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old fruit pictures @pomological.xor.blue · 01/10/2026

early ripe apples, painted by royal charles steadman, 1919

Simon Thibault @simonthibault.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Just got an email from an author who said that they had received a quasi-phishing email from someone claiming to be me in my role as an acquisitions editor. First I get those emails, using real names and publishing houses. Then someone uses my name. Full circle fraud.

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Conor Curtis @conorcurtis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Re comprehending: Having a background in enviro policy helps with seeing the problems with vague open ended exceptions. I'm Again going to cite this: "Environment and health organizations, along with expert scientists from 13 universities, have denounced the legislation" www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

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Carney government passes law allowing authorization of banned pesticides | CBC News

The federal government has brought in major changes to how pesticides are regulated in Canada, granting cabinet the power to authorize the use of pesticides — even ones that Health Canada has deemed u...

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Simon Thibault @simonthibault.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I have seen links all day but have yet to read. Am doing so now =)

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Simon Thibault @simonthibault.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Toronto friends: if you're into food, food writing, and all things deliciously South Asian, do yourself a solid and check out Khalil Akhtar's book launch for "How To Eat With Your Hands," at Good Egg this coming Sunday. goodegg.ca/products/gen...?

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Khalil Akhtar Event Ticket

Join CBC Radio’s Khalil Akhtar in conversation with Ozoz Sokoh. Khalil’s first book, How to Eat With Your Hands is one of the most anticipated, small press titles coming out this year. This in-store c...

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Simon Thibault @simonthibault.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"If It Be Your Will," used in the film "Pump Up The Volume." This cover by Anohni for the Cohen tribute concert/film, "I'm Your Man," is beyond stunning. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MDl...

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Antony singing If It Be Your Will

YouTube video by Oggmonster

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Simon Thibault @simonthibault.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

It's quite remarkable. Especially considering they are using the names of actual employees at these publishers. Bananas.

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Simon Thibault @simonthibault.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

It's been fascinating to see how many spam/scam emails I've received from "editors" at publishing houses, wondering if I have more ideas to pitch to them. I say "editors" in quotes, because even though they all are real names of real people at real publishing houses, the emails are all gmail.

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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 21/09/2026

Join us at Oxfam Canada presents The Walrus Talks The Billionaire Problem to learn about the ideas and policies that could help build a national economy where everyone can thrive. www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-walrus-talk…

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Simon Thibault @simonthibault.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I have yet to watch all of it, but I did know that milling still happens there. Honestly, in a time of buy local/buy canuck, a retail operation would not be remiss...

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Simon Thibault @simonthibault.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Always was curious about them. I knew they were still in operation, but this is a fascinating little doc.

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old fruit pictures @pomological.xor.blue · 20/09/2026

winfield black raspberries, painted by deborah griscom passmore, 1908

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Simon Thibault @simonthibault.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

As someone who adores NYC bookseller/icon/institution Bonnie Slotnick, this story is not "old lady yells at cloud," but rather "small business owner gets fed up by pop-up." If I was in NYC, I'd work the store for free for her, while she was in court. evgrieve.com/2026/09/line...

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Line tensions boil over: East Village bookseller Bonnie Slotnick arrested outside Harry Styles pop-up on 2nd Street

EV Grieve is the leading news, entertainment and lifestyle blog about the East Village of New York City.

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Simon Thibault @simonthibault.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Amen. Joshua McFadden’s 6 Seasons book is worth it for the beans recipes alone

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Simon Thibault @simonthibault.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Power went out as i was making coffee. Had enough hot water to make rocket fuel. Gonna be an interesting morning.

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Corby Kummer @ckummer.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Excellent article on gutted food inspection by Eric Schlosser in @theatlantic.com. On an ongoing botulism outbreak: "The contents of a single can of formula may contain milk from thousands of different cows. Nobody has ever fed babies this kind of stuff before." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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Should We Be Afraid of Our Food?

America’s food-safety system is being methodically dismantled by the Trump administration.

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Jaya Saxena @jayasaxena.com · 01/09/2026

What a treat today, to publish an excerpt from Ali Francis' forthcoming book, 'The Curious Lives of Vegetables'! Here, she writes about the Carolina African Runner peanut, how industrialization almost killed it, and how one chef is trying to bring it back www.weareravenous.com/the-peanut-a...

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The Peanut America Forgot

Its rediscovery reveals the perils of industrial agriculture.

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old fruit pictures @pomological.xor.blue · 30/08/2026

bender cherries, painted by mary daisy arnold, 1912

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Simon Thibault @simonthibault.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Aw man, now I miss Russ & Daughters.

