Reposted by @margaretb-yvr.bsky.socialDoug Saunders @dougsaunders.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I guess he wants to call it superintelligence because there’s no risk of anyone having already applied that name to anyone or anything in his vicinity 0131
margaretb-yvr.bsky.social @margaretb-yvr.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Kudos to @todmaffin.com for his dedicated efforts. And welcome to US healthcare workers.... 🤝🇨🇦 010
margaretb-yvr.bsky.social @margaretb-yvr.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Can't wait! Malcolm Gladwell always has interesting things to say 📚 020
margaretb-yvr.bsky.social @margaretb-yvr.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Oh look! My favourite piece of mail every year has arrived! Thanks @writersfest.bc.ca #VWF2026 📚📚 010
margaretb-yvr.bsky.social @margaretb-yvr.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Trust me! This is the most fun you can have while learning about new authors and so many books! 📚📚📚 010
Reposted by @margaretb-yvr.bsky.socialKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 22/08/2026Watching Prime Minister Carney discussing the breakdown of the Canada-US trade deal at a press conference and just really appreciating living in a country where the leader can speak coherently and knowledgeably about what is actually happening. 1845980884
margaretb-yvr.bsky.social @margaretb-yvr.bsky.social · 15/08/2026How refreshing to have a prime minister and other government officials who are literate! 📚📚 010
margaretb-yvr.bsky.social @margaretb-yvr.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Ready to explore #Vancouver - thanks @miss604.com 🚎🚗⛴️ 050
Reposted by @margaretb-yvr.bsky.socialVancouver Writers Fest @writersfest.bc.ca · 06/08/2026Pulitzer Prize-winning author Barbara Kingsolver will open the 39th annual Vancouver Writers Fest on Sunday, October 18. 🎟️ Tickets for this very special event are on sale NOW (ahead of our regular Festival Week ticket sales which start next month)! writersfest.bc.ca/event/barbar...writersfest.bc.caBarbara Kingsolver in Conversation | Vancouver Writers FestTickets go on sale here on August 6, 2026 at 10 AM. Thank you to HarperCollins Canada for supporting Barbara Kingsolver’s appearance in Vancouver, and our Community Partner: Vancouver Academy of… 122
margaretb-yvr.bsky.social @margaretb-yvr.bsky.social · 31/07/2026This is amazing news @writersfest.bc.ca - can't wait to see her in person 📖 010
margaretb-yvr.bsky.social @margaretb-yvr.bsky.social · 31/07/2026My July reads! @thestorygraph.com 110
Reposted by @margaretb-yvr.bsky.socialDoug Saunders @dougsaunders.bsky.social · 25/07/2026I particularly like how he’s had the AI portray Canada as pristine wilderness and his country as a denuded wasteland of terrible urbanism, crowded sprawl, deprived housing, absent privacy and roads that literally go nowhere 3131881
margaretb-yvr.bsky.social @margaretb-yvr.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Here are a couple of recommendations: The Calamity Club, I See You've Called in Dead and Mona's Eyes #summerreads 📖 010
margaretb-yvr.bsky.social @margaretb-yvr.bsky.social · 14/07/2026What a thrill to hear Ann Patchett! She and @lesliehurtig.bsky.social had a wide-ranging conversation and I loved her humour, insight and wisdom. Time to read her book! Thx @writersfest.bc.ca 📖 162
margaretb-yvr.bsky.social @margaretb-yvr.bsky.social · 14/07/2026This will be amazing @writersfest.bc.ca 👏📚 040
margaretb-yvr.bsky.social @margaretb-yvr.bsky.social · 09/07/2026It's a 💔 - she was an amazing singer..... 000
Reposted by @margaretb-yvr.bsky.socialBelgian Red Devils @belreddevils.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Overturn this! 😎 923152799
margaretb-yvr.bsky.social @margaretb-yvr.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Yet another reason to visit @granvilleisland! 📚 000
margaretb-yvr.bsky.social @margaretb-yvr.bsky.social · 29/06/2026So exciting.... so many great authors coming to @writersfest.bc.ca 📚📚 020
margaretb-yvr.bsky.social @margaretb-yvr.bsky.social · 22/06/2026A picture-perfect summer solstice at 2nd Beach, Stanley Park @viawesome.bsky.social ☀️ 110
margaretb-yvr.bsky.social @margaretb-yvr.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Classy as always. So happy @mark-carney.bsky.social is leading Canada 🇨🇦 ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️ 010
margaretb-yvr.bsky.social @margaretb-yvr.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Awesome news from @writersfest.bc.ca - can't wait! 📚📚 010
