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Atlantic Canada Has Lost a Literary Giant in Silver Donald Cameron

by Chris Benjamin

His accomplishments were many and diverse. Every one of them was driven by the love of two things: a good story, and people. He wanted to make a better world for everyone.

Columns, First Person, Web exclusives May 7, 2020 May 7, 2020

Reading of Alison DeLory’s Making It Home

by Chris Benjamin

It puts things into perspective. Could a single line say any more about humanity than that?

Features May 7, 2019 May 17, 2019

Listicle: Gaelic Books for Gaelic Month

by Sam Fraser

Celebrate Gaelic Month in Nova Scotia with Atlantic Gaelic-themed books

# 89 Spring 2019, Editions, Features May 7, 2019 May 17, 2019

Atlantic Books Today – Spring 2019 – Available Now!

by Chris Benjamin

Atlantic Books Today – Spring 2019 – Editor’s Message

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Saturday Spotlight: Hot New Fiction Perfect for Gift-Giving

by Chantelle Rideout

This weekend, our Book Lovers’ Holiday Gift Guide Saturday Spotlight is on 12 hot new fiction books perfect for gift-giving!

# 88 Winter 2018, Editions, Reviews, Young Readers Reviews November 28, 2018 November 27, 2018

Angus MacAskill’s Desire to be Appreciated Inside

by Lisa Doucet

Lisa Doucet reviews Tom Ryan’s A Giant Man From a Small Town

# 88 Winter 2018, Editions, Features, Fiction, Food, History, Nonfiction November 21, 2018 November 22, 2018

A Literary Tour: The Winter 2018-19 Issue of Atlantic Books Today

by Chris Benjamin

Our latest issue takes you on a literary tour of the East Coast with 10 new books to keep you warm this winter, and a deep dive into our favourite, culturally specific, comfort foods

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"Learning about our histories is long overdue / Much like a refracted pebble in a pond / the perspective has always been slightly askew." October's Poem of the Month is "Living Treaties" by Rebecca Thomas - read and subscribe here: mailchi.mp/c63bf03e78c2/atlantic-books-poem-of-the-month-september-5300845?e=[UNIQID]
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What did Newfoundlanders drink 400 years ago? Where did folks used to go for a taste of the drink? How did Prohibition go down on the Eastest Coast? Our reader knows, thanks to Breakwater Books Ltd.'s Bottoms Up, by Sheilah Roberts Lukins. Check it out: atlanticbooks.ca/collections/the-gift-of-historical-stories/products/bottoms-up-a-history-of-alco... ...

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"Set against the backdrop of ... the Black Lives Matter Movement, and the COV-19 pandemic, I’d like to chat with you about some recent books I’ve read." A letter for George Floyd, by Evelyn White. Fernwood Publishing Goose Lane Editions Nimbus Publishing and Vagrant Press Pottersfield Press ISER Books SSP Publications ...

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