IN THE NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR COLLECTION Winter 2021
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All Together Now: A Newfoundlander’s light tales for heavy times by Alan Doyle
One of Newfoundland's funniest and most beloved storytellers offers his cure for the Covid blues. Is there a more sociable province than Newfoundland and Labrador? Or anywhere in Canada with a greater reputation for coming to the rescue of those in need? At this time of Covid, singer, songwriter and bestselling author Alan Doyle is feeling everyone's pain. Off the road and spending more days at home than he has since he was a child hawking cod tongues on the wharfs of Petty Harbour, he misses the crowds and companionship of performing across the country and beyond. But most of all he misses the cheery clamour of pubs in his hometown, where one yarn follows another so quickly 'you have to be as ready as an Olympian at the start line to get your tale in before someone is well into theirs already.' We're all experiencing our own version of that deprivation, and Alan, one of Newfoundland's finest storytellers, wants to offer a little balm. All Together Now is a gathering in book form--a virtual Newfoundland pub. There are adventures in foreign lands, including an apparently filthy singalong in Polish (well, he would have sung along if he'd under- stood the language), a real-life ghost story involving an elderly neighbour, a red convertible and a clown horn, a potted history of his social drinking, and heartwarming reminiscences from another past world, child- hood--all designed to put a smile on the faces of the isolated-addled. Alan Doyle has never been in better form--nor more welcome. As he says about this troubling time: “We get through it. We do what has to be done. Then, we celebrate. With the best of them.” Also available as an ebook. Doubleday Canada, 2020 Also available as a digital audiobook.
The Fight for Tom Cod: Newfoundland in the American Revolution by Geoff Benton
The island of Newfoundland and its fishery helped start the American Revolution and were a major sticking point in ending the war. In between, the island proved to be a source of men for the British army and navy, but also a drain on supplies. For the Americans Newfoundland and its fishing grounds were a place where the nascent navy and swashbuckling privateers could carry the war to the enemy's doorstep and hurt the British economy with daring raids on shipping and the island itself. The fight for the fishery was also an ad- ministrative fight that would see statesmen like John Adams and Benjamin Franklin use a quiver full of politi- cal arrows to secure a place in the cod fishery for their new country over the wishes Great Britain, France and the rest of the European establishment. Even as the Fight for Tom Cod brought about the birth of the United States, it proved transformative to the island of Newfoundland as well. The war caused a population boom on the island and more importantly created a basis for the Newfoundland identity to be built upon.
Epigraph Books, 2020
Fights, Film and Folklore by Terry Ryan
From the bestselling author of Tales of a First-Round Nothing: My Life as an NHL Footnote comes a new collection of biographical stories about what life for Terry Ryan has been like both in and out of professional hockey. "There are few storytellers in the game of hockey better than Terry Ryan. Terry is raw. Terry is real. The subjects Terry writes about are raw and real. They can be funny, and they can be serious. You’re about to read not just about hockey fights, but what it’s like to get absolutely zonked right in the eye with a nasty punch from one of the hardest hitters in National Hockey League history. Why in the hell would you fight a guy without holding a grudge? Well, Terry is going to tell you why. You’re also going to read about anxiety and depression and post-concussion syndrome—what caused it, how real the pain is, the struggle. You’ll be thrilled with tales and adventures that even the Dos Equis man would admit he could never experience. Yes, it is true—Terry Ryan is actually the most interesting person in the world. He even manages to fit Socrates into the following pages. How TR is that?
Flanker Press, 2020 Also available as an ebook.
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The Forager’s Dinner: Finding, harvesting, and preparing Newfoundland and Labrador’s edible plants by Shawn Dawson
This is a must-have book for anyone interested in food security, eating locally, and cooking with the freshest possible ingredients. Hundreds of full-colour photographs make The Forager’s Dinner a gorgeous and insight- ful journey into the natural bounty that surrounds us. Dawson also provides plenty of ideas for preparing and preserving what you pick. Also included are recipes featuring locally sourced wild food from more than a doz- en of Newfoundland’s best-known chefs.
Boulder Books, 2020
The Foresters’ Scribe: Remembering the Newfoundland Forestry Companies through the First World War letters of Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant John A. Barrett by Ursula A. Kelly
The Foresters' Scribe is the first comprehensive study of the Newfoundland Forestry Companies (NFC) of the First World War. It adds a long-overdue and essential chapter to the Great War history of Newfound- land and Labrador. A century has gone by since the NFC was formed in 1917, yet little is known of this small unit of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment. Its members were men recruited for woods work in the United King- dom. Their assignment: to cut and mill Scottish timber to supply wood for the war. During the NFC's time over- seas, thirty-seven letters were written home by "the Foresters' scribe," Regimental Quartermas- ter Sergeant John A. Barrett. Published in Newfoundland newspapers, they provided a detailed and articulate account of the NFC's service in Scotland. This book compiles Barrett's letters and examines their historical significance. In addition, it includes letters from other foresters, descriptions of key events that Barrett omitted, and rare photos of the foresters at work. Ursula Kelly complements this material with her own comprehensive account of the formation of the NFC and related issues, and an examination of what the NFC story suggests about the socio-cultural politics of war service and commemoration. The Foresters' Scribe is an insightful and celebratory account of an overlooked military unit that made an important contribution to the Great War effort.
