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Billy by Leigh
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Dork behind Billy Book News https://billy-1.ghost.io

Literary Fiction. Books in translation. Audiobooks. Children's literature. Sass.

I read slowly.

QC 🇨🇦
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I love Karl Ove. I recognize that it is weird to love reading about a man cleaning out his tub, but there's something about big crises happening in the background of the day-to-day that really gets me.

#currentlyreading #booksky #litfic
November 15, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Is doyen/doyenne the new hip word? I hadn't heard it at all before November. Now every podcast I'm hearing pops it in.
November 14, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Any other book weirdos watching the clock for the Booker Prize winner announcement?

30 minutes, baby!

#booksky
November 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Hey book friends,

I'm reviving my book recs newsletter & would love a few more readers.

My recent post was about The Book of Disappearance by Ibtisam Azem.

I write mostly about #litfic and #podcasts. I can be a bit snarky, but I'm mostly sincere. #booksky

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November 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
You should probably read The Book of Disappearance by Ibtisam Azem. It was an intense but necessary start to my reading of Palestine.

Here is my recommendation: billy-1.ghost.io/books-help-m...

#booksky #litfic
Books, help me see Palestine
On reading to see Lately, I’ve been reading about Palestine. At first I thought I was doing it to understand what has been happening in Gaza and the West Bank, but I realize now I am reading to see. ...
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November 7, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Isaiah Kiner-Falefa has contributed to the Blue Jays team since he came back. He didn't ruin anything for us. He gave us hope.

This team gave the Dodgers hell and gave us fans an incredible series. I'm so proud of them.
November 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Here's my October recap #booksky

Lots of non-fiction. I've been talking about Being Mortal a lot, especially in shared-decision making conversations with patients advocates.

#currentlyreading #nonfiction @thestorygraph.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I played Mrs Webb in my high school production of Our Town, but barely remember it. Anyone else got Thornton Wilder memories?
Do you have a passion for, hot take about, or inexplicable animosity towards the literary work of Thornton Wilder? Especially about the novels as opposed to the plays? Would loooove to hear from you for a pod thing—voicemail would be groovy but also could possibly swing a short chat! d/l: Thurs.
November 2, 2025 at 7:55 PM
#BlueJays still deserve their flowers. What an incredible run. I am so proud of them.
November 2, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Feeling pretty old today as my friends' kids show off their costumes and I don't get a single reference.
November 1, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Today I had a nice cry in my car just thinking about the fact that the #BlueJays could take the World Series tomorrow.

I call myself a 162-er. I watch ball all year long, I'm up on the off season transactions & I listen to all the podcasts. This is my game. This is my team and it's all happening.
October 30, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Sportsnet crap out for any other Blue Jays fans in the top of the seventh?
October 29, 2025 at 2:25 AM
No thank you to baseball halftime shows.
October 26, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Ernie Clement is already Canada's hero 🩵
If the #BlueJays win the World Series, Ernie Clement is a hero in this city forever.

What a postseason, what a player.
October 25, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Made it to Toronto. Didn't even try to make it inside. Despite the frown, I am jacked to be here (like my new favourite Jay, home plate unit).

#BlueJays 1 down!
October 25, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Grown men showing their beautiful emotions, body diversity and athleticism, so many stories of thinking you're washed and rising back up to have the season of your life--baseball has it all.

Let's go #BlueJays
October 21, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Are we just going to not talk about home plate unit's even bigger friend???

#BlueJays #ALCS
October 20, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Did the jacked guy behind home plate bring a bigger friend???

#BlueJays #ALCS
October 20, 2025 at 1:50 AM
My first Erik Larson.
So far so good.

Oddly enjoying the nostalgia of "this book continues on disk 8"

#currentlyreading #nonfiction #audiobooks #booksky
October 18, 2025 at 11:45 AM
How's the stress level for my #BlueJays pals today?
October 15, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Get ready, family. I'm about to spew a bunch of cool facts about prostheses.

I love Mary Roach!

#currentlyreading #booksky
October 13, 2025 at 1:18 AM
This inspired me to be a better caregiver, one who has slow and careful conversations about my loved one's priorities and fears. #currentlyreading #booksky
October 9, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Good morning, #BlueJays fans. Take a second to remember what happened last night.
October 9, 2025 at 10:14 AM
One of my favourite things in the world is watching Aaron Boone get fired up. It's even better when the #BlueJays do it to him.
October 8, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I saw a blue jay on my porch is morning. Good omen for our sweet #BlueJays
October 6, 2025 at 12:26 AM