A Worthy Celebratory Portrait of Dalhousie University’s First 200 Years
byPaul Bennett reviews Dalhousie University: A 200th Anniversary Portrait, curated by Mona Holmlund featuring new poetry from George Elliott Clarke
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Haligonian Shauntay Grant Shares the Essence of a Place and its People in Africville
byLisa Doucet reviews Shauntay Grant’s Africville, which is a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award, Young People’s Literature – Illustrated Books
Elizabeth Russell Speaks of her Slave Peggy Pompadour*
by*Peggy Pompadour and her children Amy, Milly, and Jupiter were held as slaves in the household of Peter and Elizabeth Russell of Toronto. Peter was a former administrator of the province of Upper Canada.
The Fall 2018 Issue of Atlantic Books Today is Here
byOur latest issue explores the ways young people are creating a new and improved world for themselves
Pitch the Publisher and the Blue Pencil Café Return to Word on the Street
byDo you have a great book idea? APMA’s Pitch the Publisher and Blue Pencil Café events are returning to Word on the Street Halifax 2018! WOTS Halifax will take place on Saturday, September 15th at the Halifax Central Library. Pitch the Publisher offers budding authors 5 minutes to pitch their book idea to a panel of Atlantic Canadian publishers. Ideas pitched at this event have been turned into books, including Hand Drawn Halifax by…
Craig’s Devastating, Factual Analysis of Sexual Assault and Our Legal System’s Failure
byCraig asked all of the criminal defense lawyers she interviewed the same question: “If you or someone you cared about were sexually assaulted, would you recommend reporting it and pursuing criminal conviction?” Almost all of the lawyers interviewed said no
Race and Place: How Racism Shapes Our Cities
by“…everything I do onto her, our Mother Earth, I do unto myself.”