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StephenHenighan

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Novelist-Short Story Writer-Translator-Journalist-Prof of Spanish American literature // www.stephenhenighan.com

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Truthout @truthout.org · 03/10/2026
The US has been heavily intervening on behalf of right wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro ahead of Sunday’s elections.
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In Brazil’s Elections, Trump Seeks to Tighten Right Wing Grip on the Americas
The US has been heavily intervening on behalf of right wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro ahead of Sunday’s elections.
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StephenHenighan @stephenhenighan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“When it comes to people saying you can’t write characters that aren’t the same as you, that’s the end of literature,” he told me. “It is the deepest form of love to try to imagine your way into somebody else’s condition.” Sebastian Barry
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Montreal Gazette @mtlgazette.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
PQ sought meeting with U.S. officials in Washington, State Department says montrealgazette.com/quebec-elect...
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StephenHenighan @stephenhenighan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The pleasure of publishing an essay in @thetls.bsky.social --in this case on neo-classicism in Fernando Pessoa's poetry-- is never quite real until the print copy reaches your hands.
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StephenHenighan @stephenhenighan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Of course Egyptians could never be African. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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Row erupts over Cairo mural depicting Tutankhamun and Nefertiti with dark skin
Artwork created in Tahrir Square for Chinese president’s state visit to Egypt is painted over amid allegations it revived Afrocentric claims about Pharaohs’ origins
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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
With the back to school season in full swing, we are sharing the introduction from University Women: A History of Women and Higher Education in Canada by Sara Z. Macdonald. Read the excerpt: buff.ly/ElLPsWw Check out our back to school reading list: buff.ly/F2sX99h
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StephenHenighan @stephenhenighan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yakabuski as predictable as ever. The French Right persecutes Orélien but in some twisted way the whole thing is the Left's fault.
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StephenHenighan @stephenhenighan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Last night I read from *The World of After*, @cormorantbooks.bsky.social, in the Drunk Fiction reading series at the Caledonian Pub. Many thanks to @emilyweedon.bsky.social & my co-readers.
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StephenHenighan @stephenhenighan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Come and join us in #Toronto this evening. Pure Canadian fiction in a small café--could any literary experience feel more authentic than this?
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StephenHenighan @stephenhenighan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In fact, Argentines would be apoplectic to hear this. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
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Haroon Siddiqui: No, Mark Carney, Canada is not the most European non-European country
We might have a shared history with Europe, but we don’t have a shared present
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Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Expect significant acceleration in violence against Palestinians in the West Bank after the Israeli election (27 Oct), especially if it looks like Netanyahu will be forced out of office.
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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Periodic reminder that "Ugh, having to speak more than 1 language is hard/annoying/woke/etc." is the dumbest North American white people shit. Speaking multiple languages is standard practice in the vast majority of the world.
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StephenHenighan @stephenhenighan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
350 writers protested the exclusion of Ariana Harwicz from the Granada literary festival, so 500 writers wrote back supporting the Harwicz's exclusion for denying the existence of Israeli crimes in Gaza. letralia.com/noticias/202...
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Retirada de Ariana Harwicz del festival Cultur-ALH es respaldada por más de quinientas firmas
Un manifiesto ha sido suscrito por Cristina Rivera Garza, Camila Sosa Villada, Alejandro Zambra y otras personas vinculadas a la literatura, las artes, el periodismo y el ámbito académico.
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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
En tout cas, joyeuse Journée franco-ontarienne à tout mon monde! On existe, on a notre propre langue et culture. J'nous adore!
Photo of the franco-ontarian flag
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StephenHenighan @stephenhenighan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Quebec novelist Théylson Orélien excluded from the Goncourt for having used AI to write his novel. www.franceinfo.fr/culture/livr...
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Le roman de Thélyson Orélien supprimé de la sélection du prix Goncourt en raison de soupçons de recours à l'intelligence artificielle et d'accusations de plagiats
"Ce choix est dicté par la volonté de préserver l'intégrité du prix", a écrit l'Académie Goncourt dans un communiqué, vendredi. "C'était ça ou mourir" figurait sur la première liste de seize ouvrages ...
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Innsmouth Looksmaxxing @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is all right-wing politics is now, a guy who's killed tens of thousands of children complaining about podcasters
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Anibal_H_Castillo @anibalhcastillo.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Alex Usher @alexusherhesa.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Reminder: Liberals reduced university and college income by $10 billion/year.
