The Curious Cat Bookshop
@curiouscatbookshop.bsky.social
📚 Indie bookstore in Winsted, CT
🐈 Fostering through Sophia L'Orange Kitten Rescue
📖 Curation, expertise & a place to meet bookish friends
👩 Woman-owned
curiouscatbookshop.com
🐈 Fostering through Sophia L'Orange Kitten Rescue
📖 Curation, expertise & a place to meet bookish friends
👩 Woman-owned
curiouscatbookshop.com
We'll be closed on Thanksgiving Day. See you on Friday, but especially on Small Business Saturday! If you missed it, we're doing a fundraiser that day for @sophialorange, wrapping presents for donations.
November 26, 2025 at 11:10 PM
We'll be closed on Thanksgiving Day. See you on Friday, but especially on Small Business Saturday! If you missed it, we're doing a fundraiser that day for @sophialorange, wrapping presents for donations.
As many of us prepare for a feast this week, we've got some great books to reflect with on the foods we eat, and other things to be grateful for.
November 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
As many of us prepare for a feast this week, we've got some great books to reflect with on the foods we eat, and other things to be grateful for.
Every book is a surprise! We've just wrapped a ton of new Blind Dates with a Book--wrapped up so pretty you could grab a couple for a White Elephant/Yankee Swap & might want to take your own present home! We've also got mystery bundles (which could hold a mug, a puzzle, a book, & other fun items!).
November 26, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Every book is a surprise! We've just wrapped a ton of new Blind Dates with a Book--wrapped up so pretty you could grab a couple for a White Elephant/Yankee Swap & might want to take your own present home! We've also got mystery bundles (which could hold a mug, a puzzle, a book, & other fun items!).
New Book Tuesday has arrived again, with some fun books for everyone. A new Sandra Boynton book will pair well with her other books (come pick up signed copies of her holiday book & album, Cows & Holly, while supplies still last!).
November 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
New Book Tuesday has arrived again, with some fun books for everyone. A new Sandra Boynton book will pair well with her other books (come pick up signed copies of her holiday book & album, Cows & Holly, while supplies still last!).
Have just spent the last several hours going through one publisher's catalog looking for new 2026 books to put in our book box for the bookstore.
November 25, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Have just spent the last several hours going through one publisher's catalog looking for new 2026 books to put in our book box for the bookstore.
Pounce, our new foster, is starting to get acclimated to being inside (and he is okay with being touched! not happy, but okay) but he found the ONE piece of furniture in the room that had just barely enough space for him to get under it (which was a huge surprise! mostly it's
November 24, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Pounce, our new foster, is starting to get acclimated to being inside (and he is okay with being touched! not happy, but okay) but he found the ONE piece of furniture in the room that had just barely enough space for him to get under it (which was a huge surprise! mostly it's
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Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
It's not pretty, but we have WORKSPACE now in the back room! Big thanks to friend of the store Rodrigo, who helped us set up our new computers from the grant, and brought this desk up from the basement, left by the previous tenant.
November 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM
It's not pretty, but we have WORKSPACE now in the back room! Big thanks to friend of the store Rodrigo, who helped us set up our new computers from the grant, and brought this desk up from the basement, left by the previous tenant.
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A vast majority of teachers view inclusive literature as important and want to use these books with their students. That’s according to a recent #NCTE survey, which offers insight into how books are used in U.S. classrooms and the challenges teachers face in integrating texts to enhance learning.
NCTE 2025: Teachers Want More Than the Same Old Books
A recent NCTE survey shows educators overwhelmingly value diverse literature—but need help getting it into classrooms.
www.publishersweekly.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:04 AM
A vast majority of teachers view inclusive literature as important and want to use these books with their students. That’s according to a recent #NCTE survey, which offers insight into how books are used in U.S. classrooms and the challenges teachers face in integrating texts to enhance learning.
If you're looking for a fun bookish advent calendar--or a romance that you read a chapter a day of in the lead-up to Christmas!--come on by in the next week. We've got PLENTY of the Bibliophile Advent Calendars that were so popular last year!
#winstedct #shoplocal #winstedhasit
#winstedct #shoplocal #winstedhasit
November 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
If you're looking for a fun bookish advent calendar--or a romance that you read a chapter a day of in the lead-up to Christmas!--come on by in the next week. We've got PLENTY of the Bibliophile Advent Calendars that were so popular last year!
#winstedct #shoplocal #winstedhasit
#winstedct #shoplocal #winstedhasit
Our new buddy is going to the vet on Sunday, which means he needs a name! I like to name all my cats (including fosters) the names of cats in books.
November 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Our new buddy is going to the vet on Sunday, which means he needs a name! I like to name all my cats (including fosters) the names of cats in books.
November 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
We're changing up our subscription boxes in 2026 so that each month will be based on a theme. Right now, some suggestions we have are:
Investigative
Food
Mythology
Dragons
Travel
Cozy British village
I'm not sure any of these are *quite* right and I'd love suggestions!
Investigative
Food
Mythology
Dragons
Travel
Cozy British village
I'm not sure any of these are *quite* right and I'd love suggestions!
November 22, 2025 at 4:24 AM
We're changing up our subscription boxes in 2026 so that each month will be based on a theme. Right now, some suggestions we have are:
Investigative
Food
Mythology
Dragons
Travel
Cozy British village
I'm not sure any of these are *quite* right and I'd love suggestions!
