Annabel
@annabelt.bsky.social
Further attempts to be social.
Writer of many things. Former bookshop owner and lapsed academic. Knows far too much about coffee.
Annabeltownsend.ca SK, 🇨🇦🏳️🌈
Writer of many things. Former bookshop owner and lapsed academic. Knows far too much about coffee.
Annabeltownsend.ca SK, 🇨🇦🏳️🌈
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If just the word "Psychogeographical" intrigues you, you should pick up Books and the City by Annabel Townsend ( @petespress.bsky.social). Learn more about Townsend's Psychogeographical Wanderings by reading the review at reviews.skbooks.com/books-and-th...
Books and the City
Books and the City: Psychogeographical Wanderings Around Toronto’s Independent Bookstoresby Annabel TownsendPublished by Pete’s Press, The Wandering SeriesReview by Shelley A. Leedahl$24.99 ISBN 97…
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January 28, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Got commissioned to sketch the cover of a new @petespress.bsky.social book!!
January 28, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Got commissioned to sketch the cover of a new @petespress.bsky.social book!!
It's -36 and of course our hot water boiler has died.
It is getting replaced by a mighty duo lugging large tanks about in this cold, but they are hindered by the idiotic kitten determined to leap through their legs and out the door at any given opportunity.
Does she not possess survival instincts?
It is getting replaced by a mighty duo lugging large tanks about in this cold, but they are hindered by the idiotic kitten determined to leap through their legs and out the door at any given opportunity.
Does she not possess survival instincts?
January 23, 2026 at 3:14 PM
It's -36 and of course our hot water boiler has died.
It is getting replaced by a mighty duo lugging large tanks about in this cold, but they are hindered by the idiotic kitten determined to leap through their legs and out the door at any given opportunity.
Does she not possess survival instincts?
It is getting replaced by a mighty duo lugging large tanks about in this cold, but they are hindered by the idiotic kitten determined to leap through their legs and out the door at any given opportunity.
Does she not possess survival instincts?
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Well, I did my thing... Not exactly crowds, but enough to keep me happy!
#booklaunch
#booklaunch
January 21, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Well, I did my thing... Not exactly crowds, but enough to keep me happy!
#booklaunch
#booklaunch
Toronto!! I have had THE BEST night.
Thank you.
Thank you.
January 20, 2026 at 5:12 AM
Toronto!! I have had THE BEST night.
Thank you.
Thank you.
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I'm in Toronto!
And more significantly, I am on a chalkboard!
Thanks @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social !
Any bookish, speculative fiction folks around #toronto tomorrow? Please stop by because I am nervous as hell.
#booksky #HopeStreet
And more significantly, I am on a chalkboard!
Thanks @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social !
Any bookish, speculative fiction folks around #toronto tomorrow? Please stop by because I am nervous as hell.
#booksky #HopeStreet
January 20, 2026 at 12:59 AM
I'm in Toronto!
And more significantly, I am on a chalkboard!
Thanks @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social !
Any bookish, speculative fiction folks around #toronto tomorrow? Please stop by because I am nervous as hell.
#booksky #HopeStreet
And more significantly, I am on a chalkboard!
Thanks @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social !
Any bookish, speculative fiction folks around #toronto tomorrow? Please stop by because I am nervous as hell.
#booksky #HopeStreet
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It is the time of year where my friend and I play "Is *** pregnant or is it her winter coat?"
Confirmed today: neighbour *** is pregnant with child #10.
Every other January....
Confirmed today: neighbour *** is pregnant with child #10.
Every other January....
January 18, 2026 at 6:24 PM
It is the time of year where my friend and I play "Is *** pregnant or is it her winter coat?"
Confirmed today: neighbour *** is pregnant with child #10.
Every other January....
Confirmed today: neighbour *** is pregnant with child #10.
Every other January....
Accidental book buying accidents in @turningthetide.bsky.social and @mcnallyrobinson.com in Saskatoon yesterday.
January 11, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Accidental book buying accidents in @turningthetide.bsky.social and @mcnallyrobinson.com in Saskatoon yesterday.
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BREAKING: Staggering scenes as brave Iranians stand up to their illegitimate government in Tehran... um, hang on, I'm being told this is actually Minneapolis. Forget I said anything...
January 11, 2026 at 11:54 AM
BREAKING: Staggering scenes as brave Iranians stand up to their illegitimate government in Tehran... um, hang on, I'm being told this is actually Minneapolis. Forget I said anything...
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Saskatoonians! Tomorrow at @mcnallyrobinson.com - Book launch for Glen Harper's The Good Life, a story of workers and managers
2pm - all welcome!
#booksky
2pm - all welcome!
#booksky
January 10, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Saskatoonians! Tomorrow at @mcnallyrobinson.com - Book launch for Glen Harper's The Good Life, a story of workers and managers
2pm - all welcome!
#booksky
2pm - all welcome!
#booksky
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It's happening!!
Jan 20th at @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social and Jan 21st at @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social
@petespress.bsky.social is heading to the big city again! If you're in #Toronto, please come say hi (and get a book!)
