2020 HOLIDAY
Follow the lighthouse to discover our collection of amazing Atlantic Canadian books.
Happy holidays! An Orange from Portugal Christmas Stories from the Maritimes and Newfoundland
Anne Simpson Goose Lane Editions $19.95 pb
Christmas with Maud Lewis
Lance Woolaver and Bob Brooks Goose Lane Editions $24.95 hc
Samuel et la tuque de Noël
Art Richard, Chantal PelletierRichard Isabelle Léger Bouton d’or Acadie $10.95 pb
Cher père Noël, où est mon banjo? Cape Breton’s Christmas, Book 7 A 7th Treasury of Stories and Memories Edited by Ronald Caplan Breton Books $17.95 pb
David Myles Art by Murray Bain Translated by MarieJo Thério Bouton d’or Acadie $12.95 pb
Books in the Holiday Gift Guide are available for purchase on our website or at fine bookstores throughout Atlantic Canada. For a complete list of retailers, visit atlanticbooks.ca. Atlantic Publishers Marketing Association, 1888 Brunswick Street, Suite 710, Halifax, NS B3J 3J8 T: 902-420-0711 F: 902-423-4302 E: info@atlanticpublishers.ca Cover design by Michelle Leard. Published by the Atlantic Publishers Marketing Association with the financial support of the Canada Council for the Arts; the Province of Nova Scotia through the Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage; the province of New Brunswick through the 2 Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture; the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador through the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation; and the Government of Canada through the2Canada Book Fund.
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HUMAN STORIES
We could all use a laugh
Spy on Ice
Bob Bent Nevermore Press $22.95 pb
Pea Soup for the Newfoundland Soul Grandpa Pike Flanker Press $19.95 pb
Dirty Birds
Morgan Murray Breakwater Books $22.95 pb
The Earth is Flat! An Exposé of the Globularist Hoax
Edited by Kay Burns and David Eso ISER Books, $24.95 pb A long-forgotten philosophical satire about the nature of knowledge and truth, which, in an age of “fake news,” possesses renewed relevance.
The Appendage Formerly Known As Your Left Arm and other stories
Julie Curwin Boularderie Island Press $20.95 pb
You Might Be From Nova Scotia If... Michael de Adder MacIntyre Purcell Publishing $19.95 pb
Nova Scotia Outstanding Outhouse Reader Vernon Oickle MacIntyre Purcell Publishing $19.95 pb
You Might Still Be From Nova Scotia If... Michael de Adder MacIntyre Purcell Publishing $19.95 pb
The Second Movement Nova Scotia Outstanding Outhouse Reader #2 Vernon Oickle MacIntyre Purcell Publishing $19.95 pb
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Peace by Chocolate The Hadhad Family’s Remarkable Journey from Syria to Canada Jon Tattrie Goose Lane Editions $22.95 pb This remarkable book tells the story of the Hadhad family’s journey from Syria to Atlantic Canada and the founding of Peace by Chocolate.
An Extra Dash of Love Letters Celebrating Down Syndrome Greater Moncton Down Syndrome Society Chocolate River Publishing $19.95 pb
Halifax and Me Harry Bruce Pottersfield Press $21.95 pb
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Acadian Lives in Cape Breton Island Edited by Ronald Caplan Breton Books $18.95 pb
The Man Behind the Music The Life of Donizetti
Emily Elizabeth Cran New World Publishing $15.95 pb
Fights, Film, and Folklore Terry Ryan Flanker Press $19.95 pb
Activists and adventurers
Song of Rita Joe Autobiography of a Mi’kmaw Poet Rita Joe Breton Books $18.95 pb
Blood and Salt
Robert MacKinnon Boularderie Island Press $20.95 pb
Pearleen Oliver Canada’s Black Crusader for Civil Rights
Sister to Courage Stories from the World of Viola Desmond
In Search of Adventure 70 Years of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Newfoundland and Labrador
Home Is Where The Water Is
Edited by Ronald Caplan Breton Books $14.99 pb
Wanda Robson Breton Books $17.95 pb
Hung-Min Chiang Island Studies Press $27.95 pb
Helen C. Escott Flanker Press $19.95 pb
Spinnin’ a yarn “As True As I’m Sittin’ Here” 200 Cape Breton Stories
Collected by Archie Neil Chisholm, edited by Brian Sutcliffe & Ronald Caplan Breton Books $17.95 pb
Great Cape Breton Storytelling
Selected by Ronald Caplan Breton Books $18.95 pb
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LITERARY STORIES
Thrilling tales
Blaze Island
Catherine Bush Goose Lane Editions $24.95 pb A hurricane sweeps up the eastern seaboard in this thrilling climate-themed, Shakespeare-inspired novel from bestselling author Catherine Bush.
