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Marilla Before Anne Louise Michalos One Who Has Been Here Before $22.95 pb, Vagrant Press Becca Babcock A heart-rending work of historical fiction telling the $22.95 pb, Vagrant Press story of Marilla Cuthbert, long before Anne came to Contemporary Atlantic gothic fiction inspired Green Gables farm. by Nova Scotia’s notorious Goler clan.

Shoot Me Lesley Crewe Classics Lesley Crewe $19.95 pb, Vagrant Press Shoot Me is a story about family, fortune, and figuring out who you are. Bestselling author Lesley Crewe has created a mixed-up, frantic, ultimately lovable East Coast family. Ava Comes Home Lesley Crewe Classics Lesley Crewe $19.95 pb, Vagrant Press The author of Relative Happiness brings a riveting story about one terrible secret—a secret kept in shame, buried deep for self- preservation, and exposed in a moment that changes forever the lives of everyone involved.

Fishnets & Fantasies Jane Doucet $22.95 pb, Vagrant Press A quirky yet tender work of contemporary fiction about love, sex, and marriage at middle-age set in Lunenberg, Nova Scotia, from the author of The Pregnant Pause.

The Rosary And The Rifle The Murder of Mary Ann MacKinnon Ernie MacAulay $19.95 pb, Acorn Press This is the story of the trial of Joey MacDonald and the family Mary Ann left behind. Non-Fiction

Anne’s Cradle The Life and Works of Hanako Muraoka, Japanese Translator of Anne of Green Gables Eri Muraoka/Cathi Hirano $24.95 pb, Nimbus Publishing The bestselling biography of renowned Japanese translator of Anne of Green Gables is available in English for the first time.

Memories on the Bounty Janet Coulter Sanford $19.95 pb, Nimbus Publishing For fans of Tuesdays with Morrie, a memoir of friendship in the face of memory loss, and of preserving one man’s story of an incredible year aboard the replica HMS Bounty.

Titanic Nicola Pierce $25.95 hc, Nimbus Publishing A beautiful primer and giftbook on all things Titanic, featuring dozens of photos and vignettes, and suitable for all ages.

Somebeachsomewhere Marjorie Simmins $24.95 pb, Nimbus Publishing A comprehensive, fully illustrated biography of Nova Scotia’s Somebeachsomewhere, the greatest standardbred pacer of all time, from the award- winning author of Year of the Horse.

Clary Croft My Charmed Life in Music, Art, and Folkore $22.95 pb, Nimbus Publishing Beloved folklorist, storyteller, and performer spins the tale of his fifty-year career in the arts in Nova Scotia, featuring The Privateers, Helen Creighton, and more.

Senior Moment Monica Graham $22.95 pb, Nimbus Publishing Part memoir, part cautionary tale, part how-to guide, Senior Moment offers insight and practical guidance for Atlantic Canadians on how to usher a loved one into the world of continuing care. NON-FICTION

Cultivating Success Island Girl Classified The Life of Acadian From Orphan to Military Wife Off The Beat’N’Path Seaplants Founder Jackie Muise Jackie Muise Louis Deveau $22.95 pb, Acorn Press $24.95 pb, MacIntyre Purcell Jim Meek Mary Elizabeth LeBlanc is Classified has always $27.95 hc, Nimbus Publishing compelling and moving, marched to the beat of his A business biography not because she was highly own drum. His visceral lyrics of pioneering unusual, but because she and authentic voice have Nova Scotian entrepreneur experienced, suffered, survived, echoed the aspirations and Louis Deveau. and triumphed over challenges disappointments of a whole commonly faced by ordinary generation. He is an artist people during her era. whose ear is always close to HISTORY the ground.

