Kim V 🇨🇦🇪🇸
@kimv11.bsky.social
Unretired Polish-Canadian cat lover nerd now running an independent English-language bookstore in Valencia, Spain.
I really liked the early Scott Adams, and then he went cuckoo … it’s been a very long time (20 years maybe?) since I last looked at his work. Such a shame. I’d didn’t even realize he got as bad as he did.
January 13, 2026 at 5:10 PM
I really liked the early Scott Adams, and then he went cuckoo … it’s been a very long time (20 years maybe?) since I last looked at his work. Such a shame. I’d didn’t even realize he got as bad as he did.
I absolutely loved this one too!
January 12, 2026 at 10:04 PM
I absolutely loved this one too!
I run a small independent English-language bookstore in Valencia, Spain. I’d love an easier way to bring in Canadian titles and not have to deal with American distributors who definitely don’t care to stock them. So many great writers waiting to be discovered by European readers.
January 12, 2026 at 6:25 PM
I run a small independent English-language bookstore in Valencia, Spain. I’d love an easier way to bring in Canadian titles and not have to deal with American distributors who definitely don’t care to stock them. So many great writers waiting to be discovered by European readers.
Started Emily Henry’s Book Lovers and Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Children of Ruin (one on the Kindle, the other irl) … loving both so far.
January 12, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Started Emily Henry’s Book Lovers and Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Children of Ruin (one on the Kindle, the other irl) … loving both so far.
Started reading We’ll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida last night and stayed up way too late ;) So much fun!It certainly makes me want a cat again, and soon! Universal Cat Distribution System, you know what I’m asking for 🐈⬛
January 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Started reading We’ll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida last night and stayed up way too late ;) So much fun!It certainly makes me want a cat again, and soon! Universal Cat Distribution System, you know what I’m asking for 🐈⬛
Reading it on my Kindle, enjoying it very much.
December 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Reading it on my Kindle, enjoying it very much.
The Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson … it’s been a while since I’ve read any of his (and I have read many) so it has felt like a return to the familiar … a very good feeling.
December 29, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson … it’s been a while since I’ve read any of his (and I have read many) so it has felt like a return to the familiar … a very good feeling.
I’m absolutely loving Emily St John Mandel’s Sea of Tranquility. I lived in Vancouver Island for many years before moving to Spain so it’s lovely to be reminded of its beauty. Love the Easter eggs too 😉
December 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I’m absolutely loving Emily St John Mandel’s Sea of Tranquility. I lived in Vancouver Island for many years before moving to Spain so it’s lovely to be reminded of its beauty. Love the Easter eggs too 😉
Finally finished Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid today, already thoroughly enjoying Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree.
December 16, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Finally finished Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid today, already thoroughly enjoying Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree.
Loving The Trading Game by Gary Stephenson of Gary’s Economics fame.
November 18, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Loving The Trading Game by Gary Stephenson of Gary’s Economics fame.
Paris by the Book by Liam Callanan
October 7, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Paris by the Book by Liam Callanan
I had to look twice because I thought it was my Lucy though she’s been gone almost a year now. Oh how I miss her.
July 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I had to look twice because I thought it was my Lucy though she’s been gone almost a year now. Oh how I miss her.
Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune.
June 30, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune.
Since I’ve had no power for almost 8 hours now (in Valencia, Spain), I’ve been doing a good job getting through Naomi Klein’s Doppelgänger. Thank goodness for the sun (light) and a comfy couch.
April 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Since I’ve had no power for almost 8 hours now (in Valencia, Spain), I’ve been doing a good job getting through Naomi Klein’s Doppelgänger. Thank goodness for the sun (light) and a comfy couch.
This is just a fire sale for the super rich. They’re not worried.
April 4, 2025 at 8:36 AM
This is just a fire sale for the super rich. They’re not worried.
I most definitely will!
April 1, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I most definitely will!
Can’t wait to put my little English language shop in sunny Valencia on the map … negotiating a move right now so too soon to put on a map. #booklovers #indiebookshop
April 1, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Can’t wait to put my little English language shop in sunny Valencia on the map … negotiating a move right now so too soon to put on a map. #booklovers #indiebookshop
They only care about the right kind of kids being born, remember?
March 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
They only care about the right kind of kids being born, remember?