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Matthew Murphy

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Matthew Murphy was born and raised in Sudbury, Ontario, and currently lives in Montreal. A Beckoning War (Baraka Books, 2016) has been published to growing critical acclaim.

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A Beckoning War

4.41 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions

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Hello, here is a recording of an interview I did last Friday (Remembrance Day) with Sabrina Marandola on CBC Homerun (Montreal) about A Beckoning War. I hope you enjoy.

http://murphilinear.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Matt-Murphy-on-Homerun1.mp3

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Nostromo

by Joseph Conrad

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Matthew Murphy said: " I love Conrad, but I kacked out on this one in the middle. I lost my focus. May try again one day IN AN EDITION THAT DOES NOT HAVE SUCH SMALL PRINT. "

Jan 10, 2024 09:21AM · see review

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Matthew Murphy made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Edition of my book is listed under a different author with the same name. topic " Hello, I have a novel on Goodreads under my Goodreads Author page, called A Beckoning War. It exists in several editions (eg. original self-published v ...more "
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Matthew Murphy rated a book it was amazing Morel (Qc Fiction) by Maxime Raymond Bock	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Matthew Murphy rated a book it was amazing I am Billy the Kid by Michael Blouin (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Great book with a great hook--what if Billy the Kid survived his supposed ending in 1881, and instead fled, or tried to flee, to Canada decades later after people began to figure out who he was. The book is written through Billy's salty, hilarious pe ...more
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Matthew Murphy rated a book really liked it Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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I initially underrated this book, but I thought about it again and I appreciate its dreamy, off-beat weirdness. I recommend it for its strange premise and poetic writing.
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