la Vermeer
@lavermeer.bsky.social
Author, editor, publisher. Fierce feminist.
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The second interview in my 2025 #BCPoetry interview series with @readlocalbc.bsky.social is here!
I spoke with Svetlana Ischenko about her new Ronsdale Press collection, "Nucleus: A Poet’s Lyrical Journey from Ukraine to Canada."
I hope you enjoy it:
I spoke with Svetlana Ischenko about her new Ronsdale Press collection, "Nucleus: A Poet’s Lyrical Journey from Ukraine to Canada."
I hope you enjoy it:
Returning Through Myself: An Interview with Svetlana Ischenko
The author of Nucleus talks about the challenges of form, cultural resistance, and poetry as history.
www.readlocalbc.ca
February 25, 2025 at 10:47 PM
The second interview in my 2025 #BCPoetry interview series with @readlocalbc.bsky.social is here!
I spoke with Svetlana Ischenko about her new Ronsdale Press collection, "Nucleus: A Poet’s Lyrical Journey from Ukraine to Canada."
I hope you enjoy it:
I spoke with Svetlana Ischenko about her new Ronsdale Press collection, "Nucleus: A Poet’s Lyrical Journey from Ukraine to Canada."
I hope you enjoy it:
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There is a cool new @oncreativewriting.bsky.social #poetry contest afoot, and I get to help judge!! Please enter and share this post to make it a tough but fun job for me. 😁
www.oncreativewriting.com/on-creative-...
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On Creative Writing Poetry Contest | On Creative Writing
Creative writing contest. The Writer's Spark Coaching Competition. A writer will win writing coaching, Brain.fm free for a year, editing, an On Creative Writing interview.
www.oncreativewriting.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
There is a cool new @oncreativewriting.bsky.social #poetry contest afoot, and I get to help judge!! Please enter and share this post to make it a tough but fun job for me. 😁
www.oncreativewriting.com/on-creative-...
www.oncreativewriting.com/on-creative-...
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Danielle Smith uses notwithstanding clause to declare herself premier of B.C.
Danielle Smith uses notwithstanding clause to declare herself premier of B.C.
Prime Minister Mark Carney disagrees with the concept of a premier of one province unilaterally taking over a different province but his hands are tied by his unwillingness to do anything about it.
www.thebeaverton.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Danielle Smith uses notwithstanding clause to declare herself premier of B.C.
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✨ Check out this brand new review✨ Danica Klewchuk and STANDING IN THE FOOTPRINTS OF BEASTS.
Do you have your copy yet? Order from our online store or find at a bookstore near you!
#NeWestPress #BookReview #StandingInTheFootprintsOfBeasts
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Do you have your copy yet? Order from our online store or find at a bookstore near you!
#NeWestPress #BookReview #StandingInTheFootprintsOfBeasts
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November 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
✨ Check out this brand new review✨ Danica Klewchuk and STANDING IN THE FOOTPRINTS OF BEASTS.
Do you have your copy yet? Order from our online store or find at a bookstore near you!
#NeWestPress #BookReview #StandingInTheFootprintsOfBeasts
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Do you have your copy yet? Order from our online store or find at a bookstore near you!
#NeWestPress #BookReview #StandingInTheFootprintsOfBeasts
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🎉 Introducing our new General Manager! As of December 1, 2025 Fawnda Mithrush will be joining our team and we are so excited for this new chapter of NeWest Press! We can't wait to see everything that Fawnda brings to our longstanding tradition of literary excellent.
#NeWestPress #ABbooks
#NeWestPress #ABbooks
November 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🎉 Introducing our new General Manager! As of December 1, 2025 Fawnda Mithrush will be joining our team and we are so excited for this new chapter of NeWest Press! We can't wait to see everything that Fawnda brings to our longstanding tradition of literary excellent.
