1. I learned about Japanese musician Fujii Kaze from seeing him perform as the inaugural artist of NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Japan. I'm obsessed! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGyQHyDMZZI
2. I wore a new dress to work today with a mushroom print on it & received many compliments
3. I got to work on a fun project @ work
4. I went for a walk in the sun @ lunchtime Wed
5. I'm looking forward to date night w/ @tiedyedude tonight
#5JoysFriday

1. I guess I would say I live in suburbia, but it's still pretty rural. Nature and wilderness are where my heart belongs.
2. We Need to Talk About Kevin is set in suburbia.
#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

1. Just work
2. This is my bird, Jupiter
3. I would like to be a well-loved dog
4. See tagged
#MotivationalMonday @cupcake12

Oh, hello, it's me, your Saturday librarian! While I'm at work, I hope you all are at home reading. Or at a coffee shop, reading. Or enjoying a spring day in the park, reading. Or at the pub, reading. You get my drift! Send me your reference questions through 6:00PM Alaska DST today. :-) Silly reference questions and your run-of-the-mill reference questions are all welcome. #SaturdayLibrarian

“I'm sorry, Evie. She's gone.“
Although that's not necessarily the most intriguing first line (or is it?), I am thoroughly enjoying this juvenile series, Blight Harbor, by Lora Senf. Can't wait for the final installment to be released in September! #FristLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

In no particular order:
1. Audrey Hepburn
2. Kathy Bates
3. Betty White
#ThreeListThursday #TLT @dabbe

1. Energy
2. Work hours (with the same pay, of course!)
3. @tiedyedude 😊 Thank you for saying “yes“!
#WondrousWednesday @eggs

Did you know that the word “wonder“ is thought to be a cognate with the German word, “wunde,“ or “wound“?

I just learned that while reading this collection of poems by Maya C. Popa.

#poetrymatters #poetry #poem #poetrymonth #AprilisPoetryMonth

1. “Brick by Brick: Navigating Life's Pages Through Illness, Exhaustion, and Joy“ (Brick-by-Brick referring to my love of LEGO and other building blocks)
2. The tagged book. It pulls at the heartstrings!
@TheSpineView #Two4Tuesday

5 things that brought me joy this week:
1. My co-worker thoughtfully made me some soup
2. Sleep
3. Finding a therapist who can see me in the evenings
4. Going out to eat with @tiedyedude Wednesday evening
5. My boss's 4-year-old son loving my work Betta fish so much that he is excited to feed him and thinks he's a butterfly: “Butterfly!“
#5JoysFriday @debinhawaii

1. The Goonies
2. Karate Kid
3. The Breakfast Club
I could easily go on and on, as I'm an 80's latchkey kid, but I'll spare you all. 😉 #THT #ThreeListThursday @dabbe

Not new to me, but it may be new to you: Wombats poop square poops! The wombat is one of my favorite animals. Here is some more (new) info for you: Wombats have an extra bony plate on their butts that they can use to crush & kill predators by slamming it up against the predator's neck/head as they're pursuing the wombat into its hole. Yes, wombats live in underground burrows. 😊 #whatsnewwednesday @alwasybeenaloverofbooks @read4life @tiedyedude

1. 👪 💔😥
2. Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison 🤞
3. Neil Gaiman; T. Kingfisher; Matt Haig; Jeff Lemire; Katherine May; Edgar Allan Poe; Banana Yoshimoto; Junji Ito; Holly Black; M.T. Anderson
@eggs #WondrousWednesday

The International Booker Prize Shortlist for 2024 has posted! https://www.npr.org/2024/04/09/1243479275/international-booker-prize-shortlist-f...

Bibliophile Life with @tiedyedude

The spirit of a radish hates parties. 😆

It's been awhile since I've sat down to a leisurely read at a coffee shop. Enjoying a honey vanilla latte from Kaladi Brothers while reading this cute YA graphic novel. 😊 (Oh, and the ceiling here is pretty neat!)

