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Julie Jarema
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Julie Jarema @rainbowfish523.bsky.social · Feb 13
2025 books 📚 🧵
Will keep updating all year to highlight favorites—picture books, graphic novels, lit fiction, all of it!
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Julie Jarema @rainbowfish523.bsky.social · Sep 15
so true, she’s too good 😭🖤
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Julie Jarema @rainbowfish523.bsky.social · Sep 12
Got my preorder too and the art is too good. I love these weird, wild sisters
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Julie Jarema @rainbowfish523.bsky.social · Sep 12
Cats really are so hard to draw!!! they have no bones! These are so fun tho
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Julie Jarema @rainbowfish523.bsky.social · Sep 3
Picked up Júlia Sardà‘s latest and can’t wait to dive in!
Holding a copy of The Witch in the Tower by Júlia Sardà
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Julie Jarema @rainbowfish523.bsky.social · Aug 25
Books I read in July (preorder CANNON!!! It’s one of my favorites I read this year)
BLUE OPENING by Chet’la Sebree SUGAR SHACK by Lucy Knisley, colored by Whitney Cogar NIGHT CHEF by Mika Song STOP ME IF YOU’VE HEARD THIS ONE by Kristen Arnett LULLABY FOR THE GRIEVING by Ashley M. Jones FLIP by Ngozi Ukazu EMILY WILDE’S MAP OF OTHERWORLDS by Heather Fawcett SAINT CATHERINE by Anna Meyer THIS COUNTRY: SEARCHING FOR HOME IN (VERY) RURAL AMERICA by Navied Mahdavian THE FIRST CAT IN SPACE & THE BABY PIRATE’S REVENGE by Mac Barnett & Shawn Harris CANNON by Lee Lai SILVERBORN by Jessica Townsend LAND OF MIRRORS by María Medem, translated by Aleshia Jensen and Daniela Ortiz
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Julie Jarema @rainbowfish523.bsky.social · Aug 13
My preorder of AGGIE AND THE GHOST by @mattforsythe.bsky.social came in, but I am following the rules and not purchasing till it’s officially out on Tues. But I did take a peek, and somehow I’m both Aggie and the ghost.
Page with ghost wearing socks from AGGIE AND THE GHOST by Matthew Forsythe Page with Aggie having an idea from AGGIE AND THE GHOST by Matthew Forsythe
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Julie Jarema @rainbowfish523.bsky.social · Jul 28
Books read in June 2025
Books read in June 2025 CLUB MICROBE by Elise Gravel THE DEEP DARK by Molly Knox Ostertag THIS WAS OUR PACT by Ryan Andrew’s (reread) TRIPLE SEC by TJ Alexander FIRST KISS WITH FANGS by Marker Snyder BIG JIM AND THE WHITE BOY by David F. Walker and Marcus Kwame Anderson
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Julie Jarema @rainbowfish523.bsky.social · Jun 19
Yesss!! I loved both of these (as well as your upcoming graphic novel!!)
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Julie Jarema @rainbowfish523.bsky.social · Jun 19
Books I read in May
Books read in May 2025 THE MAGIC FISH by Trung Le Nguyen (reread) ANGELICA AND THE BEAR PRINCE by Trung Le Nguyen THE THIRD HOTEL by Laura van den Berg YOUNG HAG AND THE WITCHES’ QUEST by Isabel Greenberg LUNAR NEW YEAR LOVE STORY by Gene Luen Yang, illustrated by LeUyen Pham THIS PLACE KILLS ME by Mariko Tamaki, illustrated by Nicole Goux THE UNMAKING OF JUNE FARROW by Adrienne Young THE APARTMENT ON POPPY HILL by Nina LaCour, illustrated by Sónia Albert HILDA AND TWIG by Luke Pearson FREE PIANO (NOT HAUNTED) by Whitney Gardner CHARLIE & MOUSE ARE MAGIC by Laurel Snyder, illustrated by Emily Hughes MIXED-UP by Kami Garcia, illustrated by Brittney Williams, lettering by Comiccraft OUT OF LEFT FIELD by Jonah Newman #books #minibooks #watercolor #fiction #nonfiction #middlegrade #ya #graphicnovels #comics #chapterbooks
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Julie Jarema @rainbowfish523.bsky.social · May 6
Happened to get 2 nonfic snail books from the library (on Emily Hughes & Enchanted Lion kicks). Both were beautifully made. The Snail is about Noguchi, & it continues to reinforce my love for pic book bios (which are concise, poetic, & highlight both the biggest & quirkiest details about a person).
Picture books: The Snail and The Snail with the Right Heart
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Julie Jarema @rainbowfish523.bsky.social · May 6
April books
Books read in APRIL 2025 MY LESBIAN NOVEL by Renee Gladman BELLY FULL OF HEART by Madeline Mouse OVERSTAYING by Ariane Koch, translated by Damion Searls THE YEAR OF BLUE WATER by Yanyi HOW FAR THE LIGHT REACHES by Sabrina Imbler CHECKED OUT by Katie Fricas CREAKY ACRES by Calista Brill, illus. by Nilah Magruder, color by Ellis P. THE FARAWAY FOREST: WALLY’S ROUTE by Debbie Fong, color by Kayla Catanzaro CORNBREAD & POPPY by Matthew Cordell
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Julie Jarema @rainbowfish523.bsky.social · Apr 17
And these guys on shirts!
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Meg Reid 🦦 @megireid.bsky.social · Apr 16
We also have a non-zora (but still delightfully animal-centric) new tee.