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Simon Thibault @simonthibault.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

To be clear, said person does exist and they are at Norton, and I checked to see if they are a real person and if the email tracks (it does not), and am more worried about said person being upset their name is being used in this fashion.

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Simon Thibault @simonthibault.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Anyone know people @wwnorton.com ? Methinks someone is using one of their editors names in one of those literary scams.

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Simon Thibault @simonthibault.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Considering the individual at hand’s palate and business acumen: this tracks.

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Simon Thibault @simonthibault.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Yes to McPhee’s “Oranges.” 👍🏻👍🏻

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Simon Thibault @simonthibault.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

These are the books we find because someone told us, lent us, hand-sold us, or that we found on a table or in a stack in some random bookstore. Tell me yours. (4/4)

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Simon Thibault @simonthibault.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I'm also low-key obsessed with "Wild Plums in Brandy: A Cookery Book of Wild Foods in Canada" by Sylvia Boorman. Out-of-print, but stunning images inside. While looking it up, I found that @omnivorebooks.bsky.social has a copy for sale. Nice! (3/4) omnivorebooks.myshopify.com/products/new...

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Simon Thibault @simonthibault.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

One of the first books suggested to me was "Honey From A Weed: Fasting and Feasting in Tuscany, Catalonia, The Cyclades and Apulia," by Patience Gray. Gray knew that foodways of these regions were on the verge of disappearing, and contextualized them for others to learn their value. (2/4)

Book cover of "Honey From a Weed," by British author Patience Gray. The painted image is of a restaurant grotto, with frescos painted above, chairs and a table below.

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Simon Thibault @simonthibault.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Food writing lovers: Can we talk about the under-told/undersold books that should get more love? The ones that we tell people "you should read this." The ones we lend others who are curious about food writing outside of cookbooks? The ones we remind them to bring back? (1/4)

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Simon Thibault @simonthibault.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

So much of this. Dang "perfectionist" brain.

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Yvette d’Entremont @dentremy.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

'Is the Houston government about to dismember huge swaths of our university system?' "It’s beyond the ability of bean counters to put value on a liberal education." writes @timbousquet.bsky.social (no paywall on Morning File essays).

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

A small, used bookstore in Lunenburg #NovaScotia is getting more attention for one unique reason. It opens in the evening and doesn't close until customers stop coming, even if that means keeping the lights on into the early morning. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

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Why this Lunenburg bookstore stays open late into the night

A small, used bookstore in Lunenburg, N.S., is getting more attention for one unique reason. It opens in the evening and doesn't close until customers stop coming, even if that means keeping the light...

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Simon Thibault @simonthibault.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Peach season hasn't really come to its peak point until you have to eat them over the sink.

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Chris Benjamin Nova Scotia Writer @benjaminwrites.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” —Upton Sinclair

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old fruit pictures @pomological.xor.blue · 07/08/2026

oranges, painted by amanda almira newton, 1915

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Simon Thibault @simonthibault.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Just found this Roger Vergé book that I never really looked at. Oh, it’s signed. 👀

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Simon Thibault @simonthibault.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I sold over 2000 LP’s. Held on to about 1000 or so.

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Simon Thibault @simonthibault.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Most of mine used to house my record collection (had to sell 2/3’s of it about a decade ago).

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Simon Thibault @simonthibault.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Currently making a list of my books for insurance purposes. And... I don't want to have to move these books anytime soon. I would, however, like to have enough shelving for them all.

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Simon Thibault @simonthibault.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

C’est par-en-haut, or par-en-bas?

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Simon Thibault @simonthibault.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

For all of you who love reading about food/cultures/foodways/butchery/The American South, may I suggest Chase Cormier’s new title “Boucherie,” from LSU Press. Approachable, well-researched, giving credit where credit is due, from the sawing to the smoking, from culture to culture to culture.

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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 04/08/2026

If Mel Woods had their way, everyone would treat the Harry Potter series “as a regretfully significant cultural artifact of a moment in time” in light of J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans activism. With their new collaboration, Tim Hortons has done the opposite. ow.ly/WJUW50Zw1aA

On the left: a two-frame gif image. The first frame depicts a red Tim Horton's coffee cup and chocolate donut with a hand holding a wand coming into the frame from the right side. The second frame shows the food has disappeared with an increased amount of sparkles coming off the tip of the wand. On the right: text that reads “Nobody asked for Harry Potter donuts. The new Tim Hortons collaboration will only fuel J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans crusade”

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