🇨🇦 Maikerus
@maikerus.bsky.social
I am a Canadian (from Iqaluit) living in Tokyo.
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My #HistoricalFiction roundup includes titles by 4 Canadian women novelists: Donna Jones Alward, @annykchoi.bsky.social, @cestima.bsky.social & Natalie Jenner.
Find your next fab read among them. #ReadWomen #Kafka #Austen #Titanic #Korea #1920s
Find your next fab read among them. #ReadWomen #Kafka #Austen #Titanic #Korea #1920s
November 29, 2025 at 4:31 PM
My #HistoricalFiction roundup includes titles by 4 Canadian women novelists: Donna Jones Alward, @annykchoi.bsky.social, @cestima.bsky.social & Natalie Jenner.
Find your next fab read among them. #ReadWomen #Kafka #Austen #Titanic #Korea #1920s
Find your next fab read among them. #ReadWomen #Kafka #Austen #Titanic #Korea #1920s
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For @torontostar-rss.bsky.social I spoke with JOHN IRVING about being an outsider, finding the plot, his friendship with
@stephenking.bsky.social & much more.
(Puck spoke with him about his leash.)
His 16th novel, #QueenEsther, is out now.
#WritingLife #Writers #booksky
@stephenking.bsky.social & much more.
(Puck spoke with him about his leash.)
His 16th novel, #QueenEsther, is out now.
#WritingLife #Writers #booksky
November 8, 2025 at 10:28 PM
For @torontostar-rss.bsky.social I spoke with JOHN IRVING about being an outsider, finding the plot, his friendship with
@stephenking.bsky.social & much more.
(Puck spoke with him about his leash.)
His 16th novel, #QueenEsther, is out now.
#WritingLife #Writers #booksky
@stephenking.bsky.social & much more.
(Puck spoke with him about his leash.)
His 16th novel, #QueenEsther, is out now.
#WritingLife #Writers #booksky
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The fearless, indefatigable, singular MARTHA #GELLHORN was #BOTD in St. Louis. (b. 8 Nov 1908)
I wrote a book about her.
@prhaudio.bsky.social
Ask for it at your library or treat yourself to a copy & learn more about how timeless her words are:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/679091...
I wrote a book about her.
@prhaudio.bsky.social
Ask for it at your library or treat yourself to a copy & learn more about how timeless her words are:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/679091...
Yours, For Probably Always by Janet Somerville: 9780593455845 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Before email, when long distance telephone calls were difficult and expensive, people wrote letters, often several each day. Today, those letters provide an intimate and revealing look at the lives an...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The fearless, indefatigable, singular MARTHA #GELLHORN was #BOTD in St. Louis. (b. 8 Nov 1908)
I wrote a book about her.
@prhaudio.bsky.social
Ask for it at your library or treat yourself to a copy & learn more about how timeless her words are:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/679091...
I wrote a book about her.
@prhaudio.bsky.social
Ask for it at your library or treat yourself to a copy & learn more about how timeless her words are:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/679091...
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For the Toronto Star I spoke with the fabulous
@susanorlean.bsky.social
about her glorious #memoir JOYRIDE, the power of curiosity, libraries & so much more.
I hope you'll check it out. Catch her on tour now. @simonschusterca.bsky.social
www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
@susanorlean.bsky.social
about her glorious #memoir JOYRIDE, the power of curiosity, libraries & so much more.
I hope you'll check it out. Catch her on tour now. @simonschusterca.bsky.social
www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
Acclaimed author Susan Orlean on curiosity, getting intimate and the lure of Hollywood
The New Yorker writer, whom Meryl Streep played in 'Adaptation,' discusses her new memoir, 'Joyride.'
www.thestar.com
October 26, 2025 at 8:31 PM
For the Toronto Star I spoke with the fabulous
@susanorlean.bsky.social
about her glorious #memoir JOYRIDE, the power of curiosity, libraries & so much more.
I hope you'll check it out. Catch her on tour now. @simonschusterca.bsky.social
www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
@susanorlean.bsky.social
about her glorious #memoir JOYRIDE, the power of curiosity, libraries & so much more.
I hope you'll check it out. Catch her on tour now. @simonschusterca.bsky.social
www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
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"The Big Lie, always delivered in a prolonged scream, was a winning Hitlerian tactic, usefully adapted by all kinds of governments since." ~Martha #Gellhorn
October 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
"The Big Lie, always delivered in a prolonged scream, was a winning Hitlerian tactic, usefully adapted by all kinds of governments since." ~Martha #Gellhorn
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I had a delightful, engaging conversation with the great
Ken Follett about his new novel CIRCLE OF DAYS & much more for @thestar.com.
