Winston Pei (he/they/il/iel)
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Winston Pei (he/they/il/iel)
@blackriders.com
Book nerd, design fanatic, free range librarian, rookie book artist, musician, tech geek, bookseller, AFOL, professional generalist, and ridiculously proud parent.
More at https://butterfliesandaliens.com and https://blackriders.com
C’est la Collation des grades d’automne à l’Université de l’Alberta ! It’s Fall Convocation at the University of Alberta!

Félicitations à notre classe finissante du Campus Saint-Jean ! And congratulations to the grads and now fellow alums of the School of Library and Information Studies!
November 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
In honour of hanging out at @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social this Halloween week, and also tonight and tomorrow night’s #StarWars concerts with the @edmontonsymphony.bsky.social, a little something from our window display…

#YEG #Books #Halloween #ShopIndie #ShopLocal
October 28, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Spending the day at @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social — we’re open noon to 5 Sundays! — and figured I’d share another #BottomShelfie of our sometimes overlooked selections. Today it’s from one of our “Unusual” shelves!

Come by or drop us a line if anything is of interest!

#YEG #Bookstores #ShopIndie
October 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Spending today and tomorrow at Alberta’s Stronger Together Library Conference and what a critical time for this work. Just listened to our first keynote from @caulfieldtim.bsky.social and I am heartened. #CheckYourCitations #ScienceUpFirst #ScienceMatters
October 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Never a bad day to be at the bookstore but today, right now, seems especially important. I’m at @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social today until around 9 pm to celebrate the launch of Tom Wharton’s new book “Wolf, Moon, Dog” and do my part to keep sharing and spreading ideas and stories…

#YEG #books
October 7, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Latest pre-order is in! I’ve got my copy of « Physics for Cats » by @tomgauld.bsky.social ! And we’ve got three more in store at @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social !

I’m hanging around until close at 5 today (it’s Sunday September 28!) so come on by and say hi!

#YEG #Books #Science #ShopLocal #ShopIndie
September 28, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Been a while since I shared a #BottomShelfie from @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social but I’m at the store today until close at 5 if you’d like to come take a closer look at these lovelies! #YEG #Bookstores #Books #SciFi #ShopLocal #ShopIndie
September 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Back at @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social today (Tues Aug 19!) and here until 9 for the launch of “The End of the World As We Know It” featuring a story by @premeemohamed.com !

Also! My latest special order is in! “AB@C” by Rob Meyerson and illustrated by Dan Misdea!

Book launch at 7!

#YEG #Bookstore
August 19, 2025 at 7:24 PM
More photos to come plus a longer write up, but my latest #alteredbook project is now on display at @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social ! Titled “The Möbius Book, Stripped” the project is based on “The Möbius Book” by @catherinelacey.bsky.social

#books #art #YEG #local #indie
July 29, 2025 at 6:32 PM
As we approach the one year anniversary of our being "blessed" with our resident #DemonPotatoes by @laurcunn.bsky.social at the 2024 #WhenWordsCollide Festival, it seemed the right time for this...

( you can find the full story at www.butterfliesandaliens.com/stacks/somet... ... )
July 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Okay, also can’t not share a selfie with my furry buddy whenever we’re both hanging out at @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social lol

#MoreThanJustBooks #YEG #ShopLocal #ShopIndie #Toys but also #Books

audreys.ca
July 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Extra excited to be at @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social for my shift today, for an extra special reason that I can’t fully share yet but there’s a hint in the picture!

If you happen to be in #YEG today, I’m in store until close at 5 and I can maybe share a bit more of the tea…

#ShopIndie #Bookstores
July 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Got issues? Yeah, so do we…

I’m hanging around @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social until close at 6 today, so come by & say hi, maybe check out our section formerly-known-as-current-events for some perspective on… stuff…

That and/or go grab some awesome picture books!

#YEG #Books #ShopLocal #ShopIndie
July 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Also, we have a display of books about DRAGONS!

#dragons #books #bookstore #YEG #Shopindie #ShopLocal
July 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Hanging out at @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social until close at 5 today so if you’re in downtown #YEG come by and say hi!

And in person or online, check out our AI* Summer Reads lists!

*Actually Interesting

#Books #Bookstore #ShopIndie #ShopLocal #ShopCanadian
July 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Oh no. New at @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social & one is coming home with me lol - deets in the alt text!

Also today, the launch of “The Feast” by poet Alycia Two Bears at 2 pm!

It’s a beautiful day for a browse so come say hi! I’m hanging around the store until close at 5!

#YEG #Books #ShopIndie
June 29, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Haven’t done one of these in a while (maybe never on this platform?) but today I’m sharing a #BottomShelfie from the #Science section at @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social

I’m here until close around 9 pm tonight so come by and say hi!

#YEG #Bookstore #Books
June 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Yes, @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social has books, but we also have Jelly Cats! Found two of the summer collection hanging out in our front window! I feel like if you’re in #YEG you should come by and say hi to us!

#ShopIndie #ShopLocal #Books #Bookstores #JellyCats
June 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
New release Tuesday! And my pre-order is in! It’s Ben Clanton’s latest Narwhal and Jelly book, “THIS BOOK IS DANGEROUS!” The newest addition to my “books aware of their own bookishness collection! I’m at the store until 6 today if you want to come by and say hi! #YEG #Books #ShopIndie #ShopLocal
June 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Beautiful new cover for the new omnibus paperback edition of the “Monk and Robot” series by Becky Chambers! I’ve got both this and the two original hardcover novellas on my staff picks shelf, so if you happen to around downtown #YEG do come by and take a look!

#ShopIndie #ShopLocal #Bookstores
June 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Bonus post because I came across this absolute beaut of book as object while shelving at @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social today… red cover, actual velvet sweater, hologrammy printing for the title, rainbow book block edges, AND Oreos on in the inside covers!

Book deets in the alt text!

#MyJobIsShelf
May 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Hey! Look who’s back at @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social! We’re hanging out at the store until close at 6 pm so if you’re in the neighbourhood do come by and say hi!

Special invite to those of you who came to our grown-up book fair this weekend — come check out the bricks & mortar store!

#YEG #Books
May 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Counting down to the Edmonton launch of the new Crave Bakery cookbook, starting at 7 pm (on Tuesday May 13!) at @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social !

#Cookies #Crave #YEG #ShopLocal #ShopIndie
May 14, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Look what’s back in stock at @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social !

It’s a beautiful day in #YEG for browsing books, I’m just saying

I’m hanging around the store until close today (Sunday May 11, that is!) at 5 pm. Come by and say hi!

#ShopLocal #ShopIndie #Books #Bookstores
May 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Back at @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social after a week away on choir tour (a whole other thing I’ll maybe post about once I fully process it lol) & checking out what’s new in the books about books section!

I’m here until close at 6 so do come by & say hi!

#ShopLocal #ShopIndie #Books #Bookstores #YEG
May 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM