Judith Duthie / Calgary Book Nerd

Sent her off with Dulcinea by @AnaVeciana. Nothing like "while you're there reading".

Why I love my job: Customer came in for vacation reads. I gave her a couple of my favorites that are crowd pleasers. As she was paying: "where are you traveling?" "Spain" Literally had her rip her card out of the machine before the payment completed:

What book came into your life at just the right time? For me, gotta say that Run Toward the Danger by Sarah Polley gave me a head snap that I needed.

"If you are ever tempted to look for outside approval, realize that you have compromised your integrity. If you need a witness, be your own." — Epictetus

Feeling the kitty love this morning.

I'm an author and I'll be the first to tell you... if a book sucks, stop reading it. The best readers actually quit a lot of books. Life is too short to read books you don’t enjoy reading.

7 Stoic lessons from Marcus Aurelius: 1. Be tolerant with others and strict with yourself 2. Don't be afraid to ask for help 3. Anger is the opposite of strength 4. No one can make you upset—you choose to be 5.The obstacle is the way 6. Helping others helps you 7. Memento mori

For fans of Lessons in Chemistry by @BonnieGarmus, I highly recommend Amazing Grace Adams by @_franlittlewood. Both have vividly drawn female protagonists that refuse to be cowed by the world around them.

"Human gets up too early...five more minutes, please!"

I'M COMING TO CALGARY Tuesday, Sept 26th Tix Here: Stupidpocalypse.com @yycarts @owlsnestbooks

I might have to reread the original now. And the rest of this Remix series. They've done Little Women, too. I nearly bought that one when I saw it in Boston last month. Also, Pride & Prejudice, The Great Gatsby and others...

Just finished my DRC of Into the Bright Open: A Secret Garden Remix by Cherie Dimaline, out Sep 5th. Reset in Ontario, Canada, among the Métis, this was such a cool retelling. She made Mary a bit older and mixed around the family and motivations, which really freshend it up.

Survived rocket launcher attack on our helo. Evaded zombies, made it to Abel Township #zombiesrun

@owlsnestbooks The black bean burger at the @JamesJoyceYYC. 😋

Monarch loves a bedtime snuggle these days.

They were out of my favourite flavour (that's Full Cell Phone Battery), but Blackberry with chocolate chips is a good compromise. #mouthfulofcompromise #thegoodplace

Too many employees in the store right now, so I've buzzed off to go bowling.

It's been a busy year so far. Breaking in a second notebook. #bulletjournal #bujolife

Today's @BuzzBooksPL excerpt is from The Spirit Glass by Roshani Chokshi, out September 5th from Disney/Rick Riordan Presents. I love books that have stories within stories. This looks to be an interesting exploration of Filipino folklore. Hope I can find time for it.

So, you know how I said my car was 95% less likely to break down on the side of the road? Yeah, the universe didn't like that. The wait for a tow was 11+ hours. Another huge repair bill. 😔