Set in Newfoundland, Violet Browne’s evocative, lyrical novel "This Is the House That Luke Built" is about a woman from a small fishing village who loses her husband at sea. The novel traces fifty years in Rose’s life via brief,... Read More

In Franco Aureliani’s charming graphic novel "Fae and the Moon", a girl pulls the moon from the sky, hoping that it will bring her mother home to her. Fae lives in her little house with the company of two rats, Frik and Frak, and one... Read More

Wayne Johnston’s moving, often funny memoir Jennie’s Boy concerns his hardscrabble Newfoundland childhood, which was marked by chronic illness. Although Jenny married Art, “the first educated man she’d ever met,” to elevate... Read More

Meena resents that books consume her home. They’re on every surface; they fill up cupboards, closets, and sinks. In rebellion, Meena decides that she hates to read. But curiosity nestles inside of her nonetheless—as she discovers... Read More

A group of siblings takes a tour through Grandma’s garden in this charming picture book with a nod to ecology. Blue-lined, sketchlike illustrations form delicate backdrops for large, colorful images of the flora and fauna found in the... Read More

The “Cold Rush” is coming, professor Matthew Birkhold heralds, and its quarry is icebergs and the freshwater supplies they could ensure. "Chasing Icebergs", with its affable blend of history and predictions, probes the ins and outs... Read More

In Andrée A. Michaud’s compelling novel "Trembling River", a woman returns to her hometown after thirty years, facing the ghosts of her childhood and exorcising her guilt. Marnie returns to Rivière-aux-Tremble for her father’s... Read More

In the summer of 1978, Mark Abley and his friend Clare embarked on the Hippie Trail, an overland route from Turkey to Nepal that many Westerners took in search of adventure and spiritual enlightenment. "Strange Bewildering Time" is... Read More