We are now carrying Catherine Smith's adult picture book and Brent Daley's children's fiction! 📚✨
As always, we have new gently-used books to browse. 📚
And come make your mark in our new colouring book! 🦆🎨🖍️
Thank you to everyone who has brought in donations. 💛
Hundreds rally outside N.S. legislature for third time in a week to demand ‘new budget now’
By @mmughees.bsky.social
The 2026 Shields Prize Longlist! On behalf of the Jury, Carmen Maria Machado shared: “It’s been such an honor and a privilege to encounter this body of work by women and non-binary authors, who are writing some of the most exciting literature...” carolshieldsprizeforfiction.com/2026-longlist
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Spring is on its way, folks! Here are my hours for the month of March. Can't wait to see you! ☀️📚🦆
We are a couple days early posting this, but it deserves to be celebrated multiple days. International Women's Day is this Sunday and we want to recognize some of our female local authors who blaze trails with their stories. Stories that are more important now than ever before.
This month we are celebrating Nova Scotia books and publishers at The Happy Duck. We 💛 our authors and publishers. We also 💛 all the other programs and museums, cultural centers and organizations that will suffer under the budget cuts.
Don't forget to attend a rally in your region this week! 💙
"Now, the government has more levers to quickly deny what it considers “special interests” – and support those who are politically aligned – with funding, land-development edicts or appointments to positions."
#nspoli
www.saltwire.com/cape-breton/...
'The proposed cuts would be devastating, and would drive even more talent out of the province....Please don’t do this”
Heated Rivalry author Rachel Reid speaks out against arts cuts: ‘The arts are why I live in Nova Scotia’ @theglobeandmail.com www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/book...
#defendnsbooks
Hundreds stand ‘Shoulder to Shoulder’ at Halifax rally for Indigenous rights, environment, democracy
By @mmughees.bsky.social
Rally for the Arts: Wed March 4th, 12:00 / Noon @ NS Legislature!
lisaannelachancemla on instagram CUTS CUTS CUTS TELL THE GOVERNMEN WHAT YOU THiNk Call Legislative Counsel NOW to appear at Public Bills 902-424-8941 lisaannelachancemla We are getting your letters! We see allili of the community organizing! You can speak to any Bill that the Legislature is currently considering. Sign up NOW for Public Bills committee.
You can appear at Public Bills to speak about the Nova Scotia government’s proposed cuts
'Books are an important pillar of our culture. This budget decision by Premier Tim Houston’s government will mean that fewer Nova Scotian creators will get their books published.'
Budget defunds NS books, authors, publishers, booksellers
atlanticbooks.ca/stories/budg...
#books #cuts #publishing
Highly recommend all Nova Scotians read this article by @timbousquet.bsky.social @halifaxexaminer.ca for a clear-eyed analysis of what’s happening here. Link in next post.
Canadian publishers are deeply disappointed by Nova Scotia's cancellation of the Publishers Assistance program. Support for local publishers has been reduced from $700,000 to $0, making NS the only province that does not invest in its own publishers. @nsgov.bsky.social publishers.ca/nova-scotia-...
✨Jon Tattrie's new book about Charles Saunders is out! We also have the updated edition of Charles Saunders' Black and Bluenose. 📚
Anne Louise O'Connell came by yesterday with a new stack of books from OC Publishing. 🐱
We have a new anthology of Indigenous dark fiction.🌙
Can't wait to see you! 🦆✨
✨We had a visit from NS author Heidi Tattrie Rushton whose middle grade novel Pet Tales is a finalist for the Hackmatack Children's Choice Award this year! 🐶🐱
This morning Mark Baker came in to drop off a few copies of his book Heart of a Lumberman.
And we have a shipment of shiny new books!📚✨
We have some new romance novels by NS author Donna Jones Alward! And a reminder of some of the other new/pink/heart-shaped/duck-shaped/bookish things we have here. Can't wait to see you! ✨🌹🦆💛
✨Celebrating African Heritage Month at The Happy Duck! 📚✨
It was wonderful to see so many of you at the shop in January. I can't wait to see you again this month! And we're one step closer to spring! 🌞
My #truecrime and #history books are in stock at the Happy Duck Bookshop & Readery, the new #indie bookstore in my hometown, Truro #novascotia
Thanks to Naomi for the great display - I'll drop by soon!
@thehappyduckbooks.bsky.social @harpercollinsca.bsky.social @westwoodcreative.bsky.social
This week at The Happy Duck: We have some of Truro author Chad Norman's books in stock, a few delicious new books by NS authors, a nice stack of gently-used arrivals, a restock of Happy Duck bookmarks, and some locally made crocheted roses! Can't wait to see you!🌹📚✨
📚 I've been asked a lot lately about our donation policy, so I've made up a quick checklist to refer to. Thank you to everyone who has kindly donated their gently used books over the last couple of months - many of them have gone on to new homes! 💛📚
Most Anticipated: Our Spring 2026 Fiction Preview with titles from @dundurnpress.bsky.social @newestpress.bsky.social @atriabooks.bsky.social @talonbooks.bsky.social @douglasmcintyre.bsky.social @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/01... #CanLit
Truro author Paul Feeley came by the store today with his new travel memoir. Come by and get a signed copy! 📖🦆
What's new at The Happy Duck? We have new books by NS and Canadian authors, a restock of books by NS authors, and some new second-hand arrivals. We even have our first two gently used puzzles! Pop in and say hello! 💛
The Monday, December 22nd issue is out!
www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/the-seaboa... #canlit
Thank you to all our followers here on Bluesky for supporting us in 2025.
The new year will see a reduced presence on this account. We will be focussing more on our other social media accounts at Facebook and Instagram. You can always find us there!
Join our reading challenge this winter for a chance to win a $20 gift card to The Happy Duck Bookshop & Readery! Use the grid online or come in to get a paper copy. Happy Reading! 🎉📚✨
We're posting our hours monthly to see how it goes. In January, we're open Wed-Sat from 10-6pm. We can't wait to see you! 😀🦆📚
586 Prince St., Truro NS
