Gift Atlantic Books - PEI Edition 2021

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND 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.

Tunes and Wooden Spoons

Atlantic Seafood

Recipes from a Cape Breton Kitchen

Recipes from Chef Michael Howell

Mary Janet MacDonald

Michael Howell

A highly popular cookbook from the Cape Breton phenomenon.

MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc.

Updated edition of popular cookbook from celebrated Nova Scotia chef.

Nimbus Publishing

$24.95 pb

$27.95 pb

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 province of New Brunswick through the Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture; and the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund.

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Meditations for Makers Daily Affirmations for a Creative Life

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Deanne Fitzpatrick 365 vignettes for makers, crafters and artists of all stripes.

Art Stories

Nimbus Publishing

$19.95 pb For the creative soul on your shopping list.

Christmas with Maud Lewis Lance Woolaver and Bob Brooks An endearing portrait of how Maud Lewis celebrated the season. Maud’s vision of Christmas embraced skaters sliding every which way, smiling oxen in their best harness, bluebirds beside their snowcovered house and so much more.

Goose Lane Editions

$24.95 hc

Anything but a Still Life The Art and Lives of Molly Lamb and Bruno Bobak Nathan Greenfield A spell-binding biography that illuminates the endlessly fascinating lives and art of Molly Lamb and Bruno Bobak, two of Canada’s most important artists.

Goose Lane Editions

$35.00 hc

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A Sea Glass Journey Ebb and Flow Teri Hall Sea glass, beach glass, sand glass, mermaids’ tears, emeralds from the deep…known by many names and coveted by beachcombers, these ocean treasures are much more than they seem.

In A Sea Glass Journey, sea glass jeweller and collector Teri Hall, of PEI’s Fire & Water Creations, tells the incredible story of these jewels of the sea.

Nimbus Publishing

$22.95 pb

Canada: Above & Beyond George Fischer George Fischer has a tremendous talent for capturing this land’s scale and rugged good looks, illuminating who we are.

Nimbus Publishing

$32.95 hc

Future Possible An Art History of Newfoundland and Labrador Mireille Eagan “A vibrant and compelling picture of a vibrant and compelling place.”—Border Crossings Goose Lane Editions

$60.00 hc

Headlighting 1974–1978 Thaddeus Holownia A tribute to classic vehicles of all shapes and sizes, Headlighting documents a time and a place when car culture was at its peak.

Anchorage Press

$85.00 hc

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Titanic

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True Stories of Her Passengers, Crew, and Legacy Nicola Pierce A beautiful primer and giftbook on all things Titanic, featuring dozens of photos and vignettes.

True stories

Nimbus Publishing Nature, political science, education, travel, true crime and more.

$25.95 hc

Capturing Crime Carol Taylor Narrative by Greg Marquis Fabulous colour sketches in 15 NB courtrooms, defining some of the worst criminal cases in Canada. 30 years of judges, juries, witnesses, prosecutors, defence teams and more.

New World Publishing

$24.95 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

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

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Somebeachsomewhere

East Coast Backyard Nature Guide

A Harness Racing Legend from a OneHorse Stable

A visual guide to the most common birds, butterflies, insects, mammals, amphibians, wildflowers, trees and mushrooms Jeffrey C Domm.

Nimbus Publishing

A great guide Maritimers of all ages can use to discover birds, bugs, plants and more — in their own backyard!

$24.95 pb

Formac Publishing

Marjorie Simmins

24.95 pb

East Coast Trees and Shrubs 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.

Formac Publishing

$24.95 pb

Three essential guides to hundreds of spectacular places.

Leonardo Da Vinci called water the driver of nature. What a spectacle then, when water plunges over a cliff. Benoit Lalonde and Nicolas Guitard have created essential guides for those wishing to be in the presence of these powerful bursts of nature in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, most of them found off of paths less traveled.

Goose Lane Editions

$27.95 pb

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Waterfalls of Cape Breton Island

Waterfalls of New Brunswick

Waterfalls of Nova Scotia

A Guide

A Guide

A Guide

Benoit Lalonde

Nicholas Guitard

Benoit Lalonde

The Rosary and the Rifle

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The Murder Trial of Mary Ann MacKinnon Ernie MacAulay The true story behind the murder of Mary Ann MacKinnon.

Historical stories

Acorn Press

$19.95 pb For the history buff who can’t get enough Atlantic Canadian history.

Island Girl

A Tale of Two Fiddlers

From orphan to military wife

The Early Days of Sports and Life in Charlottetown

Jackie Muise

Fred MacDonald

The compelling life story of Mary Elizabeth LeBlanc.