Second Chance A Fortune Saga
Mona Knight Boularderie Island Press $20.95 pb
Vernon Oickle MacIntyre Purcell Publishing $19.95 pb
More Ghost Stories of Nova Scotia
Vernon Oickle MacIntyre Purcell Publishing $19.95 pb
The Woman in the Attic
The Liars
Operation Wormwood The Reckoning
Two for the Tablelands
Emily Hepditch Flanker Press $19.95 pb
Helen C. Escott Flanker Press $21.95 pb
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Ghost Stories of Nova Scotia
Ida Linehan Young Flanker Press $19.95 pb
Kevin Major Breakwater Books $22.95 pb
Exploring the human condition
Boy With a Problem
Chris Benjamin Pottersfield Press $21.95 pb
Ananias
James Case Nevermore Press $21.95 pb
The Silence of the Vessel A Novel
Twenty-One Ways to Die in Saskatchewan
The Old Man Is Me
Seeing Martin
Brenda MacLennan-Dunphy Pottersfield Press $21.95 pb
Bruce Stagg Boulder Books $21.95 pb
A Song from Faraway Deni Ellis Béchard Goose Lane Editions $22.95 pb
The Hush Sisters Gerard Collins Breakwater Books $22.95 pb
R.E. Stansfield Nevermore Press $21.00 pb
Su Croll Pedlar Press $22.00 pb
A Touch of Elegance
Charlotte Musial Boularderie Island Press $20.95 pb
Land-Water-Sky / Ndè-Ti-Yat’a Katlià Roseway Publishing $21.00 pb
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Poetry & writing Crow Gulch
Douglas Walbourne-Gough Goose Lane Editions $19.95 pb “I cannot let the story of Crow Gulch — the story of my family and, subsequently, my own story — go untold.”
Approaching Fire Michelle Porter Breakwater Books $19.95 pb
Memoir Conversations and Craft
Text Messages or How I Found Myself Time Travelling
Marjorie Simmins Pottersfield Press $21.95 pb
Be Scared of Everything Horror Essays
Peter Counter Invisible Publishing $20.95 pb
Yassin “Narcy” Alsalman Roseway Publishing $22.00 pb
Niagara & Government Phil Hall Pedlar Press $20.00 pb
Black Matters
Afua Cooper and Wilfried Raussert Roseway Publishing $20.00 pb A lovesong to the African Diaspora.
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ART STORIES
Photography NL Snowmageddon 2020 Nick Cranford Flanker Press $22.95 pb
Lost in Newfoundland Michael Winsor Breakwater Books Ltd $29.95 hc
Ova Aves
Photographs by Thaddeus Holownia Poetry by Harry Thurston Anchorage Press $35.00 Trade Edition Paperback
Planet Digby Future Landscapes HMS Smith SSP Publications $22.95 pb
Mean Streets In Search of Forgotten Halifax, 1953-1967 Steven Laffoley Pottersfield Press $21.95 pb
Canada’s Forgotten Arctic Hero George Rice and the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition, 1881-1884 Jim Lotz Breton Books $14.95 pb
Lintels of Paris
Photographs by Thaddeus Holownia Essay by Peter Edwards Anchorage Press $60.00 hc
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ART STORIES
Photography & art James Wilson Social Studies
John Leroux Goose Lane Editions & Saint John Arts Centre $40.00 hc This beautiful hardcover publication captures the intimate intensity of acclaimed photographer James Wilson’s stunning studio portraits.
Peter Powning A Retrospective / Une Rétrospective
John Leroux Goose Lane Editions & Beaverbrook Art Gallery $45.00 hc Celebrating the career of one of Canada’s finest visual artists, this stunning book features 175 full-colour images along with essays by curators and critics.
A Like Vision The Group of Seven & Tom Thomson
Ian Dejardin and Sarah Milroy Goose Lane Editions & McMichael Canadian Art Collection $60.00 hc The definitive book on the Group of Seven and Tom Thomson, with over 300 fullcolour images, celebrating the centenary of the Group’s first exhibition.
