One of my heroes for #InternationalWomensDay2022 is #AngelinaJolie for her crucial work reminding us that there is also a dire #HumanitarianCrisis in #Yemen globalcitizen.org/en/content/ang… UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency

I thought one of my humans was coming down the stairs from the sound of the thumps. It was my cat. #largeandincharge #possiblylargerthanusual

In half a week, Epic Games Store and FortnightGame—to their credit— raised USD$50 million for #Ukraine humanitarian assistance. It makes you think of the millions, billions other companies & individuals could also give up to help the world’s most vulnerable. THEY SHOULD. HALF A WEEK.

Imagine if multi-million dollar companies and people donated the same proportion of their annual income as countless middle-class citizens have for #ukraine relief. A bit more impact prob than pulling #kitkat off of Russian shelves. #SupportUkraine #prayingformariupol

I love shining a light on incredible backlist :-) 49thshelf.com/Blog/2022/04/1… #publishing #books #bookmarketing

.@marissastapley I totally thought of you when reading this post by Susanna Kearsley 49thshelf.com/Blog/2022/04/2… and remembered how much I liked your own post here 49thshelf.com/Blog/2016/10/1…

I am going to see All My Puny Sorrows tomorrow night in a community theatre and I am SO DARNED EXCITED!!! My first movie in a theatre since before the pandemic – thrilled that it’s this one!

Today would be a great day to open the 4th dose to everyone. Sure as HELL beats throwing them out. 😡 Christine Elliott Doug Ford

Anyone have any idea when they will widen eligibility for 4th COVID shots in Ontario? It seems nuts not to do that unless there is some supply issue I’m not aware of.

Good lord—for the first time ever in 49th Shelf’s Shelf Talkers (CDN indie booksellers' recos), one book is raved abt by THREE separate booksellers! Check 49th Shelf’s Twitter later to see which book it is. (Hint, author rhymes w/ a kind of Christmas sprig). Robert J Wiersema

Sometimes a pretty good author gives you a pretty short interview that feels phoned in. Then there are the brilliant authors who appreciate an interviewer’s close reading of their work and carefully considered questions, who respond in kind, with generosity and attention.

Like, tell me you don’t want to race out now and buy this book. And then dive right into it. 49thshelf.com/Blog/2022/The-…

This collection of essays by Tanis MacDonald, and Tanis’s generous contribution of an annotated list of books about walking … so good 49thshelf.com/Blog/2022/06/2… @wolsakandwynn

1/2 Publishing 49th Shelf's Quick Hits column, I am always struck by the power of reviews and awards in metadata. 49thshelf.com/Blog/2022/09/0… #BookMarketing

2/2 This title page for K.D. Miller's Late Breaking, for example, is a beautiful thing, Biblioasis 49thshelf.com/Books/L/Late-B… #BookMarketing

There is such joy in working with a great copy editor. Donna Dawson is the best!

Something (among many things) that breaks my heart re: Russia's horrendous war in #Ukraine is Ukrainians' love & care for their pets, whether cats, dogs, or rabbits. Even as they endure the harshest, most bleak conditions, they protect other creatures theguardian.com/world/2022/nov…

My friend is a social worker who gives ESSENTIAL support to families affected by a loved one's schizophrenia. She works so freaking hard. Her pay scale is frozen at a 1% increase over 5 years. That the #Ford government is appealing the court's strikedown of #Bill124 is appalling.

Absolutely.

I really loved making this book list. So much food for thought. 49thshelf.com/Lists/Members/… #canlit