Books & Publications

In the age of big box stores and mass production, there are still artists and crafts people who make beautiful things by hand. Colourful quilts, ho...

British Artillery officer Alexander Cavalié Mercer is most famous in history circles for his detailed account of his experiences leading up to and ...

One is Ne’wt, for one bear. Two is Ta’pu, for two women making offerings. Counting from one to ten in English and Mi’kmaw, baby is introduced to bo...

by Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia 150 Nova Scotia Buildings that Saw Canada’s Confederation of 1867 From pioneer houses to elegant neo-Classical ch...

Celebrate Canada’s creative excellence with recipes created by Canada’s premiere chefs. Inspired by paintings and artifacts from our nation’s museu...

When Mayann Francis was named Nova Scotia’s first Black lieutenant-governor, she wondered if the community would accept her. Francis was born just ...

From black cats to iconic snowscapes, Maud Lewis paints our waking dreams.One of Canada's most beloved folk artists, Maud Lewis was famous in her l...

During the American Revolution (1775-1783), the British government offered freedom to slaves who would desert their rebel masters as a way of ruini...

Available for the first time in paperback, the award-winning The City Speaks in Drums follows two boys from North End Halifax as they explore their...

How She Read is a collection of genre-blurring poems about the representation of Black women, their hearts, minds and bodies, across the Canadian c...

A Gaspereau Field Guide to Canadian Artists: No. 1After studying Fine Art at Mount Allison University, Mary Pratt (1935–2018) settled in Newfoundla...

A Gaspereau Field Guide to Canadian Artists: No. 3While serving as a Canadian war artist in Europe during the Second World War, Alex Colville (1920...

A Gaspereau Field Guide to Canadian Artists: No. 2Painter and conceptual artist Gerald Ferguson (1937–2009) played a central role in transforming H...

Mi'kmaw artist Alan Syliboy's The Thundermaker is based on Alan's spectacular mixed-media exhibit of the same name. In the book, Big Thunder teache...