#Stonehenge #HistFict #OnWriting
Find it in today's print edition or online Sunday. #books
Ken Follett about his new novel CIRCLE OF DAYS & much more for @thestar.com.
#Stonehenge #HistFict #OnWriting
Find it in today's print edition or online Sunday. #books
October 4, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I had a delightful, engaging conversation with the great
Ken Follett about his new novel CIRCLE OF DAYS & much more for @thestar.com.
#Stonehenge #HistFict #OnWriting
Find it in today's print edition or online Sunday. #books
Ken Follett about his new novel CIRCLE OF DAYS & much more for @thestar.com.
#Stonehenge #HistFict #OnWriting
Find it in today's print edition or online Sunday. #books
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“If a writer has any guts he should write all the time, and the lousier the world the harder a writer should work." ~Martha #Gellhorn, 1941 letter
True then.
True now, as fascism has risen up yet again.
True then.
True now, as fascism has risen up yet again.
October 3, 2025 at 10:37 PM
“If a writer has any guts he should write all the time, and the lousier the world the harder a writer should work." ~Martha #Gellhorn, 1941 letter
True then.
True now, as fascism has risen up yet again.
True then.
True now, as fascism has risen up yet again.
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I reviewed cartoonist/screenwriter Mimi Pond's glorious #bio DO ADMIT! THE #MITFORD SISTERS AND ME for
@thestar.com.
She will be in Toronto tomorrow night at 5 at Lillian Smith TPL on College Street. Her only 🇨🇦 appearance.
See you there?
@dandq.bsky.social
www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
@thestar.com.
She will be in Toronto tomorrow night at 5 at Lillian Smith TPL on College Street. Her only 🇨🇦 appearance.
See you there?
@dandq.bsky.social
www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
Former ‘Simpsons’ writer illustrates the lives of the outrageous Mitford sisters in a glorious new book
Mimi Pond’s “Do Admit! The Mitford Sisters and Me” tackles the stories of Nancy, Pamela, Diana, Unity, Jessica and Deborah.
www.thestar.com
September 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I reviewed cartoonist/screenwriter Mimi Pond's glorious #bio DO ADMIT! THE #MITFORD SISTERS AND ME for
@thestar.com.
She will be in Toronto tomorrow night at 5 at Lillian Smith TPL on College Street. Her only 🇨🇦 appearance.
See you there?
@dandq.bsky.social
www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
@thestar.com.
She will be in Toronto tomorrow night at 5 at Lillian Smith TPL on College Street. Her only 🇨🇦 appearance.
See you there?
@dandq.bsky.social
www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
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I wrote about cartoonist/screenwriter Mimi Pond's fabulous new graphic #bio of the #Mitford girls for @thestar.com: DO ADMIT! THE MITFORD SISTERS AND ME. @dandq.bsky.social
September 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I wrote about cartoonist/screenwriter Mimi Pond's fabulous new graphic #bio of the #Mitford girls for @thestar.com: DO ADMIT! THE MITFORD SISTERS AND ME. @dandq.bsky.social
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“I wish I could see you. But you wouldn’t like me much. I have gone angry to the bone.” ~Martha #Gellhorn, 1938 letter to Eleanor Roosevelt
August 23, 2025 at 9:09 PM
“I wish I could see you. But you wouldn’t like me much. I have gone angry to the bone.” ~Martha #Gellhorn, 1938 letter to Eleanor Roosevelt
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It was the privilege of my life to speak with the smart, sassy, fierce, indefatigable @ejeancarroll.bsky.social.
Be sure to pick up her gutting & glorious #memoir NOT MY TYPE or request it at your library.
Read about our conversation in today's Toronto Star, a 🇨🇦 exclusive. #BelieveWomen
Be sure to pick up her gutting & glorious #memoir NOT MY TYPE or request it at your library.
Read about our conversation in today's Toronto Star, a 🇨🇦 exclusive. #BelieveWomen
July 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
It was the privilege of my life to speak with the smart, sassy, fierce, indefatigable @ejeancarroll.bsky.social.
Be sure to pick up her gutting & glorious #memoir NOT MY TYPE or request it at your library.
