Michael Pasternak
mstephpasternak.bsky.social
Michael Pasternak
@mstephpasternak.bsky.social
Retired technical writer. Aspiring fiction author. Canadian.
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Hey with all of this “buy Canadian” as a response to the tariffs, can we also remember to READ CANADIAN.

Canadian publishers will struggle to distribute books to the US, and Canadian authors struggle to get published there. American authors have a much easier time to be published here. Soooo….
January 23, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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Matthew Zajac: ‘I set out to write about my father’s life but discovered his war stories were all lies’
Matthew Zajac: ‘I set out to write about my father’s life but discovered his war stories were all lies’
The actor and writer examines what drove his father to weave a false tale of an epic wartime journey from Poland to Inverness
www.theguardian.com
May 11, 2024 at 1:09 PM
Connaisseur. Passionné. Et sympa.
Je passerai une bonne partie de la fin de semaine au Salon du livre à faire la promotion de mon livre Le CH et son peuple. Venez me saluer et peut-être obtenir un exemplaire dédicacé du livre. Je suis là de 19 h à 20 h 30 ce soir.
November 29, 2024 at 8:59 PM
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November 25, 2024 at 10:00 PM
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This week on ‘The Pivot’, I’m talking about book piracy, why it’s trending, and how it impacts authors—whose average salary is less than minimum wage. Somehow, I also managed to link it all to Captain Phillips. Subscribe, read, and let’s talk!

nadinemathesontalks.substack.com/p/im-the-cap...
I'm the Captain Now
No you're not. Get off my boat and leave our books alone
nadinemathesontalks.substack.com
November 25, 2024 at 12:13 PM