All I want for Christmas is … an Atlantic Canadian book
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If we spend the time and money to buy a gift for someone this season, we want it to be one the recipient appreciates. Heck, we want them to love it!
There is no better way to ensure success than by choosing one of the dozens of selections from this year’s Atlantic Books for the Holidays reading guide, available in bookstores, cafés and libraries around the region.
Whether it’s mystery or memoir, nature or war, Atlantic Books for the Holidays offers the perfect gift-giving solution for even that impossible-to-please friend or family member.
Illustrated Books a Highlight
Prominent in this year’s guide are books rich with illustration, art and photography. The portrayals are as diverse as the authors themselves. Consider photographer Len Wagg’s Then and Now: Following in the Footsteps of Nova Scotia Photographer Wallace MacAskill; or artist Emma FitzGerald’s Hand Drawn Halifax, colourful sketches of the city’s buildings, landmarks, neighbourhoods & residents. Take a walk through Halifax’s more recent history with Halifax: A Visual Legacy, a collection of 200+ iconic photographs beautifully curated by William D. Naftel. Or for children there is Peter’s Dream, a hauntingly beautiful pairing of the lyrics of singer-songwriter Lennie Gallant and the paintings of renowned artist Karen Gallant.
Perfect choices for the outdoor person
Our hiking friend Michael Haynes offers walking guides to Prince Edward Island and mainland Nova Scotia, and Todd Boland provides us with Wildflowers of New Brunswick: A Field Guide. For the beachcomber, Teri Hall gives us A Sea Glass Journey, with pages of beautiful colour photos of these jewels of the sea; and Beaches of Nova Scotia by Allan Billard and Donna Barnett featuring the province’s most beautiful beaches. There is also a fascinating geological history of Nova Scotia as told through Geology of Nova Scotia: Field Guide by Martha Hickman Hild and Sandra Barr.
Regional History a Perennial Favourite
Always of keen interest, regional history is prolific in this year’s Guide. For a different perspective, explore Eastern Canada’s railway heritage with Rails to the Atlantic by Ron Brown, or James W. Macnutt’s Building for Justice: The Historic Courthouses of the Maritimes.
Keeping up with Technology
A new feature in this year’s Atlantic Books for the Holidays is the identification of thirty titles available on Shelfie, which allows book owners access to e-versions of their titles for free. Visit the App Store or Google Play to download Shelfie and claim your digital editions today.
And you can go to Atlantic Books Today’s website to download an electronic copy of the Guide. http://atlanticbookstoday.ca/hrg15.
From spiritual essays to Michael de Adder’s signature humour, from Craig Flinn’s latest culinary offering, to letters home from the war, this year’s Atlantic Books for the Holidays reading guide gives readers a truly eclectic selection of everything that makes Atlantic Canada what it is: mystery, humour, heritage, nature, reflection, art and most of all, story-telling at its best. Enjoy!
