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Bradan Press @bradanpress.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

🇺🇸 US shipping will increase Jan 2026 to cover new customs brokerage and processing fees that our cross-border shipping service charges to cover new requirements from US CBP (even for tariff-free goods). 6/end

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Bradan Press @bradanpress.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

🇺🇸 US customers can't order cards, flags, maps, or the board book 𝐴𝑛 𝑆𝑡𝑎̀𝑏𝑎𝑙𝑙 due to the tariff situation. 🇺🇸 The rest of our books are still tariff-free to the USA! 🇺🇸 See below for shipping costs... 5/🧵

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Bradan Press @bradanpress.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

🇨🇦 CANADIAN READERS: It's more important than ever to buy Canadian and support Canadian-made books! Did you know that less than 5% of the Canadian book market is controlled by Canadian-owned publishing companies? We're proud to be part of the 5%! 🍁❤📚 4/🧵

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Bradan Press @bradanpress.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Fine print: 🟢 For orders of 3+ books, the free CD won't appear in the cart, but we'll manually add it to your order. 🔴 Sale does not include Book Boxes, Christmas cards, flags, maps, or gift cards. (But Book Boxes count towards the free CD!) 3/🧵

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Bradan Press @bradanpress.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

🟢 Sale runs til midnight AST, 𝗠𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗰 𝟴, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 🔴 Use code 𝗠𝗜𝗔𝗡𝗡𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 at checkout for 𝟮𝟬% 𝗼𝗳𝗳 book orders of $𝟮𝟱 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 🟢 Orders of 𝟯+ 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 receive a 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗗 of Lewis MacKinnon's musical audiobook 𝑅𝑎̀𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑆𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑ℎ / 𝑆𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑆𝑒𝑒𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔. 2/🧵

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Bradan Press @bradanpress.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

We missed Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, and Giving Tuesday, so we're having a sale for 𝗗𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝗮𝗺 𝗠𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗻 / 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, just in time to fulfill someone's wish list! (𝘋𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘦? 𝘞𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘴𝘰, 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘶𝘱!) Here's the deal: 1/🧵

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Bradan Press @bradanpress.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

@suzannerent.bsky.social, just drawing your attention to this! ~Emily

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Bradan Press @bradanpress.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Bradan Press prez @dremilymcewan.bsky.social has a petition to the Govt of #Canada asking to change eligibility rules for Canadian publisher funding so a #Gaelic publisher like us doesn't fall thru the cracks! 🇨🇦 Canadians, PLEASE sign by Fri 5 Dec 2025, 11am EST: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

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Bradan Press @bradanpress.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

This is what the timed entry advance ticket purchase looks like. Pick your date, your 2 hour time slot, and your preferred entrance (you still access the whole show!). Again there will be NO TICKET SALES AT THE DOOR! Only online for timed entry! 🧵4/

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Bradan Press @bradanpress.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Christmas at the Forum is 4 DAYS this year (yep it's an extra day of work for us vendors, to accommodate the timed entry slots): Thu Nov 6th - 10am–9pm Fri Nov 7th - 10am–9pm Sat Nov 8th - 10am–9pm Sun Nov 9th - 10am–5pm 🧵 2/3

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Bradan Press @bradanpress.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Hey #HaliSky, coming to Christmas at the Forum this year? Take it from a vendor, there are KEY CHANGES to know about! Ticket sales are ONLINE ONLY, no door sales! Tickets are for TIMED ENTRY and 2-hr period to solve last-year's fire safety issues. And: come on THU or FRI if possible! 🥰🧵 1/

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Bradan Press @bradanpress.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Tha sinn a' reic na brataich againn dha na Stàitean Aonaichte agus an Rìoghachd Aonaichte a-rithist fad greiseag! Cuir an òrdugh agad a-steach ro DHIARDAOIN an 4mh dhen t-Sultain, an t-seachdain seo fhèin! Mòran taing! #gàidhlig

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Bradan Press @bradanpress.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Our Nova Scotia #Gaelic flag sales to the USA🇺🇸 and UK🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧 have reopened for a very short window! All orders must be in by THU 4 SEP 2025. US orders go out Fri Sep 5 by USPS. UK Sep 15 Royal Mail. Due to the unfortunate tariff nonsense, we don't forsee having another chance to ship to the USA in 2025.

The Nova Scotia Gaelic flag, the Nova Scotia provincial flag, and the Canadian flag fly from the back of bleachers in the late afternoon sunshine at the Antigonish Highland Games 2025.

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Bradan Press @bradanpress.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

We're proud to announce that 𝗔𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 by June Ghreumach has been shortlisted for the 2025 Gaelic Literature Awards / Na Duaisean Litreachais, in Best Book for Children/Youth / Leabhar as Fheàrr do Chloinn/Òigridh! Looking forward to the awards ceremony 16 Sep at Cottiers in Glasgow!

