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Lisa Brideau @lisabrideau.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I found the online/B&N/amazon blurb for my book had been suddenly rewritten several months ago (my book came out in 2023) and it didn't quite match, you know, the actual plot - gave it Bourne vibes when my book leans more Emily St. John Mandel'ish. I assume my publisher was using AI. *sigh*

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Lisa Brideau @lisabrideau.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Interesting - I also didn't know it was done in other programs. Funny that so many profs want to crush spirits at the outset, what a strange thing to do. I finished my aero degree and a book, and I suspect I'm not actually that much of an outlier for it!

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Lisa Brideau @lisabrideau.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

(This isn't the point of your lovely story, but I had to laugh as I recognized this speech from the start of my aerospace engineering degree except they said 1 of 3. So, not quite as dire, lol)

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Lisa Brideau @lisabrideau.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I understand why the system operates this way, but I still spend a lot of time thinking about how many brilliant books we are probably missing out on because an author is genius at writing a book but absolute garbage at distilling it down to an elevator pitch/query blurb.

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Lisa Brideau @lisabrideau.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

If the trailer for the movie 'Wicker' has sparked your interest in basket weaving, I think this book will be for you. 😋

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Lisa Brideau @lisabrideau.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I can totally imagine this as a serial - getting little updates regularly on the characters would be delightful!

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Lisa Brideau @lisabrideau.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

funny that you say this as I am currently 95% done Middlemarch (it is so long). so close! 😂

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Lisa Brideau @lisabrideau.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Discovered a tv show about a woman who wakes up in a spot of trouble with no memory of who she is or how she got there, she just has a note telling her her memory was wiped intentionally & she is in danger. Sounds familiar! 🤣 (If you don't know, my novel Adrift starts the same way, but on a boat.)

image from tv show ad for The Rook featuring a woman looking pensive.

cover of novel Adrift by Lisa Brideau showing a crashing ocean wave from above with an oil sheen overlaid.

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Lisa Brideau @lisabrideau.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Was in Singapore last month and visited the Science Centre and sat in front of this installation for a very very long time. Mesmerizing. Sound on is required. #whales

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Lisa Brideau @lisabrideau.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

These scam emails from people pretending to be editors at publishing houses with email addresses like namePublishingHouse@aol.com are SO ANNOYING. Has anyone replied to find out what the cash grab ends up being? How do they pivot from pretending to be a big name editor to asking an author for $$?

screenshot of scam email with praise for Brideau's novel Adrift.

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Lisa Brideau @lisabrideau.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I am unreasonably pleased that my new bookmark from Malaysia is perfect for my current read: If We Cannot Go at the Speed of Light. (The world is on fire, one must find small delights where one can.)

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Lisa Brideau @lisabrideau.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Well, you're at the very very front of the store! :)

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Lisa Brideau @lisabrideau.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

@sunyidean.com Spotted your new book front and centre at a bookstore in Kuala Lumpur! (This may not be news to you, but sharing in case it is!)

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Nine Ten Publications @ninetenpub.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Just 3 days left in the Kickstarter for WILD DYES OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST! Snag one of the last hand-dyed yarn rewards, or simply pre-order the book and help to support the highest print cost we've ever faced. We couldn't make our books without you ❤️ www.kickstarter.com/projects/nin...

A photo of goldenrod is in the background. A fake clothesline "holds" an image of the cover of Wild Dyes of the Pacific Northwest, by Zoe McDonell. Text reads, "The Kickstarter for Wild Dyes of the Pacific Northwest ends Friday afternoon! There's still a few exclusive hand-dyed yarn bundles available!"

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Lisa Brideau @lisabrideau.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Spent some time today walking among alpine wildflowers. Way better than scrolling, even with the flies.

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Lisa Brideau @lisabrideau.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I just spent two days in Kelowna BC and it was somewhere around 33 - 35 degrees (92-95) and I do not function over 26 degrees and HOW DO PEOPLE LIVE HERE? I saw people JOGGING. Voluntarily, not because a bear was chasing them. I was malfunctioning just walking down the street in the shade.

