Mark your calendars for April 27th, the Toronto book launch of MFA alum Greg Rhyno's WHO BY FIRE, presented by Type Books and Cormorant Books at the legendary Queen West Rhino Bar and Grill. Also featuring Elyse Friedman, Sam Shelstad and Grady Kelneck, a great evening awaits!

Thanks so much to my brilliant mentor and friend, Canada's Hot Plot Queen Elyse Friedman. Her support throughout this project has been incalculable.

WHO BY FIRE hits the shelves in less than one month and it's now available for pre-order: shoplocal.bookmanager.com/isbn/978177086…

Thanks to A.J. Devlin for the kind words!

Thanks to the Financial Times for asking me to write about Montreal. Read the article to find out about some of my favourite places in the city:

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It's Shelf Talkers - Canadian indie booksellers' picks for you this November! 49thshelf.com/Blog/2023/11/0… Waubgeshig Rice Amy Stuart UCalgaryPress Heather O'Neill ronnie ❤︎ Elyse Friedman Zalika Reid-Benta Goose Lane Editions Lisa Ahier

The WGA and AMPTP have reached a tentative agreement. This was made possible by the enduring solidarity of WGA members and extraordinary support of our union siblings who stood with us for over 146 days. More details coming after contract language is finalized. #WGAstrike

Pro tip: When spraying coyote urine on your deck, make sure there is no breeze.

I love the chaos of the Harbord Bakery this morning.

Our new housing minister will review lands removed from the Greenbelt after explosive reports showed Greenbelt development gifts a few developers $8 billion. Call on Paul Calandra to return all lands to the Greenbelt NOW: act.leadnow.ca/greenbelt_hsgm…

A friend of mine is seeking a TIFF ticket to FALLEN LEAVES by Aki Kaurismaki. If anyone has one, please let me or Julia Zarankin know. Thanks!

Thanks to Mayor Olivia Chow for keeping the pools open later. It's wonderful. Let's do it every year, please.

If you can see In Restless Dreams on the big screen, do it! Alex Gibney's terrific doc about the life and career of Paul Simon, and the creation of his gorgeous new album Seven Psalms. Paul Simon is magic. #TIFF #InRestlessDreams #PaulSimon

A recent visit to Al Purdy's writing shed.

Look at the moon tonight. It's gonna be pretty.

What a ride! I tore through The Opportunist. Family secrets, scandal & great characters. Thank you for the escape on my daily commute Elyse Friedman!

Look at the moon.

I miss Michael Silverblatt. I hope he’s doing well. #kcrw #bookworm

Stupid clouds.