Happy book birthday to local author Courtney Maum, whose Alan Opts Out came out today! In this timely and comedic take on ambition & consumerism, an ad exec who bombs the biggest pitch of his career decides to forgo capitalism and live off the land of his suburban CT home. zurl.co/bmHTi

Adorable, funny, and just plain lovely stickers have just arrived! Art/stickers by @shopamyzhang, a new supplier we're trying out. Come by and check them out!

What's new in the store this week? We've got the new book by Senator Chris Murphy, @joannahowrites's newest picture book, a new Nora Roberts mystery, a new middle grade graphic novel, some beloved books finally in paperback, cozy fantasy, and so much more.

Happy Caturday! Stacy is taking the day off and spending it with the Cerulean Sea kittens, which are available for adoption from @sophialorange. I have no idea which kitten is which here because the triplets are so indistinguishable! LOL.

We love Sprinkles Studios stickers! They're always such a delight.

I found some fun colors of Kraft paper for our Blind Dates with a Book, and I'm enjoying the result! (If you know where to get this paper in bulk, I'd love to hear suggestions--I got these on clearance at Michaels so I'm worried I won't be able to find it again.) #books #reading #winstedct

New books this week! Fans of Steven Rowley, he's got a new book about what happens when you're alone for the first time in your adult life after a 30-year marriage, the second book in the Moonfall series by Sarah A.

We're in love! We're not librarians, but we do love a book cart. Find these and more in store or online. zurl.co/wA2fR

Elephant and Piggie fans, we've got the perfect tote for you just in! zurl.co/XO4Nk

Today was a beautiful day to get out and meet some kittens and cats! Elpis and Pandora from another litter (Pandora is the mama and Elpis is her kitten) came to meet and greet--Elpis wanted to explore everywhere!--and from the Cerulean Sea litter who we're fostering, Chauncey

Reposting to fix an error in the graphics! May events are up on our calendar at last, and I'm working on June. Then Saturday we're having another Kitty Storytime! It's a perfect morning to come visit kittens and enjoy a story with us.

We're at @torringtonhistory tonight learning so much about Paul Revere's ride (and the other people who rode that night). Thanks to the museum for inviting us, and thanks to author Kostya Kennedy for such a fascinating talk.

Reposting to fix an error in the graphics! May events are up on our calendar at last, and I'm working on June.

May events are up on our calendar at last, and I'm working on June. Tonight we'll be in Torrington at the Torrington Historical Socieety for an author event with Kostya Kennedy discussing his new book, The Ride: Paul Revere and the Night that Saved America.

It's New Book Tuesday! The one Stacy is most excited to share with those who really loved Divergent and other SF is Seek the Traitor's Son by @veronicarothbooks.com , which is basically "Sword fights! Spaceships! Sword fights on space stations! Plus a little romance!!"

Happy Mother's Day! Bring your mom for a browse in a bookshop, or grab her a book so she can spend the afternoon reading. 15% off all Mother's Day cards today only, too. #bookstore #winstedct

I got ahead of our demand for Blind Dates with a Book last week by about a crateful, yay! But now it's Friday and all the Blind Dates in that crate are now on the shelves, which means I need to catch up again... #winstedhasit #bookstore

I got ahead of our demand for Blind Dates with a Book last week by about a crateful, yay! But now it's Friday and all the Blind Dates in that crate are now on the shelves, which means I need to catch up again... #bookstore

Fred will have a head soon! Thanks to everyone who came for our first crochet/knitting night. I didn't promote it very well, but we'll do it again and let everyone know ahead of time with plenty of notice.

Golf fans, do you have a favorite? Shane from @be.under.par, our next-door neighbor here on Main Street, has picked his. Grab a copy of this new book exploring the debate by Bob Harig, Tiger v. Jack, then improve your own golf game next door! zurl.co/kKrQW #winstedct #winstedhasit

If you're interested in our Democracy Reads Book Club in association with Indivisible NWCT, we've got our May title, Democracy Awakening by HCR, finally back in stock! We're meeting on Thurs 5/28, 7 pm--more info at zurl.co/S3GVr .

If you're a member of our book boxes, thanks for your patience on April--it kind of ate my whole life just to prepare for Independent Bookstore Day. We're finally getting the book box mailed this week!

We've restocked more Blind Dates with a Book, including some special choices for Mom or Dad as Mother's Day and Father's Day come up. Also plenty of romance, literary fiction, some mystery, and we're working on a few nonfiction next.

This morning when I first walked into the bookshop, I looked at the new books shelf for next week and wondered if I'd forgotten to order frontlist for 5/5 because it was completely empty. Tonight, after receiving everything for next Tuesday, I'm wondering how I ordered SO MUCH for one day...

Given how busy it's been around here, it feels a little like we're behind on literally everything, so this is not a surprise that it's Wednesday and we're just getting to the New Book Tuesday post... from last week.

