Bruce Keith

The BPAA is hiring an Editorial Coordinator to support the Read Alberta website, an initiative promoting Alberta's book publishing sector! The deadline to apply is 5:00 pm on November 4th. See the linked posting for more information: buff.ly/uMutB7x #ABBooks #ReadAlberta @wereadab.bsky.social

What does it mean to be a professional editor? Editors Canada's Professional Editorial Standards outline the skills and knowledge editors are expected to demonstrate, support ongoing development and help explain the value of editing. Download your free copy: editors.ca/publications...

“Unified, we urge you to choose Canada and vote No on all the immigration questions, so we can say once again, proudly, that Alberta is open, welcoming and ready to get on with building big things together.” - Joint op-ed by former Alberta premiers Rachel Notley, Alison Redford and Ed Stelmach.

Today's the day! If you don't have other plans, join us for the Beyond the Concert Hall #BookLaunch. Doors @ 5; event @ 5:30 Betty Andrews Recital Hall, 11110 - 104 Avenue, MacEwan Uni #Edmonton Come for readings & performances to celebrate this gorgeous new #book! @lucianaerregue.bsky.social

This means readers with print disabilities can enjoy these new books alongside their print-reading peers, making reading more inclusive and accessible from release day. Learn more about our collaborations with Orca Book Publishers and discover this fall’s available titles: nnels.ca/news/accessi...

A note to writers on AI scams in publishing and fraudulent emails purporting to be from our staff, well-known authors, or literary festival staff being sent to writers. Please note that any emails that are not sent from an arsenalpulp.com domain address are not legitimate.

The Facial Expressions of Tethys by artist Julius von Bismarck. A suspended high-sea buoy that moves in real time. Sensors on a twin buoy out in the Atlantic Ocean send live satellite data to motors inside the museum. This makes the indoor buoy copy the exact, real-time movements of the ocean waves.

A video calling for greater awareness about how money and energy is being extracted from creative communities by Big Tech and its lobbying. www.wearebetterthanthis.co.uk

If you're interested in creating greater transparency around #AI and the use of copyrighted materials, please sign this petition: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en... #Canada #ProtectCreativeWork #Copyright

The whitter of Sandhill Cranes for the win! #annualmigration

We are excited to share a new simultaneous release with @orcabook.bsky.social today! Every picture book in Orca's fall 2026 release will be available simultaneously in braille through NNELS this fall. Learn more: nnels.ca/news/accessi...

NEWS: Edmonton queer history book shortlisted for Alberta Book Publishing Award

We’ve started putting together a list of musicians, veterans, heritage advocates, politicians, faculty, prominent alumni and others who are opposed to the removal of the Memorial Organ in Convocation Hall. Many thanks to all who have signed! #yegheritage #ualberta

I have Sweeney Todd's 1977 album If Wishes Were Horses on regular rotation and I often wonder to myself when was the last time Bryan Adam’s heard himself sing these songs. Still a favourite after all these years…

Must-read speculative fiction from @premeemohamed.com in this week’s @forwardcanada.bsky.social Alberta newsletter. Illustrations by me. Devastatingly good. Go read it now. forwardweekly.ca/leave-or-rem...

#Reading today: One Message Remains by @premeemohamed.com. #SFF stories. If you like your #SpecFic super-smart and unputdownable, you'll love this book! #ShortFiction #writing #stories #fiction

UN to vote on adopting new world map that shows Africa’s true scale Togo-sponsored resolution calls to phase out Mercator projection, which depicts continent as similar size to Greenland, in favour of Equal Earth Map www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...

I don't know why this made my day just a little bit better, but it did.

Came across this today. It shouldn't be so random finding all these resources :-( www.iped-editors.org/resources-fo... #a11y

The Certified Canadian Publisher program is now open to eligible publishers across the country—including publishers who aren't ACP members! 🍁📚 The seal helps readers identify and support Canadian-owned publishers, authors, jobs, and communities. Learn more and apply: publishers.ca/certifiedcan...

New #review: MY BEST FRIEND IS A BUTTERNUT SQUASH. A delightful picture book about friendship, courage, and imagination. Paired readers may especially enjoy exploring the bright, playful illustrations. readingwithapencil.com/reviews/2026... #KidLit #reading #PictureBook #ReadTundra

Thanks to the newest members of the Patron's Circle. We were hoping to secure 40 new members by the end of today, and as of this posting, we have 53! Our stretch goal is 60. Will you help us with a #donation and support free, unrestricted digital #literature? standardebooks.org/donate#patro...