What Once Was Lost The Blacksmith’s Art in Nova Scotia
Frank M. Smith SSP Publications $14.95 pb
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Art stories The Welsh Tattoo Handbook Authentic Words and Phrases in the Celtic Language of Wales
Robert Davis and Meagan Davis Bradan Press $14.99 pb A “think before you ink” guide to using Welsh words, phrases, and symbols of Wales in tattoos, inscriptions, and crafts.
The Painted Province Nova Scotia Through an Artist’s Eyes Joy Snihur Wyatt Laking Pottersfield Press $24.95 pb
Saltwater Gifts from the Island of Newfoundland More than 25 fashion and home styles to knit Christine LeGrow & Shirley A. Scott Boulder Books $29.95 pb
Graphic novels Langosh & Peppi Fugitive Days Veronica Post Conundrum Press $20.00 pb
Nova Graphica
Laura Ķeniņš Conundrum Press $20.00 pb
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Nimbus FICTION Brighten the Corner Where You Are A Novel Inspired by the Life of Maud Lewis
Carol Bruneau $24.95 pb From the award-winning author of A Bird on Every Tree and A Circle on the Surface comes a brilliant reimagining of the life of folk artist Maud Lewis.
When the Hill Came Down
Susan White Acorn Press $22.95 pb This novel explores greed, jealousy, love, loyalty, and the very fabric of a community full of stories whose threads intertwine.
The Sweetness in the Lime
Stephen Kimber $22.95 pb A clever love story set in Cuba, Miami, and Halifax, exploring the complexities of love at middle-age.
Lay Figures
Mark Blagrave $22.95 pb Literary fiction centred on a group of artists in WW II New Brunswick.
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The Spoon Stealer
Lesley Crewe $24.95 pb Lesley Crewe’s newest novel brings readers from WWI England to 1960s Nova Scotia, following a spoon-stealing memoirist who inherits the family farm—and the family.
Good Mothers Don’t
Laura Best $24.95 pb A powerful novel about motherhood and mental illness set in 1960s Nova Scotia.
Throw Down Your Shadows
Deborah Hemming $22.95 pb A coming-of-age novel about powerful new appetites set amongst the Annapolis Valley’s burgeoning wine region.
POETRY I place you into the fire
Rebecca Thomas $18.95 pb A searing collection of poems from the first Indigenous poet laureate of Halifax.
Because We Love, We Cry
Sheree Fitch $17.95 hc The poem that captured the nation’s attention after the tragic events in Portapique, Nova Scotia.
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Nimbus NON-FICTION History
Nova Scotia and the Great Influenza Pandemic, 1918-1920
Nova Scotia’s Historic Harbours The Seaports that Shaped the Province
Ruth Holmes Whitehead $32.95 pb The definitive academic resource on the Great Influenza, in time for the centenary.
Joan Dawson $22.95 pb A narrative, photo-filled guide to Nova Scotia’s diverse harbours.
All ’Bout Canada A Compendium of Canadiana
Elizabeth Hill, art by Alex MacAskill $19.95 pb A great holiday gift for trivia and travel lovers alike!
Porcupines do what when they are mating? Answer: flatten their quills!
Photography Stay the Blazes Home Dispatches from Nova Scotia during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Len Wagg $19.95 pb A photo-filled collection of stories during Covid-19 from the awardwinning photographer.
The Little Book of Peggys Cove and the South Shore
Len Wagg $18.95 hc Award-winning photographer Len Wagg presents Nova Scotia’s iconic Peggys Cove community and South Shore in this travelfriendly photography book.
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Coastal Nova Scotia A Photographic Tour
Adam Cornick $34.95 hc A photographic exploration of Nova Scotia’s diverse coastlines from celebrated photographer with A for Adventure.
Biography AUTHOR’S 100TH BOOK!
Saltwater Chronicles Notes on Everything Under the Nova Scotia Sun
Lesley Choyce $18.95 pb A memoir in essays about middle age spent on the Nova Scotia coast, by the award-winning author of over 100 books.
A Reluctant Search for Spiritual Truths Adrian McNally Smith Acorn Press, $22.95 pb When Adrian McNally Smith was writing his family memoir, he was struck by the number of times he had had spiritual encounters, and decided to write about them.
