Halifax
The Hermit of Africville by Jon Tattrie (New Edition)
The Sweetness in the Lime by Stephen Kimber
Wounded Hearts: Memories of the Halifax Protestant Orphans’ Home by Lois Legge
Crocuses Hatch From Snow by Jaime Burnet
Jaime Burnet’s novel tells an urgent, socially relevant story firmly rooted in time and place. Crocuses Hatch From Snow is first and foremost a novel of Halifax, Nova Scotia, one that addresses the good, the bad and the ugly from … Continue reading
Under the Bridge by Anne Bishop
Dazzle Patterns by Alison Watt
6, 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the Halifax Explosion. Due to this, may books have been written to commemorate, revisit or try to understand how the Explosion shaped the lives of thousands. The books, past and present have appeared … Continue reading
Daniel Paul, Mi’kmaw Elder by Jon Tattrie
-winning author Jon Tattrie, whose most recent book, Redemption Songs (2016, Potterfield Press) was about the history of Black Africans in North America, has turned his attention to one of the most prominent First Nations personages, Daniel N. Paul, Mi’kmaw … Continue reading
The Carol Bruneau Interview
Bruneau is the Halifax-based award-winning author of several excellent novels, most recently Glass Voices (2007) and These Good Hands (2015). Nimbus/Vagrant Press will soon release (September 2017) A Bird On Every Tree, a collection of her short stories that … Continue reading
Bearing Witness: Journalists, Record Keepers and the 1917 Halifax Explosion by Michael Dupuis
6, 2017, signals the 100th anniversary of the Halifax Explosion, Canada’s worst Maritime tragedy to date. In mere seconds, a large portion of Halifax’s North End and waterfront were obliterated when the damaged munitions ship Mont Blanc exploded, killing 2,000 … Continue reading
Lunenburg by Keith Baker
Lunenburg (2015, Vagrant Press) is a Canadian reprint of a UK novel previously released in 2000. It is a detective/mystery novel which originally begins in 1970 outside Lunenburg, but ends in Halifax in the year 2000. Keith Baker is a … Continue reading