Love this! Go Canada! 🇨🇦🇨🇦

If any of your relatives were confused and rambling like Trump was at Davos, you’d check them into a home tomorrow. This is not sustainable.

I'm giving away a pair of tickets to this @writersfest.bc.ca event on January 21st with pulmyears.bsky.social Paul Myers, author of John Candy: A Life in Comedy #vancouver

Books I read in 2025, try @thestorygraph.com for a great way to track your reading 📚

And for what it's worth, my favourite book of 2025 was Flashlight by Susan Choi. Endling by Maria Reva is runner-up in a selection of excellent books. The Wager by @davidgrann.bsky.social 📚 was my favourite non-fiction read

Final books for 2025 - both were excellent. In progress is There are Rivers in the Sky by @elifshafak.bsky.social which is excellent too. Now it's on to 2026 reading goals! 📚📚

Merry Christmas (with some photoshop help) 🎄🎁 May your days be merry and bright.....

This is fun! The @theglobeandmail.com is featuring my take on #Vancouver bakeries

New sign in the Canadian House of Commons. 😅😂🤣

A remarkable and memorable @writersfest.bc.ca evening, featuring @margaretatwood.bsky.social in a lively conversation with @caroloff.bsky.social - it's an evening that I'll remember forever. I can't wait to read her book and learn more about her life 📚

A great show last night at the Bell Centre @patterdad.bsky.social 👏👏 - you, Deb and Matt were so funny and NSFR 🤣

It's #FungiFriday again at Granville Island!

Thanks but no thanks, @src-crs.bsky.social - your direct mail package that arrived today will not convince me to support your work, however valuable it might be! Please be more strategic in your donor acquisition campaigns!

Es divertido aprender español!

Here's your chance to make a difference for your favourite charity! #givingTuesday

📣 Just announced! Booker Prize-winning author George Saunders joins us in Vancouver with his anticipated new novel, Vigil. 🗓️ Friday, February 6 at 7:30 PM 📍 St. Andrew's Wesley United Church Tickets: writersfest.bc.ca/event/george...

Another perfect day in #Vancouver @viawesome.bsky.social

The Vancouver Whitecaps wins its biggest match of the season against San Diego in and are off to the MLS Cup Final. Best in the West. 🥇 ❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️ ❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️

KINGS OF THE WEST 👑 #VWFC | #OwnTheSummit

Just a few of the books I've enjoyed this month, including 3 @writersfest.bc.ca authors that I had the pleasure of seeing in October - @davidmoscrop.com @emmadonoghue.bsky.social and @jesswalter.bsky.social 📚

JD “Couch boy” Vance taking jabs at Canadians and at CBC. But hey don’t you guys dare say a word about that or their Amb”Ass”ador Pete “Jokestra” may lose his 💩. BTW. Canada is ranked 5th in the World for quality of life. The USA is 22nd. You twat. ❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️ ❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️

A fantastic @writersfest.bc.ca event tonight featuring @cmdr-hadfield.bsky.social in conversation with Andre Picard. I can't wait to read Final Orbit..... will I still be reading at 3 am? 😄🚀📚

Some of my November reads, two authors were at @writersfest.bc.ca

Another wonderful Literary Cabaret at @writersfest.bc.ca with Benjamin Millman as host and band leader, 5 intriguing author readings and a moving tribute to D'Angelo 🎶🎶

This was a fascinating discussion with @chloedalton.bsky.social - we learned about the hare she raised (by accident) and lots of fun facts too. Aislinn Hunter was an excellent interviewer. Another great @writersfest.bc.ca event! 🐇

A thoughtful discussion, Writing in Today's America, featuring Jess Walter, Curtis Sittenfeld and Anne de Marcken at @writersfest.bc.ca

How lucky we are to have Indigenous authors like @davidarobertson.bsky.social and Bruce McIvor at the @writersfest.bc.ca. Led by @michellecyca.com they provided a thoughtful discussion about reconciliation both historically and in today's world. I recommend reading their books and learning more!

A candid conversation with the talented writers and storytellers @katebeaton.bsky.social and Gord Hill at @writersfest.bc.ca

An inspiring start to the 2525 @writersfest.bc.ca - I'm looking forward to seeing so many authors this week and adding to my TBR pile 📚 #VWF2025

And just like that, it's my favourite volunteer gig of the year! @writersfest.bc.ca #booksaremybag 📚

Stunning day at Elk Falls Provincial Park today @bcparksfoundation.ca

Today is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and here are some of the books that are continuing to shape our thinking and understanding around the process of reconciliation. We have the great honour of listening to and learning from these authors at this year’s Festival.

After Trump's gong show at the UN it was good to see PM Carney invoking Leonard Cohen. "In every moment where there's a crack, where there's a rupture, there is possibility — and it's our responsibility, it's our opportunity as Canada in this moment to find it." www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8-B...

Rush hour at Sturdies Bay @bcferries.bsky.social

A thumbs up for this interesting read! In light of all the attacks on research, it's more relevant than ever 📚 dearauthor.com/book-reviews...

🎟️ Tickets are on sale NOW for all events at the 2025 Vancouver Writers Fest! 🎟️ writersfest.bc.ca/2025-festiva... #VWF2025 takes place from October 20–26, featuring over 130 authors in 87 events to spark empathy, action, and transformation. Join us on Granville Island and beyond.

Without a doubt, the most disturbing and eye-opening book I've read this year! www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

So excited! She's coming to @writersfest.bc.ca on September 13th 📚

Join me! This is the best volunteer gig ever @writersfest.bc.ca 📚

This is a cool foodie idea from Zaras at @granvilleisland!

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/743268... This is a great summer read! I'm looking forward to seeing Emma Knight at this fall's @writersfest.bc.ca

Can't wait for October!

Mark your calendars now! There are so many great authors coming to Vancouver this fall! 📚

Looking forward to the @writersfest.bc.ca 2025 Festival author and book reveal! See you there 📚

#worldoceansday 2025

Comino Island views - another reason to go to Malta @visitmalta.bsky.social

It’s been an unforgettable inaugural season of Books & Ideas, and we’re honoured to close the 2025 series in the company of bestselling author and naturalist Robert Macfarlane, joining us with his new book, Is a River Alive? on June 18. 🎟️ Click here to grab your tickets: buff.ly/8z0fcMm

Heads up! Join me on June 18th for an interesting evening

So much to love here! @italy.bsky.social