The Life of Boston King It’s Our Time The Bygone Days Carmelita A M Robertson Wanda Taylor Folklore, Traditions & Toenails $14.95 pb, Nimbus Publishing $19.95 pb, Nimbus Publishing Reginald Thompson One of the most well- With care and precision, $22.95 pb, Acorn Press documented Black Loyalist award-winning writer Wanda Reginald—”Dutch”—Thompson autobiographies, by a man Lauren Taylor delves into the is back with more stories from named Boston King, born a history and development of the the Bygone Days. You’ll hear slave to Richard Waring, a Preston area, the organizations Dutch’s encouraging voice rice-planter in South Carolina. and churches that helped bringing to light the poignant, bolster the population, and and hilarious stories from the struggles, successes, and the kitchen as early as 1895 personal stories of several preserving this important part residents. of Maritime history for future Maritimers. Ancient Land, New Land Skmaqn - Port-la-Joye - Fort Amherst $24.95 pb, Acorn Press As Europeans settled on what had come to be known as Isle Saint Jean, the major European players were France and Great Britain, each of whom started constructing forts and sending soldiers, warships and settlers. A key strategy of the French was to establish a close alliance with the Mi’kmaq, one that was maintained by missionaries. Thus Skmaqn became the French fort Port-la-Joye. The French saw it as the most strategic location as its harbour was large, sheltered, and easy to defend because of the narrow entrance through which any enemy ships would have to pass. Nimbus CHILDREN’S MCDOUGALL/LARAMEE-JONES Reading begins at birth, with your baby cuddled in your arms, listening to the sound of your voice. The three books in this collection are based on key developmental stages that can help your baby take baby steps to reading. Each book is filled with beautiful images and bouncy text that you and your baby will love to read over and over again.

Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Title: Read talk play : baby steps to reading / Carol McDougall and Shanda LaRamee-Jones. Names: McDougall, Carol, author. | LaRamee-Jones, Shanda, author. | Container of work: McDougall, Carol. Let’s read. | Container of work: LaRamee-Jones, Shanda. Baby talk. | Container of work: McDougall, Carol. Baby play. Series: Baby steps (Halifax Regional Municipality, N.S.) READ TALK PLAY Description: Series statement: Baby steps series | A collection of three volumes of children’s poetry. Identifiers: Canadiana (print) 20200388223 | Canadiana (ebook) 2020038824X ISBN 9781771089302 (softcover) ISBN 9781771088060 (EPUB) Subjects: LCSH: Infants—Books and reading—Juvenile poetry. CSH: Children’s poetry, Canadian (English)—21st century LCSH: Reading—Parent participation.

Classification: LCC PS8287 .R38 2021 | DDC jC811/.608034—dc23 NIMBUS

$14.95 CAD • $12.95 USD

Here Babies There Babies Read Talk Play Kisses Kisses Baby-O! Nancy Cohen/Carmen Mok Baby Steps to Reading Trilingual Edition $10.95 board, Nimbus Publishing Carol McDougall/Shanda Sheree Fitch/Hilda Rose The bestselling duo behind LaRamee-Jones $9.95 pb, Nimbus Publishing Here Babies, There Babies is $14.95 pb, Nimbus Publishing Trilingual, thick-stock back, celebrating babies in Three books in one: the perfect paperback edition of summertime! starter collection to introduce bestselling baby book from babies to the joy of books and author of Mabel Murple and reading. There Were Monkeys in My Kitchen. PICTURE BOOKS

Wildflower Briana Corr Scott $22.95 hc, Nimbus Publishing A stunning, modern reimagining of Thumbelina with an environmental message from the author/ illustrator of The Book of Selkie and She Dreams of Sable Island.

Seeing Stars Denise Adams $12.95 pb, Nimbus Publishing A quirky, fun book exploring the secret underwater life of starfish, in the style of The Secret Life of Squirrels.

The Land Puffin Lori Doody $12.95 pb, Nimbus Publishing An east coast yarn about a parrot who wants the rugged life of a puffin...or does he?

Forest Magic Sarah Grindler $16.95 hc, Nimbus Publishing A beautifully illustrated, compact, interactive nature guide to exploring the forest for young readers. CHILDREN’S NON-FICTION

Amazing Black Atlantic Canadians Lindsay Ruck/James Bentley $19.95 pb, Nimbus Publishing This fascinating, full-colour illustrated book features over 50 amazing Black people from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador, sharing their incredible stories and accomplishments, past and present.

