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MJ Beauchamp @mjnicefield.bsky.social · 2d

”Rest in peace, Ivan Klima, your life, and the way you lived it, should stand as an example to us all of what it means to hold to your principles under the worst of regimes.”

#RIP
#IvanKlima
#Booksky

Ivan Klima, the best Czech novelist of his generation, has died.

One of the great Czech writers of the 20th century, Ivan Klima, died over the weekend at his home in Prague, at the age of 94. Klima lived an incredible, principled life, having survived both the N…

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MJ Beauchamp @mjnicefield.bsky.social · 4d

Yes! Loving it!

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MJ Beauchamp @mjnicefield.bsky.social · 5d

Ha, totally!

MJ Beauchamp @mjnicefield.bsky.social · 5d

“Hi, Bunny.”

~Mona Awad, We Love You, Bunny

#FirstLineFriday
#CurrentlyReading
#Booksky 📚💙

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MJ Beauchamp @mjnicefield.bsky.social · 7d

Curiosities…

Sounds like the perfect book to start October with!

My in real life book club’s selection of the month; historical fiction with a twist, by Canadian author Anne Fleming.

#CurrentlyReading
#CanLit
#Booksky 📚💙

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Polly Atkin @pollyrowena.bsky.social · 8d

Woken just before 4am by one of the museum's alarms going off for so long in the rain that I get out of bed, put outdoor clothes on and am standing in the doorway doing my raincoat up about to go and look for one of them to turn it off when it finally stops. Welcome to October.

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MJ Beauchamp @mjnicefield.bsky.social · 8d

Pre-ordered this one today! I’m excited!

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MJ Beauchamp @mjnicefield.bsky.social · 8d

Awesome finds! Disgrace is one of my favourite novels… so powerful!

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MJ Beauchamp @mjnicefield.bsky.social · 8d

“The Anishinaabe Ukrainian author, activist and former social worker recommends 18 titles”

#NationalDayForTruthAndReconciliation
#CanLit
#Booksky

Patty Krawec's 'must-read' books to reflect on the Indigenous experience in North America | CBC Books

Sept. 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day. The Anishinaabe Ukrainian author and activist recommends 18 titles to read today and beyond.

www.cbc.ca

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Giller Prize @gillerprize.bsky.social · 9d

ONE WEEK! 📚🎉

On October 6 at 10 a.m. ET, we will announce the 2025 #GillerPrize shortlist! Sign up for our newsletter to be notified when we share the news. gillerprize.ca/newsletter/ #CravingCanLit #CanLit #canadianliterature

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MJ Beauchamp @mjnicefield.bsky.social · 9d

“The power is in the balance: we are our injuries, as much as we are our successes.“

~Barbara Kingsolver, The Poisonwood Bible

#QuoteOfTheDay
#Booksky 📚💙

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MJ Beauchamp @mjnicefield.bsky.social · 14d

“Make that earth slow down a bit
As it spins around the sun
It’s going awful fast
And I am having too much fun…
So make the earth slow down a bit
We’re going way too fast—
And I just want it to last.”

~Kate McGarrigle

Stories I Might Regret Telling You, a memoir by Martha Wainwright.

#Booksky 📚💙

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The Booker Prizes @thebookerprizes.com · 15d

📣 It's Booker Prize 2025 shortlist day!!!

A reminder to join our livestream from 7:30pm BST / 2:30pm EDT / 12am IST using this link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6VO...

The Booker Prize 2025 Shortlist Announcement: Live Stream

YouTube video by Southbank Centre

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MJ Beauchamp @mjnicefield.bsky.social · 22d

“The sun was setting.”

~Maria Reva, Endling

#CurrentlyReading
#BookerPrize2025
#Booksky 📚💙

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MJ Beauchamp @mjnicefield.bsky.social · 23d

Audition by Katie Kitamura; one book, two stories - same elements, different composition. What to make of it is up to the reader.

An ambitious and ambiguous short novel, engaging and reflective.

Who else is reading the #BookerPrize2025 longlist? And what did you think of this one?

#Booksky 📚💙

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Quill & Quire @quillandquire.bsky.social · 28d

Montreal's Joie de Livres aims to take joy seriously
https://bit.ly/3VJvUmE

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Alfred A. Knopf @aaknopf.bsky.social · 28d

Another National Book Award longlistee! This time for nonfiction ❤️ Congratulations, Omar El Akkad!

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MJ Beauchamp @mjnicefield.bsky.social · Sep 7

“My dear living gentlemen and ladies, there’s nothing as incommensurable as the disdain of the deceased.”

~Machado de Assis, The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas

#SentenceSunday
#CurrentlyListening
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MJ Beauchamp @mjnicefield.bsky.social · Sep 7

Five is great! I started late this year… only two in!

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MJ Beauchamp @mjnicefield.bsky.social · Sep 7

My next read!

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MJ Beauchamp @mjnicefield.bsky.social · Sep 4

Woohoo! Bravo!

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MJ Beauchamp @mjnicefield.bsky.social · Sep 2

“Here’s a piece of literature by me, suitable for seventeen-year-olds in Alberta schools, unlike — we are told — The Handmaid’s Tale. (Sorry, kids; your Minister of Education thinks you are stupid babies.)”

#MargaretAtwood
#CanLit
#ReadBannedBooks
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Margaret Atwood Writes Satirical Short Story in Response to THE HANDMAID'S TALE Ban

In response to Alberta schools banning The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood has written a satirical short story "suitable for 17-year-olds."

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MJ Beauchamp @mjnicefield.bsky.social · Sep 1

Hello, September!

Finally tackling the #BookerPrize2025 longlist! Starting with Susan Choi’s Flashlight - only 30% in, and already a captivating read.

Who else is reading the Booker nominees? What’s your favourite so far?

#CurrentlyReading
#Booksky 📚💙

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MJ Beauchamp @mjnicefield.bsky.social · Sep 1

How is it this one? I didn’t love his previous… 🫤

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MJ Beauchamp @mjnicefield.bsky.social · Sep 1

I LOVE Patti Smith… new memoir coming this fall!

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