1.
Series:
The Invisibles
A History of the Royal Newfoundland Companies
Paperback
James E. Candow
9781550817959
$21.95
HISTORY
Nov 02, 2019
During the tumultuous and often violent election riots of 1861, members of the Royal Newfoundland Companies opened fire on a crowd of rioters, killing three and wounding several others. In the sobering aftermath, a compromise evolved that would shape Newfoundland politics and society into the twentieth century. In The Invisibles, James E. Candow provides the fascinating backstory of the Royal Newfoundland Companies while enhancing our understanding of the role they played in Newfoundland history and the lives of our communities. This is an imp...
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2.
Series: The Cupids Trilogy
A Roll of the Bones
Paperback
Trudy J. Morgan-Cole
9781550817980
$21.95
FICTION
Oct 14, 2019
**CANADA BOOK AWARD WINNER** ***SILVER, THE MIRAMICHI READER'S THE VERY BEST! COVER ART/DESIGN AWARD*** In 1610, John Guy established a small colony in Cupids, Newfoundland, on the very edge of a world unknown to Europeans. Two years later, he brought a shipment of supplies to his all-male settlement: 70 goats, 10 heifers, 2 bulls, and 16 women. A Roll of the Bones tells the story of some of these nameless women by tracing the journeys of three young people—Ned Perry, Nancy Ellis, and Kathryn Gale—who leave Bristol, England, for a life in th...
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3.
Series:
We All Will Be Received
Paperback
Leslie Vryenhoek
9781550818048
$21.95
FICTION
Oct 14, 2019
**CANADA BOOK AWARD WINNER** **NEXT GENERATION INDIE BOOK AWARDS WINNER, SUSPENSE** **NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR BOOK AWARDS FICTION LONGLIST** ***2020 RELIT AWARDS: LONG SHORTLIST*** In 1977, a young woman swipes a duffel bag of drug money and flees her bad-news boyfriend, hitching a ride with a long-haul trucker who points out satellites and enthuses about the future of space cargo. Building a life disconnected from her past, she assumes a new identity as Dawn Taylor, but thirty years later, running a roadside motel on a remote highway, Dawn...
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4.
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...
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5.
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...
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