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A highly entertaining quick and quirky read during the busy holidays.
December 12, 2025 at 11:34 AM
A highly entertaining quick and quirky read during the busy holidays.
Discover the poetic gift of Spring Theory. Wanda Campbell’s sixth poetry collection.
December 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Discover the poetic gift of Spring Theory. Wanda Campbell’s sixth poetry collection.
Interested in pilgrimages? Travel? Scotland and Nova Scotia connections? This entertaining book provides all three. Take a trip with Matthew R Anderson as he journeys the Whithorn Way. A 1600-year-old pilgrimage route from the city of Glasgow to the shrine of St. Ninian.
December 10, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Interested in pilgrimages? Travel? Scotland and Nova Scotia connections? This entertaining book provides all three. Take a trip with Matthew R Anderson as he journeys the Whithorn Way. A 1600-year-old pilgrimage route from the city of Glasgow to the shrine of St. Ninian.
This book is sure to make a great collector piece for Nova Scotians to own.
Through My Looking Glass is the culmination of fifty years of documentary photography in Nova Scotia.
Through My Looking Glass is the culmination of fifty years of documentary photography in Nova Scotia.
December 8, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This book is sure to make a great collector piece for Nova Scotians to own.
Through My Looking Glass is the culmination of fifty years of documentary photography in Nova Scotia.
Through My Looking Glass is the culmination of fifty years of documentary photography in Nova Scotia.
Re-post from The Happy Duck Bookshop and Readery
Reminder for Jane Austen fans, or anyone who loves good literature and bookish events, Sarah Emsley is coming to visit on Sunday, Dec. 7 at 1:00pm to talk about her novel The Austens! Can't wait to see you there!
Reminder for Jane Austen fans, or anyone who loves good literature and bookish events, Sarah Emsley is coming to visit on Sunday, Dec. 7 at 1:00pm to talk about her novel The Austens! Can't wait to see you there!
December 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Re-post from The Happy Duck Bookshop and Readery
Reminder for Jane Austen fans, or anyone who loves good literature and bookish events, Sarah Emsley is coming to visit on Sunday, Dec. 7 at 1:00pm to talk about her novel The Austens! Can't wait to see you there!
Reminder for Jane Austen fans, or anyone who loves good literature and bookish events, Sarah Emsley is coming to visit on Sunday, Dec. 7 at 1:00pm to talk about her novel The Austens! Can't wait to see you there!
If you are in the Toronto area on December 3, join Sarah Emsley for the Toronto Book Launch of The Austens and the celebration of Jane Austen's 250th birthday at Flying Books from 6:30-8:00pm.
December 1, 2025 at 11:16 AM
If you are in the Toronto area on December 3, join Sarah Emsley for the Toronto Book Launch of The Austens and the celebration of Jane Austen's 250th birthday at Flying Books from 6:30-8:00pm.
Jane Austen fans (and we know there are many), this book is for you!
November 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Jane Austen fans (and we know there are many), this book is for you!
Buying local is the trend this holiday season and we have local books for everyone.
November 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Buying local is the trend this holiday season and we have local books for everyone.
Happening this Sunday from 10-12 at Open Book Coffee. Authors Janice Landry and Jane Doucet will be there to chat and sign copies of their books at this sweet little cafe. Stop by and say "hello"!
November 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Happening this Sunday from 10-12 at Open Book Coffee. Authors Janice Landry and Jane Doucet will be there to chat and sign copies of their books at this sweet little cafe. Stop by and say "hello"!
John Francis Cummings is big, but his size is not his problem. It's the bullying that it seems to attract. With tensions at home and school, he draws on the support of a neighbour, his one friend, and a drop-in centre for strength to always do the right thing. Which does not always turn out well.
November 26, 2025 at 12:06 PM
John Francis Cummings is big, but his size is not his problem. It's the bullying that it seems to attract. With tensions at home and school, he draws on the support of a neighbour, his one friend, and a drop-in centre for strength to always do the right thing. Which does not always turn out well.
Sarah Emsley, author of The Austens will be at Blockshop Books this Saturday, November 29 at 2:30 pm signing copies of her book. Stop by their Holiday Open House and say hello!
November 26, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Sarah Emsley, author of The Austens will be at Blockshop Books this Saturday, November 29 at 2:30 pm signing copies of her book. Stop by their Holiday Open House and say hello!