Look at what we got in the mail today from @joannahowrites and @thais.mesquita.art — not just bookmarks from her newest picture book (which comes out May 26), but also this cute little zine! If you love getting outdoors in our beautiful woods around the Northwest Corner, or

I was going to go to the bookstore today and get some staining done on our new book stands, but instead I slept in late, did some laundry, and now I'm working on orders and editing our podcast (at last) in the spare room with kittens climbing all over me. I even assembled the hammock for Mama Zoe!

Congratulations to our first CT Book Trail completers of the weekend, Abby and Cole! They went to ALL 29 bookstores on the CT Book Trail over the course of this weekend--can you believe it?

A HUGE thank you to our Independent Bookstore Day volunteers, who stamped passports and ran the prize wheel, aka The Wheel of Happiness, all day yesterday! (I think we had 10 over the course of the day?) We hope your time as Bookseller for an Hour (or Two or Three) was as fun

Congratulations to Rose, the winner of our @libro.fm Golden Ticket! Rose won 12 free audiobooks--a year's supply! What a wonderful way to (nearly) end Independent Bookstore Day.

LOL, saying that out loud immediately led to someone finding it! Pic coming in a few moments.

It's 4 pm and no one has found our Golden Ticket yet! Come by and see if you can win 12 free audiobooks!

Tomorrow is Independent Bookstore Day! We're celebrating with prizes, a kitty hunt for kids, exclusive tote bags and signed books, a sticker of our store, finding the @libro.fm Goldent Ticket, and more books, books, books!!

Thank you to everyone who came to our first Democracy Reads Book Club last night! We had a good discussion of On Tyranny, and decided on Democracy Awakening by Heather Cox Richardson for May. Schedule will be posted soon (probably not until after this weekend's festivities for IBD).

We can't wait to see you tonight for our first Democracy Reads book club! In partnership with Indivisible NWCT, we'll be discussing On Tyranny by @thetimothysnyder. We hope it's the first of many conversations about our democracy going forward.

Today’s haul from @curiouscatbookshop.bsky.social

How do we open the bookstore day to day? Here's a peek behind the scenes! A lot going on this week as we prep for Independent Bookstore Day (which is THIS Saturday, April 25). Come by and get your passport stamped for the ctbooktrail, spin the prize wheel, find the kitty (12 and under) and more!

ADORABLE stickers have just dropped! They were drawn and designed by @kellylathamart, who we've been carrying bookmarks and stickers from for several years, as part of her bookstore series, and we couldn't resist ordering them as stickers.

We'd love your opinion on which Wooble to bring in next! We've had a lot of Wooble interest from boys, so Minecraft looks fun for them, but I personally think bringing in K-Pop Demon Hunters would be amazing. But maybe you'd prefer LOTR or Bingo? (Sadly, Bluey is out of stock, but maybe soon.)

I'm doing a new series on our podcast every week: what's new in the bookstore! It's too much to do in a reel, so I've made a long-form YT about it. youtu.be/aOc6W4pLo7Y

We'll have the table set up today and tomorrow in the store to finish our news-boosting postcards, the deadline for which is April 15. We also welcome postage donations for mailing them. Come by and participate in a campaign to encourage voters in other states to vote!

I could really use the help of someone who understand email protocols, Constant Contact, and/or Zoho Mail. I subscribe to several trade organizations that send emails to their lists via Constant Contact, and I cannot figure out why I'm not receiving their emails. (cont)

One of today's MANY projects: Blind Dates with a Book for our Mother's Day display! These are designed to become Mom's gift all in one package--a book, stickers, bookmarks, maybe a pen or pencil or writing pad, all in a theme that Mom will love. They go quickly!

It's a gorgeous day to visit a bookstore! We're at 386 Main St. in Winsted, CT--stop on by or browse at curiouscatbookshop.com. #winstedct #winstedhasit

April #NewBookTuesdays bring tons of new titles! What piques your interest? #bookstores #books

New podcast episode finally edited and live! What have I been obsessing over the last few months? Systems! Glamorous, I know. But it really does help to know what your numbers are in a business--and having a system that brings those numbers into focus is essential.

Happy Easter and a belated chag sameach pesach. We are open today--if you're looking for a way to get involved, we still have Postcards to Swing States. See you soon!

Have you missed our sidewalk chalkboard as much as we have? It's taken me FAR too long to do this repair/makeover, but I thought I'd take you along for the process of fixing it. youtube.com/shorts/Nm8-u...

#FundraiserPerk Talk to #NisiShawl for a 30-minute video chat! You can decide whether it is one-on-one or you can bring two friends! Warm beverages and friendly chatter encouraged. +April e-issue of Locus and digital cover art. Donate at locusmag.com/igg26#FundraiserPerk#NisiShawlr via our bio!

I know, it's kind of busy, but making this sign made me very happy. It also helped me to know which of our paint-chalk markers still function, because I'm in the middle of repainting/revamping our chalkboard sign for outside (video of the process and before/after coming soon!).