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Not actually a penguin. Instead, a very human librarian. Mostly cat pictures and book recommendations here.

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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Coco would like to remind everyone that curling up in warm blankets is a perfectly valid way to spend a snow day. (Even better if you have a good book, but unfortunately she lacks the ability to read.)
A fawn-colored tabby cat lies on her back while she grooms her left front leg (right, from the perspective of the viewer). She lies upon a deep purple blanket. Both the top and bottom of the frame show the light purple blanket under both the darker blanket and the cat.
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Dali says hi to her @littermates.bsky.social.
A lynx-point Siamese cat with magnificent long whiskers takes up the entire frame of the picture. She is standing on someone’s lap with her head close to the camera so it takes up most of the frame. Her blue eyes are open and looking at the camera.
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
A plump fawn-colored tabby cat loafs nestled in a plush white blanket with grey highlights. Her head is turned slightly to the viewer’s left, wide green eyes open and ears upright.
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Luna is ready for bed.
A black cat with yellow l eyes lies on a bed with purple sheets. Her back half is under a purple blanket and her head faces the camera, ears up.
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
The cats love the bay windows in our temporary rental. How do I break it to them that our new house doesn’t have any?
A black cat with yellow eyes lounges in a bay window, her front end and head facing the camera. Her ears are straight up. Through the window a grey wooden house is visible.
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Thanks, Billy and Pepper! Your sister says hello!
A lynx-point Siamese cat is curled up on a lap, her nose tucked under one of her front paws.
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
The rescue is trying to trap these two and if so, it’s socializing time! I finally feel recovered enough to start fostering again!
Two light grey tabby kittens lie on an outdoor table, one against the other. Their faces are towards the camera, ears straight up, and one little white paw is poking out from under the kitten in front. Bare tree branches are in the background.
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
The therapist is in.
A lynx-point Siamese loafs on a black table with her front end towards the camera, one leg stretched in front of her. Her crossed blue eyes are looking up into the camera though her head is straight and her ears are pointed straight up. A sunbeam shines on the left side of the cat and her outstretched leg. To her right, in front of a computer monitor, is a black baseball cap that reads “my therapist purrs” above an embroidered white sitting cat and multicolored embroidered paw prints. To the left of the cat is a printer.
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
I met the neighborhood void yesterday! Judging from the sleekness of this feline, I'm fairly certain they have a home. Our neighborhood is not known for its community cats. (As much as I loved admiring them, can the family of this cat please keep them inside before the wildlife does them harm?)
A long-haired black cat looks down at tall grass with their tail curved upwards. The sun shines on the cat, shining white streaks in its fur. Behind the cat is a dark railing. In the background on the left is a closed dark green outdoor umbrella.A long-haired black cat with an upright tail stands on a grassy slope with tail upright. They are facing downhill with their head slightly down and turned to the right. The sun shines on the cat, shining white streaks in its fur. At the bottom of the frame is the top of a stone wall. To the left of the cat is a black mailbox with its red flag lowered. A black cat walks in the overgrown grass to the right, away from the camera, with their tail upward and slightly curved. The sun shines on the cat, shining white streaks in its fur. At the bottom left of the frame are a couple of stones.
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Do I have the most adorable cat in the world or do I have the most adorable cat in the world?
A fawn-colored tabby cat is splayed on her back on a blue bedspread, hind legs in the air and her tail curved. One forepaw is folded in to her chest and the other is stretched out by her head, which faces the camera. One eye is open and the other is squinting.
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
This one was very needy today! In a first, she was also very kneady on my glutes! Dali, how can I train you to do that on a regular basis?
A close-up of a lynx-point Siamese as she shoves her face into the camera. She stands ok a brown wooden table and her whiskers are ridiculously long.
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Seriously, cats. I know you’re the best medicine but sometimes I do need to supplement you with OT exercises, and that involves you not sitting on them.