One Good Reason A Memoir of Addiction and Recovery, Music and Love
Séan McCann with Andrea Aragon $29.95 hc A powerful memoir by the founder of Great Big Sea and his wife, exploring alcoholism, childhood abuse, and the fight to save their marriage, family, and themselves.
Here and There Poetry of Rural Prince Edward Island Silver Hair and Golden Voice Austin Willis, from Halifax to Hollywood
Ernest J. Dick $19.95 pb The fascinating memoir of Canadian film, radio, and television star Austin Willis, from a former CBC archivist.
Roderick MacDonald Acorn Press, $17.95 pb The poetry in MacDonald’s collection will resonate with both Islanders and people who love P.E.I.
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Nimbus NON-FICTION Business & Economics “Thanks for the Business” K.C. Irving, Arthur Irving, and the Story of Irving Oil
Donald J. Savoie $29.95 hc A fascinating business profile of the iconic Irving Oil family, and company.
How to Retire Debt-Free and Wealthy A Finance Coach Reveals the Secrets, Tips, and Techniques of How Clients Become Millionaires
Christine Ibbotson $24.95 pb A narrative how-to guide from a Licensed Financial Advisor focused on helping readers achieve their retirement dreams.
Food & Health Medicinal Herbs of Eastern Canada A Pictorial Manual
Brenda Jones $22.95 pb A fully illustrated guide to healing herbs found in the backyards of eastern Canada.
The Keto Solution A Practical Guide for Living Your Low-Carbohydrate Life
Angela Doucette Acorn Press, $19.95 pb Packed with recipes and helpful hints, The Keto Solution is the only book you need for switching to a Keto lifestyle.
Music Kings of Friday Night The Lincolns
A.J.B. Johnston $19.95 pb A nostalgic narrative about Nova Scotia’s legendary rock ’n’ roll, soul, and R & B band.
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Nimbus PICTURE BOOKS
A Great Big Night
by Kate Inglis, art by Josée Bisaillon Ages 4-9 $22.95 hc A rollicking, rhyming picture book about music-making and community.
What If?
words and art by Doretta Groenendyk Acorn Press, Ages 3-7 $22.95 hc A humour-filled, edgy, tender picture book that portrays what it feels like to have anxiety and responds to it with the potential of whimsy and joy.
Summer Feet
Broken Crayons
by Patsy Dingwell, art by Marla Lesage Acorn Press, Ages 3-7 $14.95 pb A charming picture book based on a teacher’s own true story teaching in Africa.
The Book of Selkie A Paper Doll Book
words and art by Briana Corr Scott Ages 3-7, $24.95 hc A lyrical and interactive paper-doll book featuring short whimsical poems about the mythological “seal folk.”
by Sheree Fitch, art by Carolyn Fisher Ages 3-7 $22.95 hc A playful, rhyming picture book that celebrates all things summer.
The Snow Knows
by Jennifer McGrath, art by Josée Bisaillon Ages 3-7
$12.95 pb
A lyrical, whimsical, hide-andseek picture book exploring the wild animals of winter
Gary the Seagull
by Christian Johnston, art by Paul Hammond Ages 3-7 $12.95 pb A cheeky children’s picture book about a hungry seagull who will stop at nothing to steal one little boy’s beach lunch!
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Nimbus PICTURE BOOKS
Mi’kmaw Daily Drum Mi’kmaw Culture for Every Day of the Week Wild Pond Hockey
words and art by Jeffrey C. Domm Ages 3-7 $12.95 pb A vivid, fast-paced reimagining of the very first hockey game — played by wolves!
words and art by Alan Syliboy Ages 0-3 $14.95 board A board book that teaches young readers Mi’kmaw concepts and the Mi’kmaw word for each day of the week.
So Imagine Me Nature Riddles in Poetry
by Lynn Davies, art by Chrissie Park-MacNeil Ages 4-9 $15.95 pb An engaging collection of poetic nature riddles and colourful hide-and-seek illustrations.
The Boy Who Moved Christmas
by Eric Walters and Nicole Wellwood, art by Carloe Liu Ages 3-7 $12.95 pb A heartwarming holiday tale based on the true story of seven-year-old Evan Leversage.
