Somewhat Grumpy Press 🇨🇦
@somewhatgrumpypress.com
Hybrid publisher founded 2020, in Dartmouth, NS, Canada. Check our catalog - twenty fiction titles available, various genres. https://somewhatgrumpypress.com/
Two new 5-star reviews for Bib & Tucker by @dabble58.bsky.social: "very well-written and engaging" "great Canadian historical fiction" "very well researched" "Ruth is a character to relate to and cheer for."
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Bib and Tucker by D. A. Brown
Bib and Tucker by D. A. Brown
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November 12, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Two new 5-star reviews for Bib & Tucker by @dabble58.bsky.social: "very well-written and engaging" "great Canadian historical fiction" "very well researched" "Ruth is a character to relate to and cheer for."
eBook and paperback available
www.librarything.com/work/3496232... #booksky #bookreviews
eBook and paperback available
www.librarything.com/work/3496232... #booksky #bookreviews
"Other than the fact that my last name is Nicholson, why would I belong to a clan in this day and age? Aren’t clans something from the past and no longer relevant today? All good questions."
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Why I Joined a Clan
Clan MacNeacail (MacNicol/Nicolson) www.clanmacnicol.org Here’s a picture of the Chief of the Clan. He’s the one in the middle of the picture. First, I better say what a clan is. I was …
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November 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
"Other than the fact that my last name is Nicholson, why would I belong to a clan in this day and age? Aren’t clans something from the past and no longer relevant today? All good questions."
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"I become angry when people say we shouldn’t be funding the Canadian Forces, yet continue to expect our men and women to go and do everything with materials and equipment dating from the Second World War. And then refuse to pay them a living wage. "
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Remembering
Photo by Vlad Vasnetsov on Pexels.com I never come around to Remembrance Day without thinking of my ex and the many many cold and rainy parades he has attended. And of course, also the many peaceke…
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November 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
"I become angry when people say we shouldn’t be funding the Canadian Forces, yet continue to expect our men and women to go and do everything with materials and equipment dating from the Second World War. And then refuse to pay them a living wage. "
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New book from SGP!
Two sisters, 60 and 72, hitchhiked across Newfoundland in 2012. "We winged it one day at a time, depending almost entirely on the goodness of strangers. They did not let us down."
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Two sisters, 60 and 72, hitchhiked across Newfoundland in 2012. "We winged it one day at a time, depending almost entirely on the goodness of strangers. They did not let us down."
#booksky
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New Book from Bernadette Shea
It’s been a busy week – this is our third new book annoucement! Somewhat Grumpy Press is proud to announce we’ve signed a publishing contract with Bernadette Shea, for her book Thumbin&…
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November 6, 2025 at 10:10 PM
New book from SGP!
Two sisters, 60 and 72, hitchhiked across Newfoundland in 2012. "We winged it one day at a time, depending almost entirely on the goodness of strangers. They did not let us down."
#booksky
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Two sisters, 60 and 72, hitchhiked across Newfoundland in 2012. "We winged it one day at a time, depending almost entirely on the goodness of strangers. They did not let us down."
#booksky
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"I’ve been researching nursing education in the 1940’s for the third in my White Stockings series, about Ruth Maclean, nursing student at KGH. I find some things endlessly fascinating – from the pay rate back then (appalling) to the fight over work hours." dorothyanneb.ca/2025/11/06/o...
Oh Nhurse, Nhurse?
Photo by Kampus Production on Pexels.com One of my first year nursing buddies and I used to joke around about being bellowed to by needy patients. It seemed they often added an additional ‘h&…
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November 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
"I’ve been researching nursing education in the 1940’s for the third in my White Stockings series, about Ruth Maclean, nursing student at KGH. I find some things endlessly fascinating – from the pay rate back then (appalling) to the fight over work hours." dorothyanneb.ca/2025/11/06/o...
Somewhat Grumpy Press proudly announces we’ve signed a contract with Greta Du Bois Cleynhens, for her memoir Farewell, the Beloved Country. The book relates the author’s childhood and teens in the former Belgian Congo, until the post-independence civil wars.
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New Book from Greta Du Bois Cleynhens
Somewhat Grumpy Press is proud to announce we’ve signed a publishing contract with Greta Du Bois Cleynhens, for her memoir Farewell, the Beloved Country. The book covers the period 1951 to 1962, th…
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November 5, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Somewhat Grumpy Press proudly announces we’ve signed a contract with Greta Du Bois Cleynhens, for her memoir Farewell, the Beloved Country. The book relates the author’s childhood and teens in the former Belgian Congo, until the post-independence civil wars.
