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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.

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...

Much has been written about the Canadian Pacific Railway, the first major transportation network that bound Canada coast to coast, but almost nothing about The Trans-Canada Highway, even though more people use it regularly, it's at least as vital to the nation's business, and its story is every...

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...

Experience driving Canada’s longest road and travel with the adventurers who helped make it a reality. The Trans-Canada Highway is one of the longest highways in the world – 7,700 kilometres from St. John’s, Newfoundland, to Victoria, British...

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...

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...

This book started out as a single chapter written and posted to my Facebook profile. The response to that single story was overwhelming and I continued to write and post a chapter a day for what ended up being a total of 70 days. Each story built on the last and brought the reader further into the...

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...

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...

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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Set in the '60s at a summer camp, The Mystery of the Haunted Dance Hall is a spooky, atmospheric middle-grade story for fans of classic ghost stories, unlikely friendships and intriguing mysteries. Bee's mom has a job in New York City for the summer, so Bee is being sent...

Embark on a flavorful journey through the heart of Newfoundland and Labrador with "Nan's Recipe Book," a delightful collection of cherished family recipes that capture the essence of this beautiful Canadian province. Written by Andrea Barbour, a passionate culinary enthusiast hailing from St....

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...

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The US/BNA, H.E. Harris/' International award winning reference catalog, contains current market prices for stamps of the United States, U.S. Possessions and Trust Territories, Canada and Provinces, and Offices of the United Nations. It also includes a collector's guide, colorful stamp identifier...

A lady in disgrace ... When Eliza Wright's first London Season ends prematurely in scandal, she's only too glad to return to her quiet life in the country. After all, her gardens hold far more appeal to her than the happenings of the ton. Much to her chagrin, her wealthy father concocts...

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...

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...

Steve Faulkner has been tracking down waterfalls since he was a teenager. For this book, he has travelled to the farthest reaches of Newfoundland and Labrador's varied and complex geography to bring you 100 stunning waterfalls. The one hundred treasures in Waterfalls of Newfoundland and...

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...