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by Atlantic Books Today

18 Atlantic Canadian books that are generating buzz this season.

News November 15, 2018 December 22, 2018

Saturday Spotlight: Books By Province

by Chantelle Rideout

This weekend, our Book Lovers’ Holiday Gift Guide Saturday Spotlight takes you province by province for great gift ideas with books from New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and PEI.

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There's Something in the Water will be screened at the Halifax Black Film Festival at Parklane Cinema Feb. 29 at 5 PM. After the screening, I will be moderating a panel with the women on the frontlines of environmental justice organizing in Nova Scotia.
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There’s Something in the Water, coming to Netflix this March, directed by Ellen Page and based on the @fernpub book by Ingrid Waldron @iwaldron2165 - read more about the book here: https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/there8217s-something-in-the-water

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Winds of Change: The Life and Legacy of Calvin W. Ruck featured in Nova Scotia Public Libraries list of notable Nova Scotia writers! #pottersfieldpress #calvinwruck #windsofchange ##ABT #readlocal #readatlantic #atlanticbooks #atlanticpublishing #booknerd #booknerigans #canlit

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Hideout Residency Program! Located in PEI, this is an opportunity for creatives (writers, artists, yogis, etc) to work on a project or take time to recharge. Scholarships available. To learn more; https://thehideoutpei.com/ #residency #writersretreat #readlocal

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Eric Walters, a children's and young adult writer, started I Read Canadian, “an annual event dedicated to getting kids to spend at least 15 minutes reading a book by a Canadian author. The inaugural day, on Feb. 19, saw participation from children in schools and libraries in every province and territory.” #ireadcanadian #readatlantic ...

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Sales of Canadian authored books have fallen fast. But no one can agree on why — or what to do about it.

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!! Leonardo DiCaprio will be watching There’s Something in the Water, Ellen Page’s new documentary based on Ingrid Waldron’s book on environmental racism in NS, from Fernwood Publishing. While you wait for March 27, read more and buy the book here: fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/there8217s-something-in-the-water ...

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A Concrete Bed, an exhibit put together by Bedford MacDonald House, a men's shelter in Charlottetown PEI, features poems from men who have lived at the shelter and have experienced homelessness. The exhibit is being shown at The Guild until Mar. 1 ...

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A Concrete Bed is an exhibit being shown at the Guild in Charlottetown. It was put together by Bedford MacDonald House.

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