Wild Foods of Prince Edward Island
Publisher: Acorn Press$29.95Prince Edward Island is famous for potatoes and seafood, but our forests, meadows, marshes, and shores are home to hundreds of species of edible plants and fungi. Of course, edible and palatable are not the same and award-winning biologist and forager Kate MacQuarrie knows the difference!
L’Acadie de L’Ile-du-Prince Édouard / The Acadians of Prince Edward Island
Publisher: Acorn Press$27.95This book on the Acadians of Prince Edward Island shows the cultural and historical importance of carefully documented and organized collections of photos. From some points of view this book is like an old-fashioned family album, except that it illustrates the ordinary life of not just one but many Acadian families.
Prince Edward Island ~ Epekwitk ~ Climate Almanac
Publisher: Acorn Press$27.95From devastating hurricanes to blizzards that have shut down the Island for days, Jardine creates a fascinating deep-dive into the changing weather patterns of Prince Edward Island and their effect on the landscape. Complete with maps, photos, and tables, this month- by-month guide is an essential reader for those interested in weather, climate change and Island history.
The Belfast Riot of 1847
Publisher: Island Studies Press$29.95On March 1, 1847, Prince Edward Island experienced the second-worst election riot in Canadian history. About 200 Scottish Protestants and 300 Irish Catholics got into a brawl, resulting in at least three men dead and up to 100 others injured. This event set the stage for the hardening of the sectarian conflict between Protestants and Catholics on Prince Edward Island for the next 125 years.
A Stroke of Luck
Editor: Penelope JacksonPublisher: Purple Porcupine Publishing$21.95After suffering a series of devastating strokes, musician Bruce Hughes faced a future where walking, talking, or playing music again seemed impossible. But through grit, humour, and sheer determination, Bruce defied the odds. His memoir is a moving and often humorous account of recovery, offering hope to stroke survivors and anyone overcoming life’s toughest challenges.
When the Banyan Sways, Folktales from India
Artist: Radha RaulgaonkarEditor: Dushy GnanapragasamPublisher: Running the Goat$21.99Four folktales from India—full of magic and wisdom.
Every Little Thing, How Small Acts of Kindness Make a Big Impact
Publisher: Pottersfield Press$21.95Author Janice Landry was diagnosed with Lyme disease during the summer of 2023. Following her recovery, Landry realized that a small thing, a tiny tick, has had a big impact on her life. The author has deliberately woven the theme of small versus big throughout Every Little Thing via heartwarming stories of acts of kindness and connection. Landry proves in the end that the little things really are the big things.
The Queen Anne House, A Nova Scotia Saga
Publisher: Pottersfield Press$21.95This novel spanning over two hundred years is the story of one house and the amazing people who lived on the high ground in Cumberland County. Throughout, the story of love and loss is told in a most unique and unusual way that is both innovative and revealing.
In Search of Puffins, Stories of Loss, Light and Flight
Publisher: Pottersfield Press$22.95In Search of Puffins is the third book in a series of memoirs, beginning with Coastal Lives and Year of the Horse. Journalist and author Marjorie Simmins completed this third memoir four years after the death of her husband, writer Silver Donald Cameron, a charismatic public figure much loved across Canada, and with an international reputation as an environmentalist and a filmmaker. In Search of Puffins is a story of love and loss, reinvention and humour.
The Illogical Adventure, A Memoir of Love and Fate
Publisher: Pottersfield Press$21.95The Illogical Adventure recounts the story of an unlikely cross-continental romance between two independent-minded travellers – from their brief but fateful first meeting in Cape Town, through to a dowry ceremony in rural Africa a few years later during the Covid pandemic and beyond.
Someone Else’s Saint, How a Scottish Pilgrimage Led to Nova Scotia
Publisher: Pottersfield Press$22.95The Whithorn Way is a 1600-year-old pilgrimage route from the city of Glasgow to the shrine of St. Ninian—a mysterious Celtic saint whose lonely cave still looks out over the waves toward England, Northern Ireland, and the Isle of Man. When the path was recently revived, pilgrimage scholar Dr. Matthew Anderson gathered the first group of Canadians to walk it.
Through My Looking Glass: Nova Scotia: 50 Year Photographic Retrospective 1973-2023
Photographer: Joseph RobichaudPublisher: Pottersfield Press$27.95Through My Looking Glass is the culmination of fifty years of documentary photography in Nova Scotia, spanning from 1973 to 2023. It chronicles a half-century of life in a province where the intertwining of diverse cultures and experiences creates a rich and multifaceted narrative. The striking images in this book reflect the many threads of Indigenous, Acadian, and Black experiences. The Mi’kmaq people, the original stewards of this land, have walked these shores for millennia, forging a deep connection with the natural world. Their resilience has shaped the province?s identity, and their stories are integral to understanding Nova Scotia?s historical and spiritual landscape.
