Ben Berman Ghan
@inkstainedwreck.ca
SSHRC funded PhD in at UCalgary.
THE LIBRARY COSMIC: Stories
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THE YEARS SHALL RUN LIKE RABBITS
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THE LIBRARY COSMIC: Stories
https://bookstore.wolsakandwynn.ca/products/the-library-cosmic
THE YEARS SHALL RUN LIKE RABBITS
https://bookstore.wolsakandwynn.ca/collections/all/products/the-years-shall-run-like-rabbits
Pinned
Weird Sci-Fi Coming May 2026! Ghosts, golems, secret societies across Canada, and far flung future worlds, all in my collection THE LIBRARY COSMIC, now available for pre-order from @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social or your local independent bookstore
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Always a great sign for how things are going in your country when 21-year-olds are like “hey, I innovated a system to play bagpipes in tear gas”
Jack Duffy attaches a respirator to his bagpipes to play through tear gas. “I always play it whenever the police retreat because it's like, ‘You fucking ran while we stayed,’” he says.
The full story: lataco.com/protest-bagp...
By Julianne Le
The full story: lataco.com/protest-bagp...
By Julianne Le
February 10, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Always a great sign for how things are going in your country when 21-year-olds are like “hey, I innovated a system to play bagpipes in tear gas”
I can now Bench 225 for 3x8—but I've spent the last six weeks trying to get my cardio back. In 2021, I was running like 45km a week. Covid, dislocated ankles, & an injured knee ended that for the length of my PhD.
this week I ran 6km twice, which is the first time I've been able to do so for years.
this week I ran 6km twice, which is the first time I've been able to do so for years.
Barbell bench press 8 reps:
205 for three rounds
225 for four rounds.
I’ve never managed that before!!
205 for three rounds
225 for four rounds.
I’ve never managed that before!!
February 10, 2026 at 4:58 AM
I can now Bench 225 for 3x8—but I've spent the last six weeks trying to get my cardio back. In 2021, I was running like 45km a week. Covid, dislocated ankles, & an injured knee ended that for the length of my PhD.
this week I ran 6km twice, which is the first time I've been able to do so for years.
this week I ran 6km twice, which is the first time I've been able to do so for years.
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well everyone who doesn't know why bad bunny did a whole song linking the colonization and sugar cane plantations of puerto rico and hawaii because they mirrored each other during the same time period as they have in exploitation for tourism later go learn about that
February 9, 2026 at 2:25 AM
well everyone who doesn't know why bad bunny did a whole song linking the colonization and sugar cane plantations of puerto rico and hawaii because they mirrored each other during the same time period as they have in exploitation for tourism later go learn about that
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Every transphobe sucks, without exception.
February 9, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Every transphobe sucks, without exception.
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Pretty cool to be able to find a review of The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy in the Toronto Star
Can’t seem to find their review of the best of Canada’s Fantasy and Science Fiction. Huh
Can’t seem to find their review of the best of Canada’s Fantasy and Science Fiction. Huh
February 7, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Pretty cool to be able to find a review of The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy in the Toronto Star
Can’t seem to find their review of the best of Canada’s Fantasy and Science Fiction. Huh
Can’t seem to find their review of the best of Canada’s Fantasy and Science Fiction. Huh
had a chilly cheese dog and a beer with my wife right after work and then immediately fell asleep from 5-7 maybe the docs were wrong I’ve never had depression I just needed this specifically
February 7, 2026 at 2:29 AM
had a chilly cheese dog and a beer with my wife right after work and then immediately fell asleep from 5-7 maybe the docs were wrong I’ve never had depression I just needed this specifically
Weird Sci-Fi Coming May 2026! Ghosts, golems, secret societies across Canada, and far flung future worlds, all in my collection THE LIBRARY COSMIC, now available for pre-order from @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social or your local independent bookstore
bookstore.wolsakandwynn.ca/products/the...
bookstore.wolsakandwynn.ca/products/the...
