Cartoonist Lynda Barry is one of my creative inspirations. This book is a good intro to her work because the short “essays” cover topics she visits again and again: childhood, memory, creativity, the awkwardness of growing up, the need to be authentic.

Gifts from @WanderingBookaneer ❤️💜❤️

Loving this quirky graphic memoir about one cartoonist‘s obsession with #truecrime — nice way to start off the new year!

Meh. This did not resonate with me, at all. The fact that I was also listening to the audiobook —read by the author— didn‘t help. The title is actually used as a catchphrase, repeated after every single short note. On the audio, it‘s SO annoying, and makes the observations seem trite instead of heartfelt. It would probably be better in small (tiny) sips… #GiorgioCat #catsofLitsy

This book about the 1918 flu pandemic was published in the Before Times… 2019 feels so long ago… #pandemic. Pictured are #DavidCat and #LexieCat #CatsofLitsy

This is such a sweet graphic novel! All the feels and all the stars! #LBGTQ #adoption #diversity

This graphic novel is an idiosyncratic take on Pierre and Marie Curie‘s relationship and work, with haunting, evocative illustrations, and interesting digressions. Highly recommended! And isn‘t #GiorgioCat adorable? #CatsofLitsy (Our kitties now have their own Instagram account! Follow their antics there at Lexie.Giorgio.and.the.five)

Christmas Eve reading. That‘s #GiorgioCat on the bed and #LexieCat lurking in the hallway. Happy reading, everyone! #CatsofLitsy

#GiorgioCat is keeping me company as I read. Isn‘t he adorable? #CatsofLitsy

#LexieCat enjoys this scratching post much more now that it‘s two pieces stuck in a plastic crate. Go figure! #CatsofLitsy

#GiorgioCat says no New Yorker magazine for you, Mommy! #CatsofLitsy

#LexieCat is guarding the stack of things to read and to grade! #CatsofLitsy

Saturday morning with #BonBonCat #CatsofLitsy

#GiorgioCat is all tuckered out from playing with #LexieCat #CatsofLitsy

I really enjoy #LyndaBarry‘s nonfiction books, which are an interesting blend of memoir and instruction.

#CurrentlyReading #mentalhealth

#LexieCat and book shelf #CatsofLitsy — By the way, just got my COVID booster shot! Yey!

#BookMail from @GoldsboroBooks 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

#BookMail from the fabulous @GoldsboroBooks

It‘s Record Day! Hard to believe 25% of the school year is already gone! #TeachersofLitsy

Wish I could cuddle this little girl all day! #LexieCat #CatsofLitsy

Revisiting this #firstinseries #BrunoChiefofPolice

It‘s the end of the first quarter, and rereads are comforting! #TeachersofLitsy

Thank you so much, @Callemarie ! You hit it right on the head! I love cats and sloths and pumpkin spice and mysteries and socks and book bags! And a mystery solved by sheep?!? I‘m so looking forward to that! #FallingForFallSwap @Avanders — And #Lexiecat is happy too! #CatsofLitsy

Yey! Opening time for #FallingforFallSwap! So exciting! @Avanders

#Lexiecat keeps me company as I grade #TeachersofLitsy #CatsofLitsy

Our new little girl #Lexiecat is exploring our two brand-new copies of the latest #MaryRoach. It‘s her 6th day with us and today she purred for the first time — very loudly! #CatsofLitsy

#BOTM in the house

Yey for #FallingforfallSwap #fffs package that just arrived! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

#Currentlylistening to this very entertaining #cozymystery with a strong #StephaniePlum vibe, but —thankfully— without the love triangle.

