Okay, so April may have gotten a bit chaotic for us here at the Butterflies & Aliens Library. We meant to do a bit of an update earlier. We did not.

So we’re going to sneak in this one post as a Book of the Week for the whole month so we don’t completely miss out on posting in April, then we’ll see how May goes. But that’s a tomorrow problem.

For today, a quick share… one of our acquisitions on Independent Bookstore Day up here in Canada, courtesy of Variant Edition Graphic Novels & Comics…

This is Notes on a Case of Melancholia, or: A Little Death, created by Nicholas Gurewitch and published by Dark Horse Books, and now the latest addition to the Memento Mori collection here at the Butterflies & Aliens Library North.

Featuring dark humour, incredible artwork created by hand-scratching inked clay, and storytelling that includes only two words, Notes on a Case of Melancholia combines Edward Gorey vibes with a strangely profound and heartwarming story of family and parenthood. Well, profound and heartwarming to me… results may vary…

I don’t want to give away anything more than that, so I will leave you, dear reader, with just a couple of peeks inside...

A picture of our parent, capturing a mood that I feel in my bones…

… and a picture of their child, whose level of cuteness makes me want to figure out some way to pinch those non-existent cheeks on that bony little face.

If you get a chance, find yourself a copy, a quiet spot, maybe a spot of tea, and have a bit of a read.

Then we’ll hopefully see you back in May with a few more regular additions to our stacks.

Happy Reading!

— Winston