Jennifer O'Connor
@jennifer-oconnor.bsky.social
Writer, reader, doctoral student studying social & political thought and comparative literature
The new Nobel laureate uses finely wrought forms to constrain a terrible excess of feeling. www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...
Anne Carson’s Ecstatic Minimalism
The new Nobel laureate uses finely wrought forms to constrain a terrible excess of feeling.
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"Ripping out these protected bike lanes against the will of Toronto city council is a colossal waste of $48 million. The province’s own experts know it will not ease traffic congestion, it will put people’s lives at risk, and there is no network of side streets that could replace these lanes."
Ontario will officially begin removing Toronto bike lanes on Tuesday | CBC News
Ontario will begin removing bike lanes from a stretch on Bloor Street W. in Etobicoke on Tuesday, the Ministry of Transportation says.
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A trip to Kensington Market for yarn and a pumpkin cinnamon bun
La réalisatrice de «Mourir à tue-tête», «Les filles du Roy» et «Tu as crié LET ME GO», aura su allier féminisme et cinéma.
Décès d’Anne-Claire Poirier, cinéaste pionnière
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Back from the market with pumpkin and apple pastries and teddy bear sunflowers
Bits left over from various projects have been turned into mittens
More vendors, partners n fun at our free harvest celebration tomorrow afternoon (Sun., Sep. 27) from 1-4pm. *NEW* > @pfenningsfarm.bsky.social carrot juice > Bickford Beekeeping Co-op local honey + bee info > Green Thumbs Growing Kids sprouts tasting More deets - www.karmacoop.org/events-calen...
Bike lane removals near Islington on Bloor are imminent. Keep up the vigilance. Keep up the direct action. #StrengthinNumbers #CriticalMass @cycletoronto.bsky.social @jnyyz.bsky.social @lanrickbennett.bsky.social @tomflood.bsky.social
9 days until our fundraiser to help writers living in exile in Canada. Hosted by Elamin Abdelmahmoud and featuring a literary auction, we are expecting over 150 people in attendance. 🗓️ Thurs Oct 1 📍 Toronto Tickets are $115, and qualify for an $80 charitable tax receipt: buff.ly/125Cn6n
The Power of Words: Writers in Exile - PEN Canada
A PEN Benefit for the Joan Leishman Memorial Fund, in support of writers living in exile in Canada. Ticket required.
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So many deals at Karma Co-op in the run up to our Harvest Celebration Event - this weekend on Sunday, Sep. 27 from 1-4pm. Join us for food, fun and lots of community. Everyone's invited💚
25 years of silence and impunity: PEN demands Proof of Life of Eritrean writers detained since 2001. Today, 118 acclaimed writers from around the world have signed an open letter to President Isaias Afwerki, in support of PEN International's global Proof of Life campaign and petition:
Ontario Society Of Professional Engineers (OSPE) continues to speak out against the province's reckless and arbitrary scheme to rip out 19 km of protected bike lanes. Now will engineering firms heed this message before bidding on Ontario's RFP?
OSPE Statement: Where Things Stand on Bill 212 and Toronto's Bike Lanes
Explore the OSPE Statement on Bill 212 and its impact on Toronto's bike lanes and transportation planning.
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Lotfullah Najafizada will be the inaugural PEN Exiled Writer-in-Residence at Victoria University and the Jackman Humanities Institute. Najafizada is an Afghan journalist and the founder and CEO of Amu TV, an independent satellite news channel serving audiences in Afghanistan and the diaspora.
The $12,000 winner will be announced Nov 10 at the #WTAwards. writerstrust.com/DayneOgilvie
Announcing finalists for the 2026 #HilaryWeston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction— congratulations to Richard Kelly Kemick, Robert Moor, Trina Moyles, Julian Brave NoiseCat, and Dan Werb. $75K winner announced Nov 10 at the #WTAwards writerstrust.com/WestonPrize
Autumn salad: farro, arugula, chèvre, apple, pecans, and dried cherries
A bookstore in Toronto says that around June 2026, he started getting "very suspicious" calls for bulk orders of used books for seemingly random lists of books: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Used bookstores navigate 'suspicious' bulk orders amid AI book-shredding fears | CBC News
Used booksellers in Canada are navigating how to handle mysterious bulk orders, as suspicions grow that companies are buying up their old books so they can be scanned for AI training — and then trashe...
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4 weeks to go — tickets on sale now 🎟️ This October, be part of a lively gathering of journalists, authors, and artists. Bid on works of art and unique literary experiences through our our online auction (launching mid-September). Hors d’oeuvres, wine, and freedom of expression are on the menu.
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Autumn garden: mums, pansies, and ornamental cabbages.
Got electronics, small appliances or bicycles that need #tlc? Bring them to be repaired at Karma Co-op on Sat., Sep. 19 from 12-3pm. Event created in collaboration w/ RepairCafe Toronto. Everyone Is welcome, registration on-site. More info here: www.karmacoop.org/events-calen... #repaircafe
Another enchanting evening of theatre: Dream in High Park
I've only been a baseball fan for less than a year! Catalogues - Sunday, August 16, 2026 2 guesses 1️⃣ 😻 🟢 🟢 ⚪ 🟢 ⚪ 🟢 ⚪ 🟢 🟢 🟢 🟢 🟢 🟢 🟢 www.newyorker.com/puzzles-and-...
Play Catalogues: Sunday, August 16, 2026
Can you sort the items into the correct order?
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I'm proud to be a member of @pencanada.bsky.social Nominations for the 2026 Ken Filkow Prize are still being accepted. The nomination form is here: pencanada.ca/nominations-...
PEN Canada@pencanada.bsky.social · 2mo agoPEN is seeking nominations for its 2026 Ken Filkow Prize. The prize recognizes an individual or institution who has advanced free expression in Canada, and shown courage in freeing information from restraint or interference. Past winners were journalists, publishers and academics: buff.ly/bsHqNfm
