Atlantic Books Today

Columns, Web exclusives November 23, 2020 November 23, 2020

Give the Gift of Wonder

by Atlantic Books Today

Wonder-struck morsels to help readers appreciate the great lottery win that is life

Columns, Web exclusives November 19, 2020 November 19, 2020

Books That Make You Go Hmmmm

by Atlantic Books Today

Giving the reader pause for reflection, and a better understanding

Columns, Q&A, Web exclusives November 18, 2020 November 18, 2020

#ReadAtlantic #VOICES African-Canadian Author Video Series

by Chris Benjamin

Video interviews with prominent African-Canadian authors

Columns, Web exclusives November 18, 2020 November 18, 2020

Nine Unforgettable Portraits

by Atlantic Books Today

Lives that illuminate so much more than the individual

Columns, Q&A, Web exclusives November 16, 2020 November 16, 2020

Marjorie Simmins on Memoir

by Chris Benjamin

“I hope writers will be empowered to write their own life stories”

Columns, Web exclusives November 16, 2020 November 16, 2020

In Praise of the Offbeat

by Atlantic Books Today

Bless the writers who explore unusual topics

Columns, Q&A, Web exclusives November 12, 2020 November 12, 2020

Jon Tattrie on Peace by Chocolate

by Chris Benjamin

How Tareq Hadhad aims to build a better world peace by peace

Columns, Web exclusives November 9, 2020 November 16, 2020

25 Books to Help Children Love Language

by Atlantic Books Today

Children start learning to read as soon as they start learning language

Columns, Web exclusives November 5, 2020 November 6, 2020

Books with the Gift of Insight

by Atlantic Books Today

14 books offering fascinating ideas for our times

Columns, Web exclusives November 3, 2020 November 3, 2020

10 Books That Dive Deep

by Atlantic Books Today

Books that explore every fascinating millimetre of a subject

# 92 Fall 2020, Columns, Editions, Q&A November 2, 2020 November 2, 2020

Maud Lewis’ World on the Page

by Chris Benjamin

Carol Bruneau shows the world through renowned folk artist’s eyes

Columns, Editorial, Web exclusives October 30, 2020 October 30, 2020

5 Books to Escape With

by Atlantic Books Today

Daydream fantasy or guides to make it all real

# 92 Fall 2020, Columns, Editions, Editorial October 26, 2020 October 26, 2020

36 Books to Warm Your Winter

by Chris Benjamin

Autumn/Winter Staff Picks

Columns, Food, Web exclusives October 26, 2020 October 26, 2020

The Cooking Cure

by Atlantic Books Today

Cooking is straight up good for us

Columns, Web exclusives October 22, 2020 October 22, 2020

11 Books to Build Young Readers’ Brains

by Atlantic Books Today

books to build young brains and hearts

# 92 Fall 2020, Black Lives Matter, Columns, Editions, Editor's message, Editor's Message, First Person October 15, 2020 October 30, 2020

Black Voices Matter

by Chris Benjamin

Read broadly and diversely

Columns, Q&A, Web exclusives September 29, 2020 September 29, 2020

Featured Interviews With Black Atlantic Authors

by Chris Benjamin

Check our Facebook Page every Wednesday at noon

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Excerpts

# 92 Fall 2020, Editions, Excerpts, Non-fiction November 18, 2020 November 18, 2020

An Excerpt from Grant Frost’s Attack on Nova Scotia Schools

by Chris Benjamin

How to defend public education

# 92 Fall 2020, Editions, Excerpts, History, Non-fiction November 16, 2020 November 16, 2020

Edited Excerpt from Barry Cahill’s Rebuilding Halifax

by Barry Cahill

Learning from post-crisis response

Excerpts, Fiction, Web exclusives November 9, 2020 November 9, 2020

Excerpt from Mona Knight’s Second Chance

by Mona Knight

A sneak peek at Chapter 1 of the latest Fortune Saga adventure

# 92 Fall 2020, Editions, Excerpts, Non-fiction October 30, 2020 October 30, 2020

Excerpt from Ruth Holmes Whitehead’s Nova Scotia and the Great Influenza Pandemic, 1918-1920

by Ruth Holmes

100 years later, frustrations are similar

Excerpts, Non-fiction October 22, 2020 October 22, 2020

An Excerpt from Resettlement, edited by Isabelle Côté and Yolande Pottie-Sherman

by Atlantic Books Today

A brief intro to a book situating Newfoundland and Labrador community resettlement

Excerpts, Non-fiction, Web exclusives September 29, 2020 September 29, 2020

Flip the System and Build from the Schools Up

by Paul Bennett

Put students first, deprogram education ministries and school districts, and listen more to parents and teachers

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Features, History, Web exclusives November 11, 2020 November 9, 2020

Remembrance Day Reads

by Jon Tattrie

Atlantic Canada’s long military history [with files from ABT]

# 92 Fall 2020, Editions, Features, Fiction, History, Nonfiction, Poetry October 22, 2020 October 22, 2020

Building Back Better

by Evelyn C. White

Pondering Atlantic Canadian books’ insights on building a better world

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Reviews

# 92 Fall 2020, Editions, Fiction, Reviews November 5, 2020 November 5, 2020

Allison Lawlor reviews contemporary Newfoundland gothic

by Allison Lawlor

“will literally have you gripping the book”

History, Reviews, Web exclusives October 26, 2020 October 26, 2020

Denise Flint Reviews a Fun and Quirky History of True Crime and Justice in Nova Scotia

by Denise Flint

Defendants weren’t allowed to testify

Art, Graphic Novel, History, Non-fiction, Reviews, Web exclusives October 1, 2020 October 1, 2020

Miia Suokonautio Reviews Graphic Anthology of Nova Scotia History

by Miia Suokonautio

“Maybe I’m a history lover after all”

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News

News November 12, 2020 November 12, 2020

October 2020: Top 5 Local Sellers from Chapters-Coles-Indigo in each Atlantic Province

by Mallory Burnside-Holmes

Have a bookwork on your shopping list? Here’s what people love to read in each Atlantic province!

# 92 Fall 2020, CMO's message, News October 20, 2020 October 22, 2020

To the Teal Lighthouse

by Alex Liot

The desire to read a local book is higher than ever

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