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The State of Post-Secondary Education in Canada, 2026 | HESA
Morning all. The State of Post-Secondary Education in Canada 2026 is out today, and you can download it here. Sincere thanks to our partners at Studiosity, Riipen, Pearson, Duolingo, Intellectual Prop...
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StephenHenighan @stephenhenighan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Why is #Angola defending #Cuba at the #UN? For the full story read my *Fissured Ground* and *A Single Nation* @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social.
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Michelle Cohen @docmcohen.medsky.social · 23/09/2026
The Belleville synagogue shooter was an antisemitic COVID conspiracist discharged from the army for refusing vaccines. It's wild that commentary on this shooting IMMEDIATELY went to anti-immigrant, Islamophobic bigotry. But THIS is the extremism that sent me an antisemitic death threat in 2022.
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Belleville gunman spouted COVID-19 conspiracies while in army, say sources | Globalnews.ca
The Canadian Armed Forces confirmed Sean Ward served in the military until 2022.
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goodevil 🍉 🪁 @goodevil0562.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
More than 900 wheelchairs donated by Australian charities for children who lost limbs in Israel's genocide have been stuck in a Jordan warehouse for up to 18 months, blocked by Israel, which reportedly classified them as "dual-use" military items. #GazaGenocide
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900 Wheelchairs for Gaza's Amputee Children Sit in Jordan Warehouse as Israel Blocks Their Entry
Quds News Network (QNN) is the largest independent and comprehensive Palestinian youth electronic news network.
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StephenHenighan @stephenhenighan.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Has any other Canadian writer of English produced a procession of novels that can match those of Wayne Johnston? @emwf.bsky.social
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Philippe J. Fournier @338canada.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Abacus Data:🍁"Would you support closer integration between Canada & the European Union, while Canada remains outside the EU, including measures to make it easier to trade, travel, work, study, and cooperate on security?" 🟢81% Support 🔴10% Oppose www.338canada.ca/p/338-sunday...
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338 Sunday Update: Canadians Want Closer Ties With Europe
Associate E.U. member? To be determined. But as Canada explores closer ties with the European Union, new polling shows Canadians overwhelmingly favour greater integration with Europe.
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StephenHenighan @stephenhenighan.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
"Older professors tend to have smaller classes, lighter teaching loads and more control of their schedules...." @theglobeandmail.com gets it wrong. @uofguelph.bsky.social I have a heavier teaching load+ more students than ever + no grad students. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
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Globe editorial: The grey (time) zone of academia
The growing cohort of aging professors is raising intergenerational tensions on campuses
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Alex Usher @alexusherhesa.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Venezuelan professors' salaries fall to (apparently) $0.64 per month.
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Profesores denuncian que universidades públicas de Venezuela operan con un déficit presupuestario de entre 95% y 99%
El gremio señala que llevan cuatro años con los sueldos congelados y que proliferan las quejas por el colapso de los campus, mientras el gobierno vulnera la autonomía de las casas de estudio
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Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
That's what is so infuriating about this piece. He uses Israeli anti occupation activists as an excuse against sanctions, while they themselves are calling for sanctions
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 18/09/2026
This guy who assaulted a sitting member of Congress got 28 years and 10 months less jail time than a Texas resident who transported a box of zines that contained constitutionally protected content opposing ICE reason.com/2026/06/25/t...
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Texas man gets 30 years in prison for transporting 'anti-government' pamphlets
The case stems from a violent anti-ICE protest, but critics say the government's prosecution threatens First Amendment rights.
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StephenHenighan @stephenhenighan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
My two huge books on #Angola (@mcgillqueensup.bsky.social) are being advertised in the #NYRB.
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StephenHenighan @stephenhenighan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
For @thetls.bsky.social, I dived into the labyrinth of the multiple personalities of Fernando Pessoa. www.the-tls.com/literature/l...
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Pastoral sympathy
Fernando Pessoa’s pagan alter ego
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The Canadian Shield Institute @canadianshieldinstitute.ca · 16/09/2026
If Canada is seriously looking about how we can deepen ties with the European Union, maybe we should think about copying their homework on digital sovereignty. canadianshieldinstitute.ca/updates/euro...
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Europe can teach Canada a thing or two about digital sovereignty | Canadian Shield Institute
Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Strasbourg, getting feted by the European Parliament. The news is that Canada wants to get closer to the EU, and the...
