Laura Brady
@laurab7.bsky.social
Making books, reading books, yelling about baseball (she/her)
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Laura Brady
@laurab7.bsky.social
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Training — Laura Brady
Book one-on-one sessions with an ebook expert. Training and tutoring on creating EPUB from InDesign, editing HTML and CSS, understanding accessibility metadata, the digital publishing supply chain, wr...
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I often get technical questions — on social media or otherwise — and I am happy to help when I can. In an effort to make it easier to get support, I am opening up (paid) office hours on Friday afternoons. #eprdctn laurabrady.ca/work/training
Does Bikini Kill need to re-record “Rebel Girl?’ www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
3 Rebel Nuns Can Stay in Abbey, if They Give Up Social Media
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November 30, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Does Bikini Kill need to re-record “Rebel Girl?’ www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
Great thread that resonates with my experience of teaching undergrads. It is a lot more work than it used to be, no question about it.
I have been reading all the "students these days" threads from various sides and I have an essay's worth of thoughts -- there's a lot of complexity and heterogeneity that is hard to communicate on social media. There are a couple of things I will say here though. 1/
November 29, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Great thread that resonates with my experience of teaching undergrads. It is a lot more work than it used to be, no question about it.
Last day on campus this term. Got to the lecture hall and it's locked. There is no swipe pad to use to get in. I had to call security to come unlock the door.
Definitely a sign that this semester needs to end.
Definitely a sign that this semester needs to end.
November 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Last day on campus this term. Got to the lecture hall and it's locked. There is no swipe pad to use to get in. I had to call security to come unlock the door.
Definitely a sign that this semester needs to end.
Definitely a sign that this semester needs to end.
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The Blue Jays will not Cease until they win the World Series
November 27, 2025 at 12:37 AM
The Blue Jays will not Cease until they win the World Series
Dylan Cease? I didn’t even no that was something I could hope for.
My baseball heart might be starting to heal.
My baseball heart might be starting to heal.
November 26, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Dylan Cease? I didn’t even no that was something I could hope for.
My baseball heart might be starting to heal.
My baseball heart might be starting to heal.
Absolutely worth a watch. And a re-watch.
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Absolutely worth a watch. And a re-watch.
“Woe betide the academic who doesn’t take them seriously.” On Jane Austen fans. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/b...
Everyone Is Invited to Jane Austen’s Birthday Party
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November 26, 2025 at 1:55 PM
“Woe betide the academic who doesn’t take them seriously.” On Jane Austen fans. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/b...
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
Please send end-of-semester forbearance as students ask for individual meetings instead of coming to class. (I am a contract instructor — I don't get paid for these individual meetings!)
November 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Please send end-of-semester forbearance as students ask for individual meetings instead of coming to class. (I am a contract instructor — I don't get paid for these individual meetings!)
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“However we read — by eye, by ear or both — it all counts.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Opinion | Do Audiobooks Count as Reading?
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November 23, 2025 at 2:14 PM
“However we read — by eye, by ear or both — it all counts.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
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Check This Opportunity Out!
Through November 26, we are accepting applications for the Jean Wilson Diversity in Publishing Fellowship! (1/2)
November 24, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Check This Opportunity Out!
“However we read — by eye, by ear or both — it all counts.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Opinion | Do Audiobooks Count as Reading?
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:14 PM
“However we read — by eye, by ear or both — it all counts.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Husband is buying xmas jerseys for our kids at the dome and just texted to ask if road grey is okay. I almost had a conniption fit.
It’s like he doesn’t even understand baseball!
It’s like he doesn’t even understand baseball!
November 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Husband is buying xmas jerseys for our kids at the dome and just texted to ask if road grey is okay. I almost had a conniption fit.
It’s like he doesn’t even understand baseball!
It’s like he doesn’t even understand baseball!
Who wants to be my next-door neighbour? www.realtor.ca/real-estate/...
www.realtor.ca
November 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Who wants to be my next-door neighbour? www.realtor.ca/real-estate/...
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Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
Spending my day gaming all the points-gathering consumer things even though I know very well it’s just a way to track how I spend money.
November 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Spending my day gaming all the points-gathering consumer things even though I know very well it’s just a way to track how I spend money.
“[F]onts carry significant social currency. Every caption, headline, or post is read as deliberate typographic handwriting. We read the message and the font.” www.fastcompany.com/91445670/a-n...
A new generation requires font sophistication and more
Your typography shares everything about your brand.
www.fastcompany.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:42 PM
“[F]onts carry significant social currency. Every caption, headline, or post is read as deliberate typographic handwriting. We read the message and the font.” www.fastcompany.com/91445670/a-n...
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This made me cry at my desk
Going to end on one of the most beautiful commercials ever made with the reminder and a call to remember the small things. They make a big difference to others.
Love all, help all.
Go Jackets.
Love all, help all.
Go Jackets.
November 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This made me cry at my desk
The sweetest words a wife could ever hear: “I think I’m going to experiment with a fondue recipe for dinner, okay?”
November 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The sweetest words a wife could ever hear: “I think I’m going to experiment with a fondue recipe for dinner, okay?”
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Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
Life achievement unlocked: I just got a vigorous round of applause from my book publishing students in the middle of a lecture.
November 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Life achievement unlocked: I just got a vigorous round of applause from my book publishing students in the middle of a lecture.
I am part of a panel this morning about the EAA, Title II of the ADA and what's next for digital publishing. There's still time to sign up. #eprdctn #a11y events.zoom.us/ev/Ai8hs7sAw...
Accessibility in Action: EAA, ADA and What’s Next
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November 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I am part of a panel this morning about the EAA, Title II of the ADA and what's next for digital publishing. There's still time to sign up. #eprdctn #a11y events.zoom.us/ev/Ai8hs7sAw...
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I'm editing an anthology about unlikable characters and seeking work from younger writers, 15-21. If you know of one such writer who might want to submit their work for consideration, please share this call for submissions: audacity.substack.com/p/acquired-t...
Acquired Tastes: A Call for Submissions
For younger writers, ages 15-21
audacity.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I'm editing an anthology about unlikable characters and seeking work from younger writers, 15-21. If you know of one such writer who might want to submit their work for consideration, please share this call for submissions: audacity.substack.com/p/acquired-t...
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Two books have been disqualified from a New Zealand prize because of AI-generated art on the covers — how very interesting. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Authors dumped from New Zealand’s top book prize after AI used in cover designs
Ockham Book Awards dropped two titles from contention after new guidelines introduced on artificial intelligence use
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Two books have been disqualified from a New Zealand prize because of AI-generated art on the covers — how very interesting. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...