Images of the Keji Country by Don Pentz
Artist Don Pentz's watercolours illuminate the pristine beauty of this beautiful National Park and pay homage to the Mi'kmaq's sacred territory.
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Anything but a Still Life: The Art and Lives of Molly Lamb and Bruno Bobak by Nathan M. Greenfield
Molly Lamb and Bruno Bobak shot to prominence as war artists during the Second World War. Marrying shortly after the end of the war, they moved first to Vancouver and then, in 1960, to Fredericton, where they settled permanently.
My Visual Self Revealed: Original Paintings and Stories from Newfoundland by Elijah Lloyd Pretty
This book is compilation of original artworks and stories that reveal the artist, the era, and the place where he discovered his own distinctive artist's style as a youngster, and then honed his talents into a mature portrayer of daily life in Newfoundland, Canada.
Beasts of the Southern Wild, A Twenty-First Century Elegy
As both a poet and a screenwriter/playwright, I’m fascinated by hybrid art, by the overlap of language between mediums, in particular, scripts crafted poetically. Beasts of the Southern Wild is a memorable one, narrated with the wonder of a six-year-old girl in dialogue she delivers in verse, spoken word enhanced with visuals.
Planet Digby: Future Landscapes by H.M.S. Smith
H. M. S. Smith’s latest book, Planet Digby photo book comments on climate change and the tenacity of humankind. The photo book’s collection of abstract photographs serves, in part, as a commentary on climate change and humankind’s relationship with the planet.
Small, Broke, and Kind of Dirty: Affirmations for the Real World by Hana Shafi
Drawing on her experience as a millennial woman of colour, and writing with humour and a healthy dose of irreverence, Shafi delves into body politics and pop culture, racism and feminism, friendship and allyship. Through it all, she remains positive without being saccharine, and hopeful without being naive.
The Painted Province by Joy Laking
Since 1972, Joy Laking has lived and painted in Nova Scotia, capturing beauty in watercolours, oils, and acrylics in many locations. She sees beauty in both the usual and the unusual. The Painted Province lets the reader see Nova Scotia through an artist's eyes.
2020 “The Very Best!” Cover Art/Design Winners!
Good book cover design is essential for a book to be noticed on the shelf. While the contents of the book must speak for itself whether it is worthy of your money and time, the cover often tells you something … Continue reading
Signs of Life: Images Formed from Words and Clay by Gerri Frager
Poet-potter Gerri Frager has created a unique, engaging collection of work – literal alchemy, shaping words and hunks of this land into refined beauty – something hopeful, and remarkably reassuring.
The Art of the Fall, a Play Translated by Danielle Le Saux-Farmer
QC Fiction has released a translation of the play L'Art de la chute, a performance of which QC Fiction Editor Peter McCambridge saw (or experienced, would be a better descriptor) recently in Quebec City.
The Karen Schauber Interview
Karen Schauber is the editor of the best-selling book The Group of Seven Reimagined, an extraordinary combination of art and flash fiction. I had many questions about the book, it's design and eventual realization.
The Group of Seven Reimagined, Edited by Karen Schauber
It is a fabulous idea, the melding of the internationally famous Group of Seven Canadian landscape artists with some of the finest award-winning writers on the Canadian and international fiction scene today.
The Art and Passion of Guido Nincheri by Mélanie Grondin
The beauty of many old churches (particularly cathedrals, basilicas, etc.) is in their architecture as well as in their religious art, whether it is the many large frescoes or the exquisite stained glass windows that adorn them. The late (1885-1973) … Continue reading
Terra Magna: Labrador by Jean Claude Roy
2012, Jean Claude Roy and Breakwater Books of Newfoundland and Labrador published Fluctuat Nec Mergitur, a book that included a painting of every community on the island of Newfoundland, the culmination of an extraordinary forty-five years of painting the … Continue reading