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Lyme Disease in Canada by Brian Owens
Atlantic Canadian publishers and libraries make local eBooks more accessible than ever
Alexa! Changing the Face of Canadian Politics by Stephen Kimber
This Is How It Is by Sharon King-Campbell
Nova Scotia Shaped By the Sea: A Living History by Lesley Choyce
The Little Teal Lighthouse
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
Stompin’ Tom Connors: The Myth and The Man by Charlie Rhinedress
Malagash by Joey Comeau
(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
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
Wine Lover’s Guide to Atlantic Canada by Moira Peters and Craig Pinhey
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
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
Aftershock, a 2015 book published by Nimbus is an essential read for those interested in the Halifax Explosion of December 6th, 1917. It was on this date that one of the biggest explosions up to that time in … Continue reading