A black cat sits on an open folder on a bed facing the camera. She is on top of occupational therapy exercise sheets, specifically four square saccades and alphabet line twines.
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
I feel very kneaded.
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Alas, I do not have a minyan of cats in this house to daven with me. These two have volunteered to join Zoom services this morning, though!
A grey tabby cat and a fawn-colored tabby cat sit on a brown wooden table. Next to the cats is a maroon siddur (Jewish prayer book).
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
She came. She purred. She left to attack the tissue box. My emotional support cat is still a cat.
A fawn-colored tabby car is stretched out on the legs of her human. The human’s legs are covered in a pink blanket with cats on it. The side of the tabby’s face is to the camera and she looks like she’s smiling. This is a picture of a previous day because said human is unwilling to post about the cat without also showing her off.
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Lassi says, “Forget your OT exercises. The only lines you need to follow are my stripes.”
A brown tabby cat with a red collar sits on a table, her head looking underneath it. Under the cat is a sheet of paper with images linked together by a mess of lines - an OT exercise. The images on the right of the page are entirely covered by the cat.
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
This cat.
A fawn colored tabby cat lies on a rainbow flag blanket with her tail closest to the camera. Her head is turned to the left as she gazes off into the distance.A fawn-colored tabby cat lies on a rainbow flag blanket with her tail closest to the camera. Her ears are in airplane mode and her eyes are slightly squinted as she looks past the camera.
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
20 books that have stuck with you or influenced you, 1 book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 17: Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa
The cover for Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa. Below the title in smaller letters reads 'A powerful and passionate novel' MICHAEL PALIN. The cover features a woman in a long pink head covering holding a boy on her hip while gazing out at a Palestinian village with mountains in the background. The top of the cover is bordered in stylized leaves.
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
20 books - er, written works - that have stuck with you or influenced you, 1 book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 16: “Rabbit Test” by Samantha Mills
A slide for "Rabbit Test" by Samantha Mills with a purple, spacey background. To the left of the title is the cover for the Uncanny Magazine issue in which the story appeared, which features a girl standing in a way on a blue background. At the top of the slide in hard-to-read letters on an orange banner reads "Finalist Short Story."
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
The one who is going to wake us up in the wee hours of the morning as she scratches at the newfound basement door has decided I’m not allowed to get sleep on this end of the night, either. Isn’t she lucky she’s adorable?
A lynx-point Siamese cat lies in her human’s lap on a beige armchair.
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
20 books that have stuck with you or influenced you, 1 book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 15: Kingdom of Needle and Bone by Mira Grant / @seananmcguire.bsky.social
The cover of Kingdom of Needle and Bone by Mira Grant. In the foreground, a Caucasian woman in a doctor's coat sits with her hands folded in front of her. Her head is bowed and while the left side of her face is normal, the right side shows her skull. A syringe full of a red substance is in a white circle in front of her chest. Behind her are oversized virus cells.
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
20 books - er, written works - that have stuck with you or influenced you, 1 book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 14: "And Then There Were (N-One)" by @sarahpinsker.bsky.social
The cover for Sooner or Later Everything Falls into the Sea by Sarah Pinsker, which contains the short story "And Then There Were (N-One)." The background is a sort of light blue and pale orange tie-die with a tight spiral of dark orange at the top, like a stylized sun. In small white letters at the bottom reads "WINNER OF THE NEBULA AND STURGEON AWARDS."
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
If I were eligible to submit a picture to Baker & Taylor's cat calendar, this is the one I would pick.
A lynx-point Siamese is curled up on a blue tie-dye pillow with her bellow to the camera. Her head is upside down facing the camera and her left forearm is covering the right side of her face, including her eye.
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Dali agrees that sitting on boxes is the best, even when they’re not heated.
A lynx-point Siamese loafs on top of a brown box.
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
I have yet to convince Dali that the kitchen towel bin is not a cat bed. Gotta find new towel storage.
A lynx-point Siamese is curled up inside a wooden box. Under her and next to her head are rolls of reusable “paper towels.”