@debinhawaii is hosting a #litsygiveaway in celebration of her 500k litfluence! There's still time to enter if you wish! Here are my answers:
5 things that bring me joy:
1. My hubby, @tiedyedude 🥰😚
2. My dog, Cady 🐶❤️
3. My bird, Jupiter 🐦❤️
4. Gardening, nature & the outdoors 🪴🌷🌲🪺🕸🐝🦋🐌🌈❄️🌊☔️
5. Books & reading! 📚🔖
#500kgiveaway

1. Hardcover
2. Yes 😊
3. New release or from recent years
4. Yes. 😊. But coffee is obligatory, whereas tea is not.
5. Physical
6. Print
#WondrousWednesday @eggs

1. I am excited to read Sivulliq by Lily H. Tuzroyluke
2. I don't! My TBR list is out of control as it is
#Two4Tuesday @thespineview

I'm currently reading the tagged book so it immediately came to mind for this prompt. So far I'm loving it! #naturalitsy #litsolace #FridayNightShare @thebookhippie

I know the Little House books are controversial today but as a child in the 80's I really enjoyed reading them. I've read every one of them, and I know I read at least some of them multiple times. Otherwise, I can't say I've ever re-read any books. There's so much to read, I like to pick up new-to-me books! #TLT #ThreeListThursday @dabbe

Just sat down to read and the power goes out....😤

I'll be at the Public Library Association Conference next week in Columbus, OH! @AlwaysBeenALoverofBooks @Read4Life @tiedyedude #WhatsNewWednesday

1. Neil Gaiman, Matt Haig, Katherine May & T. Kingfisher, to name a few
2. I don't even know where to start with this one, there are so many!
3. Karen Mae Moning (Fever series), Jacqueline Carey (Kushiel's Legacy series), Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse seies)
#WondrousWednesday @Eggs

I just came across a starred review on Kirkus Reviews for this book and can't wait to read it! I love learning about indigenous cultures home and abroad, and reading fiction written by Indigenous authors. This book received a Printz Honor Book award for excellence in young adult literature. https://www.levinequerido.com/fire-from-the-sky #LGBT #LGBTQ #Sweden #Sami #IndigenousPeoples #ComingofAge #FirstLove #YoungAdultLiterature #YALiterature

1. Financial Literacy; independent living skills
2. The protagonist in the tagged book struggles with relationships
@TheSpineView #Two4Tuesday

Atmospheric, allergorical, nightmarish, like a fever dream. I kept seeing Silent Hill in my mind, minus the zombie-type creatures. Even for the horror lover that I am, this book horrified me. It was so incredibly well-written, and I could envision every scene, every detail, every person. I could hear the character's voices and envision their terror. 5 stars from me.
*Image is from the movie Silent Hill, which I kept seeing in my mind.*

1. No plans for Easter. We don't celebrate.
2. None so far!
3. I LOVED the Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle books. And I LOVED the Amelia Bedelia books too!
#MotivationalMonday @Cupcake

I love author Katherine May and everything she writes. This book is a great read for any time of year, but I think it's especially appropriate for spring, with its messages of renewal and restoration and its focus on the elements of earth, fire, and air, and identifying the quiet traces of magic that can be found only when we look for them. #nature #memoir #nonfiction #selfhelp #FridayNightShare #Naturalitsy #Litsolace #SpringEquinox

“That is one good thing about this world...there are always sure to be more springs.” I love Anne of Green Gables! #FridayNightShare #Naturalitsy #Litsolace #SpringEquinox
***Edited to add: Ooops! I missed the Non-fiction requirement. I'll keep this post, but I'll write a new one about non-fiction. 🙂

1. I grew up on and love the Grimm's Fairy Tales and Aesop's Fairy Tales
2. Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx
3. I can't think of a 3rd that I've read, but I'm really looking forward to reading Christmas and Other Horrors: A Winter Solstice Anthology edited by Ellen Datlow
**Edited to add a novella I just remembered; funny because I didn't read it that long ago and I really enjoyed it: The Plotinus by Rikki Ducornet
#ThreeListThursday #TLT @dabbe

