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***IPPY AWARDS: BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION: CANADA-WEST – SILVER*** ***INDIGENOUS VOICES AWARDS 2021, PUBLISHED PROSE IN ENGLISH: CREATIVE NON-FICTION AND LIFE-WRITING: FINALIST*** ***FIRST NATION COMMUNITIES READ AWARDS 2021/22: LONGLIST*** ***NEXT GENERATION INDIE BOOK AWARDS, REGIONAL (NON-FICTION): FINALIST*** ***THE MIRAMICHI READER'S 2020 MOST PROMISING AUTHOR AWARD*** ***BMO WINTERSET AWARD 2020 LONGLIST*** In Approaching Fire, Michelle Porter embarks on a quest to find her great-grandfather, the Métis fiddler and performer Léon Robert ... + Read More
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Series: Nan's PantryTraditional Newfoundland and Labrador RecipesPaperback
Mary Duffy Hayward9781550818598
$12.95COOKING
Delicious down-home cooking at its finest. Every community has its good cooks—those people who can take the same ingredients and recipes as everyone else and somehow make everything taste better. Mary Hayward was one of those cooks, and Nan’s Pantry shares her favourite recipes—many handed down from her own mother—and special touches that made her a home-cooking legend. Every recipe is a kitchen and family tested wonder of great downhome Newfoundland cooking, with easy to follow instructions for beginners and tried-and-true kitchen secre... + Read More
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Series: The Ice ShackPaperback
Katia Canciani9781550818505
$12.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8
Nov 19, 2020
***BEST BOOKS FOR KIDS AND TEENS 2021 CATALOGUE*** The most beautiful ice-fishing shack on the whole coast belongs to Alphonse. But he can’t seem to catch a thing—not even a sock, or an old pair of underwear! How will he ever win the Best Fisherman Contest?!
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Series: The Sebastian Synard Mystery SeriesTwo for the TablelandsPaperback
Kevin Major9781550818444
$22.95FICTION
Oct 30, 2020
***THE HOWARD ENGEL AWARD FOR BEST CRIME NOVEL SET IN CANADA - SHORTLIST*** 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 ... + Read More
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Series: Rock Recipes 3Even More Great Food and Photos from My Newfoundland KitchenPaperback
Barry C. Parsons9781550818567
$29.95COOKING
Nov 09, 2020
***READER VIEWS COOKING AWARD - SILVER*** Break out your mixing bowls and preheat the oven because Barry C. Parsons, the bestselling cookbook author and creator of the phenomenal RockRecipes.com, is back with an extra helping of delicious recipes to delight everyone at your dinner table. In Rock Recipes 3: Even More Great Food and Photos from My Newfoundland Kitchen, you’ll find full-flavoured slow-cooked suppers and effortless quick-and-easy dinners to whip up in a pinch. From dinner-party showstoppers to family-night comfort food, Barry has... + Read More
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Series: The Hush SistersPaperback
Gerard Collins9781550818413
$22.95FICTION
Oct 05, 2020
***49TH SHELF UTTERLY FANTASTIC BOOK FOR FALL*** ***NEXT GENERATION INDIE BOOK AWARDS WINNER, SUSPENSE*** ***NEXT GENERATION INDIE BOOK AWARDS FINALIST, PARANORMAL*** Sissy and Ava Hush are estranged, middle-aged sisters with little in common beyond their upbringing in a peculiar 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 other’s intentions. As the sisters discover the ho... + Read More
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Series: Some Good Sweet TreatsPaperback
Jessica Mitton9781550818307
$21.95COOKING
Sep 18, 2020
***READER VIEWS COOKING AWARD - GOLD*** ***ERIC HOFFER AWARDS, HOME: 1ST RUNNER-UP*** In Some Good: Sweet Treats, Jessica Mitton follows the success of her first cookbook, Some Good, with the course that everyone’s been waiting for—dessert! With decadent chocolate delights, oat-based goodies, muffins, cakes, squares, and cookies, these recipes will satisfy your sweet tooth without the guilt. Because these sweet confections, baked wonders, and delicious desserts are made in ways that are healthier and more nutritious. Now you can make truly t... + Read More
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Series: Hard TicketNew Writing Made in NewfoundlandPaperback
Lisa Moore9781550818277
$22.95FICTION
Aug 31, 2022
hard ticket noun (Nfld) a lively character, a tough or headstrong person, someone not easily controlled. Hard Ticket showcases some of the most exciting writers in Newfoundland. Selected by critically acclaimed author Lisa Moore, these previously unpublished stories highlight the charged and magnetic work of Newfoundland’s next generation of literary trailblazers. Contributors to the anthology include Bridget Canning, Matthew Hollett, Jim McEwen, Michelle Porter, Olivia Robinson, Heidi Wicks, and others.