All art by the very talented @rainbowfish523.bsky.social! 🦝
New Hub City books shirt for independent bookstore day 2025
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Julie Jarema @rainbowfish523.bsky.social · Apr 17
Putting bookshop cats on bookmarks and billboards this year
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Meg Reid 🦦 @megireid.bsky.social · Apr 16
going hard on the zora branding for independent bookstore day this year
A billboard in Spartanburg with Zora the Bookshop cat advertising the hub city bookshop A bookmark with Zora the bookshop cat advertising the hub city bookshop
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Julie Jarema @rainbowfish523.bsky.social · Apr 16
Books read in March
Books read in March 2025 THE UNFORTUNATE LIFE OF WORMS by Noemi Vola A SONG FOR YOU & I by K. O’Neill ALPHABETICAL DIARIES by Sheila Heti ATAVISTS by Lydia Millet THE ORANGE AND OTHER POEMS by Wendy Cope INTO THE BEWILDERNESS by Gus Gordon, colored by Meggie Johnson HUDA F ARE YOU? by Huda Fahmy FLAMER by Mike Curato BIOLOGICITY by Shin Hae-uk, translated by Spencer Lee-Lenfield
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Maia Kobabe @redgoldsparks.bsky.social · Mar 19
I drew this for the Spring Equinox in March 2020 inspired by Madeleine Jubilee Saito's comics but it has felt relevant again every spring since then.
a square comic with text at the top reading "Spring is not cancelled" with four drawings- one of redbud brances against the sky, a closeup of daffodils, a path between trees under a cloudy grey sky and a closeup of a lilac branch. text below reads "inspired by Madeleine Jubilee Saito" drawn by Maia Kobabe @ redgoldsparks
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Spoopy Larsen @larsenproject.bsky.social · Mar 19
Hey! I am still doing the @cartoonist.coop eSims for Gaza campaign. You can read about how to get a tiny painting from me here: cartoonist.coop/journal/cart...
And, as the current link to donate is old, read about donating an esim/money for esims here: connecting-humanity.org

Examples below…
Canine with glowing heart. Txt:esims for gaza c/o the cartoonist coop
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Julie Jarema @rainbowfish523.bsky.social · Mar 20
Where is he going

(Obviously to his local indie bookstore)
Illustration of a mushroom reading a book
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Julie Jarema @rainbowfish523.bsky.social · Mar 9
My parents let work friends borrow our dogs on the weekend. They would take them sailing (even had dog life jackets) and to agility. They had a key to let the dogs back into our house early on Monday morning. Didn’t realize this was weird until I was 23 and mentioned this set up to a coworker.
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Julie Jarema @rainbowfish523.bsky.social · Mar 9
Couple of bookshop comics from my one hour Friday shift
4 panel comic. Customer calling asking if the bookshop is set up like a b&n, if there’s a diverse section, ultimately asking if we have a copy of the epic of Gilgamesh 4 panel comic of a mom and her toddler. The mom repeatedly says Zora. I ask if her daughter’s name is Zora. She confirms and says she’s named after Zora Neale Hurston. I tell them the cat is also named Zora, also after Zora Neale Hurston. Zora the kid waves goodbye to Zora the cat.
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Julie Jarema @rainbowfish523.bsky.social · Mar 7
Books read in Feb ‘25
Books read in February 2025 SOUR CHERRY by Natalia Theodoridou ELSESHIP by Tree Abraham CYCLETTES by Tree Abraham SKIM by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki (reread) NEXT STOP by Debbie Fong LUCKY PENNY by Ananth Hirsh and Yuko Ota GHOSTROOTS by ‘Pemi Aguda PLAIN JANE AND THE MERMAID by Vera Brosgol SPENT by Alison Bechdel THINGS BECOME OTHER THINGS by Craig Mod THE HOTEL BALZAAR by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Júlia Sardà Not pictured: THE PAST IS A JEAN JACKET by Cloud Delfina Cardona (no final cover yet)
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BeeSky @lollibeepop.bsky.social · Mar 1
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦🕊🌻
An illustration representing the Ukrainian flag that says "Slava Ukraini" with flowers, stars, and a dove
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Julie Jarema @rainbowfish523.bsky.social · Feb 26
My second staff pick of the year! Read this GN last summer and immediately loved it. Was so thrilled to see it win the Printz Award this year!
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Reuben Binns @rdbinns.bsky.social · Feb 25
Every major UK newspaper - left, right, broadsheet, tabloid - is running a front page campaign against copyright carveouts for AI training.

I can't remember the last time any political cause had such broad support, let alone one so anti-big tech and so economically consequential.
Newspaper stand with newspapers all carrying the front page Campaign 'make it fAIr'
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Julie Jarema @rainbowfish523.bsky.social · Feb 19
First staff pick / shelf talker of the year: elseship. Oof. This book. Big Tree Abraham fan over here. Immediately snapped up Cyclettes right after. 🖤
Elseship with a shelf talker review underneath Interior page of elseship that is visually heavy with collage and handwriting Interior spread of elseship with handwritten “I love you” deteriorating Holding up copies of elseship and Cyclettes together
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Julie Jarema @rainbowfish523.bsky.social · Feb 19
The Sato the Rabbit books are pure dreamy playful magic. Through gorgeous vivid spreads, this one (out July 15) makes me want to wake up early, live in a lighthouse, drink sparkles, and let my imagination dance. If you need to feel some whimsy, pick up any Sato book.
Cover of Sato the Rabbit, Morning Light
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