Liz Johnston
@lizjohnston.bsky.social
She/her. Writer, book nerd & editor. https://liz-johnston.ca. THE FALL-DOWN EFFECT coming out from Book*hug Press in 2026. Pre-order here: https://shoplocal.bookmanager.com/isbn/9781771669627
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Liz Johnston
@lizjohnston.bsky.social
· Jul 16
I absolutely love the cover Ingrid Paulson created for The Fall-Down Effect, out spring 2026 from @bookhugpress.bsky.social: the retro feel and big red letters, the drama of the river crashing through the forest. 😍 I'm so lucky & super grateful! (Pre-order link in bio.)
Folks in Ontario, please email your MPPs and urge them to vote no on Bills 60 & 33. We need to our government to invest in repairing and funding our schools and support strong tenant protections and real solutions to the housing crisis: win.newmode.net/ontarionewde...
New/Mode | Make your voice impossible to ignore
win.newmode.net
November 18, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Folks in Ontario, please email your MPPs and urge them to vote no on Bills 60 & 33. We need to our government to invest in repairing and funding our schools and support strong tenant protections and real solutions to the housing crisis: win.newmode.net/ontarionewde...
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Yes!! I want to put down my phone and get more subscription s.
I do love my magazines.
I got out of the habit of reading magazines bc of the social pressure of writers reading what's trendy/popular or frankly expected of you.
This year, I've dedicated myself back to reading magazines and I'm truly having the time of my life.
This year, I've dedicated myself back to reading magazines and I'm truly having the time of my life.
November 16, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Yes!! I want to put down my phone and get more subscription s.
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Palestinian families call for help as Israel's two-year military assault has left hundreds of thousands vulnerable.
Palestinians reel under winter rains as Israel blocks Gaza shelter supplies
Palestinian families call for help as Israel's two-year military assault has left hundreds of thousands vulnerable.
bit.ly
November 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Palestinian families call for help as Israel's two-year military assault has left hundreds of thousands vulnerable.
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$1 billion data centre to maybe create 100 jobs. That's likely an overstatement.
It is truly not worth draining the living word for this vampiric tech and people are starting to realize it.
www.wisn.com/article/meta...
It is truly not worth draining the living word for this vampiric tech and people are starting to realize it.
www.wisn.com/article/meta...
Meta plans $1 billion data center in Beaver Dam
The facility is expected to be completed in 2027 and will support 100 jobs, according to state officials.
www.wisn.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
$1 billion data centre to maybe create 100 jobs. That's likely an overstatement.
It is truly not worth draining the living word for this vampiric tech and people are starting to realize it.
www.wisn.com/article/meta...
It is truly not worth draining the living word for this vampiric tech and people are starting to realize it.
www.wisn.com/article/meta...
Save the date—Dec. 8—& celebrate the latest issue of @brickliterary.bsky.social with us: simpli.events/e/brick116
Brick 116 Launch | Simpli Events
On Monday, December 8, at Flying Books, join us in celebrating the launch of Brick 116. There will be readings from Angelo Santos and Josiah Nelson, plus refreshments!
Flying Books, 784 College Street...
simpli.events
November 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Save the date—Dec. 8—& celebrate the latest issue of @brickliterary.bsky.social with us: simpli.events/e/brick116
"B.C. forests were four times more likely to be logged inside recommended deferral zones than outside over the past four years." Wow.
A new Sierra Club BC report reveals gaps between B.C.’s forestry promises, including old-growth deferrals, and reality. thenarwhal.ca/bc-forests-l... #bcpoli
How logging has sent B.C. forests into freefall | The Narwhal
A Sierra Club BC report reveals a gap between B.C.’s forestry promises, including old-growth deferrals, and reality
thenarwhal.ca
November 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
"B.C. forests were four times more likely to be logged inside recommended deferral zones than outside over the past four years." Wow.
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I'm doing 2 workshop webinars for 1 price for the Writers Guild of Alberta on Writing Very Short Narratives and Book Publicity (that you can live with)
Open to all! Recording available after.
writersguild.ca/tickets-avai...
Open to all! Recording available after.
writersguild.ca/tickets-avai...
Tickets Available Now: Kathryn Mockler 2-for-1 Webinar Bundle
writersguild.ca
October 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I'm doing 2 workshop webinars for 1 price for the Writers Guild of Alberta on Writing Very Short Narratives and Book Publicity (that you can live with)
Open to all! Recording available after.
writersguild.ca/tickets-avai...
