Jeff Cottrill
@jeffcottrill.bsky.social
Jeff Cottrill is a novelist, Pushcart Prize-nominated poet, journalist and spoken-word artist based in Toronto.
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My new novel, Performance Reviews, is now available at Book City's Beach location!
(Queen and Woodbine)
(Queen and Woodbine)
November 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
My new novel, Performance Reviews, is now available at Book City's Beach location!
(Queen and Woodbine)
(Queen and Woodbine)
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Paul McCartney
Rolling Stones
Elton John
Peter Gabriel
Weird Al Yankovic
Paul McCartney
Rolling Stones
Elton John
Peter Gabriel
Weird Al Yankovic
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
The Pogues
Sinead O'Connor
The Cramps
The Violent Femmes
David Bowie
The Pogues
Sinead O'Connor
The Cramps
The Violent Femmes
David Bowie
Zappa
Etta James
BB King
Heart
Johnny Winter
Etta James
BB King
Heart
Johnny Winter
November 28, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Paul McCartney
Rolling Stones
Elton John
Peter Gabriel
Weird Al Yankovic
Paul McCartney
Rolling Stones
Elton John
Peter Gabriel
Weird Al Yankovic
Look!
New, shorter links to buy my new book, Performance Reviews:
Canada:
mybook.to/PerformanceR...
U.S.:
mybook.to/PerformanceR...
U.K.:
mybook.to/PerformanceR...
Australia:
mybook.to/PerformanceR...
#BooksWorthReading #CanLit #writerscommunity #Booksky #Novels #books #book #novels #satire
New, shorter links to buy my new book, Performance Reviews:
Canada:
mybook.to/PerformanceR...
U.S.:
mybook.to/PerformanceR...
U.K.:
mybook.to/PerformanceR...
Australia:
mybook.to/PerformanceR...
#BooksWorthReading #CanLit #writerscommunity #Booksky #Novels #books #book #novels #satire
Amazon.com: Performance Reviews: 9798265511577: Cottrill, Jeff, Buddha, Alien: Books
Amazon.com: Performance Reviews: 9798265511577: Cottrill, Jeff, Buddha, Alien: Books
mybook.to
November 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Look!
New, shorter links to buy my new book, Performance Reviews:
Canada:
mybook.to/PerformanceR...
U.S.:
mybook.to/PerformanceR...
U.K.:
mybook.to/PerformanceR...
Australia:
mybook.to/PerformanceR...
#BooksWorthReading #CanLit #writerscommunity #Booksky #Novels #books #book #novels #satire
New, shorter links to buy my new book, Performance Reviews:
Canada:
mybook.to/PerformanceR...
U.S.:
mybook.to/PerformanceR...
U.K.:
mybook.to/PerformanceR...
Australia:
mybook.to/PerformanceR...
#BooksWorthReading #CanLit #writerscommunity #Booksky #Novels #books #book #novels #satire
REMINDER: Book launch in #Toronto this Sunday!
Now there's a Facebook event page: www.facebook.com/events/13459...
Both the event page and the poster below promote two events at Foy House: a short open mic in the late afternoon, and my launch. Free bites in between. Why not go to both events?
Now there's a Facebook event page: www.facebook.com/events/13459...
Both the event page and the poster below promote two events at Foy House: a short open mic in the late afternoon, and my launch. Free bites in between. Why not go to both events?
November 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
REMINDER: Book launch in #Toronto this Sunday!
Now there's a Facebook event page: www.facebook.com/events/13459...
Both the event page and the poster below promote two events at Foy House: a short open mic in the late afternoon, and my launch. Free bites in between. Why not go to both events?
Now there's a Facebook event page: www.facebook.com/events/13459...
Both the event page and the poster below promote two events at Foy House: a short open mic in the late afternoon, and my launch. Free bites in between. Why not go to both events?
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This is Bolt. He just learned how to speak. Thinks it works best when he uses his whole body. 12/10 (TT: gavi_570)
November 26, 2025 at 11:46 PM
This is Bolt. He just learned how to speak. Thinks it works best when he uses his whole body. 12/10 (TT: gavi_570)
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In Canada authors receive public lending right payments for having our books in Canadian public libraries. So yes, please patronize your local library.
AND supporting your local library is super important! If you actually DO want books to be available to everyone, the library *already exists* and is staffed by the people who are deep in the trenches of fighting censorship! Supporting the library is doing actual good for your community!
TAPS SCREEN
For like the zillionth time: Libraries are FREE for you, but WE still get compensated for our work!!
For like the zillionth time: Libraries are FREE for you, but WE still get compensated for our work!!
November 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
In Canada authors receive public lending right payments for having our books in Canadian public libraries. So yes, please patronize your local library.
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Following in the footsteps of Donald Trump, #DougFord is conjuring up an enemy within.
globalnews.ca/news/1154280...
globalnews.ca/news/1154280...
