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Eastword, January-February 2009imPRESSed!: The newest titles by WFNS members
Winter Nature provides the interested walker, skier or snowshoer with a guide to the mammals, birds, trees and shrubs found in the Maritimes during the winter months. With an overview on temperature, sunlight, snowfall and seasonal adaptations, notes toward identification, and tips for differentiating between similar species, biologists and nature enthusiasts Merritt Gibson and Soren Bondrup-Nielsen share their passion for the outdoors and the biodiversity of the Maritime region. Each species entry is accompanied by an original ink drawing by Nova Scotia artist Twila Robar-DeCoste. Merritt Gibson is a former professor of biology at Acadia University. He is the author of Seashores of the Maritimes, The Old Place and Gibson’s Guide to Birdwatching. Soren Bondrup-Nielsen was born in Denmark and at thirteen immigrated to Canada with his family. He is currently a professor in the Biology Department at Acadia University where he teaches Ecology and Conservation Biology. He is the author of a memoir, Winter On Diamond. Twila Robar-DeCoste lives in Aylesford, NS and has illustrated numerous books of natural history.
Bob Connon's tour through forty-five of the best pubs in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and PEI is a delightful celebration of the emerging pub culture in the Maritimes. It also tells us exactly what a pub is, how to correctly pour a pint of Guinness, what is "real ale" and "beer cuisine," and where the best microbreweries, pub food, and live music can be found in the Maritimes. |
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Night Train to Havana is a riveting story of love and deception set in a land still scarred by the hardships of a forty year revolution. Part travelogue, part love story, it follows one man’s journey into the clutches of seduction, revealing much about the collision of global politics and human desire. Wayne Curtis has travelled frequently to Cuba to observe first hand the struggles and triumphs of the Cuban people. He has written twelve books, including Wild Apples and Monkeys in a Looking Glass. The recipient of several awards for his writing, he divides his time between Fredericton and his cabin near Blackville, New Brunswick.
Esa Withrod, an intelligent, educated young woman, is the unwanted child of dysfunctional parents. The only bright spot in Esa’s childhood was the three months she spent in a house by the sea with her grandmother in the Maritimes when she was seven years old. Now she is a young woman struggling over recent events in her personal life—a failed first relationship and resulting pregnancy—as well as the legacy of her desolate upbringing. Through a spring and summer of traumatic events in what has been her family’s homestead, she discovers the love of family, friendship, and the best of what people in a small community have to offer each other in times of difficulty. Dian Day has worked as a reporter, counsellor, researcher, teacher, and artist. She has been writing fiction and poetry all of her life. She has placed in the Atlantic Writing Competition, and her short fiction has been published in The Gaspereau Review. After living in Ottawa for many years, she now lives Halifax.
This playful 32-page flip book explores all aspects of poetry — from guidelines and an overview of poetic forms to the Top Ten lists of various poetry favorites. Handy reproducible masters are also provided, which include a poetry timetable, ten questions to ask about any poem, an observation checklist for teachers, and a personal poetry inventory for students. Larry Swartz, a native of Toronto, holds a masters and doctorate degree in education. He has been a classroom teacher, literacy consultant, and drama consultant for twenty five years in the Peel District School Board, Mississauga, Ontario. Sheree Fitch is a multi award-winning writer, speaker, and educator and the author of numerous books in a variety of genres. She has received the Vicky Metcalf Award for a body of work inspirational to Canadian children and two honorary doctorates for her contribution to Canadian literature and issues affecting women and children. Sheree is the Honourary Spokesperson for the IWK Read to Me program in Nova Scotia and Honorary Patron for Literacy New Brunswick. She lives in Washingont, DC.
Secrets is the second book in Ivan Fraser’s Peggy of the Cove series. From a time of adventure and a place of mystery comes a larger-than-life legend of a Nova Scotia heroine who arrives as the lone survivor of a shipwreck. Plucked from the sea and stricken by memory loss, the girl is taken in by her rescuers and given the name of Peggy. Against the dramatic setting of the famous seafaring village, Peggy finds a new life — until it becomes clear to her she must reclaim her lost identity. As dark adversaries threaten to destroy her, Peggy is forced to make a choice that could cost her the only life she knows. Ivan Fraser is an artist and photographer, born and raised in Nova Scotia. He uses watercolours and photography to express the awesome power and majesty of the sea. Fishing villages and abandoned buildings are also some of his favourite subjects. His work has been shown and sold extensively in Atlantic Canada and Ontario. |
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William Gilkerson takes the broad, sweeping history of the human race and puts it in story and pictures that are at once meaningful, sometimes profound, and always funny. His pen takes us from cave men with rocks, to modern bombs and rockets, and depicts the chaos throughout. First published in 1963, we are delighted to bring this amusing and glorious look at arms and armies through the ages to a new audience. There are laughs on every page, but also wry, thought provoking observations, all expressed through Gilkerson’s wonderfully detailed drawings. William Gilkerson is an internationally recognized marine artist, author and historian. He is the author of the bestselling Pirate’s Passage, for which he won the Governor General’s award for children’s literature. He lives in Mahone Bay.
