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Jason James Martin
@jjmartin.bsky.social
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Biz guy, book guy, dog lover.
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New #Rheostatics album is a masterpiece as usual. These guys bring the light just when we need it. Thanks @davebidini.bsky.social & team!!

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SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: RHEOSTATICS - THE GREAT LAKES SUITE - The Spill Magazine
RHEOSTATICS THE GREAT LAKES SUITE CORDOVA BAY RECORDS Legendary Toronto band, Rheostatics, is celebrating 45 years with their newest and most interesting album, The Great Lakes Suite. This non-linear ...
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November 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Loads of great ideas in this run-down of Big National Thinking by Dan Gardner

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If Carney Really Wants a Nation-Building Project, He Should Read This First | The Walrus
True sovereignty starts with a little swagger
thewalrus.ca
November 18, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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The longevity of the Mafia in Italy serves as a warning that, once this style of rule embeds itself in the state, it is “very difficult to extract,” @adamserwer.bsky.social argues.
The Mafia Presidency
Trump is saying, essentially, If you don’t want to get hurt, you’ll do what I say.
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November 9, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Uncommon good fortune. An astonishing career. Click here for Steven W. Beattie’s review of Margaret Atwood's new memoir: https://bit.ly/3JCoPSo
November 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
jjmartin.bsky.social
A fab episode about building a better Canada! Thanks Cory! Thanks Jesse!

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#1256 How to Unsh*ttify Canada, with Cory Doctorow
“Just stop having this vibes based pump and dump hype economy and start paying attention to foundations and to human thriving.” -Cory Doctorow
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November 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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#NotAllCatholics

Another insightful essay by @jvl.bsky.social and worth a read. The rise of ‘Christian Identity’ vs actual Christianity.

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The Rise of MAGA Christian Identity
Plus: The crocodile comes to eat Jonathan Greenblatt and the ADL.
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October 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Depressingly familiar.

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How to become a tyrant in 5 steps | CBC Radio
In the 5th century BCE Herodotus travelled his ancient world gathering stories. One of his many prescient observations was how given the right circumstances a political strongman can emerge and seize ...
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September 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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With the wonderful news of @eddyboudeltan.bsky.social nominated for the @gillerprize.bsky.social now is a great time to read his other novels!

Use FINALIST20 as promo code to get 20% off at www.dundurn.com
Eddy Boudel Tan’s two novels ‘After Elias’ and ‘the Rebellious Tide’ are pictured here.
September 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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The much anticipated ‘Oxford Soju Club’ is being launched in a city near you! Come meet @jinwoo-park.com and get your copy signed of this special @dundurnpress.bsky.social thriller! #korean #CanLit #Soju #Mystery #Thriller
September 5, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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The Giller Prize was a rare CanLit success story. Now it might become a casualty of a foreign war
The once-beloved prize has fallen from grace in some eyes, including a number of former winners who have benefited from the award
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July 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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An article written by my friend Thomas Dyja about where Pope Leo came from....
Opinion: intimate and humane, Pope Leo is a true son of Chicago | The Observer
Robert Prevost would have seen greed, racism and corruption growing up in the Windy City, but he is a champion of the humanity we Chicagoans value
observer.co.uk
May 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Great article! Bravo @justinling.ca !!
July 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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dundurnpress.bsky.social
NEW RELEASE: Benjamin Libman's THE THIRD SOLITUDE entwines the past and present in a work that is at once a "frank love letter" (Merve Emre), a deeply intimate memoir, and a paean to the art of losing. Get your copy here: buff.ly/NvqvMYN
#Jewish #Memoir #Nonfiction #Montreal #Booksky
May 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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🛻 NEW RELEASE: In 1967, a young teen drives alone from a Saskatchewan farm to the west coast of Vancouver Island in a road trip to seek his estranged father. Dennis E. Bolen’s AMARANTHINE CHEVROLET is “prairie noir at its best” (Ashley Little). Grab your copy here: buff.ly/Yx3MLDY
#CanLit #Booksky
May 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Wonderful to see an American pope! And one who seeks to venerate the Voltaire-like presence of Leo XIII!

What a great day! 🙂

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Pope Leo XIII - Wikipedia
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May 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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While I work, I’ve got it on in the background. 🙂
May 8, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Trump’s “Pope image” wasn’t just trolling—though it certainly was that. It was also a display of narcissistic power. A message: I can mock your faith, and you’ll still serve me. He’s made his disdain for Christians clear over the years.
May 4, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Buy Canadian!

Watch 🇨🇦 films, read 🇨🇦 books, CanCon is imaginative, cynical, funny, profound, fantastic.

Find out for yourself!

🍁 www.dundurn.com
Dundurn
Established in 1972, Dundurn Press is one of Canada’s largest and leading independent trade publishers.
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April 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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if you're in Montreal, don't miss the launch of @benlibman.bsky.social's THE THIRD SOLITUDE, out soon w/ @dundurnpress.bsky.social
April 2, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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2 days left on my debut novel Oxford Soju Club's Goodreads giveaway for 5 ARC copies. I promise it'll be a valuable collectible when I (hypothetically) become famous:

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Book giveaway for Oxford Soju Club by Jinwoo Park Apr 18-May 02, 2025
Enter to win one of 5 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Apr 18-May 02, 2025. We're giving away 5 ARC (advanced reading copies) of Oxford Soju Club!
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April 30, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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dundurnpress.bsky.social
We had a great time out at #gritlit2025 with the editors and contributors of Devouring Tomorrow!

Find out more about the book here:
www.dundurn.com/books_/t2211...

@gritlitfestival.bsky.social @agpasquella.bsky.social @agawilmot.bsky.social @garybarwin.bsky.social @jeffdupuis.bsky.social
April 29, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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dundurnpress.bsky.social
From Benjamin Libman — an intimate memoir in essays through familial history and personal memory, unafraid to question deeply cherished beliefs about Jewish identity while reconciling his own values with those inculcated in him.

Pre-order: buff.ly/QgAS7en

#ThirdSolitude #JewishIdentity #Memoir
March 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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A super acknowledgement for a terrific book! Alexis is off to a great start in his career 📖🇨🇦❤️
#ReadCanadian

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The Road to Heaven Nominated for an Edgar Award - Dundurn
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February 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Happy New Year! I hope good things come your way in 2025.
January 6, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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I’m at the #VONevolution & cpaasaa event in #London and I’m loving what @jeffpulver.bsky.social is saying about building apps for current & upcoming generations. Don’t design for dinosaurs! App-based chat & video calling is rising. CPaaS is the future. #CPaaS #Videocalling #API #Twilio
Jeff Pulver leading a discussion about generational change at VONevolution summit.
December 6, 2023 at 3:19 PM