Category Archives: Awards

Essex County is “Super Zero”

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Emily

Jeff Lemire’s Essex County is at once sentimental, melancholy and adventurous. The book is composed of three interconnected graphic novels that each hit an emotional nerve, beautifully conveying, through stark but powerful black and white imagery, the evolving nature of … Continue reading →

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NYT Bestselling Author Tana French: Faithful Place

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Manda Staff

Faithful Place (Hodder & Stoughton, ISBN 9780340977620) is the upcoming novel by award-winning crime fiction author Tana French. From the press release: The course of Frank Mackey’s life was set by one defining moment when he was nineteen. The moment … Continue reading →

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Snow angels in Halifax

Posted on February 10, 2011 by lizah

Although it was a grey day, the spirits were high as all around Halifax, groups gathered at 1 pm today to lie down in the snow and wave their arms and legs to create snow angels. We were trying to … Continue reading →

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BRADT TRAVEL GUIDES TAKE TOP WANDERLUST AWARD!

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Tracey Boisvert

Hailed by Wanderlust Magazine as a ‘David & Goliath-style victory’, independent publisher Bradt Travel Guides has come out tops in the annual Wanderlust Awards. Wanderlust further described Bradt as ‘the small publisher whose engaging, well-written and highly detailed guides to … Continue reading →