The 2026 Reading List Originally posted to our Patreon After gathering recommendations, hunting through our own lists, and debating, genteelly over cups of tea, Bill Bodden, our Official Buttery Goodness, and I are ready to share our reading list for 2026. And oh my! I am, as always, terribly excited for this year’s list. Our … More Temporal Textual Talks: A Steampunk Book Chat
Sunday, November 16th, at 4:30 PM Pacific (Seattle) The time has arrived! Today we welcome our special guest, Gail Carriger, for our monthly book chat in our virtual tea parlour. We’re discussing Etiquette and Espionage, her brilliant start to the Finishing School Series. Please join us there or follow along on YouTube. Simply follow the … More Our Virtual Tea Parlour on Zoom
Sunday, November 16th, at 4:30 PM Pacific (Seattle) Posted originally and unabridged to our Patreon The time has arrived for our final book chat of 2025, and what a delightful treat we have! This month, we’re discussing the start of Madame Gail‘s excellent Finishing School series, Etiquette and Espionage. From the charming characters and the … More November Book Chat
Originally posted to our Patreon September may have been our more usual level of unhinged busy-ness, but egads, it has sped by with such rapidity that I mistook it for a new fangled train. Spooky Season is here in all of its black clad glory and I am delighted! This is truly my favourite time … More October Calendar
Sunday, September 21st, at 4:30 PM Pacific (Seattle/Tucson) — 7:30 PM Eastern (Montreal/Atlanta) Ah! Today is the day! Our September Book Chat is nearly upon us! We’re discussing this month’s pick, our first ever graphic novel, “Monstress, Volume One,” by Marjorie Liu and illustrated by Sana Takeda. This is an evocative, intense start to spooky … More September Virtual Book Chat
Madame Askew and The Grand Arbiter 