A rich and informative guide to the common—and uncommon—beauty of the province. The most comprehensive guide of its kind on the market today, the Field Guide to Newfoundland and Labrador features more than 900 photographs and illustrations: from flora and fauna to icebergs and weather, no stone is left unturned in this perfect introduction to the province’s life and landscape. Compiled and edited by Memorial University biologist Michael Collins, with contributions from over twenty renowned experts, the guide is accessible, durable, perfectl... + Read More
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Series: Bottoms UpA History of Alcohol in Newfoundland and LabradorPaperback
Sheilah Roberts Lukins9781550818017
$21.95HISTORY
Sep 30, 2020
In 1617, Lord Falkland’s colonists in Newfoundland were instructed to bring, among other things, 20 barrels of caske (ale), 90 bushels of malt, a malt mill, 4500 pounds of hops, 1 firkin of Aqua vitae, 1 firkin of canarie wine, and 1 firkin of methaglyne (mead). And so began the time-honoured tradition of countering the rugged Newfoundland environment with a nip of something stronger. Now, four hundred years later, from our famous kitchen parties to the bars and pubs of George Street, the history of our cultural traditions is intertwined with t... + Read More
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Series: Land Sea & TimeLost in NewfoundlandHardcover
Michael Winsor9781550818215
$29.95PHOTOGRAPHY
Jun 15, 2020
Lost in Newfoundland is an artistic compendium of Newfoundland’s visual wonders—its seascapes, landscapes, cityscapes, and natural inhabitants. This is a fine-art homage to an island where, as Michael Winsor himself suggests, “Every cove, inlet, tickle, island, bay, peninsula, point, or arm is more beautiful than the next.”
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Series: MeltPaperback
Heidi Wicks9781550818246
$22.95FICTION
Jun 08, 2020
***IPPY AWARDS: BEST REGIONAL FICTION: CANADA-EAST – SILVER*** ***THE GLOBE AND MAIL SUMMER'S HOTTEST READS*** Jess is a sensitive creature of habit. Cait is her passionate and impulsive best friend. And in Melt, Heidi Wicks follows the lives of these characters from their teenage years into their late thirties—through drifting desires, fake tans, economic turbulence, kids, grief, job loss, love loss, and personal renewal. Shifting radiantly between the late nineties and the present day, Melt explores the life-sustaining anatomy of friendshi... + Read More
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Series: Some People's ChildrenPaperback
Bridget Canning9781550818123
$22.95FICTION
May 15, 2020
***THOMAS RADDALL ATLANTIC FICTION AWARD: SHORTLIST*** ***BMO WINTERSET AWARD FINALIST*** ***BRONZE, THE MIRAMICHI READER'S THE VERY BEST! FICTION AWARD*** ***49TH SHELF EDITOR'S PICK*** Imogene Tubbs has never met her father, and raised by her grandmother, she only sees her mother sporadically. But as she grows older, she learns that many people in her small, rural town believe her father is Cecil Jesso, the local drug dealer—a man both feared and ridiculed. Weaving through a maze of gossip, community, and the complications of family, Some P... + Read More
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Series: Dirty BirdsPaperback
Morgan Murray9781550818079
$22.95FICTION
Jul 31, 2020
***IPPY: INDEPENDENT VOICE AWARD – WINNER*** ***LONGLISTED FOR CANADA READS 2021*** ***APMA BEST ATLANTIC PUBLISHED BOOK AWARD: WINNER*** ***STEPHEN LEACOCK MEADAL FOR HUMOUR: SHORTLIST*** ***THOMAS RADDALL ATLANTIC FICTION AWARD: SHORTLIST*** ***MARGARET AND JOHN SAVAGE FIRST BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION: SHORTLIST*** ***FOREWORD INDIES HUMOUR AWARD: SILVER*** ***THE GLOBE AND MAIL SUMMER'S HOTTEST READS*** ***2021 RELIT AWARD: LONG SHORTLIST*** In late 2008, as the world’s economy crumbles and Barack Obama ascends to the White House, the remarkably... + Read More
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Series: No Place for a WomanThe Life and Newfoundland Stories of Ella ManuelPaperback
Antony Berger9781550818369
$21.95BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Jun 29, 2020
***THE MIRAMICHI READER'S VERY BEST BOOK AWARDS, NON-FICTION: LONGLIST*** As a young woman, the late Ella Manuel left the busy shipping community of Lewisporte, Newfoundland, for the wider world in the 1920s, but eventually returned to the island, as a single mother, to settle in Bonne Bay. An accomplished writer, broadcaster, journalist, advocate for peace, and staunch feminist, Manuel would leave an indelible mark on the culture she documented and celebrated in her work. Here, biographer Antony Berger expertly chronicles the life of Ella ... + Read More
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Series: The Little Red ShedPaperback
Adam Young9781550818338
$14.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7
May 15, 2020
***BEST BOOKS FOR KIDS AND TEENS 2021 CATALOGUE*** Once upon a fine morning, a little shed awakens to discover she isn’t quite the same as she used to be. Uncertain and feeling as if she no longer fits in, she decides to leave home and sets out to sea. All alone on the wide, wide ocean, she meets an extraordinary new friend who sees how special she really is, and with newfound confidence, the little red shed returns home and inspires everyone to cherish their differences.