Among these amazing Black Atlantic Canadians are people who saved lives, set sports records (Delmore William “Buddy” Daye), achieved international superstardom (Measha Brueggergosman), made change in their own neighbourhoods (Quentrel Provo), overcame injustice (Viola Desmond), and enacted many other inspiring deeds of courage and perseverance.

MIDDLE GRADE AND Y/A

The Last Time I Saw Her Alexandra Harrington $16.95 pb, Nimbus Publishing Friends and family are pitted against each other after a tragic accident leaves behind shattered relationships and shocking secrets. A riveting novel by a new voice in teen fiction.

The Family Way Laura Best $14.95 pb, Nimbus Publishing Set in 1930 and based on true events, this middle- grade novel explores family secrets, set at the Ideal Maternity Home.

The Degrees of Barley Lick Susan Flanagan $12.99 pb, Running The Goat Life has been hard for sixteen-year-old Barley Lick lately: he split with his girlfriend, his father died, and now his mother has a boyfriend, a cop named Fred Newton. Not even Barley’s new Great Dane, Stanley, can make things right. GRAPHIC NOVEL

Dusty Dreams and Troubled Waters A Story of HMCS Sackville and the Battle of the Atlantic Brian Bowman/Richard Rudnicki/Susan Tooke $19.95 pb, Nimbus Publishing A middle-grade graphic novel exploring the Battle of the Atlantic from a young prairie boy’s perspective. PICTURE BOOKS & EARLY READERS

Whispers of Mermaid & Wonderful Things Atlantic Canadian Poetry and Verse for Children Edited by: Sheree Fitch/Anne Hunt $12.99 pb, Nimbus Publishing Carefully curated collection of Atlantic Canada’s best poetry for young readers, now available in paperback.

From celebrated children’s poet and author Sheree Fitch and early childhood educator Anne Hunt comes a new paperback edition of the celebrated illustrated compendium of Atlantic Canadian poetry and verse for young readers. Spanning centuries, from Milton Acorn, Bliss Carman, and Rita Joe to Budge Wilson, Shauntay Grant, and Kathleen Winter, and a broad thematic scope—from soft lullabies and silly songs to poignant meditations on nature, loss, and love—over 100 poems from the region’s best are sure to delight educators, parents, and young readers. FICTION

Kimmy & Mike Mr. Beagle and the Catalina Dave Paddon/Lily Snowden- Georgestown Mystery Lori Doody Fine Lori Doody $11.95 pb, Running The Goat $12.95 pb, Running The Goat $11.95 pb, Running The Goat Catalina has an almost Dave Paddon and Lily When he decides to visit his perfect life—but one day her Snowden-Fine team up in cousin George, Mr. Beagle is owners come home with this hilarious tall tale about not looking for a new mystery not one, not two, but three a brother and sister who set to solve—but he finds one puppies! What’s a cat to do? out to find some fish for their none the less. father’s supper.

Hare B&B Bill Richardson/Bill Pechet $22.99 pb, Running The Goat Award-winning author Bill Richardson and acclaimed artist Bill Pechet join forces in this charming and hilarious tale about self-reliant young hares and a coyote who gets her comeuppance.

L’étoile dans la pomme Marie-France Comeau/Gilles Cormier $13.95 pb, Bouton d’or Acadie Up on a tree, on a fertile land, a yellow apple grows amongst hundreds of red apples, who are all very surprised to see a stranger within their branches. This bestseller by Marie- France Comeau and Gilles Cormier is making a comeback, in a delightful and scintillating new presentation! FICTION FRENCH/GAELIC/ENGLISH

Le chien d’or de Québec Sur la rue Tout-le-Monde La promesse du bout du Denis Boucher Sheree Fitch/Emma monde $19.95 pb, Bouton d’or Acadie Fitzgerald Danielle Marcotte/ Stéphanie Alexis Nadeau, director of the $14.95 pb, Bouton d’or Acadie Bourgeois exhibits at the Civilisations Sheree Fitch’s playful words $14.95 pb, Bouton d’or Acadie museum in Montreal, has lead you into this beautiful Summer 1786. Two fifteen been receiving threats signed: children’s book and invite year-old orphan boys have Québec Golden Dog. The you to celebrate our gifts, our embarked on a ship in three musketeers Gabriel, Ania weaknesses, our differences, Southhampton, Britain, that’s and Mamadou immediately and our sameness. heading for the North-East of start to investigate. the Pacific Ocean.

