“A deftly paced must-read for anyone who’s keen to solve one of Canada’s most notorious and baffling whodunits.”
— Ken Cuthbertson
Author of Halifax Explosion: Canada’s Worst Disaster and 1945: The Year that Made Modern Canada
Nominated for the 2024 Forest of Reading – Yellow Cedar Award
New Releases!
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The Chowder Trail Cookbook
Nova Scotia boasts the world’s first Chowder Trail, featuring local restaurants offering outstanding chowders to visitors and residents alike. Cookbook authors Elaine Elliot and Virginia Lee have selected the best…
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Edible East Coast Mushrooms
This new guide from best-selling illustrator Jeffrey Domm with Ben Kendrick will help readers identify 30 edible mushrooms found on Canada’s East Coast. The only book to focus on regional…
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Old-Fashioned East Coast Cookies, Cakes, Pies & Sweets
Old Fashioned East Coast Cookies, Cakes, Pies and Treats is a collection of the East Coast’s most iconic and delicious sweets. Each recipe, tested and updated for today’s home cooks,…
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Formac Field Guide to 225 Birds of Quebec
For the first time, an English-language bird book for Quebec. This concise guide will help beginner and experienced birders alike identify 200+ species across the province. The book also points…
$27.95, Paperback -
Beginner’s Guide to Space Set
Kids are curious about space. Learning about space isn’t rocket science! Space educator, author and YouTuber John Read answers kids most asked questions in the 5 volume Beginner’s Guide to…
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Best Halifax Stories
Author Dianne Marshall draws on Halifax’s rich history to recount stories about the city’s people and places. Along with the high points of the city’s past, she recalls murders, scandals…
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Halifax: Discovering Its Heritage
Halifax offers 250 years of history to discover. This book introduces the city’s rich past with extensive and attractive colour photography and a brief but informative accompanying text. A vibrant…
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Lunenburg: Then and Now (New Edition)
Lunenburg is one of Nova Scotia’s most famous and picturesque towns. With its steep streets leading up from the harbour, lined with bright, distinctive heritage buildings built during its fishing…
$24.95, Paperback
Forthcoming Books
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Nova Scotia’s Stars of Song
Best-selling music biographer Charlie Rhindress presents the lives and music of Nova Scotia’s six most important and successful women singers: Portia White, Anne Murray, Carroll Baker, Rita MacNeil, Holly Cole…
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My Ancestors Live Here
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.…
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One Christmas in Lunenburg
One Christmas in Lunenburg presents a classic folktale in a contemporary setting, told in a way that will appeal to young readers. As Christmas draws closer, siblings Rachel and Nathan…
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Max Todd Gets the Super Fidgets
Max Todd is the kid who can’t sit still – but for every case of the Super Fidgets, there is a game he can play to keep them under control…
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Max Todd’s Big Game Jitters
Max’s soccer team is ready for the championship game against the school bully’s team. As soon as the game starts, a case of the Super Fidgets threatens to break Max’s…
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Max Todd’s Camping Chaos
Max can’t wait to take his best friend Shiv camping for the first time. But disaster strikes when a wasp sting causes a case of the Super Fidgets, and a…
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Max Todd and the Flu Shot Frenzies
Max Todd is not looking forward to his doctor’s appointment and he is even less happy to hear he will be getting a flu shot. Max’s mom promised him that…
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Max Todd’s Frantic Friend Countdown
Max is the only kid in class without a best friend. Lucky for him there’s a new kid in school, but after Max makes a bad first impression, he is…
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Max Todd and the School Trip Squirmies
Max can’t wait to go on a school trip to the art gallery – until he learns he is going to be stuck with Spencer, the class bully, for a…
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Mi’kmaw Moons: The Board Book
This board book presents the months of the Mi’kmaw lunar calendar to very young children and their parents. Mi’kmaw artist Loretta Gould’s art illustrates each of the 12 Mi’kmaw moons…
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Animals at Play in Mi’kma’ki
In this fun board book for young kids, turtles skateboard, salmon snorkel, bears take photos and otters frolic with floaties! Mi’kmaw artist Mel Beaulieu’s lively modern take on traditional beadwork…
$16.95, Board book
Maritime Cookbooks
Fresh, Local and Delicious
A collection of Indigenous inspired recipes that focus on East Coast ingredients and include the region’s abundant seafood, game, fruits and vegetables.
$29.95, Paperback
Newfoundland’s Best Breakfasts and Brunch
Delicious breakfast and brunch recipes featuring local specialties and ingredients from 40 Newfoundland B&Bs
$24.95, Paperback
Best East Coast Jams, Pickles, Preserves and Breads
The best East Coast pickle, canning, preserving and bread recipes, updated and tested for today.
$29.95, Paperback
Out of New Nova Scotia Kitchens
This bestselling book by celebrated Halifax chef Craig Flinn is now available in paperback.
$24.95, Paperback
Nature Guides
My First East Coast Bird Book
A field guide so kids can learn more about the most common birds found in Canada’s Maritime provinces.
$19.95, Paperback
Southern Ontario Nature Guide
This full-colour book is the perfect companion for anyone who likes to take a close look at nature, with a focus on Southwest Ontario.
$19.95, Paperback
Ontario Trees
Featuring highly detailed, photo-realistic illustrations, this guide makes it easy to identify and learn more about 120 common and important tree species in Ontario, no matter the season.
$27.95, Paperback
East Coast Backyard Nature Guide
A guide to the animals that frequent your yard and the plants that grow wild in your neighbourhood. This fully illustrated field guide includes the East Coast’s most common birds, butterflies, mammals, trees, wildflowers and much more.
$24.95, Paperback
Local Interest Titles
Scenic Routes and Coastal Drives of New Brunswick
Highlights the best stops along New Brunswick’s scenic routes and coastal drives – the villages, festivals and must-see vistas.
$24.95, Paperback
Oak Island Illustrated
A full-colour illustrated book bringing together every major theory about who buried treasure on Nova Scotia’s famed Oak Island, explaining how they could have done it and why they selected this remote location — heavily illustrated with artwork, photographs, maps and artifacts.
$29.95, Paperback
25 Family Adventures in Nova Scotia
The best family travel destinations — with tips and tricks for maximum fun.
$24.95, Paperback
The Nova Scotia Bucket List
Make the most out of your visit and tick off as many of these 25 bucket list destinations as you can!
$24.95, Paperback