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@bookman.bsky.social
Formerly bookfella on Twitter. Book reviewer (Booklist, the Winnipeg Free Press, others). Former radio playwright. Bookseller. Amateur smart-ass, hoping to turn pro. Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. Website: reviewsbybookfella.wordpress.com.
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This the best you could come up with, @schumer.senate.gov?
ICE out of Minnesota NOW.
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January 24, 2026 at 9:58 PM
This the best you could come up with, @schumer.senate.gov?
Very excited to be reviewing The Hive, forthcoming from @ronaldmalfi.bsky.social, for @ala-booklist.bsky.social. Big fan.
January 21, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Very excited to be reviewing The Hive, forthcoming from @ronaldmalfi.bsky.social, for @ala-booklist.bsky.social. Big fan.
I'm not naive. I know we could lose power in extraordinary circumstances. But this was typical, ordinary NS weather: not excessively heavy snow, no excessively high winds, no icy rain. Tens of thousands lost power. In many cases, due to neglect and lack of routine maintenance.
This won't make a lot of sense if you're not in Nova Scotia, but: this latest snowfall (a typical NS snowfall) is a significant step in training the citizenry that we can't rely on NS Power. The lack of basic maintenance, causing thousands to lose power, demonstrates a fundamental unreliability.
January 21, 2026 at 12:43 AM
I'm not naive. I know we could lose power in extraordinary circumstances. But this was typical, ordinary NS weather: not excessively heavy snow, no excessively high winds, no icy rain. Tens of thousands lost power. In many cases, due to neglect and lack of routine maintenance.
This won't make a lot of sense if you're not in Nova Scotia, but: this latest snowfall (a typical NS snowfall) is a significant step in training the citizenry that we can't rely on NS Power. The lack of basic maintenance, causing thousands to lose power, demonstrates a fundamental unreliability.
January 21, 2026 at 12:23 AM
This won't make a lot of sense if you're not in Nova Scotia, but: this latest snowfall (a typical NS snowfall) is a significant step in training the citizenry that we can't rely on NS Power. The lack of basic maintenance, causing thousands to lose power, demonstrates a fundamental unreliability.
I have no interest in Boston Blue, the Blue Bloods spinoff, but I'd really like to see a period piece focusing on Frank Reagan's years as a detective. No idea who they would cast as the younger Frank, but there's plenty of material there.
January 18, 2026 at 10:24 PM
I have no interest in Boston Blue, the Blue Bloods spinoff, but I'd really like to see a period piece focusing on Frank Reagan's years as a detective. No idea who they would cast as the younger Frank, but there's plenty of material there.
January 15, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Heard a rumour that Hot Wheels has released a Wonder Woman's Invisible Plane, but I can't find it anywhere.
January 15, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Heard a rumour that Hot Wheels has released a Wonder Woman's Invisible Plane, but I can't find it anywhere.
When Scott Adams dialed his crazy up to eleven I got rid of my Dilbert books. The sight of them made me too angry.
January 13, 2026 at 11:10 PM
When Scott Adams dialed his crazy up to eleven I got rid of my Dilbert books. The sight of them made me too angry.
Publishers should be putting out more LGBTQ+ books, not fewer. Standing up to the president and rejecting the bans. Not whatever cowardly thing they're apparently doing.
Depressing news reported at @lgbtqnation.com:
Publishers are “stepping back” from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/publ...
#kidlit #queerkidlit #lgbtq #booksky
Publishers are “stepping back” from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/publ...
#kidlit #queerkidlit #lgbtq #booksky
Publishers are “stepping back” from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president - LGBTQ Nation
"In the face of so many book bans and so much concern about decreasing school library sales of queer content" publishers are "passing" on LGBTQ+ books.
www.lgbtqnation.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Publishers should be putting out more LGBTQ+ books, not fewer. Standing up to the president and rejecting the bans. Not whatever cowardly thing they're apparently doing.
I love this book so [expletive deleted] much. I recommended it to my friend [Blank], who also enjoyed it very much. It's one of @adamroberts.bsky.social's best novels.
