Carina van Heyst
@time4reading.bsky.social
she/her…retired educator in Toronto, Canada
Books, nature, Raptors, knitting…
I write about books on IG at the same handle with a focus on literary fiction, translated fiction, book prizes, CanLit, and nature non-fiction.
Books, nature, Raptors, knitting…
I write about books on IG at the same handle with a focus on literary fiction, translated fiction, book prizes, CanLit, and nature non-fiction.
Well worth taking some time to read the replies….
Man, everything is so bleak, anyone got a fun fact or little bit of trivia they want to share
November 21, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Well worth taking some time to read the replies….
Currently reading and loving: The Remembered Soldier by Anjet Daanje (trans. David McKay). Love the way Daanje blends and layers dreams and memories and the “present” (of the book) in a flowing present tense narration. #booksky @newvesselpress.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Currently reading and loving: The Remembered Soldier by Anjet Daanje (trans. David McKay). Love the way Daanje blends and layers dreams and memories and the “present” (of the book) in a flowing present tense narration. #booksky @newvesselpress.bsky.social
November 18 used to be just some other day until Solvej Balle started On the Calculation of Volume. Now I’m obsessed. My thoughts about book 3 and some reflections on seeing her speak over on IG. @pgcbooks.bsky.social #booksky
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Carina on Instagram: "REFLECTIONS - On the Calculation of Volume, Book 3, Solvej Balle (trans. Sophia Hersi Smith and Jennifer Russell)
[No spoilers]
I’ve decided Solvej Balle is playing jazz.
I’ve...
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November 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
November 18 used to be just some other day until Solvej Balle started On the Calculation of Volume. Now I’m obsessed. My thoughts about book 3 and some reflections on seeing her speak over on IG. @pgcbooks.bsky.social #booksky
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Sigh. A grammatical error in the *third* sentence of the book I just started.
October 31, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Sigh. A grammatical error in the *third* sentence of the book I just started.
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The desire line I wrote about in my introduction to the book "Messy Cities"
The introduction to "Messy Cities" opens by describing a desire line - specifically, this one in Withrow Park!
October 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The desire line I wrote about in my introduction to the book "Messy Cities"
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oh right, by popular demand here's the link:
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"Get Behind Anything" 2025 MLB World Series Hype Video Promo | Toronto Blue Jays
YouTube video by @iamwillycool
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October 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
oh right, by popular demand here's the link:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ali2...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ali2...
I just love sports! Can’t wait to cheer on the Jays in the World Series!!
October 21, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I just love sports! Can’t wait to cheer on the Jays in the World Series!!
Over on IG, I wrote about Miriam Toews’s memoir A Truce That Is Not Peace.
[Thanks Knopf Canada for the gifted copy.]
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[Thanks Knopf Canada for the gifted copy.]
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October 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Over on IG, I wrote about Miriam Toews’s memoir A Truce That Is Not Peace.
[Thanks Knopf Canada for the gifted copy.]
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[Thanks Knopf Canada for the gifted copy.]
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the practice of giving books a star rating out of five has degraded literary culture profoundly and ought to be wiped from the face of the Earth
Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat
October 13, 2025 at 10:27 PM
the practice of giving books a star rating out of five has degraded literary culture profoundly and ought to be wiped from the face of the Earth
Currently devouring this memorable entry in the Canadian literary canon (first published in 1976).
Figured this sign at Macgregor Point Provincial Park made a good backdrop.
#booksky #kanataclassics
Figured this sign at Macgregor Point Provincial Park made a good backdrop.
#booksky #kanataclassics
September 25, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Currently devouring this memorable entry in the Canadian literary canon (first published in 1976).
Figured this sign at Macgregor Point Provincial Park made a good backdrop.
#booksky #kanataclassics
Figured this sign at Macgregor Point Provincial Park made a good backdrop.
#booksky #kanataclassics
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Fun, private, and ethical. We're changing the way social media is done around here, all without your personal data taking an unexpected trip down south.
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September 19, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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I love it so much.
Lake Scugog, Ontario, Canada, 10:08 pm (iPhone 13 mini)
Is #aurorasky a thing?
#onwx #aurora #northernlights
Lake Scugog, Ontario, Canada, 10:08 pm (iPhone 13 mini)
Is #aurorasky a thing?
