The Book Shepherd
@thebookshepherd.bsky.social
Canadian Librarian, basket of feelings, east coast ennui. 🏳️🌈🇨🇦🫐
It doesn’t bode well that it’s the first week of February and I’m sick of winter in a place where winter often lasts well into April (and sometimes May).
February 3, 2026 at 11:58 AM
It doesn’t bode well that it’s the first week of February and I’m sick of winter in a place where winter often lasts well into April (and sometimes May).
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Why is the last week of January 12 days long?
January 29, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Why is the last week of January 12 days long?
My husband: “Why? What’s wrong with the Dewey Decimal system?”
Me, about to talk for ten straight minutes, while becoming increasingly agitated: “We don’t even have enough time to get into this right now.”
Me, about to talk for ten straight minutes, while becoming increasingly agitated: “We don’t even have enough time to get into this right now.”
January 29, 2026 at 8:23 PM
My husband: “Why? What’s wrong with the Dewey Decimal system?”
Me, about to talk for ten straight minutes, while becoming increasingly agitated: “We don’t even have enough time to get into this right now.”
Me, about to talk for ten straight minutes, while becoming increasingly agitated: “We don’t even have enough time to get into this right now.”
Devastating news. What will the university look like in the future?
MUN to sell Signal Hill campus, Johnson Geo Centre and Harlow amid financial strain ntv.ca/news/mun-to-...
MUN to sell Signal Hill campus, Johnson Geo Centre and Harlow amid financial strain - NTV: Newfoundland and Labrador's Most Trusted News Source
Memorial University will be selling the Signal Hill Campus, the Johnson Geo Centre, the Ingstad building in St. John’s, as well as Harlow Campus in the U.K. as the university faces financial hardship....
ntv.ca
January 28, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Devastating news. What will the university look like in the future?
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Me, naive child: When I’m older we’ll have flying cars.
European countries including U.K. lose measles elimination status
U.K. and several other European countries lose measles elimination status
Britain and several other European countries have lost their measles elimination status, the World Health Organization said on Monday, after a jump in infections across the continent.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 26, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Me, naive child: When I’m older we’ll have flying cars.
This January has been 100 years long.
January 27, 2026 at 12:56 AM
This January has been 100 years long.
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GOING WELL UP HERE
"Are you concerned that the United States might militarily invade Canada in 2026?"
Concerned: 46%
Somewhat Concerned: 21%
Not Concerned: 33%
Narrative / Jan 15, 2026
Concerned: 46%
Somewhat Concerned: 21%
Not Concerned: 33%
Narrative / Jan 15, 2026
January 21, 2026 at 6:10 PM
GOING WELL UP HERE
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NEW: This is a REAL story in The Globe and Mail today.
Canadian Armed Forces are modelling responses to a US military invasion from the south.
They expect Canadian forces to be overrun in a fortnight, so the plan centres on Afghanistan-style insurgencies to inflict mass casualties on US troops
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Canadian Armed Forces are modelling responses to a US military invasion from the south.
They expect Canadian forces to be overrun in a fortnight, so the plan centres on Afghanistan-style insurgencies to inflict mass casualties on US troops
👇
January 20, 2026 at 2:18 PM
NEW: This is a REAL story in The Globe and Mail today.
Canadian Armed Forces are modelling responses to a US military invasion from the south.
They expect Canadian forces to be overrun in a fortnight, so the plan centres on Afghanistan-style insurgencies to inflict mass casualties on US troops
👇
Canadian Armed Forces are modelling responses to a US military invasion from the south.
They expect Canadian forces to be overrun in a fortnight, so the plan centres on Afghanistan-style insurgencies to inflict mass casualties on US troops
👇
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I wrote about my experiences being sexually exploited as a child, and what we need to do to make sure AI doesn’t make that a reality for millions of children.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My picture was used in child abuse images. AI is putting others through my nightmare | Mara Wilson
I was a child actor, exploited by strangers on the internet. Now millions of children face the same danger
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:20 AM
I wrote about my experiences being sexually exploited as a child, and what we need to do to make sure AI doesn’t make that a reality for millions of children.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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We have strayed so so far from reading books for pizza
January 16, 2026 at 6:49 PM
We have strayed so so far from reading books for pizza
I do think Leonardo DiCaprio is a good actor but alas every time I see him I am reminded of the name his inner circle friend group called themselves in the 90s and that just isn’t information you can unlearn, unfortunately.
