# 91 Spring 2020

July 27, 2020 September 25, 2020

Short Reviews- Food Feature Cookbooks

by Alix Bruch

Alix Bruch reviews some new and delicious Atlantic cookbooks

July 24, 2020 September 22, 2020

Lisa Doucet Reviews Waiting Under Water

by Lisa Doucet

A thoughtful look at friendship and small-town life.

July 24, 2020 September 22, 2020

Lisa Doucet Reviews When Emily Was Small

by Lisa Doucet

Soloy’s poetic prose and sumptuous illustrations pay homage to a beloved artist and writer

July 24, 2020 July 24, 2020

Lisa Doucet Reviews Summer Feet

by Lisa Doucet

“A magnificent pairing [of author and illustrator], this is a timeless celebration of summer’s magic.”

July 24, 2020 July 24, 2020

Lisa Doucet Reviews The Moon King

by Lisa Doucet

“Bursting with colour and joyful energy, folk artist Cara Kansala’s new picture book feels like a traditional fairytale, or a beloved nursery rhyme.”

July 24, 2020 September 22, 2020

Emma FitzGerald Reviews Langosh and Peppi

by Emma FitzGerald

The freedom to traverse global borders has come to be expected by many, but not experienced by even more

July 24, 2020 July 24, 2020

Aaron Williams Reviews Like Rum-Drunk Angels

by Aaron Williams

“Add Enfield’s landscape portraiture to his dry, unskippable dialogue, and you’ve got the bones of a Western.”

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Alix Bruch reviews some new and delicious Atlantic cookbooks from Nimbus and Vagrant Book Club, Formac Publishing, Breakwater Books Ltd., & Boulder Books. ...

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In the first video in the #ReadAtlanticVoices campaign, Sylvia Parris, CEO of the Delmore "Buddy" Daye Learning Institute, generously Zoomed with us to discuss the role of an Africentric publisher in the Atlantic Region, the importance of African Canadian authors and their work over many decades of publishing in this region.

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The fifth annual Lunenburg Literary Festival – known as Lunenburg Lit – will proceed with in-person events September 24-26, 2020. This year, Lunenburg Lit will feature 10 authors, all from within the Atlantic bubble, says South Shore Public Libraries CEO and Chief Librarian Troy Meyers. ...

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"This is a slow-paced, introspective and earnest middle-grade tale, a perfect summer read and a thoughtful look at friendship and small-town life."

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