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Lisa Brideau @lisabrideau.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

When I drafted Adrift I included scenes with air quality issues and people wearing masks. While I was revising Adrift, BC experienced the worst wildfire season in history--it has since been topped. Summer weather now regularly includes "smoke". I'd never experienced this in Vancouver prior to 2017

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Lisa Brideau @lisabrideau.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I'm so angry this is our every summer now -watching Canada burn, watching ecosystems die and homes burn, & we just keep digging oil out of the ground. Our politicians keep spending public dollars on the oil industry; subsidies, more pipelines, sending our clean energy to run LNG plants. Insanity.

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Eve Lazarus @evelazarus.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Looking forward to my talk at Lynn Valley Legion on August 4. I'll be chatting about quirky #NorthVancouver stories, a murder and a ghost story. Claim your seat at goodtimes@lynnvalleylegion.ca #lynnvalleylegion #localhistory #truecrime

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Lisa Brideau @lisabrideau.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

TODAY!! (Sat July 11) Come to Indigo on Robson and meet your local Vancouver authors! Buy books! Enter our contest! 1 - 4 pm - drop by anytime

poster with vancouver city skyline announcing a local author extravaganza on july 11 from 1-4pm at Indigo Robson, Vancouver BC

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Lisa Brideau @lisabrideau.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

oh this is not good (coverage is good, news itself not)

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Lisa Brideau @lisabrideau.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

To balance awkward book promo post, I am here to share photos of kittens I took last week that will be up for adoption soon with Vancouver Orphan Kitten Rescue Association. Behold the cuteness! #kittens

adorable orange tabby kitten playing. 15/10 cuteness

adorable seal point kitten with blue yes. 19/10, would cuddle.

two seal-point kittens. It's almost too much really.

ridiculous scared cat in halloween cat stance for real. this actually happens apparently.

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Lisa Brideau @lisabrideau.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I set out to finally do one of those graphics where you pithily convey what your novel is about with a few words and loopy arrows and then I had a breakdown trying to explain what genre the thing is that I wrote and have been talking about for three years. 😂 ENJOY! ! Go buy a copy! Thanks!

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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 07/07/2026

The subscription drive (to increase staff and contributor pay) is running until the anniversary of the magazine. We're about halfway to the goal. Thank you to everyone that has subscribed so far! clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/

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Subscribe to Clarkesworld Magazine

Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

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Lisa Brideau @lisabrideau.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I am in this boat 100%. If I let my brain know there is a shortcut, it will be that much more challenging to get it to do the hard work alone. And I do not want to be beholden to an external tool forevermore.

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Lisa Brideau @lisabrideau.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

so many places for spiders to hide

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Lisa Brideau @lisabrideau.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I have SO MANY QUESTIONS! Glory/horror is an apt description.

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Lisa Brideau @lisabrideau.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

OH HELLO! Genre-bending is my jam! My publisher (Sourcebooks) markets my book as a thriller which has always puzzled me as I thought I wrote a literary-leaning speculative puzzle of sorts, lol If anyone is looking for a near-future story with memory wiping, may I suggest award-winning: ADRIFT

Novel Adrift by Lisa Brideau showing that it is a character-driven entertaining, realistic, cerebral, and fun story.

Author - white woman with short dark hair, smiling while sitting at a table at the famous Munro's bookstore behind a stack of signed copies of Adrift by Lisa Brideau which is a staff pick.

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Lisa Brideau @lisabrideau.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

List of participating authors: Carleigh Baker Shashi Bhat Eddy Boudel Tan Lisa Brideau Rebecca Bollwitt Aaron Chan S. M. Freedman Wiley Ho Joseph Kakwinokanasum Kung Jaadee Eve Lazarus John Lee Kate MacIntosh Maria Reva Jeremy Siemens Lily Soltani Iona Whishaw Sam Wiebe

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Lisa Brideau @lisabrideau.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

I've organized a gaggle of Vancouver-area authors to be at Indigo Robson on July 11! Please visit, peruse our books, ask fun questions, enter to win prizes, and just enjoy good bookish vibes! For the schedule of who will be at the store when, check my website: lisabrideau.com/authorevent

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Lisa Brideau @lisabrideau.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

I've organized a chance to hang out with a whole bunch of awesome local authors in one day. If you're in Vancouver, please come say hi! Saturday July 11 from 1-4pm at Indigo on Robson Twenty authors, one day -AMAZING! Say hi, buy books, chat with authors, get books signed, enter to win fun prizes.

an flyer for a local author extravaganza at Indigo Robson Vancouver July 11 from 1-4pm featuring twenty local authors. The flyer has a photo of the Vancouver BC skyline at the bottom.

