Atlantic Canadian Literature The Miramichi Reader

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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.

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 Book Awards 2020

June 14, 2020June 3, 2020 by James M. Fisher

As the Atlantic Book Awards have announced their shortlist, I thought it would be interesting to see how many we’ve been able to review here at The Miramichi Reader. Not as many as I have thought! Generally speaking, we can … Continue reading

The 2019 Atlantic Book Awards Shortlist

May 18, 2019May 2, 2019 by James M. Fisher

The Atlantic Book Awards Society announced the shortlist for the thirteen different book prizes that make up the 2019 Atlantic Book Awards.

Best New Brunswick Reads of 2018

January 11, 2019January 10, 2019 by James M. Fisher

Looking back on all the books I reviewed in 2018, there were plenty of good ones that came out of New Brunswick.

Before I get to highlighting just a few of them, I would like to mention how unhappy I … Continue reading

The Homing Place: Indigenous and Settler Literary Legacies of the Atlantic by Rachel Bryant

February 4, 2019March 27, 2018 by James M. Fisher

From Wilfred Laurier University Press' Indigenous Studies Series comes Rachel Bryant's The Homing Place, which refuses to be pigeon-holed to any one category.

Reviews of Books on the 2018 Atlantic Book Awards Shortlist

April 1, 2018March 26, 2018 by James M. Fisher

The shortlists for the Atlantic Book Awards have been announced, and since The Miramichi Reader has reviews of seven of them (plus one children’s book), I thought it might be helpful to provide links to the reviews for the various … Continue reading

Peninsula Sinking by David Huebert

May 22, 2020December 14, 2017 by Naomi MacKinnon

(The following review is reproduced in part by the kind permission of Naomi MacKinnon of the Consumed by Ink book review blog. – James)

at the cover of this book. It couldn’t be more stunning. With stories to match. Peninsula … Continue reading