#cafe Paulette

[goldengenprint]

[sentimentalbeing2001]

hi ! im going to new york in the fall, do you have anything recommendations on what i should see ? thank you !!! 🩷🩷🩷

How exciting! I hope you have the best time…

Coffee shop recommendations - La Cabra, Sorate, Kettl Tea, Botani Cafe

Places to visit - Central Park, The Met, Brooklyn Botanical Garden, Little Island, Dumbo Flea Market on Saturday mornings, & Elizabeth st. garden

Shopping - Beacons closet, Chickee’s vintage, Westsider rare & used books, illisa’s vintage lingerie, & Stella Dallas

Restaurants - Cafe Mogador, Cafe Paulette, Saraghinas, Gem Wine, Acre, & Zest Sushi (happy hour)

With love

[swynlake-rp]

Love is in the air!

OTMS

MUN: A! We are more jazzed than a jazz band on Mardi Gras to see Alex back in action, and serving us a demographic we didn’t know we were missing! It’s like Hotel California in here, you can check out but you can never really leave <3 Thank you for bringing us Mal, we can’t wait to see what she and Jake get into!

CHARACTER: FLYNN RIDER! Members highlighted A’s selfpara series that documented big career moves for Flynn, and the cherry on top was the Flolley kiss! Finally!!! We’ve loved seeing Flynn’s career and his ship develop and are so excited to see where these changes take him.

THREAD: CATFISH EXPOSED! Swynrp loves a plot that not only includes multiple characters and muns, but that has additional implications for other characters too. We loved to see Gabriella taking the L for her friend, Bruce’s grappling with it, and Annie and Toby sticking their noses in mermaid business! Can’t wait to see the ripple effect on the merfolk of Swynlake.

TASK: B’ BULLSEYE IN THE MANDALORIAN! Not only was the bonus of B’ original art mentioned, but members also pointed out that her plot description fit both the show and Bullseye’s character so well that it was mind-blowing! 

Honorable mention: A’s super diverse supporting character tasks were highlighted by multiple members, but get this — no singular one was mentioned twice. Members individually highlighted several of her tasks for their unique casting and emotional impact! 

BOARD UPDATES 

EBOSHI IS GONE: She wrote her report (a beautiful one at that!) and returned to her office in London. As a result, Eboshi’s temporary policies (the suspension of Hades, the limits on the Board’s powers, the closing of the forest, and the postponement of the election) have all been reversed. Read on for more information about the election!

PETITIONS PASSED: 

LUCKY CAT: A petition to open an Asian fusion cafe on Main Street

ARETE LAW FIRM: Opening of Arete Law Firm

EMERGENCY ELECTION! Since the 2023 fall election was paused, we’re holding it now! This will be a shortened version of the election, with only a couple of events so that the Board can be back in action. Read more on this doc! The rough timeline is below: 

CANDIDATE APPLICATION DUE: Feb. 7 

MEET THE CANDIDATES MIXER: Feb. 21 - 28 

DEBATE: Feb. 28 - March 7  

VOTING: March 7 - March 9

TASKS

SECRET VALENTINE’S DAY EVENT TASK: Keep your eyes peeled for more information about our Valentine’s Day event!  HOW I MET YOUR [PARENT]: How did your muse’s parents meet? Was it a blind date? The shadowy corner of a bar? An elaborate arrangement by the fae king? Write a oneshot that tells the story (800 words)

EVENTS

FEBRUARY 1-7: SPEED DATING: A Swynlake tradition! Come out to Town Hall to meet new people and maybe set off sparks with a special someone. Canonically on Feb. 3rd. 

FEBRUARY 1-7: SWYNLAKE CREDIT UNION OPENING: Town Hall has a new useful service for everyone from business owners to anyone just trying to get assistance with their financial goals. Stop by to learn more! Canonically on Feb 2nd. 

FEBRUARY 5: VALENTINE’S DAY EVENT ANNOUNCED! 

FEBRUARY 8 - 18: VALENTINE’S DAY EVENT: Keep an eye out for more information!

FEBRUARY 21-28: MEET THE CANDIDATES MIXER: This will be a shortened election season, but we’re still having this classic election event! Come on out to Town Hall to learn more about the Swynlakers running for Town Board.

