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She/Her Atheist Winter Edition. Cats are Magic. Books are life.
Minou rescue cat hears a human trying to sneak up for a cuddle.
I hear a human trying to sneak up for a cuddle!
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Book Cover" "The Lamplighter's Bookshop" by Sophie Austin Image: A snow globe with a Victorian bookshop building at night with a light on inside the upper right window. Books to each side and on the shelf above the snow globe. Tagline: "Every book tells a story. Every heart hides a secret."
"The Lamplighter’s Bookshop" by @sophieaustinauthor.bsky.social has all the magical ingredients for a Victorian romance on the verge of a new century. Audiobook delightfully narrated/performed by Catrin Walker-Booth. Perfect to pull me out of my deep winter blues.
#BookshopRead
Late to the the party, I'm starting the first book of a Canadian mystery series featuring Detective Superintendent MacNeice.
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Press photo for "Your Show of Shows" of legendary comic Imogene Coca.
We got a DVD set from the library so we could see sketches from "Your Show of Shows" a live comedy revue program from the 50s. Imogene Coca is so relatable and my favourite performer of the series.
29.01.2026 19:31 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Snow removal tip. Keep flattening the top of the gigantic snow pyramid you’re making so you can keep adding more snow to the top level. Think Aztec pyramid versus Egyptian pyramid.
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Book Cover: "The White Octopus Hotel" by Alexandra Bell Tagline: "Behind every door, a second chance." Image on a purple background with images that are themes in the novel. A white hotel, flanked by black rabbits. Above an octopus tentacle holding a clock and a key. Review Quote: "An exquisite fantastical puzzle box of a novel" ~ Kelly Link
The White Octopus Hotel" by Alexandra Bell
Audiobook performed by Mei Mei MacLeod
One of the things that really fun about this audiobook is hearing old timey British movie accents circa 30s/40s like listening to a TCM movie.
Book Cover: "The Book of Beginnings" by Sally Page Image: Yellow background. Key hole showing a starry sky under the title. Around the edges are pieces of paper with words, sketches, a bookmark, a paint brush, a pencil, a key, ivy and flowers.
I loved fountain pens when I was a kid so this is a perfect book for me and a nice warm hug after being terrified by my previous wonderful horror read.
“I have known the silence of the stars, and of the sea. And the silence of the city when it pauses.”
― Sally Page, The Book of Beginnings
Audiobook Cover: "The Staircase In The Woods" by Chuck Wendig Image: A spiral staircase winds up into the air in a the middle of the woods. A bird sits on the balustrade halfway up.
Waited a long time on hold at the library to get my ears on the audiobook for "The Staircase In The Woods" by @chuckwendig.bsky.social because my fellow Torontonians keep his books on perpetual library hold and you just have to be patient to get the good stuff. Bonus @xesands.bsky.social narration.
12.01.2026 22:49 — 👍 27 🔁 2 💬 3 📌 0
As you can see, The Bug is full of New Year cheer as he wishes everyone all the best for 2026
01.01.2026 14:21 — 👍 22 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Book Cover: "The Cat Who Saved Books" by Sosuke Natsukawa Image of a tabby cat materializing through some books.
“Books have souls,’ repeated the cat softly. ‘A cherished book will always have a soul. It will come to its reader’s aid in times of crisis.”
~ Sosuke Natsukawa, The Cat Who Saved Books
