NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR 2021 EDITION
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Lexicon 20 Puzzles to Challenge & Entertain
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Theresa Williams 20th volume of popular puzzles for all ages!
Nourishing Stories
Nimbus Publishing
$10.95 pb
Satisfy stomach, soul and mind with books to help you get things done.
Food, Culture, Place
Salt Beef Buckets
Stories, Traditions, and Recipes of Newfoundland Lori McCarthy and Marsha Tulk
A Love Story
Celebrates the land and encourages traditional food on the plate. Boulder Books
Amanda Dorothy Jean Bulman Get to know Newfoundland culinary traditions. Breakwater Books
$26.95 pb
$39.95 hc
Best East Coast Jams, Pickles, Preserves and Breads Alice Burdick A collection of favourite East Coast preserve and pickling recipes. Includes classics such as Autumn Spiced Apple Butter, Spiced Fruit Chutney and Rhubarb Relish with Black Pepper along with less familiar but tasty recipes like Golden Dandelion Petal Jelly and Spiced Carrot and Beet Jam. A book every home cook will enjoy! Formac Publishing
$29.95 pb
Books in the Holiday Gift Guide are available for purchase on our website or at fine bookstores throughout Atlantic Canada. For a complete list of retailers, visit atlanticbooks.ca. Atlantic Publishers Marketing Association, 1888 Brunswick Street, Suite 710, Halifax, NS B3J 3J8 T: 902-420-0711 F: 902-423-4302 E: admin@atlanticpublishers.ca Graphic design: Gwen North and Michelle Leard Published by the Atlantic Publishers Marketing Association with the financial support of the Canada Council for the Arts; the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador through the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation; and the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund.
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Future Possible
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An Art History of Newfoundland and Labrador Mireille Eagan “A vibrant and compelling picture of a vibrant and compelling place.”—Border Crossings
Art Stories
Goose Lane Editions
For the creative soul on your shopping list.
$60.00 hc
Chasing Newfoundland Ray Mackey Judging by the stunning images throughout this breathtaking “love letter to the province,” Ray Mackey has found Newfoundland and seen it like no one else before him. MacIntrye Purcell Publishing Inc.
$34.95 hc
Meditations for Makers
Canada: Above & Beyond
Daily Affirmations for a Creative Life
George Fischer
Deanne Fitzpatrick
A beautiful book of aerial photography featuring Canada’s 13 provinces and territories from the author of Canada: 150 Panoramas.
365 vignettes for makers, crafters, and artists of all stripes. Nimbus Publishing
Nimbus Publishing
$19.95 pb
$32.95 hc
Dildo, Newfoundland K Bruce Lane The unusual name brought it notoriety, but this collection of photographs shows us a charming and stunningly gorgeous coastal community. Flanker Press
$29.95 pb
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The Blue Moth Motel
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Olivia Robinson A tale of shifting family dynamics, grief and home. Breakwater Books
Literary stories
$21.95 pb
Local Atlantic Canadian fiction, short stories, essays and poetry.
One Who Has Been Here Before
The Stolen Ones
Becca Babcock
Ida Linehan Young
Contemporary gothic fiction inspired by Nova Scotia’s notorious Goler clan.
Yesteryear meets modern-day Newfoundland in this gripping novel.
Vagrant Press
Flanker Press
$22.95 pb
$22.00 pb
The Love Olympics
The History of Rain Stephens Gerard Malone
Claire Wilkshire
A lonely landscape gardener finds himself in Europe and Hollywood.
Masterful short stories that never fail to surprise. Breakwater Books
Vagrant Press
$21.95 pb
Her Mother’s Daughter
Kin
Lesley Crewe
Lesley Crewe
A complex and heartwarming exploration of family and friends.
As hilarious, poignant and wild as your favourite family.
Vagrant Press
$19.95 pb
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$21.95 pb
Vagrant Press
$22.95 pb
Such Miracles and Mischiefs
Catherine Snow
Trudy J Morgan-Cole
Nellie P Strowbridge
A feminine and feminist historical Newfoundland fiction.
A haunting mystery that starts with one man’s disappearance.
Breakwater Books
Flanker Press
$22.95 pb
$22.00 pb
Marilla Before Anne
The Hanged Woman’s Daughter Louise Michalos
Nellie P Strowbridge
The story of Marilla Cuthbert, long before Anne came to Green Gables farm.