A look at the early days of sport in Charlottetown.

Acorn Press

Acorn Press

$22.95 pb

$22.95 pb

Oak Island Illustrated

Mining Country A history of Canada’s mines and miners

The 225-year Search for Truth and Treasure

John Sandlos & Arn Keeling

John Bell

Unearth the history of mining and miners here in New Brunswick and our role in this industry’s long, often troubled story.

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!

Lorimer

$29.95 pb

Formac Publishing

$29.95 pb

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The experiences of men and women on the front lines in two world wars.

Asleep in the Deep Nursing Sister Anna Stamers and the First World War Dianne Kelly Goose Lane Editions

$19.95 pb

The New Brunswick Rangers in the Second World War Matthew Douglass Goose Lane Editions

$18.95 pb

We’ll Meet Again 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, drawn from interviews, diaries, letters, community histories and archival research.

Island Studies Press

$29.95 pb

A seminal and true history of this land from the perspective of its first inhabitants, the Mi’kmaq.

Ce n’était pas nous les sauvages

We Were Not the Savages

Le choc centre les civilisations europeennes et autochtones

Collision between European and Native American Civilizations

Daniel Paul Translated by JeanFrançois Cyr

Daniel Paul

Bouton d’or Acadie

$29.95 pb

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Fernwood Publishing

$29.00 pb

Down Home for Christmas

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Holiday Stories from Atlantic Canada Edited by Julia Swan & Lesley Choyce A collection from a diverse array of this region’s finest writers celebrating the yuletide.

Human stories

Pottersfield Press

$21.99 pb

Biographies, autobiographies, memoirs and more.

My Daughter Rehtaeh Parsons Glen Canning “Rehtaeh — a name rooted in whimsy that gave rise to global headlines.” — Atlantic Books Today

Living Full Circle Living with Balance and Intention Inspired by Medicine Wheel Teachings

Goose Lane Editions

$19.95 pb

Jenene Wooldridge 52-week planner that incorporates the teachings of the medicine wheel.

Acorn Press

$22.95 hc

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

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

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Senior Management

Anne’s Cradle

Parenting My Parents

The Life and Works of Hanako Muraoka, Japanese Translator of Anne of Green Gables

Martha Vowles

Eri Muraoka

A memoir about eldercare, featuring practical advice, a dash of humour, and a lot of love.

The bestselling biography of the renowned Japanese translator of Anne of Green Gables.

Nimbus Publishing

Nevermore Press

$24.95 pb

$21.95 pb

Stompin’ Tom Connors The myth and the man — an unauthorized biography Charlie Rhindress “Rhindress traces his subject’s life and career, from his painfully difficult childhood, to his travelling years, his remarkable run of hits, retirement, and a late-career renaissance after being embraced by a new generation of fans.” –Philip Moscovitch for atlanticbooks.ca Formac Publishing

$24.95 pb

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

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The History of Rain Stephens Gerard Malone

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Literary historical fiction set in wartorn Europe and glamorous Old Hollywood.

Literary stories

Nimbus Publishing

$21.95 pb Local Atlantic Canadian fiction, short stories, essays and poetry.

The Love Olympics

Epekwitk Claire Wilkshire

Mi’kmaq Poetry from Prince Edward Island Julie PellissierLush

Masterful short stories that never fail to surprise.

A call to action for Mother Earth, each poem paired with vivid artwork

by PEI’s Poet Laureate.

Breakwater Books

$21.95 pb

Acorn Press

$24.95 pb

Such Miracles and Mischiefs

The Running Trees

Trudy J Morgan-Cole

Amber McMillan

“A geographical event, this novel is a special opportunity and one that Newfoundlanders will be particularly proud of.” —Patty Musgrave-Quinn in Atlantic Books Today

“Charged with that magical, mercurial quicksilver — the human voice, McMillan’s stories hit the ear drum and head straight to the heart.”

—Lisa Moore

Breakwater Books

Goose Lane Editions

$22.95 pb

$19.95 pb

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The Blue Moth Motel

Three for Trinity

Olivia Robinson

Kevin Major

A tale of shifting family dynamics, grief and home.

The third installment in GovernorGeneral Award winner Major’s Synard mystery series.

Breakwater Books

$21.95 pb

Breakwater Books

$22.95 pb

The Town That Drowned

One Who Has Been Here Before

Riel Nason

Becca Babcock

A new edition of Nason’s celebrated first novel, destined for everyone’s gift list.