BIRTHDAYS

Jenny Marsh-Foxworth – February 1

James Jones – February 5

Karen "Voyd" Peterson-Boggs – February 9

Tiana Truitt – February 10

Mary "Boo" Gibbs – February 10

Madellaine Hsu – February 15

Paulette de la Croix – February 21

Finn Flounder – February 24

PLOT ROUND-UP! 

THE ONE WITH THE INTERRUPTED CHRISTMAS DINNER

Characters Involved: Al, Vixey, Jun, Tiana

Plot: In the middle of a FRIENDS Christmas gathering, Al gets a call from Nora and bails! Is he a shitty friend? Is Nora a shitty partner?! 

BREAKDANCE

Characters Involved: Al, Jessica

Plot: Al tells Jess that he's not doing any evening programming for Barn Con this year. Jess decides to host a Nerdlesque event on her own anyway <3 

PHILLIP KNIGHTLEY AND THE PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE

Characters Involved: Phil, Dipper, Herc

Plot: After going home with Dipper on New Year's Eve, Phillip realizes maybe he's not as good at a certain activity as he once thought. Cue a big research mission -- step 1: ask Hercules

CONGRATULATIONS! IT’S A [REDACTED]

Characters Involved: Ting-Ting, Thomas

Plot: Tom escorts Ting-Ting to the hospital... and she finds out she is having a baby girl!

CATFISH ARC

Characters Involved: Toby, Gabriella, Annie, Bruce

Plot: Annie and Toby use the anonymous merm inbox to catfish Bruce and track the merms to Whosits and Whatsits. They mistakenly assume they were communicating with Gabriella, who doesn't correct them— leading them to expose her identity as a mermaid in the Squire!

ARETE LAW FIRM

Characters Involved: Belle, Hades, Toulouse

Plot: The local law firm, Wigburg, is closing down as Reginald Wigburg has retired. Belle, after convincing from her partners, has decided to open a new law firm! The petition has just been passed and you can now officially ask Belle for law help! Cases both magic and mundane are welcome.

STRAWBERRY HILL

Characters Involved: Simba, Berlioz

Plot: Simber has bought a house in London! It is a historical house, called Strawberry Hill, in the affluent Richmond upon Thames neighborhood. The house came with a twist--it is haunted! After Loud Bell came to visit, Hades informed Simber that the ghost would like to use she/her pronouns and goes by "Strawberry." They also met their neighbors, a lesbian couple, Regina and Anitta, who have two Dalmatians from the Dalmatian Plantation: Dottie and Smith. Regina, who goes by Reggie, invited Simba to join their football team. Jenny has also come for a visit, to look around before things are fully complete! They are doing a ton of renovation as the house fell into disrepair after it sat on the market for years, due to the haunting. Simber will be moving to London at the end of this month, though Simba will be commuting until the end of the school year. 

THE IVY GROVE BED AND BREAKFAST

Characters Involved: Toulouse, Gem, Sebastian, Lucky, Angel, Raksha, Scott

Plot: After someone (Gem) burned down Toulouse's house, he has built it back better than ever by hiring Morey Construction. After speaking with some new werewolves in town, primarily Angel and Lucky, he has decided giving new wolves in town a place to stay for cheap would be prudent. The new location is a lovely B&B with four bedrooms, two of which have already been filled by guests Raksha, her son Dhaumya, and Scott.

HALF A CENTURY

Characters Involved: Elinor, Roz, Moon, Cass, Merida , Flynn, Hera

Plot: Elinor turned 50 and threw a little formal dinner at the castle! Her friends from dinner club were in attendance: Roz, Moon, and Cass. As well as her bestie, Hera. Merida and the boys were also forced to be there. Flynn came over earlier in the day to help with a lighting issue. Moon saved Cass some embarrassment by lending her an evening gown.

