Lara 📚🏳️‍🌈

(not counting kids books from my childhood & only counting GN series once) Also there were more, but word count woes! LoL

Writers I’ve read 5+ books by:
Ilona Andrews
Patricia Briggs
Kristin Cashore
Becky Chambers
Neil Gaiman
Mira Grant
Charlaine Harris
Diana Wynne Jones
T. Kingfisher
Seanan McGuire
Marissa Meyer
Garth Nix
Naomi Novik
K. O'Neill
Terry Pratchett
Rainbow Rowell
Brandon Sanderson
V.E. Schwab
Martha Wells

No wonder I loved Many Drops 😄

A background of watercolor painting reminiscent of rainbow tree rings (or a fingerprint, or fruit stripe bubble gum), over which there is a wonky white square containing the words “PRIDE FUNDRAISER 2025” with the QLL logo smack dab in the middle.

🏳️‍🌈HAPPY PRIDE!🏳️‍⚧️ We’re kicking off our annual Pride Fundraiser today, which will keep the library thriving into the next year & beyond 🎉

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@bpal.bsky.social Every time I read a new BPAL email I'm grateful I took the time. Y'all are FANTASTIC! 🏳️‍🌈🎉🧱

Good to know for the next one! I ordered it from Scuppernong books in Greensboro already, but now I know for the sequel. Ty!

Wonderful! Good luck! 🍀🍀

Any plans for a sequel? :)

Will do! It was so much fun, and I love Droplet's goose form with my soul. 🪿🪿🪿

@adrianharley.bsky.social I see you're a North Carolina author. I just started reading a library copy of Many Drops and decided I immediately need to buy it as a gift. (Nicely done!) Is there anywhere I can buy locally in the Triad? Or do you sell directly?

For the first time in many years, I have a Windows laptop instead of an app based Chromebook. What do I need to install y'all? #adviceneeded

Nothing quite like good quality pizza and beer to make it feel like the weekend. 🎉🍕🍻

This exactly 😄😄

Yeah I relate. 😄😄

For my NC folks - this works! Just got set up on their Libby. 🎉

So excited about this as an NC resident and librarian. Their audiobook selection looks excellent. Ty!!

A 5ml apothecary bottle of BPAL perfume standing on a little wooden chair which is also propping up a Bible opened to the book of Matthew.

True story, we touched the Bible and didn’t immediately burst into flames! 🔥

These perfumes are inspired by verses that offer advice on the treatment of foreigners.
Shockingly, not one of them references dragging people out of hospitals or churches to imprison/deport them! 🤔🤔

Trying not to laugh hysterically at 12:30 at night. Thank you. 😄

Today's email is my new favourite. Delightfully weird and thoughtful. Thank you. :)

I feel like videogames actually do provide a pretty accurate representation of real life right now because a lot of videogames are like “THE WORLD IS ENDING” and then you just collect herbs and pretend nothing is wrong

When someone gets triggered and sends me a paragraph long rant about the pronouns in my email signature, I am confident that I am not the problem here 🙄

Yeah, we actually do this. 😄 Love my job.

Did these figures inspire the fish art above the mantel in A House with Good Bones?

This is the way

When you come home from work and a little green tree frog is in your path trying to give you another quest.

Reading a few pages of this every day with a long distance friend. It's an absolute JOY.

I don’t want to girl boss anymore. I want to spend 13 hours in Stardew Valley like a gremlin and ignore ✨everyone✨

Dandelions can thrive anywhere, even in November. I strive to be a dandelion too.

Those books are SO excellent. Did you try them on audio? Kevin R Free does an incredible job. :)

I need to finish my other games first.
I need to finish my other games first.
I need to finish my other games first.

Oh look new game 😍