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In Praise of the Offbeat

by Atlantic Books Today

Bless the writers who explore unusual topics

#80 Winter 2015, Features, History January 5, 2016 January 12, 2016

Folklore — our living heritage

by Vernon Oickle

Superstitions, ‘old wives’ tales’ and ancient beliefs are an important part of our cultural past and present here in Atlantic Canada

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An important article from @tvo. To learn more about Oakville's Black history, author Allan Bartley's 'The Ku Klux Klan in Canada' features details of the 1930's kidnapping of Isabelle Jones by members of the KKK. Available online and in-stores now.
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Annaka is specific & universal–a novel about loss, discovering yourself & growing up. The magical realism Clay & his journal add will keep readers intrigued as they try to unravel the mysteries of Annaka’s family alongside her @AndreFenton95 @NimbusPub https://quillandquire.com/review/annaka/?fbclid=IwAR3-vWuzWW05Dz6LKV9YIMI8o7RMZUyQYmgOY-Og14idsc1dpKl6JwylXwI

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"Crucial & underrepresented perspective on history...& how First Nations...went from being healthy, free & egalitarian to oppressed and impoverished."-@benjaminwrites on We Were Not the Savages, available in French from @boutondoracadie https://atlanticbooks.ca/products/ce-netait-pas-nous-les-sauvages?_pos=1&_sid=33cfb9a1b&_ss=r

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Christopher McCreery, private secretary to the lieutenant-governor...Oh and ALSO, author of the book, Government House Halifax

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What sets How Government Really Works (@FormacBooks) apart is that its authors--civil servants with more than 60 years of service between them--speak from the inside. It's rare insight on navigating the government to make things happen in the real world. https://atlanticbooks.ca/products/how-government-really-works?_pos=1&_sid=a15333cd1&_ss=r#readmore

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Our Managing Editor, Chris Benjamin, who is also a fiction author, sat for a Zoom with author/poet David Huebert. They talked about their new books: Benjamin's short story collection, Boy With A Problem (Pottersfield Press) and Huebert's poetry collection, Humanimus (Palimpsest Press), writing good dialogue, ecological passion and angst, the future of humanity, writing creatively about big ideas, and how parents of young children can't close the door when they pee. ...

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"Reading has also been demonstrated to improve a child’s sense of empathy and compassion, their ability to walk in the proverbial other person’s shoes. Surely that requires a high order of intelligence.

Here are 11 books that will build brain matter in the young and young at heart."

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This is an excellent YA novel, which we have excerpted in our Fiction newsletter and is also available in our gift guide at atlanticbooks.ca/products/secrets-of-the-hotel-maisonneuve?_pos=1&_sid=5e65159c5&_ss=r ...

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