ISER Books, 2020
Fossilized: Environmental policy in Canada’s petro-provinces by Angela V. Carter
Thanks to increasingly extreme forms of oil extraction, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Newfoundland and Lab- rador underwent exceptional economic growth from 2005 to 2015. Fossilized investigates the environmental policy trends that supported this development trajectory, such as institutional restructuring that prioritizes extraction over environmental protection, alongside inadequate environmental assessment, land-use planning, and emissions controls. Angela Carter’s detailed analysis situates the policy dynamics of Canada’s largest oil-producing provinces within the historical and global context of late-stage petro- capitalism and deepening neoliberalization. As the global community moves toward decarboniza- tion, Canada's petro-provinces are instead doubling down on oil – to their ecological and economic peril.
UBC Press, 2020
The Gaff Topsail Encounters: Facing the wind by Floyd Spracklin
The author has a cabin on the Gaff Topsails, an area in central Newfoundland, where the Newfoundland train once went through and which is now part of the Great Canadian Trail. The book is about people he meets at The Gaff and includes interviews with those people as well as friends who also love the Gaff, like him.
DRC Publishing, 2020
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Hope in the Balance: A Newfoundland doctor meets a world in crisis by Andrew Furey
How the caring spirit of Newfoundland was exported to a world in crisis. Dr. Andrew Furey, an orthopedic sur- geon, was sitting by a large fireplace at home in St John's, watching an even larger flat-screen TV, when dreadful images of the aftermath of an earthquake in Haiti burst in on the cosy domestic scene. Human suffer- ing on an epic scale was being documented in real time. Dr. Furey spent a sleepless night, and woke knowing he had to help in some way. In what has been a theme throughout Newfoundland and Labrador's history, he found himself answering the call for help. Dr. Furey formed a team of three--himself; his wife and pediatric emergency room physician, Dr. Allison Furey; and orthopedic surgeon Will Moores--and together they trav- elled to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where they spent a week volunteering. The challenge seemed overwhelming: a multitude of badly injured victims, horrendous working conditions and the official agencies who left much to be desired in terms of organization. But somehow the trio did not lose hope. Instead, they redoubled their efforts. After returning from that first mission, Dr. Furey founded Team Broken Earth--an expert, unbureaucratic, fleet- footed volunteer task force of physicians, nurses and physiotherapists committed to providing aid in Haiti. The organization has continued to grow, recruiting volunteers from all over Canada. It has carried out many more missions to Port-au-Prince and has expanded its operations to other countries like Nepal, Bangladesh, Guate- mala and Nicaragua. And its mission has expanded in other ways, with education and training for local medi- cal professionals now at the heart of its endeavour. Dr. Andrew Furey tells the story of Team Broken Earth's founding and remarkable work with vivid immediacy and raw honesty. He shares his doubts and failures and moments of near-despair. He explores how his Newfoundland upbringing has informed his efforts abroad. And he reaches an optimistic conclusion that will leave readers inspired to bring about positive change in their own lives.
Doubleday Canada, 2020 Also available as an ebook.
Making the Best of It: Women and girls of Canada and Newfoundland during the Second World War edited by Sarah Glassford and Amy Shaw
Many women who lived through the Second World War believed it heralded new status and opportunities, but scholars have argued that very little changed. How can these interpretations be recon- ciled? Making the Best of It examines the ways in which gender and other identities intersected to shape the experiences of female Canadians and Newfoundlanders during the war. The contributors to this thoughtful collection consider mainstream and minority populations, girls and women, and different parts of Canada and Newfoundland. They reassess topics such as women's presence in the military and in muni- tions factories, and tackle entirely new subjects such as wartime girlhood in Quebec. Collectively, these essays broaden the scope of what we know about the changes the war wrought, and draw on diverse methodologies to address wider debates about memory, historiography, and feminism. Making the Best of It offers new in- sights into the impact of the Second World War and lays the foundation for a better understanding of the dra- matic alterations that occurred in the lives of women and girls in Canada after the 1940s. UBC Press, 2020
Navigating Home: Artists of the NL Dance Project by Amy Bowring
Author Amy Bowring’s literary portraits vividly illuminate the histories of dancers who participated in “Navigating Home: The Newfoundland and Labrador Dance Project”. This endeavour gathered Newfound- land dancers from home, with those who live away, to engage in movement explorations with celebrated choreographers Christopher House and Anne Troake. The dancers’ individual stories reveal complex rela- tionships to “home” – one’s reasons for leaving, aspects of Newfoundland life that persuade many to re- main, factors that entice others to return. Herself a descendant of several of Newfoundland’s settler families from the 18th and 19th centuries, Bowring examines her own relationship to the island and her experiences growing up in Ontario as a diasporic Newfoundlander. While the book offers an evocative response to dance in Canada’s most easterly province, it reflects on the art form with passion and insight, defin- ing dance as an influential presence ... not only in Newfoundland and Labrador but across Canada and abroad.
