We're thrilled to be participating in Iowa City's first major book fair. Look for more information about what we'll be doing soon, but more importantly, check out the festival's website! We think this is a wonderful way to celebrate IC's designation as a UNESCO Literary City.

"I want you to know I have two socks!" - Nialle, threatening Ali & Luke

" 'So Nialle, how was work?' 'Oh fine, except a whale was asking for asylum'." - Nialle, RE: the Blue Whale finger puppet's plaintive cries for mercy and asylum

"I don't want it running to the pigs..." - Anna

"Why are there pictures in a book? People are strange enough without evidence for it!" - Anna

The cats love the new place - it's bigger, so Logan can get going really fast before failing adorably to make the tight turn from the History aisle into the Science room, and it has better windows, which means Nierme can bask in lots of places.

"WE HAVE NOT YET BEGUN TO SNARK!" - Anna

"Humans! Humans are running away!" - Nialle

"The power of silliness can do... stuff." - Ali

"She's wearing... like... squirrels!" - Leiden, RE: an Edgar Rice Burroughs book cover painting

"It's a vortex of improbability." - Nialle, RE: the bookshop

"Did you just compare high intellecutalism to a Twinkie??" - Ali to Nialle