#NeWestPress #ABbooks
#NeWestPress #ABbooks
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Orca
Humpback whale
Sea otter
Bald eagle
Grizzle bear
Orca
Humpback whale
Sea otter
Bald eagle
Grizzle bear
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Harbour seal
Sea otter
Black Adder
Garter Snake
Coyote
Harbour seal
Sea otter
Black Adder
Garter Snake
Coyote
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Moose
Beaver
Black bear
Caribou
Wolf
Moose
Beaver
Black bear
Caribou
Wolf
November 29, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Orca
Humpback whale
Sea otter
Bald eagle
Grizzle bear
Orca
Humpback whale
Sea otter
Bald eagle
Grizzle bear
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An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
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NEWS JUST IN! A new book will in fact solve all your problems
November 17, 2025 at 9:17 AM
NEWS JUST IN! A new book will in fact solve all your problems
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🦉 ❄️ We're here! Where are you? ODD BIRD WINTER FAIR November 28-30!
Friday, November 28: 5pm to 9pm
Saturday, November 29: 10am to 5pm
Sunday, November 30: 10am to 4pm
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#NeWestPress #BuyLocal #ReadLocal #OddBirdWinterFair
Friday, November 28: 5pm to 9pm
Saturday, November 29: 10am to 5pm
Sunday, November 30: 10am to 4pm
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#NeWestPress #BuyLocal #ReadLocal #OddBirdWinterFair
November 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
🦉 ❄️ We're here! Where are you? ODD BIRD WINTER FAIR November 28-30!
Friday, November 28: 5pm to 9pm
Saturday, November 29: 10am to 5pm
Sunday, November 30: 10am to 4pm
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#NeWestPress #BuyLocal #ReadLocal #OddBirdWinterFair
Friday, November 28: 5pm to 9pm
Saturday, November 29: 10am to 5pm
Sunday, November 30: 10am to 4pm
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#NeWestPress #BuyLocal #ReadLocal #OddBirdWinterFair
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A bit of sad news for the industry, though we thank the HRB for all the fabulous work they've done over the years.
hamiltonreviewofbooks.com/blog/2025/11...
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Goodbye and Deep Thanks from Hamilton Review of Books — Hamilton Review of Books
November 27, 2025 Hamilton Review of Books started as a labour of love. In the spring of 2016, I approached Noelle Allen at Wolsak & Wynn with an idea: what if we started an online book revi...
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November 27, 2025 at 6:54 PM
A bit of sad news for the industry, though we thank the HRB for all the fabulous work they've done over the years.
hamiltonreviewofbooks.com/blog/2025/11...
hamiltonreviewofbooks.com/blog/2025/11...
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Well, Brax the most egotistical dragon ever will be even more egotistical since the book he wrote (with my help) is a starred selection for the Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s Best Books for Kids & Teens for Fall 2025.
November 27, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Well, Brax the most egotistical dragon ever will be even more egotistical since the book he wrote (with my help) is a starred selection for the Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s Best Books for Kids & Teens for Fall 2025.
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Stone Circle Replay Wednesday poem: "But We Did Read the Darkness" by Jessica Coles (@prairievixen.bsky.social)
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But We Did Read the Darkness
by Jessica Coles
We cannot read the darkness. We cannot read it. It is a form of madness, albeit a common one, that we try.
– “130” Bluets, Maggie Nelson
We crouch in a corner of light,
cannot lif...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Stone Circle Replay Wednesday poem: "But We Did Read the Darkness" by Jessica Coles (@prairievixen.bsky.social)
stonecirclereview.com/but-we-did-r...
stonecirclereview.com/but-we-did-r...
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Here's a free Thanksgiving-adjacent cookbook that helps you reduce food waste, created completely without AI: ivacheung.com/2025/09/afte...
Print copies support a food sovereignty charity!
Print copies support a food sovereignty charity!
November 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Here's a free Thanksgiving-adjacent cookbook that helps you reduce food waste, created completely without AI: ivacheung.com/2025/09/afte...
Print copies support a food sovereignty charity!
Print copies support a food sovereignty charity!
