"Artists will always—and should always—pressure arts organizations to do the right thing. These are groups to which we belong, groups that would not exist without our labour, and we have every right to hold them accountable." www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

We’ve all won the Giller Prize and we all want its funders to do the right thing

Omar El Akkad, Madeleine Thien, Michael Ondaatje among artists who say that artists should always pressure arts organizations to do the right thing. These are groups to which we belong, groups that wo...

Came across my favourite joke—I love to tell it but always tell it badly—in Namwali Serpell’s THE FURROWS. (In my version, turtle and snails are reversed.)

Not knowing what to order in a donut shop is like not knowing what you like about anything. The donut shop is a temple of pure desire. I know exactly what I want. Or I know how to know.

tweets i've been thinking about nonstop since reading them

Wow! Look at all this good fiction coming. On the list, Renée D. Bondy's [non]disclosure. Loved editing this powerful book! www.cbc.ca/books/64-can...

Simply no words. My heart breaks for Andrea Skinner. Well done to the Toronto Star for publishing this. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

"The trick time plays is to lull us into the belief that everything lasts forever, and, although nothing does, we continue inside that dream." From MY FRIENDS by Hisham Matar

first company who wants to sell me tech guaranteeing no ai nonsense gets a prize

Everyone needs an editor

The newest issue of Brick magazine arrived in the mail today. What a stunner! 😍Congrats to the brilliant folks who put it together—Mark, Orly, Rachel, and Laurie—and to our knockout contributors. Can’t wait for the launch at Flying Books next Tuesday (June 11).