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Lisa Brideau @lisabrideau.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

gah, I also just made this switch!

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Lisa Brideau @lisabrideau.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Very helpful primer! The reliance on Bookscan data is even more fascinating now that I can compare to my royalty statements; in my case (Sourcebooks title) bookscan is reporting about 55% of actual sales. I'd love to see data from other authors on this - is this fairly typical/low/high?

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Lisa Brideau @lisabrideau.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

these are so good!! They stopped me in my scrolling tracks! forget functional stuff, you've got other skills, lol

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Lisa Brideau @lisabrideau.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Go buy books at your local indie bookstore on Saturday - it's a giant party book buying day!!!!

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Lisa Brideau @lisabrideau.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Right? Like, you HAVE to read it once you've read that, lol

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Lisa Brideau @lisabrideau.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

I am very excited to have a copy of Endling by Maria Reva - just shortlisted for the Climate Fiction Prize (and has already won a bunch of prizes). Has anyone read it?? It sounds bonkers in the best way.

Cover of novel Endling by maria reva held up in front of a green wall.

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Lisa Brideau @lisabrideau.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Yes! I've been a happy kobo customer since the very first ereader they released.

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Lisa Brideau @lisabrideau.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Backed! Can't wait to get all this Canadian short fiction in front of my eyeballs!

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Stephen Kotowych 🇨🇦 @ourmankoto.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

It's live! IT'S LIVE! The Kickstarter for Year’s Best Canadian F&SF: Volume Four is now LIVE! Award-winning series, best of 2025, and (with your help) the biggest volume yet. Can you back early enough to land The Canucklehead tier and get to choose the dedication for the book?? Pls SHARE WIDELY!

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Year's Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume 4

Award winners. Award nominees. Hidden gems. All Canadian. All in one anthology.

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Lisa Brideau @lisabrideau.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Yes, this is also my process, lol Did I read five non-fiction books about memory impairment for my speculative FICTION novel (Adrift) featuring memory wiping? 100% and it was super interesting! I even wrote a blog post about the rabbit hole I fell down: maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/my-f...

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My Favorite Bit: Lisa Brideau Talks About ADRIFT

Lisa Brideau is joining us today to talk about her novel, Adrift. Here’s the publisher’s description: Ess wakes up alone on a sailboat in the remote Pacific Northwest with no memory of …

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Lisa Brideau @lisabrideau.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

For #Hugo people who like little repair bots who are myopically focused on their one task while the world falls apart around them (not that this is relevant to our current moment at all)....

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Lisa Brideau @lisabrideau.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

I really loved Champ's short story, Autogas Ferryman! www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/auto... @champwongs.bsky.social (Also - I sold my first ever short story in 2025 so I think that is also eligible? I have no idea how Hugo's work, to be honest but: www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1... )

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Autogas Ferryman - Nightmare Magazine

Krungthep means “The City of Gods.” A much more charming name than the bawdy Bangkok that foreigners joke about. But to Somsak, it is the city of ghosts. He drives his taxi slowly along through the gl...

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Lisa Brideau @lisabrideau.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

I don't know how this works since this is the first short story I ever sold(🥳), but for anyone voting for Hugo's - I have an eligible story if you want to back a dark horse, lol. Big thanks to Diabolical Plots for publishing! www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...

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DP FICTION #127A: “The Glorious Pursuit of Nominal” by Lisa Brideau – Diabolical Plots

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Lisa Brideau @lisabrideau.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

That's easy: be unable to say anything in a satisfying way in less than 80k words, as a personality feature. 😂

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Lisa Brideau @lisabrideau.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Have an amazing time!!! Cheering on your book from the other coast!

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Lisa Brideau @lisabrideau.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

This @bcliving.bsky.social list of BC Books to Read in the Bathtub is amazing! Yes, I'm am 100% biased because they included Adrift, but also there are books by Chevy Stevens + Jen Sookfong Lee + more + very intriguing non-fiction titles, so you should check it out! bcliving.ca/entertainmen...

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25 B.C. Books to Read in the Bathtub - BC Living

Sit back and soak with one of these books in hand on February 9 for Read in the Bathtub Day

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