WE’RE GOING IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION

Characters Involved: Evangeline, Hercules, Hatter, Al, Tink , Tiana, Snow, Jessica

Plot: After getting fired from the gym, Evy has tried several other jobs around town...getting fired from all of them for making mistakes and misunderstanding instructions. Being a star in a human's world is hard. :(

NEW YEAR, OLD FRIENDS

Characters and Muns Involved: Tófi Sethson and Moon Butterfly-Johansen

Plot: Godt nytår: Tófi invites Menodora to the Acorn Drop at Main Street Park. Come to find out neither of them are fond of the cold. Moral of the Story: Takes places after the Morning after the Acorn Drop incident: the two worsties have a heart to heart about their feelings (or lack thereof), also, waffles

NOTHING BETTER THAN REVENGE

Characters Involved: Eilonwy Llyr, Tony Rydinger, Willow Park, Ian Lightfoot, Annie Tremaine, Toby Determined

Plot: Upset by the article and the way it impacted their friend, Eilonwy, Tony, Willow, and Ian decide to get a little revenge on Annie and Toby. First they egged Annie's house and planted some smelly weeds in her yard (). Then they snuck into the Squire offices to enchant Toby's desk so that it would run away any time he was close (Discord)

SEEDLING CARE

Characters Involved: Eilonwy Llyr and Qin Su

Plot: Eilonwy asks Su to be her new co-host for the Women in STEM society and she said yes!

LOSING YOU IS EASIER THAN LYING TO MYSELF THAT YOU LOVE ME

Characters Involved: Mim Ambrosius

Plot: Mim confronted Gabby over what their relationship actually meant to the other woman and decides to end things.

SLEIGHT OF HAND

Characters Involved: Nick Wilde and Gaston D’Avenant

Plot: Nick is accused of using his illusion magic during poker at the Deer by one of Gaston's friends. Gaston sides with his friend, throwing Nick out of the game and banning him from any future games.

[littlemissidontcare]

Yep,after the new pic of Seb and the chef in cafe Paulette in New York. The joint flowers and card to Anastasia gave me definitely Ross and Rachel from Friends vibes. AW joined him in New York. Anyway Seb looks good.

[bicayaya]

🎀 Beatrice

Bea’s days are usually tranquil, but when she was the day completely free, she likes to take her time with everything. She’ll cook something different for breakfast, maybe try a new recipe she was saving for a little while. She’ll practice the piano for hours, singing along to her favorite songs. If Yves also has the day off, Bea will suggests that they go out on an afternoon date, to a cute cafe they like or to a stroll in a park. If he’s busy, she’ll bake a little treat to bring to him, along with a cute note and an invitation to dinner together.

🦢 Aimée

Aimée isn’t the type to stay still and do nothing. She would rather stay in, but occupying her time with some of her hobbies. Dancing ballet, reading a few medicine books, practicing calligraphy… If she’s too uneasy, she’ll ask Ieyasu if she can accompany his work for the day. If they both have free time, they’ll just enjoy each other’s company indoors all day.

⭐️ Kiara

Kiara feels way too restless if she has nothing planned. She WILL find something to do. Probably bothering Isaac until he agrees to go out if her somewhere (not that it’s too difficult for him to be convinced by her, a few puppy eyes and “pleeeease” and he’s doomed lol). If he’s too busy with work or with his research, Kiki will ask around the mansion to see if someone else can spend some time with her, usually Napoleon and Mitsuki.

🧸 Paulette

Paulette will spent literally all day in her atelier sewing. She and her beloved porcelain dolls are always needing new dresses, what can she do? Sometimes, Lette will be so concentrated in her projects that she will forget even to eat. That’s when Kate and Liam come in, trying to take her out a little or at least convincing her to have a decent meal.

Your OC has a day to themselves. What does it look like? Do they stay in? Do they go out? Do they even know what to do with themselves?

Check pinned post for event details.