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Somewhat Grumpy Press is proud to announce we’ve signed a publishing contract with New Brunswick author Jennifer McMullin.
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New Book from Jennifer McMullin
Every house has its secrets, some more sinister than others.
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November 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Somewhat Grumpy Press is proud to announce we’ve signed a publishing contract with New Brunswick author Jennifer McMullin.
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"It is the willingness of the state to decide something about women’s bodies and their freedom without their consent that seems like a step down a dark path ... That’s scary. If you raise your voice in objection, will you be labeled a witch?"
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Witches
Well, I talked about fairies and now, as it’s almost Hallowe’en, it seems like a good time to talk about witches. Here is a picture of me at my book launch for my book called, The Last Witch on Sky…
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October 31, 2025 at 3:29 PM
"It is the willingness of the state to decide something about women’s bodies and their freedom without their consent that seems like a step down a dark path ... That’s scary. If you raise your voice in objection, will you be labeled a witch?"
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A really good read!!
The latest Detective Robert Lui story, from Vancouver author Glenn Burwell, edited by @dabble58.bsky.social, is now available for eBook pre-orders. #booksky www.amazon.ca/Possession-P...
Possession Point: A Detective Robert Lui Story #5
Possession Point: A Detective Robert Lui Story #5 eBook : Burwell, Glenn: Amazon.ca: Kindle Store
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October 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
A really good read!!
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Colin Dexter and Inspector Morse
I've just been listening to The Way Through the Woods on audio book. It's a good yarn, exceedingly well read by Sam West. I listen to audiobooks when I go to sleep - they must have.a male reader and not be too exciting (no true crime or politics) and preferably…
I've just been listening to The Way Through the Woods on audio book. It's a good yarn, exceedingly well read by Sam West. I listen to audiobooks when I go to sleep - they must have.a male reader and not be too exciting (no true crime or politics) and preferably…
Colin Dexter and Inspector Morse
I've just been listening to The Way Through the Woods on audio book. It's a good yarn, exceedingly well read by Sam West. I listen to audiobooks when I go to sleep - they must have.a male reader and not be too exciting (no true crime or politics) and preferably have no ads (I confess to listening through YouTube, evil of me I know).
dorothyanneb.ca
October 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Colin Dexter and Inspector Morse
I've just been listening to The Way Through the Woods on audio book. It's a good yarn, exceedingly well read by Sam West. I listen to audiobooks when I go to sleep - they must have.a male reader and not be too exciting (no true crime or politics) and preferably…
I've just been listening to The Way Through the Woods on audio book. It's a good yarn, exceedingly well read by Sam West. I listen to audiobooks when I go to sleep - they must have.a male reader and not be too exciting (no true crime or politics) and preferably…
The latest Detective Robert Lui story, from Vancouver author Glenn Burwell, edited by @dabble58.bsky.social, is now available for eBook pre-orders. #booksky www.amazon.ca/Possession-P...
Possession Point: A Detective Robert Lui Story #5
Possession Point: A Detective Robert Lui Story #5 eBook : Burwell, Glenn: Amazon.ca: Kindle Store
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October 29, 2025 at 8:37 PM
The latest Detective Robert Lui story, from Vancouver author Glenn Burwell, edited by @dabble58.bsky.social, is now available for eBook pre-orders. #booksky www.amazon.ca/Possession-P...
As always when writing, choose your words carefully. theconversation.com/how-anatomic...
How anatomical names can carry hidden histories of power and exclusion
Why is your ankle named after a Greek hero and your uterus after a Renaissance anatomist? The answer says as much about power and memory as it does about medicine.
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October 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
As always when writing, choose your words carefully. theconversation.com/how-anatomic...
"As I work on in my editing biz, I’m getting quite a list of books I’ve edited and or helped produce. One of my favourite authors has come back to me several times for his series, and let me tell you, that repeat business warms my heart."
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Happy Editing Days
Some days, I quite love my editing work. Most of the time, I find it intriguing, a puzzle to solve, a brain exercise and great fun as I wrestle with words. But sometimes it’s even better than…
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October 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
"As I work on in my editing biz, I’m getting quite a list of books I’ve edited and or helped produce. One of my favourite authors has come back to me several times for his series, and let me tell you, that repeat business warms my heart."
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The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'
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October 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'
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Sorry, no, we don't know anything about the Nova Scotia books loyal program other than what is in this press release. Currently trying to find out if any of our books are eligible for the discount (and yes, we are a member of APMA, which is apparently involved). news.novascotia.ca/en/2025/10/2...