Ouaf? Ouaf? Cot! Cot! Bodkin Beag and Bodkin Mòr Summer Feet Carolyn Rowe-Turner/ Sarah (available in English & Gaelic) Sheree Fitch/Carolyn Fisher Delignies Emily MacDonald $22.99 hc, Bradan Press $13.95 pb, Bouton d’or Acadie $12.99 pb, Bradan Press Canada’s Dr. Seuss, Sheree Caro’s girls aren’t happy. Bodkin Beag and Bodkin Mòr Fitch, is back with a brand- “The girls” are Caro’s hens, went out to pick nuts... but new tongue-twisting picture and Henriette is especially Bodkin Beag wouldn’t stop book that celebrates all things unimpressed when Crème eating them! Big Biorachan set summer. Brulée, the family labrador, out to teach his greedy friend decides to come in to the a lesson, unleashing a chain of chicken coop uninvited. unintended consequences.

Bana-phrionnsa a’ Phoca Phaipeir (Gaelic) Robert Munsch $12.99 pb, Bradan Press A Scottish Gaelic translation of the beloved Canadian classic The Paper Bag Princess, from the translator of Anna Ruadh (Anne of Green Gables). When the fiercest dragon in the whole world smashes Princess Elizabeth’s castle, burns all her clothes, and captures her fiancé, Prince Ronald, Elizabeth takes matters into her own hands. With her wits alone and nothing but a paper bag to wear, the princess challenges the dragon to show his strength in the hopes of saving the prince. But is it worth all that trouble? MIDDLE GRADE, Y/A & CHILDREN

My Year as a Space Cadet Hope Dalvay $13.95 pb, Acorn Press Page Stuart’s perfectly organized life is flipped upside down...again.

Page is in unfamiliar territory as the new kid at school. To make matters worse, Shale Pit Academy of Creativity and Excellence (or “SPACE” as it is more commonly known) is no ordinary school. Students there have the dubious distinction of being nicknamed “SPACE cadets.” No, not the astronaut- in-training meaning. Think of the other kind of space cadet—you know, someone who is out of touch with reality.

Skyward Susan White $13.95 pb, Acorn Press Emery is a Less Than, raised behind a wall and under a roof that rarely opens, in a system that grooms some to be lowly and some to be Elite. When she is offered an assignment to take care of the Old Ones, she glimpses a world beyond the restricted one she has known.

She plans to escape with Augustus, who longs to see the farm he used to live on, and Emery learns much more about the system that kept her from ever seeing the sky—and about the beautiful, rich world she’s been kept from. She tastes food, sees trees, and uncovers her own past for the first time.

Cléo matelot Le retour du Capitaine Où tu vas, Emma? Jeanne Mout/ Émilie Leduc Baboune Hélène Devarennes/ Omar Al- $13.95 pb Michel Ouellete/Réjean Roy Hafidh Bouton d’or Acadie $9.95 pb, Bouton d’or Acadie $13.95 pb, Bouton d’or Acadie Cléo lives by the water with Loïc and his faithful Every night when putting her parents. Her dream: companion, the spunky little Emma to bed, her father always sailing around the world. Her winged dragon Portagne-des- wonders: What is she dreaming father gives her a white sheet, Montagnes, find themselves in about? Is she diving in a river? Is and her mom uses her silver a nightmarish fortress, which she howling with wolves? Is she scissors to sew her a main the irascible Captain Baboune becoming a butterfly? sail. On to the oceans, the still powers with foul humour, A tender and affectionate story wind and the mist! despite having been humiliated between a father and his child, by Loïc only moments before. in which we get to travel back into the dream world of children. CHILDREN’S FICTION

