The Barrens: A Novel of Love and Death in the Canadian Arctic by Kurt Johnson and Ellie Johnson
This riveting debut is at once a white-water adventure, coming-of-age novel, and tale of tragic love—and an extraordinary father-daughter collaboration.
Picks
Miramichi Reader “picks” are awarded to exceptional self-published books and/or internationally published books.
Silence by William Carpenter
This dynamic novel from William Carpenter examines the legacy of war and destruction through the eyes of a returning Iraq war veteran, Nick Colonna, a young Maine native who enlisted after 9/11. Home finally, after an attack that has killed his entire unit and left him deaf, Nick struggles to reenter life in his quiet childhood town on the coast of Maine.
Deficiency by SC Eston
On the arid planet of Garadia floats Prominence City, an oasis of abundance and technological marvels. For Keidi and Artenz, life is good. Each day, they work hard to fulfill their role in sustaining Prominence. In return, they share an existence without worry or want, their every need attended to by the ruling corporations, their lives enhanced by a virtual reality accessible with a simple thought.
Buried: A Novel by Ruth Chorney
It seems that the majority of Canada’s writers live either on our East or West …
Access Point by Tom Gabbay
Wouldn’t we all want a second chance at life?When young American art student Mia Fraser is brutally murdered steps away from her London house she shares with computer genius Ula Mishkin, it leaves the socially inept scientist heartbroken.
The Dog Who Ate the Vegetable Garden & Helped Save the Planet by Meg Hurley
A book that was written by a dog? A dog who is vegan? An audacious undertaking, to be sure. But does it work? Can this dog write? Let’s see.
Skiing With Henry Knox by Sam Brakeley
Skiing With Henry Knox represents a bit of a departure for Islandport Press of Maine. …
Torn Asunder by Renny DeGroot
He is an inspiring journalist, but Emmet Ryan has no idea that his words have the power to destroy those he loves the most. This is a story about a conflicted man, opening near Dublin, 1916 and set during one of Ireland’s most turbulent eras.
Secret Lives of Mothers & Daughters by Anita Kushwahal
Anita Kushwaha’s follow-up to her 2018 award-winning novel (and 2020 longlist nominee) Side by Side is Secret Lives of Mothers & Daughters (HarperCollins Canada). It is a generational story of — you guessed it — mothers and daughters and the secrets that they keep from each other.
Warrior on the Western Waters: Dangerous Loyalties Book Three by Phyllis A. Still
The Dangerous Loyalties book series is now up to three installments with the release of Warrior on the Western Waters. I have been following this series since it’s inception when I was tasked with reviewing it for a U.S. book review website that is now closed.
Two Novels of Le Grand Dérangement
The Great Deportation or Le Grand Dérangement, of the Acadian peoples, began in 1755 in the area now called the Bay of Fundy. Homes and farms were burned, and many of the 14,000 inhabitants of Acadia were herded aboard British ships and sent off to the Thirteen Colonies in what is now the New England states. The following two novels, both suitable for mature young readers on up, focus on this time of upheaval and the separation of families.
The Great Divide by Conor McCarthy
Ottawa-based author Conor McCarthy’s self-published debut novel cleverly resurrects the Sasquatch (or in their language, Mm’tor) idea and puts them (yes, there are more than one) squarely in a story about survival, wilderness exploitation, property development and environmental issues, so that there’s more to this adventure-thriller than meets the eye.