**SHORTLISTED FOR THE MIRAMICHI READER'S 'THE VERY BEST!' POETRY AWARD** In Narrow Cradle, Wade Kearley explores the midlife encounter with mortality and the ways we strive to resist, deny, cheat, and even bargain with it. Grounded in both traditional and modern poetic forms, these poems find in the transience of life a new kind of freedom, a rebirth independent of personal circumstance. In crisp, direct, and vivid language—swerving between sonnet, villanelle, and sestina—Kearley offers a compelling collection by turns vicious, lost, ragged, ... + Read More
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Series: The Moon KingPaperback
Cara Kansala9781550818185
$14.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7
Feb 14, 2020
***BEST BOOKS FOR KIDS AND TEENS 2020, PICTURE BOOKS*** When the magical Moon King tips over the night, it spills across the land and sea, and he seeks the help of animals big and small to collect the stars and return them to the sky. In this beautifully illustrated bedtime story, Cara Kansala weaves an enchanting fable destined to become a children’s classic—the perfect way to welcome the night and celebrate the wonder of dreams.
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Series: Hell's Flames to Heaven's GateA History of the Roman Catholic Church in NewfoundlandPaperback
Jack Fitzgerald9781550817225
$19.95HISTORY
Dec 17, 2019
How did a Catholic bishop stop the riot of 1861? Which British monarch physically assaulted a priest in St. John’s? What ancient relics are kept at the Basilica? Did a British princess help build Newfoundland’s greatest Catholic church? By mining Newfoundland’s history and folklore, Jack Fitzgerald answers these questions, and many more, in Hell’s Flames to Heaven’s Gate. From Newfoundland’s role as a sanctuary for the displaced immigrants of the Irish-Catholic diaspora to a Catholic Bishop’s plea to an English monarch, and from the stories... + Read More
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Series: The InvisiblesA History of the Royal Newfoundland CompaniesPaperback
James E. Candow9781550817959
$21.95HISTORY
Nov 02, 2019
During the tumultuous and often violent election riots of 1861, members of the Royal Newfoundland Companies opened fire on a crowd of rioters, killing three and wounding several others. In the sobering aftermath, a compromise evolved that would shape Newfoundland politics and society into the twentieth century. In The Invisibles, James E. Candow provides the fascinating backstory of the Royal Newfoundland Companies while enhancing our understanding of the role they played in Newfoundland history and the lives of our communities. This is an imp... + Read More
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Series: Almost FeralPaperback
Gemma Hickey9781550817775
$24.95BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Oct 31, 2019
***CANADA BOOK AWARD WINNER*** ***IPPY AWARDS SILVER MEDAL, CANADA-EAST BEST REGIONAL NONFICTION CATEGORY** ***BEST ATLANTIC-PUBLISHED BOOK AWARD WINNER*** ***MARGARET AND JOHN SAVAGE FIRST BOOK AWARD - NON-FICTION WINNER*** ***CBC BOOKS WRITER TO WATCH LIST*** On July 2, 2015, influential social activist Gemma Hickey began a 908-kilometer walk across the island of Newfoundland to raise awareness and funds for survivors of religious institutional abuse. Almost Feral celebrates the community of support that gathered around this journey and re... + Read More
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Series: Island VeganPaperback
Marian Frances White9781550817652
$29.95COOKING
Oct 31, 2019
**WINNER: 2020 GOURMAND WORLD COOKBOOK AWARD, LOCAL REGION - CANADA** In Island Vegan, Newfoundland’s original trailblazing vegan chef, Marian Frances White, returns with over 100 beautiful and utterly mouth-watering, plant-based recipes. Using readily available ingredients with a blend of local and international flavours, Marian provides everything you need, whether you’re a committed vegan or just starting out. Here you’ll find soups, salads, sauces, smoothies, pastries, pancakes, main dishes, delectable desserts, and much more. And there ar... + Read More
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Series: The Cupids TrilogyA Roll of the BonesPaperback
Trudy J. Morgan-Cole9781550817980
$21.95FICTION
Oct 14, 2019
