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# 88 Winter 2018, Editions, Reviews, Uncategorized, Young Readers Reviews December 20, 2018 June 17, 2019

Lisa Doucet Reviews Seasons Before the War

by Lisa Doucet

Nostalgic Recollection of Pre-war Newfoundland Charms Kids

# 88 Winter 2018, Editions, Reviews, Young Readers Reviews December 17, 2018 June 17, 2019

Lisa Doucet Reviews A Toot in the Tub

by Lisa Doucet

Giggle Fits Accompany this Rollicking Ode to Bath-time Shenanigans

# 88 Winter 2018, Editions, Reviews, Young Readers Reviews December 14, 2018 December 13, 2018

Lisa Doucet Reviews Santa Never Brings Me a Banjo

by Lisa Doucet

Playful, Quirky Lyrics & Art Capture Musical Ecstasy

# 88 Winter 2018, Editions, Features, Fiction, Young Readers December 12, 2018 December 13, 2018

The World Needs Modern Indigenous Stories

by Jon Tattrie

Contemporary Stories Are Honouring Indigenous Cultures

# 87 Fall 2018, Editions, Fiction, Reviews, Young Readers Reviews November 16, 2018 November 16, 2018

Conquering Fear

by Jo-Anne Elder

Grandes Roues et petits Pois will be a starting point for discussions about fear, courage, determination and pride.

# 87 Fall 2018, Editions, Reviews, Young Readers Reviews November 9, 2018 November 6, 2018

The Essence of Loving Fathers

by Lisa Doucet

Jessica Scott Kerrin’s first foray into the world of picture books, The Better Tree Fort, has yielded a gentle, beautiful story that is heartwarming and as perfect as Russell’s tree fort itself

# 87 Fall 2018, Reviews, Young Readers Reviews November 7, 2018 November 6, 2018

Haligonian Shauntay Grant Shares the Essence of a Place and its People in Africville

by Lisa Doucet

Lisa Doucet reviews Shauntay Grant’s Africville, which is a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award, Young People’s Literature – Illustrated Books

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This week's #FeatureFriday we are bringing you Nimbus Publishing and Vagrant Press Sean McCann and Andrea Aragon's sensational memoir in our Time to Meet collection.

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The winner of the third annual Pottersfield Press Prize for Creative Nonfiction is... ...

Winners Announced for the Third Annual Pottersfield Prize for Creative Nonfiction | Atlantic Books Today

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Pottersfield Press is again looking for submissions from writers who can provide a manuscript of 30,000 to 150,000 words

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It's a great time to read a local book. When you #ReadAtlantic you are supporting the creators, producers, and providers who take books from writing to retailing. Sample, borrow, and buy in our Time to... collections. Check out featured titles from our Time to Discover collection!

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Our colleagues at The Antigonish Review are celebrating 50 years! Here's a piece our Sam Fraser wrote, pre COVID-19, The Enduring Power of the Eclectic: The Antigonish Review at 50. Post epidemic celebrations will surely be epic. ...

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