Open to all! Recording available after.
writersguild.ca/tickets-avai...
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I would rather listen to a cat walking across a piano than any song made by generative AI
November 11, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I would rather listen to a cat walking across a piano than any song made by generative AI
If you're a renter in Ontario, tell the FRPO to back off and withdraw support from Bill 60 (and email MPPs too, even if you already have!). share.nwmd.social/s/Si47Vbnp
FRPO: Hands off our rights!
share.nwmd.social
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
If you're a renter in Ontario, tell the FRPO to back off and withdraw support from Bill 60 (and email MPPs too, even if you already have!). share.nwmd.social/s/Si47Vbnp
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Available for one more week.
I encourage people to listen. Sonic protection. Acoustic healing.
I am still vibrating from last night’s Alchemy Lecture. The video is available for 2 weeks. Please join us in this chorus.
Sound—at the Interregnum.
Glen Coulthard
Madeleine Thien
Canisia Lubrin
Immanuel Wilkins
Whew. What they did!!!
m.youtube.com/watch?v=EqpH...
Sound—at the Interregnum.
Glen Coulthard
Madeleine Thien
Canisia Lubrin
Immanuel Wilkins
Whew. What they did!!!
m.youtube.com/watch?v=EqpH...
November 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Available for one more week.
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One of the most beautiful things about the Irish is their respect for the arts. You find live music at most bars, I went to a literary pub crawl & saw monuments & museums dedicated to writers, poets, musicians, etc.
They understand the value of supporting artists & I wish Canada did, too.
They understand the value of supporting artists & I wish Canada did, too.
Ireland is locking down basic income for artists. Could Canada follow suit? | CBC Radio
Ireland has made permanent its three-year pilot program that gave monthly income payments to thousands of artists. Canadian artists are hoping to use that program's success to build momentum for guara...
www.cbc.ca
November 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
One of the most beautiful things about the Irish is their respect for the arts. You find live music at most bars, I went to a literary pub crawl & saw monuments & museums dedicated to writers, poets, musicians, etc.
They understand the value of supporting artists & I wish Canada did, too.
They understand the value of supporting artists & I wish Canada did, too.
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"...Canadian progressives for decades have — like the Democratic establishment in the U.S. — looked at the success of right-wing populists...and figured if voters were considering going that far right, then the solution was to moderate themselves to appear less left."
Stop chasing the middle.
Stop chasing the middle.
www.thestar.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
"...Canadian progressives for decades have — like the Democratic establishment in the U.S. — looked at the success of right-wing populists...and figured if voters were considering going that far right, then the solution was to moderate themselves to appear less left."
Stop chasing the middle.
Stop chasing the middle.
A webinar on writing Very Short Narratives was just the creative boost I needed last month. open.substack.com/pub/lizdsjoh...
How Many Doors Have I Just Ignored?
Two Very Short Narratives
open.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
A webinar on writing Very Short Narratives was just the creative boost I needed last month. open.substack.com/pub/lizdsjoh...
Wow. So grateful for the words—and sounds!—of these alchemists. One week left to watch the lectures. Don’t miss your chance!
I am still vibrating from last night’s Alchemy Lecture. The video is available for 2 weeks. Please join us in this chorus.
Sound—at the Interregnum.
Glen Coulthard
Madeleine Thien
Canisia Lubrin
Immanuel Wilkins
Whew. What they did!!!
m.youtube.com/watch?v=EqpH...
Sound—at the Interregnum.
Glen Coulthard
Madeleine Thien
Canisia Lubrin
Immanuel Wilkins
Whew. What they did!!!
m.youtube.com/watch?v=EqpH...
The 2025 Alchemy Lecture: Sound—at the Interregnum
YouTube video by York University - Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies
m.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Wow. So grateful for the words—and sounds!—of these alchemists. One week left to watch the lectures. Don’t miss your chance!
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Read The World After Rain.
November 2, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Read The World After Rain.
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Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?
October 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?
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Bill 60 is outrageous in a province already inundated with mass homelessness.
It further limits justice for tenants at the LTB, expedites evictions, and further incentivizes Landlord's Own Use evictions by slashing compensation to tenants.
Unconscionable!
news.ontario.ca/en/release/1...