MIDDLE GRADE AND YA Screech! Ghost Stories from Old Newfoundland Charis Cotter Ages 8-12 $16.95 pb A spooky, illustrated collection of Newfoundland ghost stories.
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Kira’s Crossing
Orysia Dawydiak Acorn Press $14.95 pb Book three in this popular series about a young girl who discovers she’s actually mermaid royalty.
MIDDLE GRADE AND YA
A Beginner’s Guide to Goodbye Melanie Mosher Ages 8-12
$13.95 pb A heartfelt middle-grade novel exploring grief, fear, and unexpected friendship, set on Nova Scotia’s north shore.
The Hermit
Annaka
Jan L. Coates Ages 8-12 $12.95 pb A middle-grade novel loosely based on The Hermit of Gully Lake, featuring environmental themes.
Amelia and Me Book 1 in the Ginny Ross Series
Heather Stemp Ages 9-14 $14.95 pb Set in 1930s Newfoundland, a young girl meets Amelia Earhart and dreams of becoming a pilot.
Andre Fenton Ages 14-17 $16.95 pb From a celebrated spoken-word poet comes a YA novel about family, identity, and reclaiming the past.
Under Amelia’s Wing Book 2 in the Ginny Ross series
Heather Stemp Ages 11-15 $14.95 pb Aspiring pilot Ginny Ross studies mechanical engineering in pre-WWII Indiana with her idol, Amelia Earhart.
CHILDREN’S NON-FICTION
The Mermaid Handbook A Guide to the Mermaid Way of Life
Taylor Widrig Ages 8+, $19.95 pb A compendium of all things mermaid, including healthy sea vegetable recipes, mermaid folklore, and more.
Mi’kmaq Campfire Stories of Prince Edward Island
Julie Pellissier-Lush Acorn Press $13.95 pb Traditional Mi’kmaq stories passed on around the campfire, including songs, language and the culture of the Mi’kmaq people.
Fight On! Cape Breton Coal Miners, 1900-1925
Joanne Schwartz Ages 7-10, $18.95 pb Explores the dark realities of the Cape Breton labour movement for young readers in this full-colour narrative.
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NOURISHING STORIES Bonita’s Kitchen A Little Taste of Home
Some Good Sweet Treats
Jessica Mitton Breakwater Books $21.95 pb
Bonita Hussey Boulder Books $29.95 pb
Rock Recipes 3 Even More Great Food and Photos from My Newfoundland Kitchen Barry C. Parsons Breakwater Books $29.95 pb
Out of New Nova Scotia Kitchens Best-loved East Coast Dishes for today! Craig Flinn Formac Publishing $24.95 pb
Grandma’s Cookies, Cakes, Pies and Sweets The best of Canada’s East Coast
Alice Burdick Formac Publishing $24.95 pb With classic Maritime recipes updated for modern kitchens, this book is the perfect gift for the homebaker in your life
From Codfish to Kippers Creative recipes for fresh, smoked, and salted fish Roger Pickavance Boulder Books $29.95 pb
Book of Donair Everything you wanted to know about the Halifax food that became Canada’s favourite kebab Lindsay Wickstrom MacIntyre Purcell Publishing $22.95 pb
Bottoms Up A History of Alcohol in Newfoundland and Labrador
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Sheilah Roberts Lukins Breakwater Books $21.95 pb
The Forager’s Dinner Finding, harvesting, and preparing Newfoundland and Labrador’s edible plants Shawn Dawson Boulder Books $29.95 pb
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HISTORICAL STORIES Immigrants and emigrants OF
Acadian Driftwood One Family and the Great Expulsion
Black Loyalists in New Brunswick
Tyler LeBlanc Goose Lane Editions $19.95 pb Piecing together his family history through archival documents, LeBlanc presents a unique and deeply researched biographical history of the Acadian Expulsion.
Stephen Davidson Formac Publishing $24.95 pb
From Columbus to Louisbourg The Colonial Evolution of Atlantic Canada and New England
Peter L. McCreath New World Publishing, $19.95 pb
Interesting and true history of how the English and French established colonies that evolved into these two regions/ countries. Witness the major differences of the warring nations, Mi’kmaq and Acadians.