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My genuine advice to people who want new releases fresh from the oven is become a reviewer and get arcs. Then you get to be ahead of everybody.
You do kinda have to get along with authors for this to work the best that it can tho.
You do kinda have to get along with authors for this to work the best that it can tho.
"I have to pirate because I'm on a fixed income, otherwise I am ALIENATED FROM POP CULTURE."
stg I feel like I'm having a stroke with this app, I gotta put Freedom back up and pretend it doesn't exist.
Is this a thing? Do people need to all engage with the same entertainment at the same time?
stg I feel like I'm having a stroke with this app, I gotta put Freedom back up and pretend it doesn't exist.
Is this a thing? Do people need to all engage with the same entertainment at the same time?
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 AM
My genuine advice to people who want new releases fresh from the oven is become a reviewer and get arcs. Then you get to be ahead of everybody.
You do kinda have to get along with authors for this to work the best that it can tho.
You do kinda have to get along with authors for this to work the best that it can tho.
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Here's a review of my book Humans: The 300,000 Year Struggle for Equality that appears in the leading independent Pakistani newspaper. The North American daily newspapers by contrast have been unwilling to provide a review. www.thefridaytimes.com/25-Nov-2025/...
Alvin Finkel Traces The History Of Inequality From Foraging To Neoliberalism
Faiths like Buddhism and Islam emerged as 'religions of protest' against social inequality, but faced co-option or opposition from vested interests
www.thefridaytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Here's a review of my book Humans: The 300,000 Year Struggle for Equality that appears in the leading independent Pakistani newspaper. The North American daily newspapers by contrast have been unwilling to provide a review. www.thefridaytimes.com/25-Nov-2025/...
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Happy World Linguistics Day from Montreal, Canada!
(I wonder how many different places we can get world linguistics day wishes from this year!)
(I wonder how many different places we can get world linguistics day wishes from this year!)
Happy World Linguistics Day from Melbourne, Australia!
November 26, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Happy World Linguistics Day from Montreal, Canada!
(I wonder how many different places we can get world linguistics day wishes from this year!)
(I wonder how many different places we can get world linguistics day wishes from this year!)
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Happy World Linguistics Day from Edmonton, Canada!
Happy World Linguistics Day from Montreal, Canada!
(I wonder how many different places we can get world linguistics day wishes from this year!)
(I wonder how many different places we can get world linguistics day wishes from this year!)
Happy World Linguistics Day from Melbourne, Australia!
November 26, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Happy World Linguistics Day from Edmonton, Canada!
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Rooted in Tlingit folklore, The Door on the Sea is a really well thought out, particularly designed and beautifully fresh piece of fantasy fiction. Very much worth your time, especially if you’re in the mood for something different.
@solarisbooks.bsky.social
#CaskeyRussell #BookSky
@solarisbooks.bsky.social
#CaskeyRussell #BookSky
November 26, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Rooted in Tlingit folklore, The Door on the Sea is a really well thought out, particularly designed and beautifully fresh piece of fantasy fiction. Very much worth your time, especially if you’re in the mood for something different.
@solarisbooks.bsky.social
#CaskeyRussell #BookSky
@solarisbooks.bsky.social
#CaskeyRussell #BookSky
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Sometimes editing brings us into close contact with others’ suffering, and that can take a toll on mental health. In tomorrow's webinar with Jahleen Turnbull-Sousa, learn how to recognize when content is affecting you, manage emotional residue and set boundaries: webinars.editors.ca/upcoming_web...
November 26, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Sometimes editing brings us into close contact with others’ suffering, and that can take a toll on mental health. In tomorrow's webinar with Jahleen Turnbull-Sousa, learn how to recognize when content is affecting you, manage emotional residue and set boundaries: webinars.editors.ca/upcoming_web...
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On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, BTL invite readers to take a revolutionary stance against gender-based violence; challenge the ways we understand trauma and resilience; and go toe-to-toe with institutional power.