Making a Life Twenty-Five Years of Hooking Rugs (pb)
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing$34.95A paperback edition of the heartfelt memoir and coffee table book from beloved rug-hooking artist, featuring images of her favourite projects over the span of her career.
Fitch & Smith Treasury
Artist: Sydney SmithPublisher: Nimbus Publishing$25.95A beautiful collector’s edition of three Sheree Fitch-tastic tales with illustrations from Hans Christian Andersen Award–winning illustrator Sydney Smith.
- What if there was a purple planet with purple people on it?
- I stuck my toes / In my nose / And I couldn’t get them out
- There were monkeys in my kitchen / They were climbing / Up the walls
In a lovely hardcover edition bursting with vibrant colour, The Fitch & Smith Treasury presents the time-tested, rollicking rhyming books from Canada’s Dr. Seuss and illustrated by Hans Christian Andersen Award–winning illustrator Sydney Smith, Mabel Murple, Toes in My Nose, and There Were Monkey’s in My Kitchen, to a whole new generation.
Black Ice The Lost History of the Coloured Hockey League of the Maritimes, 1895-1925 (Twentieth-anniversary edition)
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing$27.95Expanded and revised edition of the pioneering work of history about the Coloured Hockey League, founded in Halifax, NS. Now a documentary film.
Black Ice is the first written record of the Colored Hockey League in the Maritimes, founded in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1895, more than 20 years before the founding of the National Hockey League. The Colored Hockey League was a force in Canadian hockey that was conveniently ignored and whose contributions were stolen as other leagues emerged. Black Ice explores the unique culture that still exists today.
Black Boy, Black Boy (pb)
Artist: Ibeabuchi AnanabaPublisher: Nimbus Publishing$14.95A powerful spoken-word poem encouraging Black boys of every shade, size, and passion to reach for the stars. Features vibrant artwork depicting famous Black men such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Chadwick Boseman, and more.
Anne of Green Gables
Artist: Briana Corr ScottPublisher: Nimbus Publishing Limited$14.95An updated edition of the bestselling illustrated adaptation of the classic Anne of Green Gables series for ages 6+ featuring beautiful new colour illustrations from celebrated artist Briana Corr Scott.
Anne of the Island & Anne of Windy Poplars
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing$15.95With a beautiful new cover by celebrated illustrator Briana Corr Scott, Lucy Maud Montgomery’s classic books Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea are available together as the first in a series of new bindup editions.
If You Could Be Anything (pb)
Artist: Briana Corr ScottPublisher: Nimbus Publishing$13.95A gentle lullaby celebrating the abundant nature of the East Coast, from the illustrator of Wildflower and The Book of Selkie.
If you could be anything, what would you be?
I’d be a tall ship, racing fast on the sea
I’d fill up my sails with the salty cool breeze
If I could be anything. If it were up to me.
My Nova Scotia
Artist: Martyna CzubPublisher: Nimbus Publishing$13.95Whether you call it home or are just here to visit, Nova Scotia welcomes you with campfire storytelling, blueberry fields, and rocky beaches. With joyful rhymes and whimsical illustrations, My Nova Scotia celebrates all the diverse cultures, people, and traditions that make this province unique. What’s your Nova Scotia?
Joe & the Wreck of the Tribune
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing$14.95Middle grade historical fiction inspired by the real 18th-century shipwreck off Halifax Harbour, and the local boy who risked his life to save those on board.
Black Boy, Black Boy
Artist: Ibeabuchi AnanabaPublisher: Nimbus Publishing$24.95A powerful spoken-word poem encouraging Black boys of every shade, size, and passion to reach for the stars. Features vibrant artwork depicting famous Black men such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Chadwick Boseman, and more.
Salt on Her Tongue A Kes Morris File
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing$22.95The anticipated sequel to Canadian Crime Writers Award-winning Beneath Her Skin follows Detective Kes Morris to the Bay of Fundy on a missing persons case that turns deadly.
Ocean Secrets A Guidebook for Little Underwater Adventurers
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing$20.95An illustrated ocean guidebook that takes young readers on a journey through the world’s oceans, from the sunlight zone to the abyssal zone. Learn about sharks, whales, octopuses, kelp, coral, and so much more!
