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Powerful, innovative Indigenous self-governance regimes are increasingly important players in Canadian politics, but little academic work has been done on their structure, operation, and effectiveness. " We Are In Charge Here"examines the central institution of the most populous Indigenous...

Three plays from the repertoire of iconic Newfoundland and Labrador playwright, actor, and member of the groundbreaking Newfoundland comedy troupe CODCO, Andy Jones. Based on Jones' well-known epistolary radio series, An Evening with Uncle Val is a set of comic reportages from the...

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...

Simultaneously a high-stakes mystery and an in-depth exploration of grief and loss, The Beltane Massacre is reminiscent of a classic spy novel with a modern twist - Rowan McRae is a different kind of hero for a different age who must learn how to move on after experiencing unthinkable tragedy.<...

A boy with Mosaic Down syndrome navigates entering a mainstream classroom, making new friends, and standing up to bullies all while trying to catch a thief and save his home in this thrilling middle grade mystery from New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Wesley King.

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...

The story of the vengeful barber Sweeney Todd has gripped fans across literary, stage, and screen renditions--but little has been told of Mrs. Lovett, Todd's partner in crime. Until now. Enclosed herewith: a bloodcurdling correspondence of horror and intrigue, based on the original...

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 Kit's Law, Donna Morrissey established herself as a gifted storyteller. Her chronicle of life in a remote Newfoundland outport was acclaimed by critics and embraced by readers worldwide. Downhill Chance is a captivating successor to Morrissey's first novel. Set in a pair of...

A lovelorn lady ... Eleven years ago, Lady Amelia Prescott was jilted on the night of her planned elopement, and the man who betrayed her disappeared from England with nothing more than a letter of farewell. Ever since, she has focused her attention on her secret work as an advice...

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. ...

Tyler Kyle doesn't believe in monsters. A washed-up thirty-year-old actor and reluctant cryptid investigator, Tyler is used to playing the Scully to his best friend Josh's Mulder on their stupidly popular YouTube channel. But when Tyler receives previously unseen footage of...

Shrouded in the mists of history and legend, the province of Newfoundland and Labrador is a land of mysteries. Its waters are a graveyard for countless wrecked ships. Its lore is full of tales about treachery and murder. And it was once the haunt of pirates. Haunt, indeed! Newfoundland and Labrador...

Wanda Jaynes is about to lose her job amidst a mountain of bills, and she suspects her musician boyfriend might be romantically interested in his friend, Trish. But Wanda's life changes radically on a routine trip to the grocery store when a gunman enters the supermarket and opens fire.The Greatest...

How does wonder induce change in us, as people and as readers? Paul Moorehead's poetic voice arrives fully-formed--intriguing, inquiring, and innovating--to address this question. Green: the colour of growth, the colour of change, the colour of go. Green charges into these themes with...

One house, one hundred years -- Here is a collection of interconnected short stories that bend time with a complex and varied cast of characters passing through a single mansion in Newfoundland, confronting the ghosts of family, perseverance, redemption, and survival. Here is a collection...

Gossip Girl meets The Sopranos in this fast-paced drama about a teenage mafia heiress who would do anything to avenge her family, even join forces with her handsome enemy.   Inside the tony suburb of Scarsdale is New York's...

One night in July 2024, the Elite Navigator...

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...

A brooding marquess ... When Nicholas Prescott, the Marquess of Rockliffe, fled England under shocking circumstances, he never expected to return two years later as a widower. Consumed by misery, he struggles to manage his marquessate and even more so to handle his...

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...

FINALST FOR THE 2023 BMO WINTERSET AWARD"A gorgeous depiction of the tender, painful stretching required to love well and expansively, to recast our ideas of romance and family." -- Aimee Wall, author of We, JaneIn the year following her mother's death, Sophie navigates a complicated...

For over twenty years, Mi'kmaw Elder Ellen Hunt has been identifying, researching and fighting to protect Mi'kmaw burial sites in Nova Scotia which have long been forgotten, neglected and destroyed. Moved by a powerful call from her ancestors, Ellen Hunt's work has taken her to burial...

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Bee's mom has a job in New York City for the summer, so Bee is being sent to summer camp. She's not excited about it. Being around other people is hard for her, plus she knows nothing about campfires, she's not a good swimmer and she's never even been in a canoe. When she first arrives, things go...

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...

Pre-confederation Newfoundland was a challenging place to grow up, especially for children in low-income families. Infectious diseases--including cholera, typhus, smallpox, tuberculosis, diphtheria, gastroenteritis, and whooping cough--circulated unchecked. Poverty, poor sanitation, ignorance,...

Openly Karl is a frank and generous memoir by one of Newfoundland and Labrador's most well-known media figures. Dive into the private and public life of Karl Wells, as told in his own words. From his birth in Buchans and early life in St. John's, to his rise in media and a 32-year career...

"Out on the trail, and what do I see?" This gently rhyming picture book takes young ones on a walk through nature--discovering the ocean, a brook, clouds and more--and encouraging engagement with the world around them. Full-spread wordless pictures offer an opportunity for children to look...

Neighbourhoods matter now more than ever before. They sustain fewer social connections, but in an era of great social inequality and high levels of immigration, they have become vital as places for homeowner investment and educational opportunity for children. The Rise of the Neighbourhood in...

Lust, love, and pregnancy--hidden from the luxury and leisure of cruise ships, the lives of crew members play out below deck. Ship Moms is a collection of these beautiful, complicated, behind-the-scenes true stories of crew members and the babies they brought into the world. The...

How do you start over when the past won't stay buried? Rebecca Wilder's...

Stolen Sisters is a first-of-its-kind play that gives voice to the lives and legacies of three Beothuk women and girls whose names have survived in historical record. These are stories that have been mis-told, misrepresented, and mythologized by colonial interference. By shifting the lens...

An impoverished widow ... Theodora Prescott has lost everything. Recently widowed and drowning in debts, she's forced to accept help from the last place she wishes to seek it-her late husband's estranged family, fronted by the icy and domineering Dowager Marchioness of Rockliffe. Theo's...

Tilly is a clover who is constantly bullied for being different. She is taller than the other clover with a longer stalk, and her...

***2022 BMO WINTERSET AWARD - LONGLIST*** ***2023 NL READS - FINALIST*** The Wards are a working-class Newfoundland family on the cusp of upheaval. The children are becoming adults, the adults are growing old, and the new dog was probably stolen. When...

Nine-year-old Alanna cooks a delicious sauce with her Nana using ingredients grown in their garden. As the sauce's aroma spreads out the window and reaches passersby, Nana invites them all back for dinner. "Is there enough?" Alanna asked, "I'm sure there cannot be. Is there enough for all of us, But...

This is the tale of two sisters, taking place in the late 1970's in the small community of Clarke's Head, Newfoundland. It is a peaceful, picturesque community, or is it? Laura and Della go through many unexpected changes in their lives, but it is the surprise from Grandma's grave that floors them...