Canada in the World Settler Capitalism and the Colonial Imagination
Tyler A. Shipley Fernwood Publishing $60.00 pb
Identifying as Arab in Canada A Century of Immigration History Houda Asal Fernwood Publishing $28.00 pb
Vignettes of Nova Scotia Sons and daughters, notable immigrants, visitors and events
A.D. Boutilier New World Publishing, $21.95 Seventy-one individual, easyto-read history in small bites of well- and lesser-known personalities, plus 17 significant events and tragedies that helped define Nova Scotia today.
Pier 21 A History
Steven Schwinghamer and Jan Raska University of Ottawa Press $27.95 pb
Halifax’s historic ocean immigration facility and its place in Canadian immigration history. Also available in French.
A Mixed Marriage Conflicts, observations, and curious ideas about the French Shore of Newfoundland Michael Wilkshire Boulder Books $24.95 pb
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Nova Scotia: Shaped by the Sea A Living History Quarantine What is Old is New
Lesley Choyce Pottersfield Press $25.95 pb
2nd International Ed.
Ian Arthur Cameron, M.D. New World Publishing, $22.50 pb Historical quarantine procedures/epidemics in the region plus updated chapters on pandemics from first century AD to COVID-19. Best seller!
Lunenburg A History in Pictures Stephen Ernst MacIntyre Purcell Publishing $24.95 pb
Rum Tales Down Home Yarns Around a Pot-Bellied Stove David Mossman Pottersfield Press $19.95 pb
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Queens County A History in Pictures Kathleen Stitt MacIntyre Purcell Publishing $24.95 hc
On This Day 365 Tales of History, Mystery, and More Dale Jarvis Flanker Press $19.95 pb
Ce n’était pas nous les sauvages Le choc entre les civilisations européennes et autochtones Daniel Paul Translated by Jean-François Cyr Bouton d’or Acadie $29.95 pb
Turning Points 15 Pivotal Moments in Nova Scotia’s History Paul Bennett MacIntyre Purcell Publishing, $22.95 pb
How We Go Home Voices from Indigenous North America Sara Sinclair Fernwood Publishing $26.00 pb
The Ku Klux Klan in Canada A Century of Promoting Racism and Hate in the Peaceable Kingdom Allan Bartley Formac Publishing $24.95 pb
The Company Store J.B.McLachlan and the Cape Breton Miners, 1900-1925 John Mellor Breton Books $24.95 pb
Rebuilding Halifax A history of the Halifax Relief Commission Barry Cahill Formac Publishing $27.95 pb
Government House Halifax A Place of History and Gathering
Christopher McCreery Goose Lane Editions $45.00 hc The story of the historic Government House’s royal residents and hidden secrets, illustrated by an extraordinary collection of images.
Military history The New Brunswick Rangers in the Second World War
Matthew Douglass Goose Lane Editions & the Gregg Centre for the Study of War and Society $18.95 pb An illuminating account of the Rangers’ wartime experiences, shedding light on the role of heavy weapons support units on the Western Front.
The Mystery Ships of Nova Scotia in the First World War Q-Ships vs U-Boats in 1917 John N. Grant Breton Books $16.95 pb
The Foresters’ Scribe Remembering the Newfoundland Forestry Companies Through the First World War Letters of Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant John A. Barrett
Ursula A. Kelly ISER Books $27.95 pb A poignant and comprehensive study of the Newfoundland Forestry Companies of the First World War, as told through letters sent home from Scotland.
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TRUE STORIES
How Government Really Works A field guide to bureaucracies in Canada Jane Allt and Angela Poirier Formac Publishing $22.95 pb
Voices of Inuit Leadership and Self-Determination in Canada
Edited by David Lough ISER Books $24.95 pb A broad range of perspectives and voices united in their commitment to understanding what Inuit leadership is, has been, and will be.
To Be A Water Protector The Rise of the Wiindigoo Slayers
Winona LaDuke Fernwood Publishing $25.00 pb
Warrior Life Indigenous Resistance & Resurgence
Pamela Palmater Fernwood Publishing $22.00 pb Exercising voice as an act of Indigenous resistance and resurgence.
A Long Journey Residential Schools in Labrador and Newfoundland Andrea Procter ISER Books $29.95 pb
The previously untold history of residential schools in Labrador and Newfoundland, recounted by former students and survivors.
Resettlement Uprooting and Rebuilding Communities in Newfoundland and Labrador and Beyond
Edited by Isabelle CĂ´tĂŠ & Yolande Pottie-Sherman ISER Books $25.95 pb A collection of essays situating Newfoundland and Labrador resettlement in conversation with global relocation debates, such as those in Quebec, Greenland and Ireland.
