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Features, Web exclusives December 19, 2014 July 2, 2015

It Began with Barbara…

by John Boileau

Halifax author Bryan Elson explains the spark that ignited the idea for his latest book

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I say we make one more masterpiece. Knit your organic thneed. Colour your most gorgeous city or landscape. Honour the late, great John Prine and plant a little garden. The Time to… Create collection of books will help you unleash your inner artist: https://atlanticbooks.ca/blogs/news/time-to-create-newfoundland-and-labrador

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.@trudymorgancole shares her inspiration & writing process for A Roll of the Bones (@BreakwaterBooks)
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Winners of the 2019-2020 Hackmatack Awards were announced today in an awards presentation online. Congratulations go out to all the short-listed books and authors, and of course to our Winners.
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Time to... Indulge, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island https://atlanticbooks.ca/blogs/news/time-to-indulge-new-brunswick-and-prince-edward-island

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"There be Pirates!" just won the @HackmatackAward for English Non-fiction! ✒️ The Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award is a literary program designed for young readers in Atlantic Canada. Congratulations to author @JoannHBauthor!

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I say we make one more masterpiece. Knit your organic thneed. Colour your most gorgeous city or landscape. Honour the late, great John Prine and plant a little garden.The Time to… Create collection of books will help you unleash your inner artist:

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Time to...Create Newfoundland and Labrador

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As the great Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy wrote, “Spring is a time of plans and projects.” Margaret Atwood Canadianized that sentiment: “In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.” This year, provincial chief medical officers tell us that phase one of the COVID-19 pand...

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Trudy Morgan-Cole, Newfoundland writer shares some of her thoughts on the inspiration and writing process for A Roll of the Bones (Volume 1 of the Cupids Trilogy). NS + Halifax library users can download her book this week with no holds or waitlists.

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Trudy J. Morgan-Cole shares her some of her thoughts on the inspiration and writing process for Roll of the Bones.

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Time to... Indulge, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island

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Time to... Indulge, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island

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The Time to... Indulge collection’s books cover every province and every eater and drinker, from the heavily health conscious to the sweet-toothed savant. Every one of them will help you not only make delicious creations, but also learn more about the origins and development of our food and drink....

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By the way, our Time to... Indulge collection is perfect for times like this. Here are a few of its proud members:

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Time to... Indulge, Newfoundland and Labrador

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Whew, Newfoundland and Labrador, it's been a rough go. But things are easing up a little. Restrictions, that is. And hey, we survived. If this isn't the perfect time for indulgence, I don't know what is. By the way, our Time to... Indulge collection is perfect for times like this. Here are a few of....

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And we're back! Nova Scotia and Halifax Public Libraries have extended "Stay Home #ReadAtlantic" due to the amazing response! Starting today, all library users can download the eBook for A Roll of the Bones by Trudy Morgan-Cole, Newfoundland writer - no holds or wait lists!

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