Contemporary gothic fiction inspired by Nova Scotia’s notorious Goler clan.

Goose Lane Editions

Nimbus Publishing

$22.95 pb

$22.95 pb

Death on Darby’s Island

The Sound of Fire

Alice Walsh

Renée Belliveau

A gripping contemporary murder mystery set in rural Newfoundland.

A historical novel based on the true story of the 1941 Mount Allison University residence fire.

Nimbus Publishing

$21.95 pb

Nimbus Publishing

$22.95 pb

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The Wright Retreat

Still More Stubborn Stars Paul Gallant

Susan White

Acorn Press

A comic, moving and sometimes thrilling novel spanning generations of PEI life.

$22.95 pb

Acorn Press

“Ambitious, engaging and chock-full of wisdom...”

—Gerald Collins

$22.95 pb

Her Mother’s Daughter

Kin Lesley Crewe

Lesley Crewe

Traces the tangled lines of loyalty, tragedy, joy and love through three generations of families.

A complex and heartwarming exploration of family and friends.

Nimbus Publishing

Nimbus Publishing

$19.95 pb

$22.95 pb

Beneath Her Skin A Kes Morris File CS Porter A literary crime thriller starring hard, relentless and unbending homicide detective Kes Morris, who uncovers a web of gruesome crimes going back decades.

Nimbus Publishing

$19.95 pb

Marilla Before Anne Louise Michalos Weaving its way from Marilla’s early life in Avonlea to her coming-of-age in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and back, Marilla Before Anne is the story readers of Anne of Green Gables have longed for.

Nimbus Publishing

$22.95 pb

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A Very Silly Alphabet Jeannie Hillman Illustrated by Sarah Shortcliffe

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A quirky nonsensepoetry alphabet book filled with bright and silly illustrations.

Youthful stories

Nimbus Publishing

$13.95 pb For young readers and future world leaders.

Here Babies, There Babies in Summer

L’étoile dans la pomme Marie-France Comeau Illustrated by Gilles Cormier

Nancy Cohen Illustrated by Carmen Mok Let’s celebrate babies in summertime!

A story of the importance of being yourself.

Nimbus Publishing

Bouton d’or Acadie

$10.95 bb

$13.95 hc

Read Talk Play Baby Steps to Reading Carol McDougall & Shanda LaRamee-Jones Divided into three “mini books,” each with helpful tips on how babies learn to read and talk, this is the perfect book for introducing babies to the joy of learning with books.

Nimbus Publishing

$14.95 pb

Mi’kmaq Alphabet Book Shyla Augustine Illustrated by Braelyn Cyr This beautifully illustrated picture book is a wonderful way to familiarize young children with the Mi’kmaw language, an important first step toward learning.

Monster House Publishing

$14.95 bb

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Whispers of Mermaids and Wonderful Things

Seeing Stars The Secret Life of Starfish

Atlantic Canadian Poetry and Verse for Children Edited by Sheree Fitch & Anne Hunt

Denise Adams A behind-thescenes look at starfish as we’ve never before seen them.

The paperback edition of the best Atlantic poetry for young readers.

Nimbus Publishing

$12.95 pb

Nimbus Publishing

$22.95 pb

Disaster at the Highland Games Riel Nason, illustrated by Nathasha Pilotte “The story is light and humourous and features lively, expressive watercolour illustrations that cheerfully depict the havoc that [the protagonist] wreaks.” —Lisa Doucet in Atlantic Books Today Chocolate River Publishing

$15.95 pb

A Calf for Olive Cheryl Dawn Buchan An important and heartwarming story of the bond between a Jersey calf and a girl with cerebral palsy who refuses to let other people’s opinons keep her from achieving her goals.

Chocolate River Publishing

$10.95 pb

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

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The Land Puffin

Le chien d’or de Québec Written and illustrated by Lori Doody

Une aventure des Trois Mousquetaires Denis Boucher Illustrated by Paul Roux

Pete the parrot learns to celebrate his differences.

Nimbus Publishing

Fabulously illustrated mystery featuring three young sletuhs.

$12.95 pb

Bouton d’or Acadie

$19.95 pb

Be a Camouflage Detective Looking for Critters That are Hidden, Concealed, or Covered Latest book in the Be a Nature Detective series!

Written and illustrated by Peggy Kochanoff Packed with detailed and vivid watercolour illustrations and clear answers to creative questions, Be a Camouflage Detective is the perfect tool for solving the nature mysteries in your own backyard!

