The Significance of Disaster 100 Years On
by100 years after the event, in our rush to glorify Canada’s participation in the First World War, we too easily forget that had it not been for the war the Halifax Disaster would not have occurred
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Fiction Brings Halifax Explosion to Heart
byNew novels allow us to investigate the unknowable questions behind unacceptable realities of human stupidity and tragedies that befall innocents
Finding Compassion in Disaster
byHow picture books help children understand horrific events like the Halifax Explosion
Remembrance Day Reads
byAtlantic Canada’s long military history has inspired some of its most important books
The Winter Issue of Atlantic Books Today is Here
byOur latest issue dives deep into stories of the Halifax Explosion, truth and fiction and for young readers, on the occasion of its centennial