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Laura Brady
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Making books, reading books, yelling about baseball (she/her)
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Laura Brady @laurab7.bsky.social · Mar 12
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
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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Nice overview of some indie bookstores in Toronto.
nowtoronto.com/gifts/these-...
Shopping for a bookworm? These 7 Toronto bookstores have the perfect holiday finds - NOW Toronto
Want to treat your book worm friend this holiday? Check out these Toronto independent bookstores, which will make your gift hunting easier.
nowtoronto.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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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
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Caledon friends: important decisions are being made at the town that are skipping the democratic process thanks to Doug Ford’s strong mayor powers. As a result, fans of the #Caledon library system need to be squeaky wheels. Today, if at all possible.

Emails here: www.caledon.ca/en/governmen...
OUR LIBRARY DELIVERED $8 MILLION IN VALUE! $8 MILLION SAVED: That's the value YOU got from our libraries in just 9 months. 368,085 physical books, DVDs, and more borrowed 136,271 digital books and resources accessed. 268,875 visits to study, meet, and connect. The Library Board's recommended budget was not fully included in the Town's 2026 budget. Funding for essential items including collections and IT was significantly reduced. Call or email your Councillor before NOVEMBER 18 so amendments to the Town's budget will be considered in support of the Library Board's recommendations. Nov 25 Council Meeting: Council votes to adopt budget with amendment considerations. Our library is a multimillion dollar investment! Let's protect it. Scan this QR code to find your ward's Councillor and email them today!
November 17, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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“There has never been a more urgent time to expose, explore, and act at the intersection of ethics, disability, and digital accessibility.”

On a new anthology about accessibility and ethics approaches to the digital space. #DigitalAccessibilityEthics laurabrady.ca/blog/digital...
Digital Accessibility Ethics — Laura Brady
“Digital Accessibility Ethics: Disability Inclusion in All Things Tech. will be published on March 26, 2026, and is already available for pre-order. The book introduces the first Digital Accessibili...
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November 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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This is bananas. As if trying to self-publish isn't confusing enough as is.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
Lost in the plot: how would-be authors were fooled by AI staff and virtual offices in suspected global publishing scam
Book publishing websites in Australia, the UK and New Zealand appear to be using fake testimonials and AI staff pages to lure aspiring writers into handing over their money
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Finding success in doing romance books just a little differently. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/b...
No Lovers on These Covers: A New Look in Romance Publishing
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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On my last night in Geneva, I had the most amazing meal: fresh lake perch in lemon butter sauce and then this dish for dessert. It was *sublime*. The version I has was with gruyere double cream. www.swissmilk.ch/fr/recettes-...
Meringues double crème - Recette | Swissmilk
Des meringues avec de la double crème, c'est le dessert des vrais gourmand·es. S'il se suffit en général à lui-même, on peut l'accompagner de fruits rouges.
www.swissmilk.ch
November 15, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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The very strong evidence from my book publishing students is that while romantasy is still cool, gothic fiction with SFF elements is where it's at. Publishers take note!
November 15, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Facing one’s in-box after a week of mostly ignoring it is enough to make you opt for early retirement.
November 15, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Amazon: a.co/d/c3K3ras