[newmusicweekly]

Laurent Simeca & Martina Budde Releases ‘Into Your Soul’ On Cruise Music

The brand new soulful gem from Laurent Simeca and Martina Budde has landed. Due on 3rd February the advance promo copies are already igniting an initial spark in clubland. The single reaches deep ‘Into Your Soul’ and instantly hits all the right notes when it comes to lifting the crowd. By delivering a standout vocal tune that works in house clubs and also crossover dance floors, earmarked to be the first authentic soul tinged hits of the year. Serving up an incredibly smooth groove with emphatic keys and authentic emotions, this latest release marks the second collaboration between the duo. With support already firing in from  David Penn, Sonique, MR V, Milk & Sugar, IO Supastar, Birdee, Quentin Harris, Graeme Park, DJ Paulette, Paolo Tossio, Don Diablo, Sebastian Creeps, Ken Fan (Cafe Del Mar) and international stations including Deep Dance Radio, Housebeats FM, Ibiza BPM Radio, Radio Sonora, Radio Monte Carlo, Profound Radio, Release Radio, Radio Nova, Mi-House Radio, already is a surefire sign this is ready to fire straight up the global charts courtesy of the enviable Cruise Music imprint. Cruise Music is widely recognised as a quality house music label. It originated back in 2014 and was founded by Mark Funk and his younger brother Danny Cruz. At that point, they were considered one of the world's leading Jackin House producers, with several award-winning no. 1 singles. Into Your Soul is the perfect kickstart to the year for this stalwart label. Read the full article

[casacara]

Remains of the Day: Fort Greene Ramble

Remains of the Day: Fort Greene Ramble

Getting on for 4PM yesterday, I just couldn’t stand it anymore. I had to get out of my apartment. The sun had been teasing in and out all day. It would suffuse the front windows of my ground-level brownstone apartment with sudden, glorious light and I would make a move toward the door. Then, just as suddenly, all would go dark and gloomy, my motivation would flag, and I’d collapse on the couch…

[happyqueenandgrumpydork]

*And saw the opening was Paulette asking Bradley out on a date and they went to a cat Cafe, similar to Poppy and Branch's first date.*

You’re Own Hero(Jock x Goth)

*Poppy and Branch have been going out for two weeks now and they never been happier. While some kids at school seem to think they don’t make sense they didn’t let it bother them. One day the two were out while drinking some ice coffee.*

[purplejester]

My theory on the upcoming graphic novel that I shared in a discord chat.

[laurette-moi]

Task 7: Business Savvy Thread

Thread: Holi-daze ||  Hatter + Laurette

Laurette couldn’t wait to start celebrating the winter season and all of those extra special holidays that came one after the other. She didn’t really celebrate them before in France. Her father would blow money on his own vices rather than anything festive. Paulette always did her best to provide a whimsical holiday for the youngest de la Croix, but it only made Laurette feel guilty for wanting something extravagant...

But Laurette would feel guilty no more! She’d begged Mr. Hatter to let them decorate the cafe with cute winter themed decor. When he caved, Laurette squealed and ran home to go get some of the things she had stocked up for just this occasion. 

Kicking the door open, the gleeful ginger pushed it the rest of the way with the massive box in her arms. “Monsieur Hatter! I brought the stuff I was talking about! Come look!” She called out, assuming he was in the back somewhere. 

@davidhatter 

[sentimentalbeing2001]

Saturday 17, 2024

I woke up to the trees covered with a thick layered of snow, I leaped from excitement to such a pleasant surprise. I showered. Made my boyfriend and I breakfast. Then I threw on some layers and the same outfit i’ve been wearing for three days straight. My boyfriend lives in front of the park and that has been something that has brought us a lot of joy. We walked around the snowy park to see parents with their children sledding, I always find it refreshing seeing families in the city. We then made it to a coffee shop right in front of the park called ��� Cafe Paulette” busy with people chattering and the gentle background sound of Nina Simone playing. It is busy but we managed to find a little corner with a table. Next to me sits a lovely couple sharing a book and newspaper. I love you New York.

[vintageplumbobs]

Paulette: He’s just in the cafe. First table on the left, but be careful...he’s in a bad mood. 

Luca: Excellent, just what I was hoping for...

[mozukumi]

that klavier is such a nice boy, you know

Apollo and Thalassa were eating lunch at Paulette’s Cafe when it happened. The restaurant had opened less than a week ago, and had been generating quite a lot of buzz. Personally, Apollo thought the food was nothing special and the prices were ridiculous, but he had been enjoying the outing nonetheless. It was always nice to spend time with his…

With Thalassa.

He wasn’t ready to call her mom. Not yet.

But they were getting there. They tried to have lunch once a week, when their schedules permitted it.