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Emily McEwan @dremilymcewan.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Èisd fad 30 làithean aig: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... ('S e am prògram le Iain Caimbeul agus Iain Stephen Moireastan a th'ann) #gàidhlig 4/🧵

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BBC Radio nan Gàidheal - Naoi gu Deich, le Cathy NicDhòmhnaill

Tha Iain Caimbeul agus Iain Stephen Moireastan air aoigheachd aig Cathy.

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Emily McEwan @dremilymcewan.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Mìle taing do Chathy is Aileen airson seo a chur air dòigh! Tha Cathy na bana-ghaisgeach do leabhraichean Gàidhlig agus is mi a tha taingeil dhi 🥰 #gàidhlig 3/🧵

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Emily McEwan @dremilymcewan.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

So much to say and so little time, but I read a few pages aloud from 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗱𝗵 and we had a great chat along with Gillebride MacIlleMhaoil, John Norman from the Gaelic Books Council, and Finlay MacLennan from Western Isles Libraries. 2/🧵

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Bradan Press @bradanpress.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Hi, please contact us as described in the 2nd tweet (skeet) which is a reply to our first one. Thanks!

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Bradan Press @bradanpress.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

New post about our book launch last week in Mabou for 𝗕𝗶𝗱𝗵 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗱𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗶𝗹, the #Gaelic translation of 𝗧𝗲𝗱𝗱𝘆 𝗜𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 by Cape Breton author/artist Joanne MacDonald / Eòsag Dhòmhnallach! www.bradanpress.com/2025/06/28/s...

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Enjoyable Gaelic Book Launch for Bidh Teadaidh ann Deiseil | Bradan Press

Here's all the news and some great photos from our recent Gaelic children's book launch for Bidh Teadaidh ann Deiseil, the Gaelic translation of Teddy Is Ready by Cape Breton author/artist Joanne MacD...

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Bradan Press @bradanpress.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Bidh Teadaidh ann Deiseil, the #Gaelic edition of Teddy Is Ready, is available at An Drochaid, Brook Village Grocery, and The Curious Cat in Antigonish, with more retailers to come. You can also find Teadaidh here: www.bradanpress.com/books/childr...

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Bidh Teadaidh ann Deiseil | Bradan Press

A soft, fluffy, grey cat lives on the Campbells’ farm in Centreville, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Teddy is always ready to help with the chores. He’s

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Bradan Press @bradanpress.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Tha Teadaidh an Cat ag ràdh, "Tapadh leibh uile airson tighinn do'n chur-air-bhog agam Disathuine sa chaidh! Bidh dealbhan a' nochdadh air an làrach-lìn a dh'aithghearr!" 🩶📚🍁 #gàidhlig

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Bradan Press @bradanpress.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Teddy the Cat says, "Thank you everyone for coming to my #Gaelic book launch last Saturday! There will be photos up on the website soon!" 🩶📚🍁

A fluffy grey cat sits on a split lot inside a poly tunnel greenhouse. He looks straight at the camera with yellow eyes.

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Bradan Press @bradanpress.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Hi, please contact us as described in the 2nd tweet (skeet) which is a reply to our first one. Thanks!

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Bradan Press @bradanpress.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Hi, please contact us as described in the 2nd tweet (skeet) which is a reply to our first one. Thanks!

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Bradan Press @bradanpress.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Hi, please contact us as described in the 2nd tweet (skeet) which is a reply to our first one. Thanks!

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Bradan Press @bradanpress.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Hi, can you please contact us as describe in the 2nd tweet after our first one? Thanks!

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Bradan Press @bradanpress.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Today we're celebrating 5 years since the launch of ANNA RUADH, the #Gaelic translation of Anne of Green Gables! 📚💚👒 You can still watch the virtual cèilidh book launch, a delightful hour of Gaelic performances from PEI, NS, Scotland & Ireland! Seallabh: youtu.be/Xf3z5AkQmO0

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Anna Ruadh Book Launch Cèilidh

YouTube video by Bradan Press

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Bradan Press @bradanpress.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Please contact us through the Contact page on our website (bradanpress.com/contact) to express interest and send a link to your online portfolio. If needed, we'll send instructions for uploading portfolio images. Please do NOT send attached files. Expressions of interest are due by 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟯𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.

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How to contact Bradan Press

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Bradan Press @bradanpress.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Bradan Press is looking for a 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗮 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 who is proficient in illustrating both trains and people, particularly 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 and 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 in a technically accurate manner from photo references & historical descriptions.

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Bradan Press @bradanpress.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Gaelic flag products are in our US Dollar shop here: us.bradanpress.com/product-cate...

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Gaelic Flags | Bradan Press

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Bradan Press @bradanpress.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Due to tariffs we're suspending Nova Scotia Gaelic flag orders to the USA on Fri June 13. The CUTOFF DATE for Gaelic flag orders to the USA is 𝟱 𝗣𝗠 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬, 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟮, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱. If you place your order today we'll be able to have someone hand-carry it to the USA & ship it there.