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The natural world
Restigouche The Long Run of the Wild River
Philip Lee Goose Lane Editions $22.95 pb Part canoe travelogue, part investigative journalism — an exploration of the history and future of conservation on the worldrenowned Restigouche River.
The Imperilled Ocean Human Stories from a Changing Sea
Laura Trethewey Goose Lane Editions $22.95 pb An exploration of the earth’s last wild frontier, filled with high-stakes stories of people and places facing an uncertain future.
Geology of New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island Field Guide
Martha Hickman Hild & Sandra M. Barr Boulder Books $34.95 pb
Mammals of Prince Edward Island and Adjacent Marine Waters Rosemary Curley et. al Island Studies Press $49.95 pb
Fighting for change
Finding Our Niche Toward a Restorative Human Ecology Philip A. Loring Fernwood Publishing $27.00 pb
Take Back the Fight Organizing Feminism for the Digital Age Nora Loreto Fernwood Publishing $25.00 pb
The Attack on Nova Scotia Schools The story behind 25 years of tumultuous change Grant Frost Formac Publishing $22.95 pb
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TRUE STORIES Unicorn in the Woods How East Coast Geeks and Dreamers Are Changing the Game
Gordon Pitts Goose Lane Editions $29.95 hc An engrossing story of high-tech value creation in Atlantic Canada, and the origins and legacies of two companies that sold for $1 billion.
Capturing Crime
Carol Taylor, narrative by Greg Marquis New World Publishing $24.95, Limited Edition hardcover $39.95 Courts, judges, prosecutors, witnesses, drawn from artist’s perspective. Fifteen stories, many reported widely in Canadian media: Légère, Hatfield, Oland, drug cartel, RCMP murders. Three decades of sketches.
Daring, Devious & Deadly True Tales of Crime and Justice from Nova Scotia’s Past Dean Jobb Pottersfield Press $21.95 pb
Time to venture out! The Nova Scotia Bucket List 25 unforgettable experiences, adventures and destinations selected by Nova Scotia’s best travel writers Dale Dunlop and Alison Scott Formac Publishing $24.95 pb Travel writers Dale Dunlop and Alison Scott have selected 25 of the very best activities Nova Scotia has to offer.
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Hikes of Newfoundland
Katie Broadhurst, Anne Alexandria Fortin, Mary Smyth, Fred Hollingshurst Boulder Books $29.95 pb
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YOUTHFUL STORIES OF
Alphabet books
G is for Gael An Alphabet of Nova Scotia’s Gaelic Culture
Shelayne Hanson Illustrated by Etta Moffatt Bradan Press $14.99 pb Explore and celebrate what it means to be a Gael in Nova Scotia today, through joyful illustrations and creative concepts.
G comme Gaël L’alphabet de la culture gaélique en NouvelleÉcosse Shelayne Hanson Illustrated by Etta Moffatt Bradan Press $14.99 pb
M Is for Murals An Alphabet Storybook Trudy Stuckless Flanker Press $14.95 pb
L’alphabet de Viola Desmond
3e et 4e Radzikowski et MacKenzie, École Chebucto Heights Delmore “Buddy” Daye Learning Institute $23.95 hc
History & adventure
Africville (French)
Shauntay Grant
TOGO to the Rescue! Illustrated by A Halifax Explosion story Eva Campbell Laura King Illustrated by Hannah Aubrecht New World Publishing Grades 2-5 $13.95 pb
Uplifting fiction written and illustrated by mother and daughter team of teachers. Based on real events and characters.
The Little Red Shed
Adam & Jennifer Young Breakwater Books $14.95 pb
The Ice Shack
Katia Canciani Illustrated by Christian Quesnel Translated by Jocelyne Thomas Breakwater Books $12.95 pb
Translated by Josephine Watson Bouton d’or Acadie $14.95 hc
La cabane
Katia Canciani Illustrated by Christian Quesnel Bouton d’or Acadie $10.95 pb
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YOUTHFUL STORIES OF
Animals & nature
Where Are You, Puffling? A Bird Island Adventure Erika McGann and Gerry Daly Boulder Books $9.99 pb
The Great Raccoon Adventure
Jan Wells Illustrated by Renné Benoit Curriculum Plus Publishing $8.95 pb
Sable Island — Imagine!
