Winter’s Tales
Author series continues with Oliva Robinson book launch
Olivia Robinson was born in the Annapolis Valley, NS and moved to PEI with her family. She blossomed as a creative writer not among the Valley’s orc...
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Book release: Living Full Circle
Living with Balance and Intention Inspired by Medicine Wheel Teachings
Mi’kmaq leader and L’nuey Executive Director Jenene Wooldridge will release Living Full Circle: Living with Balance and Intention Inspired by Medi...
Book release: The Magic Toothbrush
by Marlene Bryenton | Illustrator Leanne Bowlan
The Magic Toothbrush, a new storybook by author Marlene Bryenton and illustrator Leanne Bowlan is now available for purchase. The book was edited by J...
Book release: The Spirited Mrs. Pringle
by Jillianne Hamilton
Island author Jillianne Hamilton recently released her fourth novel, The Spirited Mrs. Pringle. Set in 1888 London, self-involved social climber Cora...
Book release: My PEI Cabbage Cookbook
by Ann Thurlow | Illustrator Rebecca Ford
Ann Thurlow will launch My PEI Cabbage Cookbook in October. Compiled and written by Thurlow, the book is an ode to the author’s love for the underra...
Book release: We’ll Meet Again: Prince Edward Island Women of the Second World War
by Katherine Dewar
We’ll Meet Again: Prince Edward Island Women of the Second World War by author Katherine Dewar shares the incredible stories of women from PEI who s...
Irish library at the BIS
George O’Connor’s dream is now a reality
It required more than a decade but many volunteers have finally brought the dream of an Irish library to fruition. More than a decade ago, the late G...
A gift of Island poetry
GREAT-GRANDMOTHER’S GARDEN | Richard Lemm
GREAT-GRANDMOTHER’S GARDEN Pansies have the faces of lost children. Iris unfurls its violet flag for my son churned into the mud of France. Foxg...
Ian Carr earns literacy award
Ian Carr was the PEI recipient of the 17th annual Council of the Federation Literacy Award, announced by Canada’s Premiers on International Literacy...
Clouds
The tide is low at noon so we pack a lunch (cheese and crackers, beer and chocolate), slather ourselves with sunscreen and head down to the Cove. We p...
August Tides
The tide is low at noon so we pack a lunch (cheese and crackers, beer and chocolate), slather ourselves with sunscreen and head down to the Cove. We p...
A gift of Island poetry
CROW PISS: A PANTOUM | Chris Bailey
CROW PISS: A PANTOUM Sit and listen, and your father will tell you how it is. Up before crow piss. Before daylight breaks between the branches. Ge...
Winter’s Tales Author Series
Reading event resumes with Richard Lemm—Oct 7
The UPEI Winter’s Tales Author Series will resume in October with the launch of Richard Lemm’s memoir, Imagined Truths: Myths from a Draft-Dodging...
Mobilizing for climate emergency
Free virtual event with author Seth Klein
Bookmark, Charlottetown’s locally owned, independent bookshop in partnership with the PEI Chapter of the Council of Canadians will host a virtual ev...
Anne Simpson reading and workshops
UPEI Winter’s Tales events in October
Anne Simpson, novelist and poet, will read from her new novel and poetry collection on October 28 at 7:30 pm in The Carriage House at Beaconsfield, 2 ...
Book release: The View from Enmore Road
By Dori MacLean
Independent PEI publishing company Selkirk Stories will launch The View from Enmore Road, a collection of short stories by Dori MacLean of Tyne Valley...
Book release: Playing With Dolls and Other Poems
Gerry Bradley, PEI poet and fiddler, will launch his new book of poetry, Playing With Dolls and Other Poems, in September. The collection of poems als...
Book release: The Coming Storm
By Regina M Hansen
The Coming Storm, the young adult historical fantasy novel by Regina M Hansen, was released simultaneously by Atheneum Books for Young Readers and Sim...
