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Catching Up With Nova Scotia Authors and Books This is a group of books I read several months ago and am just catching up on now. They are by no means the only books by NS authors I’ve read this year, or recently. For example, I wrote abo…

6 months ago

Catching Up With Nova Scotia Authors and Books consumedbyink.ca/2025/09/14/c... @nimbuspub.bsky.social @ecwpress.bsky.social @moosehousepress.bsky.social @harpercollinsca.bsky.social #BoularderieIslandPress #CanLit #ReadAtlantic #NovaScotia #fiction

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OC Publishing: Julie Strong, Carolyn J. Nicholson, and Anne Louise O’Connell OC Publishing is a tiny press out of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Small but mighty. So far, I’ve sampled and enjoyed a delightful middle grade fantasy novel set on the Isle of Skye, a fast-paced mys…

6 months ago

OC Publishing: Julie Strong, Carolyn J. Nicholson, and Anne Louise O'Connell consumedbyink.ca/2025/08/25/o... #OCPublishing #CanLit #ReadAtlantic

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6 months ago

This Wednesday!

You're invited to a virtual reading with award-winning fiction author Susan White.

Register via Eventbrite to join us - it's free!

August 20th
7-8pm (Atlantic time)

#acornpress #authorreading #readatlantic #lgbtqliterature #historicalfictionnovel

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Maritime Memoirs: In Search of Puffins by Marjorie Simmins I was always going to read this book; a memoir, in part, about Marjorie’s move from Cape Breton to Truro, Nova Scotia. I wanted to read an account of a newcomer moving to the town I’ve …

8 months ago

consumedbyink.ca/2025/07/10/m... @pottersfieldpress.bsky.social #ReadAtlantic #CanLit #NovaScotia #CapeBreton #TruroNS #memoir #MarjorieSimmins

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9 months ago

Me, Maurice, and Carter…the boy who Jack was modelled after. Such a fun event! Thanks to all the kind souls who joined us. ;) The Sandcastle that Jack Built is available online and in bookstores. #judithgraves #readatlantic #mauricebernard @acornpress.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social

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9 months ago

Check out all the fun activities at the Arts Fest! Like my book launch with Maurice Bernard for The Sandcastle that Jack Built. Tomorrow, June 10, 1-2pm at the Lefurgey Cultural Centre! #sassylassievintage #ReadAtlantic #booklaunch #kidlit #picturebooks

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9 months ago

Join us to celebrate the release of Linda Stewart’s new novel Place of Miracles!

Date: Sunday, June 8th
Time: 2 - 4pm
Location: Plough the Waves Hall, Wood Islands Welcome Centre
13056 Shore Road, Wood Islands, PE
@lindajstewart.bsky.social #readatlantic #acornpress

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10 months ago

It’s a busy book year for me and I’m super excited for my upcoming (Fall 2025) picture book release with @acornpress.bsky.social THINGS THAT STINK! This one is informative and stinking cute. Lol #kidlit #readatlantic #canscaip #picturebookseh #scbwicanadaeast

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Nova Scotia Short Story Collections: Sue Murtagh, Carol Bruneau, Amanda Peters, Chris Benjamin, and M.V. Feehan We’re Not Rich by Sue Murtagh (Nimbus Publishing) I loved this debut collection and wrote about it for The Seaboard Review earlier this year. Below is a short excerpt of my review. You can re…

10 months ago

consumedbyink.ca/2025/05/12/n... @nimbuspub.bsky.social #BarakaBooks @galleonbooks.bsky.social #CanLit #ReadAtlantic #NovaScotia

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11 months ago

The Globe and Mail has a list of "Six Canadian mysteries you won't want to put down" and A SEA OF SPECTRES by @nancymltaber is featured alongside other killer reads.

Watch for details on Nancy's next book, A Cove of Witches, releasing in 2026. #readatlantic #nancytaber #acornpress

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11 months ago

If you’ve been having big feels lately…you’re not alone. The proof is in the wisdom and hope found in the words of our poets. Here’s to Poetry Month and to those who feed our souls with words from the depths their own. #readatlantic #peipoetry #poetrylovers #canadianpoetry #acornpress

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Breakwater Books: Susie Taylor and Rod Moody-Corbett Two Newfoundland novels with a cast of male characters. Vigil takes on the small town, working class life, while Hides takes on middle class families from St. John’s. Neither of them show a c…

1 year ago

consumedbyink.ca/2025/03/12/b... @breakwaterbooks.bsky.social #CanLit #ReadAtlantic

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1 year ago

Watch for six amazing Acorn Press titles being featured in PEI Living Magazine's upcoming Women in Business issue. Both Acorn Press and PEI Living Magazine are Canadian, female-owned and operated. Whoot!
#readatlantic #canadianpublishing #womeninspiringwomen #princeedwardisland #shoplocalcanada

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1 year ago

Poster for event with author Deirdre Kessler holding a small animal, as well as three of her book covers, Darwin's Hornpipe, Afternoon Horses, and Lobster in my Pocket.

