3rem 0;padding:.7rem 1.4rem;background:var(--gold);color:#1a120b;text-decoration:none;border-radius:3px;font-weight:700;font-size:.9rem}
.btn:hover{background:#f0bd5a}.btn.ghost{background:none;color:var(--gold);border:1px solid var(--gold)}
.cards{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(220px,1fr));gap:1rem}
.cards a{display:block;padding:1.4rem;background:var(--bg2);border:1px solid var(--line);text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink);border-radius:4px}.cards a:hover{border-color:var(--gold)}
.cards h3{margin:0;color:var(--gold);font-size:1.5rem}.cards p{margin:.4rem 0 0;color:var(--mute);font-size:.9rem}
.prose{max-width:720px;margin:auto}.prose p:first-of-type::first-letter{}
.box{background:var(--bg2);border:1px solid var(--line);border-left:3px solid var(--gold);padding:1.2rem 1.5rem;border-radius:4px;max-width:720px;margin:2rem auto}
.sec{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:2rem;font-size:2rem}
.vids{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(260px,1fr));gap:1.5rem}
video{width:100%;aspect-ratio:9/16;background:#000;border-radius:4px;box-shadow:0 10px 30px #0008}figcaption{text-align:center;color:var(--mute);font-style:italic}
.note{color:var(--mute);font-size:.8rem;text-align:center}
.join{text-align:center;padding:3rem 5vw;background:linear-gradient(#0000,#2a1c11);border-top:1px solid var(--line)}.join h2{font-size:2.2rem;margin:0;color:var(--gold)}
footer{text-align:center;color:var(--mute);font-size:.8rem;padding:2rem 5vw}
@media(max-width:720px){.hero,.book{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:1.5rem}.hero img{max-width:300px;margin:auto;display:block}.book img{max-width:240px}body{font-size:17px}}

/* Home page (Oct 18, 2026 redesign) */
.home-hero{text-align:center;padding:4.5rem 0 3.5rem;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.home-hero h1{font-size:clamp(3rem,9vw,5.5rem);margin:.15em 0 .1em;letter-spacing:.04em}
.home-hero .kicker{color:var(--gold);filter:none}
.lede{font-size:1.15rem;color:var(--mute);max-width:640px;margin:0 auto 1.6rem;font-style:italic}
.shelf{padding:3rem 0 1rem}
.shelf-head{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:baseline;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);margin-bottom:1.5rem}
.shelf-head h2{font-size:2rem;margin:0 0 .4rem}.shelf-head a{font-size:.85rem;text-decoration:none}
.tiles{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr));gap:1.6rem}
.tile{display:block;text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink)}
.tile img{display:block;width:100%;aspect-ratio:2/3;object-fit:cover;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 10px 28px #0009,0 0 0 1px var(--line);transition:transform .2s}
.tile:hover img{transform:translateY(-3px)}
.tile h3{font-size:1.3rem;margin:.8rem 0 .15rem}.tile p{margin:0;color:var(--mute);font-size:.8rem;line-height:1.45}
.about-strip{display:grid;grid-template-columns:180px 1fr;gap:2.2rem;align-items:center;margin:3.5rem 0 1rem;padding:2.2rem;background:var(--bg2);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:4px}
.about-strip img{border-radius:50%;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:180px}
.about-strip h2,.buy-strip h2,.contact h2{font-size:1.9rem;margin:0 0 .4rem}
.about-strip p{margin:.4rem 0;color:var(--ink);font-size:.95rem}
.buy-strip{text-align:center;padding:3rem 0 1rem}.buy-strip p{color:var(--mute)}
.contact{text-align:center;padding:1.5rem 0 1rem;border-top:1px solid var(--line);margin-top:2rem}
@media(max-width:900px){.tiles{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr))}}
@media(max-width:720px){.tiles,.tiles.four{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:1.1rem}.about-strip{grid-template-columns:1fr;text-align:center;padding:1.6rem}.about-strip img{width:140px;margin:auto}.home-hero{padding:3rem 0 2.5rem}.shelf-head h2{font-size:1.6rem}}

/* ===== Premium polish (Oct 29, 2026) ===== */
:root{--gold2:#e2c07a;--shadow:0 18px 44px #000b,0 0 0 1px #3a342c}
