Walking Trees by Marie-Louise Gay
Walking Trees is a charming and inspirational children’s picture book about the importance of trees, especially in urban areas.
Sue Slade
November’s “Mystery Date with a Book” Giveaway!
November’s “Mystery Date Book” is from Penguin Random House
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.
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 💁♀️.
October’s “Mystery Date with a Book” Giveaway!
October’s “Mystery Date Book” is from House of Anansi Press
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2024
September 30th is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in so-called-Canada.
Throwback: I have Anxiety by Angela Samson
I have Anxiety by Angela Samson is a wonderful picture book that can be a useful tool in helping to understand Anxiety Disorder better.
I’m Buying a New Brunswick Book Day: Editors’ Picks
Today, September 21, 2024, is the fifth annual I’m Buying a New Brunswick Book Day, coordinated by the Frye Festival.
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.
The Third Wife of Faraday House by B.R. Myers
The Third Wife of Faraday House is a gripping, suspenseful, and entertaining Gothic mystery set in 1816 on the South Shore of Nova Scotia.
The Book Witch, the Wee White Dog & the Little Free Library by Lana Shupe
The Book Witch, the Wee White Dog & the Little Free Library by Lana Shupe is an unforgettable, and adorable children’s picture book about an aging Witch and her wee white dog who spent a lifetime travelling around the World on her broom visiting bookshops and collecting books.
The Last Witch on Skye by Carolyn J. Nicholson
During the Ban the Witches and Fairies (BW&F) Party’s witch hunts, Magaidh’s family relocated to Greenland, but Magaidh, the last witch on Skye, transformed herself into a cat and hid in Castle MacLeod for 2 years. The Last Witch on Skye by Carolyn J. Nicholson, begins with the successful mission of finding the stolen Fairy Flag and restoring it to its proper place. With the flag restored, the portal between the realms will remain open allowing the supernaturals to pass back and forth.
The Sugar Bowl Feud by Gina N. Brown
Set in small-town Nova Scotia, The Sugar Bowl Feud explores the many facets of grief and how four very different siblings deal with and cope with the pain of overwhelming loss. Told in alternating chapters, from each of the sibling’s points of view, we are introduced to each sibling along with their quirks, opinions, and personalities.