1. @tiedyedude and I live away from family, so we generally spend the holidays just the two of us. I'd say our top holidays are Thanksgiving & Chrismukkah with Jólabókaflóðið (Jolabokaflod).
2. Andrew (@tiedyedude) is the only one.
3. Friday night movie & pizza night, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Halloween & birthdays
#WondrousWednesday @Eggs

1. I think I'd like to be a Pegasus. 🙂
2. The tagged, about a unicorn, not a Pegasus. 🙂
#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

It's Eliza's first St. Paddy's Day and she can't wait for corned beef and cabbage. She says, when's dinner?! We are also excited for all the #naturalitsycardswapspring cards that are rolling in. Thank you!

I have never used card deck exercises before but when I came across these, I was very curious. The official publication date isn't until next month, but I bought directly from the publisher and got them early. 😊 #naturalitsy #selfcare #trauma #mindfulness #mindfulawareness #carddeck

“Kate is staring into the mirror when she hears it.“
#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

It's pajama and stuffed animal sleepover day at the library, so Candycorn and Batty McBatface have joined me at work for the festivities. I wish every day was pajama day! 😁

Written in simple language, this novel provides a stark look into the life of an Alaskan Inupiat Eskimo family and their joys, triumphs, and tragedy over the course of a fateful winter.

This is such a fun prompt; YA literature used to be my jam! Here are three coming-of-age novels I love and highly recommend (they also happen to be great LGBTQ+ books):
1. I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
2. The Gentlemen's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee
3. When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore #TLT #ThreeListThursday #LGBTQ @dabbe

1. The power of leading with emotional intelligence
2. Assistant Library Director
3. Where to start...Veterinarian? Oceanographer? Aquarium/Zoo animal keeper? Pharmacist? Writer? A pâtissier? Tea shop owner? Professional bed tester? I'm really good at sleeping!
#WondrousWednesday @Eggs

1. I am not named after anyone.
2. I enjoyed The Babysitters Club books when I was a child. It makes sense that they had a character named Stacey in the books; it was a somewhat common name in the 80s. 🙂 (But she doesn't spell her name right. The correct spelling is Stacy 😉)
#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

OoooOooo! What kinda goodies we got here?! 😍 The longlist for the 2024 International Booker Prize has been announced! https://lithub.com/heres-the-longlist-for-the-2024-international-booker-prize/

1. This week @tiedyedude and I have a virtual game night on Saturday with our friends in Florida, and on Sunday was have our monthly book club!
2. There were 2 jobs I was interested in: a) Veterinarian and b) A helicopter pilot so I could fly my helicopter to Africa and help build homes. I was 5; I didn't know there were logistical problems with my plans. 😆
3. Nope.
4. The tagged.
#MotivationalMonday @Cupcake12

Cards are all ready to go out in tomorrow's mail! #naturalitsycardswapspring #naturalitsy #naturalitsycardswap @thebookhippie

As usual, it's difficult for me to pick just 3, but here are 3 of my favorite non-fiction books:

1. Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
2. The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate Moore
3. The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

#TLT #ThreeListThursday @dabbe

1. The setting of the tagged book is the city-state of Riverbraid
2. Wouldn't it be amazing to visit Diagon Alley of the HP books?!

#WondrousWednesday @Eggs

1. a.) Write cards and b) Read in the evenings after work
2. Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison
3. Horror

#MotivationalMonday @Cupake12

These are the best book covers of February 2024 according to Lit Hub. Do you agree? Disagree? Are any of your favorites missing? https://lithub.com/the-11-best-book-covers-of-february-2/ #bookcover #bookcovers #February #FebruaryBookCovers

“There was a dead girl in my aunt's bakery.“ #FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl