6th annual New Brunswick Book Awards Shortlist
The New Brunswick Book Awards judges have made their difficult decisions and selected the shortlisted titles for the 6th annual New Brunswick Book Awards!
Meadowlands: A Chronicle of the Scovil Family by Virginia Bliss Bjerkelund
Meadowlands - home to the family of Morris and Harriet Scovil at the beginning of the 20th century; nine hundred acres of interval and forest land at Scovil Point on the St. John River across from Gagetown, New Brunswick; a farm that produced hay and horses; a place that nurtured the life of a remarkable family.
Czech Techno & Other Stories of Music by Mark Anthony Jarman
If you like your stories to follow a straight line, this quintuplet may give you whiplash. Each one invites you into an introspective world of intense emotions, whether for a woman, 4-track cassette, California in the 90s, or disdain for … Continue reading
You Were Never Here by Kathleen Peacock
Cat hasn’t been to Montgomery Falls, the town her family founded, since she was twelve years old. Since the summer she discovered she could do things that no normal twelve-year-old could do. Since she had her first kiss with Riley Fraser. Since she destroyed their friendship.
Now, five years later, she’s back and Riley has disappeared.
Restigouche: The Long Run of the Wild River by Philip Lee
A canoe trip that spans decades of historical reflection, offering a unique perspective on the Restigouche, its impact on the people who live beside and along the river, and their impact on this natural phenomenon.
Waiting for the Small Ship of Desire by Allan Cooper
I don’t often read poetry, but when I do, I like it to be moderately straightforward and logical, able to reach my heart and stir emotions, buried deep as they are. The poems in Allan Cooper’s latest collection, Waiting for … Continue reading
What-Cha Doing? by Kim Renton, Illus. by Tamara Thiebaux Heikalo
Just in time for maple syrup season, this read-aloud picture book makes the perfect introduction to maple syrup, where it comes from and how it is made.