Books and Whimsy

09/08/2026

🚀🧙 SEPTEMBER SCI-FI FANTASY BOOK CLUB🧙🚀
Join us September 26th at 6pm to discuss this month's book The Black Company by Glen Cook. This is the first book in his Chronicles of the Black Company dark fantasy series.

The Black Company is available by itself or as part of the series through our Bookshop. Org site from the link below. It is available in paperback or e-book. The e-book is DRM free, so you can use it any device that reads epub files.

From Glen Cook, the godfather of Grimdark, comes Chronicles of the Black Company, an omnibus comprising of The Black Company, Shadows Linger, and The White Rose—the first omnibus volume of the bestselling fantasy series, with millions of copies in print.Darkness wars with darkness as the hard-bitt...

09/06/2026

This is the purrrfect time to add a little fuzzy face to your family. The Independent Cat Society has so many kitties looking for a home right now. They have many many kittens, but do not overlook their adult and senior cats.

09/04/2026

08/30/2026

Libro. FM is a great way to enjoy audiobooks while supporting independent bookstores. Just select Books and Whimsy as your store when you sign up and part of your purchase price comes to the store. You can sign up for a subscription or purchase books individually.

Libro.fm makes it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through Books and Whimsy.

08/15/2026

🚀🚀🚀ANNE McCAFFREY🚀🚀🚀
We just got in so many new books by Anne McCaffrey! Not only did she pave the way for female sci-fi and fantasy writers, she helped define the genre.

We have power and internet at the store, so feel free to come in and charge your devices and hangout. This is a good time to spend a few hours in a bookstore.

08/14/2026

💡🛜 We have power and Internet at the store. You are more than welcome to stop in and charge your batteries💡🛜

07/22/2026

07/12/2026

😻😻😻😻 $5 BAG SALE 😻😻😻😻
THE $5 BAG SALE AT THE Independent Cat Society BOOK SALE STARTS AT ⏰⏰ 2PM ⏰⏰ at the VALPARAISO MOOSE LODGE