Alex Boyd
@alexboydwriter.bsky.social
The Least Important Man (poems), Army of the Brave and Accidental (a novel), editor: Best Canadian Essays
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Alex Boyd
@alexboydwriter.bsky.social
· Aug 31
Seems I've never mentioned it here: Army of the Brave and Accidental is a modern retelling of The Odyssey reviewed as "timely, original, and profound." #amwriting #novels
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cc: @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social
My Dog Tulip by Ackerley: so far so charming. A great gift for anyone who loves dogs, and in the first thirty pages already advocating gentleness instead of cruelty.
#amreading
#amreading
November 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
My Dog Tulip by Ackerley: so far so charming. A great gift for anyone who loves dogs, and in the first thirty pages already advocating gentleness instead of cruelty.
#amreading
#amreading
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"Smith often accurately and anthropologically puts his finger directly on the throbbing purple bruise of modern discontent, disaffection and alienation."—Jill Wilson on Russell Smith's new novel SELF CARE in the Winnipeg Free Press:
www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
Smith’s quasi-satirical gen Z characters navigate pitfalls of work, sex and alienation
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November 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
"Smith often accurately and anthropologically puts his finger directly on the throbbing purple bruise of modern discontent, disaffection and alienation."—Jill Wilson on Russell Smith's new novel SELF CARE in the Winnipeg Free Press:
www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
Every year I tip my hat to Biblioasis for producing Best Canadian Essays, Best Canadian Stories and Best Canadian Poetry, and this year is no exception. #amreading
New on The Bibliophile: We're featuring a peek at the introductions to this year's Best Canadian anthologies, as each editor explores how they selected their chosen essays, poems, and stories. Find them on bookstore shelves next Tuesday, Nov 18!
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November 16, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Every year I tip my hat to Biblioasis for producing Best Canadian Essays, Best Canadian Stories and Best Canadian Poetry, and this year is no exception. #amreading
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Someone has compared my novel to Time Bandits, and I think that works for me.
cc: @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social
cc: @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social
a man in a costume says your time has come in red letters
ALT: a man in a costume says your time has come in red letters
media.tenor.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Someone has compared my novel to Time Bandits, and I think that works for me.
cc: @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social
cc: @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social
"Please go on being yourself."
William Maxwell, letter to John Updike (2000).
William Maxwell, letter to John Updike (2000).
October 24, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"Please go on being yourself."
William Maxwell, letter to John Updike (2000).
William Maxwell, letter to John Updike (2000).
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“Also, how clever is anyone supposed to be? How interesting is anyone supposed to be? Just open up your heart and let him walk around there for a while.”
There is no better way to “squander” your time than this delightful interview with Bill Nighy ⭐️
There is no better way to “squander” your time than this delightful interview with Bill Nighy ⭐️
‘What shorts should I wear? The shorts that go down and a...
Bill Nighy has strong opinions on the art of living. And now he is imparting his wisdom as an agony uncle. Choice tips: become a glory hunter, shake you...
observer.co.uk
October 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
“Also, how clever is anyone supposed to be? How interesting is anyone supposed to be? Just open up your heart and let him walk around there for a while.”
There is no better way to “squander” your time than this delightful interview with Bill Nighy ⭐️
There is no better way to “squander” your time than this delightful interview with Bill Nighy ⭐️
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I've enjoyed (and reviewed) Fan Mail, essays and articles by Jason Guriel, new from Vehicule Press. #amreading
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boydwords.wordpress.com/2025/09/27/f...
Fan Mail: A Guide to What We Love, Loathe and Mourn, Jason Guriel
There’s a reason I’ve revisited Citizen Kane (including the commentary by Peter Bogdanovitch), listened to the 1966 recording of “River Deep, Mountain High,” and enjoyed a cartoon mashup of Godzill…
boydwords.wordpress.com
September 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I've enjoyed (and reviewed) Fan Mail, essays and articles by Jason Guriel, new from Vehicule Press. #amreading
boydwords.wordpress.com/2025/09/27/f...
boydwords.wordpress.com/2025/09/27/f...