Ford says he will audit ‘left-wing radical groups’ opposed to government legislation | Globalnews.ca
Ford's warning came after members of the tenant advocacy group ACORN interrupted the legislature to protest a controversial omnibus bill that shortens some eviction timelines.
globalnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Following in the footsteps of Donald Trump, #DougFord is conjuring up an enemy within.
globalnews.ca/news/1154280...
globalnews.ca/news/1154280...
Guess what:
I'm a finalist in this year's Moonlit Getaway short-fiction contest.
The winner and runners-up will be announced on December 8.
I believe my entry will be published in Moonlit either way.
I'm a finalist in this year's Moonlit Getaway short-fiction contest.
The winner and runners-up will be announced on December 8.
I believe my entry will be published in Moonlit either way.
November 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Guess what:
I'm a finalist in this year's Moonlit Getaway short-fiction contest.
The winner and runners-up will be announced on December 8.
I believe my entry will be published in Moonlit either way.
I'm a finalist in this year's Moonlit Getaway short-fiction contest.
The winner and runners-up will be announced on December 8.
I believe my entry will be published in Moonlit either way.
So. Thoughts on Variety's new list of best comedy movies...
(and yes, I understand that humour is very subjective, it all depends on your experiences and blah blah)
1/
variety.com/lists/best-c...
(and yes, I understand that humour is very subjective, it all depends on your experiences and blah blah)
1/
variety.com/lists/best-c...
The 100 Best Comedy Movies of All Time
Variety's list of the 100 best comedy movies of all time includes 'Annie Hall,' 'Pretty Woman,' 'Waiting for Guffman' and 'Young Frankenstein.'
variety.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:52 AM
So. Thoughts on Variety's new list of best comedy movies...
(and yes, I understand that humour is very subjective, it all depends on your experiences and blah blah)
1/
variety.com/lists/best-c...
(and yes, I understand that humour is very subjective, it all depends on your experiences and blah blah)
1/
variety.com/lists/best-c...
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There's a fancy new Eventbrite page for my book launch -- which is in less than two weeks.
You may make your reservation here and then share it if you want to make your friends feel envious. Or you can just show up. #books #booklaunch #toronto #torontoevents
www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launc...
You may make your reservation here and then share it if you want to make your friends feel envious. Or you can just show up. #books #booklaunch #toronto #torontoevents
www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launc...
BOOK LAUNCH: Performance Reviews by Jeff Cottrill
With guests Heather Babcock, Heather Wood, Timothy Carter, Sean Peever and Neil Traynor!
www.eventbrite.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
There's a fancy new Eventbrite page for my book launch -- which is in less than two weeks.
You may make your reservation here and then share it if you want to make your friends feel envious. Or you can just show up. #books #booklaunch #toronto #torontoevents
www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launc...
You may make your reservation here and then share it if you want to make your friends feel envious. Or you can just show up. #books #booklaunch #toronto #torontoevents
www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launc...
"Who's afraid of Charlie Brown, Charlie Brown, Charlie Brown..."
"I am, George."
"I am, George."
They Won't Stay Dead, Charlie Brown
Forget it, Charlie Brown. It's Chinatown.
November 24, 2025 at 4:34 AM
"Who's afraid of Charlie Brown, Charlie Brown, Charlie Brown..."
"I am, George."
"I am, George."
I was cured all right, Charlie Brown.
He Was Some Kind of Man, Charlie Brown
They Won't Stay Dead, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 4:30 AM
I was cured all right, Charlie Brown.
In the museum's Bird Gallery, you keep seeing this weird little cartoon fella.
As if Ernie from Sesame Street were a passionate bird lover. But he may also be considering stealing your lunch money.
As if Ernie from Sesame Street were a passionate bird lover. But he may also be considering stealing your lunch money.
November 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
In the museum's Bird Gallery, you keep seeing this weird little cartoon fella.
As if Ernie from Sesame Street were a passionate bird lover. But he may also be considering stealing your lunch money.
As if Ernie from Sesame Street were a passionate bird lover. But he may also be considering stealing your lunch money.
With a few hours to kill before my train from Ottawa, I'm checking out the Museum of Nature.
November 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
With a few hours to kill before my train from Ottawa, I'm checking out the Museum of Nature.
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hey! the ottawa small press book fair is today! noon to 5pm! might we see you?
smallpressbookfair.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...
smallpressbookfair.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...
the ottawa small press book fair, autumn 2025 edition: November 22, 2025
span-o (the small press action network - ottawa) presents: the ottawa small press book fair autumn 2025 : will be held on Satur...
smallpressbookfair.blogspot.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
hey! the ottawa small press book fair is today! noon to 5pm! might we see you?
smallpressbookfair.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...
smallpressbookfair.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...
Ready to go at the @ottawasmallpress.bsky.social Book Fair. Sharing a table with Sue Davidson, author of Dread Comes at Daybreak.
Last time, I had only one book for sale. Now I have two! Twice as good.
Last time, I had only one book for sale. Now I have two! Twice as good.
November 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Ready to go at the @ottawasmallpress.bsky.social Book Fair. Sharing a table with Sue Davidson, author of Dread Comes at Daybreak.
