From humble beginnings in 1973—in the basement and garage of Clyde Rose’s St. John’s, NL, home—Breakwater Books has emerged as a major player in the Canadian publishing industry, having produced over 500 education and trade titles over the years
Like many people who live and work in the world of books, I was taken aback when I learned of Alistair MacLeod’s death on Sunday, April 20
To claim that Atlantic Canadian books are accessible to Atlantic Canadian students is akin to suggesting that a home in Atlantic Canada has a wonderful ocean view. It might be true that, if you stand on a chair in that home and peer through a high window, you can see a patch of blue water