Peter Heggie
@p-heg.bsky.social
Watching the St. Lawrence River flow, in the 1000 Islands, 🇨🇦. I’m going to use this site mostly for book posts. 📚☕️
I present this year’s reads, with a rating out of five ⭐️s. 2/X
Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights: A Novel (2015) ~ Salman Rushdie 🇮🇳 🇬🇧 🇺🇸
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights: A Novel (2015) ~ Salman Rushdie 🇮🇳 🇬🇧 🇺🇸
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
February 4, 2026 at 8:12 PM
I present this year’s reads, with a rating out of five ⭐️s. 2/X
Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights: A Novel (2015) ~ Salman Rushdie 🇮🇳 🇬🇧 🇺🇸
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights: A Novel (2015) ~ Salman Rushdie 🇮🇳 🇬🇧 🇺🇸
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
January 11, 2026 at 3:01 PM
I present this year’s reads, with a rating out of five ⭐️s. 1/X
84, Charing Cross Road (1970) ~ Helene Hanff 🇺🇸
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
84, Charing Cross Road (1970) ~ Helene Hanff 🇺🇸
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
January 5, 2026 at 10:48 PM
I present this year’s reads, with a rating out of five ⭐️s. 1/X
84, Charing Cross Road (1970) ~ Helene Hanff 🇺🇸
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
84, Charing Cross Road (1970) ~ Helene Hanff 🇺🇸
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
I present my latest reads, with an open-ended tally and with a rating (out of five ⭐️). 28/X
The Last Days of Stefan Zweig [A graphic novel] (2014) ~ Illustrations by Guillaume Sorel 🇫🇷, Text by Laurent Seksik 🇫🇷, Translation by Joel Anderson 🇬🇧
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
The Last Days of Stefan Zweig [A graphic novel] (2014) ~ Illustrations by Guillaume Sorel 🇫🇷, Text by Laurent Seksik 🇫🇷, Translation by Joel Anderson 🇬🇧
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
December 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I present my latest reads, with an open-ended tally and with a rating (out of five ⭐️). 28/X
The Last Days of Stefan Zweig [A graphic novel] (2014) ~ Illustrations by Guillaume Sorel 🇫🇷, Text by Laurent Seksik 🇫🇷, Translation by Joel Anderson 🇬🇧
⭐️⭐️⭐️
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
The Last Days of Stefan Zweig [A graphic novel] (2014) ~ Illustrations by Guillaume Sorel 🇫🇷, Text by Laurent Seksik 🇫🇷, Translation by Joel Anderson 🇬🇧
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
I present my latest reads, with an open-ended tally and with a rating (out of five ⭐️). 27/X
The House at Pooh Corner (1928,2004 Folio Society edition) ~ A. A. Milne 🇬🇧 (Illustrated by E. H. Shepard 🇬🇧)
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
The House at Pooh Corner (1928,2004 Folio Society edition) ~ A. A. Milne 🇬🇧 (Illustrated by E. H. Shepard 🇬🇧)
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
December 21, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I present my latest reads, with an open-ended tally and with a rating (out of five ⭐️). 27/X
The House at Pooh Corner (1928,2004 Folio Society edition) ~ A. A. Milne 🇬🇧 (Illustrated by E. H. Shepard 🇬🇧)
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
The House at Pooh Corner (1928,2004 Folio Society edition) ~ A. A. Milne 🇬🇧 (Illustrated by E. H. Shepard 🇬🇧)
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
I present my latest reads, with an open-ended tally and with a rating (out of five ⭐️). 26/X
The Insider: Malcolm Cowley and the Triumph of American Literature (2025) ~ Gerald Howard 🇺🇸
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
The Insider: Malcolm Cowley and the Triumph of American Literature (2025) ~ Gerald Howard 🇺🇸
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
December 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I present my latest reads, with an open-ended tally and with a rating (out of five ⭐️). 26/X
The Insider: Malcolm Cowley and the Triumph of American Literature (2025) ~ Gerald Howard 🇺🇸
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
The Insider: Malcolm Cowley and the Triumph of American Literature (2025) ~ Gerald Howard 🇺🇸
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
Reposted by Peter Heggie
Mother and Moon
Betty Albert ~ Cree
n.d.