**CANADA BOOK AWARD WINNER** ***SILVER, THE MIRAMICHI READER'S THE VERY BEST! COVER ART/DESIGN AWARD*** In 1610, John Guy established a small colony in Cupids, Newfoundland, on the very edge of a world unknown to Europeans. Two years later, he brought a shipment of supplies to his all-male settlement: 70 goats, 10 heifers, 2 bulls, and 16 women. A Roll of the Bones tells the story of some of these nameless women by tracing the journeys of three young people—Ned Perry, Nancy Ellis, and Kathryn Gale—who leave Bristol, England, for a life in th... + Read More
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Series: We All Will Be ReceivedPaperback
Leslie Vryenhoek9781550818048
$21.95FICTION
Oct 14, 2019
**CANADA BOOK AWARD WINNER** **NEXT GENERATION INDIE BOOK AWARDS WINNER, SUSPENSE** **NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR BOOK AWARDS FICTION LONGLIST** ***2020 RELIT AWARDS: LONG SHORTLIST*** In 1977, a young woman swipes a duffel bag of drug money and flees her bad-news boyfriend, hitching a ride with a long-haul trucker who points out satellites and enthuses about the future of space cargo. Building a life disconnected from her past, she assumes a new identity as Dawn Taylor, but thirty years later, running a roadside motel on a remote highway, Dawn... + Read More
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Series: East Coast KetoPaperback
Bobbi Pike9781550817867
$34.95COOKING
Sep 12, 2019
With over 120 amazing keto recipes, Bobbi Pike and her husband, Geoff, serve up the flavours and ingredients of the East Coast, with both original creations and traditional meals re-imagined as low-carb and ketogenic staples. Here you’ll find the Best Ever Breaded Chicken, Game Day Chili, Lasagna, Savoury Cheesy Biscuits, John Cabot Salmon, and Newfoundland Snowballs. With appetizers and fat bombs, main meals and decadent desserts, East Coast Keto also delivers tips, lessons, and nutritional values to help simplify your ketogenic lifestyle. Now... + Read More
***SHORTLISTED FOR THE MIRAMICHI READER'S 'THE VERY BEST!' SHORT FICTION AWARD*** ***2020 RELIT AWARDS: SHORT FICTION WINNER*** With birth, death, contemplation, and close calls, Send More Tourists… the Last Ones Were Delicious explores how we respond to the weight of social expectations. From the hidden pressures of wall paint and tarot card predictions, to the burden of phone numbers and the dismembering of saints, Waddleton takes us on a surrealist road trip through the missteps of her vivid characters with honesty and compassion. These ar... + Read More
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Series: InquiriesPaperback
Michelle Porter9781550817928
$19.95POETRY
Jun 30, 2019
**SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 PAT LOWTHER MEMORIAL AWARD** **LONGLISTED FOR THE MIRAMICHI READER'S 'THE VERY BEST!' BOOK AWARD** In poems that risk the comingling of anger and elegy, poetry and documentation, humour and the dark spectre of poverty, Michelle Porter’s Inquiries oscillates at its edges, and amplifies the presence of human strength as it keeps company with our enigmatic and ever-present nemeses. This is a startling debut where the line between reality and reality television blurs, where a simple trip to the grocery store unifies mot... + Read More
***CANADA BOOK AWARD WINNER*** ***IPPY AWARDS BRONZE MEDAL, LGBT+ FICTION CATEGORY*** ***SHORTLISTED FOR THE MIRAMICHI READER'S 'THE VERY BEST!' FIRST BOOK AWARD*** ***AMERICAN BOOK FEST, LGBTQ FICTION AWARD WINNER*** Daisy’s job is to be as unobtrusive as possible. But when her father suddenly leaves and her mother breaks down, Daisy’s old life disappears, and she is set free in the rift created between her parents. Susie Taylor’s sharp, quick-witted prose carries Daisy through a family cataclysm, relationships with boys, and her increasing... + Read More
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Series: Nanny's Kitchen PartyPaperback
Rebecca North9781550817836
$12.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8
May 15, 2019
***CANADA BOOK AWARD WINNER*** "Where in this racket can Nanny be? When you get invited to a kitchen party at your grandmother’s house, there may be certain things you don’t expect to find: like moose and foxes and bears! In this exciting, playful romp through a Newfoundland kitchen party, there are an increasing number of animal party crashers…and one fun-loving Nanny smack dab in the middle of it all."