I've enjoyed (and reviewed) Fan Mail, essays and articles by Jason Guriel, new from Vehicule Press. #amreading
boydwords.wordpress.com/2025/09/27/f...
boydwords.wordpress.com/2025/09/27/f...
Fan Mail: A Guide to What We Love, Loathe and Mourn, Jason Guriel
There’s a reason I’ve revisited Citizen Kane (including the commentary by Peter Bogdanovitch), listened to the 1966 recording of “River Deep, Mountain High,” and enjoyed a cartoon mashup of Godzill…
boydwords.wordpress.com
September 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I've enjoyed (and reviewed) Fan Mail, essays and articles by Jason Guriel, new from Vehicule Press. #amreading
boydwords.wordpress.com/2025/09/27/f...
boydwords.wordpress.com/2025/09/27/f...
Seems I've never mentioned it here: Army of the Brave and Accidental is a modern retelling of The Odyssey reviewed as "timely, original, and profound." #amwriting #novels
cc: @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social
cc: @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social
August 31, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Seems I've never mentioned it here: Army of the Brave and Accidental is a modern retelling of The Odyssey reviewed as "timely, original, and profound." #amwriting #novels
cc: @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social
cc: @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social
"The sun shone, having no alternative, on the nothing new."
Murphy (opening line), Samuel Beckett.
#amreading
Murphy (opening line), Samuel Beckett.
#amreading
August 29, 2025 at 1:50 AM
"The sun shone, having no alternative, on the nothing new."
Murphy (opening line), Samuel Beckett.
#amreading
Murphy (opening line), Samuel Beckett.
#amreading
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Tonight, join Ira Wells, author of ON BOOK BANNING, and several members of Authors Against Book Bans for a lively and timely discussion on censorship and defending the right to read.
This is a free virtual event, hosted by Porter Square Books. Register here: portersquarebooks.com/event/2025-0...
This is a free virtual event, hosted by Porter Square Books. Register here: portersquarebooks.com/event/2025-0...
VIRTUAL: Defending the Right to Read: A Conversation with Ira Wells, author of On Book Banning, and Authors Against Book Bans members Fin Leary, Padma Venkatraman, and Josh Cook
portersquarebooks.com
August 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Tonight, join Ira Wells, author of ON BOOK BANNING, and several members of Authors Against Book Bans for a lively and timely discussion on censorship and defending the right to read.
This is a free virtual event, hosted by Porter Square Books. Register here: portersquarebooks.com/event/2025-0...
This is a free virtual event, hosted by Porter Square Books. Register here: portersquarebooks.com/event/2025-0...
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They keep asserting they're going to put AI in everything, including critical, dangerous systems. Meanwhile, AI is like, "sure, eat those yard mushrooms, the word strawberry has 88 Rs, I'm Mecha Hitler, here's Taylor Swift naked when you didn't even ask for it and she has eleven fingers lol"
August 6, 2025 at 1:19 PM
They keep asserting they're going to put AI in everything, including critical, dangerous systems. Meanwhile, AI is like, "sure, eat those yard mushrooms, the word strawberry has 88 Rs, I'm Mecha Hitler, here's Taylor Swift naked when you didn't even ask for it and she has eleven fingers lol"
Going to take a break from not writing any more poetry and go back to not writing any more short fiction.
July 15, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Going to take a break from not writing any more poetry and go back to not writing any more short fiction.
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We at the Review mourn the loss of Fanny Howe (1940-2025). In celebration of her life and work, we’ve unlocked her Art of Poetry interview, along with her poems, from our archive. buff.ly/YtQzXpd
July 9, 2025 at 2:40 PM
We at the Review mourn the loss of Fanny Howe (1940-2025). In celebration of her life and work, we’ve unlocked her Art of Poetry interview, along with her poems, from our archive. buff.ly/YtQzXpd
"Memory is always more true to the present mind than to the past, always more true to itself than to anything else."