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StephenHenighan @stephenhenighan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
@alexusherhesa.bsky.social
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StephenHenighan @stephenhenighan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
My next reading is now on my website. www.stephenhenighan.com/reading-at-d...
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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
As a lawyer, I am telling you that Ed could have taken Kraft to court and enjoined that shit. BIG ASS breach of contract. He didn’t want to. Too much of a hassle. One who is in the middle between right and wrong is still somewhat, largely or mostly WRONG!
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StephenHenighan @stephenhenighan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Freedom of speech, billionaire style.
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Justin Pearce @justinpearce.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Please sign this petition in support of my colleague Sishuwa Sishuwa and other Zambian citizens whose passports have been revoked. c.org/Msb9SWnLGv
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Sign the Petition
Overturn the cancellation of the passports of Dr. Sishuwa Sishuwa and other Zambians
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New York Review Books @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"She is one of those figures who linger in the consciousness, her brilliance approachable from many angles and revealed via indirect means; it is not always how the poetry or the art affects you face on, but the ethos that compelled its production." Laura Marling on Leonora Carrington.
observer.co.uk
How Leonora Carrington can change your life | The Observer
The surrealist artist and writer was unfettered by convention. Even after a brief encounter, her work lingers in your consciousness
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
It's not just Netanyahu, folks. This is Israel's government and a majority of its society now, unfortunately. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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Israel's culture minister threatens to revoke citizenship of Gaza doc filmmakers
The film won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday. It reveals 'in detail the systems behind Israel's calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza' following the e...
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Raywat Deonandan 🍁🇨🇦 @deonandan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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Brian Busby 🇨🇦🇬🇱🇩🇰 @brianbusby.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"We embrace our friends, and we help them in their moment of need. But we bow to no one. And the more we are insulted and threatened and abused, the more we will stand up for ourselves and stand united. I say that not in anger, but as one friend to another." www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMTO...
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Former Canada Prime Minister: "Never mistake our generosity for weakness."
YouTube video by C-SPAN
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Verso Books @versobooks.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"No other author has been as profoundly formative for me as Kanafani." --Mohammed El-Kurd Available for pre-order now!
Palestinian Resistance Literature Under Occupation, 1948-1968
by Ghassan Kanafani

Introduction by Rashid Khalidi
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Nasim Marie Jafry @nmjk.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
‘They know the house they are bombing is full of children’: NAZA’s directors on their devastating film about Israeli intelligence www.theguardian.com/film/2026/se...
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‘They know the house they are bombing is full of children’: NAZA’s directors on their devastating film about Israeli intelligence
Rachel Szor and Yuval Abraham collected the testimony of 24 insiders who helped remotely target Gazans’ homes. They explain how they got these self-professed ‘small cogs’ to talk about the killing
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StephenHenighan @stephenhenighan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Remember September 11. www.thehindu.com/news/interna...
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The other 9/11: What happened in Chile on September 11, 1973
Explore the September 11, 1973 coup in Chile that ended democracy and initiated Pinochet's brutal dictatorship, transforming the nation.
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StephenHenighan @stephenhenighan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This argument can (and should) be applied to many other university decisions about which courses to offer and/or promote. (Also to nonsense like making all high school students learn to code.)
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Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Antisemites who blame Jews for the crimes of Epstein or Israeli actions should never be tolerated. But fighting antisemitism can never mean turning a blind eye to violence, racism and discrimination against other people. And if it does, then something is seriously wrong.
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Raywat Deonandan 🍁🇨🇦 @deonandan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
All these right wing fuckers are the same.
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Irene @derbren.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Just in from my mum about the elections in Sachsen Anhalt
AfD hat 44,5%. Hitler lässt grüßen! So eine Sch....
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Taras Grescoe 🚇 @taras-grescoe.com · 05/09/2026
“We assume that car use is an incompressible liquid that must be routed somewhere. But it’s more more like a gas that fills whatever space it is given.” —Ian Lockwood, Harvard Loeb Fellow, transport planner.
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Cormorant Books @cormorantbooks.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Happy Pub Day Darren Greer and THE RANGE RULES! A new novel from the winner of the Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award, the Dartmouth Book Award, and the ReLit Award. #ireadcanadian #canlit #canadianauthor🇨🇦
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Michele C. Hollow @michelechollow.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
There are books in every room of my house.
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Ononebete @ononebete.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
There is nothing more anti-Jewish than insisting that being anti-genocide is anti-Jewish.
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