Please join us at Chapters St. John's on Saturday, August 5th, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm where we'll be celebrating the launch of Jim Scott's memoir, Seventh Son: My Road to Success.Jim will be on hand to greet guests, and sign books. Snacks and refreshments will be available. All are welcome to attend.https://www.facebook.com/events/184183351316499/

donalee will be at LaHave River books on August 5th from 2pm to 3pm, signing copies of her new mystery novel, Hung Out to Die. https://www.facebook.com/events/1662963940874645/

Join us on Wednesday August 9th from 5pm-7pm with Author Lana Shupe to celebrate her new book 'The Hippie Pirates'. https://www.facebook.com/events/667142005279794/

All are welcome to drop by and join us in Laurie Peace Park (next to the New Glasgow Library) for Family Story Times on Thursday mornings this summer! We'll have stories, and crafts! Please bring your own blankets to sit upon. In case of bad weather, we will meet indoors, in the New Glasgow Library's […]

Join us for our cookbook launch here at the Grounds Cafe happening on August 10th from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm!This event will include complementary recipe inspired tastings, featured drinks, and readings from our farm to table cookbook! Get ready to explore the farm-to-table magic of Murray's Farm and the exquisite creations of the Grounds […]

Join us with author Shawn Leonard for the release of his new book, Spirit Talker: Indigenous Stories and Teachings from a Mikmaq Psychic Medium.https://www.facebook.com/events/994743861666687/

Bring us your best books for store credit. We always need Science Fiction/Fantasy, Poetry, YA(2018-now), History, Self-Help, and all kinds of Fiction(Kids-Adult).Prices for books range between $1.00 for kids board books to $4.00 for adult hardcover books.We can only accept books in excellent condition. No dusty, water-damaged, or musty books. We do not take vintage […]

MareGold Bookstore is holding its second author's market in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia on August 12th from 11am to 2:00 pm.Come celebrate and support over 25 writers and discover books only available from the authors. There will be music, conversation, and books available for purchase. This free event is at the MareGold Bookstore courtyard, 212 […]

***All tickets are now sold to this event. Sorry to anyone disappointed! And thanks, ticket holders, for the wonderful show of support. We look forward to seeing you Saturday!***This wonderful literary evening is held in support of the Cabot Trail Writers Festival. Veteran journalists Carol Off (long-time host of CBC Radio's As It Happens) and […]

Please join us as Lana Shupe reads from her new picture book, "The Hippie Pirates". All ages welcome! https://www.facebook.com/events/135670192872297/

The Hippie Pirates by Lana Shupe published by Running The Goat, Books & BroadsidesJoin us in welcoming Lana Shupe and her new middle-grade release The Hippie Pirates to our store!*There will be a reading, a VW photo booth, and a make-and-take peace charm necklace or bracelet-making station. *Come dressed up as a hippie pirate for […]

This is an outdoor event, featuring readings and music.It’s a free celebration of the launch of a new novel by Leo McKay Jr.Everyone is welcome.https://www.facebook.com/events/151932107921357/

The Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia and Dalhousie Libraries present an evening of conversation between Luke Hathaway and K.R. Byggdin, 2023 winner of the Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award for their book Wonder World, a novel that explores the possibilities of queer belonging in small town Canada.Join us at Glitter Bean Cafe (5896 Spring Garden […]

In partnership with Fernwood Publishing and the University of Kings College, join us Tuesday, August 15th, for an evening with Nora Loreto, in conversation with CBC Mainstreet Nova Scotia's Jeff Douglas. Nora is an author, podcast host, activist, and journalist. Author of multiple books, including Spin Doctors, Take Back the Fight, and From Demonized to […]

Cool off from August 15's celebrations with an in-conversation followed by an evening of poetry readings! On August 16 at 4 p.m. at the Aberdeen Cultural Centre (2nd floor), join the Frye Festival, Acadie Rock, Goose Lane Editions, and Tidewater Books for an in-conversation with Dominique Bernier-Cormier, hosted by Sonya Malaborza. Vancouver-based, Québec-Acadian author and […]

• Each participant will bring a locally authored novel that they have recently read and can part with. Locally authored will be defined as an author living within the Atlantic Bubble.• During the meeting, each person will take a turn telling everyone what they liked about the book they brought and why the others should […]

Le mercredi 16 août, rejoignez nous pour la soirée de poésie Gérald-Leblanc ! Découvrez ou redécouvrez les voix littéraires du Nouveau-Brunswick établies comme émergentes, avec les auteur·rices : Émilie Turmel, Léa Doucet, Céleste Godin, Xavier Gould, Paul Bossé, Dominique Bernier-Cormier, Sonya Malaborza et Sue Goyette !---On Wednesday, August 16, join us for Soirée de poésie […]

???? Pour le club de lecture féministe du mois d'août, on y va en poésie avec Un thé dans la toundra / Nipishapui nete mushuat de Joséphine Bacon.« Joséphine Bacon, nomade de la toundra, nous fait parcourir, à la lumière du poème, des territoires inconnus. Joséphine Bacon élargit le pays en nous initiant à la […]

JD Derbyshire (they/them) is a Vancouver-based comedian, theatre maker, writer, and mad activist whose work examines mental health, neurodiversity, queerness, and gender exploration. Derbyshire has toured Canada as a stand-up comedian and solo performer, has written over twenty plays that have been produced by companies in Victoria, Toronto, Calgary, and Vancouver, and cohosts the mental […]