Troy Wilson
@troystory.bsky.social
www.troystory.ca
Author of 10 trad pub picture books.
(And 10 million unpubbed ones.)
Author of 10 trad pub picture books.
(And 10 million unpubbed ones.)
Hope this one is among them. Because it's the best PB I've ever co-created (and it's the 10th)!
www.orcabook.com/Still-Friend...
www.orcabook.com/Still-Friend...
November 17, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Hope this one is among them. Because it's the best PB I've ever co-created (and it's the 10th)!
www.orcabook.com/Still-Friend...
www.orcabook.com/Still-Friend...
My top four books, according to Goodreads.
November 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM
My top four books, according to Goodreads.
If you see this, post your bird art.
(Well, okay, it's not my art. It's @mikeboldt.bsky.social's art. From our 2015 PB.)
(Well, okay, it's not my art. It's @mikeboldt.bsky.social's art. From our 2015 PB.)
November 11, 2025 at 2:31 AM
If you see this, post your bird art.
(Well, okay, it's not my art. It's @mikeboldt.bsky.social's art. From our 2015 PB.)
(Well, okay, it's not my art. It's @mikeboldt.bsky.social's art. From our 2015 PB.)
Happy #IReadCanadianDay!
I love these two picture books, and I've met the two Victoria, BC authors. (Haven't met either illustrator.)
@sherylbooks.bsky.social @booksbycindy.bsky.social
#IReadCanadian
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
I love these two picture books, and I've met the two Victoria, BC authors. (Haven't met either illustrator.)
@sherylbooks.bsky.social @booksbycindy.bsky.social
#IReadCanadian
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Happy #IReadCanadianDay!
I love these two picture books, and I've met the two Victoria, BC authors. (Haven't met either illustrator.)
@sherylbooks.bsky.social @booksbycindy.bsky.social
#IReadCanadian
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
I love these two picture books, and I've met the two Victoria, BC authors. (Haven't met either illustrator.)
@sherylbooks.bsky.social @booksbycindy.bsky.social
#IReadCanadian
#kidlit 📚👍🏼
Oh, it's #NationalCatDay?
I'll always be super-proud of this picture book by me and @evecoy.bsky.social and Candlewick.
I'll always be super-proud of this picture book by me and @evecoy.bsky.social and Candlewick.
October 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Oh, it's #NationalCatDay?
I'll always be super-proud of this picture book by me and @evecoy.bsky.social and Candlewick.
I'll always be super-proud of this picture book by me and @evecoy.bsky.social and Candlewick.
Someone is holding an actual, tangible ARC in their hot little hands.
(Spoiler alert: that someone is me!)
(Spoiler alert: that someone is me!)
October 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Someone is holding an actual, tangible ARC in their hot little hands.
(Spoiler alert: that someone is me!)
(Spoiler alert: that someone is me!)
Life is a balancing act.
Take joy in the frogs. But don't forget Epstein. We can do both (and more).
Take joy in the frogs. But don't forget Epstein. We can do both (and more).
October 15, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Life is a balancing act.
Take joy in the frogs. But don't forget Epstein. We can do both (and more).
Take joy in the frogs. But don't forget Epstein. We can do both (and more).
The Rogue addition was momentous. She had an established and well-seeded history as an X-Men adversary, while also being someone who could believably turn. Hard to beat that potent mix with later forced and out-of-the-blue additions.
(Though I did also like the Magneto addition for similar reasons.)
(Though I did also like the Magneto addition for similar reasons.)
October 15, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The Rogue addition was momentous. She had an established and well-seeded history as an X-Men adversary, while also being someone who could believably turn. Hard to beat that potent mix with later forced and out-of-the-blue additions.
(Though I did also like the Magneto addition for similar reasons.)
(Though I did also like the Magneto addition for similar reasons.)
110%.
See also: I can't bother keeping track of any other time Jean got revived after this godawful, wrongheaded, shit-the-bed installment.
It screwed over not only the death itself, but also some great fake-out resurrection stories.
White-hot hate forever and ever.
And ever.
See also: I can't bother keeping track of any other time Jean got revived after this godawful, wrongheaded, shit-the-bed installment.
It screwed over not only the death itself, but also some great fake-out resurrection stories.
White-hot hate forever and ever.
And ever.
October 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
110%.
See also: I can't bother keeping track of any other time Jean got revived after this godawful, wrongheaded, shit-the-bed installment.
It screwed over not only the death itself, but also some great fake-out resurrection stories.
White-hot hate forever and ever.
And ever.
See also: I can't bother keeping track of any other time Jean got revived after this godawful, wrongheaded, shit-the-bed installment.
It screwed over not only the death itself, but also some great fake-out resurrection stories.
