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In ALTAR, Eugenio, a young Mexican immigrant living in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, experiences heartbreak when Benjamin, his new boyfriend, inexplicably "ghosts" him. Looking to the traditional Mexican holiday Dia de Muertos, Eugenio decides to build an altar in the hopes that...

Lonely Planet's local travel experts revealallyou need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime to Atlantic Canada. Discover popular and off the beaten track experiences from walking the surreal orange landscape of the Tablelands to driving Newfoundland's Viking Trail, and stargazing...

Keepsake collection of supernatural folkore from Atlantic Canada, accompanied by original pen-and-ink illustrations. Who is the lady in blue who haunts Peggys Cove? Why is there a strip of land called Ghost Alley in New Brunswick? Who is the ghost with a reserved seat in a PEI...

Bloom Where You Are Planted Across Canada is a fascinating collection of fifty interviews and portraits that celebrate diversity, innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship. The women and non-binary people featured in this book represent different...

A joyful, beautifully written tribute to Canada's most salient features--hockey and highways. In the waning days of the pandemic, sportswriter Ronnie Shuker stuffed his skates, sticks, and backpack into his faithful automobile, Gumpy, named for legendary goaltender Gumpy Worsley,...

With the bestselling and beloved Kit's Law, Donna Morrissey established herself as a stunning new voice in Canadian fiction. With Downhill Chance, she has crafted a captivating successor, and in Clair Gale, she has created an unforgettable heroine. Clair is the unsinkable heart of the...

In imagining a Viking, a certain image springs to mind: a barbaric warrior, leaping ashore from a longboat, and ready to terrorize the hapless local population of a northern European town. Yet while such characters define our imagination of the Viking Age today, they were in the minority. Instead...

Award recognition for Two for the Tablelands: ***THE HOWARD ENGEL AWARD FOR BEST CRIME NOVEL SET IN CANADA 2021 - SHORTLIST*** ***ATLANTIC BOOKS TODAY STAFF PICK 2021 - SHORTLIST*** Award Recognition for Three for Trinity: ***THE HOWARD ENGEL AWARD FOR BEST CRIME NOVEL...

FINALIST FOR THE 2024 HILARY WESTON WRITERS' TRUST PRIZE The Globe and Mail's Best Books of 2024 * CBC's Best Canadian Non-Fiction of 2024 Riveting nonfiction from multi-award-winning author Lisa Moore, based on the shocking true story of a teenaged boy who endured abuse...

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER What if the childhood you remember isn't really what happened at all? "A gripping story of troubled relationships, mental illness, and buried secrets with a murder at its heart. . . . Clever, twisty, and chilling." --Shari Lapena, #1...

Catch a glimpse of the world's rarest whales, hike through lush forests, or wander around quaint historic towns: the very best of the northeast is yours with Moon Nova Scotia & Atlantic Canada. Inside you'll find: Strategic, flexible itineraries...

A magisterial cultural history of the Atlantic Ocean before Columbus, ranging from the early shaping of the continents and the emergence of homo sapiens to the story of shipbuilding, navigation, maritime exploration, slavery, and nascent European imperialism. A...

In the spirit of Heather Morris, Kate Quinn, and Pam Jenoff, an enthralling and deeply moving story that begins during World War II, about orphaned twin sisters in Ireland whose lives diverge for decades, until fate--and faith--reunite them in the twilight of their lives. Orphaned during...