Looking back at Canada Reads’ Atlantic connection
byAs the final five books going head-to-head in Canada Reads 2016 are announced today, we’re taking a look back at some of the Atlantic Canadian authors who have been featured in the past.
The Book of Negroes
10 top posts of 2015
byThis list of the ‘most popular’ posts (as evidenced by readers’ clicks) showcases the wide variety of content found here at AtlanticBooksToday.ca.
Author Sleuths
byA passion for research puts the investigative prowess of authors Debra Komar, Tom Badcock and Ruth Holmes Whitehead to good use
The Book of Negroes comes to the small screen Jan. 7
byAtlantic Canadians remember their time on set as they await the TV premiere of the miniseries based on Lawrence Hill’s celebrated novel
Why you need to read The Book of Negroes now
byHaven’t read The Book of Negroes yet? Wondering if it lives up to all the hype? It does! Here are 5 more reasons you should read this soon-to-be classic
Binding the Book of Negroes
byHow do you recreate a historical document of which there are no pictures? That was the dilemma facing Joe Landry, a Halifax-based book binder and conservator, when he was asked to create the essential prop used in the miniseries. An elegant reproduction of the first newspaper printed in Canada, the Halifax Gazette published by John Bushell. “The biggest problem is that the book was used over a rather…