Book release: Imagined Truths: Myths from a Draft-Dodging Poet
By Richard Lemm
Author Richard Lemm’s memoir Imagined Truths: Myths from a Draft-Dodging Poet will be released in September. Published by Tidewater Press, the launc...
Book release: Tokyo GIFt
By PEI GIFted Genre Writing Group
From dragons, ghosts and dwarf plants, to small town crime and cabincore gore, the PEI GIFted Genre Writing Group is back with its fourth short story ...
Book release: Island Characters—Volume 2
By Eddy Quinn
Eddy Quinn grew up surrounded by folk music and natural born storytellers near Cardigan, PEI. Songs and yarns were shared across the table of Island k...
Dream come true
Dream come true: Afternoon piano recital, Beethoven and Chopin pouring out of little building we call “The Rural Conservatory.” Guitars and singin...
A gift of Island poetry
This is How I Connect With You | Yvette Doucette
THIS IS HOW I CONNECT WITH YOU all lissom-like the elm trees bend seawind lifts and scents my hair my tongue flattens, no a, e, i, or u to round t...
Book release: To Tell: Stories, Images and Reflections
by Eoin O’Brien
Eoin O’Brien of Charlottetown recently published To Tell: Stories, Images and Reflections. The book of poetry was released on July 16. O’Brien ha...
Book release: The First Noble Truth
by Michael Pagé
PEI author Michael Pagé has released The First Noble Truth. Acceptance of impermanence, as Buddhism tells us, is the key to freedom and enlightenme...
Book Release: Kinap Legends
By Riley James Bernard
Local Charlottetown comic book creator Riley James Bernard released the first printing of his comic book Kinap Legends in June. Bernard’s story and...
Book release: Write! Even If Your Hands Are Dirty
Short Stories and Poems by Prince Edward Island Authors
Have you ever wished to write a memoir? To chronicle stories of your youth or meaningful experiences? To leave a legacy for your descendants? The Memo...
Book release: A Tale of Two Fiddlers: The Early Days of Sports and Life in Charlottetown
By Fred MacDonald
A Tale of Two Fiddlers: The Early Days of Sports and Life in Charlottetown, a sports memoir by Fred MacDonald is now available where books are sold. ...
Book release: RED: The Island Storybook #26
Gather round REDheads, it’s story time. Volume 26 of RED: The Island Storybook is here and it is filled to the brim with fresh Island yarns—food f...
Book release: A Sense of Wonder
By Bob Jensen
In July, PEI-based poet and songwriter Bob Jensen will release A Sense of Wonder, a collection of 50 poems written between 2014 and the present. Jens...
Book release: Island Girl: From Orphan to Military Wife
By Jackie Muise
Jackie Muise’s Island Girl: From Orphan to Military Wife, a biography of Mary Elizabeth Whitty who was orphaned at an early age on PEI, will be avai...
Book release: Psychopaths Rule the World
By Mima
The PEI author known as Mima recently published her 15th book, Psychopaths Rule the World. A former Mexican narco transitions into Canadian life with...
Book release: My Year as a Space Cadet
By Hope Dalvay
Space Cadet will be available in July. Page Stuart’s perfectly organized life is flipped upside down… again. She is in unfamiliar territory as th...
Book release: Aggretsuko: Little Rei of Sunshine
By Brenda Little
Netflix original series Aggretsuko debuts in her first ever original graphic novel, Aggretsuko: Little Rei of Sunshine, written and illustrated by PEI...
Anne fans
Two new books for enthusiasts of the LM Montgomery classic
Anne’s Cradle: The Life and Works of Hanako Muraoka, Japanese Translator of Anne of Green Gables Eri Muraoka Translated by Cathy Hirano The name ...
A gift of Island poetry
Picnic Rock | Thomas O'Grady
An old album, a thumb-scuffed photograph, black and white, circa 1964: centred, hair tied back by a windblown scarf, my mother in slacks and blouse...
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