Andrew Forbes

Congratulations to Medrie Purdham, author of "The Solve," winner of the 2026 City of Regina Writing Award, and to the very worthy runners-up, Keegan Grandel ("Lineage") and Carla Harris ("The Accumulation of Waiting"). It was a great thrill to be asked by @skwritersguild to participate in the jury process alongside @samanthajonespoet and it was a tremendous pleasure to read all of the entries. The quality of work was admirable, and the decision was not easy. All three of the finalists' poems pack emotion, craft, and careful attention into each line. I look forward to seeing what each of these poets do next.

"Forbes weaves fact, analysis, and association into an elegant discourse" Thanks to JM of @ampersandreview for this careful, detailed read of Field Work. The link is in my bio if you care to read it!

I’m grateful to the Ontario Arts Council, the Government of Ontario, Wolsak and Wynn Publishers, and Biblioasis Inc. for a pair of Recommender Grants that will fund my next fiction project. OAC funding validates and facilitates Ontario creators’ efforts, providing benefits both economic and spiritual to everyone in this big, strange, beautiful province. @ontarioartscouncil

Still glowing. @thetwinbill @pressassembly

12/18/25 @thebasementrevue 📸 @krysiacaldwellphotography

Amazing times at @thebasementrevue last night where I got to road test some new work in front of an incredibly warm audience, and also fulfill the long held dream of opening for Pasha Malla. Crazy lineup for a cabaret-style evening: the astonishing Tanika Charles, the courageous Su Chang, the reverby MOONRIIVR, the incredible Saeed Teebi, the indie-dub stylings of Boyhood, Pasha's funny and emotionally devastating work, and the polymath talent of Leanne Betasamosake Simpson (backed by Boyhood). All entertainingly hosted by @flannerylawrence and Jason. What a night.

It was a sweet and genuine thrill to learn that Field Work had been chosen by the folks at @thetwinbill as the best nonfiction baseball book of 2025. First of all, I really do love TTB and appreciate what they do -- pairing baseball-themed works of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction with excellent artwork (executed by human beings). Head Twin Biller Scott has been good enough to have me on the podcast a couple of times, and I've enjoyed that too. And also, I loved two of the other finalists: Makeshift Fields by @tigerpride1976 , and Homestand by Will Bardenwerper, so it feels particularly good have have my book celebrated alongside theirs. Thanks, Twin Bill, and long may you run.

TMR | BEST BOOKS 2025: NONFICTION 📚🎉 The Miramichi Reader’s editors and contributors have worked all year reviewing books! We are excited to unveil the book titles, released in 2025, chosen as TMR’S Best Books 2025: NONFICTION, just in time for gifting, reading, and exploring! ❄️📖 BEST BOOKS 2025: NONFICTION 📕In the Field by (@sadiqademeijer ) Sadiqa de Meijer, published by Palimpsest Press @palimpsestpressbooks . 📗You Will Not Kill Our Imagination by (@saeedteebi ) Saeed Teebi, published by Scribner Books @scribnerbooks . 📘Bad Indians Book Club: Reading at the Edge of a Thousand Worlds by Patty Krawec, published by Goose Lane Editions @goose_lane . 📙In Crisis, On Crisis: Essays in Troubled Times by (@jamesicairns ) James Cairns, published by Wolsak & Wynn Publishing Ltd. @wolsakandwynn . 📔A Season in the Okanagan by (@billarnott_aps ) Bill Arnott, published by RMB I Rocky Mountain Books @rm_books . 📗The Antifa Comic Book (Revised & Expanded) by Gord Hill, published by Arsenal Pulp Press @arsenalpulp . 📘Razing Palestine edited by (@haikuboxer ) Leila Marshy, published by Livres Baraka Inc. @barakabooks . 📙Field Work: On Baseball and Making a Living by (@utilityofboredom ) Andrew Forbes, published by Assembly Press @pressassembly . 💫Thank you dedicated contributors, loyal readers, grateful authors, and supportive publishers for making 2025 an exceptional year of wonderful books! 🤩 STAY TUNED for more of TMR’S BEST BOOKS 2025 - coming soon! 📚 ⭐️ TAP the link in bio and ENJOY TMR’S BEST BOOKS 2025: NONFICTION! 🎉 #canlit #featuredpost #editorschoice #bestbooks2025 #nonfiction #bestbooks #news #tmrnews #contributorschoice #contributors #tmrbestbooks #bookreview #litmag #candianliterature #bestnonfiction

Thoroughly enjoyed the readings by and conversation between @bindu_suresh and @nadiaragbar tonight at @takecoverbooks . I met Bindu when we launched books together 6 years ago, and it was a gift to have a chance to catch up with her. And I remember @norm.nehmetallah raving about Nadia's book to me when it won Invisible's First Novel Prize, so it was lovely to finally meet her. So great to celebrate these fine books published by @invisibooks and @pressassembly a/k/a my book families, a/k/a the best indie publishers in Canada.

Thanks to @ampersandreview this coming Thursday (11/27) I'll be leading a workshop at the Hazel McCallion campus of Sheridan College. We'll talk about personal essays and history and how to mash the two together and why you might want to do that. Some details in the video, more details (including tickets) at the link in my bio. Come if you can!

3 DAYS AWAY! Meet Andrew Forbes, author of Field Work: On Baseball and Making a Living. @utilityofboredom will be leading a two-hour workshop on the ways in which everyday lives can brush up against the larger forces of history, and how this interaction can shape the personal essay. 🗓 When: Thursday, November 27, 2025 🕕 Time: 6-8 PM 📍 Where: Sheridan College HMC Campus - Room B222 in the B-Wing 🎟 RSVP: Limited spots available! Register on Eventbrite using the link in our bio!

One more time talking to Lynn Pickering on The County Grapevine, this time discussing the Series, the Blue Jays, and the very precise nature of this heartbreak. Tune in for an emotional postmortem. Noon and 6 at 993countyfm.ca.