Went to Villa Diodati to see the house where Mary Shelley dreamt up Frankenstein only to see a statue of … Lord Byron! WT actual F?

Went to Villa Diodati to see the house where Mary Shelley dreamt up Frankenstein only to see a statue of … Lord Byron! WT actual F?

Current status: crepes!

Bonjour from Genève.

The Vesias definitely saw what the Blue Jays did, as evidenced by their thanking the Toronto organization for their support. I'm going to start crying again. Kindness feels revolutionary right now but it matters so much.

Bought snacks for the plane and ate them all before takeoff: a memoir.

I will never forget the Toronto Blue Jays relief pitchers sharpie-ing Vesia’s number on their caps during games 6 and 7 of the World Series for as long as I live. Just a simple act of love and solidarity and sportsmanship so desperately needed in these awful times. Class organization.

One of the most beautiful things about the Irish is their respect for the arts. You find live music at most bars, I went to a literary pub crawl & saw monuments & museums dedicated to writers, poets, musicians, etc. They understand the value of supporting artists & I wish Canada did, too.

eBOUND Canada has a new ebook certification program. It’s open to publishers in Canada — and is free to eBOUND’s clients — and to publishers around the world as well. Read more about it here. laurabrady.ca/blog/ebook-a...

A.I. companies are aggressively reaching out to book publishers to strike deals that will allow them to sidestep the litigation that led to the Anthropic settlement and avoid the heftier payouts. slate.com/technology/2...

Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default. Here's how to turn it off. First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner

A+ thread. Dig in — women ruin everything! 😜

Business trip tomorrow that I have extended for a couple vacation days, dragging my husband along to some board meetings. Adventure mode: ON!

A+ thread. Dig in — women ruin everything! 😜

The New York Times opinion page isn't holding anything back now smh.

“We have more content than ever, but fewer opportunities for art and artists to thrive.” lithub.com/when-we-deva...

How Certified Canadian Publishers Keep Our Stories Close to Home via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Presents/202...

Super fun evening learning about the adventures of Jesse Wente’s Danger Eagle.

Researchers at the University of Alberta are looking for people 18+ in Canada who speak Punjabi, Arabic, Ukrainian, or Tagalog to participate in the study "Language translation of knowledge mobilization resources: A randomized trial" #ParticipateInResearch redcap.ualberta.ca/surveys/?s=P...

The number of times I’ve said “I’m not ready to talk about it” to casual business associates in the last two days. #BlueJays

Threads is such a hot mess. Disabling the insta feature that auto-posts there right after I block all the sanctimonious Dodgers fans. Jeezus.

“The librarian is a seeker and keeper of truth, and that makes her a dangerous figure in the eyes of those who fear the fullest, most comprehensive, and most uncomfortable truths emerging.” lithub.com/in-praise-of...

I just saw a FB movement to send written thank you cards and letters to thank Toronto Blue Jays players, coaches, staff, etc. and I think it's a great idea. Canada Post mail IS moving. Here's the address if you're interested:

I found out this morning that self-publishing types can use Canva to create EPUBs. They are the most gruesome, inaccessible, and dysfunctional EPUBs that I've ever seen. 0/10 would not recommend. #eprdctn

At the game on Friday night, while I was looking particularly anxious, a woman across the aisle with a glove on her head who seemed rather tipsy, looked over at me, winked, and mouthed, "We got this." She's the real MVP.

Sorry, one last post. Without question, the TTC and the city are the anti-MVPs. Getting transit along King Street was impossible and so, after that long game, my kid and I walked 5km to our car (parked out of the core anticipating celebrations). The most furious walk of our lives.

At the game on Friday night, while I was looking particularly anxious, a woman across the aisle with a glove on her head who seemed rather tipsy, looked over at me, winked, and mouthed, "We got this." She's the real MVP.

I see people being gracious about the Jays loss but I just don't have it in me. That was just brutal. I am destroyed.

I am utterly heartbroken,

This game, this series, this team. My goodness.

Kid next to me is bawling and lord do I feel that

This is too much

My god this game.

The king. We Stan.

Blake Snell is such a pissant.

I am unwell. The Jays are three fucking outs away!

Art, pure art.

Ernie Clement has paid for a beer for the last time. #BlueJays

MAD MAX 😤

José Bautista was just given a mic to hype us up and lemme tell you IT WORKED!

That’s a team of destiny inning

Bo really said "Fuck this running the bases, I'm gonna bang and trot"

Data is not working in the dome. Too many people celebrating in their group chats.

Max. I'm going to need you the maddest you've ever been. I need MAXIMUM MAD MAX

I’m going to barf. Please please please let us have this.

Jays in 7!!!

dear baseball deities, you have been so generous already, what do you say we only play 8.5 innings tonight? as a treat.

What I love so much about the Poulin jersey is it's strictly for *us*, it needs no explanation to the average Canadian sports fan but Fox is gonna need a two-paragraph explanation where they pronounce her name wrong. Vladdy just organically understands the moment.

Let’s do it again, shall we? Preferably with a different result. ⚾️💪