Neighbourhood Dance Works, 2019
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Resettlement: Uprooting and rebuilding communities in Newfoundland and Labrador and beyond edited by Isabelle Côté and Yolande Pottie-Sherman Resettlement is a global phenomenon that is once again at the forefront of political debate in Newfoundland and Labrador. Resettlement is a timely interdisciplinary text that helps readers understand local contemporary resettlement debates by examining community relocation projects across and beyond Canada. This book is an assembly of interdisciplinary voices which places Newfoundland and Labrador resettlement (past, present, and future) in conversation with other ongoing relocation debates around the world. The authors consider common themes of contemporary resettlement programs including resistance, collective-decision making, power, place, and identity. Newfoundland Studies scholars have un- derscored the significance of Smallwood-era resettlement programs (1954-1977), but have not yet adequately addressed the second, ongoing phase of resettlement (1977-present), in which resettlement has been carried out at the request of communities and implemented to mitigate the fiscal mismatch between shrinking popula- tions and infrastructure costs. Much can be gained by placing it in conversation with other contempo- rary resettlement projects.
ISER Books, 2020
Rock Recipes 3: Even more great food and photos from my Newfoundland kitchen by Barry Parsons
Flavour combinations inspired by world cuisine and traditional Newfoundland classics. Real food perfected in a real home kitchen. With eye widening main dishes, easy sides, and lip-smacking desserts, Parsons delivers great fare for any occasion. Featuring full-colour photos for every recipe and enlightening cooking tips gleaned from years of experience.
Breakwater Books, 2020
A Summary of the Laws of Commerce and Navigation (1809) by Reverend Lewis Amadeus Anspach edited by Christopher P. Curran and Melvin Baker
Anspach’s Summary of the Laws of Commerce and Navigation was the Colony’s first home-grown compilation of laws relating to commercial legal practice and may be regarded as Newfoundland’s first commercial law textbook. Now extremely rare, it is republished as part of the SS Daisy Committee’s ongoing efforts to make available to the Bench, Bar and general public the “Classics of Newfoundland Law”.
In two volumes.
Print Three, 2020
Tales and Times: An anthology of poetry and prose by The Write Stuff Writing Group
Buying an anthology from a group of unknown authors is like casting a line into an unknown sea. You never know what you’ll hook. In this ocean, there are the calming poems of gentle waves lapping the shore and lazy fishing days. You can also sail rougher seas with tales of love, loss and pain. Reflected in these pages are accounts of people, as they lived not too long ago, both factual and fiction. For those who enjoy the laughter of seagulls overhead, we have tales of underwear and shenanigans. If you’re looking for the other kind of tails, the ones found on the back end of cats and dogs, have no fear, we have those too. You’ll never know what you might catch when you wet your line in a book.
The Write Stuff, 2018
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Voices of Inuit Leadership and Self-Determination in Canada edited by David Lough
This book presents a broad range of perspectives and voices — Inuit and non-Inuit, youth and Elders, aca- demics and community members — united in their commitment to understanding what Inuit leadership is, has been, and will be. Premised on the understanding that new ways of blending traditional knowledge with scien- tific epistemologies must be forged, this volume represents a continuum of voices and styles. It also deploys a diversity of formats, ranging from traditional storytelling to structured critical discourse. Always considering past, present, and future, Voices of Inuit Leadership and Self-Determination in Canada examines not only the political aspects of leadership, but also, cultural narratives, community practices, and research agen- das. Across the pages, a portrait of Inuit leadership for the twenty-first century emerges. It is visionary and consensual, brutally honest about the past and optimistic for the future. It is rooted in ancient cultural tradi- tions, yet focused on a future that will define its political and cultural autonomy on the very principles that un- derscore that culture. It is determined in its will toward self-determination and resolute in its desire to assume control for the creation of knowledge about itself and its people.
ISER Books, 2020
POETRY
New-found-land by Carol Hobbs
The poems in Carol Hobbs' debut collection, New-found-land, detail a life by centering on precisely de- scribed moments that turn toward mystery. They unfold slowly like flowers drawing us into their centers. What seems simple is not: "A child wants to believe what she's told/not what she glimpses in the two-step swing of days," the poet writes. Rooted in place, these poems move from precise description.