Betty Albert ~ Cree
n.d.
December 13, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Mother and Moon
Betty Albert ~ Cree
n.d.
Betty Albert ~ Cree
n.d.
Reposted by Peter Heggie
The Curious Bear Stands Tall Under A Very Full Moon
Jason Carter ~ Cree
2023
Jason Carter ~ Cree
2023
December 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The Curious Bear Stands Tall Under A Very Full Moon
Jason Carter ~ Cree
2023
Jason Carter ~ Cree
2023
I present my latest reads, with an open-ended tally and with a rating (out of five ⭐️). 25/X
Six Walks in the Fictional Woods [1993 Charles Eliot Norton Lectures] (1994) ~ Umberto Eco 🇮🇹
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
Six Walks in the Fictional Woods [1993 Charles Eliot Norton Lectures] (1994) ~ Umberto Eco 🇮🇹
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
November 28, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I present my latest reads, with an open-ended tally and with a rating (out of five ⭐️). 25/X
Six Walks in the Fictional Woods [1993 Charles Eliot Norton Lectures] (1994) ~ Umberto Eco 🇮🇹
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
Six Walks in the Fictional Woods [1993 Charles Eliot Norton Lectures] (1994) ~ Umberto Eco 🇮🇹
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
I present my latest reads, with an open-ended tally and with a rating (out of five ⭐️). 24/X
Maggie Cassidy (1959) ~ Jack Kerouac 🇺🇸
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
Maggie Cassidy (1959) ~ Jack Kerouac 🇺🇸
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
November 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I present my latest reads, with an open-ended tally and with a rating (out of five ⭐️). 24/X
Maggie Cassidy (1959) ~ Jack Kerouac 🇺🇸
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
Maggie Cassidy (1959) ~ Jack Kerouac 🇺🇸
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
I present my latest reads, with an open-ended tally and with a rating (out of five ⭐️). 23/X
Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times (2020) ~ Katherine May 🇬🇧
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times (2020) ~ Katherine May 🇬🇧
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
November 13, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I present my latest reads, with an open-ended tally and with a rating (out of five ⭐️). 23/X
Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times (2020) ~ Katherine May 🇬🇧
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times (2020) ~ Katherine May 🇬🇧
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
October 30, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Reposted by Peter Heggie
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
I present my latest reads, with an open-ended tally and with a rating (out of five ⭐️). 22/X
The Man Who Planted Trees (1954,20th Anniversary printing of 1985 edition) ~ Jean Giono 🇫🇷 (Engravings by Michael McCurdy 🇺🇸)
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
The Man Who Planted Trees (1954,20th Anniversary printing of 1985 edition) ~ Jean Giono 🇫🇷 (Engravings by Michael McCurdy 🇺🇸)
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
October 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I present my latest reads, with an open-ended tally and with a rating (out of five ⭐️). 22/X
The Man Who Planted Trees (1954,20th Anniversary printing of 1985 edition) ~ Jean Giono 🇫🇷 (Engravings by Michael McCurdy 🇺🇸)
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
The Man Who Planted Trees (1954,20th Anniversary printing of 1985 edition) ~ Jean Giono 🇫🇷 (Engravings by Michael McCurdy 🇺🇸)
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
I present my latest reads, with an open-ended tally and with a rating (out of five ⭐️). 21/X
Summer’s Lease: Autobiography 1901-1938 (1966) ~ Sir John Rothenstein 🇬🇧
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
Summer’s Lease: Autobiography 1901-1938 (1966) ~ Sir John Rothenstein 🇬🇧
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
October 20, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I present my latest reads, with an open-ended tally and with a rating (out of five ⭐️). 21/X
Summer’s Lease: Autobiography 1901-1938 (1966) ~ Sir John Rothenstein 🇬🇧
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
Summer’s Lease: Autobiography 1901-1938 (1966) ~ Sir John Rothenstein 🇬🇧
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
I present my latest reads, with an open-ended tally and with a rating (out of five ⭐️). 20/X
Living in the Present with John Prine (2025) ~ Tom Piazza 🇺🇸
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
Living in the Present with John Prine (2025) ~ Tom Piazza 🇺🇸
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
October 14, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I present my latest reads, with an open-ended tally and with a rating (out of five ⭐️). 20/X
Living in the Present with John Prine (2025) ~ Tom Piazza 🇺🇸
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
Living in the Present with John Prine (2025) ~ Tom Piazza 🇺🇸
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
Reposted by Peter Heggie
A culture of constitutional reverence, combined with the portrayal of racial and ethnic minorities as threats to American values, only served to affirm rights-denial during the World Wars. Such is the historical context of the plenary power doctrine, a vessel for discriminatory rights infringement.
