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The Widows of Paradise Bay
Genre(s): Fiction COMING SOON
Prissy Montgomery goes to great lengths to avoid having sex with her husband, Howie. So when he confesses to having an affair, and requests a divorce, she shouldn’t be all that surprised. With her ...read more

Softcover: $19.95


Newfoundland Stories
- The Loss of the Waterwitch & Other Tales
Genre(s): Fiction COMING SOON
The fourteen stories in this publication comprise a spectrum of characters and events that have helped forge an image of an island, its people, and its culture that is unique and compelling. Heroi ...read more

Softcover: $19.95


Sick Joke
- Cancer, Japan, and Back Again
Genre(s): Non-Fiction COMING SOON
COVER IMAGE NOT FINAL / IN PROGRESS Sick Joke is one quirky travelogue. Glenn Deir spent two years happily stumbling through the conundrums of Japanese culture. Then he got tonsil cancer and ...read more

Softcover: $19.95


Where Old Ghosts Meet
Genre(s): Fiction COMING SOON
Matthew Molloy, bright and educated, longs to leave behind his miserable existence on a small farm in Ireland. He yields to pressure and sets aside his dream until one day, he walks away, leaving his ...read more

Softcover: $18.95


Muinji’j Ji’nmua’sit
- Mi'kmaq translation of Muinji'j Becomes a Man
Genre(s): COMING SOON Aboriginal Resources
A Mi'kmaq translation of Muinji'j Becomes a Man. Translated by Helen and Barbara Sylliboy. Muinji’j has been waiting all his life to make this trip with his grandfather - a trip to the city ...read more

Softcover: $9.95


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Book Launch: Where Old Ghosts Meet
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Featured Book

This Ramshackle Tabernacle

This Ramshackle Tabernacle is a collection of short stories set in and around the fictional villages of St. Lola and St. Olga in northeastern O...


Featured Author

Caroline Stellings
Caroline Stellings is an author and illustrator of children’s books from Waterdown, Ontario. She is a professional artist who loves to paint the many ...



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