Take a trip with Matthew R Anderson as he journeys the Whithorn Way. A 1600-year-old pilgrimage route from the city of Glasgow to the shrine of St. Ninian.
Someone Else's Saint is a thoughtful, funny, and perceptive travelogue.
Someone Else's Saint is a thoughtful, funny, and perceptive travelogue.
November 25, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Take a trip with Matthew R Anderson as he journeys the Whithorn Way. A 1600-year-old pilgrimage route from the city of Glasgow to the shrine of St. Ninian.
Someone Else's Saint is a thoughtful, funny, and perceptive travelogue.
Someone Else's Saint is a thoughtful, funny, and perceptive travelogue.
Meet award winning author, Janice Landry and get a signed copy of her latest book, Every Little Thing. Voted a top 10 local book of 2025 by Indigo/Chapters.
Saturday, November 29, 11am-1pm at Chapters Halifax (Bayers Lake).
Saturday, November 29, 11am-1pm at Chapters Halifax (Bayers Lake).
November 25, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Meet award winning author, Janice Landry and get a signed copy of her latest book, Every Little Thing. Voted a top 10 local book of 2025 by Indigo/Chapters.
Saturday, November 29, 11am-1pm at Chapters Halifax (Bayers Lake).
Saturday, November 29, 11am-1pm at Chapters Halifax (Bayers Lake).
The lllogical Adventure is a true story about meeting someone and gradually realizing over time that you don't want to live without them. Told from each of their two perspectives, this memoir is a jet-setting tale of exploration, fate, and of love's enduring power.
November 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The lllogical Adventure is a true story about meeting someone and gradually realizing over time that you don't want to live without them. Told from each of their two perspectives, this memoir is a jet-setting tale of exploration, fate, and of love's enduring power.
Meet author and photographer Joseph Robichaud and get a signed copy of his book, Through My Looking Glass: Nova Scotia A 50 Year Photographic Retrospective (1973-2023).
Nov 30 from 1-3pm at Cottage Cafe, Dartmouth.
Through My Looking Glass is a book to treasure, and a gift to remember.
Nov 30 from 1-3pm at Cottage Cafe, Dartmouth.
Through My Looking Glass is a book to treasure, and a gift to remember.
November 24, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Meet author and photographer Joseph Robichaud and get a signed copy of his book, Through My Looking Glass: Nova Scotia A 50 Year Photographic Retrospective (1973-2023).
Nov 30 from 1-3pm at Cottage Cafe, Dartmouth.
Through My Looking Glass is a book to treasure, and a gift to remember.
Nov 30 from 1-3pm at Cottage Cafe, Dartmouth.
Through My Looking Glass is a book to treasure, and a gift to remember.
Happening this Sunday, Nov 23 from 12:30-2:00. Meet author Sarah Emsley and get a signed copy of her book The Austens at Indigospirit Sunnyside Mall in Bedford.
November 21, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Happening this Sunday, Nov 23 from 12:30-2:00. Meet author Sarah Emsley and get a signed copy of her book The Austens at Indigospirit Sunnyside Mall in Bedford.
A MAID death is like no other — it is deliberate, legal, and comes at an appointed time. Through the eyes of his widow, this memoir tells the story of Ron's MAID journey and of its effects on his family.
November 21, 2025 at 11:49 AM
A MAID death is like no other — it is deliberate, legal, and comes at an appointed time. Through the eyes of his widow, this memoir tells the story of Ron's MAID journey and of its effects on his family.
Wanda Campbell’s sixth poetry collection, Spring Theory, meets the chaos of the current times with forms that are fractured and familiar in poems of lament and love, hunger and hope. It moves from exploring the darkness of fall to capturing spring’s rejuvenating light.
November 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Wanda Campbell’s sixth poetry collection, Spring Theory, meets the chaos of the current times with forms that are fractured and familiar in poems of lament and love, hunger and hope. It moves from exploring the darkness of fall to capturing spring’s rejuvenating light.
Saturday, November 22 11:30am-1:00pm
Book Signing & Meet
Indigospirit Sunnyside Mall
1595 Bedford Hwy., Bedford, NS
Meet award winning author, Janice Landry and get a signed copy of her book, Every Little Thing, rated a top ten local book of 2025 at Indigo/Chapters.
