Deputy Opinion Editor, @theglobeandmail.com. Former Globe and Mail/National Post Books Editor. Author of Live to See the Day, a national bestseller. https://linktr.ee/mark.medleyhttps://bsky.app/profile/markmedley.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/markmedley.bsky.social/post/3murjh5y4yc2rThis is an incredibly meaningful prize in honour of an incredibly wonderful friend and writer. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/books/article-andrew-pyper-prize-for-genre-fiction-new-literary-award/05 Sep 2026 12:52 +0000at://did:plc:mdeemdmeakw757ss3k6lcpwm/app.bsky.feed.post/3murjh5y4yc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/markmedley.bsky.social/post/3mtw5d562ks2pBeing featured in the Queen's Alumni Review is one of the coolest things to happen since Live to See the Day was published: https://www.queensu.ca/alumnireview/articles/2026-08-13/conquering-bridges-too-far25 Aug 2026 15:33 +0000at://did:plc:mdeemdmeakw757ss3k6lcpwm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtw5d562ks2phttps://bsky.app/profile/markmedley.bsky.social/post/3mqr6g5kg4k25"My years of experience as a rapper have somehow turned me into an attractive potential political candidate today." @cadenceweapon.bsky.social on the wave of rappers-turned- politicians, and what it says about hip hop: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-electing-former-rappers-politics-hip-hop/16 Jul 2026 11:53 +0000at://did:plc:mdeemdmeakw757ss3k6lcpwm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqr6g5kg4k25https://bsky.app/profile/markmedley.bsky.social/post/3mq7xnt3yjk24Property of Toronto by @msiddiqi.bsky.social is my favourite newsletter right now. If you miss Eye Weekly and NOW, and want to stay on top of what's happening in the city, this is for you: propertyoftoronto.substack.com/archive https://propertyoftoronto.substack.com/archive09 Jul 2026 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:mdeemdmeakw757ss3k6lcpwm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7xnt3yjk24https://bsky.app/profile/markmedley.bsky.social/post/3mpwzgfenms2bA good time to mention I wrote this about my grandfather, who played for England, last month. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-grandfather-soccer-star-england-tottenham-fatherhood/06 Jul 2026 02:15 +0000at://did:plc:mdeemdmeakw757ss3k6lcpwm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpwzgfenms2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/markmedley.bsky.social/post/3mpukcia56s24https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-on-its-250th-birthday-the-united-states-has-turned-heel/05 Jul 2026 02:39 +0000at://did:plc:mdeemdmeakw757ss3k6lcpwm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpukcia56s24https://bsky.app/profile/markmedley.bsky.social/post/3mplsm2df5s24A stellar work of investigative journalism: https://www.propublica.org/article/alice-sebold-anthony-broadwater-rape-exoneration-syracuse01 Jul 2026 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:mdeemdmeakw757ss3k6lcpwm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplsm2df5s24https://bsky.app/profile/markmedley.bsky.social/post/3mp3fq5xyi22lI actually used the phrase “A small riot ensued” in my book (citing him, of course) to honour his work. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jun 2026 02:41 +0000at://did:plc:mdeemdmeakw757ss3k6lcpwm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp3fq5xyi22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/markmedley.bsky.social/post/3mp3fcje3vc2bJust seeing this news. His Ricky Jay profile, below, features my favourite lede of all-time. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jun 2026 02:33 +0000at://did:plc:mdeemdmeakw757ss3k6lcpwm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp3fcje3vc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/markmedley.bsky.social/post/3mopo56lpk22dWrote something about my grandfather and @tottenhamhotspur.com and soccer for @theglobeandmail.com. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jun 2026 10:39 +0000at://did:plc:mdeemdmeakw757ss3k6lcpwm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mopo56lpk22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/markmedley.bsky.social/post/3mn4efk75t22oAs good a magazine story as you’ll read this year. [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 May 2026 00:59 +0000at://did:plc:mdeemdmeakw757ss3k6lcpwm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn4efk75t22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/markmedley.bsky.social/post/3mjmcxjg73c22“159 years since Confederation and not one sitting U.S. president issues a direct challenge to Canada’s existence. Now it happens more often than garbage day.” https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/article-canada-trump-tariff-threats-social-media-charts/16 Apr 2026 11:35 +0000at://did:plc:mdeemdmeakw757ss3k6lcpwm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmcxjg73c22https://bsky.app/profile/markmedley.bsky.social/post/3mimzcg52ps2sThis is why AI will never win. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Apr 2026 00:50 +0000at://did:plc:mdeemdmeakw757ss3k6lcpwm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mimzcg52ps2shttps://bsky.app/profile/markmedley.bsky.social/post/3miew45agdc25Just pure fire from @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/go-ahead-and-use-ai-it-will-only31 Mar 2026 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:mdeemdmeakw757ss3k6lcpwm/app.bsky.feed.post/3miew45agdc25https://bsky.app/profile/markmedley.bsky.social/post/3mhr6p3h7t224"Live to See the Day, at its core, is a meditation on mortality. Human life is limited by time, yet people are oddly reluctant to restrict their ambitions within its bounds. We build, restore, protect, write, teach and imagine toward futures we may never see" https://www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/live-to-see-the-day-mark-medley23 Mar 2026 23:12 +0000at://did:plc:mdeemdmeakw757ss3k6lcpwm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhr6p3h7t224https://bsky.app/profile/markmedley.bsky.social/post/3mhhaigkous2eThrow them all into the sea. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Mar 2026 00:17 +0000at://did:plc:mdeemdmeakw757ss3k6lcpwm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhhaigkous2e