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Horrid
Horrid by Katrina Leno.
the little world of liz climo
the little world of liz climo by liz climo.
Shelf Life
Shelf Life by Suzanne Strempek Shea.
Happy International Women’s Day 2021!
Since this is our library and we can do what we want, we here at the Butterflies & Aliens Library of Literary Eccentricities & Rareties are going to celebrate International Women’s Day all week!
Small Press Saturday: Douglas & McIntyre
We are back in Canada this week and featuring a small press with history and presence in the Canadian publishing scene. I am happy to share about Douglas & McIntyre this week.
World Book Day 2021
We almost missed this entry on the Bookish Calendar, but in our defence, we kind of thought every day was world book day…
Audiopuzzling
Audiobooks have been surging in popularity and sales have been increasing for the past eight years. I started listening to them four years ago and ADORE them! Audiobooks have saved my recreational reading and allow me to “read” voraciously before and after putting in full work days. I listen to audiobooks when I take care of household chores and when I am driving. And I have been a casual audiopuzzler for the past two years.
Small Press Saturday: Fairwood Press
We are travelling south of the Canadian border this week for Small Press Saturday with a look at Fairwood Press. Most of the presses we look at every Saturday will be Canadian, but Patrick Swenson, publisher at Fairwood, is one of the nicest people you will ever meet, and definitely qualifies as an honourary Canadian.
Some literary collective nouns
We here at the Butterflies & Aliens Library are delighted to be ‘installing’ something every library needs… a bulletin board! (and yes, we’re installing it right next to our card catalogue… because #OldSchool…) And this cartoon by Tom Gauld, author of The Snooty Bookshop, is what got us to finally put up our board…
Africanfuturism goes to Space…
If you’re looking for reading recommendations, look no further than our Butterfly-in-Chief. She lives to put the right book in your hands. So it was that our Head Alien was introduced to Binti by Nnedi Okorafor, with a vehement “You HAVE to read this book!” We now count Binti among our favourite works of speculative fiction, our first introduction to a subgenre of science fiction that Okorafor calls Africanfuturism.
In memoriam: Jack Whyte, 1940-2021
Rest in peace, Jack…
The Well of Being
I was reminded today of the importance of seeking gratitude, thanks to a social media memory of discovering a “Thank You Station” at my place of primary employment, a year ago now. It’s also where I discovered The Well of Being: a children’s book for adults, written and illustrated by Jean-Pierre Weill. It was the perfect book to anchor a thank you station.