Nimbus Publishing

$14.95 pb

“Pure, unbridled fun.” —Lisa Doucet in Atlantic Books Today Singer/songwriter David Myles’ upbeat Christmas lament is transformed into a delightful children’s Christmas book that can be read as a story or sung out loud together—banjo optional. The banjo is the object of young David’s desire, but any child who has ever anticipated that perfect holiday gift will relate. Murray Brian’s illustrations find perfect syncopation, matching Myles’ excitement note for note. Available in French and English.

Cher Père Noël, où est mon banjo?

Santa Never Brings Me a Banjo

David Myles, illustrated by Murray Bain Translated by Marie-Jo Thério

David Myles, illustrated by Murray Bain

Bouton d’or Acadie

$12.95 pb

$12.95 pb

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Nimbus Publishing

A monster in the kitchen is a terrifying thing, unless a beloved adult is there to help you tame it.

This is a heartwarming tale of family, love and baking bread, a tradition many families rediscovered at the start of the pandemic. It includes a recipe and pictures and can be enjoyed by English and francophone children aged 4 to 8, or French Immersion students up to Grade 5.

I Lost My Talk Rita Joe Illustrated by Pauline Young Globe & Mail Top 100 Pick and CBC Best Picture Book.

The poignant artwork of Pauline Young pays tribute to one of Rita Joe’s most enduring poems, about having her language taken from her at the Shubenacadie residential school.

Nimbus Publishing

$13.95 pb

A Monster in my Kitchen Marie-France Comeau Illustrated by Isabelle Léger Translated by Joan Jory Bouton d’or Acadie

$13.95 hc

I’m Finding My Talk Rebecca Thomas llustrated by Pauline Young In this Globe & Mail Top 100 Pick and CBC Best Picture Book of 2019, Thomas both responds to and updates Rita Joe’s poem, “I Lost My Talk,” from the perspective of a second-generation survivor “learning to speak / In a language that’s mine.”

Nimbus Publishing

$13.95 pb

Un Monstre dans ma cuisine Marie-France Comeau Illustrated by Isabelle Léger Bouton d’or Acadie

$13.95 hc

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Dusty Dreams and Troubled Waters

Forest Magic A Guidebook for Little Woodland Explorers

A Story of HMCS Sackville and the Battle of the Atlantic Brian Bowman, with Susan Tooke Illustrated by Richard Rudnicki A middle-grade historical graphic novel.

Nimbus Publishing

Written and illustrated by Sarah Grindler A compact, interactive guide to exploring the forest for young readers.

$19.95 pb

Nimbus Publishing $16.95 hc

Wildflower Written and illustrated by Briana Corr Scott “Each page is a visual treat that captures the beauty of the natural world in all its untamed glory.”

—Lisa Doucet in Atlantic Books Today Nimbus Publishing

$22.95 hc

My Year as a Space Cadet Hope Dalvay “Page is a quirky and good-natured protagonist who is also adapting to her first Canadian winter, along with the usual uncertainties associated with being the ‘new kid’ … [readers] will enjoy this witty and warm-hearted tale.”

—Lisa Doucet in Atlantic Books Today Acorn Press

$13.95 pb

Skyward Susan White A hopeful story about a crumbling dystopia, Skyward is a reminder of what happens when we put money before people, and how love is the best resistance.

Acorn Press

$13.95 pb

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A Sure Cure for Witchcraft Laura Best A middle-grade novel about witchery, friendship and healing, set in 18th-century Germany & present-day Nova Scotia.

Nimbus Publishing

$13.95 pb

The Family Way Laura Best A powerful middle-grade novel set in the 1930s that explores the attitudes of the day on unwed mothers, and the institutionalized tragedy of the Ideal Maternity Home’s “butterbox babies.”

Nimbus Publishing

$14.95 pb

Amazing Black Atlantic Canadians Inspiring Stories of Courage and Achievement Lindsay Ruck, illustrated by James Bentley This fascinating, full-colour illustrated book features over 50 amazing Black people from around the Atlantic provinces, sharing their incredible stories and accomplishments, past and present.

Nimbus Publishing

$19.95 pb

Amazing Atlantic Canadian Women Fascinating Stories of Excellence and Determination Stephanie Domet, Penelope Jackson Illustrated by James Bentley “When you think of inspirational, barrier breaking, game changing leaders, these are some of the amazing women who should be mentioned, celebrated, taught and loved.”

—Guyleigh Johnson in Atlantic Books Today Nimbus Publishing

$22.95 pb

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