Main Street Rag Publishing Company, 2019
Newfoundland & Labrador: Poetry, interesting facts, culture, traditions, old ditties and sayings by Margaret High
" Margaret High's great master-pieces bring us all close to our family roots. Her poems are magnetic, they make you want to be back home to enjoy a mugup, trace your footprints, be near childhood landscapes, be alone and listen to the roaring, mysterious sea slapping the face of our rugged coastline" - Frank Blackwood
Self-published, 2020
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Night Lunch by Mike Chaulk
Night Lunch is a shapeshifting sonnet sequence set in the cold waters off the North Coast of Labrador. Re- flecting Chaulk’s own experience, the speaker—a young deckhand on a freight and passenger ferry servicing isolated communities—endures long irregular work hours, weather, icebergs, and loneliness, all the while navi- gating the taut intersections of race, labour, class, addiction, and masculinity. That Chaulk has Inuit family in and from Labrador makes this debut poetic journey a cultural coming-home for the young deckhand, as chroni- cled in supple, powerful verse.
Gordon Hill Press, 2020
Thomas G. Morry. Selected Poems 1990-1996 edited by Marietta Morry Retek, Lynda Muir, Christopher J.A. Morry
Striking imagery and deep philosophical reflection are hallmarks of the poetry of Thomas G. Morry. This selec- tion from the years 1990 to 1996 is but a small fraction of the poems he crafted over the course of a lifetime, a life sadly cut short by cancer in 1998. In these pages you see the work of a mature poet who created a unique and vivid poetic language to contemplate such universal themes as man and the cosmos, fate, and mortality. His interests included Classics, Nature, the works of certain Catholic philosophers, and Zen Buddhism. The Zen influence is especially evident in his favourite poetic form, the haiku.
Avalonia & Hibernia Enterprises, 2020
FICTION
334 Duckworth St. by David J. Barry
A filthy alleyway, a run down cold water flat, a determination for a better life and the adventures of a dreamer are what this story is all about. Neighbors and eccentric friends combine to make this a very interesting and humorous read. Even though the author was employed, it took him several years before he was in a position to move his family out of that cold damp apartment and into what was then, in their eyes, a little bit of heaven. In the mean time there was fun, hope, excitement and more fun, as well as a little bit of despair thrown in. It shows that hard times are not necessarily bad times but they are what you make of them. It is a true story.
Friesen Press, 2019
Ananias by James Case
When Ananias Case boards a ship in Fowey, England in 1826 bound for Carbonear, Newfoundland, he’s not looking for adventure; he’s a man on the run. The structures of class division are left in the wake, while a frac- tured society in the throes of rapid evolution awaits beyond the sea. An historical novel based on real events, Ananias is the story of a man seeking a new life while struggling with the ghosts of his past. This sweeping adventure of discovery, connection and heartache is also a moving tribute to a rugged island place and its people.
Nevermore Press Ltd., 2020 Click on the book cover or title to go directly to our online catalogue. Click on ebook to go directly to our eLibrary.
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Blaze Island by Catherine Bush
For those who loved Barbara Kingsolver's Flight Behavior comes a new climate-themed, Shakespeare- inspired novel from bestselling author Catherine Bush. The time is now or an alternate near now, the world close to our own. A mammoth Category Five hurricane sweeps up the eastern seaboard of North America, leaving devastation in its wake, its outer wings brushing over tiny Blaze Island in the North Atlantic. Just as the storm disrupts the present, it stirs up the past: Miranda's memories of growing up in an isolated, wind- swept cove and the events of long ago that her father will not allow her to speak of. In the aftermath of the storm, she finds herself in a world altered so quickly and so radically that she hardly knows what has hap- pened. As Miranda says, change is clear after it happens.
Goose Lane Editions, 2020 Also available as an ebook.
A Dark Spring by Brian Johnston
The year is 1918 and the fishermen of Harbour Breton have started another summer fishing season. The First World War is coming to an end and the brave young men of Newfoundland are returning home to their loved ones, trying to get back the lives they left behind. They unknowingly return with something that will change their lives and their family's lives forever.
2020
Dark Tides: The Gilded Stone by Candace Osmond
Make a choice. Go back in time. Save them from the devil...What good is a happily ever after if it's all ripped away by the hands of a devilish siren? When Dianna's children go missing, she and Henry are left with no choice but to do something they swore they'd never do again...travel back to the 1700s. But with their children's lives in the hands of an unpredictable siren, they must make a hasty decision; trust that the sea creature will return their kids...or find a way to go back in time and risk never coming home again. They soon realize they'll have to travel further than they've ever gone; beyond our world to the mythical realm of Faerie to save their children. A task easier said than done. The rumored entrance lays across the ocean. They needed a ship. And a crew... In hopes of saving the family they started in the future, Dianna and Hen- ry must search for the family they left behind in the past and travel across the sea to an unknown world. But four years is a long time and things aren't quite as they left them. Can they sail across the sea and uncover the entrance to Faerie before it's too late? Or will they find themselves broken-hearted and lost in time with nowhere to go?
Book 5 in the Dark Tides series.
Guardian Publishing, 2020 Also available as an ebook.
