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🚨🚨 GIVEAWAY ALERT! 🚨🚨

We're giving away two tickets to our Evening with Ann Cleeves event hosted by Louise Renault on October 27th at the Spatz Theater!

Share this post and tag your partner in (solving) crime in the comments below for your chance to win!

@ann.cleeves @panmacmillan @pgcbooks #AnnCleeves #downtownhalifax #shoplocal #independentbookstore #springardenarea

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|| GAINING GROUND ||
#gifted @pgcbooks

This was a mesmerizing read. It follows Abra as she leaves her young family for a cabin in the woods. Abra seems haunted by this cabin. Drawn to it in ways she can't describe, just that she needs to be there and its as simple as that. Years go by with her living there almost on autopilot, as she flows with the seasons. This had a similar feel to The Wall in ways of isolation and introspection. Abra is an unnatural mother. Her actions as she leaves her family were so mechanical, there was little to no emotional detachment. I read this slowly on purpose to take in everything Barfoot is exploring on the page. How does a woman who seemingly "has it all" leave it all behind and rarely think about it again? How does a mother leave her children? It's unsettling and mystifying all at once. Abra's character was a curious one, and I enjoyed her introspection and inner peace. A refreshing read. This was riginally published in Canada in 1978 and titled Abra, reprinted now by @faberbooks. We need more books that explore women rejecting motherhood and the domestic life. It makes for very thought provoking reading.

Thanks to @pgcbooks for gifting me this one, its one I will be thinking about for some time.
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New Directions @ndpublishing is a publisher I’ve been fascinated by for a long time. It was through them that I first discovered the genius of Natalia Ginzburg with Happiness, as Such, and since then I’ve found so many wonderful books on their list. I’ve loved the Calculation of Volume series, as well as standalones like The Wall by Marlen Haushofer, The Palace of Shells by Mai Ishizawa, Cold Enough for Snow by Jessica Au, It Lasts Forever And Then It’s Over by Anne de Marcken, and many others.

There are also so many authors I’m excited to explore. I’m keen to finally read Clarice Lispector, starting with The Hour of the Star, and to begin my Sebald journey with The Emigrants, which I’ve heard is an especially good place to start. Roberto Bolaño is another author I’ve been meaning to read for years, so I’m hoping to get to him soon too. Olga Ravn is another author I’ve really enjoyed, although I own her books in a different edition.

What I love most about New Directions is the sensibility that seems to run through their list. Their books often feel intellectually adventurous and formally interesting, but never pretentious. There’s a sense of curiosity and discovery to so many of them, and I don’t think I’ve read a New Directions book yet that I haven’t appreciated on some level, even when it hasn’t been an outright favourite.

I’d love to know: what are some of your favourite books from New Directions? I’d love to know.📚

#newdirectionspublishing #literaryfiction #beautifulbooks #bookphotography #flatlay

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The Gruffalo came to see Mabel yesterday! Thank you to everyone who came out to the Harvest Festival Storytimes - we were completely blown away by the turnout! What a wonderful event! 🍁📚🍂

#gruffalo #kidsbooks #shoplocal #shopsmall #indiebookstore

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We are all set and ready to go for the annual Harvest Festival on Mt Pleasant! This year we are celebrating the release of Gruffalo Granny (the first new Gruffalo book in over 20 years!) with 2 Gruffalo storytimes at 11:15am and 1:30pm in the BoxSpot parking lot.

All Julia Donaldson titles are 20% off - today only! 🥰

See you soon!

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Book review - May We Feed the King by Rebecca Perry

Big props to May We Feed the King, a book that felt fresh and quirky and unlike any other book I’ve read. Told in three parts with an epilogue we explore how a history can be spun. I was very interested in the mysterious curator and the gaps in her background and wanted more from this section. The chapter titles are so creative and on point and the story structure successfully sets the reader up to ponder the big questions after closing the book. It inspired me to present a mini Ted talk to the kids on the way to school and they listened and didn’t interrupt. A big win!

Have you read May We Feed the King? Did it make you think big thoughts?

Booker shortlist prediction: oof! I’m really on the fence. Can I just be a fence sitter? Ok - if pressed I’m going to say no. But maybe!

Thank you to @pgcbooks for kindly sending me an advanced copy. What a gorgeous book!

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Back to normal hours and LOOK how excited we are to celebrate this beautiful reissue of Gaining Ground by local literary magician Joan Barfoot (previously called Abra when it was first published in 1978)! ♥︎ If you haven’t read it, you must. And if you’re a lifelong fan, come take this gorgeous edition home. ♥︎

We will be sharing very exciting Joan Barfoot news soon…stay tuned! ♥︎

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What a fun day we had today! Thank you to everyone who came to celebrate Julia Donaldson's new book, Gruffalo Granny. Many of you were very brave to high five with Gruffalo and some even came in costume!

Also a big thank you to @pgcbooks for all of the materials and contributions, @wildpoppymarketladysmith for making the delicious treats and @read.and.co.books for coming to help make this day a success.

If you would like a copy of the book, it's not too late. We still have books available! You can reserve online or give us a call.

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I know, I know, it’s still summer! But, it’s never too early to start on your holiday title ordering and I think you’ll love this one. Great for parents, teachers and kids, this advent calendar of craft ideas is perfect for Christmas. Each day has a new and unique craft to help get in the spirit of the holidays! 🎄

#christmascraft #christmas2026 #kidscrafts #adventcalendar #kidsactivites

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‼️Mark your calendars‼️

The Gruffalo is coming to the Harvest Festival! Come join us for storytime and help us celebrate the first new book in the series in over 20 years!

#harvestfestival #indiebookstore #shoplocal #torontobookstore

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💚 Happy Monday!⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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Thank you so much to the lovely @pgcbooks for the free book!⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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ℝ𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕨:⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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Intense, aching, and emotional!⁣
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𝐁𝐈𝐑𝐃𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐀 𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 is a beautifully messy, dark, consuming romance between the guarded, haunted Tyler and the fierce, enigmatic Larissa as two people shaped by secrets, loss, duty, and impossible expectations collide and discover that sometimes the greatest danger isn’t falling in love but allowing yourself to be known.⁣
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The prose is evocative and passionate. The characters are layered, wounded, and resilient. And the plot is an absorbing, suspenseful tale about love, loss, family, loyalty, brotherhood, sacrifice, secrets, trauma, forgiveness, courage, obsession, redemption, and second chances.⁣
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QOTD: What are you reading this week?⁣⁣⁣
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We are absolutely thrilled to be welcoming international bestselling author Ann Cleeves, the creator of the detectives featured in the television series Vera, Shetland, and The Long Call, to Charlottetown for the launch of her new novel The Dying Light. To add to the excitement, she will be in conversation with Mattea Roach, host of CBC’s popular radio show Bookends. This is going to be a wonderful evening for book lovers, book clubs, and fans of her tv shows – you aren’t going to want to miss it.

Date: Thursday, October 29th
Time: 7 pm
Location: Delta Prince Edward
Cost: Book – Book and admission: $40 or Admission: $25 (tickets are available on our website)
#AnnCleeves #IndieBookstore #DowntownCharlottetown
@peilibrary @cbc_eastcoast @cbcbooks @ann.cleeves @panmacmillan @pgcbooks

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