#booksky
Jan 20th at @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social and Jan 21st at @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social
@petespress.bsky.social is heading to the big city again! If you're in #Toronto, please come say hi (and get a book!)
#booksky
January 8, 2026 at 3:09 AM
It's happening!!
Jan 20th at @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social and Jan 21st at @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social
@petespress.bsky.social is heading to the big city again! If you're in #Toronto, please come say hi (and get a book!)
#booksky
Jan 20th at @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social and Jan 21st at @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social
@petespress.bsky.social is heading to the big city again! If you're in #Toronto, please come say hi (and get a book!)
#booksky
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You shouldn’t need a GoFundMe page to have a tumour removed.
Saskatchewan Deserves Better.
#skpoli #saskatchewan #healthcare #yourcareyoursay
Saskatchewan Deserves Better.
#skpoli #saskatchewan #healthcare #yourcareyoursay
January 7, 2026 at 10:52 PM
You shouldn’t need a GoFundMe page to have a tumour removed.
Saskatchewan Deserves Better.
#skpoli #saskatchewan #healthcare #yourcareyoursay
Saskatchewan Deserves Better.
#skpoli #saskatchewan #healthcare #yourcareyoursay
Fun fact: it currently takes 593 days to process a fricking *tourist visa* for Canada from South Africa. Nearly two years wait for my niece's family to visit for two weeks. HOW?!
January 8, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Fun fact: it currently takes 593 days to process a fricking *tourist visa* for Canada from South Africa. Nearly two years wait for my niece's family to visit for two weeks. HOW?!
Happy New Year from us!!
Filled with a strange optimism.
Or is it Pringles?
Anyway, it's nice.
Filled with a strange optimism.
Or is it Pringles?
Anyway, it's nice.
January 1, 2026 at 6:23 AM
Happy New Year from us!!
Filled with a strange optimism.
Or is it Pringles?
Anyway, it's nice.
Filled with a strange optimism.
Or is it Pringles?
Anyway, it's nice.
So irresponsible.
January 1, 2026 at 5:48 AM
So irresponsible.
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Here's to all the fresh New Year's Revolutions.
January 1, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Here's to all the fresh New Year's Revolutions.
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A thing from 2025 I found personally tragic: Prairie Dog, one of Canada's last free alternative newspapers, finally called it quits. I wrote regularly for them starting in 2008 & it's the reason I cover Regina city hall. I miss hearing from Steve all the time to talk about what to write next. #yqrcc
December 31, 2025 at 11:08 PM
A thing from 2025 I found personally tragic: Prairie Dog, one of Canada's last free alternative newspapers, finally called it quits. I wrote regularly for them starting in 2008 & it's the reason I cover Regina city hall. I miss hearing from Steve all the time to talk about what to write next. #yqrcc
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“It’s time to change the framework we use to assess the value of public transit, so it factors in health and social benefits that come from greater equity, reduced sedentary behaviour and less air pollution.”
“We simply can't have and create sustainable, healthy communities without transit.”
“We simply can't have and create sustainable, healthy communities without transit.”
Transit fares are going up. Why do Canadian cities struggle to keep it affordable? | CBC News
With transit fares on the rise in a number of Canadian cities, some experts say it’s time to rethink how we fund public transportation so that lower-income riders — who rely on it the most — aren't pr...
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December 31, 2025 at 8:43 PM
“It’s time to change the framework we use to assess the value of public transit, so it factors in health and social benefits that come from greater equity, reduced sedentary behaviour and less air pollution.”
“We simply can't have and create sustainable, healthy communities without transit.”
“We simply can't have and create sustainable, healthy communities without transit.”
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December 31, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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We’ve spent a year vilifying people that ride every conceivable mode of bicycle in this city.
Every year the number one killer of people on our streets in #TOpoli, are drivers.
Who has the #ProliticalWill to prioritize the safety of vulnerable road users?
schoolofcities.github.io/who-are-stre...
Every year the number one killer of people on our streets in #TOpoli, are drivers.
Who has the #ProliticalWill to prioritize the safety of vulnerable road users?
schoolofcities.github.io/who-are-stre...
December 31, 2025 at 5:32 PM
We’ve spent a year vilifying people that ride every conceivable mode of bicycle in this city.
Every year the number one killer of people on our streets in #TOpoli, are drivers.
Who has the #ProliticalWill to prioritize the safety of vulnerable road users?
schoolofcities.github.io/who-are-stre...
Every year the number one killer of people on our streets in #TOpoli, are drivers.
Who has the #ProliticalWill to prioritize the safety of vulnerable road users?
schoolofcities.github.io/who-are-stre...
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Favourite books of the year!
Fiction and nonfiction cos I don't tend to differentiate.
(Not necessarily that have come out I 2025 just things I read this year!)
Thread!
Fiction and nonfiction cos I don't tend to differentiate.
(Not necessarily that have come out I 2025 just things I read this year!)
Thread!
December 27, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Favourite books of the year!
Fiction and nonfiction cos I don't tend to differentiate.
(Not necessarily that have come out I 2025 just things I read this year!)
Thread!
Fiction and nonfiction cos I don't tend to differentiate.
(Not necessarily that have come out I 2025 just things I read this year!)
Thread!