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Embark on a Journey to Discover Great Reads. We primarily review Canadian books & authors, but occasionally we cross some borders.
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Thank you to all our followers here on Bluesky for supporting us in 2025.
The new year will see a reduced presence on this account. We will be focussing more on our other social media accounts at Facebook and Instagram. You can always find us there!
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In case you were wondering how Editor-in-Chief James M Fisher came up with the name of the site, it comes from this Nova Scotia-based transport site, whose trucks are seen all over the maritime provinces.
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January 4, 2026 at 12:25 PM
In case you were wondering how Editor-in-Chief James M Fisher came up with the name of the site, it comes from this Nova Scotia-based transport site, whose trucks are seen all over the maritime provinces.
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Thank you to all our followers here on Bluesky for supporting us in 2025.
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December 31, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Thank you to all our followers here on Bluesky for supporting us in 2025.
The new year will see a reduced presence on this account. We will be focussing more on our other social media accounts at Facebook and Instagram. You can always find us there!
The new year will see a reduced presence on this account. We will be focussing more on our other social media accounts at Facebook and Instagram. You can always find us there!
December 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Book slide. The big move has started! Moving shop from Kentville to Sackville.
December 19, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Book slide. The big move has started! Moving shop from Kentville to Sackville.
This weekβs #ThrowbackThursday post is "Birdspellβ by Valerie Sherrard, a 2021 middle-grade novel that addresses some serious issues. Published by @cormorantbooks.bsky.social open.substack.com/.../birdspel...
December 11, 2025 at 5:27 PM
This weekβs #ThrowbackThursday post is "Birdspellβ by Valerie Sherrard, a 2021 middle-grade novel that addresses some serious issues. Published by @cormorantbooks.bsky.social open.substack.com/.../birdspel...
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I am thrilled that THE MIDNIGHT PROJECT is included in this great Best of 2025 List.
Many thanks to @melaniemarttila.bsky.social and @theseaboardreview.ca
Many thanks to @melaniemarttila.bsky.social and @theseaboardreview.ca
Itβs time to look back at some of the standout titles our contributors reviewed in 2025!
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December 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Thanks, Christy!
Sage writing advice from TSR's @mljackson.bsky.social
Thanks to my friend and colleague, #PublicationCoach #DaphneGray-Grant, for featuring me in her weekly Wednesday Interview: www.publicationcoach.com/melanie-jack.... And hey, interested in writing easily more easily? Daphne's your go-to pro. Writing guidance and encouragement doesn't get any better.
December 4, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Sage writing advice from TSR's @mljackson.bsky.social
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Well, this is a pleasant surprise! The Undesirables has been named one of the best books of 2025 by @theseaboardreview.ca!
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The Seaboard Review of Books: Best 2025 Picks
Our contributors pick their favourite reads from their 2025 reviews
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December 3, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Well, this is a pleasant surprise! The Undesirables has been named one of the best books of 2025 by @theseaboardreview.ca!
@pottersfieldpress.bsky.social
#halifax #halifaxhistory #bestof2025 #nonfictiction #novascotia #novascotiahistory #halifaxbooks
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Our "Best of 2025" post was sponsored by CAMEL, an illustrated journal of narrative for which we are very thankful. Consider subscribing to this young, up-and-coming Canadian Literary Magazine.
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December 2, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Our "Best of 2025" post was sponsored by CAMEL, an illustrated journal of narrative for which we are very thankful. Consider subscribing to this young, up-and-coming Canadian Literary Magazine.
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Itβs time to look back at some of the standout titles our contributors reviewed in 2025!
www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/the-seaboa... #canlit #bestof2025
www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/the-seaboa... #canlit #bestof2025
The Seaboard Review of Books: Best 2025 Picks
Our contributors pick their favourite reads from their 2025 reviews
www.theseaboardreview.ca
December 2, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Itβs time to look back at some of the standout titles our contributors reviewed in 2025!
www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/the-seaboa... #canlit #bestof2025
www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/the-seaboa... #canlit #bestof2025
The Monday, December 1st issue is our year-end "Best of 2025" edition! Our contributors select their favourite reads from the books they've reviewed in the past year. Subscribe (and save!) to get an early look at our list: www.theseaboardreview.ca/EOY2025
November 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The Monday, December 1st issue is our year-end "Best of 2025" edition! Our contributors select their favourite reads from the books they've reviewed in the past year. Subscribe (and save!) to get an early look at our list: www.theseaboardreview.ca/EOY2025
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The librarian in Lisa Timpf's @lisatimpf.bsky.social story "The Space Librarians' Code" faces the closure and destruction of her ship's library, by government decree.