It further limits justice for tenants at the LTB, expedites evictions, and further incentivizes Landlord's Own Use evictions by slashing compensation to tenants.
Unconscionable!
news.ontario.ca/en/release/1...
October 23, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Bill 60 is outrageous in a province already inundated with mass homelessness.
It further limits justice for tenants at the LTB, expedites evictions, and further incentivizes Landlord's Own Use evictions by slashing compensation to tenants.
Unconscionable!
news.ontario.ca/en/release/1...
It further limits justice for tenants at the LTB, expedites evictions, and further incentivizes Landlord's Own Use evictions by slashing compensation to tenants.
Unconscionable!
news.ontario.ca/en/release/1...
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Musician, writer and artist Leanne Betasamosake Simpson has a new album out this week. She talked to us about the need to "find awe and inspiration in every piece of the natural world ... regardless of how much harm they carry from extraction, neglect and exploitation." thenarwhal.ca/moose-questi...
‘The Great Lakes made me,’ says Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
Michi Saagiig writer and artist Leanne Betasamosake Simpson shares how she connects with the natural world — and what’s in her ‘emotional support backpack’
thenarwhal.ca
October 21, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Musician, writer and artist Leanne Betasamosake Simpson has a new album out this week. She talked to us about the need to "find awe and inspiration in every piece of the natural world ... regardless of how much harm they carry from extraction, neglect and exploitation." thenarwhal.ca/moose-questi...
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repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself
An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.
October 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself
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NEW: David Piccini, the minister whose office picks Skills Development Fund recipients, was in Paris this weekend at the wedding of a lobbyist whose clients received millions from that fund.
From me and @charliepinkerton.bsky.social.
www.thetrillium.ca/news/politic...
From me and @charliepinkerton.bsky.social.
www.thetrillium.ca/news/politic...
Ontario labour minister attended lobbyist’s wedding after granting his clients millions in training funds
Two clients of lobbyist Michael Rudderham have received more than $8.5 million in Skills Development Fund grants, records show
www.thetrillium.ca
October 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM
NEW: David Piccini, the minister whose office picks Skills Development Fund recipients, was in Paris this weekend at the wedding of a lobbyist whose clients received millions from that fund.
From me and @charliepinkerton.bsky.social.
www.thetrillium.ca/news/politic...
From me and @charliepinkerton.bsky.social.
www.thetrillium.ca/news/politic...
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this week during prime day sales take a moment and think about what you need, how quickly you need it, and where you might be able to get it in your community! It’s surprisingly easy to boycott the crummiest company on earth and there’s no shortage of great reasons to try start trying
July 7, 2025 at 6:35 PM
this week during prime day sales take a moment and think about what you need, how quickly you need it, and where you might be able to get it in your community! It’s surprisingly easy to boycott the crummiest company on earth and there’s no shortage of great reasons to try start trying
I've only read a few of these, but others are on my TBR pile. Looks like a pretty great list!
The Wild Writers Literary Festival is officially ONE MONTH away! Prepare for the festival by exploring our reading list, which includes all of the books that will be featured. Find your next great read today: tnq.ca/the-2025-wil...
#tbr #canlit #amreading #booksbooksbooks
#tbr #canlit #amreading #booksbooksbooks
October 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I've only read a few of these, but others are on my TBR pile. Looks like a pretty great list!
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I love this brave young person so deeply.
Greta Thunberg has just been released and she is back on the warpath, exactly like our leaders should be.
Israel will never silence her or the billions who oppose them.
Israel will never silence her or the billions who oppose them.
October 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I love this brave young person so deeply.
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Two Indigenous women MLAs in Winnipeg have had their offices firebombed in the past six weeks. And yet, it hasn't been national news. Hear about this and more on today's 7-minute Daily News podcast.
sandyandnora.com/daily-news-o...
sandyandnora.com/daily-news-o...
Daily News – Oct. 3, 2025
Story 1 – Someone is firebombing the offices of two Indigenous women MLAs in Winnipeg Story 2 – New Auditor General report in Ontario strongly suggests corruption in Ford’s government Story 3 -A new s...
sandyandnora.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Two Indigenous women MLAs in Winnipeg have had their offices firebombed in the past six weeks. And yet, it hasn't been national news. Hear about this and more on today's 7-minute Daily News podcast.
sandyandnora.com/daily-news-o...
sandyandnora.com/daily-news-o...