Halifax The Miramichi Reader

Halifax and Me by Harry Bruce

December 22, 2020 by Bill Arnott

A memoir of life in Halifax from an award-winning author, and one of Canada's top non-fiction writers. In 1971, Harry Bruce, recognized as one of Canada's top non-fiction writers, lost his mind—according to his peers—when he left bustling, lucrative Toronto and moved his family to the tough little seaport of Halifax.

The Hermit of Africville by Jon Tattrie (New Edition)

November 1, 2020October 31, 2020 by Allan Hudson

Jon Tattrie paints a bleak picture of the destruction of Africville through the eyes of a lifelong protestor, Eddie Carvery. Carvery grew up in Africville, a black community in the northern section of Halifax.

The Sweetness in the Lime by Stephen Kimber

November 1, 2020October 26, 2020 by Ian Colford

A clever love story set between Cuba, Miami, and Halifax, exploring the complexities of love at middle-age.

Wounded Hearts: Memories of the Halifax Protestant Orphans’ Home by Lois Legge

November 1, 2020August 11, 2020 by Lisa Timpf

Between 1857 and 1970, thousands of children came to live at the Halifax Protestant Orphan's Home. Some were children whose parents simply didn't have the means to care for them any longer; others were orphans who had nowhere else to go.

Crocuses Hatch From Snow by Jaime Burnet

June 22, 2020 by Ian Colford

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

March 7, 2019February 16, 2019 by James M. Fisher

When stress causes an old trauma to surface, Lucy, a longtime community organizer, teacher and anti-poverty activist, loses control of her life. On probation and living on the streets of Halifax's North End, all she has left are friends.

Dazzle Patterns by Alison Watt

November 28, 2017 by James M. Fisher

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

June 22, 2018November 9, 2017 by James M. Fisher

-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

August 9, 2017July 31, 2017 by James M. Fisher

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

May 30, 2018May 31, 2017 by James M. Fisher

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

June 2, 2018June 28, 2015 by James M. Fisher

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