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Series: Errol's AdventuresFlying AceErrol's Gander AdventurePaperback
Sheilah Lukins9781550817744
$12.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 7 - 12
May 10, 2019
***CANADA BOOK AWARD WINNER*** ***BRUNEAU FAMILY AWARD FOR CHILDREN'S/YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE LONGLIST*** Errol the adventurous little mouse takes to the sky when he meets a young girl, Natasha, playing with a toy airplane. Later, when Errol is left alone, he decides to fly Natasha’s toy plane and begins a magical journey that takes him back in time to one night in 1940. He meets up with Dan, a radio operator on a full-sized Hudson bomber, and gets to accompany the crew on their late night, top-secret flight across the Atlantic. When an enemy... + Read More
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Series: Land Beyond the SeaPaperback
Kevin Major9781550817522
$19.95FICTION
May 10, 2019
**CANADA BOOK AWARD WINNER** **NEXT GENERATION INDIE BOOK AWARDS FINALIST, HISTORICAL FICTION** **BEST ATLANTIC-PUBLISHED BOOK AWARD FINALIST** In the small hours of October 14, 1942, a German U-boat sank the passenger ferry SS Caribou in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Of the 237 people on board, 136 perished, including 49 civilians. In Land Beyond the Sea, bestselling author Kevin Major reimagines the events of that fateful night from the perspectives of both those aboard the doomed vessel and the German U-boat commander who gave the order. With... + Read More
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Series: DigPaperback
Terry Doyle9781550817591
$19.95FICTION
Apr 01, 2019
***DANUTA GLEED LITERARY AWARD FINALIST*** ***ALISTAIR MACLEOD PRIZE FOR SHORT FICTION FINALIST** ***MARGARET AND JOHN SAVAGE FIRST BOOK AWARD - FICTION FINALIST*** ***NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR BOOK AWARDS FICTION AWARD FINALIST*** ***2020 RELIT AWARDS: LONG SHORTLIST*** In twelve dialed-in and exceptionally honed short stories, Terry Doyle presents an enduring assortment of characters channelled through the chain reactions of misfortune and redemption. A construction worker’s future is bound to a feckless and suspicious workmate. A young wom... + Read More
Katie Vatour’s extraordinary debut collection is an eclectic examination of the space where humans and animals meet, where migratory patterns encounter commercial flights, and birds appear as fishermen, security guards, and street performers. There are riffs on the chameleon and lyrebird, odes to buffalo and shark. With poems that are at once intuitive yet idiosyncratic, visceral yet cerebral, and that flourish an unconventional sense of effortless motion, An Unorthodox Guide to Wildlife considers how animals exist in our lives and imaginations... + Read More
***CANADA BOOK AWARD WINNER*** ***2020 RELIT AWARDS: LONG SHORTLIST*** For almost fifty years, Tom Dawe has stood as one of the most respected and admired poets in Newfoundland. This definitive, necessary collection spans five decades of poetic achievement, reprinting each of Dawe’s published collections while gathering previously uncollected poems along with a stunning body of new work. This volume stands as a testament to a monumental achievement for readers both at home and abroad.
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Series: Treason's EdgePaperback
Susan MacDonald9781550817287
$15.95JUVENILE FICTION
Aug 22, 2018
Being a teenager is hard enough. It’s even more difficult when you have supernatural powers you barely understand. Now that Alec and his terrifying abilities are under the control of the traitorous Anna, it’s up to Riley to save her friend before the entire world comes undone. And she’s running out of time.
