Cover of Ups and Downs. A drawing of a woman carrying a girl by piggyback on a yellow background.

UPS and DOWNS by Nancy MacNairn and illustrated by Doruntina Beqiraj

She reads them beautiful stories and loves them very much giving them lots of hugs and kisses. But she suffers from Ups and Downs. Some days she has so much energy that she is up all night doing laundry, some days she has no energy and spends the day in bed.

Cover of A Pocket Full of Blood by Deanna Foster

A Pocket Full of Blood by Deanna Foster

A Pocket Full of Blood by Deanna Foster happens just over a year after her first in the series, Fortunes of Madness, when Detective Fox and Officer Vihaan teamed up to investigate the Tarot Killer. In this second book, Vihaan’s brother, Shikar, has escaped Wolfbridge Asylum after being a resident of the top floor for the criminally insane for five years.

Read the Governor General’s Literary Award Shortlists with The Miramichi Reader!

The 2024 Governor General’s Literary Award shortlists have been announced, and you can find reviews of many of the shortlisted titles right here on TMR! Our reviewers have such good taste 💁‍♀️.

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2024

September 30th is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in so-called-Canada.

September’s “Mystery Date with a Book” giveaway!

What is the TMR “Win a Mystery Date With a Book” giveaway? How can one one join? First of all, TMR, in collaboration with some of Canada’s finest publishers, is giving away one current fiction title per month in 2024. We have 12 titles from three different publishers, so there will be variety in the available titles.