Harrison Mooney

@harrisonmooney.bsky.social

Author of INVISIBLE BOY, winner of the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize, BITTERSWEET (spring 2027) and I JUST HAVE TO RACE ALL THESE GHOSTS (summer 2027). Host of @TheTyee podcast. East Vancouver.

I say it often but once again: By granting them borrowing privileges and protecting their privacy, public libraries afford children a form of civic standing and respect that has few parallels in our “free” society, which mostly treats children as chattel. Vociferously defend public libraries. 📚

ICYMI @thetyee.ca has a podcast now. Come hang with @harrisonmooney.bsky.social and I as we talk about icy groin towels and other ways to demand our governments actually keep us safe from the deadliest form of extreme heat. IT'S IMPORTANT. Keep each other safe out there. Okay love you all bye.

The Tyee@thetyee.ca · 2mo ago

Episode 2 of The Tyee Podcast is now live! 🎙️ Just in time for a heat wave on the South Coast of B.C., host @harrisonmooney.bsky.social talks summer anxiety and staying stay safe in extreme heat with Tyee health reporter @michellegamage.bsky.social. ☀️ thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/202...

“The mountainous republics of the Balkans haven’t mattered much to them yet, but I know my kids, and one of them is guaranteed to ask me why Canada has to play two nations at the same time.” “‘Some places, like people,’ I’ll probably tell them, ‘are more than one thing.’”

The Tyee@thetyee.ca · 2mo ago

“It’s the World Cup. You’ve gotta go big or go home, and in my case, I say: why not both?” @harrisonmooney.bsky.social on how the FIFA World Cup offers a chance for him to explore his identity, inviting his children to do the same. 🏟️ ⚽☀️ thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...