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I’m your saint? Cohen and St. Paul studied in ‘Prophets of Love’
By: Molly Rookwood

Publish date: December 4, 2023

As Matthew R. Anderson suggests in the subtitle of Prophets of Love: The Unlikely Kinship of Leonard Cohen and the Apostle Paul, the idea of a kinship between Leonard Cohen,... read more

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The book cover for The Deepest Map shows red and blue concentric circles with a ship at the centre.
‘The Deepest Map’ charts ocean history from dynamite to tech startups
By Erica Butler
In 1960, when the U.S. Navy sent Don Walsh and Jacques Piccard on the world’s first extreme deep dive —…
New Found Land women tackle a Company of Rogues to end Cupids Trilogy
By Naomi MacKinnon
A Company of Rogues sees the conclusion of Trudy Morgan-Cole’s trilogy of historical novels based on the settling of Cupid’s…
State of the Ark stares into Atlantic Canada’s deep future
By Marjorie Simmins
If you reliably reach for non-fiction and fiction, it may be time to shake things up and reach instead for…
‘Does Halifax remember?’ 3 new books on Dec. 6, 1917
By Renee Hartleib
Most of us know the main details of the Halifax Explosion. In December of 1917, two ships collided in the…
Who Killed Richard Oland? New book digs into unsolved murder of Saint John businessman
By Ryan Van Horne
Author Janice Middleton offers up new suspects for 2011 killing in New Brunswick In her book Who Killed Richard Oland?…
Shovels Not Rifles offers new frontline view of WW1
By Clinton Davis
From Atlantic Books Today, fall 2023, issue 98. Delving deep into the tales of our shared Black history in the…
Book people: The Fantastic Grown-up Book Fair is coming!
By Admin
Organizers of Nova Scotia gathering are 'scouting locations' across Atlantic Canada for future fairs Writers on the East Coast have…
Mi’kmaw history comes alive with ‘Suliewey,’ a sequel to ‘My Indian’
By Theresa Meuse
Theresa Meuse is a First Nations author, educator and advisor from the Bear River First Nation in Nova Scotia. She…
shalan joudry swims Entre Rive and Shore to meet Dominique Bernier-Cormier 
By shalanjoudry
When i read the first few pages of Dominique Bernier-Cormier’s Entre Rive and Shore i was curious about his story,…
‘The only place I feel truly relaxed is when I am alone in the forest or mountains,’ hiking guide says of new book
By Jon Tattrie
Q&A with hiking legend Michael Haynes on Trails of Halifax Regional Municipality - Third Edition 1. It's a glorious fall…
How to cheer up a poet: a Q&A with Lesley Choyce
By Admin
From Atlantic Books Today, spring 2023, issue 97. Lesley Choyce has a new poetry collection out, and a new travelogue.…
Yellow crime scene tape reads crime scene do not cross
‘What makes them cross a line?’: True crime in Atlantic Canada
By Mallory Burnside-Holmes
Review of Amy Bell's Life Sentence: How My Father Defended Two Murderers and Lost Himself, John Elliott’s A Mother's Betrayal…
3 Newfoundland crime novels explore the wounded soul
By Meg D. Edwards
Review of Kevin Major’s Four for Fogo Island,  Natalie Carter-Giles’s Hunting Helena and Shelly Kawaja’s The Raw Light of Morning.…
A copy of Pageboy is held on Citadel Hill overlooking Halifax
Pageboy an ‘incredible read’ that paints Halifax next to Hollywood
By Sydney Walsh
Review of Pageboy by Elliot Page Elliot Page is a well-known Academy Award-nominated actor, a producer, and director, born and…
A copy of Revenge Finds a Home is held in front of a dark and grim forest.
Revenge Finds a Home mixing past and present in Newfoundland
By Sydney Walsh
Review of the novel Revenge Finds a Home by Bill Coultas Bob Lynch, a fictional Irish detective who immigrates to…
A water-blue copy of The Berry Pickers is held in front of rocks and water.
Amanda Peters makes The Berry Pickers ‘easy to fall in love with’
By Sydney Walsh
When four-year-old Ruthie’s Mi'kmaw family goes to Maine for their annual blueberry picking job, she mysteriously disappears. Despite weeks of…
Books By Heart: Harriet Alida Lye talks about The Honey Farm
By Admin
Harriet Alida Lye's novel The Honey Farm tells the story of a drought that has discontented the bees. Soil dries…
The people you find in lost graveyards: review of The Dead Die Twice
By Craig Ferguson
From Atlantic Books Today, spring 2023, issue 97. People wind up in cemeteries for all sorts of reasons. For the…
‘Sparkle at full capacity’: 3 new books turning pain into hope
By Sarah Butland
From Atlantic Books Today, spring 2023, issue 97. Spring brings light into our lives like no other season. Flowers blossom,…
Full Capacity Sparkle: How 3 new books inspire hope
By Sarah Butland
From Atlantic Books Today, issue 98, spring 2023 Spring brings light into our lives like no other season. Flowers blossom,…
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Books By Heart: Warrior Life, by Pam Palmater