Nova Scotia Loyal Supports Local Authors, Publishers, Booksellers
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October 24, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Sorry, no, we don't know anything about the Nova Scotia books loyal program other than what is in this press release. Currently trying to find out if any of our books are eligible for the discount (and yes, we are a member of APMA, which is apparently involved). news.novascotia.ca/en/2025/10/2...
"I WAS raised near Boston, you know. Suspicion comes naturally." The joy of book marketing scams. #booksky
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I’m going to be pop-u-lar!
Popular! Or so I am told in the three hundred emails I get sent daily using AI to parse my book, praise it to the sky, and offer to help to market it. I’m so excited that my books appeal to t…
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October 24, 2025 at 12:11 AM
"I WAS raised near Boston, you know. Suspicion comes naturally." The joy of book marketing scams. #booksky
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Librarything Early Reviewers program offers free copies of new books every month. We have two on the list this month. There are more requests than copies available, but if you are a book reviewer and would like any of our books, contact us! www.librarything.com/ner
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October 22, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Librarything Early Reviewers program offers free copies of new books every month. We have two on the list this month. There are more requests than copies available, but if you are a book reviewer and would like any of our books, contact us! www.librarything.com/ner
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A long post about my visit to Jane Austen House, with lots of context and photos. #janeausten
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On the Trail of Jane Austen
Photos from a visit to Jane Austen House and the area, and things I learned there.
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October 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
A long post about my visit to Jane Austen House, with lots of context and photos. #janeausten
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A reminder that I am in the upcoming Writing Rumble, a fundraiser for the @writersfedofns.bsky.social mentorship program. More details and a donation link here: covell.ca/2025/09/27/w...
Writing Rumble
On October 23rd, I’ll be taking part in an event in Halifax called the Writing Rumble. It’s a five-hour writing relay event during which two teams of six Nova Scotian writers compete to “chain-writ…
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October 18, 2025 at 1:34 AM
A reminder that I am in the upcoming Writing Rumble, a fundraiser for the @writersfedofns.bsky.social mentorship program. More details and a donation link here: covell.ca/2025/09/27/w...
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Now available! The official video of the 1994 Mr. Romance Pageant- co-sponsored by Romantic Times Magazine and Zebra Books- held in Nashville, Tennessee. I apologize for the current lack of captions on the video, that's going to take some time. youtu.be/CjCxE2C2eRQ
Mr. Romance 1994! Romantic Times Nashville Cover Model Pageant
YouTube video by romancehistorian
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October 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Now available! The official video of the 1994 Mr. Romance Pageant- co-sponsored by Romantic Times Magazine and Zebra Books- held in Nashville, Tennessee. I apologize for the current lack of captions on the video, that's going to take some time. youtu.be/CjCxE2C2eRQ
Magic in Her Blood, by ATL Doyle, has 18 reviews on Goodreads and a 4.14 rating. "Good read mixing the magic of the Fae, Norse mythology, modern Earth and leading edge science." In stock at Dartmouth Book Exchange, or order ebook/paperback anywhere. www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
Magic In Her Blood (The Enaid Chronicles Book 1)
When her latest human companion dies, the immortal Frey…
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October 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Magic in Her Blood, by ATL Doyle, has 18 reviews on Goodreads and a 4.14 rating. "Good read mixing the magic of the Fae, Norse mythology, modern Earth and leading edge science." In stock at Dartmouth Book Exchange, or order ebook/paperback anywhere. www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
Today, we’ll look at just two issues – proposed new regulations around plant breeders’ rights, and a disturbing incident in the West Bank.
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Seed Controversy & Crimes 2025
It’s been years since I wrote about crime or controversy in the gardening world. Sadly, that doesn’t mean the absence of either. There are controversies aplenty. Today, we’ll look at just two issue…
gardeningatlast.ca
October 17, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Today, we’ll look at just two issues – proposed new regulations around plant breeders’ rights, and a disturbing incident in the West Bank.
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Looking for a spooky read? Check out 'Tales from the Darkside' by Robert John Schwarzmann. Eight dark fantasy short stories, set in various locations around the world, on themes of revenge, fate, and greed. eBook just $3.99 somewhatgrumpypress.com/darkside/
Tales from the Darkside
“Schwarzmann’s surrealist alternate realities show us how precarious any reality can be.” Chris Benjamin, Atlantic Books Today. “These stories have the off-kilter quirkiness…
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October 12, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Looking for a spooky read? Check out 'Tales from the Darkside' by Robert John Schwarzmann. Eight dark fantasy short stories, set in various locations around the world, on themes of revenge, fate, and greed. eBook just $3.99 somewhatgrumpypress.com/darkside/
Set up at Booktoberfest, Halifax Central Library, today until 3.
October 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Set up at Booktoberfest, Halifax Central Library, today until 3.