Another Story: anotherstory.ca/item/PBY3knU...
Digital Accessibility Ethics by Lainey Feingold | Another Story Bookshop
Digital Accessibility Ethicsis a practical guide with an urgent goal: to help end tech exclusion of 1.3 billion people across the world with disabilities.
anotherstory.ca
November 12, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Exciting news today! I can finally share that I wrote a chapter for a wonderful book titled “Digital Accessibility Ethics: Disability Inclusion in All Things Tech.” It will be published on March 26, 2026, and is already available for pre-order.
Book cover with the title and subtitle in blue letters at the top reading Digital Accessibility Ethics: Disability Inclusion in All Things Tech. Below the title, taking up about 2/3 of the cover is a painting. The painting features arcs of yellow, orange, blue, turquoise, pink, and purple. The lower half of these swaths of bright colors are populated by abstract figures, circles, and building-like shapes. According to the artist, the work uses sheet music as a foundation, creating an abstract typographical interpretation of musical notation through bold design and color. Resting on the top left corner of the images are the words Edited by Lainey Feingold, Reginé Gilbert, Chancey Fleet. On the bottom right corner are the words CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group.
November 12, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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we need a department of kerning
The Department of War's seal hangs on a wall. The kerning appears to be off.
November 13, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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Geneva is full of art.
A multi story sculpture of a chair with a broken leg in the place in front of the United Nations.
November 13, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Exciting news today! I can finally share that I wrote a chapter for a wonderful book titled “Digital Accessibility Ethics: Disability Inclusion in All Things Tech.” It will be published on March 26, 2026, and is already available for pre-order.
Book cover with the title and subtitle in blue letters at the top reading Digital Accessibility Ethics: Disability Inclusion in All Things Tech. Below the title, taking up about 2/3 of the cover is a painting. The painting features arcs of yellow, orange, blue, turquoise, pink, and purple. The lower half of these swaths of bright colors are populated by abstract figures, circles, and building-like shapes. According to the artist, the work uses sheet music as a foundation, creating an abstract typographical interpretation of musical notation through bold design and color. Resting on the top left corner of the images are the words Edited by Lainey Feingold, Reginé Gilbert, Chancey Fleet. On the bottom right corner are the words CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group.
November 12, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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Went to Villa Diodati to see the house where Mary Shelley dreamt up Frankenstein only to see a statue of … Lord Byron! WT actual F?
A middle-aged man giving double middle fingers to a statue labelled "Lord Byron, 1788–1824." Lake Geneva is is the background.
November 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Went to Villa Diodati to see the house where Mary Shelley dreamt up Frankenstein only to see a statue of … Lord Byron! WT actual F?
A middle-aged man giving double middle fingers to a statue labelled "Lord Byron, 1788–1824." Lake Geneva is is the background.
November 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Current status: crepes!
Crepes with ham cheese and an egg topped with salad. Crepes Bretonnes: apples and salted butter. It was even better than it looks!
November 9, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Bonjour from Genève.
A middle aged white woman with grey curly hair looks to her left. She poses in the sunshine on a pier with boats and mountains in the background.
November 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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The Vesias definitely saw what the Blue Jays did, as evidenced by their thanking the Toronto organization for their support. I'm going to start crying again.

Kindness feels revolutionary right now but it matters so much.
marcquill.bsky.social Marc Quill / WON/F4W / QB1 Publishing @marcquill.bsky.social · 11d
honestly have to give llots of credit to the Blue Jays players for honoring Vesia and his family by putting his number on their caps during the World Series. It's a really classy gesture that I'm sure did not go unnoticed.
November 8, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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Bought snacks for the plane and ate them all before takeoff: a memoir.
November 8, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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I will never forget the Toronto Blue Jays relief pitchers sharpie-ing Vesia’s number on their caps during games 6 and 7 of the World Series for as long as I live.

Just a simple act of love and solidarity and sportsmanship so desperately needed in these awful times. Class organization.
mollyknight.bsky.social Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 11d
Dodgers reliever Alex Vesia and his wife Kayla announced that their newborn daughter, Sterling Sol, died on October 26th.

Please continue to keep this family in your thoughts. 💔
clervedia alexvesia Sterling Sol Vesia Our little angel we love you forever & you're with us always. Our beautiful daughter went to heaven Sunday October 26th. There are no words to describe the pain we're going through but we hold her in our hearts and cherish every second we had with her. Thank you to the Dodgers for their understanding and support during this time. Our baseball family showed up for us and we wouldn't be able to do this without them. Thank you Dodger Nation, Blue Jays organization and all baseball fans for your love and support. We have seen ALL your messages, comments and posts. It's brought us so much comfort. Lastly, we'd like to thank Cedars Sinai and all the medical staff who helped Kayla and Sterling. Every person we came across was truly so incredible. A photo of an adult hand with an infant’s hand
November 7, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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One of the most beautiful things about the Irish is their respect for the arts. You find live music at most bars, I went to a literary pub crawl & saw monuments & museums dedicated to writers, poets, musicians, etc.

They understand the value of supporting artists & I wish Canada did, too.
Ireland is locking down basic income for artists. Could Canada follow suit? | CBC Radio
Ireland has made permanent its three-year pilot program that gave monthly income payments to thousands of artists. Canadian artists are hoping to use that program's success to build momentum for guara...
www.cbc.ca
November 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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eBOUND Canada has a new ebook certification program. It’s open to publishers in Canada — and is free to eBOUND’s clients — and to publishers around the world as well. Read more about it here. laurabrady.ca/blog/ebook-a...
Ebook Accessibility + Certification — Laura Brady
eBOUND Digital Certification is a Canadian grown ‘whole file health certification.” This certification includes the auditing of accessibility features to the highest standards and the availability of ...
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November 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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A.I. companies are aggressively reaching out to book publishers to strike deals that will allow them to sidestep the litigation that led to the Anthropic settlement and avoid the heftier payouts. slate.com/technology/2...
You’ve Seen These Books in Every Gift Shop. You Won’t Guess Who Wants to Buy Them Now.
Arcadia Publishing built its empire on small-town storytellers. Now it wants to sell their words to an A.I. company no one will name.
slate.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.

Here's how to turn it off.

First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Screenshot of the top of a Bsky feed, with a red circle around the hamburger menu in the top left.
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM