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A Bookish Memento Mori
Rando Selections, Book Life Winston Pei Rando Selections, Book Life Winston Pei

A Bookish Memento Mori

So I've started referring to one particular shelf here at Butterflies & Aliens North as my memento mori in books. Sounds better than "I have this growing collection of funny books about death that started with this one book of cartoons about unpleasant ways to die that still makes me laugh out loud every time I read it"...

But, really, there is much truth in both those statements.

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Alphabetizing your ABCs
Book Life Winston Pei Book Life Winston Pei

Alphabetizing your ABCs

So the bookish weirdness that we embrace here at the Butterflies & Aliens Library means that, among other things, Recreational Shelf Organizing borders on a competitive sport. It definitely ranks as a beloved pastime. The who, what, and wherefores of how we sort, store, and display our bookish collections provides much fuel for discussion and debate, as well as hours of entertainment.

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Bibliotherapy: The Power of Story
Book Life Stacey Kondla Book Life Stacey Kondla

Bibliotherapy: The Power of Story

The past couple of weeks have been challenging. Not because work has been particularly hard or because anything bad has happened. Just because I sank into a bit of depression…

So, what helped me recently was completely escaping reality with a book series…

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