body{background:radial-gradient(ellipse at top,#1d1915 0%,var(--bg) 55%) fixed;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;text-rendering:optimizeLegibility}
::selection{background:var(--gold);color:#1a120b}
a{transition:color .18s ease}a:hover{color:var(--gold2)}
a:focus-visible,.btn:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--gold2);outline-offset:3px}
h2{color:#f3e6cc;letter-spacing:.015em}h3{letter-spacing:.015em}
p{margin:.7em 0}
.top{padding:.9rem 5vw;border-bottom:1px solid #3a342c;box-shadow:0 1px 0 #c9a45c22,0 8px 24px #0006}
.brand{font-size:1.8rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;color:#f3e6cc}.brand:hover{color:var(--gold)}
nav{gap:.2rem 1.4rem}nav a{font-size:.78rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.16em;padding:.3rem 0;border-bottom:1px solid transparent;transition:color .18s,border-color .18s}
nav a:hover,nav a[aria-current]{color:var(--gold);border-bottom-color:var(--gold)}
main{padding:2.5rem 5vw 3rem}
.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;min-height:2.75rem;padding:.65rem 1.35rem;border:1px solid var(--gold);border-radius:2px;font-family:"Libre Baskerville",Georgia,serif;font-size:.8rem;letter-spacing:.06em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;transition:background .18s,color .18s,border-color .18s,transform .18s,box-shadow .18s}
.btn:hover{background:var(--gold2);border-color:var(--gold2);color:#1a120b;transform:translateY(-1px);box-shadow:0 6px 18px #0008}
.btn.ghost{background:transparent;color:var(--gold);border-color:#c9a45c99}.btn.ghost:hover{background:#c9a45c1f;color:var(--gold2);border-color:var(--gold2)}
.buy{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.55rem;margin:1.4rem 0 .6rem}.buy .btn{margin:0}
.hero img,.book img{border-radius:3px;box-shadow:var(--shadow);transition:transform .3s ease,box-shadow .3s ease}
.book{gap:2.8rem;padding-bottom:2.6rem;border-bottom:1px solid #2e2b2799}.book:last-of-type{border-bottom:0}
.book>div>h1,.book>div>h2{margin-top:0}
@media(min-width:721px){main>.book:first-child img{position:sticky;top:6rem}}
.kicker{letter-spacing:.22em;font-size:.72rem;line-height:1.6;margin:.2rem 0 .8rem}
.tag{line-height:1.6;color:#efe2c6}
.sec{font-size:2.1rem;padding-top:2.4rem;margin-top:1rem;color:var(--gold)}
.box{border-radius:3px;padding:1.4rem 1.7rem;box-shadow:0 10px 30px #0005}.box h2{margin-top:0;font-size:1.7rem}
.cards a{transition:border-color .18s,transform .18s}.cards a:hover{transform:translateY(-2px)}
.tiles{align-items:start}
.tile img{transition:transform .25s ease,box-shadow .25s ease}
.tile:hover img{transform:translateY(-4px);box-shadow:0 18px 40px #000c,0 0 0 1px var(--gold)}
.tile h3{transition:color .18s}.tile:hover h3{color:var(--gold)}
.shelf-head h2{color:var(--gold)}
.genre-bar .btn{min-height:2.3rem;padding:.45rem 1rem;font-size:.72rem}
.join{padding:3.5rem 5vw;border-top:1px solid #3a342c}.join p{color:var(--mute);max-width:560px;margin:.6rem auto 1.2rem}
footer{border-top:1px solid #2e2b27;background:#0e0d0c;padding:2.2rem 5vw;letter-spacing:.03em;line-height:1.9}
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.prose h2{font-size:1.8rem;margin:2rem 0 .4rem}.prose ul{padding-left:1.2rem}
@media(max-width:720px){.top{justify-content:center;text-align:center}.top nav{justify-content:center;gap:.1rem 1rem}nav a{font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.12em}
 main{padding:1.6rem 5vw 2.4rem}.book{gap:1.4rem}.book img{margin:0 auto;display:block}.btn{font-size:.76rem;padding:.6rem 1rem}.buy{gap:.45rem}.sec{font-size:1.7rem}.box{padding:1.2rem 1.2rem}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){*{transition:none!important;scroll-behavior:auto!important}}
/* Hero: tagline is the page h1 (Oct 29, 2026) */
.home-hero{padding:3.6rem 0 3rem}
.home-hero h1.lede{font-family:"Libre Baskerville",Georgia,serif;font-size:clamp(1.1rem,2.4vw,1.35rem);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0;line-height:1.65;color:var(--mute);max-width:640px;margin:0 auto 1.8rem}
@media(max-width:720px){.home-hero{padding:2.4rem 0 2.2rem}}