Reason and rhyme: meet Rebecca Thomas, Halifax’s poet laureate
By Lindsay Gloade-Raining Bird
Blood Will Out’s dark matter
In the tense YA thriller, Lunenburg author Jo Treggiari writes a fledgling serial killer.
Tags: Arts + Culture, Jo Treggiari, Blood Will Out, young adult, Split, M Night Shyamalan, James McAvoy, Halifax Central Library, Literary
Jaime Forsythe's odd revelations
Forsythe wrote I Heard Something in scraps of time and ended up with a funny, dreamy, weird collection of poems.
Tags: Arts + Culture, Jaime Forsythe, I Heard Something, poetry, Sympathy Loophole, Art Bar + Projects, Literary
Deeply homesick for a woman’s voice
With Penelope, poet Sue Goyette wrote the version of The Odyssey she wanted to read.
Tags: Arts + Culture, Sue Goyette, Penelope, Gaspereau Press, Laughing Whale Coffee, The Odyssey, poetry, poet, Literary
How to steal Christmas from a Who near you
A poetic tribute to the grinchiest grinches among us.
Tags: Buy Local, Christmas, grinch, Whoville, poetry, Holiday Planner
Binge-worthy beach reads
Three great books to cover all your genres this summer.
Tags: Visit Halifax, Hot Summer Guide
A major motion picture star arrives in Halifax Harbour this week
By Martin Bauman
How Halifax spent $11 million on fencing
By Matt Stickland
The Grand Parade podcast: Who pays for a $40-million stadium at Wanderers Grounds?
Halifax’s $100 million police headquarters pipe dream