Where the Law is Silent: Plenary Power & the “National Security” Constitution - Harvard Political Review
The unspoken truth is that the Constitution can be ignored in the name of “protecting” it, and thus the nation, from minorities.
theharvardpoliticalreview.com
October 8, 2025 at 9:41 PM
A culture of constitutional reverence, combined with the portrayal of racial and ethnic minorities as threats to American values, only served to affirm rights-denial during the World Wars. Such is the historical context of the plenary power doctrine, a vessel for discriminatory rights infringement.
I present my latest reads (this one a re-read), with an open-ended tally and with a rating (out of five ⭐️). 19/X
Night (1958,1960 tr.) ~ Elie Wiesel 🇭🇺 🇫🇷 (Stella Rodway, translator)
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
Night (1958,1960 tr.) ~ Elie Wiesel 🇭🇺 🇫🇷 (Stella Rodway, translator)
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
September 26, 2025 at 10:16 PM
I present my latest reads (this one a re-read), with an open-ended tally and with a rating (out of five ⭐️). 19/X
Night (1958,1960 tr.) ~ Elie Wiesel 🇭🇺 🇫🇷 (Stella Rodway, translator)
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
Night (1958,1960 tr.) ~ Elie Wiesel 🇭🇺 🇫🇷 (Stella Rodway, translator)
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
I present my latest reads, with an open-ended tally and with a rating (out of five ⭐️). 18/X
The Iron Heel (1907) ~ Jack London 🇺🇸
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
The Iron Heel (1907) ~ Jack London 🇺🇸
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
September 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I present my latest reads, with an open-ended tally and with a rating (out of five ⭐️). 18/X
The Iron Heel (1907) ~ Jack London 🇺🇸
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
The Iron Heel (1907) ~ Jack London 🇺🇸
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
I present my latest reads, with an open-ended tally and with a rating (out of five ⭐️). 17/X
The Grapes of Wrath (1939) ~ John Steinbeck 🇺🇸
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
The Grapes of Wrath (1939) ~ John Steinbeck 🇺🇸
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
September 20, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I present my latest reads, with an open-ended tally and with a rating (out of five ⭐️). 17/X
The Grapes of Wrath (1939) ~ John Steinbeck 🇺🇸
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
The Grapes of Wrath (1939) ~ John Steinbeck 🇺🇸
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
I present my latest reads, with an open-ended tally and with a rating (out of five ⭐️). 16/X
Death of a Salesman (1949) ~ Arthur Miller 🇺🇸
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
Death of a Salesman (1949) ~ Arthur Miller 🇺🇸
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
August 30, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I present my latest reads, with an open-ended tally and with a rating (out of five ⭐️). 16/X
Death of a Salesman (1949) ~ Arthur Miller 🇺🇸
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
Death of a Salesman (1949) ~ Arthur Miller 🇺🇸
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
I present my latest reads, with an open-ended tally and with a rating (out of five ⭐️). 15/X
World of Fairs: The Century-of-Progress Expositions (1993) ~ Robert W. Rydell 🇺🇸
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
World of Fairs: The Century-of-Progress Expositions (1993) ~ Robert W. Rydell 🇺🇸
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
August 29, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I present my latest reads, with an open-ended tally and with a rating (out of five ⭐️). 15/X
World of Fairs: The Century-of-Progress Expositions (1993) ~ Robert W. Rydell 🇺🇸
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
World of Fairs: The Century-of-Progress Expositions (1993) ~ Robert W. Rydell 🇺🇸
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LatestRead
Reposted by Peter Heggie
Reposted by Peter Heggie
Bruce Springsteen released 'Born to Run' 50 years ago today. 💿
August 25, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Bruce Springsteen released 'Born to Run' 50 years ago today. 💿