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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · 22/07/2026

This Saturday afternoon, I'll be at LaHave River Books for a reading and conversation about Hell of a Ride. I'd love to see you there. @pottersfieldpress.bsky.social @writersfedofns.bsky.social #booksky #canlit

A poster advertising a reading by 'Hell of a Ride' author Martin Bauman at LaHave River Books on July 25, 2026, from 4-5pm.

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · 09/07/2026

If you're in NS and looking for an excuse to visit the South Shore, I'll be doing a reading of Hell of a Ride at the lovely LaHave River Books on Saturday, July 25. What parts will I read? I have no idea yet, but it should be fun. @pottersfieldpress.bsky.social @writersfedofns.bsky.social

A poster advertising a reading of the book Hell of a Ride at LaHave River Books on July 25, 2025, from 4pm until 5pm.

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · 30/05/2026

If you're looking for a primer on Jacob Shaffelburg, the first Nova Scotian to represent @canadasoccer.bsky.social at a men's World Cup, DARBY Magazine still has copies of Issue 5. ✍️ Plus, long-form features on Jessie Fleming, Dayne St. Clair, and @nsl.ca. darbymag.myshopify.com/products/iss...

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · 06/04/2026

I've seen enough: Lorenzo Callegari for Player of the Year. #CanPL (H/T @onesoccer.bsky.social)

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · 29/12/2025

When @nodunksinc.bsky.social started letting listeners sponsor their "Whoa Boy" segments, I thought, "hey, that sounds like fun!" That I ended up paired with Kawhi's 55-pointer on a night when the Raptors beat the Warriors is just too poetic. Worth every penny.

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · 28/11/2025

If you're in Halifax and Black Friday/holiday shopping, you can find signed copies of Hell of a Ride at @kingsbookstore.bsky.social, Bookmark on Spring Garden and Coles at the Halifax Shopping Centre. #canlit #booksky

The book Hell of a Ride on a bookshelf at Bookmark. It's displayed between Gone Viking II by Will Arnott and Children of the Volcano by Ros Belford.

The book Hell of a Ride on a bookshelf at King's Co-op Bookstore. Behind it are Hanif Abdurraqib's There's Always This Year and Go Ahead In The Rain.

The book Hell of a Ride on the counter at Coles. A "local author" sticker and "signed by author" sticker are on the cover.

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · 28/11/2025

Here's the rest of the roundup of covers for Issue 5 of DARBY. Some really talented writers, photographers, and illustrators in this edition, including a killer piece from @joshrjhealey.bsky.social. Thanks to @mitchelltierney.bsky.social and crew for bringing me in. Pre-orders available tomorrow.

Demitrius Omphroy balances a painted soccer ball on his head. The words DARBY are at the top of the magazine cover.

Three Cavalry FC soccer players celebrate a goal. The words DARBY are at the top of the magazine cover.

Jessie Fleming poses with a black bicycle with white rims in front of a garden of flowers in bloom. The words DARBY are at the top of the magazine cover.

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · 26/11/2025

@shireenahmed.bsky.social wrote a lovely cover story about Diana Matheson and the founding of the @nsl.ca for Issue 5 of DARBY Magazine. It was a privilege to see this piece come together. #cansoc Pre-orders coming soon: darbymag.myshopify.com/password

Diana Matheson on a magazine cover with DARBY in block letters above her. Collage cutouts of Northern Super League soccer players surround her.

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · 25/11/2025

A fun project I'm glad to finally be able to share: Wrote a cover story on @canadasocceren.bsky.social's Jacob Shaffelburg for the upcoming issue of DARBY Magazine. #CanMNT 👉 : darbymag.myshopify.com/password

Jacob Shaffelburg on the cover of DARBY Magazine.

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · 12/11/2025

It's officially the #CanPL offseason, which means it's time for over-the-top prognosticating. (Tiago to MLS in '26?) @joshrjhealey.bsky.social joins the Wanderer Grounds podcast to chat bold predictions for @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social and the league in 2026. Listen 🎧: pod.co/wanderer-gro...

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · 25/10/2025

NEW: As @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social part ways with head coach Patrice Gheisar, how should his time in Halifax be remembered? What brought about the change, and where does the #CanPL club go from here? @landofsticks.bsky.social and I discuss. Listen 🎧: pod.co/wanderer-gro...

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · 23/08/2025

With tonight's hat trick against Valour, Tiago Coimbra is inching ever closer to catching Akeem Garcia as @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social's second all-time leading goal scorer. #CanPL

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · 05/08/2025

NEW: As @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social mark their fourth straight loss (and sixth in their past nine matches), what needs to change for the #CanPL club? Listen to the podcast 🎧: pod.co/wanderer-gro...

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · 05/07/2025

I'm on Galiano Island for a wedding, and holy moly, does the Pacific Northwest ever tug at your heartstrings.

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · 15/06/2025

NEW: After @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social's draw at home to Cavalry FC, the #CanPL squad is winless in three matches. What's changed after their hot start? And what will it take to rediscover their early-season form? I break down the match on the latest Wanderer Grounds episode: pod.co/wanderer-gro...

Wanderers winger Yohan Baï jumps for a ball alongside Cavalry FC forward Nicholas Wähling.

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · 07/06/2025

Earlier this week, I was honoured to accept the Margaret & John Savage First Book Award (Non-Fiction) for Hell of a Ride, a story about a long bike trip, but also about men's mental health. And community, loss, fear, adventure, and the things that bind us all. I hope you'll read it. 4/4 #CanLit

Martin Bauman in St. John's, NL, in 2016, after pedalling 7,000 kilometres from Vancouver, BC.