Janet Barkhouse Illustrated by Sally Bratt Curriculum Plus Publishing $8.95 pb Imagine you are one of the rare visitors to this amazing island made of sand.
The “Puppy” Set (4 titles)
Sylvia Gunnery Photography by James Bell Curriculum Plus Publishing $24.95 pb The first year in the life of an Australian Shepherd puppy.
A Newfoundland Maple Mr. Beagle Goes to Rabbittown
Lori Doody Running the Goat $11.95 pb Mittens are going missing in Rabbittown. Never fear… Mr. Beagle has the nose to follow the clues and find the culprit!
Samantha Baker Illustrated by Dawn Baker Flanker Press $14.95 pb
Danger -- Keep Out! Deirdre Kessler Illustrated by Sally Bratt Curriculum Plus Publishing $8.95 pb
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Middle grade and YA fiction The Last Goin’ Off Rhian Calcott Nevermore Press $12.95 pb
Secrets of the Hotel Maisonneuve
Richard Levangie Nevermore Press $12.95 pb
Non-fiction
Finding Avalon
Pamela MacDonald with Valerie Sherrard Chocolate River Publishing $12.95 Avalon’s past collides with her present and her secret could leave her new life in ruins.
50 Space Missions that Changed the World
Black History Africa, the Caribbean, and the Americas
John A. Read Formac Publishing $19.95 hc
The “School Garden” Set (4 titles) Sylvia Gunnery Photography by James Bell Curriculum Plus Publishing $24.95 pb A group of first-grade students plant, maintain, and harvest a school garden.
Rosemary Saddler Delmore “Buddy” Daye Learning Institute $72
Nutaui’s Cap
Bob Bartel Illustrated by Mary Ann Penashue Running the Goat $22.95 hc Nanass is eager to join the members of her Innu community protesting NATO low-level flying. Then her father is arrested…
The Ultimate Nova Scotia Quiz Book
Kara Turner Illustrated by Kyle C. Bridgett Formac Publishing $14.95 pb Brush up on your Bluenoser knowledge! This laugh-outloud activity book is loaded with legends, landmarks, and hilarious trivia.
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YOUTHFUL STORIES OF
Fairy and folk tales
The River Fiddlers
Ron Caldwell Paintings by Bennie Allain Monster House Publishing $14.99 pb
Footsteps in Bay de Verde A Mysterious Tale
Charis Cotter Artwork by Jenny Dwyer Running the Goat $21.95 hc Bridie loves listening to the grownups tell ghost stories, until one stormy night she finds herself part of the story.
Mahtoquehs’ Journey
Braelyn Cyr Monster House Publishing $14.95 pb
Barefoot Helen and the Giants
Andy Jones Illustrated by Katie Brosnan Running the Goat $14.95 pb A hilarious new folktale adaptation from Andy Jones, with brave and resilient girls, evil giants, a magical cat, a storytelling hotel, and hairy feet.
The Wall & the Wind
Un monstre dans ma cuisine
Marie-France Comeau Isabelle Léger Bouton d’or Acadie $13.95 hc
Follow the Goose Butt, Camelia Airheart! Odette Barr Colleen Landry Beth Weatherbee Chocolate River Publishing $10.95 pb
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Veselina Tomova Running the Goat $12.95 pb A young girl yearns for adventure until a huge wall divides her world. How will she follow her dreams?
Follow the Goose Butt to Nova Scotia Odette Barr Colleen Landry Beth Weatherbee Chocolate River Publishing $10.95 pb
Family & relationships Making Choices Barbara Williams Illustrated by Bob Doucet Curriculum Plus Publishing $8.95 pb
Lost in the Blizzard Nancy Wilcox Richards Illustrated by Pat Gangnon Curriculum Plus Publishing $8.95 pb
(M)other
Claire’s Race
Nancy Wilcox Richards Illustrated by Brock Nicol Curriculum Plus Publishing $8.95 pb A true story of one girl’s unshakable determination to be an athlete.
Sanita Fejzic Alisa Arsenault Bouton d’or Acadie $13.95 pb
The Stars from Me to You
Nicole Bea Nevermore Press $12.95 pb
Our Heroes of COVID-19 Phil Riggs Illustrated by Corey Majeau Boulder Books $16.95 pb
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