Just as they were beginning their entrees, it started to play. In Pursuit of Justice, Klavier Gavin’s new hit single.

“What do you think of it?” Thalassa asked.

“It’s over salted and the spinach is undercooked, but it’s perfectly edible.”

She laughed slightly - less refined then he was used to seeing her. “While I am sorry to hear that, it is not what I meant. The song, Apollo.”

He considered the question as he took another bite of the salty spinach. He hadn’t consciously noticed the music until she pointed it out.

“It’s fine, I guess. It’s generic and inoffensive, but it’s nothing special,” he said. Almost begrudgingly, he blushed and added that “the vocals are nice, though.”

“Generic…? I do not know what ‘indie’ music you’ve been listening to, but justice and the law are not common themes in most modern music.”

“I meant generic for him. All of his songs are basically just ‘Wow, I love the law! Metaphor for sex via tort reform! Achtung!’. I think it’s great he’s getting the next generation into legal careers, but I’ve already drank the kool-aid. It doesn’t do much for me.”

She looked at him mysteriously. She did everything mysteriously, he thought.

“You give Mr. Gavin too little credit. I have collaborated with him in writing a song - he puts much thought into his lyrics.”

He thought she was giving him too much credit, but refrained from snarking. He could look up the lyrics on one of those explanation sites later. He took a drink of his water.

“He thinks quite highly of you,” she said.

He spat out his water in a cartoonish manner. “What?”

“I don’t understand why you are so surprised, Apollo! He is not shy in his feelings for you.”

Apollo pointedly chose to ignore her use of the word feelings. It was probably a translation error. She once told him that Borginian was a far less emotional language than English. She probably didn’t know the connotation that feelings held.

Even if she did, she certainly didn’t know how that connotation made Apollo feel.

“It was an abrupt change of subject,” he explained. “His lyrics don’t have much to do with his - his feelings for me.”

“Is that what you believe?”

Apollo begrudged, not for the first time, the fact that everyone in his life seemed to speak to him in riddles. Mr. Wright, Dhurke, and now her too.

“Yes, that is what I believe. What are you trying to get at?”

She paused before speaking. “It makes me happy to see that you have kind people in your life - people that care deeply for you. I wanted you to know how lucky you are to have them.”

Apollo felt embarrassed as she spoke. It was as if he was a 7 year old boy, and she was cooing about how many friends he was making in school.

But she never got to do that when he was 7. Perhaps it was only right she got to make up for lost time.

And Apollo had to admit - she was right. He was lucky to have Trucy and Ema and Clay and Klavier in his life. They were smart, funny, kind, and occasionally the biggest pains in his ass. He couldn’t ask for better friends.

Still - the idea of Klavier caring deeply about him made Apollo flushed.

“I know. I’m very grateful.”

-

BONUS:

[chaplinfortheages]

December 2nd 1935 — Original caption: Quick was the wit and fast fell the quips last night as notables of the film, literary and society world gathered around H.G. Wells at an informal party Charlie Chaplin tendered the British novelist at the Vendome Cafe. Photo shows (left to right) Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard and H.G. Wells, who was honor guest at Chaplin’s party.

[historichollywoodphotographs]

Ciro’s: Nightclub Playground of the Stars

Ciro’s was one of the most legendary nightclub-restaurants located on Sunset Boulevard, aka the Sunset Strip, a part of then unincorporated Los Angeles County where regulations were more relaxed than in the City of Los Angeles. Entrepreneur William "Billy" Wilkerson, owner of the Hollywood Reporter newspaper, Cafe Trocadero and Vendome restaurant, opened Ciro’s in January 1940. It was an immediate hit that Hollywood stars flocked to in droves, as did  Wilkerson’s other loyal Hollywood moguls, due to his previous track record of restaurant successes. Celebrity "regulars" included Clark Gable, Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Errol Flynn, Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Olivia De Havilland, Ginger Rogers, Ronald Reagan, and many more.  