Engrossing tale of trauma, shame and mystery within a single family.
Vagrant Press
Flanker Press
$22.95 pb
$21.00 pb
Constant Nobody Michelle Butler Hallett “Hallett gives proper due … to [her] female character’s dilemma, as well as her strengths, flaws and perspectives on global events … a novel of shrinking-world time, from the mind of one of Newfoundland’s best contemporary writers.” —Chris Benjamin in Atlantic Books Today Goose Lane Editions
$24.95 pb
Crow Gulch Douglas Walbourne-Gough An award-winning book that reclaims the history of a forgotten community. Goose Lane Editions
$19.95 pb
My island’s the house I sleep in at night Laurie Brinklow Poems that capture what it means to be an islander. Island Studies Press
$18.95 pb
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Three for Trinity Kevin Major The third installment in GovernorGeneral Award winner Major’s Synard mystery series. Breakwater Books
$22.95 pb
The Woman in the Attic Beneath Her Skin
Emily Hepditch
A Kes Morris File
A claustrophobic psychological thriller wrought with suspense.
CS Porter A mystery starring hard, relentless and unbending homicide detective Kes Morris, who uncovers a web of gruesome crimes going back decades.
Flanker Press
$19.95 pb
Vagrant Press
$19.95 pb
Alone on the Trail
Operation Trafficked Emily Hepditch
Helen C Escott
Tense tale of suspense with evocative, sensory language.
Lightningpaced, chillingly current tale full of surprising twists.
Flanker Press
$21.00 pb
Flanker Press
$22.00 pb
The Body on the Beach
Death on Darby’s Island
Patrick J Collins
Alice Walsh
Taut murder mystery featuring an alcoholic cop during prohibition. Flanker Press
A gripping contemporary murder mystery set in rural Newfoundland.
$21.00 pb
Vagrant Press
$21.95 pb
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A Long Journey
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Residential Schools in Labrador and Newfoundland Andrea Procter NL schools separated Indigenous children from home and culture.
True stories
Memorial University Press
Nature, political science, education, travel, true crime and more.
$29.95 pb
Spin Doctors How Media and Politicians Misdiagnosed the COVID-19 Pandemic Nora Loreto Loreto makes a convincing case that journalists and politicians didn’t have to be cozy through the COVID-19 pandemic because media owners have systemically excluded critical voices, leaving much to be desired in public understanding. Fernwood Publishing
$35.00 pb
Muskrat Falls How a Mega Dam Became a Predatory Formation Edited by Stephen Crocker and Lisa Moore A rich analysis of the complexities of the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric mega dam, its social and environmental impacts, and the political football it has become. The writers come from a wide range of perspectives, covering Indigenous resistance, economics, journalism and media, engineering and geophysics, and more. One of its most compelling features is interviews with those living near the dam, now under threat of flooding and methylmercury poisoning. Memorial University Press
$27.95 pb
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Amazing Ancient Astrolabe Adventure Wayne Mushrow What began as an amazing discovery of priceless artifacts became more than this diver/ citizen bargained for in a 20-year struggle with Newfoundland bureaucracy. A story of two of Canada’s three rare astrolabes discovered in NL. New World Publishing
$19.95 pb
Titanic
Somebeachsomewhere
True Stories of Her Passengers, Crew, and Legacy
A Harness Racing Legend from a One-Horse Stable
Nicola Pierce
A biography of Nova Scotia’s Somebeachsomewhere, the greatest standardbred pacer of all time.
A beautiful primer and giftbook on all things Titanic, featuring dozens of photos and vignettes. Nimbus Publishing
Nimbus Publishing
$25.95 hc
$24.95 pb
A Sea Glass Journey
Corner Windows and Cul-De-Sacs
Ebb and Flow Teri Hall These ocean treasures are much more than they seem. Nimbus Publishing
$22.95 pb
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Marjorie Simmins
The Remarkable Story of Newfoundland’s First Garden Suburb CA Sharpe & AJ Shawyer The human story behind the post-war growth of St. John’s. Memorial University Press
$28.95 pb
Lost in Newfoundland Photographed by Michael Winsor An homage to all of Newfoundland’s scapes: sea, land and city. Breakwater Books
$29.95 hc
Hidden Newfoundland 120+ ghost towns, natural wonders, and other off-the-beaten path destinations Scott Osmond For those wanting to go deeper than your standard tour book, Hidden Newfoundland will take you off the beaten track. It is a guide for the adventurous and curious, to unexplored caves, Cold War aircraft remains, abandoned bases, intricate underground mines and much more, complete with historical context. Boulder Books
$29.95 pb
East Coast Backyard Nature Guide
East Coast Trees and Shrubs
A visual guide to the most common birds, butterflies, insects, mammals, amphibians, wildflowers, trees and mushrooms
A visual guide to 50+ species in Atlantic Canada
Jeffrey C Domm
For anyone curious to get to know — and identify by name — the trees native to Atlantic Canada.