Eager to read Who By His Own Hand by Greg Rhyno, available in Canada Sept 12. A witty modern #mystery set in Toronto and featuring Dame Polara, a detective who lives up to her noir-ish name. Book 3 in the series; I loved 1 & 2. Check it out! @cormorantbooks.bsky.social #books #writing #reading

If you've not added alt text on Bluesky before, this can help you. www.accessible-social.com/images-and-v...

Manitoba ... the US president cannot be trusted BC ...we'll keep fighting for as long as it takes Quebec ...[we] will do everything ... to protect our economy But Alberta's response? I welcome the federal government’s intention to provide relief for those businesses that are impacted. Sigh.

My two back-to-school picture book recommendations can be summed up in two words: SARAH HOWDEN. One was edited by Sarah Howden and one was written by Sarah Howden. Both are wise.

Yesterday: one legged squats? Sure I can smash that! Today: getting up the stairs? Um… maybe not?

My favourite book last year :-)

"Canadian publishers are key for nurturing local talent and launching the careers of Canadian writers. But their advocates say more investment is needed to keep the industry alive." Read the full article "Why Is Book Publishing So Precarious?" by Sara King-Abadi at @thetyee.ca below.

Sometimes I just don’t mind working from home as much as other days. #sourdough #crackedwheat #freshbread

#Reading today: Ultra Blue by Graeme Bezanson. #Poems about boys, boyhood, and masculine identities. I really enjoyed this volume and expect to return to it soon. Check it out! #books #poetry #boys #Canadian @houseofanansi.bsky.social

Just did two 3 hour trips on a hot sunny day and could count the bugs on my windshiled onone hand. Disturbing. www.cbc.ca/news/science...

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My first search engine.

Plant a wild rose... make a bumble bee happy :-)

#Reading today: A False and Fatal Claim by Iona Whishaw. The newest volume in an enjoyable #historical #mystery series set in #BritishColumbia. If you haven't met accidental sleuth Lane Winslow, check out these #books: they're a delight!

"With sharply detailed, precise language, Zorn conjures a parade of cars carrying moose carcasses along a Gaspé highway as beautifully as she summons the nighttime murmurs of birds..." A gorgeous review of Alice Zorn's MIND THE GAP! mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/mind... @newestpress.bsky.social

One of the more beautiful tributes to the Canadian Armed forces and veterans on the lands of the old Griesbach Army base. #yeg

#Reading today: JEWISH CHANGEMAKERS: STORIES OF COURAGE, CREATIVITY AND IMPACT. I love this book of affirming profiles and stories of the accomplishments of girls and #women, historical and contemporary. A must purchase for school and public libraries: get it now! @orcabook.bsky.social #books

Accessibility cannot end at the website. The Accessibility Report 2026 found nearly all HTML emails tested had serious or critical issues. emailmarkup.org/en/r... #Accessibility #A11y #EmailAccessibility #DigitalAccessibility #InclusiveDesign #WCAG #Email #EmailMarketing #HTMLEmail

It’s a parade!

Anything pretty is prettier when the sun shines.

#Reading today: SOUTH WITH THE SEABIRDS by Jess McGeachin. This picture book tells the story of four female researchers who visited Antarctica in the mid-20th century to build foundational scientific knowledge. #children #science #women #scientists #birds #GroundBreaking @orcabook.bsky.social

So excited to announce I have a #CNF #essay in the upcoming #anthology BEYOND THE CONCERT HALL, coming Fall 2026 from Laberinto Press. For more info or to preorder: laberintopress.com/shop/p/beyon... Such a privilege to be published with these phenomenal writers! #writing #music #sound #books

#Reading today: Kim Spencer's I WON'T FEEL THIS WAY FOREVER. Sequel to WEIRD RULES TO FOLLOW. After ending a vital friendship, Mia is at loose ends until her grandmother gets sick. Tender, quirky, heartbreaking, this book's a gem. Read it! #MiddleGrade #BC #writing #Canadian @orcabook.bsky.social

Thanks for helping us grow! We've had over 100 donations that count as entries into the Fractured Atlas $1,000 giveaway. We are so grateful. Support beautiful, free ebooks today and expand our chances of winning more money to make more books! standardebooks.org/donate

Another super quick letter you can send to oppose the ludicrous 10,000 visitor a day proposal for Fortress Mountain in Kananaskis that would include roller coasters, condos and retail stores in the alpine. action.cpaws.org/page/189331/...