The book Hell of a Ride, framed against an asphalt road with yellow and white painted divider markings.

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · 07/06/2025

Those three months and 7,000-odd kilometres on a bicycle—and the people I met in between those long hours on the saddle—changed my life. I ended up writing a book about it. It went through a lot of publishers' hands until one believed in its potential. (Thanks, @pottersfieldpress.bsky.social!) 3/4

A solitary bicycle, loaded with panniers and camping supplies, rested on a mountain highway shoulder in the interior of British Columbia.

The front cover of the book Hell of a Ride: Chasing Home and Survival on a Bicycle Voyage Across Canada, published by Pottersfield Press in 2024.

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · 07/06/2025

🧵 Nine years ago today, I left Vancouver on a bicycle, bound for St. John's, NL, and with the hope of raising funds for community mental health services. I was yearning for adventure and connection and a challenge and all the things you chase after in your early twenties. 1/4

Martin Bauman, at Vancouver's English Bay Beach in 2016, preparing to start bicycling across Canada to St. John's, NL.

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · 07/06/2025

NEW: I caught up with @canmntofficial.bsky.social's Richie Laryea while he was in Halifax. We covered... 📘 Lessons from the 2022 World Cup 🍼 How fatherhood has changed him 🎓 His path through college ⚽ Playing with Kaká 🍁 The dream of 2026 Listen/subscribe to the podcast 🎧: pod.co/wanderer-gro...

Canadian men's national soccer team player Richie Laryea arrives for a match with his home club, Toronto FC. Photo by Lucas Kschischang.

Soccer player Richie Laryea dribbles a ball while playing for Canada's men's national team. Teammate Tajon Buchanan is in the foreground.

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · 25/05/2025

TOP OF THE LEAGUE! @landofsticks.bsky.social and I went live after @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social's 2-0 win over Atlético Ottawa to climb atop the #CanPL table. Plus, Tiago Coimbra joins the show and we hear from the @hfxtidesfc.bsky.social on their @nsl.ca start. Listen 🎧: pod.co/wanderer-gro...

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · 30/04/2025

Halifax when the sun is shining is something else, I tell you.

The Halifax Town Clock is in the foreground, with the city's downtown skyline and Halifax Harbour in the rear.

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · 26/04/2025

✅ @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social road win ✅ Wrexham promotion secured ✅ First-ever @hfxtidesfc.bsky.social match tonight

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · 11/04/2025

Occasionally, I've been invited to teach journalism students about numeracy in storytelling. This graph from @rollingstone.com's piece on Musk's power seizure in the US conveys the scale of $1 billion (or, in this case, $316B) better than anything I've read. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · 10/04/2025

Dropped into @kingsbookstore.bsky.social this morning to sign copies of Hell of a Ride and snagged this one from @coachhousebooks.bsky.social that I've been waiting to read for a while.

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · 07/04/2025

The #CanPL season is BACK, and @landofsticks.bsky.social and I got together to break down @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social's season opening draw against Atlético Ottawa. Red cards! Golazos! Buckets of rain! Listen to the episode and subscribe here 🎧: pod.co/wanderer-gro...

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · 31/03/2025

I'm thrilled (and honoured) to share that Hell of a Ride has been shortlisted for a Nova Scotia Book Award and Dartmouth Book Award this year. Thanks to @pottersfieldpress.bsky.social and @writersfedofns.bsky.social for the support.

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · 27/03/2025

NEW: @landofsticks.bsky.social and I caught up to chat all things @hfxtidesfc.bsky.social in the latest Wandering Tides episode, as we break down the roster from local talent to intriguing international signings. Listen here 🎧: pod.co/wanderer-gro...

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · 12/03/2025

CALLOUT: Have you seen any girdled trees around Halifax lately? I'd like to know for a @thecoast.ca story in the works.

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · 21/02/2025

On a related note, I thoroughly enjoyed chatting with Aaron Williams and RC Shaw (two authors I greatly admire) for their #CanLit podcast, Further Reading. Find the episode here: open.spotify.com/episode/6tNo...

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · 21/02/2025

One year ago today, my book, Hell of a Ride, made its way into the world through @pottersfieldpress.bsky.social. It's as bewildering a feeling now as it was then. You can find it at a Canadian indie bookseller here: www.indiebookstores.ca/book/9781990...

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · 20/02/2025

Crews work to dismantle part of the former Bloomfield School in Halifax's North End after a weekend fire destroyed the building. More to come on @thecoast.ca.

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · 09/02/2025

Dropped into Bookmark on Spring Garden this week to sign a couple more copies of Hell of a Ride, which is fast approaching its one-year anniversary (!!). Find it here: halifax.bookmarkreads.ca/item/LbY7dHg... #canlit

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · 30/12/2024

Love seeing the new DARBY issue come to life. Enjoyed getting to be a part of this one. Check them out here: darbymag.com

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · 05/12/2024

Awhile back, I got to write up this @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social piece for DARBY Magazine. The photographer knocked it out of the park. Can't wait to see this issue in print soon. darbymag.myshopify.com/collections/...

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · 16/11/2024

If you're holiday shopping in downtown Halifax this weekend, I just signed two copies of Hell of a Ride at Bookmark on Spring Garden. (If they run out and you're in town, just message me. I've got some copies as well.)

Copies of Hell of a Ride on a bookshelf.

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