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10/14/2025

Exciting news - Alex Hickey's new book, Evening Star: The Final Voyage of the Schooner Hesperia will be launching on October 17! Head on down to Chapters St John's (70 Kenmount Road, St John's, Newfoundland) this Friday to enjoy snacks, a meet and greet with author Alex Hickey, and signed copies of this beautiful new book.

For more information, visit or www.flankerpress.com.

10/13/2025

On this day, folks around the country will be gathering to share in food, connection, and gratitude. If you're planning on a big feast to celebrate the fall, we can heartily recommend Mitji - Let's Eat! Mi'kmaq Recipes from Sikniktuk, a book filled with over 30 traditional and popular Mi’kmaq recipes, each contextualized with its origins, contributor information, food stories, and detailed instructions. Throughout the book are short essays on Mi’kmaw cuisine, drawing a picture of how Mi’kmaq foodways were influenced by colonization on the one hand, and how food became and remains a significant vehicle of resistance on the other.

It's a gorgeous day in a beautiful season, and we invite you to take some time to extend your gratitude to the land that we call home, and seek out resources to educate yourself on those who have been here since the beginning.

10/09/2025

A beautiful Thursday in October, and a beautiful weekly reading list to go along with it!

With the Canada Post strike in full swing, we've made the decision to temporarily close our online bookstore till such time as things resolve - we very much hope that agreements will be made soon. But until then, why not take this reading list as a point of inspiration and visit a bookstore in your area? It's never been easier to support local!

Here are some of the books that folks brought home this week. Have you checked out any of these books before?

What's on YOUR reading list?

10/08/2025

We are thrilled to share this compelling review for Blood Root, written by Jessica Hiemstra and published by Goose Lane Editions!

The full review can be read in our spring edition Atlantic Books Today, available now on our website - atlanticbooks.ca/our-latest-edition/

10/07/2025

Our list of the Top 5 Local Bestsellers of Atlantic Canada is now available at atlanticbooks.ca!

NOVA SCOTIA – SEPTEMBER LOCAL TOP 5
1. The Spirit of Scatarie by Lesley Crewe (Fiction)
2. Tunes and Wooden Spoons III: Come In, The Kettle’s On! by Mary Janet MacDonald (Local Interest)
3. Ship of Dreams by Donna Jones Alward (Fiction)
4. I Have a Love Story by Natalie MacMaster (Music and Performing Arts)
5. When The World Fell Silent by Donna Jones Alward (Fiction)

NEW BRUNSWICK – SEPTEMBER LOCAL TOP 5
1. Ship of Dreams by Donna Jones Alward (Fiction)
2. Spirit of Scatarie by Lesley Crewe (Fiction)
3. Hidden New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island by Scott Osmond (Local Interest)
4. Tourist Season (signed edition) by Brynne Weaver (Romance)
5. When The World Fell Silent by Donna Jones Alward (Fiction)

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND – SEPTEMBER LOCAL TOP 5
1. Spirit of Scatarie by Lesley Crewe (Fiction)
2. Canada Under Siege by Garry Clement (History and Political Science)
3. Ship of Dreams by Donna Jones Alward (Fiction)
4. Tourist Season (signed edition) by Brynne Weaver (Romance)
5. Tunes and Wooden Spoons III: Come In, The Kettle’s On! by Mary Janet MacDonald (Local Interest)

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR – SEPTEMBER LOCAL TOP 5
1. Mrs Brown’s Kitchen by Heather Brown (Local Interest)
2. Operation Betrayed by Jelen C Escott (Local Interest)
3. Lucky Seven by Gary Collins (Local Interest)
4. Hurricane House by Jay McGrath (Local Interest)
5. Openly Karl by Karl Wells (Local Interest)

10/06/2025

Are you a publisher or bookseller based in Atlantic Canada? We would love to let folks know about your celebrations, events, and general exciting news!

Send us a message, either through social media or via email to [email protected], and let us know what you've got coming up. We would love to help spread the excitement!

10/01/2025

EXCITING NEWS, FOLKS - the Fantastic Grown Up Book Fair is coming up for a third year! This event, taking place in Mahone Bay, will bring together local authors and independent presses to delight attendees with an event featuring writing workshops, meet & greets with various local authors, and a reading hour featuring exciting as-yet unpublished works. Talk about hot off the press - these pieces are so fresh they haven't even MADE it to the press yet!

For more information on this gorgeous event, visit on Instagram, or go right to www.GrownUpBookFair.comto learn more.

09/30/2025

September 30th is National Truth and Reconciliation Day, a time to honour survivors of residential schools, their families, and the children who never came home.

We believe in the power of stories to preserve memory, spark understanding, and encourage change. Reading Indigenous authors and stories is one way to listen, learn, and carry these truths forward. Today, we pause to reflect and commit to that work.

What book by an Indigenous author has stayed with you?

09/29/2025

Did you know that you can read our most recent edition of Atlantic Books Today on our website? It's full of incredible content, including this review of Skin, written by Catherine Bush and published by Goose Lane Editions!

You can read the full review in Atlantic Books Today on our website - atlanticbooks.ca/our-latest-edition/

09/27/2025

Today we are celebrating the 30th anniversary of our dear friends, Tidewater Books & Browsery! Go send some love to this beloved Sackville staple - it has become a staple of the local book-loving community for a reason!

09/25/2025

From superheroes to graphic memoirs, comic books prove that stories don't just live in words, they leap off the page in art and dialogue.

At Atlantic Books Today, we love celebrating every form of storytelling, and comics are no exception. They've long been a place where creativity, culture, and community meet, offering both escape and insight.

On National Comic Book Day, we're flipping through the panels and spotlighting the power of illustrated stories.

Which comic book or graphic novel is your favourite right now?

09/24/2025

What's this? A special early edition of our weekly reading list? Well folks, when the books are this exciting, can you blame us for getting excited?

Here are a few of the books that folks have brought home this week.

Have you checked out any of these books before?

What's on YOUR reading list?

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