"Books that I have reviewed and that I consider exceptional. Since it is my own opinion, it is reliable and trustworthy." - James M. Fisher, owner and editor of The Miramichi Reader. 

The Very Best! Book Awards are awarded to CanLit books that have been read and reviewed within the preceding year and are announced in early September. These are books that The Miramichi Reader considers exceptional in some way; books that they enjoyed reading so much that we didn’t want them to end. Or, if it was a non-fiction title, one that is well researched and the author has made it interesting to read, not just pages of facts. Those are just some of the qualities that make a book ‘special’ and worthy of being considered for the award. The longlisted books are those written by a Canadian author and published by a Canadian publishing house. - The Miramichi Reader

Here are all of the Time to #ReadAtlantic books that are nominated for The Very Best! Book Awards:

Best Fiction

A Song From Faraway by Deni Ellis Béchard

Some People’s Children by Bridget Canning

Best Historical Fiction

A Roll of the Bones by Trudy J. Morgan-Cole

The Liars by Ida Linehan Young (Flanker Press)

Best Short Fiction

Send More Tourists…The Last Ones Were Delicious by Tracey Waddleton

Best First Book (Fiction or Non-Fiction)

The Imperilled Ocean by Laura Trethewey (Non-Fiction)

Best Non-Fiction

Silver Linings by Janice Landry

Best Poetry

Narrow Cradle by Wade Kearley

Best Cover Art/Design

Rhonda Molloy for A Roll of the Bones

 Check out the full list here.