While editing a new podcast episode (at last! sorry!), I happened upon this moment from back in April and couldn't resist sharing. If you picked up a Blind Date with a Book that "had your name on it," what would be your dragon sticker?🐉

It's as important as ever to vote and make your voice heard. Now until August 9th is early voting time in Winsted with voting occurring at Town Hall from 10am-6pm! Check your own district and make a plan to vote.

BIG new book week (so big it took an extra day to make this post!) The full front of our new book table has been updated to this week's books. We have a beautiful new edition of Stephen King's IT with splayed red pages.

It's National Coloring Book Day! Never too old to take some time to relax with some nice coloring time!

Events in August part 2

Events in August at The Curious Cat Bookshop! Book clubs! Pop-ups! Bedazzling and more! Find out more at: curiouscatbookshop.com/events

I didn't realize quite how large this book was going to be when I ordered it! But doesn't it look amazing? (And the flowers match Roxy's skirt!) Have you met our new senior bookseller, Roxy, yet? If you haven't, be sure to stop by on a weekday and say hi.

New books in the shop today! Featured pick this week: Fishbone Cinderella by Elizabeth Lim

THIS WEEKEND! Saturday July 25th is an extra special edition of kitty storytime. Featuring both @sophialorange and @beaconoflightct animal rescues, we will have stories, game & prizes, and most especially KITTENS! First storytime starts at 11 am!

Yesterday, author Valerie Bolling stopped by on her tour around Connecticut bookstores and signed our copies of her books. We appreciate her visit and support of indie bookstores!

Tonight is the Fiction Book Club for July! We'll be discussing Ruth McKell's Honey in Her Veins. Hope to see you there!

New Releases for this week! New Octavia Butler biography, lighthouse horror, cows in the dark, and everything in-between!

Today is adoption day for Chauncey and Lucy Furr! New cat mom Trinity is already so in love with them, and they'll have new dog brothers and lots of love from their new family. We are so happy for them!

Two weeks away! Get your preorders in by the 21st for the upcoming release of Sea of Charms to get a signed bookplate with your copy. And then join us in store on release day, when we will have a drawing for a Spellshop giftset as well as trivia, games, and snacks! zurl.co/ru24c

Sorry to say, but with today's heat index and our A/C still being down we will have to cancel Reading the Rainbow book club tonight. The store will be closing at 5 pm this evening.

STICKERS! New fresh bunch of stickers have arrived to the store! You can never have enough of them and your water bottle/laptop/notebook/assorted blank spaces will be so happy!

My cat doesn't loaf, she Flat Stanleys. (Super late to this trend, but Flat Cat Jiji has returned for the summer! You should have seen how flat she would get when she was a kitten.) #cats #blackcat

Back in stock at last for our July Democracy Reads Book Club: Prequel by Rachel Maddow.

Someone in your life expecting a new bundle of joy? We have you covered for baby shower cards and gifts. Some people even have baby showers themed entirely around a baby's first book!

Tonight we'll be at @oliverwolcottlibrary with author @laurenwillig as she discusses her new novel The Girl from Greenwich Street: A Novel of Hamilton, Burr, and America’s First Murder Trial. See you there!

We have literal HEAPS of new books today! If you are in the "Summerween" mode or just ready for October we have spooky to scary covered especially! Also out today the FINAL volume of Heartstopper!

Sadly, turning off the AC for several hours has not helped it reset. We're hoping that resting it overnight will help (if it overworked yesterday in the record heat, despite being set at 77).

We will be closed Friday July 3rd for early holiday. We will be back again with our normal hours on Saturday July 4th. See you then and stay cool out there!

What a lovely surprise to get a visit from @kylelukoff.bsky.social today. He signed his in-stock books for us, which means we have a few special books for you to enjoy with your little ones, or for your middle grade reader to enjoy. Check out all his books here: zurl.co/GwKus

Happy New Book Tuesday! We have a assortment of books hitting the shelves today! From cute bees for your youngest to the newest romantasy.

Foster kitten Talia* went home to his forever family today! He'll have his own teenage boy to play with as long as his heart desires, & a new little dog friend too.

What a lovely package to get from @flatironbooks.bsky.social today--not only an ARC of Looked What the Cat Dragged In by @jasonrekulak.bsky.social but also some Churu for the Cerulean Sea foster kittens! They're going to love that.

It's New Book Tuesday--and we're adding a note that if you saw we were planning on a crochet night tonight, know that it's been canceled, as I never quite got it organized enough to put out the info ahead of time.

Spending some relaxation time at @themanorhousenorfolk soon? Make sure to check out our little pop-up in their library, featuring titles from authors with ties to Norfolk and CT generally, books about hiking, nature, reconnecting with our creativity, and more.

We're at the Beardsley Library this morning for an author event with historian Peter Vermilyea for his newest book, Litchfield County in the American Revolution. Come hear about how our local area participated in the founding of this nation! Event starts at 11 am and we've got the book for sale.