Read about our conversation in today's Toronto Star, a 🇨🇦 exclusive. #BelieveWomen
Be sure to pick up her gutting & glorious #memoir NOT MY TYPE or request it at your library.
Read about our conversation in today's Toronto Star, a 🇨🇦 exclusive. #BelieveWomen
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“Gradually I came to realize that people will more readily swallow lies than the truth, as if the taste of lies was homey, appetizing: a habit.” ~Martha #Gellhorn
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/679091...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/679091...
Yours, For Probably Always by Janet Somerville: 9780593455845 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Before email, when long distance telephone calls were difficult and expensive, people wrote letters, often several each day. Today, those letters provide an intimate and revealing look at the lives an...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
July 2, 2025 at 10:02 PM
“Gradually I came to realize that people will more readily swallow lies than the truth, as if the taste of lies was homey, appetizing: a habit.” ~Martha #Gellhorn
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/679091...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/679091...
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"We live in a world unlike any other at any time. A world so cruel and mad that one cannot believe it will survive." ~Martha #Gellhorn, 1939 letter to her mother
June 11, 2025 at 9:35 PM
"We live in a world unlike any other at any time. A world so cruel and mad that one cannot believe it will survive." ~Martha #Gellhorn, 1939 letter to her mother
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We live in a world unlike any other at any time. A world so cruel and mad that one cannot believe it will survive. ~Martha #Gellhorn, 1939 letter to her mother
June 3, 2025 at 6:11 PM
We live in a world unlike any other at any time. A world so cruel and mad that one cannot believe it will survive. ~Martha #Gellhorn, 1939 letter to her mother
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The Big Lie, always delivered in a prolonged scream, was a winning Hitlerian tactic, usefully adapted by all kinds of governments since. ~Martha #Gellhorn
May 29, 2025 at 1:01 AM
The Big Lie, always delivered in a prolonged scream, was a winning Hitlerian tactic, usefully adapted by all kinds of governments since. ~Martha #Gellhorn
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Sometimes the universe throws you a rope.
I spoke with #StephenKing for this #TorontoStar exclusive.
We talked about his new novel NEVER FLINCH (out May 27), THE LIFE OF CHUCK (in theatres early June), The Thing of Evil & more.
I hope you'll read the piece in print or online when available.
I spoke with #StephenKing for this #TorontoStar exclusive.
We talked about his new novel NEVER FLINCH (out May 27), THE LIFE OF CHUCK (in theatres early June), The Thing of Evil & more.
I hope you'll read the piece in print or online when available.
May 24, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Sometimes the universe throws you a rope.
I spoke with #StephenKing for this #TorontoStar exclusive.
We talked about his new novel NEVER FLINCH (out May 27), THE LIFE OF CHUCK (in theatres early June), The Thing of Evil & more.
I hope you'll read the piece in print or online when available.
I spoke with #StephenKing for this #TorontoStar exclusive.
We talked about his new novel NEVER FLINCH (out May 27), THE LIFE OF CHUCK (in theatres early June), The Thing of Evil & more.
I hope you'll read the piece in print or online when available.
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Happy pub day to @linwoodbarclay.bsky.social
& WHISTLE, his foray into #horror!
I spoke with him for the #TorontoStar about his #writing mentors, the tv shows that inspired him to write #fanfiction as an adolescent & much more. @wmmorrowbooks.bsky.social www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
& WHISTLE, his foray into #horror!
I spoke with him for the #TorontoStar about his #writing mentors, the tv shows that inspired him to write #fanfiction as an adolescent & much more. @wmmorrowbooks.bsky.social www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
Toronto novelist Linwood Barclay took a big risk with his latest book, ‘Whistle’: ‘If it sinks like a stone, it will probably be the last of its kind’
He wrote it in four months, then whipped up another thriller, “Pirate," in case “Whistle” doesn’t sell.
www.thestar.com
May 20, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Happy pub day to @linwoodbarclay.bsky.social
& WHISTLE, his foray into #horror!
I spoke with him for the #TorontoStar about his #writing mentors, the tv shows that inspired him to write #fanfiction as an adolescent & much more. @wmmorrowbooks.bsky.social www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
& WHISTLE, his foray into #horror!
I spoke with him for the #TorontoStar about his #writing mentors, the tv shows that inspired him to write #fanfiction as an adolescent & much more. @wmmorrowbooks.bsky.social www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
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“Sesame Street” has found itself a new home.
Netflix announced that the decades-old public educational television program will premiere its 56th season on the global streaming giant, along with 90 hours of previous episodes.
