Policing Black Lives

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Read Local Month: Policing Black Lives

by Chantelle Rideout

From March 25-31, get instant access to the eBook version of Policing Black Lives from all Nova Scotia and Halifax Public Libraries. No wait list!

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Read Local Month

by Chantelle Rideout

March is Read Local Month at public libraries in Nova Scotia! Get instant access to a new Atlantic Canadian eBook each week.

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Finding his way to the start of a new book has become a familiar route for award-winning Newfoundland author Michael Crummey. First, there is the avoidance, a glorious, elastic period that stretches for months and sometimes years. It involves high productivity activities such as baking molasses buns midday and, really, anything other than book-writing. #MichaelCrummey #JessicaLeeder

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Last night Woozles Childrens Bookstore hosted the Halifax chapter of 100 Kids Who Care, an organization that see's kids pitch and vote for charities of their choice. There were great pitches by some young burgeoning speakers, as well as snacks, hot chocolate, and a little Nova Scotia trivia smackdown, hosted by Halifax's own Sarah Sawler. ...

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Novel and novella submissions for Engen Books is currently closed, and will be reopened from February 1, 2020 to April 30, 2020. Submissions for short fiction and flash fiction remain open, via the...

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