A Tamil refugee is set to be deported—even though he risks jail and torture back in Sri Lanka. An error in his papers raises the stakes: his lawyer alleges border agents changed his arrival date to justify removing him from Canada, reports @desmondcole.bsky.social. breachmedia.ca/tamil-refuge...

💌Dear Maasi aka @farzanadoctor.bsky.social talks about clitoral anatomy and pleasure, read the full colum: sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/... 👉Submit your question: bit.ly/DearMaasi

SIGNED COPIES available at TYPE Books Junction! I am so darn lucky! I feared crickets, I feared an empty store, but friends and family showed up and wow, what a day. It was truly special and I am grateful!

How lucky am I? In this NBN episode, award-winning and celebrated novelist Farzana Doctor interviews me about my novel, The Unravelling of Ou, which was released by Palimpsest Press on February 15, 2026. Listen to the conversation: newbooksnetwork.com/the-unravell... #litfic

Scotiabank Divests From Israeli Arms Company Following Public Pressure www.readthemaple.com/scotiabank-d...

Scotiabank Divests From Israeli Arms Company Following Public Pressure www.readthemaple.com/scotiabank-d...

🤝As Sahiyo’s male allyship program, Bhaiyo supports the education of male allies in their support of FGM/C survivors and to prevent this form of gender based violence.  English application: bit.ly/BhaiyoApplication Hindi application: bit.ly/BhaiyoHindiApp

NEW: Canada’s Top-Paid CEOs Made More In 33 Hours Than Workers Will In 2026 www.readthemaple.com/top-paid-ceo...

This is tonight! 7:00pm Assembly Hall (Lakeshore and Kipling) @farzanadoctor.bsky.social in conversation with Maggie Helwig, author of Encampment: Resistance, Grace, and an Unhoused Community. Register below, or pay at the door. www.toronto.ca/explore-enjo...

We’re thrilled to share that Farzana Doctor has been shortlisted for the Feminist Creator Prize 2026. Her work powerfully weaves writing, psychotherapy, and activism, creating space for healing, justice, and connection. Winners will be chosen by our judging panel and announced on March 8, 2026.

88-year-old author Mary Lou Dickinson's memoir Late Bloomer is now available for preorders. Mary Lou's first book was published when she was 70. #CanLit #NonFiction inanna.ca/product/late...

ACTION: Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act, will chill free expression, free assembly and criminalize dissent. C-9 must be withdrawn: iclmg.ca/withdraw-bil... #cdnpolitics

ACTION: Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act, will chill free expression, free assembly and criminalize dissent. C-9 must be withdrawn: iclmg.ca/withdraw-bil... #cdnpolitics

I’m honoured to be shortlisted for this prize, alongside some truly inspiring people! canadianwomen.org/feminist-cre...

📝 Dear Maasi answers everything you wanted to know about sex and relationships but were afraid to ask! Read the full column at https://f.mtr.cool/cghwdhgbfl

In case you need this today insig.ht/xMYcOHEiMZb

In case you need this today insig.ht/xMYcOHEiMZb

Watch before it disappears. www.thereset.news/p/breaking-h...

Tuesday!!!

Toronto! Drunk fiction at the Caledonian December 16, 6pm: featuring @farzanadoctor.bsky.social, @lucianchilds.bsky.social, Allyson McOuat Jason Pearce. Hosted by @emilyweedon.bsky.social #CanLit

Join me and Allyson McOuat, Jason Pearce and @lucian_childs for a night of readings organized by Emily Weedon -Dec 16, 6pm at The Caledonian (College/Ossington). Bonus: help me celebrate my birthday!

Join me and Allyson McOuat, Jason Pearce and @lucian_childs for a night of readings organized by Emily Weedon -Dec 16, 6pm at The Caledonian (College/Ossington). Bonus: help me celebrate my birthday!

Celebrate my 100th episode on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social with me and Aamir Hussain! We chop it up about his beautiful debut novel, Under the Full and Crescent Moon (Dundurn, 2025). newbooksnetwork.com/under-the-fu...

Tonight! Join us to listen to poetry and raise funds for @gazasoupkitchen.bsky.social

A snow plow operator drove her vehicle through a crowd of Palestine supporters in Toronto this week. “This just seems like part of a pattern of violence against Palestinians that’s going unchecked,” organizer Omar Mahmoud told me. For @thegrindto.bsky.social

See you there!

Join us this Saturday! In-person at Glad Day (32 Lisgar) and on FB Live: www.facebook.com/share/14SLGQ... @sawpoet.bsky.social @nadiashammas.bsky.social @sannawani.bsky.social

Join us this Saturday! In-person at Glad Day (32 Lisgar) and on FB Live: www.facebook.com/share/14SLGQ... @sawpoet.bsky.social @nadiashammas.bsky.social @sannawani.bsky.social

Tonight!

Tonight!

BOYCOTT GILLER BROADCAST Join CanLit Responds and No Arms In The Arts for the Boycott Giller Broadcast on Nov 17 at 7:30PM ET / 5:30PM MT / 4:30PM PT More info www.instagram.com/p/DRAMZSVkW0... Watch: twitch.tv/deltahead_ (You don’t need a Twitch account) #NoArmsInTheArts #BoycottGiller

If you have a question you’re afraid to ask about female genital cutting (FGC), you can ask anonymously through Dear Maasi aka @farzanadoctor.bsky.social 💜 ❓To ask your question, visit bit.ly/DearMaasi

Take a moment to sign this letter against Bill 60. share.nwmd.social/s/VyZ5f7qh

BOYCOTT GILLER BROADCAST Join CanLit Responds and No Arms In The Arts for the Boycott Giller Broadcast on Nov 17 at 7:30PM ET / 5:30PM MT / 4:30PM PT More info www.instagram.com/p/DRAMZSVkW0... Watch: twitch.tv/deltahead_ (You don’t need a Twitch account) #NoArmsInTheArts #BoycottGiller

Prévisions de COVID pour le Canada : NOV 8 - NOV 21, 2025 ONTARIO ÉLEVÉ [stable] Environ 1 personne sur 133 est infectée Par rapport au point le plus bas de la pandémie au Canada : -Infections : 6.6 x🔺 -COVID longue : 5.9 x🔺 -Hospitalisations : 9.3 x🔺 -Décès : 11.7 x🔺

Our next Brockton Writers Series literary event is on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. at @gladdaybookshop's new space at 32 Lisgar St. Come listen to readings from some amazing authors! We will also livestream the event on our YouTube channel.

Meet guest speaker Farzana Doctor, who will discuss "Psych Hacks for Writer's Block" on November 12, 2025 at our next Brockton Writers literary series event, 6:30 p.m. at @gladdaybookshop's new Glad Day Lit space (32 Lisgar St) or live on YouTube.

Join Lisa Baird (WHEN WHALES WENT BACK TO THE WATER) for the Brockton Writers Series on November 12 at 6:30 pm at Glad Day Bookshop! The event features guest speaker @farzanadoctor.bsky.social, followed by readings. Livestreamed on YouTube: https://bit.ly/48QxgnD @eramosageese.bsky.social #poetry

Wordstock Sudbury is happening this weekend! Join us in-person or livestream. Panels, readings, master classes: www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticket... www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticket...

Taxing the super-rich—more possible than ever www.socialeurope.eu/taxing-the-s...

Toronto recognized a priest, Rev. Maggie Helwig, for her book on a church encampment. Then, it tore it down. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...