A Desperate Measure by Vernon J. Benoit
Believing he has an incurable illness Jacob Fleming makes an extraordinary decision. He realizes it is a deci- sion that would be unthinkable to his family and friends. His decision requires careful and meticulous plan- ning. Jacob knows that every aspect of his plan will have to be kept to himself and he will have to maintain as normal a daily routine as possible. He knows it will be hard but he is determined to follow his plan to the very end.
DRC Publishing, 2020
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The English Wife by Adrienne Chinn
Two women, a world apart. A secret waiting to be discovered VE Day 1945: As victory bells ring out across the country, war bride Ellie Burgess' happiness is overshadowed by grief. Her charismatic Newfoundlander husband Thomas is still missing in action, until a letter arrives explaining Thomas is back at home on the other side of the Atlantic recovering from his injuries. Travelling to a distant country to live with a man she barely knows is the bravest thing Ellie has ever had to do. But nothing can prepare her for the harsh realities of her new home. September 11th 2001: Sophie Parry is on a plane to New York on the most tragic day in the city's history. While the world watches the news in horror, Sophie's flight is rerouted to a tiny town in Newfoundland and she is forced to seek refuge with her estranged aunt Ellie. Determined to discover what it was that forced her family apart all those years ago, newfound secrets may change her life forever.
One More Chapter, 2020 Also available as an ebook.
A Fortune Bay Fisherman’s Tale by Brian Johnston
This story is based on the true story of the author's grandfather who was a crewman on a Grand Banks fishing schooner out of Harbour Breton, Newfoundland, that was wrecked during a storm in the winter of 1912. It is a tale of death and survival and a depiction of how rural fishermen and their families may have lived at that time.
2020
Home from the Sea: A fisherman’s tale by Kenneth Ball
Jimmy Major was born and raised in Richard's Harbour, a small fishing community on Newfound- land's southwest coast. We first met Jimmy in 1937 when he was sixteen and went to Harbour Breton to work on a banking schooner. We followed Jimmy through World War Two and his encounter with a German subma- rine on the Grand Banks. In this book it is 1948. Jimmy is married to Martha Skinner of Harbour Breton, a fa- ther of three, and captain of his own beam trawler. Like Ken's other books, this one is a great read that tells about life changes that Jimmy encounters, including confederation and resettlement.
DRC Publishing, 2020
The Hush Sisters by Gerard Collins
Sissy and Ava Hush are estranged, middle-aged sisters with little in common beyond their upbringing in a pe- culiar manor in downtown St. John's. With both parents now dead, the siblings must decide what to do with the old house they've inherited. Despite their individual loneliness, neither is willing to change or cede to the oth- er's intentions. As the sisters discover the house's dark secrets, the spirits of the past awaken, and strange events envelop them. The Hush sisters must either face these sinister forces together or be forever ripped apart.
Breakwater Books, 2020
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Kingdom of Sand & Stars: Ancient Hearts by Candace Osmond
Young archaeologist, Andie Godfrey must conquer her addiction and accept the opportunity to uncover the Egyptian cave where her father and boyfriend were last seen two years ago. But, the pain of the past is hard to forget when you’re thrown at its feet. Using her father’s secret research, Andie pieces together a clandestine conspiracy, centuries old, that will shatter the world’s idea of ancient Egypt. But before she can solve her father’s cryptic puzzle, Andie’s betrayed by the leader of the expedition, and finds herself left for dead at the bottom of a pit where she accidentally activates a portal carved in stone. Unsure whether she’s dead or thrown back in the midst of time, Andie discovers an advanced civilization unlike anything she’s ever known and is soon faced with a ruler among Gods; a man from her own past who once ruled her heart.
Book 1 in the Kingdom of Sand & Stars series.
Guardian Publishing, 2020 Also available as an ebook.
The Lightbulb Forest: The collected short fiction of Ali House by Ali House
Tales to thrill, amaze, and excite: Ali House can do it all! This author has mastered every genre of story she's tried her hand at, and now -- finally -- her amazing short fiction and flash fiction is collected in one place! Including stories that tie into 'The Segment Delta Archives' series and the 'Engen Universe' series, this collection has something for everyone!
Engen Books, 2020
Mina’s Child by Paul Butler
Mina's Child imagines a second generation springing from the "heroes"' in Bram Stoker's Dracula. In 1921, Mina and Jonathan Harker's daughter, Abree, a student at King's College, London, starts to question the extraordinary adventures her parents claim to have experienced in England and the Carpathians. Middle- aged Jonathan Harker is haunted by nightmares that Abree assumes to be about her brother, Quincey, killed in the Great War. As the Harkers follow the thread of their unease back to its source, they are haunted by memories of Lucy Westenra, fianc©♭e to Arthur Holmwood, and the manner of Lucy's death. Having lost her brother, Quincey, in the Great War, Abree refuses to believe in a clear dividing line between good and evil. Abree suspects her parents' tales of glory hide a profound sense of guilt, particularly about the unexplained death of their friend, Lucy Westenra. The Harkers' maid, Jenny, it transpires, has reasons of her own to worry about the chaos in her employer's household. She is carrying Jonathan's child, but Harker plans to evade all such responsibilities. Jenny, suddenly unleashed as a destructive force against the household, decides to make the Harkers face their hypocrisy.
