Art The Miramichi Reader

Anything but a Still Life: The Art and Lives of Molly Lamb and Bruno Bobak by Nathan M. Greenfield

June 20, 2021 by Alison Manley

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

June 6, 2021 by Andrew Yang

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

May 15, 2021 by Cynthia Sharp

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

December 14, 2020 by James M. Fisher

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

November 18, 2020 by Rachel Fernandes

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

November 5, 2020 by Lana Shupe

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!

August 2, 2020August 1, 2020 by James M. Fisher

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

May 4, 2020March 2, 2020 by Bill Arnott

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

January 16, 2020January 15, 2020 by James M. Fisher

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

November 15, 2020January 12, 2020 by James M. Fisher

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

November 15, 2020October 22, 2019 by James M. Fisher

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

February 4, 2019March 17, 2018 by James M. Fisher

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

August 14, 2018September 24, 2017 by James M. Fisher

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