I’ve had the same editor since 1967. Many times he has said to me over the years or asked me, Why would you use a semicolon instead of a colon? And many times over the years I have said to him things like: I will never speak to you again. Forever. Goodbye. That is it. Thank you very much. And I leave. Then I read the piece and I think of his suggestions. I send him a telegram that says, OK, so you’re right. So what? Don’t ever mention this to me again. If you do, I will never speak to you again

Maya Angelou on the joys of being edited

That looks fun! You look great! Can you do a virtual show for those outside the GTA? heh

Bay of Islands from Mt. Burke
Franklin Carmichael
1931

Comic. [Person and person with white hat facing two boxes stacked with $80 price tag and sale tag on each box.] PERSON 1: They want $80 for this? I could make one myself for $10 in parts, an hour of work, a trip to the hardware store, another $30 in parts, another few hours of work, two more trips to the store for $20 more in parts, another hour of work to redo the first hour of work because I messed up, and $80 to buy this when the one I made breaks.

Make It Myself

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Nocturne
Tom Thomson
1916

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Railway through the Fraser River Valley
John A. Hammond
1873

Ciel éclatant
Claude Picher
1992

Scientists Finally Crack the 100-Million-Year Evolutionary Mystery of Squid and Cuttlefish Genomic analysis reveals squid and cuttlefish evolved in deep oceans, survived mass extinction in refuges, and later rapidly diversified, following a “long fuse” evolutionary pattern.

Scientists Finally Crack the 100-Million-Year Evolutionary Mystery of Squid and Cuttlefish Genomic analysis reveals squid and cuttlefish evolved in deep oceans, survived mass extinction in refuges, and later rapidly diversified, following a “long fuse” evolutionary pattern.

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Bears Are Often Spotted Admiring Beautiful Vistas, Suggesting They May Have a Sense of Beauty Do bears have a sense of beauty?

This reminds me of people who’ve photographed bears sitting and looking at (and seemingly enjoying) scenery for long stretches

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The Pool, April
Henri Masson
1952

I worked with a Kristi, Kirsten, and Kristen at the same time and I could rarely utter their name when I said hi in the hallway because I knew I’d get the name wrong. (There was also a Christine, but I could manage that.) There used to be a Krista, but she left well before these 3 were hired

It has come to my attention that not all of you are aware that this exists. So, here it is. It exists. Dozens of channels of randomized music videos and bumpers. Choose your era and return to your childhood. Bookmark it for when you need to escape back.

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Mercutio From Sunday Times bestselling author of The Embroidered Book and The Valkyrie comes an opulent 13th century epic retelling of the life of Mercutio before he ever encountered Romeo and Juliet. On the b...

Thank you! My next novel, Mercutio, is out in about a month. The favourite of my books so far, a medieval novel imagining Mercutio's adventures in Faerie before he met Romeo, Umberto Eco meets Susanna Clarke. It's out in ebook and audio everywhere May 7, but print release dates differ by territory.

And my husband worked hard to get this info out there after I begged him to write creative nonfiction about the brain, and has some great books (that I edited—my first creds with my new name!) at braintales.us .

In light of the conversation about how hard it is to promote your own book: Post a link to buy your book here and I’ll boost it cause you destroyed yourself to get it done, your publisher won’t help you sell it, and you deserve cheers and admiration for your accomplishment.

This sounds like the George Saunders approach, though his is with short stories. I haven’t taken his course, but I imagine this is what it would be like.

Cap Bon-Ami, Parc Forillon
Claude Picher
1985

I need you to understand that I have written like 50 books and sold 38 of them or so, and every. dang. time. I write a book, I send it to my agent and think, THIS ONE IS PERFECT. And every time, I get a big ol' honkin' edit letter. So if you're bummed because every book involves work, ME, TOO.

An illustration of a pigeon standing on a stack of books, holding a ribbon in its mouth that says, "Shop local." Text on the black background reads, "Save the date! Canadian Independent Bookstore Day. April 25, 2026."

SAVE THE DATE: Sat., April 25 is #IndieBookstoreDay! Indies across Canada will host activities and giveaways. Indie bookstores do so much for Canadian books and authors 🍁📚❤️ #CIBD2026 is our chance to say THANK YOU! Visit indiebookstores.ca/CIBD for more details about this year’s celebration.

But, uh, gothic romances are socio-political, too

Hi #RevPit friends. Today, I’m going to share a thread on what I think is a lesser-known querying tip. An agent friend told me about this a while ago, and it makes absolute sense, so I’m going to spill the tea with you guys. #RevPitWaiting 💜💎

The Birth of a Sperm Whale Bringing a 4900-pound calf into the world takes a group effort, and then a party

The Birth of a Sperm Whale
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Mountain Forms
Lawren Harris
1926

How DNA in dirt is shaking up the study of human origins Researchers are pulling clues from genetic material in ice age soils and rewriting chapters of human history.

Nature reports on how researchers are pulling clues from genetic material in ice age soils and rewriting chapters of human history. 🏺 🧪

The Heart Lives in Water
Jeanette Ladd ~ Anishinaabe
c. 2025