Sue Slade has a Bachelor of Child Study from Mount St. Vincent University in Halifax. After working with children and adults with special needs, she now has her midlife dream job of working with books. Sue manages an independent, locally owned bookstore, Dartmouth Book Exchange. Through her charismatic sharing centred around books and community, Sue has created an engaging cornerstone for authors, customers, and book lovers of all ages. Sue is an avid reader and her reviews cross over many genres.
Voted Most Likely To Murder by Lacey Moone
Heroine Belinda Bishop’s move back home was not under the best of circumstances. When she graduated from high school she left Little Blue Harbour vowing never to step foot in it again.
Memo to Murder: An Unintentional Sleuth Mystery by Barbara Emodi
The story kicks off with Heidi MacDonald being interviewed by the Chief of Staff for the position of Research and Communications Officer with the province’s Official Opposition.
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…
A Sense of Things Beyond by Renée Belliveau
A Sense of Things Beyond by Renée Belliveau is a compelling and well-researched historical fiction novel set in the wake of World War I.
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…
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…
Ten Crows for a Time of Joyous Bliss by Vernon Oickle
Now he is just days from graduation, and things are once again going off-kilter. Alex has noticed an increase in patients coming into the hospital who are victims of violent episodes.
Celebrating World Read Aloud Day With The Pictou Bee Press
The 16th annual World Read Aloud Day is Wednesday, February 4th. It is a day that highlights the importance of sharing stories and reading them aloud.
Blood Typed: A Val Jenkins Mystery by Jane Doucet
Set in Nova Scotia’s writing community, it features Val Jenkins, a journalist for the Halifax Post, who has been writing the “local books” column for more than a decade, but she would rather be covering the crime beat.
Operation Betrayed by Helen C. Escott
“Every woman has value, and we deserve to have our murders investigated and solved and our killers locked away.” – Sister Pius