A great guide Maritimers of all ages can use to discover birds, bugs, plants and more — in their own backyard! Formac Publishing
Jeffrey C Domm
Formac Publishing
$24.95 pb
24.95 pb
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We’ll Meet Again
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Prince Edward Island Women of the Second World War Katherine Dewar The incredible stories of Prince Edward Island women who served in the Second World War.
Historical stories
Island Studies Press
For the history buff who can’t get enough Atlantic Canadian history.
$29.95 pb
Oak Island Illustrated
Mining Country
The 225-year Search for Truth and Treasure
A history of Canada’s mines and miners
John Bell
John Sandlos & Arn Keeling
Is it pirate gold on Oak Island? Bootleg Spanish treasure? All the leading Oak Island theories are covered in this highly illustrated book. Curious armchair treasure hunters can decide who is responsible for the great Nova Scotian mystery!
Unearth the history of mining and miners here in Newfoundland and our role in this industry’s long, often troubled story. Lorimer
$29.95 pb
Formac Publishing
$29.95 pb
Fishing Measures A Critique of Desk-Bound Reason Daniel Banoub A significant contribution to current debates on the relationships between capitalism, the environment and fisheries science, through the lens of the Newfoundland saltfishery. Memorial University Press
$26.95 pb
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The Foresters’ Scribe Remembering the Newfoundland Forestry Companies Ursula A Kelly A little-known history of an important part of the First World War, the Newfoundland Forestry Companies were recruited for woods work in the UK. Memorial University Press
$27.95 pb
Memories on the Bounty
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A Story of Friendship, Love, and Adventure Janet Coulter Sanford A memoir of friendship in the face of memory loss.
Human stories
Nimbus Publishing
$19.95 pb Biographies, autobiographies, memoirs and more.
Down Home for Christmas Holiday Stories from Atlantic Canada Edited by Julia Swan & Lesley Choyce Editor Julia Swan teams with prolific author Lesley Choyce to bring a collection from a diverse array of this region’s finest writers celebrating the yuletide. Pottersfield Press
$21.99 pb
My Daughter Rehtaeh Parsons Glen Canning “Rehtaeh — a name rooted in whimsy that gave rise to global headlines.” —Atlantic Books Today
A Canadian Nurse in the Great War The Diaries of Ruth Loggie, 1915-1916 Ross Hebb A fascinating collection of letters from a Maritime nurse during the First World War.
Goose Lane Editions
Nimbus Publishing
$19.95 pb
$19.95 pb
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I Kid You Not! Chronicles of an Ordinary Family Lesley Crewe “A spoonful of kindness can not only be comforting, but life-saving in times like these.” National bestselling author Lesley Crewe’s wise and sassy essay collection ranges widely, covering bees, grief, healing, joy, how to write productively, and life in lockdown. What these topics have in common is the freshness of Crewe’s perspective, and her ability to write hilariously about them all. Nimbus Publishing
$21.95 pb
In the Shadow of the Long Range Mountains A Memoir
Flown into the Arms of Angels Newfoundland and Labrador’s Unsung Heroes of 9/11
Adrian Payne
Mac Moss
“Payne has decades of enterprise and incident packed in here, as smartly and competently as he’s stored the supplies for many a trek.” –Joan Sullivan for Saltwire
Stories of unsung 9/11 Newfoundland and Labrador heroes. Flanker Press
$24.95 pb
Flanker Press
$21.00 pb
Woman on a Mission: Katherine Bell Fraser in Armenia, 1892-1897 From Christian Missionary to Refugee Advocate Andria Hill-Lehr True story of a NS woman who witnessed the Armenian genocide. Nimbus Publishing
$22.95 pb
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Stompin’ Tom Connors The myth and the man — an unauthorized biography Charlie Rhindress Charlie Rhindress’ top-selling book, now in paperback with a brand new chapter on Stompin’ Tom’s family background. Formac Publishing
$24.95 pb
Good Burdens How to Live Joyfully in the Digital Age Christina Crook A thoughtful book about prioritizing our well-being in the digital age from Christina Crook, called the “Marie Kondo of Digital” by Harper’s Bazaar. Nimbus Publishing
$21.95 pb
Senior Management
Anne’s Cradle
Parenting My Parents
The Life and Works of Hanako Muraoka, Japanese Translator of Anne of Green Gables
Martha Vowles A memoir about eldercare, featuring practical advice, a dash of humour, and a lot of love.