Bruce Graham started his television career working on Romper Room, with excitable five-year-olds and near daily on-air disasters. Undaunted by that experience, he moved on to other forms of mayhem with excitable, ambitious, politicians. Police stories, pumpkin stories — he reported it all. Anchorman is filled with Bruce’s experiences, observations, commentaries and occasional letters from viewers who took it upon themselves to correct, compliment or contradict him. Bruce Graham has had a long and distinguished career in broadcasting. He has worked in Newcastle, Moncton, Winnipeg, Calgary and Halifax. He is the 2004 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Canadian Radio & Television News Directors Association. He and his radio newsroom won the Ohio State Award for journalistic excellence. Anchorman is his fourth book. He lives in Parrsboro. |
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When I Always Wanted Something is a collection of stories about our inability to see what is right in front of us or deep within us, yet how, despite these blind spots, we try again and again to connect with each other. In these stories — a woman who has a strange bond with the Rosenbergs, an old man in a hospital who shares his secrets with a visitor, a woman whose husband dies brutally, a teenage boy lonely for his father — the yearning is endless. But so are the glimmers of unexpected joy. Originally from New York City, where she studied with poets John Ashbery and Carolyn Forche, among others, Carole Langille now lives in Black Point, Nova Scotia with her family. She has taught Creative Writing at Mount Saint Vincent University, Writing for the Arts, and NSCAD University, and has given poetry workshops at the Maritime Writer's Workshop, the Community of Writers in Tatamagouche, and at the University of Alberta.
Medieval history meets interactive storytelling. In 1362, violent storms pounded Europe, wiping out some coastal settlements. The Seventh Expert, which provides a compelling mix of history, storytelling and interactive fun, puts the reader in charge of rebuilding one medieval village. Through seven action-filled chapters, each representing a year of rebuilding, the reader faces the struggles of the emerging community. Luckily, six village experts are at the reader's service to offer advice along with a wide range of medieval tools and implements. The reader becomes the "seventh expert," responsible for deciding which resources best suit each year's challenges. From finding food to fending off warlords, success depends on making the wisest choices. Originally from Montreal, Mark Oakley is the author of the long-running comic book series Thieves and Kings. He lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia. John Mantha is the award-winning illustrator of more than a dozen books for young readers. He lives in Toronto. |
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Pour savoir si lire change vraiment le monde, comme le lui avait affirmé sa maîtresse à l’école, une petite fille décide de lire ses livres préférés à des tomates, à des animaux, à des objets de la cuisine. Un peu déçue par la réaction de ses auditeurs, elle choisit un nouveau public, les gens de la rue. Le miracle se produira-t-il ? Alain Raimbault est né à Paris en 1966. Après une enfance dans le sud de la France et des études d’espagnol à Poitiers, il émigre en Nouvelle-Écosse en 1998. Il enseigne actuellement à l’école francophone Rose-des-Vents dans la vallée d’Annapolis. Il écrit de la poésie depuis toujours et de la littérature jeunesse depuis la naissance de sa fille en 1996. Réjean Roy a grandi à Petit-Rocher, au Nouveau-Brunswick. Il a fait des études en biologie au Québec, où il s’est aussi inscrit à des cours de beaux-arts. Il a également suivi des cours d’estampe à l'Université de Moncton. Après avoir vécu une dizaine d'années en Gaspésie, il est revenu vivre au Nouveau-Brunswick en l'an 2000. Le dessin a toujours fait partie de sa vie, et la nature reste la grande inspiratrice de son apprentissage artistique.
Nova Scotia Golf is Burton Russell’s tenth book dealing with Nova Scotia sports events, figures, and accomplishments. It outlines the history of golf in Nova Scotia by examining the lives and careers of its most successful players. The troubadours of old travelled from village to hamlet to town telling stories and keeping traditions alive. Similarly, Russell has made it his concern to chronicle the people, places and events of Nova Scotia sports history. Kentville native Burton Russell, a graduate of Kings County Academy and Acadia University, spent thirty-five years as a teacher and athletic coach in the Kings County school system. He now spends a considerable amount of his leisure time on the golf links, and is a member various golf clubs. |
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SOCIABLE! The elbow bender’s guide to Maritime pubs
The Clock of Heaven 
Peggy of the Cove: Secrets
From Rocks to Rockets: Arms and Armies through the ages
Anchorman: My Life in Broadcasting
The Seventh Expert: An Interactive Medieval Adventure
Nova Scotia Golf: Facts and Heroics