February 6, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Weird Sci-Fi Coming May 2026! Ghosts, golems, secret societies across Canada, and far flung future worlds, all in my collection THE LIBRARY COSMIC, now available for pre-order from @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social or your local independent bookstore
bookstore.wolsakandwynn.ca/products/the...
bookstore.wolsakandwynn.ca/products/the...
Yesterday the Washington Post cut its book section. Today, Oklahoma has eliminated tenure as even a concept in its public schools. Literacy and critical thinking are under siege in the united states
February 5, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Yesterday the Washington Post cut its book section. Today, Oklahoma has eliminated tenure as even a concept in its public schools. Literacy and critical thinking are under siege in the united states
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Folks outside SF/F don't know that Asimov was a sexual harasser because while he was alive fandom thought it was cute (up to and including Asimov being invited to give a lecture on "The Power of Positive Posterior Pinching" at Worldcon, which he, wisely, declined).
daily.jstor.org/asimovs-empi...
daily.jstor.org/asimovs-empi...
February 5, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Folks outside SF/F don't know that Asimov was a sexual harasser because while he was alive fandom thought it was cute (up to and including Asimov being invited to give a lecture on "The Power of Positive Posterior Pinching" at Worldcon, which he, wisely, declined).
daily.jstor.org/asimovs-empi...
daily.jstor.org/asimovs-empi...
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Apropos of nothing:
The speculative fiction community is especially protective and supportive of writers as professionals, and some practices normalized in academic/lit fic are viewed as predatory in spec.
Seeing a practice as “normal” in lit journals doesn’t mean it will go over well in spec.
The speculative fiction community is especially protective and supportive of writers as professionals, and some practices normalized in academic/lit fic are viewed as predatory in spec.
Seeing a practice as “normal” in lit journals doesn’t mean it will go over well in spec.
February 5, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Apropos of nothing:
The speculative fiction community is especially protective and supportive of writers as professionals, and some practices normalized in academic/lit fic are viewed as predatory in spec.
Seeing a practice as “normal” in lit journals doesn’t mean it will go over well in spec.
The speculative fiction community is especially protective and supportive of writers as professionals, and some practices normalized in academic/lit fic are viewed as predatory in spec.
Seeing a practice as “normal” in lit journals doesn’t mean it will go over well in spec.
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Would you read "The Years Shall Run Like Rabbits" by Ben Berman Ghan?
Order now through the Wolsak and Wynn online store!
#Reading #HamOnt #HamOntArts #BookRecommendations #IndiePublishing
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#Reading #HamOnt #HamOntArts #BookRecommendations #IndiePublishing
February 4, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Would you read "The Years Shall Run Like Rabbits" by Ben Berman Ghan?
Order now through the Wolsak and Wynn online store!
#Reading #HamOnt #HamOntArts #BookRecommendations #IndiePublishing
Order now through the Wolsak and Wynn online store!
#Reading #HamOnt #HamOntArts #BookRecommendations #IndiePublishing
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The Ancillary Review of Books anti-billionaire promise:
February 4, 2026 at 3:45 PM
The Ancillary Review of Books anti-billionaire promise:
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Bezos' Post eliminates the books section after Bezos' Amazon killed independent booksellers.
An educated populace is troublesome to billionaires.
An educated populace is troublesome to billionaires.
WaPo also closing Books section and downsizing International and Metro sections
February 4, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Bezos' Post eliminates the books section after Bezos' Amazon killed independent booksellers.
An educated populace is troublesome to billionaires.
An educated populace is troublesome to billionaires.
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What a long week (monday) this has been
February 3, 2026 at 2:59 AM
What a long week (monday) this has been
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Whole lot of you following Neil Gaiman, and I assume it's because you forgot you did so and he stopped posting when it was revealed he is a rapist.
Since he's trying to make a return, do yourself a favour and check if you're following @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com and if so unfollow and block.
Since he's trying to make a return, do yourself a favour and check if you're following @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com and if so unfollow and block.
February 2, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Whole lot of you following Neil Gaiman, and I assume it's because you forgot you did so and he stopped posting when it was revealed he is a rapist.
Since he's trying to make a return, do yourself a favour and check if you're following @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com and if so unfollow and block.