Inanna Publications & Education Inc., 2020 Also available as an ebook.
Of Harleys and Healing by Darryl Chislett
“What do you do when you meet a group of people, unlike anyone you have ever encountered before when you least expect it? I came here to look at a cabin I inherited from my uncle. Now I’m moving here, giving up my city life and casting my fate to the winds. There’s a biker gypsy-guru who has taken me under her wing and taught me to ride, and she is psychoanalyzing the past right out of me. My neighbor, once dead on the seafloor off Scotland, lives his life just the way he wants. His best friend astral projects and his best friend’s wife wants to regress me to my former lives, to find out who I really am. Souls and crows and egos. Mysti- cism and spirituality, Irish monks and hermits,; music, motorcycles and romance. What more could I want? Then everything goes wrong. Can I choose to rust… to not be alone?”
2020
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Summer Semester by J.J. King
A brand new life, a brand new school, and three hot guys to drive her crazy. Lexi thought her first semester at Omega Wolf Academy would be relaxed and easy, but that's not proving to be true. Having had zero expe- rience with guys her entire life, Lexi's world is turned upside down when not one, not two, but three seriously sexy guys all set their sights on her. Things get complicated really fast, especially when she discovers they're best friends. Lexi is just finding her place at OWA when a dark part of her past tears her world apart. Will her secrets destroy the connection she has with Lucian, Dimitri, and Chase or will her men rise up to defend what they've built against the shadows that haunt her?
2020
Tales Through Time: A collections of short stories by Patrick Collins
Ever hear about a Newfoundland earrnog? How about eggs exploding in New York? These are just two of the many subjects author Patrick Collins of Harbour Grace touches upon in this wonder- ful collection of short stories that include tales about growing up in Newfoundland, about local characters, about awkward and bungled friendships, as well as embarrassing yet humorous moments he has experi- enced. Tales Through time is Patrick's tenth book and readers are in for a treat as he presents stories that range from embarrassing and funny to thought-provoking and poignant. A book to read and enjoy.
DRC Publishing, 2020
Two for the Tablelands by Kevin Major
Sebastian Synard is back. It's the off-season, and the Newfoundland tour guide introduced in One for the Rock has crossed the island with his spirited teenage son for a weekend exploring the wonders of Gros Morne National Park. But on a hike across the spectacular rockscape of The Tablelands, they discover the half-buried body of a murder victim. Life as a tour guide had its twists and turns, but now Sebastian--with his offhand, Scotch-enriched nature--is crossing a more dangerous landscape, on a path that will leave him face-to-face with a killer.
Breakwater Books, 2020
War of the Fangs by Charles O’Keefe
Newfoundland native Joseph O'Reily has been through the wringer. He was turned into a vampire less than a year ago, has fought for his life several times against fearsome foes and just recently was shot in the head! Thankfully his vampire physiology, along with quick actions from his vampire girlfriend Cassandra, saved his life. Now he faces a tough road of recovery both mentally and physically and he doesn't have much time for either. A war the likes of which the world has never seen between good and evil sides of the secret vampire council is soon to erupt, with humanity caught in the middle. Before that happens, Joseph and Cassandra must deal with a vampire pirate who may be able to reveal a deadly secret, namely who the spy in the council is. The spy in question, Anne Bonny, has problems of her own as taking on the persona of Elizabeth Bathory, the Blood Countess, is proving to be quite a challenge. The memories and emotions Anne has of Elizabeth threaten to swallow her whole. Anne must also be able to fool ancient evil vampires or her life will be cut short and her friends put in mortal danger. Old friends and new foes will emerge, technology and magic will collide and the fate of the world hangs in the balance. Joseph and Cassandra must rely on each other more than ever, but are they strong enough for the greatest fight either of them has ever faced?
Book 4 in the Newfoundland Vampire series. 2020 Click on the book cover or title to go directly to our online catalogue. Click on ebook to go directly to our eLibrary.
CHILDREN & YOUNG ADULT
The Ice Shack/La Cabane by Katia Canciani Alphonse's fishing hut is the most beautiful on the coast. Yet at the end of the line, not even a sock or an old pair of underwear. It's a bad start for the competition for the best fisherman! With illustrations by Christian Quesnel.
Also available in French as La Cabane.
Breakwater Books, 2019
Just a Stage: A Newfoundland Story by Corey Majeau
Red is a quirky little fisherman from Fogo Island, Newfoundland. When fishing each day becomes a hard task, he ventures out across Canada in search of something new to do! After trying his luck with many fun new jobs, and attempts to settle in a few new places, Red quickly realizes that there's no place like home.
