Leslie Greentree
@lesliegreentree.bsky.social
Author of four books, most recently the #shortstories NOT THE APOCALYPSE I WAS HOPING FOR (2022). Avid reader. Occasional essayist. Photo snapper. Lover of trees, dogs, rust and pollinators. Sign up for my newsletter at www.LeslieGreentree.ca
"As I picked up my first victim in my serrated claws, I expected him to beg for his life. But instead, he said, 'I think you just haven’t been with the right guy yet.'"
I Am a Monster Hell Bent on Destroying Earth, but Humans Are More Concerned That I’m a Lesbian
“No one cared that I’m twelve feet tall, covered in razor-sharp spikes, with four prehensile tongues that taste the air to track human fear. They only specul...
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Imagine having a hit at 80 for your debut novel written almost 50 years ago. Art is a wild and wonderful and capricious thing. #BookSky #CanLit
Kirkdale Bookshop@kirkdalebooks.bsky.social · 2w agoJust sold a copy! observer.co.uk/culture/book...
I love this bc it’s true: “Go to your nearest café and look to your left, then to your right. A hundred percent of those people are slathering me across sentences like adding more cheese to a risotto that’s already drowning in parmesan—without tasting, without thinking, without remorse.”
McSweeney's@mcsweeneys.net · last wk."Writers have been using me long before AI. I am the punctuation equivalent of a cardigan—beloved by MFA grads, used by editors when it’s actually cold, and worn year-round by screenwriters. I am not new here. I am not novel. I’m the cigarette you keep saying you’ll quit."
Sweet deals on so many wonderful books. #booksky💙📚
Wolsak & Wynn@wolsakandwynn.bsky.social · last wk.Our Backlist Blowout Sale ends on Friday, July 31st. Take a look soon to see the great tiles we have on for 50% off – it'll be a long time before we do this kind of sale again! You can see all the titles here: bookstore.wolsakandwynn.ca/collections/...
“Many’s the man lost much just because he missed a perfect opportunity to say nothing.” ~Claire Keegan, ‘Foster’ #SundaySentence
The hardwood and brass fittings were years from their last good polish. Gently cooled air hung heavy with fried food and spilled beer. A quiet bit of paradise. #SundaySentence cluster from Seldom Seen Road by @jkdegen.bsky.social, the first in his Burnt River Mystery series. #booksky💙📚
Canadian arts and culture folks: the federal government has launched a (methodologically flawed) survey on "the Cultural Sector's readiness for Artificial Intelligence". If you're ready to resist or refuse genAI, here's your chance to let them know. pch.research-recherche.ca/f/s.aspx?lan...
National Survey on the Cultural Sector’s Readiness for Artificial Intelligence
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When our father does the things he needs to do in the world, we understand it is his due. If our mother does the things she needs to do in the world, we feel she has abandoned us. #SundaySentence cluster from “Night Wandering,” an essay in Deborah Levy’s terrific collection, The Cost of Living.
Lovely to see The Art of Looking Back on the Tyee this morning! thetyee.ca/Presents/202...
Eight Local Books to Upgrade Your Summer Reading List | The Tyee
A curated booklist to suit varied seasonal whims.
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The Walrus and Peter Mansbridge have partnered to invest in emerging writers in Canada with the Mansbridge Essay. This is a new annual $5,000 program for reported writing. Submissions open till July 15. https://thewalrus.ca/mansbridge-essay
This is pure gold coming from @libbyapp.com "Shoutout to libraries for enabling our reading habits in the most financially responsible way possible. #LibraryLove #Bookish #LibbyApp"
We have run as far as we can from the hardships of previous ages, and now we need to find a balance between what we know and what we knew. #SundaySentence from the remarkable Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age by Katherine May. #booksky💙📚 #amreading
For Canada Day we'd like to celebrate the wonderful diversity of Canadian stories by highlighting three very different books, each of which introduces you to a distinct and fascinating way of thinking about and living within our country. You can learn more about the books at: www.wolsakandwynn.ca
Will someone please make these for me?
Nigella Lawson@nigella.bsky.social · last mo.🇨🇦 Tradition decrees that on #CanadaDay my Maple Buttercream Cupcakes with Bacon Sprinkles are #RecipeOfTheDay! Look, I get that this all sounds weird, but they certainly don’t taste weird. Far from it: they are, indeed, deeply rewarding to eat. www.nigella.com/recipes/mapl...
preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi... Leslie Greentree is one of my favourite authors. Do read her latest newsletter. Better still buy one of her collections of poetry (go-go dancing for Elvis) or read one of her novels (Not the Apocalypse I Was Hoping For) You won’t regret it.
June in the Green(tree) Room: short & sweet + exciting news!
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In a piece that harkens back to her days as the Edmonton Journal’s star columnist, Senator Paula Simons has penned a complicated love letter that wrestles with how Alberta’s best instincts have been swallowed up by grievance politics forwardweekly.ca/alberta-i-kn... #ableg #abpoli #canpoli
The Alberta I Know, the Canada We Need | By Paula Simons | Forward Weekly
Forward Weekly feature for June 28, 2026.
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God doesn’t have much of a track record for sparing women, so I’m not counting on it. #SundaySentence from Forager: Field Notes for Surviving a Family Cult by Michelle Dowd. #booksky💙📚 #amreading
My June newsletter comes out approximately 37 minutes before the crack of dawn tomorrow (Sunday) morning. Like our summers, it’s short and sweet and features only the tastiest of tidbits. Not a subscriber yet? Sign up at lesliegreentree.ca today!
I love this list and am happy adding to my TBR - I’m especially excited to read the new memoir by @fishgottaswim.bsky.social
Theresa Kishkan@fishgottaswim.bsky.social · last mo.So pleased to see my book here! thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...
Google’s Search history update stores media uploads from your interactions, like images used in reverse image searches, for training its AI models. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
Here’s How to Opt Out of Google Search’s New AI Data Training Feature
Google’s Search history update stores media uploads from your interactions, like images used in reverse image searches, for training its AI models.
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Join Kyle Flemmer, Patrick Horner, and Rayanne Kap TOMORROW at @shelflifebooks.bsky.social to launch the fantastic new collection The Wiki of Babel! buff.ly/BcASg0K
A Calgary Chamber of Commerce survey suggests 48% of its members would consider leaving Alberta if the province separates from Canada. Edmonton Chamber VP Heather Thomson says Edmonton businesses feel the same uncertainty, and it’s costing them now. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/h...
I don’t have a regular #SundaySentence cued up as we’re travelling, so please enjoy this menu snippet from our most magical meal at the tiny and gorgeous Woodroad restaurant in Margaree Harbour, Cape Breton last night … (trigger warning: food porn) 1/2
This is a truly wonderful read by @michaeldowns.bsky.social about art, children, war. And unpeeling, and more.
Michael Downs@michaeldowns.bsky.social · 6mo agoIn "Report," my newest essay published by The Missouri Review, a hidden painting comes to light in a Kraków courtyard and reveals much about children and war. missourireview.com/report-by-mi...
In this week’s Forward Weekly feature, designer and data journalist Brnesh Berhe looked at the available numbers for an infographic that compares the wild promises of separatists with what economists and history actually tell us. Read more & subscribe: ForwardWeekly.ca #ableg #abpoli #canpoli (1/8)
