I am sad to announce that I am stepping away from agenting for personal reasons. It was an intensely difficult decision involving a lot of crying but in my heart I know it is the right decision for myself and my clients. 1/4

I have just been notified that my name is being used to potentially scam authors and I am raging. 1/3

Excited to work with Keyanna!! 🎉🎉🎉

#vote #never51 #CarneyForCanada #notpoilievre

I loved sharing "behind the scenes" research from my book THE LADY AND THE OCTOPUS in this interview for From the Mixed Up Files of Middle Grade Authors: fromthemixedupfiles.com/stem-tuesday... @carolhinz.bsky.social @therightsfactory.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social @staceykondla.bsky.social

Incidentally, since almost all the physical books from major publishers in the US are printed in China, that probably just increased the price by 50%, which massively lowers sales and means publishers will do much smaller print runs.

Very sad to hear Nancy Kilpatrick has passed away. She was a lovely person and Canada has lost a great talent 🖤

A very worthwhile read for those worried about publishing like I am. Thank you @joshthelibromancer.bsky.social for being optimistic and constructive ❤️ 📚

Gen X, finally roused from its ideological torpor, gathers outside the White House. the police are called, the fire hoses are turned on them but they start drinking it and only get stronger

"If it continues like this, democracy [there] will not last another six months." I worry for my American friends and clients. This is real life horror www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7486317

You are fabulous @dannastaaf.bsky.social and I am so thrilled to be a part of your publishing journey ❤️😭❤️

Looking for Cdn Owned Pet Stores & Products? 🇨🇦Pet Valu 🇨🇦Bosley's 🇨🇦Petland 🇨🇦 🇨🇦Ren's Pets 🇨🇦Local independent owned pet supply stores 🇨🇦Retail chains also sell pet supplies 🇨🇦Real Canadian/Atlantic Superstore 🇨🇦Loblaws US chain Petsmart is majority owned by UK equity firm #BuyCanadian #BoycottUSProducts

Ghost Debut New Look in “Satanized” Video, Announce April Release for Next Album “Skeletá” themosh.net/ghost-debut-...

GHOST Announces Dark New Record Skeletá, Streams "Satanized" metalinjection.net/video/ghost-...

Snowborb: a Procreate creation from the weekend, of a dark-eyed junco standing in spring slush. #birds #art #ProcreateArtist

A reminder for these times.

Never let them have any peace.

I have great hopes for the ides of March.

That shit show yesterday was atrocious and unforgivable - Trump and Vance are disgusting wastes of skin. Zelensky is intelligent, respectable, and a hero. 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦

Putin and Russia are the bad guys. Zelensky and Ukraine are the good guys. Trump has us siding with the bad guys. This is like if Roosevelt told Churchill that if he’d just let Hitler have the rest of Europe, everything will be fine.

Every time I see the news, I think “two. fucking. inches. All this could have been avoided with two inches.”

I went to see Apocalyptica last night - incredible talent and fabulous show 🖤🤘 #metalsky

It’s book release day for ME and this picture book beauty! Thanks to @lisaanchin.bsky.social for bringing Pedal Pusher to life in the loveliest way! #writing #kidlit #picturebook

So happy for @boonewrites.bsky.social that this book is now out in the world - I hope it has many readers and inspires strength and courage in young girls ❤️❤️❤️

It may seem trivial to stop using product, a browser, a platform for ethical reasons. How could a single defection make any difference to these behemoths? But think about every conversation where these products are discussed as a norm. Each one is another opportunity to confirm your values.

Next concert I am attending is Mother Mother on the 21st so I’m hopping off social media for the next week so I can focus on completing some very important work for some very wonderful people and not get dragged down by news and politics. The news related depression is real. See y’all next Friday 🖤

The microwave died this week and I just warmed my coffee up in a soup pot. Caffeine soup for lunch. #publishinglife

Repost this to spread our ~*HYPERWOKE RADICAL QUEER AGENDA MUSIC*~ of just wanting to be left alone to live and love and prosper without fascists in power who want to remove our human rights 🤷 #goth

Went to a metal show with @jchevais.bsky.social today and got to meet Vancouver metal duo Opal in Sky. Big energy show and great music 🖤🤘 #metalsky

If music is therapy, who is your therapist

Struggling big time with focus and anxiety and how can we just keep plugging away like democracy and freedom in North America isn’t being threatened. As a GenX who lived through the Cold War with feelings of indifference, I feel like I should be doing better. But I’m not and this is different 🧵 1/3

Thx @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social for incl me in round-up of opinions about #KidLit & social media, with @laurelsnyder.bsky.social @katemessner.com @studiojjk.bsky.social @katemckean.bsky.social @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social @ryanlasala.bsky.social & others: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

ICYMI: Read our interview with Johnathan Sibley, the owner of The Blade Bar in Edom, Texas who went viral for refusing to repair a Hitler Youth knife. www.chron.com/news/houston...

This will be a very awesome book 🖤 📚

When I went to Frankfurt in 2022 for the Frankfurt Book Fair, I made it a point to find this book burning memorial. The text reads "At this place on May 10, 1933 National Socialist students burnt books by authors, scientists and publicists." Those students were Nazis. 1/3

Have you ever seen two Canadians politely insisting the other go through a door first? We do not back down from a standoff.

There’s not a lot of upside to this senseless trade war, but @maxfawcett.bsky.social does a good job here pointing is some encouraging directions at least

I will be buying Canadian and won’ t spend a dime on American products. #Canadian #ProductOfCanada #Not51 #FuckTrump www.youtube.com/live/7gu6NBo...

One of the worst takes from online leftists is that people outside the US shouldn’t talk about US politics. I’d love to forget your clown-ass politics, but as it turns out, your war-mongering, genocidal, imperialist president has the power to drag MY country into his wars.

There is no such fucking thing as being “too woman” to pilot a helicopter, “too gay” to land a plane or “too black” to be an air traffic controller. There is however, such a thing as being too hateful, too stupid & too sociopathic to be president. And we call that Donald Trump.

Here's the speech if you haven't heard it. 13 minutes of your time. Share it with your American friends and neighbours, because they won't see it otherwise. Circulate it in Mexico and Denmark, France and the UK, Panama and Germany, Poland and Estonia, and especially -- especially -- Ukraine.

In light of the tariffs, I’m taking steps to support Canada 🇨🇦 - ZERO Amazon purchases and cancelled Amazon Prime streaming service (this won’t be hard because I hate Amazon and never shop there anyways) - shopping local and Canadian - supporting the Canadian publishing industry more than ever

I will be buying Canadian and won’ t spend a dime on American products. #Canadian #ProductOfCanada #Not51 #FuckTrump www.youtube.com/live/7gu6NBo...

This is stalwart patriotism... not the capitulation and surrender some traitorous premiers try to pass off as if they are fighting for Canada 🇨🇦🍁.

A sprightly little ditty to start your February 2025 with: youtu.be/bWXazVhlyxQ

LinkedIn literally just recommended that I follow Snoop Dogg 🤨 #hardpass

guess who just got 25% funnier, motherfuckers