Since he's trying to make a return, do yourself a favour and check if you're following @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com and if so unfollow and block.
“I’m innocent of those big crimes that several journalists reported, and to help prove my innocence, I have stayed completely silent. Got a new book coming soon btw. Please buy it”
February 2, 2026 at 11:38 PM
“I’m innocent of those big crimes that several journalists reported, and to help prove my innocence, I have stayed completely silent. Got a new book coming soon btw. Please buy it”
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apropos of nothing in particular, @lilashapiro.bsky.social gave us a tremendous piece of journalism last year, and it's always a great time to revisit it and thank her for the work she did in bringing these stories to light.
There Is No Safe Word
How the best-selling fantasy author Neil Gaiman hid the darkest parts of himself for decades.
www.vulture.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:33 PM
apropos of nothing in particular, @lilashapiro.bsky.social gave us a tremendous piece of journalism last year, and it's always a great time to revisit it and thank her for the work she did in bringing these stories to light.
4 dirty martinis at a bar in Calgary in considering giving a lecture contrasting Rachel Kushner’s Creation Lake with Jennifer Croft’s The Extinction of Irina Ray on the role of concealed identity why will they not give me a microphone where are my slides help
February 1, 2026 at 5:17 AM
4 dirty martinis at a bar in Calgary in considering giving a lecture contrasting Rachel Kushner’s Creation Lake with Jennifer Croft’s The Extinction of Irina Ray on the role of concealed identity why will they not give me a microphone where are my slides help
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"If you know where Anne Frank is hiding, call us!"
January 31, 2026 at 10:05 PM
"If you know where Anne Frank is hiding, call us!"
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline not already being a major series is a crime!!!
A HBO Max style miniseries of The Marigold by @afsulli.bsky.social would fucking kill.
Hell, I think a few of Michelle Berry’s novels would make incredible thriller series!!!
A HBO Max style miniseries of The Marigold by @afsulli.bsky.social would fucking kill.
Hell, I think a few of Michelle Berry’s novels would make incredible thriller series!!!
Quote tweet with a Canadian book that would absolutely kill as a TV series.
I'll start:
RED X by David Demchuk
I'll start:
RED X by David Demchuk
The thing that bothers me so much about Carney's joke about greenlighting the Heated Rivalry show is that it furthers the narrative that it's a needle in a haystack. Anyone who reads Canadian books and watches Canadian film knows that we could have dozens more HRs with enough funding.
January 31, 2026 at 6:25 PM
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline not already being a major series is a crime!!!
A HBO Max style miniseries of The Marigold by @afsulli.bsky.social would fucking kill.
Hell, I think a few of Michelle Berry’s novels would make incredible thriller series!!!
A HBO Max style miniseries of The Marigold by @afsulli.bsky.social would fucking kill.
Hell, I think a few of Michelle Berry’s novels would make incredible thriller series!!!
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The thing that bothers me so much about Carney's joke about greenlighting the Heated Rivalry show is that it furthers the narrative that it's a needle in a haystack. Anyone who reads Canadian books and watches Canadian film knows that we could have dozens more HRs with enough funding.
January 31, 2026 at 1:38 PM
The thing that bothers me so much about Carney's joke about greenlighting the Heated Rivalry show is that it furthers the narrative that it's a needle in a haystack. Anyone who reads Canadian books and watches Canadian film knows that we could have dozens more HRs with enough funding.
LMAO
X is hiring a creative writing specialist at $40 an hour to make Grok better at writing and a true LOL at the qualifications
January 31, 2026 at 12:12 AM
LMAO
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#READUP #JobsInBooks
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January 30, 2026 at 1:01 AM
We're hiring a publicist! We're looking for someone dynamic, bilingual, and eager to help MQUP books reach the widest possible audiences.
This is for a six-month, full-time contract, based at our Montreal office.
For more details and to apply: buff.ly/zFYjMcu
#READUP #JobsInBooks
This is for a six-month, full-time contract, based at our Montreal office.
For more details and to apply: buff.ly/zFYjMcu
#READUP #JobsInBooks