By Jeremy Hull
Legal scholar is teaching people a better way in Warrior Life  Doctor Pamela Palmater thinks the definition of warrior is…
The cover of Standing on Neptune shows the black sky of space over the blue circle of Neptune. A young person stands small on the surface.
Standing on Neptune while waiting for your world to change
By Lisa Doucet
Review of Standing on Neptune by Valerie Sherrard On an ordinary Monday morning, Brooke realizes that her period is five…
Books By Heart: The Sweetness in the Lime by Stephen Kimber
By Jeremy Hull
Stephen Kimber’s research for The Sweetness in the Lime helps his holiday romance read like a Cuban-Canadian Casablanca Books by…
Books By Heart: Runaway Wives and Rogue Feminists
By Anya Deady
Review of Runaway Wives and Rogue Feminists by Margo Goodhand Books by Heart is a new initiative to help humanize…
The book cover for Lore Isle shows an illustration of a wolf amid trees near a shore
Newfoundland wolves come howling back in Lore Isle fantasy
By Heidi Tattrie Rushton
Review of Lore Isle, by Jiin Kim Peter, the 13-year-old protagonist of Jiin Kim's Lore Isle, usually spends most of…
What the jury says about the best Atlantic-published books contenders
What the jury says about the best Atlantic-published books contenders
By Jon Tattrie
The jury notes are in for the three finalists for the Atlantic Publishers Marketing Association’s Best Atlantic-Published Book Award The…
Books By Heart: Before the Parade: A History of Halifax’s Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Communities
By Jeremy Hull
Review of Before the Parade: a History of Halifax's Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Communities 1972-1984, by Rebecca Rose Books by…
Books By Heart: Pay No Heed to the Rockets
By Jeremy Hull
Review of Pay No Heed to the Rockets: Palestine in the Present Tense by Marcello Di Cintio Books by Heart…
A black and white photo of a body of water with two rocks and the logo Atlantic Books Today at the top
Introducing Our 30th-Anniversary Year Fall Issue: Literary Human and Nature
By Admin
David Suzuki famously said of the climate crisis: “We’re in a giant car heading towards a brick wall and everyone’s…
Celebrating 30 Years of Atlantic Books Today:
By Stephen Kimber
From a secret Saint Mary’s office and sporadic issues to the award-winning conversation starter, ABT has given many Atlantic authors…
Your #ReadAtlantic Mental Health VOICES Video Collection
By Jon Tattrie
In 2023, Atlantic Books Today was proud to put a spotlight on Atlantic authors who write about mental health. Host Triny Finlay…
October’s Top 5 Local Sellers at Chapters Indigo Coles in the Atlantic Provinces
By Admin
NOVA SCOTIA – OCTOBER LOCAL TOP 5 1. Murphy's Logic by Steve Murphy (Local Interest) 2. Lexicon Volume 21 by Theresa Williams…
Joseph Blanchard’s ‘Confessions’ leaves many questions
By Jeff Bursey
“And then I tell her.” With these words Ian Colford’s new novel, an agonized expression of love and lust delivered…
‘Jennie’s Boy’ turns out a raw memoir of childhood illness
By Jeff Bursey
It’s not enough for Wayne Johnston’s seven-year-old self, the central figure in Jennie’s Boy, to have trouble keeping food down…
VOICES 2023: Rebecca Salazar, sulphurtongues and Fashion Tips for the Apocalypse
By Jon Tattrie
Rebecca Salazar’s sulphurtongue won a slew of awards for her poetry. Host Triny Finlay identified several main areas of her…
pic of rocky outcrop at the ocean edge with a small wave on sand. Text reads Indigo Chapters Coles Top 5 Local Bestsellers September 2023
September’s Top 5 Local Sellers at Chapters Indigo Coles in the Atlantic Provinces
By Admin
NOVA SCOTIA – SEPTEMBER LOCAL TOP 5 1. Recipe for a Good Life by Lesley Crewe (Fiction) 2. Lexicon Volume 21 by…
A young person sits smiling behind two of his novels.
VOICES 2023: Andre Fenton, masculinity, and why we’re Worthy of Love 
By Sydney Walsh
Adrian Carter is a high schooler from the Halifax north end grappling with body image issues worsened by a relentless…
Janice Landry wears a colourful shawl and stands before a lake of matching colours.
VOICES: Janice Landry, Eye of the Ocean, and first responders running into danger
By Sydney Walsh
The Atlantic Publishers Marketing Association’s 2023 VOICES campaign is focusing on mental health, and authors who write about it and/or…
VOICES: Bobbi French and the ‘funny as hell’ Good Women of Safe Harbour
By Sydney Walsh
The Atlantic Publishers Marketing Association’s 2023 VOICES campaign is focusing on mental health, and authors who write about it and/or…
Text over an image of a rocky beach with waves on the shore. Logo for Chapters Indigo Coles with Top 5 Local Bestsellers of August 2023
August’s Top 5 Local Sellers at Chapters Indigo in the Atlantic Provinces
By Admin
NOVA SCOTIA – AUGUST LOCAL TOP 5 1. Recipe for a Good Life by Lesley Crewe (Fiction) 2. Mommy Don't by Sherri…