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BORN, a novel, coming Spring 2025 from Coach House Books.

WILD WRITERS FESTIVAL! I am criminally behind in p

WILD WRITERS FESTIVAL! I am criminally behind in posting anything about this event because – fittingly? – the role of motherhood has lately eclipsed the role of authorhood in my life. But I am so pleased to be part of this festival (happening in Waterloo this weekend) that is affiliated with The New Quarterly, a stalwart on the Canadian lit mag scene that has been so supportive of me throughout my writing career. (Shout out to Kim Jernigan and Pamela Mulloy, editors with true vision and integrity.) See pics five and six for younger HB hamming it up with Pasha Malla as a cover girl (!) in 2006.

And I am so excited to be reading and discussing with two genuine and bold creators who have wrestled in a fascinating way with how motherhood shapes us as humans who make things – Rachel Deutsch and Lamees Al Ethari. If you are in the Kitchener-Waterloo area, please consider coming out!

Link here and in bio.

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October gives good sky. #octobersky #torontosky

October gives good sky.

#octobersky
#torontosky
#floatandscurry

Jazzed to be reading and talking books at one of m

Jazzed to be reading and talking books at one of my favourite book stores in one of my favourite neighbourhoods this Sunday at 6:30 pm.

Would love to see you there for some post-Hallowe'en literary love.

Eventbrite link in bio.

1. Look at us, leaning up against ye olde Coach Ho

1. Look at us, leaning up against ye olde Coach House talking about book stuff!

2. Looking west on Bloor into the sunset.

3. Spidey handiwork.

4. Ellie handiwork.

Why is it so hard to take a selfie while holding a

Why is it so hard to take a selfie while holding a book? Because reading requires MORE of us, that's why.

This is a good book to have and hold! A moody queer coming of age story set in Montreal during Expo 67 and a decade later, I fell in love with its characters as they fell in love.

Come hang out with me and the novel's lovely author, Ben Ladouceur, in the Coach House courtyard for their last 5 a 7 of the season, on Thursday October 2nd.

Ben and I will both be reading from our books, and happy to chat afterwards!

#5à7
#coachhousebooks
#canlit
#queerlovestory
#birthstory
#bornthenovel
#irememberlights

Finally got to feel a lake on my skin after a swea

Finally got to feel a lake on my skin after a sweaty city summer. ❤️ to @ourjulesie and @freeman.joel for making it happen.

#floatandscurry
#septemberlight
#fallequinox
#summersend
#lakeswimming
#dogswimming
#respite

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