Enjoying a little #immersionreading on this Sunday morning 🤓

Seems appropriate! It‘s been a tough week teaching in Florida… #TeachersofLitsy #GetVaxxed #MaskUp #PandemicLife

It‘s been a stressful couple of weeks back in school here in Florida. Covid cases are sky high and we have exponentially more cases in schools than last year, but Governor DeSantis continues to browbeat school districts and block the very mitigation strategy that was successful before: universal masking. It‘s crazy-making. Hope things are better in your neck of the woods! #TeachersofLitsy

Looks promising! 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼 #CurrentlyListening - first in the #AustenAdventures series written by #AdaBright and #CassGrafton, narrated by #AlisonLarkin

By the way, this cover is super appealing, but the one in the Litsy database is 😖😖😖

#Pemberlittens #JaneAusten

Cute cover, meh everything else. It might be I just wasn‘t in the right frame of mind, but neither the characters nor the setting charmed me.

First in the #OpenBookMystery #cozymystery series written by #MargaretLoudon and narrated by #MarnyeYoung

Last day of #summerbreak - freshly baked pumpkin spice cinnamon roll and ☕️ #teachersofLitsy

#CurrentlyListening

Watching episode 7 of The Chef‘s Life with #VivianHoward — I‘m in the middle of it when they show for a few seconds a shot of the farm of a grape provider and there‘s a humongous confederate battle flag tacked to the wall. This was shot in 2013. Why include it? It really was gratuitous.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/06/19/what-the-confederate-flag...

Lovely #nonfictionpicturebook #biography of the boy who became President. I particularly enjoyed learning how he worked hard to overcome his stutter (memorizing poetry, experimenting with marbles…). The book itself does not mention the death of his wife and daughter or of his son later on, but these events are included in a timeline at the end of the book. #JoeBiden

Written by #JillBiden and illustrated by #AmyJuneBates

A fun page of Bidenisms at the end of this #PictureBook #Biography of #JoeBiden written by Dr #JillBiden and illustrated by #AmyJunesBates

#nonfictionpicturebook about African American aviator #JamesHermanBanning and how he fell in love with planes as a child. He eventually became the first black pilot to fly across the US. His story is one about passion, perseverance, and the insidious nature of racism. It includes an author‘s note about the research and a list of sources. #DiverseBooks #aviation

Written by #LouisaJaggar and #ShariBecker
Illustrated by #FloydCooper

Yey for Ruth! And yes, Jimmy John‘s founder did kill endangered African animals for fun (you can Google pics), but he claims he doesn‘t any more; more importantly, he no longer owns the shops: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/07/09/fact-check-jimmy-johns-...

#BonBonCat is a little too interested in my current read! #CatsofLitsy

This is an amazing book, worthy of a place in every home and school library. #AshleyBryan gives voice and life to eleven #enslaved people auctioned off when a #plantation was sold. It brings home the horror of American chattel #slavery as a system that dehumanized both enslavers and enslaved. #humanrights #freedom

#AshleyBryan

Heartrending. #slavery

Illustration by #AshleyBryan

Colorful introduction to African American #poetry — #poem snippets from a wide variety of poets were chosen and illustrated by artist #AshleyBryan. A full list of the poems and sources is included in the back and would make wonderful further reading. #RitaDove #DiverseBooks

Isn‘t this lovely? Collecting books for the winter! #Poem by #NikkiGiovanni illustrated by #AshleyBryan

Charming #nonfictionpicturebook about how #EmilyWarrenRoebling took over her husband‘s duties as chief engineer of the #BrooklynBridge when he became incapacitated. She successfully led the project to completion at a time when women couldn‘t vote or even access credit on their own. Has sources as well as an interesting list of six strange facts about the bridge.

Written by #FriedaWishinsky and illustrated by #NatalieNelson

This charming #nonfictionpicturebook tells the story of young #PattiMcGee and how her passion for #skateboarding led her to practice, innovate, and persevere to become a professional skateboarder. The book teaches skateboarding terms in context and emphasizes the importance of hard work and learning from failure. Written by #TootieNienow and illustrated by #ErikaMedina. Includes a “where is she now” and author‘s note, as well as sources.

More gorgeous #endpapers, this time featuring skateboards, palms, and suns! Illustrated by #ErikaMedina