Children’s Book Week 2024: Nan’s House Written by Jillian McCarthy and Illustrated by Corey Majeau
Nan’s House by Jillian McCarthy and illustrated by Corey Majeau is a picture book describing, in verse, a child’s visits to her Nan’s house.
Newfoundland and Labrador
The Viking Trail: Stories of the Great Northern Peninsula by Adrian Payne
This is not a book about Vikings. Not really. It’s a memoir plus a medieval story, penned by a native of Newfoundland with a knowledge and passion for his birthplace.
Sky Waves by Michelle Butler Hallett
Critically acclaimed novelist Michelle Butler Hallett rolls out her raucous brand of satire in this tender exploration of the human need for communication, communion, and love.
She Said: A Crime Novel by Mitchell D. King
She Said ~ A Crime Novel is Mitchell D. King’s first foray into the world of crime writing.
The Newfoundland and Labrador Cocktail Book by Peter Wilkins
The definitive guide to cocktails in Newfoundland and Labrador from the co-founder of the popular Newfoundland Distillery, including recipes from the top mixologists and bartenders across the province.
The Wards by Terry Doyle
The Wards are a working-class Newfoundland family on the cusp of upheaval. The children are becoming adults, the adults are growing old, and the new dog was probably stolen. When a sudden illness forces the Wards together, can they finally learn to be close-knit?
An Embarrassment Of Critch’s: Immature Stories from My Grown-Up Life by Mark Critch
The heartfelt and hilarious story of beloved Canadian comedian Mark Critch’s journey from Newfoundland to the national stage–and back home again.
Best Flanker Press Titles of 2021
As the province’s most active publisher of trade books, Flanker Press averages twenty new titles per year, with a heavy emphasis on regional non-fiction and historical fiction. The mission of Flanker Press is to provide a quality publishing service to the local and regional writing community and to actively promote its authors and their books …
Satched: Poems by Megan Gail Coles
Megan Gail Coles’s debut poetry collection, Satched, is a vivid portrait of intergenerational trauma, ecological grief, and late-stage capitalism from the perspective of a woman of rural-remote, Northern, working class, mixed ancestry.
Don’t Be Talkin’: Recitations and Other Foolishness From Newfoundland and Labrador by Harry Ingram
Within Don’t Be Talkin’ you’ll find stories and recitations told by the incomparable performer Harry Ingram.
Two New Children’s Picture Books From Boulder Books
Boulder Books is an ever-growing independent publishing company that launched in 2002. Two of their newest titles are Where Are You, Puffling? and Our Heroes of Covid-19.
The Bullet: Stories From The Newfoundland Railway by Robert Hunt
Compiled from interviews with a select group of retired seniors, The Bullet is a collection of stories about the men and women who worked for the legendary pre-Confederation Newfoundland Railway, which later became the Canadian National Railway when Newfoundland joined Canada in 1949.
5 New Children’s Picture Books from Running the Goat by Melanie Métivier
Running the Goat is a “micro-press” publishing company located in Newfoundland. With a primary focus on publishing children’s books, more specifically those that celebrate the life and culture of the province. Reviewer Adeline (along with her mother Melanie) take a look at 5 new titles for children.
No Place for a Woman by Antony Berger
While the story of Ella’s life is interesting in its own right, it is in her writings about the people and places of Newfoundland that the book really takes flight.
On This Day: 365 Tales of History, Mystery, and More by Dale Jarvis
Self-described as “weird little pieces of half-forgotten history and folklore from all over Newfoundland and Labrador, one for every day of the year” . . .