Hollywood Reporter ads preceding the highly anticipated opening were a daily occurrence, reminding readers that "Everybody that's anybody will be at Ciro's." There was such a buzz, two opening nights were scheduled and for weeks afterwards, it was the only place in town to “see and be seen”. Guests were greeted with a sophisticated exterior facade designed by George Vernon Russell and a Baroque style interior by Tom Douglas. Douglas’ style epitomized the latest in Hollywood glamour - walls draped in heavy ribbed silk, dyed a pale Reseda green, and ceilings painted in American Beauty red. The stars luxuriated on red silk upholstered banquettes and warm bronze urn light fixtures flanked the bandstand. Emil Coleman's orchestra graced the stage.

Post premiere parties, benefits, and birthday parties were lavishly celebrated at Ciro’s. One of the oddest occasions in the club’s early days was a fashion show by a local furrier who dressed models in expensive fur ensembles accompanied by the same live animal. These beavers, leopards and minks got a peek at Hollywood’s infamous nightlife that most people weren’t even privy to! Speaking of insider access, columnists Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons were usually on hand to surveil the scene and keep the public informed of Veronica Lake's alcoholic bouts, who Judy Garland was seeing, and the latest leading man to be temporarily banned for causing a disturbance. Lana Turner named it her favorite haunt, and with high powered endorsements like hers, Ciro's entered the realm of legend, packing the house with nightly audiences eager to enjoy headliners such as Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peggy Lee, Liberace, Maurice Chevalier, Danny Kaye, Nat King Cole, and countless other performers, for almost two solid decades.

After two and a half years, Billy Wilkerson repeated the exit strategy he’d used at the Trocadero, abandoning Ciro’s to establish La Rue Restaurant just down the street. In his place, Herman Hover took the reins and continued to foster the nightclub's great reputation. Hover remodeled the club, making it even larger and more opulent, in an effort to keep up with the other joints on the Sunset Strip and cater to the tastes of Hollywood's elite and loyal customers with the best entertainment in Hollywood. Highly popular with photographers, hundreds of photographs were snapped of the famous and not-so famous each night.

With the increasing popularity of Las Vegas in the 1950s, Hollywood's nightclubs found it difficult to compete with the enormous salaries being paid to entertainers in the gambling capital of the world. With business dropping off and expenses increasing, Hover filed for bankruptcy and closed Ciro's in January 1958.

Two years later, Frank Sennes, owner of the Moulin Rouge nightclub in the former Earl Carroll Theatre, further east on Sunset Boulevard, acquired Ciro's and re-opened it. Ciro's continued to do well and feature top entertainers. In 1961, Sennes decided to rename the venue “Le Crazy Horse” after the famous Crazy Horse Revue from Paris. After just a few months, the club was taken over by Paul Raffles and Bill Doheny who re-established the Ciro’s name in February 1967. Less than six months later, it was again renamed Spectrum 2000. In the early 1970s, pioneering disc jockey/record producer Art Laboe acquired the club and named it "Art Laboe's”. A couple of years later, the location was acquired by Sammy and Mitzie Shore who opened “The Comedy Store”. Mitzie operated the club throughout the 1970s and 80s as a new population began to enjoy the Strip. The Comedy Store remains in operation today.

- Christy McAvoy, Historic Hollywood Photographs

Source: Bruce Torrence archives

[rottenappleheart]

My current bookshelves, more or less in the actual order they appear! Deets below the cut. ( I really want to know what people believe about me based on what’s on these shelves...)

Top Left:

Richard Adams: Watership Down

Katherine Addison: The Goblin Emperor x2 (1 copy is signed)

Elizabeth Alder: The King’s Shadow

Svetlana Alexievich: The Unwomanly Face Of War

Hans Christian Andersen: Fairy Tales

Laurie Halse Anderson: Speak

K.A. Applegate: Animorphs: The Hork-Bajir Chronicles, Animorphs: The Andalite Chronicles

Kang Chol-hwan: The Aquariums Of Pyongyang

Margaret Atwood: Cat’s Eye

Lundy Bancroft: Why Does He Do That? Inside The Minds Of Angry And Controlling Men

Brooke Barker: Sad Animal Facts

J.M. Barrie: Peter Pan (illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman)

Peter S. Beagle: Giant Bones, The Last Unicorn x2 (1 copy illustrated by Peter B. Gillis)

Robert Jackson Bennet: City Of Stairs, City Of Blades, City Of Miracles

Allan Bérubé : Coming Out Under Fire: The History Of Gay Men And Women In World War II

