This is very funny to me idk. Like we've just all lost it

A huge thank you to Jo from @blockshopbooks.bsky.social for a wonderful review of The Austens! “Emsley's elegant prose, her careful and vivid representation of the inner lives of these two women, is pitch perfect.” blockshopbooks.ca/item/LbY7dHg...

Jo’s Staff Picks for August!

Please join us for this lovely event celebrating a new Canadian-authored anthology and featuring Maritimes’ writers Tricia Snell and Bev Vincent. Thursday July 31st at 6 pm. #tidewaterpress #savethedate #authorreading #blockshopbooks #localauthor #lunenburgnovascotia

Block Shop Books in Lunenburg #novascotia has autographed copies of my historical #truecrime books Check out this great #indie bookstore on your next visit @harpercollinsca.bsky.social @pottersfieldpress.bsky.social @nimbuspub.bsky.social @crimewriterscanada.bsky.social @blockshopbooks.bsky.social

Murmuration – a stunning animated poem about our connection to nature and each other www.themarginalian.org/2021/01/29/m...

Jo’s Staff Picks for July! #blockshopbooks #indiebookstore #lunenburgnovascotia

Just had some book post at work, looking forward to reading this on the bus home

In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done. My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it. I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.

Today, we're spotlighting just a few trans lit titles featured in our LGBTQ Writers in Schools program. 🏳️‍⚧️✨🏳️‍🌈

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If you’re not angry, you’re not paying attention. 🎥: Time, 💬 Greta Thunberg

An exciting author event coming up! Mystery-thriller set on Nova Scotia’s rocky shores featuring a tough, flawed and tenacious heroine, police detective Kes Morris.

Jo’s Staff Picks for June!

A reminder to enjoy life as much as my 109-year old grandmother enjoys her sherry! #thedragon #yolo #og

Nimona 10th Anniversary Limited Edition is out TODAY!! Once it’s gone, it won’t be reprinted, so get yours while you can! www.harpercollins.com/products/nim... www.amazon.com/Nimona-Anniv...

DUCKS is heading to Toronto for one night only! @katebeaton.bsky.social, musical guest Peter MacInnis, and interviewer @markmedley.bsky.social! Hosted by @torontocomics.bsky.social and TMU on June 5, RSVP now: www.torontocomics.com/event-detail...

Can’t wait for this reading on Sunday June 1st at 3 pm! @nimbuspub.bsky.social #authorreading #localauthor #jaimeburnet #lunenburgnocascotia

A wonderful evening celebrating our 10th Birthday!

"How many r's are in the word strawberry?" "THIRTY-SEVEN." "Perfect, no notes. Which country should we nuke first?" "NARNIA." "Let's launch!"

On Saturday May 10th, Lunenburg Bound Books will be celebrating our 10th Birthday. Everything will be 10% off! Stop by, it will be lovely to see all the kind folks that make it possible for us to be a part of our community.

So many people have grown up to be the villains of our stories.

Meet Janice Landry and get a signed copy of her new book, "Every Little Thing" currently a top 5 seller locally. Saturday, May 10 from 11am-1pm at Chapters Bayers Lake.

My latest article in the Lunenburg Barnacle to read with your morning coffee. All about the landowner/business class backlash against land use planning in the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg. #Mikmaki #NSpoli #NovaScotia #Lunenburg #LandUsePlanning #PrivateProperty

Can’t wait to see you Ami!!

Rhubarb Days - on rhubarb and resistance, and an upcoming bookstore reading! open.substack.com/pub/thecuref...

I love love Block Shop. Please support this beautiful store and community.

I'm Charlie Jane Anders (she/her). I write some pretty wacky science fiction and fantasy, plus a noozletter. My book Lessons in Magic and Disaster comes out August. A trans woman teaches her lesbian mom to do magic, and the two of them heal their grief and trauma together. Plus 18th century queers!

Canada, we’re with you! TRUMPISM IS REPUDIATED IN AUSTRALIA! #auspol

A lovely meet and greet with @janicelandry.bsky.social , celebrating the release of EVERY LITTLE THING. If you missed it, you can still grab a signed copy! #pottersfieldpress

Book tour starts tomorrow in one of the most picturesque places in Nova Scotia: Lunenburg. Hope to see you as I celebrate my new book and the power of acts of kindness. nimbus.ca/store/every-... @pottersfieldpress.bsky.social

She's got a chicken to ride She's got a chicken to riiiiiiiiide She's got a chicken to ride And she don't care

My first three book tour events start today, May 3! (Insert happy dance vibe 💃👏💝)

LEGEND in the house. My publisher, Lesley Choyce, author of a staggering 100 books, personally came to hand deliver some stock for upcoming events and thank me for my work! Personal touches mean EVERYTHING. Book tour starts tomorrow! @pottersfieldpress.bsky.social @blockshopbooks.bsky.social

Canisia Lubrin first Canadian winner of the 2025 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction for Code Noir @carolshieldsprize.bsky.social quillandquire.com/omni/canisia... (photo: Rachel Eliza Griffiths)

Jo’s Staff Picks for May! An oldie but a goodie (Behind the Scenes at the Museum) Creepy noir psych thriller (Havoc) A timely and accessible guide to true conciliation (52 Ways to Reconcile) and A warm, researched and humanist call to action ( Everything is Tuberculosis) #essentialreading

See you there!

The West Coast Book Prize Society has announced the finalists for the 40th Annual BC and Yukon Book Prizes. Details: bookcentre.ca/blogs/industry-news/shortlists-announced-for-the-2025-bc-and-yukon-book-prizes?category=All%20Topics

Canadian illustrator Sydney Smith was interviewed by Radio New Zealand over the weekend. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

scha·den·freu·de /ˈSHädənˌfroidə/ noun pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune

(1/2) The calm after the stunner of a weekend we had! Y’all showed up for indies on Saturday, and we couldn’t be more grateful for our incredible community. Even when the big box stores and industry monopolizers tried to rain on our parade with flashy sales, you didn’t let it dim our shine.

Good on ya, Canada.

If you’re in line when the polls close, stay in line. You can still cast your ballot. Your vote matters.