Eri Muraoka
Nevermore Press
Nimbus Publishing
$21.95 pb
$24.95 pb
The bestselling biography of the renowned Japanese translator of Anne of Green Gables.
Strange Terrain The Fairy World in Newfoundland Barbara Rieti Rieti describes the specific contexts in which fairy experiences are recounted and the manner in which they are told. She wisely centres the orators, the tellers of fairy tales. Her goal is not to prove or disprove the existence of fairies, but rather to find the deeper cultural meanings of these stories, including relationships between people and with the natural world. Memorial University Press
$27.95 pb
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A Womb in the Shape of a Heart My Story of Miscarriage and Motherhood Joanne Gallant “Gallant explores social assumptions about motherhood, plumbs the depths of grief, and takes us with her to her therapy appointments, through which she comes to understand ‘how women, and mothers, are held to impossibly high standards, most often by ourselves.’” —Philip Moscovitch in Atlantic Books Today Nimbus Publishing
$22.95 pb
Rock Paper Sex Volume II
Insurgent Love
Trigger Warning
Abolition and Domestic Homicide Kerri Cull
Ardath Whynacht
A wide range of stories from the sex industry in St. John’s.
How might a world without prisons deal with domestic homicide?
Breakwater Books
Fernwood Publishing
$22.95 pb
$21.00 pb
A Matter of Equality The Life’s Work of Senator Don Oliver Don Oliver An insightful examination of the legacy of the first man, and the second Canadian, to bring the Black experience directly to the Senate, where he was an outspoken advocate for improved representation. Nimbus Publishing
$29.95 pb
Land of Many Shores Perspectives from a Diverse Newfoundland and Labrador Edited by Ainsley Hawthorn An insightful anthology that paints a vibrant picture of this province. Breakwater Books
$24.95 pb
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Crippled Paul David Power A finalist for the 2021 Governor General’s Literary Award for drama. Breakwater Books
$17.95 pb
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Here Babies, There Babies in Summer Nancy Cohen Illustrated by Carmen Mok Let’s celebrate babies in summertime!
Youthful stories
Nimbus Publishing
$10.95 bb For young readers and future world leaders.
Read Talk Play
Mi’kmaq Alphabet Book
Baby Steps to Reading
Shyla Augustine Illustrated by Braelyn Cyr
Carol McDougall & Shanda LaRameeJones
Vibrant illustrations pair perfectly with Augustine’s baby board book.
The perfect threebook collection to introduce babies to reading. Nimbus Publishing
Monster House Publishing
$14.95 pb
$14.95 bb
Slowpoke the Bell Island Mine Horse Heather Smith Illustrated by Genevieve Simms “A sombre yet beautiful story of resilience and love.” —Lisa Doucet in Atlantic Books Today Nimbus Publishing
$22.95 hc
Disaster at the Highland Games
Santa Never Brings Me a Banjo
Riel Nason Illustrated by Nathasha Pilotte
David Myles Illustrated by Murray Bain
Lighthearted chaos with appropriately exuberant illustrations.
The paperback edition of the well-loved holiday song by David Myles.
