Brian Busby
@brianbusby.bsky.social
Writer, écrivain public, anthologist, literary historian, bibliophile, and three-time winner of the Ice Capades Colouring Contest.
Author of Character Parts (Knopf), A Gentleman of Pleasure (McGill-Queen's UP), and The Dusty Bookcase (Biblioasis).
Author of Character Parts (Knopf), A Gentleman of Pleasure (McGill-Queen's UP), and The Dusty Bookcase (Biblioasis).
I've read The Final Run! It is indeed better than the book itself. This pains me to say because I'm an admirer of Sanderson's novels. In fact, I worked to return two earlier novels, Hot Freeze and The Darker Traffic (Blondes Are My Trouble) to print. They are his best. The Final Run is his worst.
January 28, 2026 at 9:33 PM
I've read The Final Run! It is indeed better than the book itself. This pains me to say because I'm an admirer of Sanderson's novels. In fact, I worked to return two earlier novels, Hot Freeze and The Darker Traffic (Blondes Are My Trouble) to print. They are his best. The Final Run is his worst.
What's Bred in the Bone
Grant Allen
London: Tit-Bits, 1891
Grant Allen
London: Tit-Bits, 1891
January 26, 2026 at 11:56 PM
What's Bred in the Bone
Grant Allen
London: Tit-Bits, 1891
Grant Allen
London: Tit-Bits, 1891
Massive snowstorm today, but I've seen worse.
January 15, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Massive snowstorm today, but I've seen worse.
Trump has refused to rule out an invasion of Canada and Greenland. Didn't go so well for the Americans in 1775, 1776, 1777, 1778, 1812, 1813, 1814, 1866, 1870 and 1871.
I'd thought we'd put all that unpleasantness behind us, but Trump will not rule out military incursion.
We have allies.
I'd thought we'd put all that unpleasantness behind us, but Trump will not rule out military incursion.
We have allies.
January 3, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Trump has refused to rule out an invasion of Canada and Greenland. Didn't go so well for the Americans in 1775, 1776, 1777, 1778, 1812, 1813, 1814, 1866, 1870 and 1871.
I'd thought we'd put all that unpleasantness behind us, but Trump will not rule out military incursion.
We have allies.
I'd thought we'd put all that unpleasantness behind us, but Trump will not rule out military incursion.
We have allies.
Solidarity!
As long as Trump is president, the United States is our enemy.
As long as Trump is president, the United States is our enemy.
January 3, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Solidarity!
As long as Trump is president, the United States is our enemy.
As long as Trump is president, the United States is our enemy.
Solidarity!
Let us not forget that Trump has posited the idea of an invasion of Canada and Greenland. As long as Trump is president, the United States is our enemy.
Let us not forget that Trump has posited the idea of an invasion of Canada and Greenland. As long as Trump is president, the United States is our enemy.
January 3, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Solidarity!
Let us not forget that Trump has posited the idea of an invasion of Canada and Greenland. As long as Trump is president, the United States is our enemy.
Let us not forget that Trump has posited the idea of an invasion of Canada and Greenland. As long as Trump is president, the United States is our enemy.
The Mar-a-lago situation room:
"Throughout the years, people have tried to come up with a gold paint that would look like gold, and they've never been able to do it. They've never been able. They've never been able to match gold with gold paint. That's why it's gold." - Donald J. Trump, March 2025
"Throughout the years, people have tried to come up with a gold paint that would look like gold, and they've never been able to do it. They've never been able. They've never been able to match gold with gold paint. That's why it's gold." - Donald J. Trump, March 2025
January 3, 2026 at 7:50 PM
The Mar-a-lago situation room:
"Throughout the years, people have tried to come up with a gold paint that would look like gold, and they've never been able to do it. They've never been able. They've never been able to match gold with gold paint. That's why it's gold." - Donald J. Trump, March 2025
"Throughout the years, people have tried to come up with a gold paint that would look like gold, and they've never been able to do it. They've never been able. They've never been able to match gold with gold paint. That's why it's gold." - Donald J. Trump, March 2025
From today's New York Times.
December 31, 2025 at 11:54 AM
From today's New York Times.
I've experienced something similar with New Brunswick writer Charles Ross Graham (pen name David Montrose). Fortunately, Canadian copyright law allows use if one can demonstrate efforts to contact an estate. And so all four of his post-war thrillers are now back in print. My very favourite cover:
December 14, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I've experienced something similar with New Brunswick writer Charles Ross Graham (pen name David Montrose). Fortunately, Canadian copyright law allows use if one can demonstrate efforts to contact an estate. And so all four of his post-war thrillers are now back in print. My very favourite cover:
I understand. Bought this in Montreal in 1981. Another 10% is taken up by Kid Creole and the Coconuts' "Christmas on Riverside Drive."
December 7, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I understand. Bought this in Montreal in 1981. Another 10% is taken up by Kid Creole and the Coconuts' "Christmas on Riverside Drive."
If you're stuck, head on over to Eaton's (The Toronto Globe, December 9, 1925):
November 28, 2025 at 9:28 PM
If you're stuck, head on over to Eaton's (The Toronto Globe, December 9, 1925):
Not any real estate developer's wife, but one who had modeled for Eaton's (or so she claimed).
November 27, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Not any real estate developer's wife, but one who had modeled for Eaton's (or so she claimed).
Don't mean to alarm, but Montreal's unseasonably cold and gloomy weather makes me wonder whether we're on the path to full Quintet.
November 15, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Don't mean to alarm, but Montreal's unseasonably cold and gloomy weather makes me wonder whether we're on the path to full Quintet.
The Long November first appeared in 1946 as a Dutton hardcover. In the next decade, five paperback editions followed, culminating in a pirated edition. After 67 years, it was returned to press by the Véhicule Press Ricochet imprint. Given the title, it seems almost the poster child for #Noirvember.
November 14, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The Long November first appeared in 1946 as a Dutton hardcover. In the next decade, five paperback editions followed, culminating in a pirated edition. After 67 years, it was returned to press by the Véhicule Press Ricochet imprint. Given the title, it seems almost the poster child for #Noirvember.
It was fifty years ago this evening.
November 11, 2025 at 12:29 AM
It was fifty years ago this evening.
Watching the movie because you didn't feel like reading the book and other mistakes made in high school.
brianbusby.blogspot.com/2025/11/wild...
#oldhollywood #silentfilm #canlit #cdnhist
brianbusby.blogspot.com/2025/11/wild...
#oldhollywood #silentfilm #canlit #cdnhist
November 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Watching the movie because you didn't feel like reading the book and other mistakes made in high school.
brianbusby.blogspot.com/2025/11/wild...
#oldhollywood #silentfilm #canlit #cdnhist
brianbusby.blogspot.com/2025/11/wild...
#oldhollywood #silentfilm #canlit #cdnhist
Two ways to destroy the White House:
1) invade Canada;
2) elect Donald Trump.
1) invade Canada;
2) elect Donald Trump.
October 22, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Two ways to destroy the White House:
1) invade Canada;
2) elect Donald Trump.
1) invade Canada;
2) elect Donald Trump.
Two ways to destroy the White House:
1) invade Canada;
2) elect Donald Trump.
1) invade Canada;
2) elect Donald Trump.
October 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Two ways to destroy the White House:
1) invade Canada;
2) elect Donald Trump.
1) invade Canada;
2) elect Donald Trump.