⁣⁣Today is #IndependentBookstoreDay!! 👏🏽💃🏽🎉📚 While the physical celebration for Independent Bookstore Day is postponed until August 29th, I’m excited to celebrate & join @librofm’s #VirtualBookstoreParty 🎧📚🎉⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ We are fortunate to have so many AMAZING indie bookstores here in the DC metro area — @politicsprose, @solidstatedc, @loyaltybooks, @kramerbooks, @mahoganybooks, @capitolhillbooks, @oldtownbooks & @eastcitybookshop (Happy 4th Birthday ECB💚🎉) just to name a few. Unique in their own special way, they provide safe spaces to gather, places enjoy food & wine, outstanding author events & are vital to their communities. I appreciate all that you give to our communities & to book lovers everywhere! 😍📚❤️(check out my IG stories to see some of my favorite bookstore visits)⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 🎧📚⁣⁣ For today only 4/25, as a thank you for supporting local bookstores, #Librofm will be giving away 2 audiobooks to anyone with a (free) Libro.fm account.  Libro.fm makes it possible for you to support the independent bookstore of your choice when you purchase audiobooks. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 🎧🧦⁣⁣ Lastly, thanks @librofm for the adorable #ListeningSocks in support of #SocksforBinc. #Librofm partnered with a range of artists to create 10 pairs of socks for book lovers to support booksellers across the nation affected by COVID-19. Let’s celebrate & support!! (more info in my stories)⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 📣Shoutout your favorite indie ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 📚🍷🎉⁣⁣ .⁣⁣ .⁣⁣ #spinesvines #booksandwine #diversespines #bookstoreday #virtualbookstoreday #indiesfirst #librofmlisteningsquad #merryedwards #sauvignonblanc #sonomacounty #russianrivervalley (at Washington D.C.) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_aW2QKA8I8/?igshid=uank9d502899

It’s @deweysreadathon today! I wasn’t planning to officially participate this time around, for blah reasons, but when I heard that @estellasrevenge and Heather were handing off the Readathon after this weekend I decided to jump in. I first started participating in the ‘thons not too long after the original founder Dewey passed away. So it’s been a lot of #readathon reading - not every, single one due to schedule - and Heather and Andi have been captaining the ship for the last seven years. And they deserve all the thanks and a send off with a great Readathon. So I started my day by reading a few more poets from the Penguin Anthology of 20th Century Poetry (I’m up to WS Merlin!) and then got lost in the beauty of @danez_smif Homie. I chose poetry to open my day because it’s #nationalpoetrymonth - and also #independentbookstoreday / #virtualbookstoreparty and I purchased Homie from @prairielightsbooks while there for @brandonlgtaylor reading in February (which feels so long ago now). Meanwhile, the Mittens have spent the Readathon napping (Shakespeare) and alternately bathing and glaring at that one really noisy robin outside (Aphra). #deweysreadathon #books #reading #cats #catstagram #catsofinstagram #cats_of_instagram #murdermittens #shakespearekitteh #aphrakitteh https://www.instagram.com/p/B_apFxAg9IN/?igshid=1vdhzq02zgwaz