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Series: Land Beyond the Sea Paperback Kevin Major 9781550817522 $19.95 FICTION May 10, 2019

**CANADA BOOK AWARD WINNER** **NEXT GENERATION INDIE BOOK AWARDS FINALIST, HISTORICAL FICTION** **BEST ATLANTIC-PUBLISHED BOOK AWARD FINALIST** In the small hours of October 14, 1942, a German U-boat sank the passenger ferry SS Caribou in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Of the 237 people on board, 136 perished, including 49 civilians. In Land Beyond the Sea, bestselling author Kevin Major reimagines the events of that fateful night from the perspectives of both those aboard the doomed vessel and the German U-boat commander who gave the order. With... + Read More
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Series: Errol's Adventures Flying Ace Errol's Gander Adventure Paperback Sheilah Lukins 9781550817744 $12.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 7 - 12 May 10, 2019

***CANADA BOOK AWARD WINNER*** ***BRUNEAU FAMILY AWARD FOR CHILDREN'S/YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE LONGLIST*** Errol the adventurous little mouse takes to the sky when he meets a young girl, Natasha, playing with a toy airplane. Later, when Errol is left alone, he decides to fly Natasha’s toy plane and begins a magical journey that takes him back in time to one night in 1940. He meets up with Dan, a radio operator on a full-sized Hudson bomber, and gets to accompany the crew on their late night, top-secret flight across the Atlantic. When an enemy... + Read More
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Series: Nanny's Kitchen Party Paperback Rebecca North 9781550817836 $12.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 May 15, 2019

***CANADA BOOK AWARD WINNER*** "Where in this racket can Nanny be? When you get invited to a kitchen party at your grandmother’s house, there may be certain things you don’t expect to find: like moose and foxes and bears! In this exciting, playful romp through a Newfoundland kitchen party, there are an increasing number of animal party crashers…and one fun-loving Nanny smack dab in the middle of it all."
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Series: Island Vegan Paperback Marian Frances White 9781550817652 $29.95 COOKING Oct 31, 2019

**WINNER: 2020 GOURMAND WORLD COOKBOOK AWARD, LOCAL REGION - CANADA** In Island Vegan, Newfoundland’s original trailblazing vegan chef, Marian Frances White, returns with over 100 beautiful and utterly mouth-watering, plant-based recipes. Using readily available ingredients with a blend of local and international flavours, Marian provides everything you need, whether you’re a committed vegan or just starting out. Here you’ll find soups, salads, sauces, smoothies, pastries, pancakes, main dishes, delectable desserts, and much more. And there ar... + Read More
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Series: Send More Tourists...the Last Ones Were Delicious Paperback Tracey Waddleton 9781550817805 $19.95 FICTION Jul 08, 2019

***SHORTLISTED FOR THE MIRAMICHI READER'S 'THE VERY BEST!' SHORT FICTION AWARD*** ***2020 RELIT AWARDS: SHORT FICTION WINNER*** With birth, death, contemplation, and close calls, Send More Tourists… the Last Ones Were Delicious explores how we respond to the weight of social expectations. From the hidden pressures of wall paint and tarot card predictions, to the burden of phone numbers and the dismembering of saints, Waddleton takes us on a surrealist road trip through the missteps of her vivid characters with honesty and compassion. These ar... + Read More
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Series: Hell's Flames to Heaven's Gate A History of the Roman Catholic Church in Newfoundland Paperback Jack Fitzgerald 9781550817225 $19.95 HISTORY Dec 17, 2019

How did a Catholic bishop stop the riot of 1861? Which British monarch physically assaulted a priest in St. John’s? What ancient relics are kept at the Basilica? Did a British princess help build Newfoundland’s greatest Catholic church? By mining Newfoundland’s history and folklore, Jack Fitzgerald answers these questions, and many more, in Hell’s Flames to Heaven’s Gate. From Newfoundland’s role as a sanctuary for the displaced immigrants of the Irish-Catholic diaspora to a Catholic Bishop’s plea to an English monarch, and from the stories... + Read More
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Series: Inquiries Paperback Michelle Porter 9781550817928 $19.95 POETRY Jun 30, 2019

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 PAT LOWTHER MEMORIAL AWARD** **LONGLISTED FOR THE MIRAMICHI READER'S 'THE VERY BEST!' BOOK AWARD** In poems that risk the comingling of anger and elegy, poetry and documentation, humour and the dark spectre of poverty, Michelle Porter’s Inquiries oscillates at its edges, and amplifies the presence of human strength as it keeps company with our enigmatic and ever-present nemeses. This is a startling debut where the line between reality and reality television blurs, where a simple trip to the grocery store unifies mot... + Read More
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Series: East Coast Keto Paperback Bobbi Pike 9781550817867 $34.95 COOKING Sep 12, 2019

With over 120 amazing keto recipes, Bobbi Pike and her husband, Geoff, serve up the flavours and ingredients of the East Coast, with both original creations and traditional meals re-imagined as low-carb and ketogenic staples. Here you’ll find the Best Ever Breaded Chicken, Game Day Chili, Lasagna, Savoury Cheesy Biscuits, John Cabot Salmon, and Newfoundland Snowballs. With appetizers and fat bombs, main meals and decadent desserts, East Coast Keto also delivers tips, lessons, and nutritional values to help simplify your ketogenic lifestyle. Now... + Read More
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Series: Almost Feral Paperback Gemma Hickey 9781550817775 $24.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 31, 2019

***CANADA BOOK AWARD WINNER*** ***IPPY AWARDS SILVER MEDAL, CANADA-EAST BEST REGIONAL NONFICTION CATEGORY** ***BEST ATLANTIC-PUBLISHED BOOK AWARD WINNER*** ***MARGARET AND JOHN SAVAGE FIRST BOOK AWARD - NON-FICTION WINNER*** ***CBC BOOKS WRITER TO WATCH LIST*** On July 2, 2015, influential social activist Gemma Hickey began a 908-kilometer walk across the island of Newfoundland to raise awareness and funds for survivors of religious institutional abuse. Almost Feral celebrates the community of support that gathered around this journey and re... + Read More