January 12, 2026 at 8:27 PM
I do think Leonardo DiCaprio is a good actor but alas every time I see him I am reminded of the name his inner circle friend group called themselves in the 90s and that just isn’t information you can unlearn, unfortunately.
Anyone else feeling the weight of this impending doom, or is it just me? Even as a Canadian I’m waking up every day just like…. full of angst.
January 12, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Anyone else feeling the weight of this impending doom, or is it just me? Even as a Canadian I’m waking up every day just like…. full of angst.
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Non-consensual image creation / "deep-fake porn" has been a problem for a while that the legal system has only just begun to grapple with but part of what makes the Grok thing much worse is that it's delivered instantly & directly into replies to punish women for publicly speaking or even existing.
X basically industrialized the creation of fake porn of women who don't consent. Others did it first, but Grok made it normalized and centralized: publicly visible, instantly creatable by anyone, regardless of who's being targeted and dehumanized. Only question now is will X suffer any consequences
January 7, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Non-consensual image creation / "deep-fake porn" has been a problem for a while that the legal system has only just begun to grapple with but part of what makes the Grok thing much worse is that it's delivered instantly & directly into replies to punish women for publicly speaking or even existing.
The real danger of Heated Rivalry hitting it big is the fear that many young people will be seduced into thinking that dating a hockey player is a good idea.
January 5, 2026 at 10:44 PM
The real danger of Heated Rivalry hitting it big is the fear that many young people will be seduced into thinking that dating a hockey player is a good idea.
What’s the first book you are reading this year? I’m reading Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab.
January 4, 2026 at 9:41 PM
What’s the first book you are reading this year? I’m reading Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab.
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Expecting libraries and other services for the public god to “turn a profit” “or spend less to save money” is a sign that something has gone seriously wrong with the understanding of why these services exist!
January 4, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Expecting libraries and other services for the public god to “turn a profit” “or spend less to save money” is a sign that something has gone seriously wrong with the understanding of why these services exist!
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Ok, it's the 3rd of January, lots of time for 2026 to shape up into something better than last year. Let's get some coffee and peruse the news.
Oh no.
Oh no.
January 3, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Ok, it's the 3rd of January, lots of time for 2026 to shape up into something better than last year. Let's get some coffee and peruse the news.
Oh no.
Oh no.
My New Year’s resolution is to continue fighting the outsourcing of intelligence to algorithmic machines and to treat generative AI use as cringe and embarrassing because it is.
January 2, 2026 at 1:04 PM
My New Year’s resolution is to continue fighting the outsourcing of intelligence to algorithmic machines and to treat generative AI use as cringe and embarrassing because it is.
Got an email for a webinar titled “AI Does Books: Creating Nonfiction & Creative Works With GenAI” and now I’m frothing at the mouth.
December 30, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Got an email for a webinar titled “AI Does Books: Creating Nonfiction & Creative Works With GenAI” and now I’m frothing at the mouth.
The new year should start around the spring equinox and not during the most bleak months of the year and I don’t care how irrational it is to want to change it all at this point.
December 30, 2025 at 1:46 AM
The new year should start around the spring equinox and not during the most bleak months of the year and I don’t care how irrational it is to want to change it all at this point.
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Your local librarian here to say that it’s great if you read lots of books this year, alright if you read barely anything, that audiobooks, romance and graphic novels are all valid formats and genres, and that some authors suck but we’re still not stopping you from reading them.
December 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Your local librarian here to say that it’s great if you read lots of books this year, alright if you read barely anything, that audiobooks, romance and graphic novels are all valid formats and genres, and that some authors suck but we’re still not stopping you from reading them.
I love making soup. Just throwing things in a pot with confidence, knowing it’ll turn out deliciously.
December 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I love making soup. Just throwing things in a pot with confidence, knowing it’ll turn out deliciously.
There’s not going to be any more emails finding me until the new year, let me tell you.
December 24, 2025 at 1:48 AM
There’s not going to be any more emails finding me until the new year, let me tell you.
It is December 23rd, known as Tibb’s or Tip’s Eve in Newfoundland. Have you heard of this holiday?
December 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
It is December 23rd, known as Tibb’s or Tip’s Eve in Newfoundland. Have you heard of this holiday?