N. LaRocque
@larocquen.bsky.social
Food. Books. Learning. Kindness. Pets. Trying to put her money where her beliefs are in this capitalist hellscape.
Scalzi, I very much enjoy your work and your humor. And now you just reposted Danny Lavery and I just… 🥰 two people whose work I so admire. Some days social media is the opposite of a shitty place.
November 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Scalzi, I very much enjoy your work and your humor. And now you just reposted Danny Lavery and I just… 🥰 two people whose work I so admire. Some days social media is the opposite of a shitty place.
Thank god for that!
November 13, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Thank god for that!
Indian Burial Ground by Nick Medina. The hubs is reading… one of the Old Man’s War books. Can’t remember which one he’s on.
November 13, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Indian Burial Ground by Nick Medina. The hubs is reading… one of the Old Man’s War books. Can’t remember which one he’s on.
Sir, I am a Librarian. I don’t *buy* audiobooks. Ever. But $15 for one of my favorite trilogies of all time that I re-read once a year? $15 to never have to be at the mercy of Libby holds EVER AGAIN? While supporting Libro.fm and one of my favorite indie bookstores, Birchbark Books??? TAKE MY MONEY!
November 13, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Sir, I am a Librarian. I don’t *buy* audiobooks. Ever. But $15 for one of my favorite trilogies of all time that I re-read once a year? $15 to never have to be at the mercy of Libby holds EVER AGAIN? While supporting Libro.fm and one of my favorite indie bookstores, Birchbark Books??? TAKE MY MONEY!
As a librarian who recently dressed up as the Good Egg ala the modern masterpiece of children’s literature by Jory John, I concur 🤣
November 13, 2025 at 4:24 AM
As a librarian who recently dressed up as the Good Egg ala the modern masterpiece of children’s literature by Jory John, I concur 🤣
And Smokey had a glow up a year or two ago!
November 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
And Smokey had a glow up a year or two ago!
I just finished reading The Space Cat with my 8 y/o because I knew it was right up his alley. Well guess what book he put on his Christmas list??? 😁 Perfect for cat and graphic novel lovers of all ages ❤️
November 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I just finished reading The Space Cat with my 8 y/o because I knew it was right up his alley. Well guess what book he put on his Christmas list??? 😁 Perfect for cat and graphic novel lovers of all ages ❤️
Sunny Nwazue from Nnedi Okorafor’s Nsibidi Scripts series! Akata Witch is so good!
November 3, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Sunny Nwazue from Nnedi Okorafor’s Nsibidi Scripts series! Akata Witch is so good!
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas! I reread it every year at this time :)
November 1, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas! I reread it every year at this time :)
Congratulations! As someone whose husband has cancer I know how HUGE that is. Woo hoo!
October 30, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Congratulations! As someone whose husband has cancer I know how HUGE that is. Woo hoo!
Elio was so good! I want to be friends with Glordon 😭
October 28, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Elio was so good! I want to be friends with Glordon 😭
WOW! That is amazing artwork for such a cool series 😁
October 28, 2025 at 2:11 AM
WOW! That is amazing artwork for such a cool series 😁
This news makes me so incredibly happy. Hooray for you, the pupper, and all of the awesome humans making it happen!!!
October 24, 2025 at 11:04 PM
This news makes me so incredibly happy. Hooray for you, the pupper, and all of the awesome humans making it happen!!!
Boooooo, Overdrive! Libro.fm forever! Aaaaand now I have questions about Hoopla… off to research. -Librarian who is a huge audiobook reader
October 21, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Boooooo, Overdrive! Libro.fm forever! Aaaaand now I have questions about Hoopla… off to research. -Librarian who is a huge audiobook reader
This was incredibly sad news.
October 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
This was incredibly sad news.
I present: Nova chasing her own tail
October 17, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I present: Nova chasing her own tail
People still read books?
October 12, 2025 at 10:59 PM
People still read books?
Oh man. I love this SO MUCH! Let’s trot!
October 11, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Oh man. I love this SO MUCH! Let’s trot!
Nice! I went to undergrad in Iowa and had such a fantastic college experience. Back when the state of Iowa supported education. Sigh. Have a nice visit!
October 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Nice! I went to undergrad in Iowa and had such a fantastic college experience. Back when the state of Iowa supported education. Sigh. Have a nice visit!