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
20 books that have stuck with you or influenced you, 1 book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 13: The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon
The cover for The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon. The background is dark with purple and white sparks overlaying it from the left side.
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
20 books that have stuck with you or influenced you, 1 book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 12: The October Daye series by @seananmcguire.bsky.social
The spines of all 18 books in the October Daye series. They are lined up on a dark wood bookshelf.
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
20 books that have stuck with you or influenced you, 1 book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 11: Twice Blessed: On Being Lesbian or Gay, and Jewish edited by Christie Balka and Andy Rose
The cover for Twice Blessed: On Being Lesbian or Gay, and Jewish edited by Christie Balka and Andy Rose. There is no illustration but the top features a quote: "Jews and non-Jews, of every sexual orientation, will be challeged and informed by these essays.... A resource for all individuals and communities working toward renewal and liberation." - Adrienne Rich
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
I’m finally coming out of my concussion pain and might actually be able to function again, but Coco prefers that I stay where I am.
A fawn-colored tabby cat is nestled up against her human’s breast. She appears to be reading her human’s book.
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
20 books that have stuck with you or influenced you, 1 book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 10: The Trickster’s Duet by Tamora Pierce (Note: This is not my cat. Image from steemit.com/review/@ursa.... Thanks, Ursa- your cat is beautiful!)
A white cat is curled up with the Australian editions of Trickster's Choice and Trickster's Queen by Tamora Pierce, published by Scholastic. The background of the cover or Trickster's Choice shows a blue sky and blue-green mountains, with a girl with short red-blonde hair holding a crow in the foreground. Smaller crows fly off in the distance. The cover for Trickster's Queen features the same girl holding something in her hand, with a winged horse in the distance to her right, trailing the same flying crows. The background is yellow and orange and it's hard to make out what the scenery is.
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
20 books that have stuck with you or influenced you, 1 book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 9: Two or Three Things I Know For Sure by Dorothy Allison
The cover for Two or Three Things I Know for Sure by Dorothy Allison. A blue sky stretches over a black and white between black and white fields. The title is in white letters over the right side of the road/field. The author's name is in large white letters on the top of the image, followed by "Author of Bastard Out of Carolina" in small lettering.
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
20 books that have stuck with you or influenced you, 1 book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 8: Siddur Sim Shalom, pocket edition
Gold letters on a dark blue binding read "Siddur Sim Shalom" in Hebrew and transliteration. The cover is outlined by a gold border with fancy corners.
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
20 books that have stuck with you or influenced you, 1 book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 7: Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown
The cover for Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown. The top reads "The landmark bestseller by Rita Mae Brown." This is followed by a purple flour and then the book's title in large type. The bottom reads "Bestselling author of Dolley & Venus Envy" in a smaller font. The background is white.
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
20 books - er, writings - that have stuck with you or influenced you, 1 book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 6: “Split at the Root” by Adrienne Rich, originally published in Nice Jewish Girls: A Lesbian Anthology but assigned to me at CTY
The cover for the original edition of Nice Jewish Girls: A Lesbian Anthology edited by Evelyn Torton Beck. The title is printed diagonally in big letters at the top. The letters are purple except for the word "Jewish," which is blue. Under it and to the right is a blue magen david with a purple double-sided axe in the middle of it. Below reads "Evelyn Torton Beck Editor" and, in smaller print, "A Persephone Press Book." The background of the over looks like it might have been white once but it has aged to a peachish color.
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
20 books that have stuck with you or influenced you, 1 book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 5: Grandma's Latkes written by Malka Drucker, illustrated by Eve Chwast
The cover for Grandma's Latkes written by Malka Drucker, illustrated by Eve Chwast. The title is in big letters at the top of the white cover. Below the cover is a framed image of a white-haired woman and a young girl cooking. The woman is grating potatoes and the girl is cracking eggs. On top of the refrigerator behind the girl, a cat naps. At the lower right of the cover is a circular frame showing a person following an ox in a field.