White-hot hate forever and ever.
And ever.
It's Canadian Thanksgiving, and I'm super-thankful for these kind words.
“A charming tribute to the unrelenting and unconditional acceptance a dog gives.”
– Mike Boldt
“We could all stand to learn to love like a dog loves. Kids do it best, and every kid is going to fall for this book.”
– Adam Rex
“A charming tribute to the unrelenting and unconditional acceptance a dog gives.”
– Mike Boldt
“We could all stand to learn to love like a dog loves. Kids do it best, and every kid is going to fall for this book.”
– Adam Rex
October 13, 2025 at 1:08 PM
It's Canadian Thanksgiving, and I'm super-thankful for these kind words.
“A charming tribute to the unrelenting and unconditional acceptance a dog gives.”
– Mike Boldt
“We could all stand to learn to love like a dog loves. Kids do it best, and every kid is going to fall for this book.”
– Adam Rex
“A charming tribute to the unrelenting and unconditional acceptance a dog gives.”
– Mike Boldt
“We could all stand to learn to love like a dog loves. Kids do it best, and every kid is going to fall for this book.”
– Adam Rex
Two things that my ears and brain have been loving in these troubled times.
October 13, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Two things that my ears and brain have been loving in these troubled times.
Great cover. But the second installment was the better story.
October 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Great cover. But the second installment was the better story.
Yes, pretty good, but IMHO this Santa stakeout PB was quite a bit better.
October 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Yes, pretty good, but IMHO this Santa stakeout PB was quite a bit better.
My top four books according to Goodreads.
October 8, 2025 at 2:52 PM
My top four books according to Goodreads.
It amazes me that in this age of endless revisits and rehashes, Marvel has never released a version of the seminal 80s Punisher mini wherein @yesthatstevengrant.bsky.social and Mike Zeck complete the final chapter.
(Yes, it also doesn't amaze me at all. Doesn't stop me from yearning, though...)
(Yes, it also doesn't amaze me at all. Doesn't stop me from yearning, though...)
October 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
It amazes me that in this age of endless revisits and rehashes, Marvel has never released a version of the seminal 80s Punisher mini wherein @yesthatstevengrant.bsky.social and Mike Zeck complete the final chapter.
(Yes, it also doesn't amaze me at all. Doesn't stop me from yearning, though...)
(Yes, it also doesn't amaze me at all. Doesn't stop me from yearning, though...)
Dear newcomers,
Keep dreaming. But also keep kicking nightmare imposters in the nuts.
Keep dreaming. But also keep kicking nightmare imposters in the nuts.
October 1, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Dear newcomers,
Keep dreaming. But also keep kicking nightmare imposters in the nuts.
Keep dreaming. But also keep kicking nightmare imposters in the nuts.
RIP Jane Goodall.
If you read one picture book today, maybe it should be this one.
If you read one picture book today, maybe it should be this one.
October 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
RIP Jane Goodall.
If you read one picture book today, maybe it should be this one.
If you read one picture book today, maybe it should be this one.
Post a you from a different era
(Summer of '95. One of my best summers as a summer camp counselor.)
(Summer of '95. One of my best summers as a summer camp counselor.)
September 30, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Post a you from a different era
(Summer of '95. One of my best summers as a summer camp counselor.)
(Summer of '95. One of my best summers as a summer camp counselor.)
I love writing about animals.
September 29, 2025 at 11:57 AM
I love writing about animals.
With picture books, you never know exactly who is responsible for what image.
The bird poop in the spread below did not originate with the illustrator. And did not originate with me. It was suggested by the editor. And I love it!
The bird poop in the spread below did not originate with the illustrator. And did not originate with me. It was suggested by the editor. And I love it!
September 25, 2025 at 1:41 PM
With picture books, you never know exactly who is responsible for what image.
The bird poop in the spread below did not originate with the illustrator. And did not originate with me. It was suggested by the editor. And I love it!
The bird poop in the spread below did not originate with the illustrator. And did not originate with me. It was suggested by the editor. And I love it!
My first book with @orcabook.bsky.social and my upcoming book with @orcabook.bsky.social. (Illustrated by Dean Griffiths and Mike Deas.)
The first was nominated for several awards and praised by Stan Lee. And the next? Stay tuned...
The first was nominated for several awards and praised by Stan Lee. And the next? Stay tuned...
September 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
My first book with @orcabook.bsky.social and my upcoming book with @orcabook.bsky.social. (Illustrated by Dean Griffiths and Mike Deas.)
The first was nominated for several awards and praised by Stan Lee. And the next? Stay tuned...
The first was nominated for several awards and praised by Stan Lee. And the next? Stay tuned...