Disaster at the Highland Games Petit Pico Riel Nason/Nathasha Pilotte Fabien Melanson/Nathasha Pilotte $15.95 pb, Chocolate River Publishing $9.95 pb, Bouton d’or Acadie Kate loves going to Highland dance class On a sunny day, Little Peeper breaks out of each week and is thrilled when her teacher his shell. The baby chick is barely born that suggests she compete at the Highland already he goes looking for his father. Little Games for the first time. Kate agrees to Peeper asks the cow, the llama, the horse... practice, but quickly changes her mind Peep-peep, who could possibly be his dad? when she realises it’s not as much fun to When finally they find each other, Little dance at home alone as it is with friends in Peeper learns to cock-a-doodle-doo, and class. And, besides, she figures her dancing do it well too! is already good enough. Everything will be fine. Or will it?

A Calf for Olive Cheryl Dawn Buchan $10.95 pb, Chocolate River Pubihsing Olive is devastated when she overhears a kid at school making fun of her for wanting to raise a calf for the 4-H calf competition. They think she can’t possibly do it because she has cerebral palsy. But, with the love and support from her family and friends, Olive develops a strong bond with a Jersey calf and draws on her problem-solving skills to get her calf ready for the fall competition.

G comme Gaël (French) Sheylayne Hanson/Etta Moffatt $12.99 pb, Bradan Press This book is a first step for children and adults looking to understand and connect with Gaelic history, culture, and identity in Nova Scotia. Through joyful illustrations and creative concepts, readers will have the opportunity to explore and celebrate what it means to be a Gael. The book is for children, teachers, parents, grandparents, and anyone who wants to learn more about Gaelic language and culture in Nova Scotia. Mindfulness

RESET:breathe Tracey Gairns Biroux $21.00 pb, Acorn Press The RESET:breathe journal is a compilation of all things ‘feel good.’

Everyone was born with the right to live their life feeling the best they absolutely can but sometimes we just forget how.

Each day you will be asked to track the things that contribute to us feeling our best. Things like top priorities, sleep, energy and movement. The journal finishes with challenges and blank pages.

Working from Home for a Harmonious Life Luc Desroches $19.95 pb, Pottersfield Since Luc Desroches began working from his home office in 2016, he has been writing about how the move has allowed him to create a more harmonious life for both himself and his family. This book was mostly written pre-COVID-19, when working from home was more the exception than the rule. With almost every employee on the planet being encouraged to work from home where possible, COVID-19 has made the necessary transition from office to home more important than ever. The author delves deep into personal experience as he reflects on the values and teachings of the Mi’kmaq people who have worked from their homes for over ten thousand years.. POETRY

Unspoken Truth Wild Green Light Angela Bowden David Adams Richards & Margo Wheaton $19.95 pb, Pottersfield $19.95 pb, Pottersfield A bold collection of poetry highlighting Wild Green Light is a collaboration that the generational pain of Africans living brings together the poetry of acclaimed in the diaspora. Through her poems, author David Adams Richards and award- Bowden creates a panoramic view of winning writer Margo Wheaton. Drawing the terrible conditions they endured for upon a fiercely shared passion for the centuries. natural world. NON-FICTION BIOGRAPHY

The Race to the Bottom How Scuba Diving in Nova Scotia Saved My Life Bob Chaulk $21.95 pb, Pottersfield This is the story of one man’s hobby and its overwhelmingly positive effect physically, emotionally, socially, and mentally on his life. The hobby is scuba diving, in Halifax Harbour.

The author takes the reader under warships, container ships, and tugboats, through huge docks, and under the ice.

Pearleen Oliver Canada’s Black Crusader for Civil Rights Ronald Caplan $10.99 pb, Breton Books Pearleen Oliver pushed open doors that blocked Black girls from nurses’ training. She kicked Little Black Sambo out of public schools. She was spokesperson for Viola Desmond’s appeal of her 1946 conviction for challenging racist customs. Editor Ronald Caplan weaves Pearleen’s voice from her interviews and speeches.

