Books & Publications

A Gaspereau Field Guide to Canadian Artists: No. 7Mi’kmaw painter and multidisciplinary artist Alan Syliboy’s art career began in the early 1970s w...

Author: Kathy Stinson | Illustrator: Lauren Soloy A celebration of a beloved folk artist, and her artistic expression of joy and beauty. Known for ...

A colourful, photo-filled history of Nova Scotia’s iconic Bluenose hooked-rug patterns, featuring step-by-step instructions for aspiring rug-hooker...

Author: Rita Joe    Woodcuts by: Burland Murphy Born in 1932, in Whycocomagh, Rita Joe lived a hardscrabble existence, from foster home to foster ...

Song of Rita Joe Autobiography of a Mi'kmaw Poet ISBN: 9781926908045 Author:   Rita Joe    Publisher:  Breton Books Song of Rita Joe is a book of e...

This book is the best all-round work on Maud Lewis. It is the encyclopedia on all things Maud. Our Maud: The Life, Art and Legacy of Maud Lewis tel...

Emma Hassencahl-Perley & John Leroux   Wabanaki Modern | Wabanaki Kiskukewey | Wabanaki Moderne (English/Mi'kmaw/French) 228 pagesPublished:  ...

A gentle poem describing the journey of a mail sleigh through rural Nova Scotia at Christmas time, delivering packages and parcels to children, Chr...

The Book of Selkie: A Paper Doll Book ISBN: 9781771088206 Artist :   Briana Corr Scott    Publisher:  Nimbus Publishing The 2022 Shortlists for the...

Celebrated Mi’kmaw artist behind The Thundermaker returns with a new story about friendship and the importance of traditional knowledge — now in pa...

For A Taste of Acadie, Melvin Gallant and Marielle Cormier-Boudreau travelled all over Acadia, from the Gaspé Peninsula to Cape Breton, from the ti...

"Andrew Hunter has looked with fresh eyes at [Colville's] paintings and made a coherent argument that Colville deserves to be understood far beyond...

20 years after its first publication, the book that charmed them all is back in print in a hardcover gift edition. Maud Lewis has become one of Can...

Government House Halifax is the home of the Sovereign’s representative in the Province of Nova Scotia and the ceremonial home of all Nova Scotians....

The 100 block of Vancouver's West Hastings Street is the gateway to one of the most contested and controversial inner-city neighborhoods in North A...

Our Grandmothers’ Words Traditional Stories For Nurturing    Author:   Prune Harris, Murdena Marshall, Diana Denny,     Publisher:  Cape Breton Uni...

From the Publisher: A full-colour, narrative and illustrated critical art history of the works of iconic Nova Scotia artist Maud Lewis. “Rather tha...

Colleen Wolstenholme: ComplicationsRay Cronin2021 / Canadian Art, Biography, Artists /9781554472147 / Trade paper / 64 ppA Gaspereau Field Guide to...

The poems in Annick MacAskill’s debut collection No Meeting Without Body are confident and crisp. Departing from works of art and literature, histo...

Emma FitzGerald sketches Halifax and its residents vividly, in colour. She effortlessly catches moments in the life of the city. While she draws, s...

A colourful pop-up book featuring 6 full-colour scenes of Halifax and area, suitable for all ages Nova Scotia is home to some of the most beautiful...

I take Liberties—poetic—and take License to relate her story In her voice, to tell History Who she was—as I hear her say Or sing. […] But still you...

Finally, the remarkable story of honourary Newfoundlander Lanier Phillips is available for young children in this heartwarming picture book. A youn...