January 12, 2026 at 11:34 AM
I love this book so [expletive deleted] much. I recommended it to my friend [Blank], who also enjoyed it very much. It's one of @adamroberts.bsky.social's best novels.
Slightly diminish a band.
Candle Light Orchestra
Buddy Holly and a Cricket
Candle Light Orchestra
Buddy Holly and a Cricket
Slightly diminish a band.
Cherry Poppin' Single Fathers
Cherry Poppin' Single Fathers
Slightly diminish a band.
Linkin Playground
Linkin Playground
January 11, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Slightly diminish a band.
Candle Light Orchestra
Buddy Holly and a Cricket
Candle Light Orchestra
Buddy Holly and a Cricket
Reconnecting with an old friend.
January 11, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Reconnecting with an old friend.
Someone needs to make this sitcom:
Jurassic Parks and Recreation
Jurassic Parks and Recreation
January 8, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Someone needs to make this sitcom:
Jurassic Parks and Recreation
Jurassic Parks and Recreation
I'm glad I only get a new phone every couple of years because it's a fucking nightmare.
January 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
I'm glad I only get a new phone every couple of years because it's a fucking nightmare.
How long before the MAGA morons start beating up Venezuelan American citizens?
January 4, 2026 at 12:31 AM
How long before the MAGA morons start beating up Venezuelan American citizens?
That @schumer.senate.gov guy must be kinda dumb.
Asked about the possibility of impeachment, Schumer says "we hope that we can have support from our Republican colleagues to put a brake on this long before it gets that far"
January 4, 2026 at 12:10 AM
That @schumer.senate.gov guy must be kinda dumb.
Everyone in the U.S. military/law enforcement who is "just following orders" should be held accountable at a war crimes tribunal.
January 3, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Everyone in the U.S. military/law enforcement who is "just following orders" should be held accountable at a war crimes tribunal.
New @ala-booklist.bsky.social review assignment. Big fan of @rioyouers.bsky.social's books. @harpercollins.bsky.social
January 2, 2026 at 11:29 PM
New @ala-booklist.bsky.social review assignment. Big fan of @rioyouers.bsky.social's books. @harpercollins.bsky.social
One movie I'm not holding my breath for is Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem: The Remastered So You Can See What the Hell is Going On Edition.
January 2, 2026 at 8:50 PM
One movie I'm not holding my breath for is Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem: The Remastered So You Can See What the Hell is Going On Edition.
Introduce yourself as what almost killed you:
Hello. I am a torn blood vessel inside my own body.
Hello. I am a torn blood vessel inside my own body.
Introduce yourself as what almost killed you:
Hello! I am Buachaille Etive Mòr.
Hello! I am Buachaille Etive Mòr.
Introduce yourself as what almost killed you:
Hi, I'm the fireball from the kitchen oven
Hi, I'm the fireball from the kitchen oven
January 2, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Introduce yourself as what almost killed you:
Hello. I am a torn blood vessel inside my own body.
Hello. I am a torn blood vessel inside my own body.
It's rather depressing to think that if somebody made Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom today, the entire sequence at the end would probably be a bunch of actors in front of green screens. Do they even build sets like that anymore?
January 1, 2026 at 5:53 PM
It's rather depressing to think that if somebody made Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom today, the entire sequence at the end would probably be a bunch of actors in front of green screens. Do they even build sets like that anymore?
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I swallowed a plastic number from a kid's play set. Hurts like hell, but apparently this 2 will pass.
December 30, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I swallowed a plastic number from a kid's play set. Hurts like hell, but apparently this 2 will pass.
I'd listen to that Free Press guy.
The last #MondayReads of 2025!! Think of it like a key party, but you know, with books! Repost this post and tell us what you want reposted. Me, I’m going to burn them all. I have to. Come, see how we get it done. #BookSky
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December 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I'd listen to that Free Press guy.
Maple is warming his butt by the fire.
December 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Maple is warming his butt by the fire.