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Series: The Luminous SeaPaperback
Melissa Barbeau9781550817379
$19.95FICTION
Aug 14, 2018
*LONGLISTED FOR THE 2020 INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD *FINALIST - THE 2019 BMO WINTERSET AWARD *WINNER - 2019 IPPY AWARD FOR FICTION (CANADA EAST) *FINALIST - 2019 NEXT GENERATION INDIE BOOK AWARDS (BEST COVER DESIGN) *WINNER - GEORGIAN BAY READS 2019 *FINALIST - NL READS 2019 *LONGLISTED FOR THE MiRAMICHI READER'S VERY BEST BOOK AWARDS (BEST FIRST BOOK) *NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR BOOK AWARDS FICTION AWARD FINALIST A team of researchers from a nearby university have set up a research station in a fictional outport in Newfoundland, stu... + Read More
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Series: RegattaA New HistoryPaperback
Jack Fitzgerald9781550817409
$19.95HISTORY
Jul 20, 2018
The Royal St. John’s Regatta is North America’s oldest continuous sporting event, and is set to publically celebrate its 200th anniversary. In this fascinating and entertaining history, Jack Fitzgerald tells the story of the Regatta from its early days as rollicking pond-side revelry to the more family-oriented event it is today. And in the process, Fitzgerald uncovers evidence to suggest the race is not as continuous as we previously thought. In Regatta: A New History, Fitzgerald rewrites the tale of one of the most beloved civic events in Nor... + Read More
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Series: GamePaperback
Joan Sullivan9781550817195
$19.95HISTORY
Jun 27, 2018
The early 1970s marked the beginning of Newfoundland’s cultural renaissance. And in 1974, amidst the music, literature, and burgeoning patriotic pride, a young, upstart Reach for the Top team from Canada’s newest province had eliminated competitors from across the country, setting the stage for a showdown with the defending champions in the final match. In Game, Joan Sullivan tracks the signs of a culture coming into its own, and the team that held an entire island in rapt attention.
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Series: Some GoodPaperback
Jessica Mitton9781550817430
$19.95COOKING
Jun 27, 2018
A new kind of Newfoundland cookbook, Some Good is a fusion of healthy food and local traditions. These recipes include appetizers, main meals, sides, desserts, and condiments, all utilizing island ingredients with new twists on Newfoundland classics like fish cakes, Jiggs’ Dinner, seafood chowder, and many more. Every recipe is gluten-free, dairy-free, and made without refined sugars. More than a collection of recipes, Some Good provides a whole new way of thinking about Newfoundland food. ... + Read More
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Series: Six ThingsHardcover
Geoff Eaton9781550817348
$14.95JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 12 - 15
May 28, 2018
A delightful illustrated book of advice for kids preparing to leave grade school. Filled with perspectives on choice, failure, self-worth, dreams, and priorities, and told in a simply inspiring way, Six Things is a great gift for students leaving grade six, filled with wisdom for people of all ages.
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Series: Best KindNew Writing Made in NewfoundlandPaperback
Robert Finley9781550817164
$19.95LITERARY COLLECTIONS
May 23, 2018
In Best Kind, editor and essayist Robert Finley introduces twelve of the most exciting essay writers currently working in Newfoundland. Highlighting a varied and electrifying range of new voices, this groundbreaking anthology presents the first generation of island writers to actively and consistently engage in the burgeoning field of creative nonfiction, blazing a trail into newfound territory.
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Series: The Secret of Bowring ParkPaperback
Christine Gordon Manley9781550817317
$12.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 7 - 10
May 16, 2018
Every child who has ever visited the Peter Pan statue in Bowring Park, St. John's, swears it is magic. They know that the mice, squirrels, rabbits, and fairies are never in the same place as the last time they visited. Some say they've seen Peter wink at them, and others believe they've heard the soft whispering sounds of a flute. Are the stories true? Is the Peter Pan statue really magic? Or are the tales just childhood fantasies? The Secret of Bowring Park is a story of magic, a celebration of eternal childhood, and a heartwarming tale of the... + Read More
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Series: The Sebastian Synard Mystery SeriesOne For the RockPaperback
Kevin Major9781550816877
$19.95FICTION
Apr 20, 2018
Sebastian Synard doesn’t want any more trouble than he already has. But when he leads a group of tourists along the cliffs of St. John’s harbour, one of them ends up dead. Not only is there a murderer in his tour group, but the cop assigned to the case is sleeping with Sebastian’s ex-wife. It seems like things can’t get any worse, but as he’s enlisted to help flush out the perpetrator, the trail leads deeper than expected, and Sebastian finds himself on the edge.
Newfoundland has a long history of local brewing and in recent years has enjoyed a resurgence of that tradition, drawing locals and travelers alike to the distinctive tastes now available from island brew masters. Compiled by the writers and photographers of The Overcast, Newfoundland’s popular alternative newspaper, the Guide to Beers of Newfoundland is a full-colour introduction to the lagers, pilsners, ales, and stouts that can only be found here. Designed for locals, tourists, and aficionados, this is the definitive guide to beer on the rock.