margaretb-yvr.bsky.social @margaretb-yvr.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Some books I enjoyed in May... via @thestorygraph.com 110
margaretb-yvr.bsky.social @margaretb-yvr.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Great news for salmon and the species that they help sustain 👏 #salmon 000
margaretb-yvr.bsky.social @margaretb-yvr.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Another excellent @writersfest.bc.ca event with @taramcguire chatting with new authors @taragereaux.bsky.social @lizjohnston.bsky.social and @yassmin.bsky.social #booksandideas 📚📚 253
margaretb-yvr.bsky.social @margaretb-yvr.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Another excellent @writersfest.bc.ca #booksandideas event featuring the renowned author Yann Martel in conversation with Aislinn Hunter. I may have to tackle The Iliad! #IFKYK 📚😉 021
margaretb-yvr.bsky.social @margaretb-yvr.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Another excellent author event presented by @writersfest.bc.ca featuring @ibramxk.bsky.social and Terry Givens. Lots of thought-provoking ideas about authoritarianism, racism, DEI and more 📚 021
margaretb-yvr.bsky.social @margaretb-yvr.bsky.social · 10/04/2026This is a remarkable novel - I'm looking forward to seeing Tara Gereaux at @writersfest.bc.ca on May 7th. www.simonandschuster.ca/books/Wild-P...simonandschuster.caWild People QuietInstant National BestsellerA taut, exquisitely rendered story exploring the repercussions of a woman’s decision to hide her Métis identity while li... 010
margaretb-yvr.bsky.social @margaretb-yvr.bsky.social · 09/04/2026And now I want pancakes with maple syrup! 🥞🚀 010
margaretb-yvr.bsky.social @margaretb-yvr.bsky.social · 05/04/2026Mark your calendars, reading pals! 📚🗓 010
margaretb-yvr.bsky.social @margaretb-yvr.bsky.social · 31/03/2026I have the honour of hearing him speak and what a wonderful orator he was. My sympathies to his family and many friends 💔 000
margaretb-yvr.bsky.social @margaretb-yvr.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Some of the books I enjoyed in March 📚 020
margaretb-yvr.bsky.social @margaretb-yvr.bsky.social · 25/03/2026This is a must-watch! You'll be inspired.... 000
margaretb-yvr.bsky.social @margaretb-yvr.bsky.social · 09/03/2026Don't miss seeing this inspiring documentary at @viffest.bsky.social theatre or in your own community 031
Reposted by @margaretb-yvr.bsky.social🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 08/03/2026While PM Mark Carney marked International Women’s Day by recognizing the extraordinary contributions women have made to Canada and the world, the Leader of the Opposition has said absolutely nothing — which, honestly, might be preferable. His silence speaks volumes. ❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️ 1919763
Reposted by @margaretb-yvr.bsky.social🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 07/03/2026Tweet of the year 😂 07927
Reposted by @margaretb-yvr.bsky.socialAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 21/01/2026If any of your relatives were confused and rambling like Trump was at Davos, you’d check them into a home tomorrow. This is not sustainable. 1785029917
Reposted by @margaretb-yvr.bsky.socialRebecca Bollwitt @miss604.com · 12/01/2026I'm giving away a pair of tickets to this @writersfest.bc.ca event on January 21st with pulmyears.bsky.social Paul Myers, author of John Candy: A Life in Comedy #vancouvermiss604.comGIVEAWAY Paul Myers on John CandyThe Vancouver Writers Fest presents Paul Myers, author of book John Candy: A Life in Comedy on January 21st and you can enter to win tickets. 0126
margaretb-yvr.bsky.social @margaretb-yvr.bsky.social · 09/01/2026Books I read in 2025, try @thestorygraph.com for a great way to track your reading 📚 110
margaretb-yvr.bsky.social @margaretb-yvr.bsky.social · 31/12/2025And for what it's worth, my favourite book of 2025 was Flashlight by Susan Choi. Endling by Maria Reva is runner-up in a selection of excellent books. The Wager by @davidgrann.bsky.social 📚 was my favourite non-fiction read 030
margaretb-yvr.bsky.social @margaretb-yvr.bsky.social · 31/12/2025Final books for 2025 - both were excellent. In progress is There are Rivers in the Sky by @elifshafak.bsky.social which is excellent too. Now it's on to 2026 reading goals! 📚📚 010
margaretb-yvr.bsky.social @margaretb-yvr.bsky.social · 25/12/2025Merry Christmas (with some photoshop help) 🎄🎁 May your days be merry and bright..... 110