Investigative
Food
Mythology
Dragons
Travel
Cozy British village
I'm not sure any of these are *quite* right and I'd love suggestions!
Earlier this week, it was our events coordinator Ivy's birthday! Be sure to wish them a belated happy birthday--they've been working so hard on the events you love to attend at the store!
November 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Earlier this week, it was our events coordinator Ivy's birthday! Be sure to wish them a belated happy birthday--they've been working so hard on the events you love to attend at the store!
It's just about time to defy gravity again! A wonderful companion to the movie experience would be to pick up a copy of Simply More by Cynthia Erivo.
November 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
It's just about time to defy gravity again! A wonderful companion to the movie experience would be to pick up a copy of Simply More by Cynthia Erivo.
If you loved the idea of that Lowly Worm mug from the other day, have we got some great news for you: while you wait for the mug, you can find Richard Scarry stickers, notebooks, and keychains in the store right now! It's a perfect gift for that person who always wanted to drive
November 21, 2025 at 2:34 AM
If you loved the idea of that Lowly Worm mug from the other day, have we got some great news for you: while you wait for the mug, you can find Richard Scarry stickers, notebooks, and keychains in the store right now! It's a perfect gift for that person who always wanted to drive
Just realized I'm doing some accounting entry all wrong, and that there's a reason I couldn't figure out certain percentages of income streams for a podcast episode I'm working on.
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Just realized I'm doing some accounting entry all wrong, and that there's a reason I couldn't figure out certain percentages of income streams for a podcast episode I'm working on.
We're nearly at the end of our writing group year (1 more week left!), so let's celebrate our two published authors in the group! Authors @blairelynnscott.bsky.social & @artemisprice.bsky.social are hard at work on their next books along with the rest of the group.
November 19, 2025 at 10:50 PM
We're nearly at the end of our writing group year (1 more week left!), so let's celebrate our two published authors in the group! Authors @blairelynnscott.bsky.social & @artemisprice.bsky.social are hard at work on their next books along with the rest of the group.
I've never signed up to Substack. I've never subscribed to anyone's Substack. WHY am I constantly getting people's Substack emails??
November 19, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I've never signed up to Substack. I've never subscribed to anyone's Substack. WHY am I constantly getting people's Substack emails??
Poll time! We haven't done well with selling mugs, so I'd sworn them off. But I CANNOT RESIST this Lowly Worm mug! If I order in 4 of these, will we have 4 people who want to buy it this holiday season?
November 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Poll time! We haven't done well with selling mugs, so I'd sworn them off. But I CANNOT RESIST this Lowly Worm mug! If I order in 4 of these, will we have 4 people who want to buy it this holiday season?
It's #NewBookTuesday! We've got hockey romance, nonfiction about the only military rescue of Jews during WWII, a reprinted mystery from Mary Higgens Clark, and the paperback of Jennette McCurdy's I'm Glad My Mom Died, which bookseller Sara LOVES.
November 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
It's #NewBookTuesday! We've got hockey romance, nonfiction about the only military rescue of Jews during WWII, a reprinted mystery from Mary Higgens Clark, and the paperback of Jennette McCurdy's I'm Glad My Mom Died, which bookseller Sara LOVES.
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"Remembering Alice Wong: Writer, Advocate, Friend"
Steven W. Thrasher on Meeting and Collaborating with the Outspoken Founder of the Disability Visibility Project
published by @literaryhub.bsky.social | art by @mollycrabapple.bsky.social lithub.com/remembering-...
Steven W. Thrasher on Meeting and Collaborating with the Outspoken Founder of the Disability Visibility Project
published by @literaryhub.bsky.social | art by @mollycrabapple.bsky.social lithub.com/remembering-...
Remembering Alice Wong: Writer, Advocate, Friend
Though we were in frequent conversation for a decade, I only got to meet my friend Alice Wong in person just once. And when I did, I was a bundle of nerves—and that was before she cussed me out wi…
lithub.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
"Remembering Alice Wong: Writer, Advocate, Friend"
Steven W. Thrasher on Meeting and Collaborating with the Outspoken Founder of the Disability Visibility Project
published by @literaryhub.bsky.social | art by @mollycrabapple.bsky.social lithub.com/remembering-...
Steven W. Thrasher on Meeting and Collaborating with the Outspoken Founder of the Disability Visibility Project
published by @literaryhub.bsky.social | art by @mollycrabapple.bsky.social lithub.com/remembering-...
If you're local, look in your mailbox for our *snail mail* holiday catalog! What a nice range of gift suggestions it has this year--there's something in there for everyone of every age.
November 17, 2025 at 9:26 PM
If you're local, look in your mailbox for our *snail mail* holiday catalog! What a nice range of gift suggestions it has this year--there's something in there for everyone of every age.
Tabitha and Jiji are checking out our new computers, which we've just been able to receive thanks to the NHE3 grant.
November 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Tabitha and Jiji are checking out our new computers, which we've just been able to receive thanks to the NHE3 grant.
This afternoon is our last writing workshop of the year with Stacy! We start online at 2 pm Eastern. Sign up at zurl.co/MfzPa .
November 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
This afternoon is our last writing workshop of the year with Stacy! We start online at 2 pm Eastern. Sign up at zurl.co/MfzPa .