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06/12/2026

Out of eighteen upcoming Canadian titles to watch for this June, one is TAKING DOWN NAMES by Bridget Canning!

Check out the full list from CBC Books, and pre-order your copy of Taking Down Names today!

06/11/2026

🕸 Revenge and female rage in the digital age. 🕸

Named a new release to watch for by CBC Books, TAKING DOWN NAMES is the latest novel from award-winning Newfoundland and Labrador author BRIDGET CANNING.

Releasing June 30, 2026. Pre-order your copy today!

https://breakwaterbooks.com/products/taking-down-names

06/09/2026

Calling all mystery lovers and mystery writers! The NL Public Libraries panel featuring Shane Peacock, Iona Wishaw, Emily Hepditch, and Breakwater author Kevin Major is available to watch back on YouTube!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhL7M7s-egg

Be sure to follow the NL Public Libraries to keep up to date on all their free events, classes, and panels!

06/08/2026

06/08/2026

HERE by HEIDI WICKS has been named the winner of the Alistair MacLeod Award for Short Fiction!

Please join us in sending a huge congratulations to Heidi on this impressive achievement!

06/07/2026

“Burton seems to suggest, not only is Hell other people, but Hell is also, perhaps felt most acutely of all, oneself.”

Read Craig Francis Power’s review of A TEMPORARY GRACE, a new collection of fiction from Maggie Burton, in Riddle Fence!
https://riddlefence.com/review/atemporarygrace/

A Temporary Grace is available from Breakwater Books or your local bookseller!
https://breakwaterbooks.com/products/a-temporary-grace

06/07/2026

Signing at the Avalon Mall this afternoon! Stop by and say hi!

We have D. D. Sheppard at our author table until 2:30pm for his first signing! He is signing copies of his new book “Drew’s Secret Talent” 📚✨

Talent can be discovered in the most unexpected of places. With a little inspiration and a magical cape, Drew learns to embrace his creativity with confidence and pride.

06/06/2026

SONGS IN THE SEA, written and illustrated by Pheilm Martin, has been named English Fiction winner in the 2025-26 Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award!

🌊Follow Little Whale's adventure with his marine friends as he searches for Mama Whale despite the ocean traffic, in this timely, heartwarming tale of resilience. 🌊

Congratulations, Pheilm!

06/05/2026

June is National Indigenous History Month in Canada! Breakwater is honoured to feature a selection of titles that recognize and celebrate Indigenous stories and knowledge of the past and present.

Stop by our store or browse our website to check out some of the titles we’re highlighting this month, as well as our full collection of Indigenous authored books!