NEW YEAR, NEW STORIES

The new year is in full swing at Breakwater Books, and we are wrapping up January with exciting updates for 2025! We’ve got new releases, author appearances, and more coming soon. Scroll through to stay up-to-date on our year ahead, and fill out your reading lists for the cozy winter months.
 
In this issue:

  • New Releases & Upcoming Events (what’s out now and where to catch us!)
  • Breakwater Buzz (reviews and interviews!)
  • Big News (exciting updates!)
  • Coming Soon (what to expect in our winter season!)
  • From The Vault (not-to-be-forgotten backlist features!)
  • Photo Album (catch up with some of our recent authors!)
  • Keep Connected (follow us on social media!)

 

NEW RELEASES & UPCOMING EVENTS


Actor Needs Restraint! by Andy Jones and Health Explored by Dr. Mike Wahl and Braeden King are both out now, and available from Breakwater Books! See below and watch our socials for upcoming signings and events for both books!

Praise for Actor Needs Restraint!: "An amazing book of scripts that is both hilarious and has a lot of soul. If you are a fan of Andy Jones as I am, you can easily imagine him acting out these scripts as you read them. If you are unluckily not a fan of Andy yet, you will find it so well written, you will enjoy and laugh the whole time reading it, anyway. Then when you are finished reading it, you will be sad that you never got to see these shows - like I am." — Kevin McDonald of Kids in The Hall fame

Praise for Health Explored: "In Health Explored: A Journey in Happiness, Healing, and Humanity, Dr. Wahl beautifully explores different ways of achieving the good life, as he travels the world to experience how other countries and cultures are doing it. After reading this book you will feel so hopeful and positive that you will want to read it again and again." — Hassan Khalili, PhD, psychologist and author of A Life Spent Listening

 

SAVE THE DATE

  • Catch Mike Wahl and Braeden King officially launching Health Explored at The Rooms on February 12th at 7:00pm. This is a free event, but you must reserve your seat here:  https://www.events.therooms.ca/Events/details/id/00005393

  • Andy Jones will be signing books at Chapters St. John's on February 6th from 4:00-6:00pm, at Coles in the Village Mall on February 8th from 1:00-3:00pm, and at Timemasters on February 22nd at 1:00pm. Also, catch him on Out of the Fog on Rogers TV on February 13th! Check your local listings for broadcast times.

  • Mike Wahl and Braeden King will be signing books at Coles in the Village Mall on February 16th from 1:00-3:00pm and at Chapters St. John's on February 23rd from 1:00-3:00pm.

 

BIG NEWS

 

Ready to catch Breakwater Books on the big screen?

In recent news, we are thrilled to share that the film rights to two of Breakwater's titles have been secured: Crippled by Paul David Power and A Seal of Salvage by Clayton B. Smith.

We can't wait to see these books come to life on the screen!

Congratulations are in order!

In October, our president and publisher Rebecca Rose had the honour of accepting the Entrepreneurial Excellence Award at the 2024 NLOWE Entrepreneur of the Year Awards! Rebecca received the NLOWE Young Entrepreneur Award in 2009, and Breakwater Books has continued to thrive under her leadership.

A huge congratulations goes out to Rebecca's fellow winners as well, including incredible individuals from Urban Market 1919, Atlantic Business Magazine, Clearpath Leadership, The Fat Quarter Quilts & Fabric, Oceanic Releaf Ltd., Pollen Nation Farm, and Kinden's Bakery and Café.

Click here to read more about Rebecca's award and the other honourees in the latest issue of The Advisor magazine.

Welcome to the team!

Say hello to Rebecca Roberts who has joined the Breakwater Books team as our marketing coordinator!

Rebecca was born and raised on the west coast of Newfoundland, and has lived in St. John's for the past ten years. She graduated from Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English and History in 2019 and a Master of Arts in English in 2021. She has worked as an instructor in MUN's English Department and as a freelance copy editor and proofreader. Her passion for books and literature led her to pursue a career in the publishing world in 2022, and it has now led her to Breakwater!

BREAKWATER BUZZ


New titles, old titles, coming-soon titles! Have a look at what various publications have to say about Breakwater Books:

 

COMING SOON!


With a new year comes new stories, starting with our Winter 2025 lineup of titles! You'll see some familiar names from Newfoundland & Labrador culture, with memoirs from Yvonne Rumbolt-Jones and Karl Wells, a new novel from multidisciplinary writer Monica Kidd, plus exciting debut works from Leahdawn Helena and Paul Moorehead.

All titles from our Winter 2025 season are available now for pre-order! Be sure to check out our socials for upcoming events to get your copy and meet the authors! 

 

FROM THE VAULT

ARCHIVE AND BACKLIST HIGHLIGHTS


This month, we're throwing it back to two titles from Breakwater's extensive history! 

From the archive: Borrowed Black, originally published in 1979 and released as an anniversary edition in 2005, is a groundbreaking work of children's fantasy fiction, set in Labrador and shared all over the world. Keep an eye out — we might just have some news about a reprint coming soon! 

From the recent backlist: Agnes Walsh, revered Newfoundland poet, released her latest collection of poetry with Breakwater last year in 2024 — The Wind Has Robbed The Legs Off a Madwoman. If you don't have this one on your bookshelf yet, what are you waiting for? Stop by our store on Stamps Lane to add it to your collection.

PHOTO ALBUM


Were you lucky enough to be in the audience of Andy Jones's sold-out performance at The Rooms in December? He officially launched Actor Needs Restraint! to a roaring crowd, ending in a standing ovation!

Mike Wahl was in New Brunswick to sign copies of Health Explored at Westminster Bookmark in Fredericton and saw some friendly faces! Save the date for more upcoming signings in St. John's alongside photographer Braeden King. 

KEEP CONNECTED


Have you checked out Breakwater's social media channels lately? Follow all our channels to make sure you don't miss out on any crucial book news. Be the first to get event and book announcements, author appearance schedules, reels and videos, and more!