Book Signing & Meet
Indigospirit Sunnyside Mall
1595 Bedford Hwy., Bedford, NS
Meet award winning author, Janice Landry and get a signed copy of her book, Every Little Thing, rated a top ten local book of 2025 at Indigo/Chapters.
November 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Saturday, November 22 11:30am-1:00pm
Book Signing & Meet
Indigospirit Sunnyside Mall
1595 Bedford Hwy., Bedford, NS
Meet award winning author, Janice Landry and get a signed copy of her book, Every Little Thing, rated a top ten local book of 2025 at Indigo/Chapters.
Book Signing & Meet
Indigospirit Sunnyside Mall
1595 Bedford Hwy., Bedford, NS
Meet award winning author, Janice Landry and get a signed copy of her book, Every Little Thing, rated a top ten local book of 2025 at Indigo/Chapters.
Saturday, Nov 22, 2:00pm
Halifax Central Library
"Bringing the Past to Life through Historical Fiction"
Authors Sarah Emsley and Jill MacLean, will talk about their approaches to researching and writing historical fiction. Books will be available for sale. This event is free and open to the public.
Halifax Central Library
"Bringing the Past to Life through Historical Fiction"
Authors Sarah Emsley and Jill MacLean, will talk about their approaches to researching and writing historical fiction. Books will be available for sale. This event is free and open to the public.
November 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Saturday, Nov 22, 2:00pm
Halifax Central Library
"Bringing the Past to Life through Historical Fiction"
Authors Sarah Emsley and Jill MacLean, will talk about their approaches to researching and writing historical fiction. Books will be available for sale. This event is free and open to the public.
Halifax Central Library
"Bringing the Past to Life through Historical Fiction"
Authors Sarah Emsley and Jill MacLean, will talk about their approaches to researching and writing historical fiction. Books will be available for sale. This event is free and open to the public.
In his elegant and precise prose, Curtis entertains readers with stories about a variety of memorable characters. In each of these tales, he captures a way of life that he both lived and remembers, and each story exhibits his love of that life and his understanding of the emotions it evokes.
November 19, 2025 at 11:17 AM
In his elegant and precise prose, Curtis entertains readers with stories about a variety of memorable characters. In each of these tales, he captures a way of life that he both lived and remembers, and each story exhibits his love of that life and his understanding of the emotions it evokes.
Get lost in this fantastic fictional story about The Queen Anne House.
This novel, spanning over two hundred years, is the story of one house and the amazing people who lived there on the high ground in Cumberland County.
This novel, spanning over two hundred years, is the story of one house and the amazing people who lived there on the high ground in Cumberland County.
November 18, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Get lost in this fantastic fictional story about The Queen Anne House.
This novel, spanning over two hundred years, is the story of one house and the amazing people who lived there on the high ground in Cumberland County.
This novel, spanning over two hundred years, is the story of one house and the amazing people who lived there on the high ground in Cumberland County.
Happening tomorrow evening. Hear author Katie Ingram talk about the fascinating true story of Rockhead Prison.
November 17, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Happening tomorrow evening. Hear author Katie Ingram talk about the fascinating true story of Rockhead Prison.
Jane Austen fans (and we know there are many), this book is for you!
Like Maggie O'Farrell's Hamnet and Colm Tóibín's The Master, The Austens explores tensions and rivalries between a great writer and the people closest to them.
Like Maggie O'Farrell's Hamnet and Colm Tóibín's The Master, The Austens explores tensions and rivalries between a great writer and the people closest to them.
November 17, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Jane Austen fans (and we know there are many), this book is for you!
Like Maggie O'Farrell's Hamnet and Colm Tóibín's The Master, The Austens explores tensions and rivalries between a great writer and the people closest to them.
Like Maggie O'Farrell's Hamnet and Colm Tóibín's The Master, The Austens explores tensions and rivalries between a great writer and the people closest to them.
The Undesirables: A History of Rockhead Prison is the revealing story of Rockhead, an imposing structure that was located on Gottingen (now Novalea) and Leeds Streets in Halifax. Nestled in with the industrial, working-class North End, for many residents, their backyards were adjacent to the prison.
November 16, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The Undesirables: A History of Rockhead Prison is the revealing story of Rockhead, an imposing structure that was located on Gottingen (now Novalea) and Leeds Streets in Halifax. Nestled in with the industrial, working-class North End, for many residents, their backyards were adjacent to the prison.