The Hermit of Africville The Life of Eddie Carvery Jon Tattrie $21.95 pb, Pottersfield Eddie Carvery’s Africville protest reached its 50th year in 2020. He was just 23 when the City of Halifax bulldozed Africville, an African Nova Scotian village on the shores of the Bedford Basin.

In the city, he found drugs, violence, and ultimately prison. His life was engulfed in tragedy and he hurt those he loved most. But in Africville, the land of his ancestors, he developed a great strength. His mind cleared and he saw the purpose of his life was to stand for Africville.

No Thanks, I Want to Walk Two Months on Foot Around New Brunswick and the Gaspé Emily Taylor Smith $21.95 pb, Pottersfield After completing a 3,000-kilometre hike of coastal Nova Scotia and making a number of dramatic changes in her life, Emily Taylor Smith is compelled to undertake another Maritime journey on foot, this time following the coastline of New Brunswick and the Gaspé all the way to Quebec City. NON-FICTION

Nova Scotia Politics 1945—2020 From Macdonald to MacNeil Graham Steele $21.95 pb, Pottersfield Who has held political power in Nova Scotia? How did they get it? And what did they do with it? In his latest book, bestselling author and former cabinet minister Graham Steele takes us on a roller-coaster ride through seventy-five years of Nova Scotia politics from 1945 to 2020.

Nova Scotia politics has seen an almost unnatural focus on jobs, roads, and corruption. Steele doesn’t shy away from the controversial parts of our political history: the trial of Gerald Regan for sexual crimes; the political pressure that led to the opening of the ill-starred Westray mine; and the environmental racism that pumped effluent into Boat Harbour for fifty years.

Atlantic Seafood Recipes from Chef Michael Howell Michael Howell $24.95 pb, Nimbus Publishing For those of us who live near the Atlantic Ocean, a gathering of family and friends over a freshly caught, perfectly grilled fish is second nature. Here, seafood is more than just a preference, it is a way of life.

In this updated edition, Chef Michael Howell shares over fifty of his favourite seafood recipes with dishes ranging from classic to contemporary.

The Perfect Day Harry Bruce $21.95 pb, Pottersfield The Perfect Day and Other Stories offers the best of Bruce’s best essays. From the sweet pain of first love and leaving home to the horrors of killer wasps, bloodthirsty flies, and marauding mice. From the relief experienced in every outhouse in the pines to the joy resounding from neighbourhood curling on a Scottish laird’s frozen pond. They’re all here, and more, in Harry’s latest collection.

Ode to the Unpraised Abena Beloved Green $19.95 pb, Pottersfield Ode to the Insightful and experimental, Ode to the Unpraised explores the practical knowledge, life lessons, and Unpraised personal essence of women in Canada and Ghana STORIES AND LESSONS FROM WOMEN I KNOW through conversation, prose, and poems. Those featured are located in Nova Scotia, Ontario and Ghana. This book was born out of Abena’s curiosity about her late grandmother’s humble yet textured life as a wife, homemaker, and respected community member. Abena Beloved Green DISCOVER CANADA HALL ea glass, beach glass, sand glass, mermaids’ tears, emeralds from the deep…known by many names and coveted by beachcombers, Sthese ocean treasures are much more than they seem. In A Sea FOREWORD BY Glass Journey, sea glass jeweller and collector Teri Hall, of PEI’s Fire and CHEF MICHAEL SMITH Water Creations, tells the incredible story of these jewels of the sea. Accented with stunning photographs of sea glass and its sources, this beautiful book illustrates the transformative process these gems undergo in the belly of the ocean. You’ll also find simple projects for getting creative with sea glass at home, tips for sea-glassing and evaluating your finds, a collector’s handbook of shapes and

colours, and inspirational anecdotes from Teri and her fellow collectors. GLASS A SEA There’s no need to wait for low tide to begin your sea glass journey.

