Atlantic Canada The Miramichi Reader

Amazing Black Atlantic Canadians, Words by Lindsay Ruck, Art by James Bentley

February 11, 2022 by Kayla Geitzler

Created primarily for young readers, Amazing Black Atlantic Canadians will enrich and inform audiences of all ages. Written by Dartmouth, NS author Lindsay Ruck and beautifully illustrated by James Bentley, this is truly a collection of “inspiring stories of courage and achievement”.

Lyme Disease in Canada by Brian Owens

August 4, 2021 by James M. Fisher

Author Brian Owens looks at the conflicts that exist in recognizing, diagnosing and treating Lyme disease, and the failed human vaccine.

Atlantic Canadian publishers and libraries make local eBooks more accessible than ever

June 15, 2021 by James M. Fisher

New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Halifax Public Libraries have partnered with the Atlantic Publishers Marketing Association on a Read Atlantic project, launching a new collection of 100 Atlantic-published eBooks that are more accessible than ever.

Alexa! Changing the Face of Canadian Politics by Stephen Kimber

January 15, 2022May 23, 2021 by Alison Manley

Alexa McDonough’s impact on Canadian politics cannot be measured solely by election victories or seat tallies. As the first female leader of a mainstream Canadian political party, she helped transform Nova Scotian and Canadian politics. In the process, she transcended party affiliation and gender to become simply "Alexa" to Canadians across the country.

This Is How It Is by Sharon King-Campbell

April 11, 2021 by Alison Manley

These poems are unapologetically Atlantic Canadian. Even though King-Campbell’s collection traverses the world, it is centred with these roots in Atlantic Canada.

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.

The Little Teal Lighthouse

November 1, 2020October 21, 2020 by James M. Fisher

In the Fall 2020 edition of Atlantic Books Today there was an editorial by Alex Liot, the CMO (Chief Marketing Officer) of Atlantic Publishers Marketing Association in which he stated, in part:

“We know that the desire to read a … Continue reading

Atlantic Canada’s Greatest Storms by Dan Soucoup

June 2, 2022July 29, 2020 by Jeffery D. Muzzerall

Atlantic Canada's Greatest Storms chronicles many of the most dramatic and tragic storms that have struck the east coast, from 1745's Grand Armada Tragedy to 2017's Ice Storm.

Stompin’ Tom Connors: The Myth and The Man by Charlie Rhinedress

April 2, 2020 by Lana Shupe

Charlie Rhindress takes his reader on a Canadian coast to coast journey as we travel with this drifter man, Stompin’ Tom Connors.

Malagash by Joey Comeau

May 22, 2020January 27, 2018 by Naomi MacKinnon

(The following is an excerpt from a review written by Naomi MacKinnon at Consumed by Ink. It is reproduced here in part with her kind permission.)

Malagash is a gem of a book. And I can’t think of anyone … Continue reading

The Fiddlehead No.272 Summer 2017

August 19, 2019September 23, 2017 by James M. Fisher

The “all fiction” issue of The Fiddlehead literary journal is packed with an amazing amount of short stories and reviews by authors from all over Canada. I have been working my way through it and I have hit several standout … Continue reading

The 2016 Winners of “The Very Best” Book Awards

March 3, 2018October 3, 2016 by James M. Fisher

It took a lot of deliberation, but here are "The Very Best" books I have read in the 2015-2016 reading 'season' (September to September).

Wine Lover’s Guide to Atlantic Canada by Moira Peters and Craig Pinhey

August 27, 2016 by James M. Fisher

Whether it’s racking up international awards or attracting tourists to the east coast in droves, the world has taken notice of Atlantic Canada’s wine. The Wine Lover’s Guide to Atlantic Canada (Nimbus, 2016) is the definitive guide to region, through … Continue reading

Dancing in a Jar by Adele Poynter

October 20, 2018April 29, 2016 by James M. Fisher

Life in the small Newfoundland village of St. Lawrence was not easy in the early 1930’s. The town was still recovering from the tsunami that hit there in 1929. The disaster killed 28 people and left hundreds more homeless or … Continue reading

Aftershock: The Halifax Explosion and the Persecution of Pilot Francis Mackey by Janet Maybee

November 28, 2017November 30, 2015 by James M. Fisher

Aftershock, a 2015 book published by Nimbus is an essential read for those interested in the Halifax Explosion of December 6^th, 1917. It was on this date that one of the biggest explosions up to that time in … Continue reading