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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).
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Incompetence, ignorance or AI? Whatever the reason, this list of must-read Canadian authors is a fuckup from start to finish. The Inconvenient Indian is a novel, Rohinton Mistry won the Giller before it was established, and Alice Munro is still alive. brianbusby.blogspot.com/2025/06/on-a...

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I don't understand why Don and his dad are so obsessed with the Nobel Peace Prize, but not the Nobel Prize for Literature. Have they forgotten Trump: The Art of the Deal, The Best Golf Advice I Ever Received, and Think Big and Kick Ass, and The God Bless the U.S.A. Bible?

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I very much doubt Trump can play two-dimensional chess.

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To be fair, one of them might've been carrying a sponge.

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US Attorney Joseph H Thompson: "This was a political assassination, which is not a word we use very often in the United States." Really? Four of your presidents, fourteen member of congress, four governors, and fifteen state legislators have been assassinated.

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Imagine receiving copies of your second novel only to find that the publisher got the title wrong. The only novel I've read to feature a character who speaks "banteringly." #canlit #cdnhist #booksky brianbusby.blogspot.com/2025/06/a-ma...

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A song for the day. The most devastating version. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNww...

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I'm so enjoying Donald Trump's birthday parade. The announcer has all the enthusiasm and historical knowledge of a DisneyWorld tour guide. As a Canadian, I was a touch disappointed that the War of 1812 was ignored. I'd also hoped that Sarah Palin would appear during the playing of "Barracuda." (1/2)

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I'm always thinking of you When I hear your music play www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMPS...

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Travel advisory for Canadians: Visiting American relatives could expose you to measles, tuberculosis, Covid-19, mumps, chicken pox, meningitis, and twenty-five or so other diseases.

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