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Get Out Before It’s Too Late!

Get Out Before It’s Too Late!

With a long weekend around the corner — and a whole season of perfect hiking weather after that — there’s still plenty of time to...

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Flip to the First Page

Flip to the First Page

September is nearing, and you know what that means? There’s one week left on our 10% sitewide discount! Use code SUMMER10 and fill your cart...

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Kent Elgin Thompson

Kent Elgin Thompson

3 February 1936 – 13 August 2021 This week, we learned that Kent Thompson — novelist, editor, cyclist, master of the short-short story — had...

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A graphic shows the cover of My Daughter Rehtaeh Parsons to the right. To the left, text reads: August 3 to 31 / Join us in supporting the Avalon Sexual Assault Centre.

Join us in supporting the Avalon Sexual Assault Centre

The Avalon Sexual Assault Centre is a feminist organization working to eliminate sexual assault and abuse. They raise awareness, support those who have experienced sexualized...

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A man holding a copy of Peace by Chocolate stands next to a bust of Alfred Nobel.

Peace by Chocolate: An Ongoing Journey

Since fleeing Syria during the country’s civil war, living as refugees in Lebanon, coming to Canada, and rebuilding their chocolate factory, a lot has happened...

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A book sits open on a dark surface, showing a black and white photo of two men posing next to vintage cars. The man on the left stands with his foot on the bumper of a 1950 GMC Panel. The other man stands, arms crossed, beside a 1949 Studebaker R10.

Headlighting 1974-1978

In the mid-70s, Thaddeus Holownia travelled across North America in an homage to the work of photography pioneer Henry Fox Talbot. The resulting work, capturing...

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Books on the Road

Books on the Road

Summer is here and the outdoors is calling! But maybe a stack of summer reading is calling just as loudly? Enjoy the best of both...

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Get a Load of These Authors!

Get a Load of These Authors!

Here's a quick look at some upcoming author events!

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A book sits open on a dark surface. There is a photo of a garden path leading up to a round fountain, surrounded by a short garden wall. Beyond the garden wall, there is an impressively lush landscape full of green and red foliage.

A Natural Balance

Lavishly illustrated with full-colour images, A Natural Balance is both an indispensable book for anyone interested in the plants and trees of the Acadian forest and a...

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