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Somewhere in Flanders: Letters from the Front by Heather McBriarty

October 6, 2021October 12, 2020 by Allan Hudson

Heather McBriarty’s novel, Somewhere in Flanders: Letters from the Front, is a remarkable true telling of what is what like in the trenches during the First World War. It is also a poignant love story.

Blaze Island by Catherine Bush

November 1, 2020September 29, 2020 by Allan Hudson

Blaze Island opens with a Category Five hurricane off one of Newfoundland’s most northern Islands, a ferry ride from Gander. Rain and wind batter the Island and the home of Milan Wells and his daughter. A disturbance from the front … Continue reading

Operation Wormwood: The Reckoning by Helen C. Escott

November 1, 2020September 27, 2020 by James M. Fisher

The long-awaited sequel to Operation Wormwood (2018, Flanker Press), The Reckoning concludes the story of a disease that appears to only target pedophiles and is accredited to God by those of the Roman Catholic Church.

I don’t think it is … Continue reading

Around the Province in 88 Days by Emily Taylor Smith

April 5, 2021September 25, 2020 by Bill Arnott

Early on a May morning, a young Nova Scotia woman straps on a small backpack and leaves the Halifax Common to start her journey along the coastal roads of Nova Scotia. Planning to cover almost a marathon a day, she will walk the perimeter of the entire province in just under three months to raise awareness for the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Brigadoon Children's Camp Society. She billets with locals each night and meets countless Nova Scotians who come out to walk with her, support her project, and tell their stories.

A Newfoundland Maple by Samantha Baker, Illustrated by Dawn Baker (News Release)

November 1, 2020September 25, 2020 by James M. Fisher

While on a fishing trip with his grandfather in western Newfoundland, Daniel discovers a maple tree that has stood there for decades. What he doesn’t realize is just how important it is to the local wildlife

Melt by Heidi Wicks

November 1, 2020September 22, 2020 by Patricia Sandberg

Melt by Heidi Wicks explores the life-sustaining anatomy of friendship and the complex relationships we have with our pasts.

The Spoon Stealer by Lesley Crewe

November 1, 2020September 21, 2020 by Lana Shupe

Reading a novel by Lesley Cynthia Crewe is like covering yourself in an old quilt. You know you can settle in and get cozy, wrap yourself in the words and let the characters and their memories keep you company as … Continue reading

Saltwater Chronicles: Notes on Everything Under the Nova Scotia Sun by Lesley Choyce

November 1, 2020September 16, 2020 by Ian Colford

Lesley Choyce has been a mainstay on the Atlantic Canadian literary scene for decades. The author of 100 books, he has written and published in every genre imaginable. He has won and been shortlisted for numerous regional and national literary … Continue reading