Apples on a Windowsill by Shawna Lemay
Shawna Lemay’s engrossing collection of essays, Apples on a Windowsill, should be required reading for anyone with an interest in creating art and being human in challenging times.
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A House Without Spirits by David Homel
In this ninth novel, David Homel delivers some of his most memorable characters to date – reclusive artists, disaffected life partners, wandering ghosts, cult-affiliated nuns – in a contemporary Montreal noir that reveals how much we learn about ourselves when we begin to ask questions of others.
The Art of Misadventure: The Outtakes and Mistakes Of An Adventurous Photographer by Dave Brosha
Join Canadian photographer, explorer, Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, father, and writer Dave Brosha as he lays out a touching recollection of a life off the beaten track with a dash of adventure, a dash of determination, a dash of humour, a dash of self-deprecation, and two dashes of ridiculous.
Excerpt: A Season on Vancouver Island by Bill Arnott
An excerpt from the forthcoming book from Bill Arnott, the award-winning author of the “Gone Viking” travel adventure books.
Len and Cub: A Queer History by Meredith Batt and Dusty Green
Leonard “Len” Keith and Joseph “Cub” Coates grew up in the rural New Brunswick village of Havelock in the early 20th century. The two were neighbours, and they clearly developed an inseparable relationship.
Heroines Revisited: Photographs by Lincoln Clarkes
Heroines Revisited is a large format follow-up volume to the original Heroines: Photographs by Lincoln Clarkes that was released by Anvil in 2002. This new edition features over 150 portraits accompanied by three new critical essays that contextualize the five-year photo project and the controversial body of work.
A Natural Balance: The K.C. Environmental Science Centre and Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens at Acadia University by Alex Novell and John Leroux
A Natural Balance: The K.C. Environmental Science Centre and Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens at Acadia University is a lovely volume about the history of the building and the gardens, starting with the original donation from Arthur Irving and family, to the conception stage and plan revisions, to building the garden and how it’s worked for the campus and the university community.
The Negation of Chronology: Imagining Geraldine Moodie by Rebecca Luce-Kapler
There’s a photo I love. In black and white. My wife and I sharing a moment, having a laugh. We’d just completed a marathon, our first. And we’re sitting on a curb, exhausted, content, unaware our picture’s being taken. You see more in the black and white. Depth of character, emotion, the moment. Perhaps the …
Gift Books Aplenty!
Here are some “gift books” that will appeal to those that like history, photography, art and transportation, on land or water.
New Brunswick’s Chocolate River Publishing
Riverview, New Brunswick’s Chocolate River Publishing was founded to put New Brunswick on the map (so to speak) on the national and international publishing stage. Their books for children and adults are carefully and lovingly produced to make learning about New Brunswick and Atlantic Canada fun for all. Some of their most recent titles appear …
Bay of Fundy’s Hopewell Rocks by Kevin Snair
[dropcap]Each [/dropcap]year thousands of visitors head to southern New Brunswick’s Bay of Fundy area to visit the Hopewell Rocks, and I doubt any one comes away unimpressed by this natural rock formation enhanced by the extreme variation of the tides. When the tide is out, you can descend the stairs to the ‘ocean floor’ and …
