“Catching the Light” has been longlisted by the International Dublin Literary Award

Catching the Light has been longlisted by the prestigious International Dublin Literary Award! This is an international award whose aim is to promote excellence in world literature. A total of […]

“As British as the King: Lunenburg County During the First World War” has been shortlisted by the Lunenburg Bound Literary Awards

As British as the King: Lunenburg County During the First World War has been shortlisted by the Lunenburg Bound Literary Awards! The author previously wrote The August Gales: The Tragic […]

“Be Prepared!” has been nominated for the Yellow Cedar Award

Be Prepared!: The Frankie MacDonald Guide to Life, the Weather, and Everything has been nominated for the Yellow Cedar Award from the largest reading award program in Canada, the Forest […]

There be Pirates! receives third award nomination

First it was the New Brunswick Book Award. Then it was the Hackmatack Children’s Book Award. Now it’s the Alberta-based Rocky Mountain Book Award. Joann Hamilton-Barry’s There Be Pirates! has […]

Nova Scotia Cookery, Then & Now up for an International Award

Nova Scotia Cookery – Then and Now, is a top three finalist in the Culinary History category at the Gourmand International Culinary Awards in Macao, China. This then-and-now cookbook pairs […]

Nimbus Sets Awards Record!

    Nimbus Publishing and Vagrant Press received a record-setting 12 nominations at the 2019 Atlantic Book Awards shortlist announcement at Halifax City Hall this morning. The previous record was […]

Five Nimbus Titles on the 2019-2020 Hackmatack Shortlist

Congratulations to Sarah Sawler (Be Prepared! and 100 Things You Don’t Know About Atlantic Canada), Frankie MacDonald (Be Prepared!), Joann Hamilton-Barry (There Be Pirates!), Allison Lawlor (Broken Pieces), and Jacqueline […]

There Be Pirates! up for a New Brunswick Book Award

Joann Hamilton-Barry‘s There Be Pirates! is a finalist for the 2019 Alice Kitts Memorial Award for Excellence in Children’s Writing. The book is an accessible, full-colour history of East Coast piracy. […]

Catching the Light Longlisted for the Winterset Award

Catching the Light by Susan Sinnott is among the six titles on the Winterset award long list. The novel uses gorgeous language and a strong sense of place to explore the […]

If I Had an Old House on the East Coast Wins The Coast “Best of” Award

From The Coast “Best Of” coverage: The Nimbus publication If I Had An Old House On The East Coast clearly struck a nerve with—some of whom definitely do have an old house […]