Get a copy of Starship Librarians! www.amazon.com/dp/B0FD4ZKNHX
Get a copy of Starship Librarians! www.amazon.com/dp/B0FD4ZKNHX
October 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The librarian in Lisa Timpf's @lisatimpf.bsky.social story "The Space Librarians' Code" faces the closure and destruction of her ship's library, by government decree.
Get a copy of Starship Librarians! www.amazon.com/dp/B0FD4ZKNHX
Get a copy of Starship Librarians! www.amazon.com/dp/B0FD4ZKNHX
A not-a-Black-Friday-Sale Sale!
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November 29, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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The Wednesday November 26th issue is out!
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November 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The Wednesday November 26th issue is out!
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Thanks to @theseaboardreview.ca for publishing my tribute to #ThomasBecket. This was definitely one from the heart. May all resistors to tyranny be so meddlesome. www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/thomas-bec...
November 22, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Thanks to @theseaboardreview.ca for publishing my tribute to #ThomasBecket. This was definitely one from the heart. May all resistors to tyranny be so meddlesome. www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/thomas-bec...
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Highly recommend Sandlos and Keeling's surprisingly hopeful book from @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social about Yellowknife's Giant mine disaster (slow-motion over decades but still disaster) - which I got to review for @theseaboardreview.ca
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The Price of Gold: Mining, Pollution, and Resistance in Yellowknife by John Sandlos and Arn Keeling
Reviewed by Dawn Macdonald
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November 22, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Highly recommend Sandlos and Keeling's surprisingly hopeful book from @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social about Yellowknife's Giant mine disaster (slow-motion over decades but still disaster) - which I got to review for @theseaboardreview.ca
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βLike Water for Weary Souls is both a compulsive mystery and an immersive experience of Sudburyβs history," says reviewer @melaniemarttila.bsky.social.
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November 16, 2025 at 11:54 AM
βLike Water for Weary Souls is both a compulsive mystery and an immersive experience of Sudburyβs history," says reviewer @melaniemarttila.bsky.social.
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This week's Wednesday issue is out!
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November 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
This week's Wednesday issue is out!
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12 or 20 (second series) questions with Meg Todd / @harbourpublishing.bsky.social ;
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12 or 20 (second series) questions with Meg Todd
Meg Todd Β [photo credit: Anick Violette] grew up in the Alberta prairies. She is a two-time finalist for the CBC Short Story Prize, and her ...
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November 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
12 or 20 (second series) questions with Meg Todd / @harbourpublishing.bsky.social ;
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Yes, we actually have a Cat Boss. Our secret is out!
I have to assist Old Jim as he edits @theseaboardreview.ca. Its serious business, this #bookreview stuff. #nbbluesky
November 8, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Yes, we actually have a Cat Boss. Our secret is out!
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November 1, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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Celebrate The Fiddleheadβs newest issue with a virtual launch!
Join us on Zoom for an evening of readings with Shelley Pacholok, winner of the 2025 Creative Nonfiction contest, and issue 305 contributors, A-E Best and Will Richter!
Nov. 19, 7pm AST
Email [email protected] for the Zoom link!
Join us on Zoom for an evening of readings with Shelley Pacholok, winner of the 2025 Creative Nonfiction contest, and issue 305 contributors, A-E Best and Will Richter!
Nov. 19, 7pm AST
Email [email protected] for the Zoom link!
October 31, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Celebrate The Fiddleheadβs newest issue with a virtual launch!
Join us on Zoom for an evening of readings with Shelley Pacholok, winner of the 2025 Creative Nonfiction contest, and issue 305 contributors, A-E Best and Will Richter!
Nov. 19, 7pm AST
Email [email protected] for the Zoom link!
Join us on Zoom for an evening of readings with Shelley Pacholok, winner of the 2025 Creative Nonfiction contest, and issue 305 contributors, A-E Best and Will Richter!
Nov. 19, 7pm AST
Email [email protected] for the Zoom link!
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October 31, 2025 at 2:41 PM
None too happy about it, it would appear!
October 30, 2025 at 9:46 PM
None too happy about it, it would appear!