"Mark your calendars! Bookmark is excited to be celebrating Deirdre Kessler’s contributions to the PEI literary community on Thursday, March 20th at 7 pm at the UPEI. Admission is free & everyone is welcome."

#canadianauthors #readatlanticcanadianauthors #readatlantic #deirdrekessler #bookmarkPEI

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1 year ago

Such a Winter's Day book standing upright on a wood crate with a brick wall blurred in the background.

Support Canadian authors and publishers you LOVE by simply reading their books. Like this one of ours…

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Read Canadian.
Your lives. Your stories. Our books.
www.acornpress.com
#readatlantic #acornpress #supportlocal #canlit #historicalfiction #lgbtq🌈

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1 year ago

The Creator's Plan book standing upright on a wood crate with a brick wall background.

Support Canadian authors and publishers by simply reading their books. Like this one of ours…

The Creator's Plan - words by Richard Pellissier-Lush and art by Jessica Jerome

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Read Canadian.
Your lives. Your stories. Our books.
#readatlantic #acornpress #canlit #kidlit #booksforkids #mikmaq

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1 year ago

Name Your Game book standing upright on a wood crate near a pair of vintage hockey skates and a brick wall.

Support Canadian authors and publishers by simply reading their books. Like this one of ours…

Name Your Game by Marlene Campbell - a compelling story about family, and community and the ties that bind them.
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Read Canadian.
Your lives. Your stories. Our books.
#readatlantic #acornpress #canlit

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1 year ago

Two authors from The ANNEthology signed copies at the OLA Super Conference! Whoot!! What an amazing event and opportunity for our Annes to shine.

Wish I could have joined them but the timing was wonky for me. ;)

@acornpress.bsky.social @nimbuspub.bsky.social #anneofgreengables #readatlantic

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1 year ago

So excited about my upcoming picture book releasing this spring with Acorn Press! The Sandcastle That Jack Built is my playful spin on the traditional nursery rhyme with illustrations by renowned Prince Edward Island artist (and sand sculptor!) Maurice Bernard. #acornpress #readatlantic

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2 years ago

Looking for a read for your snow day? Hit & Mrs. by Lesley Crewe is one of the 100+ stories available in the #ReadAtlantic collection with no holds or waitlists. Browse and borrow on OverDrive and Libby: halifax.overdrive.com

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3 years ago

Find Bradan Press books in the McCulloch Centre gift shop in #Pictou, #NovaScotia! The McCulloch Centre is open Mon-Fr 10-5. Visit their gift shop for unique holiday gifts that are always tax free! #pictoucounty #gaelicbooks #gaelic #ReadAtlantic

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3 years ago

Find Bradan Press books in the McCulloch Centre gift shop in #Pictou, #NovaScotia! The McCulloch Centre is open Mon-Fr 10-5. Visit their gift shop for unique holiday gifts that are always tax free! #pictoucounty #gaelicbooks #gaelic #ReadAtlantic

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3 years ago

We’re having a Small Business Saturday sale on our #novascotia #Gaelic books, today through Friday, Dec. 2! #ReadAtlantic

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3 years ago

We’re having a Small Business Saturday sale on our #novascotia #Gaelic books, today through Friday, Dec. 2! #ReadAtlantic

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3 years ago

TODAY is our LAST DAY at @christmasattheforum! Come see us today Sun Nov 20, 2022, 10am-5pm in the Multipurpose Centre at the Halifax Forum for beautiful #Gaelic books! 🎁 📚 #ReadAtlantic #ChristmasattheForum2022

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3 years ago

TODAY is our LAST DAY at @christmasattheforum! Come see us today Sun Nov 20, 2022, 10am-5pm in the Multipurpose Centre at the Halifax Forum for beautiful #Gaelic books! 🎁 📚 #ReadAtlantic #ChristmasattheForum2022

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3 years ago

Bradan Press is back at Christmas at the Forum: Boutique Show edition! Nov 12-13, Sat-Sun 10-5 in the Multipurpose Centre—thigibh ann, come on over, you’ll be glad you did! 📚🎄🎁 #christmasattheforum #halifax #novascotia #ReadAtlantic #Gaelicbooks #Gaelic

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3 years ago

Bradan Press is back at Christmas at the Forum: Boutique Show edition! Nov 12-13, Sat-Sun 10-5 in the Multipurpose Centre—thigibh ann, come on over, you’ll be glad you did! 📚🎄🎁 #christmasattheforum #halifax #novascotia #ReadAtlantic #Gaelicbooks #Gaelic

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