Thirty-four years after The Handmaid’s Tale first published—and two years after the Hulu series of the same name sky-rocketed into TV stardom—Canada’s most famous author is back with the novel’s sequel. And she’s bringing it to our dearly beloved library. The Testaments, which picks up 15 years after the original novel takes place, officially drops […]
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Arielle Twist’s becoming
Arielle Twist, Disintegrate / Dissociate launch Saturday, March 2, 7:30pm Khyber Centre for the Arts, 1880 Hollis Street Originally from George Gordon First Nation, Arielle Twist, 24, has been well-known among Halifax queer communities for the past several years through her work as a sex educator at Venus Envy. But these days, you’re more likely […]
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Andre Fenton’s Love wins
Andre Fenton, Worthy of Love signings Thursday, November 29, 12-2pm Coles, Scotia Square, 5201 Duke Street and Friday, November 30, 6-7:30pm Chapters Bayers Lake, 188 Chain Lake Drive Andre Fenton wants readers of his debut novel Worthy of Love to know there’s more to someone than their physical appearance. Having his own struggles with body […]
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Kate Inglis soothes her beast
An evening with Kate Inglis Monday, November 19, 7pm ViewPoint Gallery, 1459 Brenton Street Free Kate Inglis talks about death. Kate Inglis doesn’t just talk about death, her new book Notes for the Everlost: A field guide to grief (Shambhala) is all about death. Kate Inglis doesn’t just talk about death and write about death, […]
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Shauntay Grant builds a sense of home in Africville
Africville launch Thursday, September 13, 11am Africville Museum, 5795 Africville Road Word on the Street reading Saturday, September 15, 11am Halifax Central Library, 5440 Spring Garden Road, Lindsay Room (second floor) Home takes on different meanings for everyone, but for Shauntay Grant, it comes in the form of her latest children’s book, Africville. The book […]
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Blood Will Out’s dark matter
Jo Treggiari, Blood Will Out launch w/Split screening Wednesday, July 18, 6pm Halifax Central Library 5440 Spring Garden Road free Ari Sullivan wakes up at the bottom of an abandoned cistern, concussed and confused with only her wits and tenacity to guide her—how did she get there and how will she possibly escape? That’s the […]
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The courage of others
The Breadwinner screening w/Deborah Ellis Q&A Thursday, April 19, 2-4:30pm Halifax Central Library 5440 Spring Garden Road Friday, April 20, 6-8:30pm Woodlawn Public Library 31 Eisener Boulevard, Dartmouth Award-winning Canadian author, feminist and anti-war activist Deborah Ellis fell into the young adult genre by accident. “I was an unpublished writer, sending all kinds of stuff […]
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Willow Cioppa still has art
Willow Cioppa’s KREAM residency February 19-24 Khyber Centre for the Arts, 1880 Hollis St. Poetry reading: Fri Feb 23, 6-8pm Collective Care Among Marginalized Communities workshop: Sat Feb 24, 2-4pm Willow Cioppa understands care the way some of us might understand the ocean—elemental, necessary and deeply inspiring. Cioppa, a Montreal-based writer and poet, has just […]
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Deeply homesick for a woman’s voice
The first time Sue Goyette read The Odyssey was in high school. She liked the logic of the myth and how things could be solved creatively in unexpected ways. Then, after experiencing her own personal epic, she returned to the poem, curious about its scope and things had shifted. “I was hungry for another narrative,” […]
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Emma FitzGerald’s shore lines
Halifax Crafters Market Dec 1 (5-9pm), Dec 2-3 (10am-5pm) Olympic Hall, 2304 Hunter Street Free admission Emma FitzGerald struck a chord with Hand Drawn Halifax, her 2015 collection of portraits of buildings, people and landmarks from around town. Last year’s companion colouring book pushed local pride even further, even as FitzGerald herself was already looking […]
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Book review: The Case of the Missing Men
The Case of the Missing Men is an old-fashioned mystery in the vein of teen detective series like The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew. The book is seeped in nostalgia for the campy teen thrillers, but its sophisticated story and illustrations belie the simple pleasure of its premise. The book was created by real-life pals […]