New Brunswick’s libraries are full of stories of exciting locations; tales of far off lands, and stories of intrigue, drama, romance, sex… Fortunately we also have some excellent home-grown writers such as Beth Powning, David Adams Richards and Stuart Trueman who have written of New Brunswick and its people. Riel Nason is adding to that list with her own story, ‘All The Things We Leave Behind’. Continue reading Riel Nason’s ‘All The Things We Leave Behind’
Category Archives: Writing
Fog Lit Festival Floods Saint John With Authors, Aims to Curb Illiteracy
Fog Lit Festival, Saint John’s annual festival for readers and writers kicks off Wednesday, September 28th at the Saint John Free Public Library. The festival is in its fourth year, and have added a few new events to the schedule this time around, including their first bilingual event, Poetry Prélude on Friday evening. Other new events include Walking in the Myst, aimed at young adult readers, and a Fog Lit Farewell event to close out the festival Sunday. Continue reading Fog Lit Festival Floods Saint John With Authors, Aims to Curb Illiteracy
Author Shares Stories Of Her St Martins Summers
Sea Glass Summer is the latest children’s book from Quispamsis-based author, Heidi Jardine Stoddart. Published by Nimbus, Sea Glass Summer is the story of little girl, Molly, who loves searching for sea glass with her Gram at her cottage by the sea. Continue reading Author Shares Stories Of Her St Martins Summers
Fredericton’s Paul McAllister Pens Children’s Book
From being the manager of the Capital Complex in the heart of Fredericton’s Tannery, to managing “Feels Good”, a multi-disciplinary arts event organizing company, and now writing children’s books, Paul McAllister is a modern day Fredericton hero. Continue reading Fredericton’s Paul McAllister Pens Children’s Book
Todd Allen: Dark Fiction in Saint Andrews
Todd Allen has taken the plunge from reading books to writing them with his debut novel, Sacra Obscurum. Sacra Obscurum grew from Allen’s first hand experience with New Brunswick’s mental health care system after he and his wife made an emergency trip to the hospital to visit a recently arrested family member. The process would ultimately lead Allen to a gauntlet of psychiatrists, diagnoses, and ‘assembly line care’. Continue reading Todd Allen: Dark Fiction in Saint Andrews