This week’s Book of the Week is a double recommendation, first discovered by our Butterfly-in-Chief who then recommended it to our Head Alien, who has been recommending it widely, and now to you, dear patron…

Wednesday is BALLER Profile day, where we get to introduce you to some of the bookish people – authors, publishing professionals, library people, readers, and more – in our neighbourhood.

This week it’s my delight to introduce you to Philip Worré…

One of my favourite types of books to read are fiction novels set in a remote and cold setting with some intense survival element. And I figured out a long time ago that I love these types of books because I am a big wuss and would definitely die if I was the main character. Reading these kinds of books allows me to live these extreme circumstances without leaving the warmth and comfort of my home.

So, when I saw the cover of The White Road by Sarah Lotz on the bookstore shelf, pre-pandemic, I had to pick it up…

It is Wednesday once more and every Wednesday we showcase authors, publishing professionals, library people, readers, and more in our weekly BALLER Profile post.

This week we are bringing the METAL to Wednesday in our interview with Julie Hiner. You’ll probably want to read this one while listening to an 80s glam metal playlist…

For this week’s Book of the Week we have a book that first came out in 2018, with its sequel just released last year. Call it an anti-dystopia?

It’s Wednesday, which means BALLER Profile day, where we get to introduce you to some of the authors, publishing professionals, library people, readers, and more in our neighbourhood.

This week we are making our first visit to Library School to meet Alex Melton…

We are taking a trip in the way-back machine this week for our Butterflies & Aliens Library Book of the Week!

Child of the Morning by Pauline Gedge was published in 1977 and I read it for the first time in 1988. It was a pivotal read for me as an eighteen year old…

Happy Hump Day, Everyone! Every Wednesday you can look forward to reading interviews with authors, publishing professionals, library people, readers, and more.

This week we are shaking up our BALLER profiles with horror author, Steve Stred…

For this week’s Book of the Week, yes, it’s a picture book again… #SorryNotSorry