Kate Blair
@kateblair.bsky.social
British-Canadian YA author of A MIST OF MEMORIES, TRANSFERRAL and TANGLED PLANET + THE MAGPIE’S LIBRARY (MG), out with DCB/Cormorant. WE BURY NOTHING out now!. https://www.cormorantbooks.com/Books/W/We-Bury-Nothing She/her
If you ‘only use AI for research’ and by some miracle, get your facts right, your work still suffers! It’s the unexpected details found in research that bring your work to life. It’s rabbit holes & deep dives that uncover fascinating facts & texture. There’s loads you don’t know that you don’t know!
Here it is. My manifesto for the 2026 Clacton By-Election. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Join me, clean up Clacton and let's make 13th August Bin Day! #VoteBinface #VoteyMcVoteface #YesWeTinCan
Yay! Congratulations & good work to everyone who responded to the questionnaire/emailed their MP, protested, etc. We actually did it! They actually listened!
Toronto Star@thestar.com · 2w ago#Breaking: Federal government grounds Billy Bishop airport expansion
Hi, vernacular architectural historian here! So what’s happened here is basically yeah that’s a gate to hell
Dave Gilbert@wadjeteyegames.com · 2w agoFound this gate in York. It had a standard lock, plus a padlock and a chain holding it shut. It was very very securely closed. The only thing on the other side is a blank wall. The only conclusion I can make is that this is a magic portal to hell.
Have we considered that only the goal at that end of the pitch is working?
Nothing like seeing your child’s face bathed in apocalyptic orange light from the window to wonder what the fuck we are doing.
We have the worst air quality in the world right now. The sky is orange and the whole of outside smells like burnt plastic. I really don’t know what to say that hasn’t already been said. Take care of yourselves. Stay inside if you can.
Come perceive me on Sun July 12 at @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social from 1-3pm, where I'll be signing SLASHER SUMMER! I'm not doing a reading or anything, feel free to drop by any time.
Anyone surprised by those WSJ articles on Europe/Canada has not been paying attention. And the relationship with the US can’t be restored while the country can be totally subject to the whims of (any) one man. Or a few billionaires, for that matter.
The temperatures in London are hot for cities that are set up for it, and London is very much not set up for it. I have been there in previous heatwaves and they are no joke. Good luck & take care of yourselves. Shade, water, rest.
Congratulations Kate Blair! WE BURY NOTHING has won the Ruth & Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award. @kateblair.bsky.social @mandagroup.bsky.social #CanLit #kidlit #IReadCanadian
6-0 to Canada. Feels only fair after Kone. First Canadian World Cup victory!
Fundamental attribution error is an interesting cognitive bias. Suppose you are having the world's shittiest day. Your spouse just died in a fire that also took your home, you just got diagnosed with cancer, etc. You're sitting in a hospital waiting room.
A wee group of angry balaclava and mask-wearing anti-immigration guys tried to stop the good people of Glasgow showing solidarity with migrants and standing up to racism and fascism. Well, the far right are far outnumbered... #RefugeesWelcome #MigrantsWelcome #NeighboursNotStrangers #Glasgow
Aerial PARTIAL view of the anti racist, anti fascist crowd in Belfast right now. City Hall to the left for scale. This - this is the real Belfast. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
Love this city. The racists are all stuck in a shit pub rn being yelled at by *checks notes* Fatboy slim?
Playing the fun, high-stakes mid-40s game of ‘did I properly hurt my back doing yard work or will this Naproxen fix it?’ Wish me luck.
This is such a loss. Pour out a cup of Gold Blend, folks.
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 2mo agoAnthony Head, best known for his roles in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Ted Lasso,” has died at 72
Don’t steal Debbie’s comics. Not cool. Don’t steal anyone’s comics for that matter.
Debbie Ridpath Ohi@debbieohi.com · 2mo agoHey all. It's come to my attention that some people are scooping my comics and changing the captions, adding themselves as as co-creators. Also that some are scooping my comics & adding their own branding. All without permission. PLEASE DO NOT DO THIS.
My husband has just built this chair for our little backyard (it was my Christmas present). I got into it to try it out, and now I never want to get out. I have so many things to do. Help.
I lost a fit & healthy uncle shockingly fast to pancreatic cancer. I later copy edited a load of scientific papers on it, and learned that he was no anomaly. It really is a terrible cancer. This is fantastic news. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Daily pill can double survival time for world’s deadliest cancer, trial shows
Experts hail daraxonrasib as ‘gamechanger’ for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer
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The Ontario Arts Council and the Ontario Arts Foundation have announced the shortlists for the 2026 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Awards. Learn more at https://kidsbooknews.ca/blogs/news/shortlists-announced-for-the-2026-ruth-and-sylvia-schwartz-childrens-book-awards
WE BURY NOTHING has been shortlisted for the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Award! Thanks so much to the Ontario Arts Foundation & congratulations to all the other shortlisted authors/illustrators! oafdn.ca/shortlists-f...
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