Carol Birch: Jamrach’s Menagerie

Isabella Bird: A Lady’s Life In The Rocky Mountains

Pierre Boulle: The Bridge Over The River Kwai

Ray Bradbury: The Martian Chronicles

Paul Brickhill: The Great Escape

Bonus: my grandpa’s mug from the FBI, a picture book of sloth wisdom

Second Left:

Gillian Bradshaw: The Beacon At Alexandria, The Wolf Hunt

Assorted Brontës: The Tenant Of Wildfell Hall, Agnes Grey, Villette, Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, Shirley, The Professor

Lily Brooks-Dalton: Good Morning, Midnight

Allie Brosch: Hyperbole And A Half

Carol Rifka Brunt: Tell The Wolves I’m Home

Bill Buford: Heat

Lois McMaster Bujold: The Curse Of Chalion, Cordelia’s Honor

Joseph Campbell: The Hero With A Thousand Faces

Novella Carpenter: Farm City

Susanna Clarke: Jonathan Strange And Mr. Norrell

Susann Cokal: Breath And Bones

C.J. Cherryh: Rider At The Gate, Cloud’s Rider, Rusalka, Chernovog

Bonus: two Willow Tree figures and my ABRA-CA-FUCK-YOU cross-stitch 

Third Left:

C.J. Cherryh: Alternate Realities, Foreigner, Invader, Inheritor, Precursor, Defender, Explorer

Henry Chancellor: Colditz: The Definitive Story

Evan Dahm: Rice Boy

Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling: The Year’s Best Fantasy And Horror (#16)

Tiffany DeBartolo: How To Kill A Rock Star

Gavin DeBecker: The Gift Of Fear

Tom DeHaven: Sunburn Lake

Charles DeLint: Dreams Underfoot

Seth Dickinson: The Traitor Baru Cormorant

Carole Nelson Douglas: Exiles Of The Rynth

Arthur Conan Doyle: The Lost World

Brendan Duffy: House Of Echoes

William Faulkner: The Sound And The Fury, Flags In The Dust, Selected Short Stories

Elizabeth Warnock Fernea: Guests Of The Sheik

M.K. Fisher: How To Cook A Wolf

Fannie Flagg: Fried Green Tomatoes At  The Whistle Stop Cafe

Fourth Left:

James Gurney: Dinotopia

Gillian Flynn: Sharp Objects

Anker Frankoni: Mexican Eskimo

Charles Frazier: Cold Mountain

Nancy Garden: Annie On My Mind

Maeve Gilmore: A World Away

William Goldman: The Princess Bride

Nicola Griffith: Ammonite

Marie Haskell: The Princess Curse

Frank Herbert: Dune

Victor Hugo: Les Miserables

Shirley Jackson: We Have Always Lived In The Castle

Mira Jacob: The Sleepwalker’s Guide To Dancing

Paulette Jiles: Enemy Woman

Susan Kay: Phantom

Brian Jacques: Martin The Warrior, Mossflower, The Outcast Of Redwall, Mariel Of Redwall, Pearls Of Lutra, Salamandastron

Stephen King: Duma Key, Rose Madder, Hearts In Atlantis

Bottom Left:

Stephen King: The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, The Gunslinger x2, The Drawing Of  The Three, The Waste Lands, Wizard And Glass, Wolves Of The Calla, Song Of Susannah, The Dark Tower, Lisey’s Story

Andrew Lang: The Green-, Olive-, Yellow-, Orange-, Red-, Pink-, and Grey Fairy Books

Rudyard Kipling: The Jungle Books

Jon Krakauer: Into Thin Air

Ursula K. LeGuin: The Left Hand Of Darkness

Madeline L’Engle: A Wind In The Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet

Gail Carson Levine: Ella Enchanted

C.S. Lewis: Til We Have Faces, Out Of The Silent Planet

Lois Lowry: The Giver

James W. Loewen: Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong

George MacDonald: The Light Princess & Other Stories, The Princess And The Goblin, At The Back Of The North Wind

Helen MacDonald: H Is For Hawk

Top Right:

