Nova Scotia – The Miramichi Reader

Nova Scotia Shaped By the Sea: A Living History by Lesley Choyce

April 4, 2021April 4, 2021 by Mala Rai

The history of Nova Scotia is an amazing story of a land and a people shaped by the waves, the tides, the wind, and the wonder of the North Atlantic. Choyce weaves the legacy of this unique coastal province, piecing together the stories written in the rocks, the wrecks, and the record books of human glory and error.

Peace by Chocolate: The Hadhad Family’s Remarkable Journey from Syria to Canada by Jon Tattrie

March 20, 2021 by Ian Colford

This remarkable book tells the extraordinary story of the Hadhad family — Isam, his wife Shahnaz, and their sons and daughters — and the founding of the chocolatier, Peace by Chocolate.

Year of the Metal Rabbit by Tammy Armstrong

March 10, 2021 by Brian Bartlett

Much of Tammy Armstrong’s new collection draws its images and scenes from southwestern Nova Scotia, especially Shelburne County, which no previous poetry has reflected and delved into so richly.

The Jill Martin Bouteillier Interview

February 4, 2021 by James M. Fisher

Jill Martin Bouteillier is the author of Return to Sable and was a consultant-historian for the National Film Board and White Gate Films. She worked on educational committees in BC and NS both developing and marking provincial exams. For many years she was an educator on Nova Scotia’s South Shore, serving as the last principal of Lunenburg Academy. She lives in Lunenburg with husband, Carl, and resident cock pheasant in a home overlooking the mighty Atlantic. From Thistles to Cowpies, now available from Crossfield Publishing, is her latest book.

Halifax and Me by Harry Bruce

December 22, 2020 by Bill Arnott

A memoir of life in Halifax from an award-winning author, and one of Canada's top non-fiction writers. In 1971, Harry Bruce, recognized as one of Canada's top non-fiction writers, lost his mind—according to his peers—when he left bustling, lucrative Toronto and moved his family to the tough little seaport of Halifax.

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.

While Crossing the Field by Deborah Banks

April 4, 2021November 11, 2020 by Mala Rai

While Crossing the Field is Deborah Banks's debut book of poetry. Her poems take us out onto the land where experiences in the natural world are filtered through the internal landscape of longing, presence, gratitude, and attentiveness.

Daring, Devious, and Deadly: True Tale of Crime and Justice from Nova Scotia’s Past by Dean Jobb

January 19, 2021November 3, 2020 by Mala Rai

The stories in Daring, Devious, and Deadly are drawn from communities across the province, from Sydney and Amherst to Halifax, from the rugged coast of the Eastern Shore to the historic town of Annapolis Royal.

Pearleen Oliver: Canada’s Black Crusader for Civil Rights, Edited by Ronald Caplan

November 1, 2020October 17, 2020 by James M. Fisher

As the Black Lives Matter movement advances, there have been many, many new books released focussing on the history of slavery, segregation and outright racism that existed and still exists in Canada. This is particularly true in Atlantic Canada where … Continue reading

Around the Province in 88 Days by Emily Taylor Smith

April 5, 2021September 25, 2020 by Bill Arnott

Early on a May morning, a young Nova Scotia woman straps on a small backpack and leaves the Halifax Common to start her journey along the coastal roads of Nova Scotia. Planning to cover almost a marathon a day, she will walk the perimeter of the entire province in just under three months to raise awareness for the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Brigadoon Children's Camp Society. She billets with locals each night and meets countless Nova Scotians who come out to walk with her, support her project, and tell their stories.

Throw Down Your Shadows by Deborah Hemmings

September 24, 2020 by Ian Colford

What does it mean, to do the wrong thing for the right reasons? 16-year-old Winnie, the self-reliant narrator of Deborah Hemming’s taut novel Throw Down Your Shadows, is about to learn that painful lesson.

It’s summer, 2005. Winnie lives … Continue reading

The Spoon Stealer by Lesley Crewe

November 1, 2020September 21, 2020 by Lana Shupe

Reading a novel by Lesley Cynthia Crewe is like covering yourself in an old quilt. You know you can settle in and get cozy, wrap yourself in the words and let the characters and their memories keep you company as … Continue reading

Saltwater Chronicles: Notes on Everything Under the Nova Scotia Sun by Lesley Choyce

November 1, 2020September 16, 2020 by Ian Colford

Lesley Choyce has been a mainstay on the Atlantic Canadian literary scene for decades. The author of 100 books, he has written and published in every genre imaginable. He has won and been shortlisted for numerous regional and national literary … Continue reading

A Forest for Calum by Frank MacDonald

August 26, 2020August 22, 2020 by Naomi MacKinnon

A Forest for Calum takes place in the 1950s and 60s rural Cape Breton.

Blood in the Water: a True Story of Revenge in the Maritimes by Silver Donald Cameron

August 14, 2020 by James M. Fisher

Blood in the Water is really the story of two men, the most apparent being that of Phillip Boudreau, the not-so-innocent victim of murder, the other being that of the book’s author, the late Silver Donald Cameron. While it certainly … Continue reading