-- Robert Olmstead, Stay Here with Me.
#amreading
-- Robert Olmstead, Stay Here with Me.
#amreading
July 6, 2025 at 11:39 AM
"Memory is always more true to the present mind than to the past, always more true to itself than to anything else."
-- Robert Olmstead, Stay Here with Me.
#amreading
-- Robert Olmstead, Stay Here with Me.
#amreading
Of all the terms invented by #SF writers I've seen, I think driving around in a "quibble," is my favourite (from Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said, Philip K. Dick).
#amreading
#amreading
July 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Of all the terms invented by #SF writers I've seen, I think driving around in a "quibble," is my favourite (from Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said, Philip K. Dick).
#amreading
#amreading
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My #reading friend, Anne, has been into one of the newer books in the Field Notes series from @biblioasis.bsky.social
And I know there are a lot of people here who also want to know more about #bookbanning and #censorship:
ivereadthis.com/2025/06/24/b...
Via www.biblioasis.com/shop/new-rel...
And I know there are a lot of people here who also want to know more about #bookbanning and #censorship:
ivereadthis.com/2025/06/24/b...
Via www.biblioasis.com/shop/new-rel...
On Book Banning by Ira Wells
Book review and summary of On Book Banning by Ira Wells, published by Biblioasis in 2025. Review by Anne Logan.
ivereadthis.com
June 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
My #reading friend, Anne, has been into one of the newer books in the Field Notes series from @biblioasis.bsky.social
And I know there are a lot of people here who also want to know more about #bookbanning and #censorship:
ivereadthis.com/2025/06/24/b...
Via www.biblioasis.com/shop/new-rel...
And I know there are a lot of people here who also want to know more about #bookbanning and #censorship:
ivereadthis.com/2025/06/24/b...
Via www.biblioasis.com/shop/new-rel...
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A horror novel set in PEI? Sure, why not. I've reviewed Lowfield by Mark Sampson here:
boydwords.wordpress.com/2025/05/31/l...
boydwords.wordpress.com/2025/05/31/l...
Lowfield by Mark Sampson
I have to admit, I didn’t have reading a horror novel set in PEI on my list of things to do for 2025, but I enjoyed Lowfield by Mark Sampson. Riley Fuller is a traumatized officer on leave when he …
boydwords.wordpress.com
June 3, 2025 at 7:38 PM
A horror novel set in PEI? Sure, why not. I've reviewed Lowfield by Mark Sampson here:
boydwords.wordpress.com/2025/05/31/l...
boydwords.wordpress.com/2025/05/31/l...
A horror novel set in PEI? Sure, why not. I've reviewed Lowfield by Mark Sampson here:
boydwords.wordpress.com/2025/05/31/l...
boydwords.wordpress.com/2025/05/31/l...
Lowfield by Mark Sampson
I have to admit, I didn’t have reading a horror novel set in PEI on my list of things to do for 2025, but I enjoyed Lowfield by Mark Sampson. Riley Fuller is a traumatized officer on leave when he …
boydwords.wordpress.com
June 3, 2025 at 7:38 PM
A horror novel set in PEI? Sure, why not. I've reviewed Lowfield by Mark Sampson here:
boydwords.wordpress.com/2025/05/31/l...
boydwords.wordpress.com/2025/05/31/l...
"The people who used to ask, “Is it news?” now seem to be asking, “Will it stimulate?” And the change is felt, high and low, throughout the culture."
-- George Saunders, The Braindead Megaphone #quote
-- George Saunders, The Braindead Megaphone #quote
May 26, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"The people who used to ask, “Is it news?” now seem to be asking, “Will it stimulate?” And the change is felt, high and low, throughout the culture."
-- George Saunders, The Braindead Megaphone #quote
-- George Saunders, The Braindead Megaphone #quote