“Our communities here are totally stunned, somehow finding a way to put their feet down, feel safe, and go on. My head can’t stop shaking.”
by : Chad Norman
by : Chad Norman
“Our communities here are totally stunned, somehow finding a way to put their feet down, feel safe, and go on. My head can’t stop shaking.”
by : Trudy Morgan-Cole
Trudy J. Morgan-Cole shares her some of her thoughts on the inspiration and writing process for Roll of the Bones.
by : Jeffrey Hutchings
The fisheries are ours to squander or sustain
by : Atlantic Books Today
My goal is to expand awareness and consumption of Atlantic books
by : Lisa Doucet
Home means different things to different people while still being a concept that resonates in some way with everyone
by : Kimberly Hicks
“You should write a book!” How often have you said or heard that?
Everyone has a story to tell, and everyone seems to know a master storyteller, especially on the East Coast. But spinning a yarn is more akin to threading a needle, compared to the long, dedicated work of weaving an intricate tapestry that is an actual book. Getting published is another mystery to navigate and daunting enough that most don’t dare even try.
by : Amy Spurway
Writers transforming hardship into humour.
by : Allison Lawlor
The Atlantic Region is well known for telling stories in various art forms. Today, one of the outputs of that creative culture is an explosion of books and authors, with more titles being published in the region than ever before. Atlantic publishers explore the whys and hows behind the creative inspirations unique to the East Coast.
by : Allison Lawlor
More indigenous stories are being published Rebecca Thomas, an award-winning spoken-word artist and Mi’kmaw activist, is publishing her first book called I’m Finding My Talk (Nimbus Publishing). A response to […]
by : Karalee Clerk
George Elliott Clarke, in his unique brand of spoken word, Africadian poetry, explores a personal subject, his great-aunt Portia White, an internationally celebrated opera contralto. His lyrical ode to her life and work is a celebration of love. He shared with ABT editor, Karalee Clerk, thoughts about his great-aunt, Portia White, and his family’s incredible creative DNA.
by : Jessica Leeder
Finding his way to the start of a new book has become a familiar route for the award-winning Newfoundland author Michael Crummey. First, there is the avoidance, a glorious, elastic […]
by : Desiree Anstey
Susie Taylor penned her novel after discovering her teenage diaries, in her mother’s basement, 20 years later
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