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
October turned into Guestober and sped by in a cloud of spooky season fog and glitter. What an absolutely marvelous adventure! I am so grateful to all of our lovely guests and to all of you for joining us for our sundry shenanigans. November is already drenched in the flavours of masala chai, with enough … More November Calendar
Sunday, October 19th, at 4:30 PM Pacific (Seattle/Tucson) — 7:30 PM Eastern (Montreal/Atlanta) Our October Book Chat is nearly upon us, my darlings! We sit down this afternoon to discuss Strange Practice by Vivian Shaw. Filled with homages to classic movie monsters and some of the famous monsters of 19th century literature, this is a … More October Steampunk Book Chat
Friday, October 17th, at 6:30 PM Pacific (Seattle/Tucson) The Grand Arbiter and I continue our Guestober tomfoolery with our dear friends, Sharon Skinner and Bob Nelson. Authors, poets, editors, and small press devotees: Sharon and Bob bring so much bookish joy with them wherever they go! I am thrilled they can join us for a … More Friday Tea with Special Guests Sharon Skinner and Bob Nelson
Saturday, October 4th, at 10 AM Pacific (Seattle/Tucson) — 1 PM Eastern (Montreal/Atlanta) We have an astonishing number of special guests this month! A few special treats for Spooky Season, clearly! I am so delighted to start off this wonderful array with the incomparable Sharon Skinner. I had the pleasure of meeting Sharon originally at … More Sip the Tea with Special Guest Sharon Skinner
Friday, September 26th, at 6:30 PM Pacific (Seattle/Tucson) — 9:3) PM Eastern (Atlanta/Montreal) Whilst I’ve already mentioned this briefly in the weekly schedule post, I am so thrilled for this week’s special edition tea party! I’ve invited my dear friends, T.M. Kutaand M.B. Kelly, to join me whilst the Grand Arbiter is off for adventures … More Friday Teatime with special guests T.M. Kuta and M.B. Kelly
This week is a little more relaxed, at least compared to last week; however, we still have some special treats to share with you! Join me Tuesday as we delve into petticoats on Twitch at 5PM Pacific. Bring all of your sewing questions or simply come to chit chat about all sorts of cheeky nonsense … More Weekly Tea and Tomfoolery
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
Posted originally to our Patreon Sapphic September is a month long reading challenge started by two delightful humans, Landice and Lexi, on their social media. This charming read-a-thon hopes to inspire more readers to explore more Sapphic books. In bookish spaces, authors and publishers often discuss that Sapphic books simply do not sell as well … More Sapphic September: Steampunk Edition
Madame Askew and The Grand Arbiter 