Picture of a busy bookstore, celebrating something. Most people are turned away from the camera, but one woman is grinning at it, with a hand on her hip. The woman is Sue Slade, manager of the Dartmouth Book Exchange.

Independent Bookstore Day 2026 and Sue Slade

Canadian Independent Bookstore Day is April 25, 2026! TMR has a hard-working editor busy with all things East Coast, PLUS her day-time job as manager of Dartmouth Book Exchange. Sue Slade works tirelessly advocating for Atlantic authors, discovering books of all descriptions, and meeting with people who read! TMR is proud to recognize Sue Slade …

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Covers of books 4-6 In the Gasper's Cover series by Barbard Emodi

Gasper’s Cove series by Barbara Emodi, books #4-6

With a cast of quirky Maritime characters, Gasper’s Cove is a fast-paced cozy mystery series set in a fictitious town on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia. Each book can be read as a stand-alone and revolves around Valerie Rankin, who runs a Crafter’s Co-op on the second floor of the Rankin General store, a …

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Lotus Detective series: Bind (book 1) and Melt (book 2) by donalee Moulton

Bind is the first book in donalee Moulton’s new cozy mystery series, Lotus Detective. Kristi Yee is part-owner of Vitality+, a gym overlooking the Bedford Basin in Halifax. Inside the gym is the Asana Yoga Studio, where she holds yoga classes. Her business partner, Jaxx Taylor, runs the gym and handles the finances, while Kristi …

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Cover of Unsettling Time by Bretton Loney. Shows a person in black standing in front of a white building with a black tower.

Unsettling Time by Bretton Loney

Through an unusual combination of circumstances, Ryan Treiber, a lecturer at Saint Mary’s University, is thrown back in time to the founding of Halifax in 1749, 275 years ago. Found by Aubrey De Courcy, a member of Governor Edward Conrwallis’ council, Ryan stays in a camp clearing that is to become Halifax’s Grand Parade.

The Spirit of Scatarie by Lesley Crewe

Lesley Crewe’s The Spirit of Scatarie (pronounced Sca-tah-ree) is a well-written, fictional story about the real island of Scatarie, just off the northeastern tip of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, and is told from the point of view of a spirit or ghost.

How to Rescue a Unicorn: The Quests of Tiny Wilde by Andy Tolson

How to Rescue a Unicorn by Andy Tolson is the second book in his middle-grade fantasy series, The Quests of Tiny Wilde, to be released by Nimbus Publishing on August 26, 2025. “Piece of advice: When you’re a hero, you should avoid describing your life as “boring” and “uneventful”. The universe has a funny way …

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