@julieslalonde.bsky.social
@julieslalonde.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, BTL invite readers to take a revolutionary stance against gender-based violence; challenge the ways we understand trauma and resilience; and go toe-to-toe with institutional power.
@julieslalonde.bsky.social
@julieslalonde.bsky.social
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Today is the International day for the elimination of violence against women.
This year’s theme is #UNiTE to End Digital Violence against All Women and Girls. Digital violence against women and girls is one of the fastest-growing forms of abuse.
Browse our titles: https://ow.ly/4TgP50Xxwok
This year’s theme is #UNiTE to End Digital Violence against All Women and Girls. Digital violence against women and girls is one of the fastest-growing forms of abuse.
Browse our titles: https://ow.ly/4TgP50Xxwok
November 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Today is the International day for the elimination of violence against women.
This year’s theme is #UNiTE to End Digital Violence against All Women and Girls. Digital violence against women and girls is one of the fastest-growing forms of abuse.
Browse our titles: https://ow.ly/4TgP50Xxwok
This year’s theme is #UNiTE to End Digital Violence against All Women and Girls. Digital violence against women and girls is one of the fastest-growing forms of abuse.
Browse our titles: https://ow.ly/4TgP50Xxwok
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✨ We are so excited to finally have a FULLY ACCESSIBLE EBOOK version of the essential Edmonton and Albertan history, Cruising the Downtown: Celebrating Edmonton's Queer History.
Available now on our website, or wherever eBooks are sold!
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#NeWestPress #QueerHistory #2SLGBTQIAPlus
Available now on our website, or wherever eBooks are sold!
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#NeWestPress #QueerHistory #2SLGBTQIAPlus
November 25, 2025 at 10:30 PM
✨ We are so excited to finally have a FULLY ACCESSIBLE EBOOK version of the essential Edmonton and Albertan history, Cruising the Downtown: Celebrating Edmonton's Queer History.
Available now on our website, or wherever eBooks are sold!
buff.ly/7iKDy5V
#NeWestPress #QueerHistory #2SLGBTQIAPlus
Available now on our website, or wherever eBooks are sold!
buff.ly/7iKDy5V
#NeWestPress #QueerHistory #2SLGBTQIAPlus
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Creating beautifully formatted ebooks takes time, care, and resources.
Help us keep classic literature free and accessible for everyone by joining our Patrons Circle. #publicdomain #literature #ebook
Your support makes it all possible.
Visit standardebooks.org/donate to learn more!
Help us keep classic literature free and accessible for everyone by joining our Patrons Circle. #publicdomain #literature #ebook
Your support makes it all possible.
Visit standardebooks.org/donate to learn more!
November 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Creating beautifully formatted ebooks takes time, care, and resources.
Help us keep classic literature free and accessible for everyone by joining our Patrons Circle. #publicdomain #literature #ebook
Your support makes it all possible.
Visit standardebooks.org/donate to learn more!
Help us keep classic literature free and accessible for everyone by joining our Patrons Circle. #publicdomain #literature #ebook
Your support makes it all possible.
Visit standardebooks.org/donate to learn more!
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Here I am at the iPolitics awards with my Alberta Senate colleague Patti LaBoucane-Benson. I won for best Senate speaker - but Patti won for Senator of the Year! Alberta girls getting things done! #SenateofCanada #Alberta #cdnpoli #abpoli @senindepend.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Here I am at the iPolitics awards with my Alberta Senate colleague Patti LaBoucane-Benson. I won for best Senate speaker - but Patti won for Senator of the Year! Alberta girls getting things done! #SenateofCanada #Alberta #cdnpoli #abpoli @senindepend.bsky.social
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The large-print edition of The Killing Beach is live!
The Killing Beach: A Waverly Jones Mystery
The Killing Beach: A Waverly Jones Mystery [Cameron, Skyla Dawn] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Killing Beach: A Waverly Jones Mystery
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November 25, 2025 at 12:24 AM
The large-print edition of The Killing Beach is live!