Chocolate River Publishing
Nimbus Publishing
$15.95 pb
$12.95 pb
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Jack and the Manger A Christmas Jack Tale Andy Jones Illustrated by Darka Erdelji A retelling of the Christmas story (the original one) as a Newfoundland folk tale, from storytelling legend Andy Jones. Running the Goat
$14.95 pb
Seasons Before the War Bernice Morgan Illustrated by Brita Granstrom Reminiscent of Dylan Thomas’s A Child’s Christmas in Wales, Bernice Morgan’s tale celebrates memories of Christmases past, and a childhood in the St. John’s of the late 1930s. Running the Goat
$29.95 hc
Hare B&B Bill Richardson Illustrated by Bill Pechet 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. “A hare-raising spectacle!”—Michael Winter Running the Goat
$22.95 hc
Forest Magic
A Very Silly Alphabet
A Guidebook for Little Woodland Explorers Written and illustrated by Sarah Grindler A compact, interactive guide to exploring the forest for young readers. Nimbus Publishing
$16.95 hc
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Jeannie Hillman Illustrated by Sarah Shortliffe A quirky nonsensepoetry alphabet book filled with bright and silly illustrations. Nimbus Publishing
$13.95 pb
Catalina Written and illustrated by Lori Doody “While Catalina boasts a varied colour palette, the simply told story is an astute depiction of a frustrated feline who soon comes to appreciate her new housemates.” —Lisa Doucet in Atlantic Books Today Those new housemates are of course any cat’s worst nightmare: puppies. Three of them. What she comes to learn, in drily hilarious cat fashion, is that they’re a good cure for loneliness. Running the Goat
$11.95 pb
Whispers of Mermaids and Wonderful Things
A Calf for Olive
Atlantic Canadian Poetry and Verse for Children Edited by Sheree Fitch & Anne Hunt The paperback edition of the best Atlantic poetry for young readers.
Cheryl Dawn Buchan A girl with cerebral palsy bonds with a Jersey calf. Chocolate River Publishing
$10.95 pb
Nimbus Publishing
$22.95 pb
Kimmy & Mike Dave Paddon Illustrated by Lily Snowden-Fine Paddon’s playful rhymes resonate with Newfoundland dialect and Snowden-Fine’s illustrations are a marvelous match. “A rich and resonant tall tale that celebrates imagination even as it underscores enduring truths”. —Kirkus, starred review Running the Goat
$12.95 pb
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Seeing Stars The Secret Life of Starfish Denise Adams A behind-thescenes look at starfish as we’ve never before seen them. Nimbus Publishing
$12.95 pb
Wildflower
The Land Puffin Written and illustrated by Briana Corr Scott A stunning, modern reimagining of “Thumbelina” with an environmental message. Nimbus Publishing
Written and illustrated by Lori Doody “A delightful and funny story about the importance of celebrating our differences, brought to vivid life with Doody’s folk art– inspired illustrations.” –Lisa Doucet in Atlantic Books Today Nimbus Publishing
$12.95 pb
$22.95 hc
I Lost My Talk
I’m Finding My Talk Rita Joe Illustrated by Pauline Young
Rebecca Thomas llustrated by Pauline Young
Globe & Mail Top 100 Pick and CBC Best Picture Book.
Globe & Mail Top 100 Pick and CBC Best Picture Book.
Nimbus Publishing
Nimbus Publishing
$13.95 pb
$13.95 pb
Dusty Dreams and Troubled Waters A Story of HMCS Sackville and the Battle of the Atlantic Brian Bowman, with Susan Tooke Illustrated by Richard Rudnicki A middle-grade graphic novel. Nimbus Publishing
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$19.95 pb
Be a Camouflage Detective Looking for Critters That are Hidden, Concealed, or Covered Written and illustrated by Peggy Kochanoff Latest book in the Be a Nature Detective series! Nimbus Publishing
$14.95 pb
Amazing Atlantic Canadian Women Fascinating Stories of Excellence and Determination Stephanie Domet & Penelope Jackson Illustrated by James Bentley Features over 70 amazing women from across the Atlantic provinces. Nimbus Publishing
$22.95 pb
A Sure Cure for Witchcraft
The Family Way
Laura Best
Laura Best
A middle-grade novel about witchery, friendship, and healing, set in 18thcentury Germany & present-day Nova Scotia.
Tulia May’s family secrets are slowly revealed. Nimbus Publishing
$14.95 pb
Nimbus Publishing
$13.95 pb
The Degrees of Barley Lick
Urchin
Susan Flanagan
Kate Story
“Grief, geocaching, broken hearts, kidnapping and a Great Dane all combine to make The Degrees of Barley Lick a dizzying helicopter ride through a few extraordinary days in a teenager’s life.” —Charis Cotter
“This masterful coming-of-age tale is alive with energy and insight, charged with passion and wit. Here’s a queer, ultra-modern, historic St. John’s, where scientific advancement smacks up against potent magic and ancient lore.” —Lisa Moore
Running the Goat
$12.99 pb
Running the Goat
$14.99 pb
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