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The Night the Garden Glowed by Brendan Kearney

- 202610.22 | 202610.20 - Aislynn comment

Kearney’s The Night the Garden Glowed is a charming and heartfelt picture book about change, loneliness, empathy, and the unexpected ways we can find friendship. Young Wilbur’s family is moving into a new home, and…

Misc

National Colouring Day!

- 202609.14 | 202509.13 - Aislynn comment

National Colouring Day is a wonderful chance to embrace your creativity, and the joys of playing with colour. From colouring pages to sidewalk chalk art, painting to mosaics and murals, colouring can be a meditative…

Book Reviews / Netgalley

The Toll by Cherie Priest

- 202608.24 | 202608.22 - Aislynn comment

The Toll by Cherie Priest takes a goofy, swamp-dwelling cryptid of Southern folklore and turns it into something genuinely terrifying. The swamplands near the Okefenokee are steeped in an eerie, foreboding atmosphere—the kind that makes…

Book Reviews / Netgalley

Star Trek Lower Decks Vol 1: Second Contact…

- 202608.21 | 202608.22 - Aislynn comment

Star Trek Lower Decks: Second Contact was a jolly good reunion with the crazy crew of the USS Cerritos. Reading the comic felt remarkably like watching the show. Nay—better than that. It felt like stepping…

Book Reviews / Misc

The Best Day Ever by Frank Tupta and…

- 202605.21 | 202605.20 - Aislynn comment

The Best Day Ever by Tupta and Ward is an adorable tale about appreciating who you are and accepting others as they are. It's also got a dash of willingness to try something new (and…

Misc / Recommended Reads

Celebrating Black History Month: Must-Reads To Inspire and…

- 202602.01 | 202503.01 - Aislynn comment

Black History Month offers us a chance to honor the rich history, culture, and achievements of Black individuals throughout history. We’ve curated a list of incredible books that delve into the past, celebrate the present,…

Book Reviews / Misc / Netgalley

This and That Redux

- 202510.09 | 202510.09 - Aislynn comment

Horror Collector #1 by Midori Sato and Norio Tsuruta Horror Collector #1 by Midori Sato and Norio Tsuruta is a series of six creepy Japanese-centric urban legend short stories. I like Fushigi Senno, despite his…

Book Reviews / Misc / Quickshot

Bounty of the Natural World

- 202509.30 | 202510.04 - Aislynn comment

Respect the Insect by Jules Howard and Gosia Herba Howard and Herba’s Respect the Insect looks at a wide range of insects and the beneficial roles they play, from helping to break down decomposing material,…

Book Reviews / Misc / Quickshot

Magick and Mysticism

- 202509.27 | 202509.21 - Aislynn comment

Norse Mysticism by Disa Forvisin Forvisin’s Norse Mysticism explores the ancient mysteries of myth and magic. There are chapters on runes, Norse deities, and traditional magic, as well as historical contexts. I love how the…

Book Reviews

Doll Seed by Michele Tracy Berger

- 202509.24 | 202509.23 - Aislynn comment

Berger’s Doll Seed is a collection of short stories with psychological / speculative horror themes. They are woven through with unsettling ideas about such things as ethical concerns regarding technology, or questions surrounding identity. These…