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Authors/books from and about NS

Russell Wangersky, particularly for his short stories Whirl Away. Although he now lives in St-Johns Newfoundland, he was raised in Halifax so not sure where to put him, lol.

Joan Clark, particularly Latitudes of Melt and An Audience of Chairs.

Linden MacIntyre's Cape Breton trilogy.

Father/son duo Alistair MacLeod and Alexander MacLeod

@Louise - I did not know this connection and LOVED No Great Mischief!

Susan wrote: "@Louise - I did not know this connection and LOVED No Great Mischief!"

Have you read his son's short story collection Light Lifting? They are quite good. I still have to read the father's short stories. I agree with you about No Great Mischief. I'm about to re-read it for my bookclub.

No, I have not but sure am getting a lot of great suggestions from this group!!!

We in Nova Scotia could possibly claim Robert MacNeil as he was brought up in Halifax. He wrote a great novel set during the Halifax Explosion, Burden of Desire, and also Portrait of Julia which is supposedly a "sequel" but only barely. It wasn't as good as Burden, I thought.

I've just finished The Birth House by Ami McKay and an excellent one for the list for books set in Nova Scotia.The author also lives here now, in the rural area of Scots Bay in the Annapolis Valley where she set the book. When I realized where the book was set, I was excited because on a drive out a few years ago we found ourselves in Scots Bay, just below Cape Blomidon.

@Diane - I love The Birth House and have this on my "reread" list before I meet McKay at the Grimsby Author Series. Have you read her newest?

That was the first Ami McKay book i've read. I do also have The Virgin Cure on the TBR pile and I would have to read that before her newest one that's coming out this month. I believe she's coming to Halifax later this month. I might try to go and see her talk.

@Diane I got the eBook version of The Virgin Cure this morning. Do you know where she'll be speaking?

October 26 at 7 at the central library.

@Diane I'm in!

I'm hoping to go but I'll have to check on something first.

Funny -- I was just in the Kingston library this morning and picked up this book from their used book sale. Total coincidence! Wish I lived in Halifax so that I could join you guys!

@Natasha, Ok, I'm in, too. Checked with t'other half and he's willing to go even though he doesn't know the author. I think we'll grab a quick bite to eat first since I already work downtown.

Terrific @Diane. We'll have to exchange messages so we'll know how to identify each other to say hello. :) I'm about 15 mins away from the Central Library.

@Dianne and Natasha - so exciting that you too will meet!!!! (too in reference to the fact that Allison and I also met this summer)!!

@Sandy It's spectacular! I'd recommend the trip. :)

❀ Susan wrote: "@Dianne and Natasha - so exciting that you too will meet!!!! (too in reference to the fact that Allison and I also met this summer)!!"

It was really fun to meet @Susan! Even though it was really brief! :) I'm also excited that other members will get a chance to meet in person!

Thanks @Allison and @Susan. I'm looking forward to it!

@Natasha and Diane
sounds like you've weathered the storm! I trust the library has too! From the news reports today, the damage seems extensive.
our local library developed a leak in our last storm. they've had to move the entire Y/A section until the roof is fixed.
its lovely you'll get to meet!

@sandy hope your neck of the woods was not in the flight path of the storm!

@Natasha, yes we can private message closer to the date to figure things out!

We weren't hit too badly in Halifax, either, a bit of power outage and minor flooding but yes, Cape Breton got it much worse.

Well 20000 people without power. Me included. The eye is passing over us now. Its really quiet now. The rest is expected to pass in 1/2 hour.

Stay safe @Rainey.

Thanks. Another 5 hours of hurricane winds expected once eye passes over.

Thanks for the update, Rainey. I hope all stays well.

@Rainey - Glad to hear that you are safe and sound - I hope that you get your power back and can stay nice and dry!!

Well Nicole is making a speedy path away from us. No reported fatalities. I still have no power but work does so i can shower there and i got my generator running so i can power my fridge. Amen

So happy to hear that @Rainey!

I got power and cable. Yeah.

Even better @Rainey!

I gotpower then lost it again. NOOOOOOOO

Christian DeWolf is a hilarious Haligonian author. His book Ghostcrime takes place in a futuristic version of Halifax called Magnetifax, where robots have been granted legal status as persons and must now be referred to as "people of metal". Lots of dark humor, satire, and general silliness. Good for sci fi fans who like some humor with their computer jokes.

I just started Tides of Honour by Genevieve Graham. I knew she was Canadian but she, too is from Halifax. The book takes place before and at least up to the Halifax Explosion, probably the aftermath as well.

And I just bought The Witches of New York by Ami McKay because I"m going to hear her speak at the Halifax Central Library tomorrow night. Hope to get it signed! It was just released today. I was talking to the two women at Coles bookstore and one of them is a big McKay fan and has been lucky enough to have met her for lunch once. I didn't get to ask her how that came about.

@Diane - that sounds awesome. I look forward to hearing about your evening and will see her in November. Sure would be nice to have lunch with an author!

@Diane I'm looking forward to seeing you there!

@Natasha As am I!

I read Amazing Grace by Lesley Crewe last month and discovered that she's also a Nova Scotia author. Because of the review i had posted here and shared it on Facebook, my cousin contacted me and said she had some more of Crewe's books if I wanted to borrow them. I now have a stack of about a half dozen books! I really enjoyed Amazing Grace so I think these will be great. I expect my mother and my sister will like them too before they get back to my cousin!

this one sounds like an interesting read: The Unlikely Redemption of John Alexander MacNeil http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thenextchapte...

I just read a book soon to be released by Nova Scotia author, Julianne MacLean. A Curve on the Road is the title of the novel. This excellent work of fiction takes place in Nova Scotia with mention of Ontario.