Marie Manilla: The Patron Saint Of Ugly

Yann Martel: Life Of Pi

Gavin Maxwell: Ring Of Bright Water

Bernadette McCaughrean: Peter Pan In Scarlet

Patricia McKillip: The Forgotten Beasts Of Eld

Robin McKinley: The Hero And The Crown, The Blue Sword, Spindle’s End, Rose Daughter

Water M. Miller Jr.: A Canticle For Leibowitz

Herman Melville: Moby Dick x2 (1 copy is abridged and illustrated for children)

China Miéville: The Scar

Rand Miller: Myst: The Book Of Ti’Ana, Myst: The Book Of Atrus, Myst: The Book Of D’Ni

Hayao Miyazaki: Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind, The Art Of Nausicaa, The Art Of Castle In The Sky

Elizabeth Moon: Remnant Population

Lady Murasaki: The Tale Of Genji

Audrey Nieffenegger: The Time-Traveler’s Wife

Bonus: “but you are not weak” embroidery, hand-painted page from H Is For Hawk

Second Right:

Sena Jeter Naslund: Ahab’s Wife: Or, The Star-Gazer

Patrick Ness: The Knife Of Never Letting Go, The Ask And The Answer, Monsters Of Men

Garth Nix: Sabriel

Naomi Novik: Temeraire, Throne Of Jade, Black Powder War, Empire Of Ivory

Ann Patchett: Bel Canto

Mervyn Peake: Gormenghast

Julie Ann Peters: Far From Xanadu

Patrick O’Brian: Master And Commander, Post Captain, HMS Surprise, The Mauritius Command, Desolation Island, The Fortune Of War, The Far Side Of The World

Bonus: pottery my dead friend made, pottery I made, slab of picture jasper, my “Fun Things To Believe In” cross-stitch

Third Right:

Edgar Allen Poe: Stories

Phillip Pullman: The Golden Compass

Lawrence Raab: The Collector Of Cold Weather

Erich Marie Remarque: All Quiet On The Western Front

Mary Renault: The Charioteer x2 (1 first edition)

Alistair Reynolds: Revelation Space, Redemption Ark, Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days

David L. Robbins: War Of The Rats, The End Of War, Last Citadel

Mary Doria Russell: The Sparrow, Doc

Karen Russell: Swamplandia!

Alexander Afanasyev: Russian Fairy Tales

Louis Sachar: Holes

J.D. Salinger: The Catcher In The Rye

Sarah N.B.: It Begins In A Garden

William Shakespeare: Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth

Mary Shelley: Frankenstein

Gene Stratton Porter: A Girl Of The Limberlost

Alexander Solzhenitsyn: One Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich

Caitlin Starling: The Luminous Dead

Noelle Stevenson: Nimona

Fourth Right:

Bram Stoker: Dracula x2 (1 illustrated by Becky Cloonan)

Elizabeth Kostova: The Historian

J.R.R. Tolkien: The Hobbit, The Fellowship Of The Ring, The Two Towers (x2), The Return Of The King, The Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales

Elizabeth Whalen Turner: The Thief, The Queen Of Attolia

Catherynne M. Valente: Deathless, The  Orphan’s Tales: In the Night Garden, The Orphan’s Tales: In The Cities Of Coin And Spice

Sheldon Vanauken: A Severe Mercy

Brian K. Vaughn: Saga (#1)

Tillie Walden: On A Sunbeam

Jen Wang: The Prince And The Dressmaker

Helene Wecker: The Golem And The Jinni

Elizabeth Wein: Code Name Verity

T.H. White: The Once And Future King

Simon Winchester: The Professor And The Madman

Bottom Right:

Gary Trudeau: The Doonesbury Chronicles

Adam Edgerton: Rediscovering Adak

Walt Whitman: Leaves Of Grass

Jane Yolen: Twelve Impossible Things Before Breakfast

Daniel Woodrell: Winter’s Bone

Patricia C. Wrede: Dealing With Dragons, Calling On Dragons, Searching For Dragons

Malcolm York: Mervyn Peake: My Eyes Mint Gold

Bonus: assorted DVDs and 1 lonely VHS tape, any manga I didn’t purge, plus some children’s books and self-published comics by high school friends