#onwx #aurora #northernlights
September 15, 2025 at 2:35 AM
I love it so much.
Lake Scugog, Ontario, Canada, 10:08 pm (iPhone 13 mini)
Is #aurorasky a thing?
#onwx #aurora #northernlights
Lake Scugog, Ontario, Canada, 10:08 pm (iPhone 13 mini)
Is #aurorasky a thing?
#onwx #aurora #northernlights
Found my people…
Not to add to the discourse, but…
It’s ‘toe the line,’ not ‘tow the line.’
It’s ‘free rein,’ and not ‘free reign.’
It’s ‘eke out,’ not ‘eek out.’
It’s ‘sleight of hand,’ not ‘slight of hand.’
It's ‘Anchors aweigh,’ and not ‘Anchor's away!’
It’s ‘toe the line,’ not ‘tow the line.’
It’s ‘free rein,’ and not ‘free reign.’
It’s ‘eke out,’ not ‘eek out.’
It’s ‘sleight of hand,’ not ‘slight of hand.’
It's ‘Anchors aweigh,’ and not ‘Anchor's away!’
August 18, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Found my people…
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this is so wonderfully weird, give her all the golds 🥇
August 18, 2025 at 12:16 AM
this is so wonderfully weird, give her all the golds 🥇
“…Oceania was not after all at war with Eurasia. Oceania was at war with Eastasia. Eurasia was an ally.
“There was, of course, no admission that any change had taken place. Merely it became known, with extreme suddenness and everywhere at once, that Eastasia and not Eurasia was the enemy.”
“There was, of course, no admission that any change had taken place. Merely it became known, with extreme suddenness and everywhere at once, that Eastasia and not Eurasia was the enemy.”
August 15, 2025 at 11:00 PM
“…Oceania was not after all at war with Eurasia. Oceania was at war with Eastasia. Eurasia was an ally.
“There was, of course, no admission that any change had taken place. Merely it became known, with extreme suddenness and everywhere at once, that Eastasia and not Eurasia was the enemy.”
“There was, of course, no admission that any change had taken place. Merely it became known, with extreme suddenness and everywhere at once, that Eastasia and not Eurasia was the enemy.”
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It’s a Canadian girl summer. 🇨🇦🏆
Congratulations to Vicky Mboko on winning her first WTA title at the OBN, and to Summer McIntosh for 4 gold medals at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships, the first Canadian to earn 5 individual medals at a single world championship. 🤩👏
Congratulations to Vicky Mboko on winning her first WTA title at the OBN, and to Summer McIntosh for 4 gold medals at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships, the first Canadian to earn 5 individual medals at a single world championship. 🤩👏
August 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
It’s a Canadian girl summer. 🇨🇦🏆
Congratulations to Vicky Mboko on winning her first WTA title at the OBN, and to Summer McIntosh for 4 gold medals at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships, the first Canadian to earn 5 individual medals at a single world championship. 🤩👏
Congratulations to Vicky Mboko on winning her first WTA title at the OBN, and to Summer McIntosh for 4 gold medals at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships, the first Canadian to earn 5 individual medals at a single world championship. 🤩👏
I really can’t recommend reading (or rereading) 1984 enough….
Constitution Sections on Due Process and Foreign Gifts Just Vanished from Congress' Website
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Constitution Sections on Due Process and Foreign Gifts Just Vanished from Congress' Website
Part of Article I Section 8, and all of Sections 9 and 10, which address things like habeas corpus, nobility, and militias, are gone from Congress's website for the Constitution.
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August 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I really can’t recommend reading (or rereading) 1984 enough….
Looking at the news from south of the border today reaffirms my decision to reread 1984 a few months ago. It is painfully, acutely accurate.
#booksky
#booksky
“Everything faded into mist. The past was erased, the erasure forgotten, the lie became the truth.”
— 1984, George Orwell
#booksky
— 1984, George Orwell
#booksky
August 2, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Looking at the news from south of the border today reaffirms my decision to reread 1984 a few months ago. It is painfully, acutely accurate.
#booksky
#booksky
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If you were a fan of the bicycle garbage bin collision video back in the day, then you’re gonna love…
July 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
If you were a fan of the bicycle garbage bin collision video back in the day, then you’re gonna love…
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July 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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