#indigo canada

[freightandgroove]

I have no idea why Howl's Moving Castle is trending but it might be a good time to share that last week, at the bookstore, I saw this gorgeous new paperback cover?? Like this is such an upgrade from the weird green and purple one!

[allthecanadianpolitics]

Indigo is closing a beloved Chapters bookstore in Scarborough in a move that has employees and regulars alike accusing them of union busting. The Chapters at Kennedy Commons is not only the largest bookstore in Scarborough and one of the best Indigo locations in the city, it's one of three unionized Chapters locations in Toronto. According to Indigo (which owns Chapters), the decision to shutter the business was merely a fiscal one. In a statement to CBC Toronto, they suggested that the location's profitability wasn't up to par. But employees of the location, as well as some locals, aren't buying it. For some, the company's decision to close this specific location doesn't add up, leading to accusations of union busting from the store's employees and supporters.

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[na-bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: Indigo Bunting

Photo: Kelly Colgan Azar

"In parts of the East, Indigo Bunting may be the most abundant songbird, with the deep-blue males singing along every roadside. The plain brown females are seen far less often, and they have good reason to be inconspicuous: they do almost all the work of caring for the eggs and young, hidden away in dense thickets. This species favors brushy edges rather than unbroken forest, and is probably far more common today than when the Pilgrims landed."

- Audubon Field Guide

[intothestacks]

Indigo! Canada's beloved big bookstore, where you can buy books, gifts, and kids!

[tamapalace]

Indigo Chapters Lists Tamagotchi On & Tamagotchi On Wonder Garden

What year is it? Indigo Chapters, a big box bookstore in Canada has just listed both the pink Tamagotchi On Fairy, and turquoise Tamagotchi On Wonder Garden on their website. Both are out of stock but there are reports that one lucky Tamagotchi fan from Reddit was able to get their hands on the Wonder Garden, how awesome is that? Perhaps they found old inventory? If you’re in Canada, be sure to check their website often! They’ve both listed for their original MSRP of $79.95 CAD.

[jayswing101]

For everyone living in so-called canada - if you didn't know already, the ceo of indigo - heather reisman - and her husband founded a "charity" called heseg that sends lone soldiers (aka canadian citizens who don't have family in i*rael) to join the iof. There is a boycott happening against indigo bc of this, and multiple advocacy groups based out of canada support a boycott for obvious reasons.

You can also use this link to send a pre-drafted letter to the cra asking to revoke heseg's charitable status.

Sources showing that heather reisman is a founder here:

Heseg foundation website (use your browser's translation tool, the website is only in hebrew)

Charitydata.ca's information page about heseg (i looked up the charity i work at to confirm the accuracy of this site, and it seems up to date to the end of the 2023/2024 fiscal year)

Find alternative bookstores:

Use this link or this link to find local indie bookstores near you

Good Minds is a first nations owned bookstore based out of six nations/ohsweken, they have a flat shipping rate across canada (so a great option if you're living remote/don't have an in-person indie bookstore!)

Massy Books is an indigenous owned bookstore based out of vancouver, and a portion of the profits from the bookstore go back into funding local community projects and initiatives

[suddence]

I got so excited I tried to order the Suddence paperback, but it won't ship to Ontario! What should I do? D:

AHHHG i knew canadian shipping might be a problem 😫 which vendor are you ordering from?

i'm in the process of trying to get it onto Indigo. i sent an email to them today, and i probably won't get a response until monday at the earliest.

sorry that the response to this is to wait 😓 the only other alternative i can think of is to contact your local indie bookstore(s) and see if they can order it for you. i've gotten a few hard-to-find books this way!

[annaberunoyume]

Thoroughly pleased to bring home this little beauty!

What neat little Mary Blair-esque art!

[six-of-ravens]

on the plus side a) the sheets over my windows have kept the apartment somewhat cool (not like, actually cool but comfortable as long as I don't dare to wear real clothes lol) and b) part of my indigo order has shipped!

[hassibah]

Great poster by @michaeldeforge explaining Chapters/Indigo CEOs support for IDF.

More info here.

[immaculatasknight]

One law for me, another for thee

[chasingcoyotes]

thought this wasn't supposed to be out until the 5th???

[bratty-succubus]

Pls tell me your poetry book suggestions 🙏

bonus points if I can get them on Amazon Canada/ Indigo (chapters) !

[laughingfish]

Links if you don't need to support Amazon :)

Bookshop.org pre-order.

Barnes & Noble.

Local favorite cooking TikToker, B. Dylan Hollis, has announced a cookbook! Amazon link here.

[wavesoutbeingtossed]

Aaah one of my local stores finally has TTPD available for preorder! It's finally happening!

unfortunately it's far more expensive than Taylor's store so I'm sticking with my original order but if they get any of the variants...

[whoopsie-daisie]

your reminder to boycott Chapters / Indigo bc their CEO has an illegal charity that sends aid to IDF soldiers! And they've been on a union busting spree the past couple of months!!