International Women’s Day Celebrates women’s rights, something we couldn’t have without the kind of feminist analysis found in these Atlantic Canadian books
by : Chris Benjamin
Features
The region’s richest literary prize has made careers and given the gift of time to write
Working toward an encyclopedia of Newfoundland knowledge, Pam Hall recognizes the collaborative nature of understanding
Andy Flanagan shares the story of how Second World War prison guards regularly inspected Andrew “Ando” Flanagan’s diary and blacked out sections, ripped them out or beat him for what he wrote
Women’s studies, diaries and letters offer fresh perspectives on herstory
Lynn Coady, Alistair MacLeod, Sarah Faber, Kate Beaton, Linden MacIntyre, Frank Macdonald, Tom Ryan, Rebecca Silver Slayter, Johanna Skibsrud, Oisin Curran and Susan Paddon. Just to name a few.
100 years after the event, in our rush to glorify Canada’s participation in the First World War, we too easily forget that had it not been for the war the Halifax Disaster would not have occurred
New novels allow us to investigate the unknowable questions behind unacceptable realities of human stupidity and tragedies that befall innocents
How picture books help children understand horrific events like the Halifax Explosion
Atlantic Canadian books for everyone on your list
18 of the season’s most enticing new releases
