It's the winter solstice and nearly the end of 2021. Get cozy in front of the screen to hear Angela Long read from a selection of creative nonfiction pieces about the continuous act of saying good-bye… More
2022年1月8日20点(美东时间) 中文免费线上活动 (1 到 1个半小时) Note: this free event will be conducted mainly in Chinese. Zoom Meeting ID: 827 6696 7203 Passcode: 108 Host… More
Let's be clear - I'm not yet a senior citizen, so what's with the 75 years? Well, I am thrilled to finally get a book deal for one of my mystery novels, many of which were first drafted in… More
Poets Celebrating No Borders with Mirrors and Windows
Anna Yin | POSTED: Dec 14, 2021Literary Reading or Event
Five poets in Mirrors and Windows/ 镜子与窗户, two from Canada and three from USA, will each talk about or read their poems/stories about Cultural Influences on Poetry and… More
Ruth E. Walker of Oshawa, Ontario, is delighted to announce she has signed with Ali McDonald of 5 Otter Literary to represent her Young Adult science fiction novel. Ruth writes about her 50+ queries… More
Sixth Number in the Gaspereau Field Guides to Canadian Artists just published.
Ray Cronin | POSTED: Dec 13, 2021New Publication
I'm pleased to announce the publication of my latest book, Colleen Wolstenholme: Complications, the sixth book in the ongoing Gaspereau Field Guides to Canadian Artists series. The… More
https://shepherd.com/best-books/the-history-of-prince-edward-island I have just posted my fifith curated list of books on shepherd.com. More
NOTHING BUT LIFE nominated for a White Pine Award!
Brent van Staalduinen | POSTED: Dec 11, 2021Congratulations
I'm so pleased to share that my YA novel NOTHING BUT LIFE has been nominated for a Forest of Reading 2022 White Pine Award! Click here for full details. More
Illustrated History of Canada now in Russian
Christopher Moore | POSTED: Dec 10, 2021New Publication
Christopher Moore recently joined (remotely) a book launch organized by the Canadian Studies group at St. Petersburg State University in honour of the new Russian edition of The Illustrated… More
Sean Arthur Joyce launches pandemic poems
Sean Arthur Joyce, Art Joyce | POSTED: Dec 9, 2021New Publication
Sean Arthur Joyce is pleased to announce the launch of his latest collection of poetry, Diary of a Pandemic Year, published in June 2021. When the coronavirus lockdowns began in 2020 Joyce decided to… More