I will be the ♥️ RED ROUTE ♥️ bus guide for the Chicago Independent Bookstore Day bus trolley. Last I checked, only ✨5✨ tickets remained for this particular route (but there are four other routes that have guides that are at least half as cool as me).
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Also tagging @raforall.bsky.social!
See you in a few hours!! 🩷🕷️😱
This is tomorrow!!
Then all weekend I’ll be getting caught up on all of the things and then on Monday I have a huge announcement 😃
See you at C2E2 Friday ❤️🖤
Fear is no mind-killer. In fact, it may be the very thing that can drive you to the next level - at work, creatively, or in personal relationships. Join our panel of educators, librarians, and scientists as they discuss the way they actively master and weaponize fear in their creative and professional lives. This panel will talk about the nature of both harnessing and conquering fear as it is considered in writing, scientific research, and education and recommend titles for all ages. C2e2 the thrill of the chill: turning fear into a catalyst for creativity. Friday, March 27th at 3:15 PM in room s402-b at the Chicago comic and entertainment expo.
Join @wendyparrisauthor.bsky.social , @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social, Katherine Riley, Becky Spratford & I as we discuss THE THRILL OF THE CHILL: TURNING FEAR INTO A CATALYST FOR CREATIVITY.
Join us @C2E2 on Friday, 3/27 at 3:15 PM in room S402-B & at our signing at Anderson's #163. See you there!
All events take place at Batavia Public Library. See you there!!
I will be doing back to back comics making workshops on Sunday, April 26th. Third to fifth graders will be from 2-2:45 PM. Sixth to eighth graders will be from 3-3:45 PM. Registration is required for this event, so Batavia residents can check out the link here:
www.bataviapl.org/annual-event...
I am honored and overjoyed to share my first published book with readers in my own backyard. I will be leading 2 FREE events for Batavia residents including a presentation with read aloud and Q&A on Monday, April 20th from 6 - 8 PM. The first 40 elementary students will receive a FREE signed copy!
Image showing One Book One Batavia youth selection - Animal Rescue Friends: Friends Fur-Ever. At the top it reads 2026 one book 1 Batavia youth selection Batavia Public Library selected animal rescue friends: friends Fur-Ever as their youth one book one Batavia selection for 2026. I am honored and overjoyed for the opportunity to connect with readers in my own backyard. The image is on a library book checkout card. events include a presentation, read aloud and q&A on Monday, April 20th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. The first 40 elementary students get a signed copy. The other event is Sunday, April 26th. It's a comic book workshop from 2:00 to 2:45 p.m. is 3rd to 5th grade from 3:00 to 3:45 p.m. is 6:00 to 8th grade. Registration is required at bataviapl.org. all events take place in Batavia Public Library.
I've been sitting on this announcement for a little while, but I can now officially confirm that Animal Rescue Friends: Friends Fur-Ever has been chosen as the One Book, One Batavia Youth Selection for Batavia Public Library District!
I decided to use one ounce of critical thinking skills, and I called the bookstore that organized the Chicago Independent Bookstore Day buses last year. Although I didn't get an exact date, I did find out that tickets will be going on sale NEXT MONTH.
My watch has... paused.
Day 21 of checking #Chilovebooks to see if Independent Bookstore Day trolley tickets are for sale yet. *refresh* I've got six books in my list so far that I'll be purchasing that day. I plan to have at least one for each bookstore ordered ahead of time. #ibd26
Day 20 of checking Chilovebooks to see if Independent Bookstore Day trolley tickets are for sale yet. *refresh*
I am so excited to get this!!
Same! Thanks, Past Me! 🤣
This is extraordinary! Thank you so much for making this available to everyone. 🩷
Day 19 of checking #Chilovebooks to see if Independent Bookstore Day trolley tickets are for sale yet. *refresh* I wish it were Independent Bookstore Weekend or that we celebrated "Halfway to Independent Bookstore Day" at the end of Oct. Follow me for more ideas that make other people do work. 👍
Day 16 of checking Chilovebooks to see if Independent Bookstore Day trolley tickets are for sale yet. *refresh* #chilovebooks
Day 15 of checking Chilovebooks to see if Independent Bookstore Day trolley tickets are for sale yet. *refresh* #chilovebooks
If I get tix, I'll order 1-2 books to each store so I have a guaranteed book I want and will buy for each stop. Does this seem like a good idea or more annoying for staff?
Day 14 of checking Chilovebooks to see if Independent Bookstore Day trolley tickets are for sale yet. *refresh* #chilovebooks #independentbookstoreday
Day 13 of checking Chilovebooks to see if Independent Bookstore Day trolley tickets are for sale yet. *refresh* #chilovebooks
Librarians, what clear material do you use the cover books to protect against wear and tear?
I know it's called contact paper (but please lmk it goes by another name), but what brand/place do you get? I need to cover 20 pb books that are 6" × 0.4" × 9" and want to do it affordably but also well.
Owl Bookstore book nook. A small dollhouse size bookstore craft. Owl Bookstore lit up on top with flowers around the top. Large front window and glass door showing a variety of bookshelves. Framed photos in the window as well as an open book, a violin, and a camera.
Close up of framed photos. One with a white woman with brown hair in white wedding dress and Wonder Woman crown smiling and pointing to her husband, a white man with brown hair in a black tux with a red vest open to show the Superman symbol on the shirt beneath. Another picture shows the same white woman with a white little girl with blonde curls holding a stuffed Bluey toy
Inside the book book bookstore, a violin, an open book on a stand, and a camera sit on a front display shelf. Behind it is a bookshelf with three books facing out - animal rescue friends: friends forever, animal Rescue friends: finding home, Seeker society
Owl bookstore Book nook between hardcover books on a shelf lit up
I just finished my very first book nook! I would definitely invest in some fine tweezers for the next one & would take the instruction booklet's advice to do all the gluing first, but I think it turned out lovely. I did take a little artistic license on the book covers and pictures, though. 😁
I still don’t regard myself as a technical master of either, though I’ve gotten a lot more polished with time.
But it’s the essence of punk rock, or whatever you want to call it: don’t worry if it’s good. That comes with time. What you can be now is honest. Honesty is what people respond to in art.
I'm planning to be sober, hydrated, moisturized, and getting a tattoo on my forearm (but at least 2 inches away from the wrist). Does this seem like a good starter tattoo situation?
I just put in an inquiry for my first tattoo, and I'm so nervous/excited/hyped! 🩷 Any tips for first time tattooees as I embark on the design and hopefully actual tattooing process?
Meet local authors and buy books! Boozy Bookfairs Jana Tropper. Photo of white middle-aged woman sitting in her car and wearing rainbow glasses. Covers of Animal Rescue Friends: Friends Fur-ever, Animal Rescue Friends: Finding Home, and Seeker Society. Sturdy Shelter Brewing in Batavia on Sunday, November 9th, 12:00 to 5:00 p.m. 35 plus creators. Alter Brewing Company in Downers Grove on Sunday, November 16th 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. Dancing beer mug cartoon.
Cover of Merriam-Webster's All Caps dictionary, a red background with a white circle and text for people who are mad.
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY SORRY FOR OUR DELAY WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THIS WAS A REAL DAY.
Meet local authors and buy books. Boozy Bookfair. Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora on Saturday October 18th from 12 to 4 PM. Sturdy Shelter Brewing in Batavia on November 9th from 12 to 5 PM. Alter Brewing Company in Downers Grove on Sunday, November 16th from 12 to 4 PM.
In the next month, I will be at *three* boozy bookfairs! These events are all ages with everything from picture books to adult nonfiction, every genre and book type in between. I hope to see you there!
