Features
The Evolution of the Graphic Novel
byReichertz embraces and subverts the forms of comic books and art installations.
The Overlooked Art of Lucy Jarvis
byGetting to know Lucy Jarvis is getting to know Atlantic Canada.
Ken Danby Fans Will Rejoice
byUndaunted, the Art Gallery of Hamilton has waded into the breach with the exhibition and book project Ken Danby: Beyond the Crease. In doing so, they are honouring an artist who remains one of the most popular with the Canadian public and one who has, at least since the 1970s, been steadfastly ignored by most public art museums, especially the largest ones such as the Art Gallery of Hamilton itself.
News
Danuta Gleed Shortlist Heavy on Atlantic Canada
byAndré Narbonne, Kerry Lee Powell and Kris Bertin are all shortlisted
The 2017 Best Atlantic-Published Book Shortlist Has Been Announced
byCongratulations to the nominees for the 2017 Best Atlantic-Published Book Award.
Symphony Removes Rita MacNeil Biography From Pop-up Store
by“I understand that Rita’s estate wants to protect their interests, but I don’t see the book as competition for any product they might want to sell,” says author Charlie Rhindress.
The 2017 East Coast Literary Awards Shortlists Released
byThe Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia (WFNS) has announced the shortlists for the 2017 East Coast Literary Awards (ECLAs).
Reviews
Escape Hatch a Meticulous History of a Boondoggle with Benefits
byBassler is a meticulous historian and he does nothing to gloss over the problems that occurred at the 17 companies that were founded by German industrialists. They created fewer jobs than expected, eventually went bust, and the government was left holding the bag for loans extended to their owners.
Count Your Chickens is Egg-cellent Entertainment
byCount Your Chickens can be considered egg-cellent entertainment for readers young and old.
A Grand Adventure a Scientific Feminist Love Biography of Helge and Anne Stine Ingstad
byan adventure book, a love story, double biography, scientific synopsis, feminist primer and modern history rolled into 438 pages
Steal Away Home an Intriguing Examination of Human Bondage
bySteal Away Home chronicles the life of another enslaved Kentuckian, Cecelia Jane Reynolds.
The Struggle Continues: Essays From Women on Mental Health
bySome tales have tragic endings. Some do have happy ones. Many have a kind of non-ending, because the struggle continues, the journey is ongoing.
Excerpts
Here Was Freedom
byNewfoundland offered a true escape hatch to political freedom from the Iron Curtain.
