Literary Labubus

🐾☕️ #LEOFRIDAY: MEET LADY CATHERINE! ☕️🐾

Well, hello there. You may approach. 😼

I’m Lady Catherine de Purrrgh of the Velvet Rosettes, but you can call me Velvet for short. I answer to my name, usually. Unless I’m napping. Or hungry. Or simply don’t feel like it.

I’m a good listener, a keen observer, and I have been told I can be a little judgmental. I prefer discerning. A lady has standards, after all. 👀

I spend my days keeping an eye on the litbubus. They’re endlessly entertaining, bless their little hearts. I watch, I listen, I flick my tail, and occasionally I feel the need to share my findings. A girl can only keep so much to herself.

And today, I have questions. Many questions. 📚

The litbubus listen to audiobooks on Libby. Fine. Lovely, even. But sometimes they also borrow the physical book from the library. Just to have it while they listen.

And sometimes they follow the words on the page while the audiobook reads them aloud.

They call it #ImmersiveReading.

I call it having two humans do one cat’s worth of work. 😹

Honestly, if someone is already reading the story to you, why are you staring at the pages, too? And if you’re going to read the pages, why do you need someone in your ears telling you what they say?

And then there’s the business of bringing the book home just to keep it company while you listen. Does the book get lonely? Should I be concerned?

I, personally, prefer a good story read aloud while I sit somewhere comfortable and look beautiful. Perhaps with a little chin scratch during the dull bits. Now that’s immersive reading.

But what do I know? I’m only a cat. A cat with excellent taste and a suspiciously good understanding of human nonsense. 💅🐾

Well, I must go. There’s a sunbeam with my name on it, and I don’t like to keep these things waiting.

Before I curl up, tell me: do you read, listen, or do both at once? I promise to keep an open mind.

And both ears perked.

😽 #VelvetRosettes #Libby #BookishBubu