Someone said to me, "I'm sorry but I got your book from a library." Nobody should ever apologise for that. You read my book! That's brilliant! I grew up hanging out in libraries and the idea of a world without them fills me with dread. Without libraries, authors, like readers, will only suffer.

"A country that doesn't tell its own stories is simply a market for someone else's." - George Stroumboulopoulos, Canadian Screen Awards, 2026

I couldn't agree more. #BookSky

Tim Houston's government is doing such damage to Nova Scotians.

There are these data centers that use minimal amounts of electricity and don't need millions of gallons of water, to cool them. They're called libraries.

One of the more misogynistic takes currently trending in the AI policy space is "women use less AI than men because they have less tech literacy" Ok but have you considered that women use less AI than men because we have more tech literacy?

"...poverty is not just a financial issue. Poverty is also a mental health issue. Mental Health issues affect almost everyone who lives in poverty for years, given the historic, low income, assistance rates."

As compounded versions proliferate, reports of eating disorders and adolescent use are on the rise.

I'm excited to share the cover of my upcoming memoir, "A Good Girl's Guide to Lying: Losing My Memory, Searching for Truth, & Confronting Complex Trauma." Publication is set for 15 September and you can pre-order your copy wherever you get your books! Visit michellehebertwrites.com for more info.

Rape victim: Decision to spare boys jail was like ‘rock to my face’

So much slop.

I hate AI. Put me on all your “ooo she’s a Luddite” lists, I don’t give a shit.

Gents, you know what to do.

Tim Houston should listen.

It’s the the final day for the Nova Scotia Loyal Expo presented by Saltscapes at Halifax Exhibition Centre! Join me at the Subaru Soundstage at 11 a.m. as I host a chat with local authors Jane Doucet, Susan LeBlanc, Carol Bruneau, and Michelle Hébert.

Me, being left behind…❤️

David Wheeler to Dalhousie University on its reckless agreement with the NS govt of Premier Tim Houston to promote fracking in the province: “Exactly what kind of institution do you want Dalhousie University to be?” www.linkedin.com/pulse/open-s...

The Spring 2026 Booksellers' List is full of Canadian titles! Take a peek at what's on the radar of independent booksellers across the country! 49thshelf.com/Lists/Member... @aaknopf.bsky.social @atriabooks.bsky.social @harpercollinsca.bsky.social #CanLit

Canadian publishers strongly condemn the proposed book restrictions in @albertagov.bsky.social's Bill 28, which undermine the core principles of public libraries: open access to information, intellectual freedom, & trust in professional expertise. publishers.ca/statement-al... @lpgcanada.bsky.social

Here’s why we should have a basic income for artists program Morning File by me

Damn, it's only Tuesday. How.

Night night.

Yesterday I spent 13 hours at the ER with a loved one who has an eating disorder. Very medically frail, cardiac issues, BMI of 13. The resident had no experience with eating disorders. Wanted to prescribe Tums & send us home to ‘get something to eat’. 1/6

Listen up: I am one of those rare sex assault victims who actually took the guy who did it to court. It was a local scandal that put my initials on the front page of the local paper (not my whole name because I was a minor). You have no idea what happens to women on the stand or in the press.

Spring is in full bloom! These 20 new books have been selected by trusted Canadian indie booksellers and are some of the season’s most anticipated reads in mystery, fantasy, literary fiction, and environmental literature. Your reading list is about to get a much-needed reset for the season.

Remember when Dan Quayle misspelled a word and it was the end of his political career?

“Would you like to buy some drugs?” No I’m fine thanks. I’m a novelist. I already hallucinate every day free of charge.

"Success lies in the quality of the telling, not in the shamelessness of the tale."

"Artificial intelligence is here to stay" So is herpes. Neither of them make you a better writer.

Happy birthday to Vincent van Gogh who sold a single painting in his lifetime and whose legacy I think could best be honored by supporting artists in the present, before poverty and the weight of endless struggle extinguishes their light, too

Imagine living in a place that recognizes the importance of culture and the economic contributions of artists.

This is abhorrent! It’s OUR government, it’s OUR Province House. Those spineless PC MLAs are supposed to work for the good of their constituents, not be a yes-person to Dishonest “Let’s create a huge deficit behind closed doors and then screw over the whole province” Tim Houston. He hates us all.

It’s weird that NS is supposed to be boycotting America but Tim Houston went to America for business meetings

You will pry my em dashes from my cold — and dead — hands. I had them before AI was conceived and I’ll have them long after it’s gone.

I worked in NS politics and government for over 20 years, and I've never before seen a premier so arrogantly, emphatically, and misguidedly ignore the voice of the people.

My question this morning: What makes the Premier think attending an Oil and Gas conference in Texas is more important than being in the House to defend his awful budget? #nspoli @nsgov.bsky.social

Brenden Maguire misunderstanding democracy & doesn't realize that MLAs are supposed to listen to their constituents. What a useless turnip.

A wonderful article on the importance of nonfiction in The New Republic: newrepublic.com/article/2076...

I wrote about this before in this Morning File: www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...

I'm not sure people realize that over 50% of Nova Scotia's arts and culture organizations are rural. All of these cuts are going to hit rural communities so hard.

“Trauma doesn’t make people stronger. It damages their nervous system. It hijacks their digestive track. It keeps the person in a constant loop of hyper-vigilance. To tell someone they are stronger because of trauma is to deny what it has cost them to survive.” Source unknown.

The Atlantic Publishers Marketing Association is calling the #NovaScotia government’s claim that it is supporting local publishers “100% false.” The APMA says the province’s recent deficit budget eliminated the Nova Scotia Publisher Assistance program, /1 halifax.citynews.ca/2026/03/17/g...

#1 (from bottom) Tim well done "it's only a 10% drop" -NS minister of Education

A richly deserved shaming on an international stage for @nsgov.bsky.social and Tim Houston specifically (read Tamara Deverall’s complete quote in the alt-text)

Another cut by the Houston government 🤬🤬🤬 #NovaScotia #Fail Mobile Food Market says it might close location due to funding cut from province 'Now is not the time to cut mobile food markets. Now is the time to invest in them' www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

What this is (like so much in the publishing industry right now) is prioritising shit books by famous people that will briefly sell a lot then be forgotten over books with steady longevity by writers who've spent years learning their craft. It's money-grabbing cowardice & book lovers see through it.

The less Nova Scotians know about their past & feel connected to place, the easier it is for a government to redefine conservation areas & penalize people for not aligning use of land with exploitation. History is dangerous, writers in schools are dangerous, artistic critique of power is dangerous.