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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

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And don't forget: you can get a free Get Curious t-shirt by signing up for several of our membership options during our membership campaign! Go to zurl.co/EolbV for more information!

#holidayshopping #bookishgifts #bookstagram #shoplocal
November 30, 2025 at 9:40 PM
6 or 7, so that they will ship in time for Christmas if you'd like to give one as a gift, but these orders go out on a rolling basis too.
November 30, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They also offer baby onesies, so if there are any of our designs you'd like to see for babies, let us know.

Our Bonfire store, where these t-shirts are sold, is at zurl.co/1dzF5.

I'm setting our newest campaigns to end on Dec.
November 30, 2025 at 9:39 PM
So not only can we offer this amazing art by Sheila Smallwood as a t-shirt and sweatshirt this year (in only adult and youth sizes), but also as toddler-size t-shirts, mugs, travel mugs, tumblers, aprons, laptop sleeves, and lunch totes, among a few other things.
November 30, 2025 at 9:39 PM
what they had last year.
November 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Also note that we're running a membership campaign right now! Get a free store t-shirt and other perks, and help us become more sustainable. More info at zurl.co/8QhEV .

#indiebookstore #shoplocal #shopsmall
November 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
And if you'd like email notifications of everything we've got going on in the holidays and beyond, be sure to sign up for our email list! Go to zurl.co/QFOi4 and be sure to share your street address if you'd like our holiday catalog next year.
November 26, 2025 at 11:11 PM
All proceeds from donations go straight to Sophia L'Orange, either in cash or online (we'll have a QR code for online payments).
November 26, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Happy Thanksgiving, if you're celebrating! Comment THANKSGIVING for a list of these books sent to your inbox.

zurl.co/dZU46

#winstedct #winstedhasit
November 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
foodways and bring modern Indigenous recipes to the public.

And though times are tough for a lot of us, we all have something to be grateful for--pick up these picture books for a fun read together with the family.
November 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Have you ever considered why so few of us have eaten Native American or Indigenous food at an Indigenous restaurant here in the US? Sean Sherman, Kate Nelson, and Kristin Donnelly have reached out to Indigenous communities and cooks across North America to understand their
November 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
A new Daniel Nayeri (congrats on the National Book Award!), a new Jan Brett (which immediately sold out--we're ordering more!), and a new Tita Rosa's Kitchen Mystery!
#nutmegsky #booksky
November 25, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Ancient warriors
Women over 50 heroes
underworlds
books that movies/series are based on
November 25, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Greek mythology
liars
eat the rich
Investigative
Food
Mythology
Dragons
Travel
Found family
Poetic grief
Cozy British village
Divided timelines
Historical mystery
Historical thriller
Historical fantasy
Unusual animals
Cozy reads
romantasy
were-creatures
friendship
SF
Epistolary
November 25, 2025 at 3:16 AM
What do you think? Anything else you'd add to the list of possibilities? (I can only choose 12, but it's great to have choices!)

eccentric families
mermaids & sea witches
grief
Southern Gothic & haints
in translation
turning back time
supernatural horror
second chance romance
November 25, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Here are the potential themes I've got so far. Trying for hook-y and quirky and intriguing. We started with some pretty general themes, but now that I'm in the groove I like my more specific themes even better, so I'm listing those first.
November 25, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Anyway, I think I've got some great theme ideas for the first 6 months, but I think I need to seriously go through all the catalogs to be sure.

In other news, yes, I'm SUPER behind in my spring 2026 ordering, so yeah, time to catch up for multiple reasons.
November 25, 2025 at 3:15 AM