Gerhard P. Bassler

# 85 Winter 2017, Editions, Features November 20, 2017 November 21, 2017

Editor’s Picks: New Books for Winter ’17/18

by Chris Benjamin

18 of the season’s most enticing new releases

History, Non-fiction, Reviews May 18, 2017 May 26, 2017

Escape Hatch a Meticulous History of a Boondoggle with Benefits

by Peter Moreira

Bassler is a meticulous historian and he does nothing to gloss over the problems that occurred at the 17 companies that were founded by German industrialists.

News April 12, 2017 April 13, 2017

March 2017 Top 5 Reads from Atlantic Canada

by Katie Short

Check out the top 5 best-selling books at Chapters-Indigo in each Atlantic province.

Excerpts, History, Non-fiction March 20, 2017 April 4, 2017

Here Was Freedom

by Gerhard Bassler

Newfoundland offered a true escape hatch to political freedom from the Iron Curtain.

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.@trudymorgancole shares her inspiration & writing process for A Roll of the Bones (@BreakwaterBooks)
NS + Hfx library users can download her book all week - no holds
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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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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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