Last time, I had only one book for sale. Now I have two! Twice as good.
Last time, I had only one book for sale. Now I have two! Twice as good.
Hey, #Toronto book lovers:
If you want to read my new novel, Performance Reviews, but you don't want to give me any money for some reason... why not request it at your local Toronto Public Library branch?
Just sign in online and fill out this form:
www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/books-video-...
If you want to read my new novel, Performance Reviews, but you don't want to give me any money for some reason... why not request it at your local Toronto Public Library branch?
Just sign in online and fill out this form:
www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/books-video-...
www.torontopubliclibrary.ca
November 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Hey, #Toronto book lovers:
If you want to read my new novel, Performance Reviews, but you don't want to give me any money for some reason... why not request it at your local Toronto Public Library branch?
Just sign in online and fill out this form:
www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/books-video-...
If you want to read my new novel, Performance Reviews, but you don't want to give me any money for some reason... why not request it at your local Toronto Public Library branch?
Just sign in online and fill out this form:
www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/books-video-...
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This is on Saturday! Only five days away.
Tell your #Ottawa friends to check out my new novel, Performance Reviews. (I'll still be selling my debut, Hate Story, as well.)
#books #booksworthreading #novels #smallpress #smallpressbookfair #authors #novels #novelists #bookfair #satire #humour #humor
Tell your #Ottawa friends to check out my new novel, Performance Reviews. (I'll still be selling my debut, Hate Story, as well.)
#books #booksworthreading #novels #smallpress #smallpressbookfair #authors #novels #novelists #bookfair #satire #humour #humor
less than two weeks for the 31st anniversary edition of the ottawa small press book fair! and catch the pre-fair reading at Anina's Cafe the night prior! readers to announce soon,
smallpressbookfair.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...
smallpressbookfair.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...
the ottawa small press book fair, autumn 2025 edition: November 22, 2025
span-o (the small press action network - ottawa) presents: the ottawa small press book fair autumn 2025 : will be held on Satur...
smallpressbookfair.blogspot.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This is on Saturday! Only five days away.
Tell your #Ottawa friends to check out my new novel, Performance Reviews. (I'll still be selling my debut, Hate Story, as well.)
#books #booksworthreading #novels #smallpress #smallpressbookfair #authors #novels #novelists #bookfair #satire #humour #humor
Tell your #Ottawa friends to check out my new novel, Performance Reviews. (I'll still be selling my debut, Hate Story, as well.)
#books #booksworthreading #novels #smallpress #smallpressbookfair #authors #novels #novelists #bookfair #satire #humour #humor
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50 years ago today, this photo of the Chicago press conference for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest was taken.
In the background you can see Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert — in the clothes they wore in the Siskel & Ebert pilot, which was also shot that same day.
In the background you can see Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert — in the clothes they wore in the Siskel & Ebert pilot, which was also shot that same day.
November 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
50 years ago today, this photo of the Chicago press conference for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest was taken.
In the background you can see Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert — in the clothes they wore in the Siskel & Ebert pilot, which was also shot that same day.
In the background you can see Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert — in the clothes they wore in the Siskel & Ebert pilot, which was also shot that same day.
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If you lied to start a war that killed millions so you and your friends could make billions, you don’t deserve to be treated like a national hero.
November 20, 2025 at 5:47 PM
If you lied to start a war that killed millions so you and your friends could make billions, you don’t deserve to be treated like a national hero.
Hey. If you like my new novel, Performance Reviews, why not post a review on Amazon or Goodreads? Might persuade others to give it a try.
Heather Babcock, author of Filthy Sugar, has set the ball rolling with this Goodreads review: (1/2)
#authorsoftwitter #books
www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
Heather Babcock, author of Filthy Sugar, has set the ball rolling with this Goodreads review: (1/2)
#authorsoftwitter #books
www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
Performance Reviews
Discover and share books you love on Goodreads.
www.goodreads.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Hey. If you like my new novel, Performance Reviews, why not post a review on Amazon or Goodreads? Might persuade others to give it a try.
Heather Babcock, author of Filthy Sugar, has set the ball rolling with this Goodreads review: (1/2)
#authorsoftwitter #books
www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
Heather Babcock, author of Filthy Sugar, has set the ball rolling with this Goodreads review: (1/2)
#authorsoftwitter #books
www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
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Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
But why don't they have an International Women's D... oh.
November 19, 2025 at 10:56 PM
But why don't they have an International Women's D... oh.
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This is Scotty. He is not chasing his own tail's shadow. If you'll notice, he actually has it cornered. 13/10 (TT: lifewithscotty)
November 18, 2025 at 11:55 PM
This is Scotty. He is not chasing his own tail's shadow. If you'll notice, he actually has it cornered. 13/10 (TT: lifewithscotty)
#CalvinAndHobbes turns forty today.
Here's one of my favourites.
Here's one of my favourites.
November 18, 2025 at 11:08 PM
#CalvinAndHobbes turns forty today.
Here's one of my favourites.
Here's one of my favourites.