Books & Publications

Over three generations, the Sobey family of Nova Scotia has demonstrated their discerning and enthusiastic commitment to Canadian art. Accompanying...

Maud Lewis Colours is a perfect first introduction to colours through the joy-filled art of Nova Scotia’s most famous folk painter, Maud Lewis. Eve...

The art of Gerard Collins resists categorisation. Over a 50-year career, Collins’s conceptual imagination and dizzying array of influences has prod...

Exclusive Memory: A Perceptual History of the Future is a compendium of descriptive, speculative prose and text-images by the Governor General’s Aw...

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...

Leonard "Len" Keith and Joseph "Cub" Coates grew up in the rural New Brunswick village of Havelock in the early 20th century. The two were neighbou...

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...

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...