Guardian Publishing, 2020
Kitty and Tom Adventures by Mary Johnson Godsland
Airport Runaways Kitty and Tom are spooked at an airport. They run away from what they perceive as a dangerous situa- tion. A pursuit follows. Quickly Kitty and Tom find a very unusual escape route. This leads to a swirl of humorous activities!
Friesen Press, 2018
A Topsy-Turvy Boat Ride Boat rides are serious, so Betty and Al, with safety in mind, plan carefully for their curious pets’ first ride. Betty, who could become seasick, does not go but helps with the planning. Al is quite pre- pared and very patient. However, Kitty and Tom, being cats, are curious and do not sit still in the boat. There is trouble that Al handles well. Kitty and Tom learn from this adventure, even though it may not be one they would be eager to.
Xlibris, 2020
Mr. Grumbles: Bedtime stories for the young by William Pryse-Phillips Mr. Grumbles is a Park Keeper with a mission, he wants to catch any dogs not on a leash. Ham is a Lab- rador retreiver who thinks differently!
With illustrations by C. Anne MacLeod.
Medit Inc., 2019
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CHILDREN & YOUNG ADULT
Screech! Ghost stories from Old Newfoundland by Charis Cotter
Reimagined from family stories told across Newfoundland and passed down over generations, these 10 spine -tingling tales traverse centuries and introduce readers to the Rock’s nooks and crannies. From a ghostly blueberry-picker on the barrens to a visit from the notorious Old Hag, from a mysterious ballet troupe in a St. John’s mansion to a haunted house in an outport community on the cusp of resettlement, these stories bring the island of Newfoundland to vibrant new life (and death) as the thread of these years-old yarns is unravelled for a whole new generation. With art by Genevieve Simms.
Nimbus Publishing, 2020 Also available as an ebook.
They Did Not Quit by Corrine Paul
The story of the first all-female team to finish the Cain's Quest Snowmobile Endurance Race. Their dedi- cation and strength helped them overcome the challenges that racers experience during cross country snowmobile races. Their goal was to inspire more females to join the male dominated sport, and that they did.
With illustrations by Tyrone Elliot
Self-published, 2020
Under Amelia’s Wing by Heather Stemp
It’s 1936, and against all odds—but not without a few stumbles—Ginny Ross has made it to Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. (Otherwise known as the academic home of her friend and mentor, Amelia Earhart.) For Ginny, this is the next step toward her dream of becoming a pilot, but it’s harder than she ex- pected: as the only girl in her mechanical engineering program, she constantly has to prove she deserves to be there. Ginny is determined not to let the jeers of her classmates and the opinions of some backwards- thinking professors hold her back, but she is a world away from her home in Harbour Grace, Newfoundland. When Amelia takes off in 1937 to fly around the globe, Ginny can’t shake a feeling of foreboding. Aviation is still relatively new and communication between air and ground is patchy at best. Then Amelia disappears without a trace, and Ginny must figure out if she has what it takes to forge ahead without her mentor. With the threat of the Second World War looming large, Ginny will need every bit of salty east coast grit she can mus- ter.
Book 2 in the Ginny Ross series.
Nimbus Publishing, 2020
The Wall & the Wind by Veselina Tomova
In the middle of the twentieth century in Eastern Europe, a young girl dreams of adventures near and far. One day, a huge wall appears that separates East from West, and dreamer from dreams. No ladder is high enough, no tunnel deep enough to get past that wall. But then a crack appears in the wall, and the girl (now a woman) knows she has the chance to follow her dreams again.
Running the Goat Books and Broadsides, 2020
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FILM
Away From Everywhere directed by Justin Simms
A struggling writer emerges from rehab and reunites with his estranged brother, but soon descends into a tragic love triangle and is forced to confront a devastating reality.
Based on the novel Away From Everywhere by Chad Pelley.
2017
Feel the Earth Move: The Gros Morne Project written and directed by Anne Troake
Montreal's renowed Coleman Limieux Dance Company descends upon a small community in Newfound- land's Gros Morne National Park with a team of Canada's finest artists. In one short week, they create a dance work that honors the land, the sea and the people of this unique place. Filmmaker Anne Troake ... turns the camera on the cultural exchange between townspeople and art stars, capturing the moment of creation and the spectacular work itself.
Morag Loves Company, 2006
Phantoms of the French Shore directed by Barbara Doran
The French Shore Tapestry was inspired by an 11th century Bayeux Tapestry. The extraordinary 220 foot- long tapestry opens with the creation of the world and threads a fascinating journey through time, using the history of the French in Newfoundland as the central theme. It is an artistic masterpiece that weaves the com- plex historical relationship between opposing nations with epic human drama - the story of the French in New- foundland. One story told in two languages. A compelling documentary that honours the extraordinary artistic vision that inspired this magnificent work of art.
Morag Loves Company; McIntosh Mediia, 2012
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Crow Gulch by Douglas Walbourne-Gough
In his debut poetry collection, Douglas Walbourne-Gough reflects on the legacy of a community that sat on the shore of the Bay of Islands, less than two kilometres west of downtown Corner Brook.