Teri Hall of Fire & Water Creations creates original jewellery, inspired by the ocean, in a colourful palette of genuine sea glass and sterling silver. The journey of the sea glass reflects the mystical nature of Teri’s soul. As she walks the endless shorelines of her Prince Edward Island home a ea lass ourney gathering precious sea gems, she sees gifts from nature created in places S G J LORETTA CAMPBELL LORETTA of great beauty, peace, and timelessness. Visit her at peiseaglass.com. EBB FLOW

J and OURNEY Jane Milton is a teacher, writer, and maker. She teaches academic writ- eri all Phot ograPhy byT Jane M ilt H on and Carly boertien ing for artists and designers, and literature courses connected to art and illustration at NSCAD University. She also writes, makes jewellery, and photographs. She divides her time between Cape Breton and Halifax, always seeking the beauty in random connections and repetitions. In DEBORAH MILTON particular, finely weathered sea glass "gems" and their echoes of history have made beachcombing a regular source of inspiration and material. Find out more at seasaltandrosemary.com.

Carly Boertien is the talented and lovely daughter of Teri and Allen, and is a multifaceted force to be reckoned with. The camera is her journal and she loves taking pictures of people, nature, and the many places she has travelled.

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The Little Book of Nova Scotia A Sea Glass Journey Len Wagg Teri Hall $18.95 hc, Nimbus Publishing $22.95 pb, Nimbus Publishing Updated edition of the bestselling travel-sized Paperback edition of popular, visually photography book featuring 30+ new photos. delightful guide to collecting sea glass.

Ontario Picnics A Century of Dining Outdoors Lindy Mechefske $24.95 hc, MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc. The history of picnics in Ontario by Lindy Mechefske, two-time Taste Canada gold-award- winning author, is a tour de force. With more than a hundred rare, old images, this book is a rich, visual feast as we look back at over a century of photographs and other treasures all celebrating Ontario picnics.

Canada: Above & Beyond George Fischer $32.95 hc, Nimbus Publishing Aerial photography book of Canada’s thirteen provinces and territories from the author of Canada: 150 Panoramas.

One of the country’s most celebrated photographers brings Canada to vivid life with this brand new aerial photography book, featuring spreads of all thirteen provinces and territories. As well as detailed captions that add local colour.

Des vagues et des ailes Photographies aériennes des Îles de la Madeleine George Fischer $39.95 hc Soar over intricately sculpted earth in Wings Over Water, where thundering winds and waters have shaped the beaches and cliffs of Les Îles de la Madeleine.

Artful compositions explore Les Îles in a new way. Gain new perspective and dip your toes into adventure with the feeling of dangling your feet over the ocean around Les Îles. PHOTOGRAPHY

Coastal Nova Scotia Adam Cormick $34.95 hc, Nimbus Publishing UK native Adam Cornick’s sweeping wide-angle images of coast Nova Scotia showcase not just his love of the ocean, but his excitement about the beauty in every pounding wave, every polished granite boulder, every expanse of sandy beach, every ragged cliff.

Stay The Blazes Home Len Wagg $19.95 pb, Nimbus Publishing Through dozens of powerful stories that illuminate the generosity and ingenuity of Nova Scotians, Stay the Blazes Home captures the many ways Nova Scotians adapted to and embraced life during the COVID-19 pandemic. Featuring photographs by author and award- winning photographer Len Wagg, in addition to submitted images from all over the province, Stay the Blazes Home serves as a record of the resilience and the spirit of Nova Scotians in a time of crisis.

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I Lost My Talk Rita Joe $13.95 pb, Nimbus Publishing Rita Joe’s powerful poem is presented anew in this children’s picture book with illustrations from Pauline Young. A story of recovering what was lost in residential school, I Lost My Talk will raise conversation about language as a vehicle for truth and reconciliation. Published simultaneously with the companion book I’m Finding My Talk.

I’m Finding My Talk Rita Joe $13.95 pb, Nimbus Publishing Former Halifax Poet Laureate and second-generation residential school survivor Rebecca Thomas writes honestly and powerfully in this companion piece to Rita Joe’s I Lost My Talk. Includes vibrant illustrations from Mi’kmaw artist Pauline Young. This summer, buy Atlantic books to support authors, illustrators, bookstores and publishers in your region.

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