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Canadian author of magical middle grade books. Probably in the garden. CHALICE OF CALADRIAI 2025-11-04 shop.nptwrites.com/ | books2read.com/NPTwrites | nptwrites.com/links

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N.P. Thompson 🍁 @nptwrites.bsky.social · Aug 10

‪CHALICE OF CALADRIAI (book 4 of The Arcanium) drops on November 4th on all major book sites, plus Itchio and Payhip! Here's what's happening between now and then...
#BookSky #KidLit

Pre-order your copy today:
books2read.com/ChaliceOfCaladriai

A pale purple square image. Header at the top reads: "Countdown to Launch Day!"

Below that, the cover of Chalice of Caladriai is on the right, and on the left is the following list:

- Aug 12: About arrows
- Aug 19: Hardest part of writing this one
- Aug 26: Easiest part of writing this one
- Sep 2: Thing I'm most excited for you to read
- Sep 9: Story Snippet
- Sep 16: Themes
- Sep 23: Character art teaser!
- Sep 30: Character art: Simon
- Oct 7: Character art: Shea
- Oct 14: Character art: Sasha
- Oct 21: Character art: AySlenne
- Oct 28: Character art: Ty
- Nov 4: Launch Day!

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N.P. Thompson 🍁 @nptwrites.bsky.social · 4h

Yes, but I'm not going to give her the blueprint for a feline flying machine. She'll be construction wings out of cardboard while we sleep and then *none of us will ever be safe again*!

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N.P. Thompson 🍁 @nptwrites.bsky.social · 4h

Still remember a parent putting leaflets w/ quotes pulled completely out of context from The Diviners (which was a standard novel study when I was in HS) on every car in the school parking lot. It was ridiculous then, & it's beyond ridiculous now, especially when these zealots are inciting violence.

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N.P. Thompson 🍁 @nptwrites.bsky.social · 4h

Good. I think this is going to be the only way to deal with this issue. Take these book banners to court. Hit them with defamation suits immediately, and every time. 😑

Heather J. "Witchy" Wood🧙‍♀️ @rollwithheather.bsky.social · 5h

“A southern Manitoba principal is suing a parent who sought to have books removed from school libraries”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Activist's claims principal promoted child pornography are defamatory: lawsuit | CBC News

A southern Manitoba principal is suing a parent who sought to have books removed from school libraries, saying the woman wrote defamatory social media posts insinuating the principal promoted the diss...

www.cbc.ca

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N.P. Thompson 🍁 @nptwrites.bsky.social · 4h

I take it that means there's no actual reason for not arresting them all, then...

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JasonHendrickson.com @jasonhendr.bsky.social · 5h

It's been a year since I last posted this one. Not exactly spooky, but I thought it was fun

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N.P. Thompson 🍁 @nptwrites.bsky.social · 4h

This is lovely! Not showing it to my cat, though. She might get ideas. 😂

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N.P. Thompson 🍁 @nptwrites.bsky.social · 4h

Canadian here. Is there any actual reason why blue states haven't been doing this already? You've got masked men with no ID assaulting and kidnapping people. Why the hell haven't they all been arrested yet?

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 5h

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-...

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

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N.P. Thompson 🍁 @nptwrites.bsky.social · 4h

This whole thread is fascinating, but this bit really got me. There was a time when employer use of surveillance cameras alone was enough to warrant a strike. And now we accept being tracked everywhere, all the time. When did people decide being corporate property again was okay? :(

Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 13h

Rowley died in 1978 and Parent continued her activism work. In 1979, she led a strike against Purtex over their use of surveillance cameras to monitor workers, including at bathroom entrances.
In 1983, she retired from union work but continued her activism.

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This black-and-white photograph shows two older individuals engaged in conversation. The woman, on the left, wears a light-colored coat with a collar, while the man, on the right, is dressed in a dark jacket with a button featuring a design and the word "EPA." He holds a container with a label. The background features a glass ceiling and walls, suggesting an indoor setting with a modern architectural design, possibly a conservatory or atrium, with greenery visible through the windows.

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Sojung Kim-McCarthy @creativesojung.bsky.social · 4d

It’s #WorldHomelessDay & I thought I’d share a few of the Soup Kitchen Portraits series that I’ve been making. These sitters are all clients I’ve met at my local community kitchen & have experienced homelessness & food poverty. They’re going through tough times, yet they give me the best smiles💖

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N.P. Thompson 🍁 @nptwrites.bsky.social · 11h

This is what Carney and Solomon are going to bring here. 😑

Kate Clancy @kateclancy.bsky.social · 13h

I am being asked to tell my department which pieces of lab equipment should be supported with backup power because they expect rolling blackouts and brownouts in 2026 due to increased energy demands from AI. In case you're wondering how my day is going.

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 11h

“What’s happening here is a very specialized industry that’s enabling some of the world’s worst dictators and despots to undermine the foundational pillars of liberal democracy.”