Icehouse Poetry, 2019
The Divine Ryans by Wayne Johnston
The youngest member of an eccentric Irish-Catholic family in the dual business of newspaper-publishing and undertaking, nine-year-old Doyle must deal with ghostly appearances, his screwy relatives, and his own bur- geoning sexuality.
Vintage Canada, 1990
On the High Seas: The diary of Capt. John W. Froude, Twillingate: 1863-1939 by John W. Froude
Froude’s diary richly describes his experiences, including his many injuries and his carousing and occasional fights ashore, which once led to the threat of being jailed in New York City. He writes about the duties of the crew, the sails and rigging of the vessels he worked on, and the use of log lines for calculating a ship’s speed. He also demonstrates a fundamental curiosity about global geography, history, and people. For example, in Leghorn he “took a great delight in rambling around the town and viewing the great buildings churches music [h]alls theaters circuses and law coarts,” and “got acquainted with the italians greeks and turks which I thought was quite a treat they told me of things I had never heard and of things I had never seen and of strange places in their own country where I had never been.” He usually provides a brief history of the places he visited, and while in Sevastopol (Ukraine), he was particularly inspired to relate the story of the charge of the Light Brigade during the Crimean War.
Jesperson Press, 1983
One Good Reason: A memoir of addiction and recovery, music and love by Séan McCann with Andrea Aragon
This deeply personal memoir, co-written by singer-songwriter, renowned mental health advocate, and recent Order of Canada recipient Sean McCann and wife Andrea Aragon, details in powerful and lyrical prose a child- hood indoctrinated in strict Catholic faith, the creation of the wildly successful Great Big Sea, and the battle with alcoholism that nearly cost them everything.
Nimbus Publishing, 2020 Also available as an ebook.
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Operation Vanished by Helen C. Escott
RCMP Corporal Gail McNaughton has just transferred into the Major Crime Unit. As its newest investigator, she is given a stack of missing and murder files dating back to the 1950's. These crimes prove to be a chal- lenge to investigate: most of the witnesses have died or have aged, memories have faded, scenes were not secured to today's standards, and DNA testing was not available at the time. Corporal McNaughton befriends Larry Morgan, an expert on Newfoundland and Labrador history who is also the son of one of the murdered women. Together they put together a list of suspects and begin to dig up ghosts from the past. McNaughton discovers that the files may be linked, and she sets out to prove her theory that a serial killer had been operat- ing in rural Newfoundland when these crimes were committed.
Flanker Press, 2019 Also available as an ebook.
Operation Wormwood: The Reckoning by Helen C. Escott
Sgt. Nicholas Myra is back with a vengeance, and he is out for blood. Years of investigating horrific crimes have become too much, and Myra’s PTSD is intense and out of control. He can’t unsee the images that race through his dreams. Now as he investigates the biggest case of his career, he is in a constant state of fight-or -flight. The hunt continues for a serial killer who is targeting the most heinous of criminals, making them die a slow, painful death. Sgt. Myra partners with Dr. Luke Gillespie in a hunt for a killer targeting criminals who everyone wants dead. On the day of reckoning, everyone is called to account for their actions. Award-winning author Helen C. Escott, a former civilian member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, offers an exciting new voice in crime fiction and conducts a thorough investigation into why evil against the most vulnerable goes unpunished. Operation Wormwood: The Reckoning is the explosive follow-up to the bestselling crime thriller Opera- tion Wormwood, which was a 2019 Arthur Ellis Awards finalist for Best First Crime Novel.
Flanker Press, 2020 Also available as an ebook.
We’ll All Be Burnt in Our Beds Some Night by Joel Thomas Hynes
Scrappy tough guy and three-time loser Johnny Keough is going a little stir-crazy awaiting trial for an alleged assault charge involving his girlfriend, Madonna, and a teapot. Facing three to five years in a maximum- security prison, Johnny knows this might just be the end of the road. But when Madonna doesn’t show up for court due to a fatal accident, shell-shocked Johnny seizes his unexpected “clean slate” as a sign from above and embarks on an epic hitchhiking journey across Canada to deliver her ashes to a fabled beach on the out- skirts of Vancouver. Johnny’s wanderings see him propelled in and out of the driver’s seat of stolen cars, knocking heads with cagey cops, nearly decapitated by a moose, coming face-to-face with his incarcerated biological father in a Kingston jail, and finding surprising connections with strangers on the lonely road west. But most of all, he revisits the choices and mistakes of his past—his relationships with his adoptive father and a cousin who meant the world to him, and his first real chance at love with the woman who is now lost to him. We'll All Be Burnt in Our Beds Some Night is the story of one man’s kicking-and-screaming attempt to recuperate from a life of petty crime and shattered relationships, and somehow accept and maybe even like the new man emerging from within, the one he so desperately needs to become.
Harper Perennial, 2017 Also available as an ebook.
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