Netflix announced that the decades-old public educational television program will premiere its 56th season on the global streaming giant, along with 90 hours of previous episodes.
‘Sesame Street’ is coming to Netflix with new streaming deal
“Sesame Street” will release episodes on both PBS Kids and Netflix later this year.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
“Sesame Street” has found itself a new home.
Netflix announced that the decades-old public educational television program will premiere its 56th season on the global streaming giant, along with 90 hours of previous episodes.
Netflix announced that the decades-old public educational television program will premiere its 56th season on the global streaming giant, along with 90 hours of previous episodes.
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A missing novelist, a 20thC painter & the #Brontë sisters inspire #historicalfiction in my roundup for
@torontostar-rss.bsky.social.
Novels by Patti Callahan Henry, Kath Jonathan, Alka Joshi & Karen Powell. @atriabooks.bsky.social @europaeditions.bsky.social
www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
@torontostar-rss.bsky.social.
Novels by Patti Callahan Henry, Kath Jonathan, Alka Joshi & Karen Powell. @atriabooks.bsky.social @europaeditions.bsky.social
www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
A missing novelist, an early 20th-century painter and the Brontë sisters inspire new historical fiction
Karen Powell's immersive and moving "Fifteen Wild Decembers" focuses on Emily Bronte's coming of age.
www.thestar.com
May 11, 2025 at 10:18 AM
A missing novelist, a 20thC painter & the #Brontë sisters inspire #historicalfiction in my roundup for
@torontostar-rss.bsky.social.
Novels by Patti Callahan Henry, Kath Jonathan, Alka Joshi & Karen Powell. @atriabooks.bsky.social @europaeditions.bsky.social
www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
@torontostar-rss.bsky.social.
Novels by Patti Callahan Henry, Kath Jonathan, Alka Joshi & Karen Powell. @atriabooks.bsky.social @europaeditions.bsky.social
www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
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If you want a good place to view lots of my images (Over 9000) in one spot, please check out my Instagram account here: (Please Share)
November 13, 2024 at 4:57 PM
If you want a good place to view lots of my images (Over 9000) in one spot, please check out my Instagram account here: (Please Share)
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It's a great Spring morning here in #Toronto.
If you haven't already voted, please make a plan.
#Vote for a democratic future that includes all Canadians.
Find your polling station here: elections.ca/home.aspx
If you haven't already voted, please make a plan.
#Vote for a democratic future that includes all Canadians.
Find your polling station here: elections.ca/home.aspx
April 28, 2025 at 12:48 PM
It's a great Spring morning here in #Toronto.
If you haven't already voted, please make a plan.
#Vote for a democratic future that includes all Canadians.
Find your polling station here: elections.ca/home.aspx
If you haven't already voted, please make a plan.
#Vote for a democratic future that includes all Canadians.
Find your polling station here: elections.ca/home.aspx
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If #democracy is good, it must depend on the constant concern of the citizens. ~Martha #Gellhorn, 1939 letter to Eleanor Roosevelt
#Vote
#CanadaStrong
#ElbowsUpCanada
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#Vote
#CanadaStrong
#ElbowsUpCanada
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April 28, 2025 at 10:30 PM
If #democracy is good, it must depend on the constant concern of the citizens. ~Martha #Gellhorn, 1939 letter to Eleanor Roosevelt
#Vote
#CanadaStrong
#ElbowsUpCanada
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#Vote
#CanadaStrong
#ElbowsUpCanada
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The second Spring poetry review for The Wood-Lot is D.A. Lockhart's Commonwealth which is "an unabashedly lyric collection of poems, and lyricism to do well requires two things: paradoxically stillness and restlessness – and in “Commonwealth” you get the complexity of both."
tinyurl.com/37537dt7
tinyurl.com/37537dt7
Stillness & Restlessness: A Review of D.A. Lockhart’s “Commonwealth” (Kegedonce Press 2025)
By Chris Banks I am super impressed with D.A. Lockhart’s latest poetry collection Commonwealth (Kegedonce Press, Spring 2025), not simply because of how many terrific poems there are in this book, …
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April 4, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The second Spring poetry review for The Wood-Lot is D.A. Lockhart's Commonwealth which is "an unabashedly lyric collection of poems, and lyricism to do well requires two things: paradoxically stillness and restlessness – and in “Commonwealth” you get the complexity of both."
tinyurl.com/37537dt7
tinyurl.com/37537dt7