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Series: Full CirclePaperback
Helen Fogwill Porter9781550817133
$16.95POETRY
Mar 22, 2018
***2019 RELIT AWARD LONG SHORTLIST*** Full Circle brings together poetry written across decades by one of Newfoundland’s best-loved writers. Balanced on the sharpest edge of life, yet caught in the ruthless pull of aging and death, these poems offer keen insights into the way the world was—and the way it ought to be. Throughout, Porter reminds us that change, like life, is a long and circuitous journey, and that the fight for a good life and a just society is never over.
"Jack Fitzgerald's Treasury of Newfoundland Stories, Volume III: Classic Spy Tales and Epic Sea Adventures the 41st book by Jack Fitzgerald. It is a stunning collection of true Newfoundland stories every bit as gripping and compelling as the title suggests.Organized into three sections, Part I chronicles the many spy stories, supporting the deep involvement of German intelligence efforts and attacks in and around Newfoundland and Labrador during World War II.Part II contains an extraordinary collection of Newfoundland's most exciting and classi... + Read More
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Series: Bag of HammersPaperback
Edward Riche9781550816860
$19.95HUMOR
Feb 01, 2018
There are the timeless questions that must be answered: Where is the most boring town in Eastern Canada? How can a government most efficiently mismanage prosperity? Are all of our contemporary psychoses a direct result of the motion-picture montage? As the Newfoundland saying goes, that’s “as foolish as a bag of hammers.” And in this collection of hilariously creative essays, critically acclaimed writer Edward Riche stretches his satiric muscles to lambaste just about anything that crosses his field of vision. Newfoundland writes a heartfelt le... + Read More
Fun, functional, and fierce—A Woman’s Almanac 2018 is a beautifully designed day planner and a daily source of insight and creativity. Featuring entries and advice from some of Newfoundland and Labrador’s most prominent feminist trailblazers, this is your 24/7 guide to feminism, activism, and change. The St. John’s Status of Women Council is a feminist organization working continuously, since 1972, to achieve equality and justice through political activism, community collaboration, and the creation of a safe and inclusive space for all women i... + Read More
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Series: Most Anything You PleasePaperback
Trudy J. Morgan-Cole9781550816846
$19.95FICTION
Nov 28, 2017
For decades, the Holloways have operated a convenience store in the working-class neighborhood of Rabbittown in St. John’s, and every customer has a story. In a vibrant, contemporary family saga, filled with idiosyncratic characters, Trudy Morgan-Cole tells the tale of three generations of Holloway women—Ellen, Audrey, and Rachel—their loves and their livelihood in times of great change. Most Anything You Please captures the spirit of a community and the women who hold it together, revealing the bonds that break and the ties that bind.
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Series: The End of MusicPaperback
Jamie Fitzpatrick9781550816853
$19.95FICTION
Nov 28, 2017
***2018 RELIT AWARD: LONG SHORTLIST*** In The End of Music, Jamie Fitzpatrick’s two mesmerizing, interwoven narratives circle the lives of Joyce, a modern young woman navigating the fraught social mores of a small town in its post-war heyday, and her son, Carter, more than fifty years later, whose days as an aspiring rock star are over. As Joyce’s memories of the past begin to escape her, her son’s past returns to haunt him. Brilliantly and unflinchingly revealing the inner lives of his characters, Fitzpatrick offers an extraordinary novel, wit... + Read More
Nancy comes of age in a British colonial school in 1950s St. John's; Georgina discovers women's liberation in a humorous evocation of the 1960s; Jamie returns to the resettled outport where he grew up, Emily discovers the dark side of her new husband. A modern-day literary extension of traditional oral storytelling, Too Unspeakable for Words is an interconnected collection of short stories infused with the imaginary of the Newfoundland cultural idiom.
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Series: Come Colour with Me in Newfoundland and LabradorA Sharable Colouring Book for Parents and KidsPaperback
Bobbi Pike9781771030991
$12.95GAMES & ACTIVITIES Age (years) from 4 - 8
Apr 22, 2017
In the past few years, the popularity of colouring books has exploded. Everyone from toddlers to grandparents are experiencing and re-experiencing the joy that colouring can bring. So why not share the fun with your favourite person?Come Colour with Me in Newfoundland and Labrador provides the perfect opportunity to unwind, connect and spend some quality time with that special little person in your life. Featuring (insert number of images here) beautiful Newfoundland and Labrador-inspired illustrations by artist Bobbi Pike, every fun-filled spr... + Read More
***2019 E.J. Pratt Poetry Award WINNER*** ***2018 J.M. Abraham Poetry Prize FINALIST*** Richly imagined and evocative, I’d Write the Sea like a Parlour Game explores the diversity and resilience that inhabit life at the margins, from tuckamore trails to the streets of a coastal city, with intimacy and often wry humour. This debut collection heralds an imaginative new voice, steeped in curiosity, and takes a fresh look at ageless poetic terrains.
