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I just spent an inordinate amount of time making a PowerPoint (Canva) presentation about yetis for my first Cryptid of the Month Club at the library tomorrow.

TIL that Jimmy Stewart was involved in stealing mummified “yeti fingers” from monks in Nepal. His scientist friend wanted them, and he asked the monks and they said no. So he stole them, and gave them to Jimmy Stewart, who was headed back to London. 👇🏻

This is quite an interesting book. It‘s non-fiction and was written by a man who traveled to the area in British Columbia known as the Great Bear Rainforest. He went there to talk to people who have seen Sasquatch, hoping, of course, to see one himself. But the book is about more than that, it‘s also a glimpse into the lives of the First Nation tribes who live there. Wonderful writing.

Godfrey wrote a lot of books about cryptids and this is one of them. Most of the accounts in this book deal with people seeing upright canids resembling what we think of as werewolves. The author was once a newspaper reporter and thus very thorough in her investigations. She even had sightings of her own. Most people will dismiss this book as myth, but the world is full of mysteries like these. Five stars

65/150 Depending on how much the reader believes in this kind of phenomena, I think it will determine how much you enjoy this book. The author is obviously a true believer. There's a lot of speculation about the origins of dogmen (men with dog heads), Sasquatches, UFOs, dimensional portals, shadow creatures and other mysterious beings, but no questions of their actual existence. I tend to be pretty skeptical, ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Strange things have been going on at the Gorman Ranch in Utah for decades…extra-deadbolts-on-the-doors sorts of things. A group of scientists bought the ranch in the mid-90s (the previous owners, a family of cattle ranchers, were driven to despair and near-bankruptcy by the mysterious, sadistic, and eventually destructive phenomena) and this book documents their findings over many years. Impossible to explain…and impossible to explain away.

Great read. Might be a bit too much for people with a light stomach. But the story keeps moving, the characters are great and the fear is real!

I‘m posting one book a day from my massive collection. No description, no reason for why I want to read it (some I‘ve had so long I don‘t even remember why!) Feel free to join in!

#ABookADay2023

This book was SO WEIRD but so good! It follows the entire life of a boy who‘s mother leaves him and his father to be with Bigfoot, aka Mr Krantz. It not only follows him, but also his wives, children, and Mr Krantz, too. Very strange but so good!
⭐️: 4/5

Adorable graphic novel about a kid who gets teased for believing in Sasquatch.

🎧I‘m not sure why, maybe because I was in the mood but I loved this short story!! It was just what I needed. James Marsters provides narration that was a comforting Dresden blanket so I felt enveloped in the story. Simple somewhat romantic tale of children of supernatural beings finding their own way oblivious to who they are & the danger they represent. I wouldn‘t mind more stories like this. Enjoyable ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️