Mo Daviau

The upcoming Maria Semple novel kicks ass.

Working on my Cat Power essay for March Xness. Hi. I'm crying.

Of course the cat is white.

Anyway.

December 3 is the International Day for Persons with Disabilities.

Let's NOT be shitty to disabled people online by eroding support for accommodations and questioning whether people are "actually disabled" or not, shall we?

My store ordered one copy. It didn't sell yesterday. I expect it won't sell today, either. Anyone who knows about this book talks about it with stink face and vomit finger gesture.

Mo wearing glasses and a shirt with poppies on it holding the new Merriam Webster Collegiate, which is a big red book.

I was really happy to see the C12 at work today and was such a dork my coworker took a photo and put it on IG.

I hate calling food "clean." That implies the existence of dirty food, and that if my food is not "clean," it's dirty. I do not eat food off the bottom of my shower.

My new glasses make my computer screen look rhomboid.

Is that normal?

Signed copies of my very notable small press book EPIC AND LOVELY available from Annie Bloom's and Broadway Books, both here in Portland:

annieblooms.com/book/9781959...
broadwaybooks.net/book/9781959...

If you order, I'll throw in a sticker for rewarding my passive-aggressiveness.

Strong pelvic floor.

Literally buying one copy of a book at your local indie bookstore can mean the difference in whether they buy future books from that author.

Illustration of a wacky colourful bird creature surrounded by flowers with text that reads: don’t give your money to billionaires, support artists and goofballs and wild wonderful weirdos

A reminder this holiday season and always

A plus size woman with purple hair and a hat on smiles at the camera, she’s wearing orange glasses, and a black shirt with orange squirrels on it. She is holding a book in her hands, her book, “ love rebels: how I learned to burn it down without burning out”

A quote: “The hardest thing to do (in regards to activism) is to cross the threshold and get started, but it really is about putting one foot in front of the other. It's about doing something, not doing everything.” - Kitty Stryker, Love Rebels: How I Learned to Burn It Down Without Burning Out The cover of the book is pictured as well .

An orange background with text that says: Already bought a copy of "Love Rebels" but want to support sustainable activism? Buy a community copy directly from me! I'll put it in a little free library, give it to someone who can't afford one, or donate to a local project on your behalf! 525 @kittystryker on Venmo with note "community copy" There is also a photo of a raccoon that is edited to look like it is holding up the cover of the book

I guess its Buy Books Saturday or something so I’m here to say, hi! I write books about sustainable activism and consent culture, and I would love for you to buy a copy of any of my books, particularly my most recent one “Love Rebels”!

The Party — Rumble Strip A story about a party I almost attended. And whales.

Compelling storytelling alert: this is just a bunch of people talking about a party. But there is some effervescent Vermont magic sauce happening here. Best thing I've heard in a while.

www.rumblestripvermont.com/episodes/the...

I’m on two different beta blockers. I’m a sloth.

Nope.

I’m going to start wearing my dagger on the toilet.

Is there a list of "Most Ignored and Ignorable Books of 2025?" Because mine would be on that.

Ann Patchett continues to betray me. A book about loving your stepfather? My novel has the protagonist’s stepfather getting kicked in the nuts.

Playing Charles Aznavour in the bookstore…un peu de disco. I recommend.

orange cat reading GOODNIGHT MOON

Black cat reading I AM A CAT in the original Japanese

Brown tabby reading RED MARS

angry Siamese reading Project 2025

I've drawn 40+ cats reading books for authors and readers both.

$75 for a drawing of any cat (your cat, friend's cat, imaginary cat) reading any book (literary fiction, beach read, comics, academic treatise). You get the digital illustration file.

Makes a great Holiday gift. (Just sayin'.)

DM me

OK, I registered for AWP. The last one I'll ever go to.

Cupcakes at the WVUP booth for my big birthday.

If you want to invite me to read at your thing, holler.

It makes me sad that she only recognizes the big name authors who are store owners. There are actually lots of writers who are booksellers. They’re just not famous authors.

A guy calling the store with a blocked number asked me to pray with him, which I guess is better than another JO call.

I'm bummed that Judith Newman didn't give Epic and Lovely a negative review.

Same age. I had Beatles albums as a kid. Listened to college radio and then DJed it. Was obsessed with K Records and Teen-Beat. I could out-obscure anyone in my youth. Still loved The Beatles. Still do. I don't know anyone, stalwart indie kid or not, who hates The Beatles. WTF is he on about?

Everyone I went to Chula Vista High with in the early '90s would lose their shit to hear this. (Yes, I was there with Mario.)

“Read North Sun by Ethan Rutherford. I wouldn’t have discovered this wonderful book without the National Book Awards!” From NYT comments

I’m still mad about that Book Gossip newsletter from yesterday. That Big 5 editors don’t want small press books to be award nominees…wow.

No one rushed into the store after the NBAs to buy a winning book, which kind of bummed me out.

Congratulations to Omar. Everyone in the store tonight is super happy and proud.