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Series: Elliott and the Impossible FishPaperback
Rebecca North9781771031028
$12.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8
Apr 01, 2017
Prepare for adventure on the high seas! Elliot wants to catch the biggest fish that anyone has ever seen. After making a wish, he finds himself on the ocean with a chance to catch the big one. On his journey, different animals try to teach him to fish like they do. Even when things seem impossible, Elliot never gives up.Rebecca North is the author of A Picnic at the Lighthouse. Rebecca grew up in Halifax, Nova Scotia and now lives in Kingston, Ontario. She is the mother of a young child and spends many hours reading and re-reading picture books... + Read More
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Series: Moose's RoofPaperback
Jennifer Maruno9781771031004
$12.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8
Mar 20, 2017
Until he discovered a park pavilion, Moose never knew life beneath a roof. His friends Beaver, Bear and Squirrel, however, all seemed to be roof experts. Moose decides to put his antlers to good use. With his friends' help, he soon has a permanent roof over his head. But it becomes more trouble than worth. Moose can't lie down to sleep, can't balance when he walks and can't reach the tender weeds at the bottom of the pond. His friends can only offer advice from the life they know, which is no help at all to tired, cranky Moose.When a sudden sto... + Read More
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Series: Ray GuyThe Final Columns, 2003-2013Paperback
Ray Guy9781771031035
$19.95BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Mar 20, 2017
Ray Guy: The Final Columns, 2003-2013 is a collection of the columns Ray Guy wrote for The Northeast Avalon Times, a community newspaper based in Portugal Cove. Guy previously achieved fame and acclaim for his astute and humorous observations of Newfoundland politics and society in columns in The Telegram and The Sunday Express from the 1960s to 1990s. Guy began writing for The Northeast Avalon Times in 2003, the same year Danny Williams was elected premier of the province. During the ensuing decade, Guy exercised the wit and satire that made h... + Read More
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Series: Robert BondThe Greatest NewfoundlanderPaperback
Ted Rowe9781771031011
$19.95BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Mar 20, 2017
The foremost political figure from the years of responsible government in Newfoundland, Robert Bond led a spectacularly successful but often tortured life. Cultured and well-to-do, he tried to play the game of politics like a gentleman, and over a period of 30 years never suffered a defeat at the polls. During his remarkable career, he built a reputation as a statesman, negotiating two trade agreements with the United States and reclaiming Newfoundland's rights to the French Shore. In the dark days following the bank crash of 1894, he personall... + Read More
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Series: Weaving WaterPaperback
Annamarie Beckel9781771030922
$19.95FICTION
Oct 10, 2016
Weaving Water is a novel about otters, healing the human heart, and finding hope for an imperilled Earth.Ecologist Beth Meyer has lost hope for the future of the Earth. Still she yearns to do something that matters. Just days after she ventures into the Newfoundland wilderness to study river otters, she meets her contrary neighbour, Mattie MacKenzie, who has lived there for eighty years. Living in a world filled with secrets and magic, Mattie confounds Beth's scientific understanding at every turn. Ungrounded, Beth finds herself pulled inexorab... + Read More
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Series: Errol's AdventuresFull Speed AheadErrol's Bell Island AdventurePaperback
Sheilah Lukins9781771030939
$12.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9
Oct 01, 2016
***WINNER - BRUNEAU FAMILY CHILDREN'S/YOUNG ADULT AWARD. NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR BOOK AWARDS*** This is the story of a young mouse named Errol who takes a ride on a ferry and visits the mines of Bell Island. Errol's best friend Old Rat, has told him wonderful stories, about how the mice and rats first came to Newfoundland as stowaways on the big sailing ships. Errol longs to have his own adventure but his parents are unhappy when he strays too far from their garbage box home. Errol, however, is a mouse on a mission and early one summer morning,... + Read More
How much fun can you have with just one rubber boot?When one goes missing, Jack and his grandmother are forced to cancel their fishing trip. However, Jack has never been one to let a setback get in the way of a good time. And once Jack gets his hands on a tall piece of driftwood and a few of Newfoundland and Labrador's most celebrated musicians, it turns out that everyone gets to have a lot of fun!In the follow up to the acclaimed Jack and the Hurricane, join Jack as he sets out to put a smile back on his grandmother's face, and watch as his me... + Read More
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Jack and the Magnificent Ugly Stick Hardcover 9781771030908 $16.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Oct 01, 2016