The surveillance empire that tracked world leaders, a Vatican enemy, and maybe you

We uncovered a massive data trove. It revealed the hidden world of First Wap, whose untraceable tech has targeted politicians, journalists, celebrities, and activists around the globe.

www.motherjones.com

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N.P. Thompson 🍁 @nptwrites.bsky.social · 12h

Damn. Should have kept all my cassettes from back in the day. Might have funded upcoming university tuition for my kids. 🙃

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N.P. Thompson 🍁 @nptwrites.bsky.social · 12h

Feel like absolute crap today.
Want to just go back to bed.
Still have to do the work thing.
Cold. Want tea. Afraid it's going to set my stomach off again.
At least I can work from home.
Sigh.
😣

a chihuahua dog is wrapped in a blanket on a bed .

Alt: A chihuahua dog is wrapped in a blanket and fall over onto its side on a bed.

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 14h

Every future imagined by a tech company is worse than the previous iteration. www.theverge.com/news/798174/...

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N.P. Thompson 🍁 @nptwrites.bsky.social · 16h

deal with any customer issues with shipping/quality, etc. or would that be on me to act as intermediary), and what the quality of the end product is like. Right now I'm just looking at individual paperbacks, but want to do a box set in future, too.

N.P. Thompson 🍁 @nptwrites.bsky.social · 16h

Hey, #WritingCommunity friends -- anyone have any personal experience with Book Vault? Am looking for a way to sell paperbacks directly and thinking this might be the solution, but would like to know whether the company is good to deal with (responsive to author questions/issues, do they ../

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N.P. Thompson 🍁 @nptwrites.bsky.social · 17h

Hmm. Interesting points raised in this one. Not sure I agree, but definitely still thinking about this.
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...

The left should defend democracy, not Ottawa’s bid to curb the notwithstanding clause

Ottawa wants the Supreme Court to curb provincial use of the notwithstanding clause, but progressives shouldn’t cheer. Limiting Section 33 risks eroding democratic accountability and inflaming nationa...

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N.P. Thompson 🍁 @nptwrites.bsky.social · 17h

Aaaand I apparently also forgot to link this one in the main thread, too. 🙃
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N.P. Thompson 🍁 @nptwrites.bsky.social · 7d

And today you get to see the second of the gorgeous character art portraits that Efa_finearts (IG) drew for my middle grade Arcanium series! Meet Shea. He's Sasha and Simon's older brother and the oldest member of Team Arcania. #KidLit #BookTok #BookSky

N.P. Thompson 🍁 @nptwrites.bsky.social · 17h

Okay, so apparently I can't read a calendar and posted it a day early. 😂 #KidLit #BookSky #BookTok
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N.P. Thompson 🍁 @nptwrites.bsky.social · 1d

In just 3 more weeks, Chalice of Caladria hits the shelves! This week you get to meet Sasha, my tiny and distressingly energetic, only-slightly-stabby book-kid. She's Simon's twin sister and the glue with a heart of gold that holds Team Arcania together.

N.P. Thompson 🍁 @nptwrites.bsky.social · 1d

You too! :)

N.P. Thompson 🍁 @nptwrites.bsky.social · 1d

I remember this one. 😂

Emily J. Edwards (but witchy) @msemilyedwards.bsky.social · 1d

i feel like i need to share this oldie but a goodie today

A tumblr post that reads "WHo would have believed that the perfect wikipedia photo caption could have been improved upon?" Two identical images are then side by side. The first caption is "Piper Kerr, a member of the Scottis National Antarctix Expedition, plays the bagpipes for an indifferent penguin, March 1904". The Caption for the image on the left reads, "Piper Kerr (right), a member of the Scottis National Antarctix Expedition, plays the bagpipes for an indifferent penguin, March 1904"

N.P. Thompson 🍁 @nptwrites.bsky.social · 1d

Ooo... #CookieParty feed is already hopping and it isn't even November yet.

Taking notes on interesting looking ones to try for my holiday baking spree.

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N.P. Thompson 🍁 @nptwrites.bsky.social · 1d

Ugh. Same. I've even been doing my stretches and they are NOT HELPING. 😒

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Mark Ungrin @mark-ungrin.bsky.social · 1d

They've made no progress since 2020, which is hard to explain away if they had good intentions.

Mark Ungrin @mark-ungrin.bsky.social · Feb 5

I want to highlight a story from May 2020 that really hammers home the mismanagement of the pandemic by public health and infection control leaders.

Nursing home in Montreal, COVID everywhere, staff sick, people dying. It killed a significant proportion of the people there.

“All the patients were positive. Not even one was not positive,” said FIQ vice-president Denyse Joseph.

She said 68 patients have died of COVID-19 at Vigi Mont-Royal since the beginning of the pandemic.

With dozens of regular staff at home with COVID-19, the West-Central CIUSSS sent people to help care for the home’s 273 residents.

“After one day of working there, they were coming back with symptoms, testing positive for COVID-19,” Joseph said.

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N.P. Thompson 🍁 @nptwrites.bsky.social · 1d

Awww....

Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 1d

Timeline cleanse:

This guy hanging out with his pet kittens

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