October 2019: Top 5 Local Sellers from Chapters-Coles-Indigo in each Atlantic Province
byThe region’s bestsellers by province
Goose Lane Editions
More books and publishers
byMore indigenous stories are being published Rebecca Thomas, an award-winning spoken-word artist and Mi’kmaw activist, is publishing her first book called I’m Finding My Talk (Nimbus Publishing). A response to Rita Joe’s iconic poem “I Lost My Talk,” (Joe is often referred to as the poet laureate of the Mi’kmaq people), Thomas’ poem comes in the form of a children’s picture book illustrated by Mi’kmaw artist…
September 2019: Top 5 Local Sellers from Chapters-Coles-Indigo in each Atlantic Province
byCheck out which local books were flying off the shelves in September!
Strange things done in the northern
byOur history is comprised of many voices, but there are a small handful of Atlantic Canadian stories that are told more often than others. These tales, while important, are not the whole picture. Untold stories are hidden everywhere: in small and all-but-forgotten Nova Scotia towns, in abandoned buildings and in old photographs that lie in dust-covered photo albums. Silent stories also reside in our streets. For instance, countless people travel through Higney Avenue in Burnside on their way to work each day, but few know the story of its namesake.
Poetic license: Inviting readers into the world of poetry
byThough publishers, booksellers and poets certainly benefit from investing in book design and exploring strategies like in-store placement and cinepoems, much of poetry buyers’ motivations remain unknown, except to themselves.