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
20 books that have stuck with you or influenced you, 1 book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 4: Wild Magic by Tamora Pierce
The cover for Wild Magic by Tamora Pierce, as of mid-2000s.A girl with dark brown hair rides a black horse amidst a herd of horses. Also among the herd are a hawk, a fox, and a badger. The girl is wearing a brown tunic, white sleeves, and a badger's claw around her neck. The background shows grass, trees, and a yellow sky. The text at the top of the book cover reads "Wild Magic by the author of Lioness Rampant Tamora Pierce" and the bottom reads "1 The Immortals."
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
20 books that have stuck with you or influenced you, 1 book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 3: The Happy Hollisters series by Jerry West
12 books with red covers are spine up on a surface. They're held in place by a brass book end. The books are all part of the Happy Hollisters series by Jerry West.
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
20 books that have stuck with you or influenced you, 1 book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 2: James Herriot's Cat Stories by James Herriot, illustrated by Lesley Holmes
The cover for James Herriot's Cat Stories, illustrated by Leslie Holmes. The cover is white with blue paw prints running across it. In the middle is a framed image of a dark tabby cat peaking out from brown fabric. To the right of the cat are books, a tea pot, and tea cups.
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
20 books that have stuck with you or influenced you, 1 book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 1: Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
The cover of Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McClosky. A brown and white mother duck with her seven brown and white ducklings on a green background. The cover also features a gold Caldecott Medal to the right of mama duck's head.
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Okay, folks. Give me your best “I Have a Little Dreidel” verse for a kitten named Dreidel.
A dark grey long-haired tabby kitten lies in a tan cat bed that's way too big for her. Her head, facing the camera, is propped up on the side of the bed.
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Like mother like son!
An adult brown tabby cat grooms an orange and white kitten’s head from behind him . The kitten is lounging upright on his back with his tilted face towards the camera.
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Our current batch of fosters goes to the adoption center tomorrow, so here’s a picture of Adrienne proving that she can love you even if she’s scared of hands. She’s going to be the hardest to place and as much as I love the whole litter, I think I love her most of all. Find a great home, Adrienne.
A calico kitten lies in a lap. Her head is turned towards the camera.
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
What’s the blessing for a loaf of cat?
Gloria, a long haired calico kitten, loafs on a brown wooden floor.
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Tom dislikes being a kitten in a cone. I love the fact that his neutering means he’s one step closer to a home AND he won’t be making any kittens of his own.
An orange and white kittens sits facing the camera. His head is encased in a Cone of Shame.
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
How do you manage to fit in the playpen? We just socialized our batch of ferals and I could either sit by the door flap or reach down from below but I certainly couldn’t get my butt in there. (Photo is the least socialized of the litter, Gloria.)
A long-haired calico kitten naps in a grey hammock at the bottom of a cat tree.
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
“Please sit,” said the cantor. “You can’t,” said the kittens this #Caturday Shabbat morning.
A calico, black and white, and grey and white kitten are stretched out on a brown floor cushion. The latter two kittens are wrestling.
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Luna says, “Happy Black Friday!” Today is an EXCELLENT day to adopt a black cat from your local rescue.
A black cat sits facing the camera.
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
I’m getting flashbacks to our house fire - two fridges and two full freezers, gone. At least with the fire we knew we weren’t getting power (or house) back any time soon so we were able to give perishables to folks in need… so much boxed food wasted, though. Sending kittens.
Two calico kittens wearing post-spay recovery suits snuggle in a hammock. One kitten faces the camera and appears to be asleep.
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
I don’t think this kitten is feral anymore.
Adrienne, a calico kitten, is curled up in a lap. Her right front leg is extended over the human’s right leg.
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Dev @devrose.bsky.social · 05/11/2024
Adrienne here came to us as a feral two weeks ago. I don’t think she’s feral anymore.
A calico kitten lies on human’s lap. One feline leg is stretched out over the human’s leg.
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