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Bradan Press @bradanpress.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

We're delighted for our bilingual Gaelic-English cookbook to receive recognition from Scottish Government Canada in this lovely Instagram post! Mòran taing! 🍁📚💙 #Gaelic #GaelicNS www.instagram.com/p/DKR8QPaumgc/

scotgovcanada Instagram post featuring the cover of the cookbook "Ás an Abhainn Mhóir: English-Gaelic Recipes from Pictou County" with the caption "Gaelic Lives in Nova Scotia!"

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Emily McEwan @dremilymcewan.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Good to see other NS #Gaelic folks interviewed for the article as well, including Dr. Shamus Y of the Highland Village Museum who edited Luran agus a' Mhaighdeann-mhara & Luran and the Mermaid by Mickey MacNeil (nach maireann), published by @bradanpress.bsky.social sustainablens.ca/2025/04/gael...

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Gael force: Keeping Scottish roots alive in Nova Scotia • Nova Scotia Journal of Sustainable Community Development

Once suppressed, the Gaelic language and culture in Nova Scotia are experiencing a resurgence, driven by passionate individuals, educational initiatives and community efforts For many, the face of Gae...

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Emily McEwan @dremilymcewan.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Thank you to the Nova Scotia Journal of Sustainable Community Development for the interview and cover photo focusing on my work with Bradan Press! A lovely focus for Mìos nan Gàidheal / #Gaelic Month in #NovaScotia! sustainablens.ca/2025/04/gael-force-keeping-scottish-roots-alive-in-nova-scotia/

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Gael force: Keeping Scottish roots alive in Nova Scotia • Nova Scotia Journal of Sustainable Community Development

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Bradan Press @bradanpress.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

With thanks to Pauline MacDonald for the lovely photo of Mayflowers in the cookbook! 🩷🥰

A photo of the Gaelic cookbook "Ás an Abhainn Mhóir [From the Big River]: English-Gaelic Recipes from Pictou County" published by Bradan Press in 2024.

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Bradan Press @bradanpress.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

The Bàrd's poem, "Òran do Neòinean-chùbhraidh" (Address to a Mayflower), in O Cheapaich nan Craobh edited by Trueman & Laurinda Matheson, is excerpted in our #Gaelic cookbook, ÁS AN ABHAINN MHÓIR: ENGLISH-GAELIC RECIPES FROM PICTOU COUNTY! 🧵 #nsgaelic #novascotia

A cropped 2-page spread from a Gaelic-English cookbook published by Bradan Press, with the English on the left and the Gaelic on the right. It's a Gaelic poem, "Òran do Neòinean-chùbhraidh" which means "Address to a May Flower".

A spiral-bound cookbook opened to a 2-page spread with the end of the Gaelic poem "Address to a May Flower" on the left side. On the right side a new section starts, called "Miscellaneous" in Englihs and "Measgaichte" in Scottish Gaelic.

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Bradan Press @bradanpress.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

The Mayflower (trailing arbutus, epigaea repens) is the provincial flower of Nova Scotia and it's in bloom right now! In Gaelic it's called "neòinean-chùbhraidh" according to Alexander MacDonald, Alasdair Ailein Mhór, Bàrd na Ceapaich... 🧵 #gaelic #nsgaelic

A small bouquet of mayflowers, with very small blossoms that are the palest pink, and larger leathery green leaves, sits in a fancy china footed teacup of deep pink and white with metallic gold flowers and details.

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Bradan Press @bradanpress.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

We'll be vending this Sun Mar 16 at the Vive le Canada / Tuck Frump / Buy Local Market by @differentfolkshfx.bsky.social! Along with our books printed in Canada we'll be offering brand new Gaelic stickers from Gaelic.co! Join us 12-4pm at the Halifax Brewery Market 🍁

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Bradan Press @bradanpress.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Join us Sat Mar 1st for a free, live, online read-aloud of Bana-phrionnsa a' Phoca Phàipeir, the #Gaelic version of Robert Munsch's THE PAPER BAG PRINCESS, translated by Mòrag Anna NicNèill! Celebrating @sngaidhlig.bsky.social & Paper Bag Princess Day 2025! 🇨🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👑🐉 www.eventbrite.ca/e/la-bana-ph...

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Bradan Press @bradanpress.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Yes, Chit Chats just sent this out yesterday...🫠

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Bradan Press @bradanpress.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Bradan Press publisher @dremilymcewan.bsky.social will be reading aloud the Scottish #Gaelic translation of The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch, Bana-phrionnsa a' Phoca Phàipeir by Mòrag Anna NicNèill! www.bradanpress.com/books/bana-p...

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Bradan Press @bradanpress.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

This FREE online #Gaelic read-aloud will be held Sat. 1 March 2025, 3pm Atlantic (2pm EST, 7pm GMT). Register free at Eventbrite to get the Zoom link!

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Bradan Press @bradanpress.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

It's time for our 5th annual live read-aloud, and our 6th celebration in costume, of LÀ BANA-PHRIONNSA A' PHOCA PHÀIPEIR - PAPER BAG PRINCESS DAY! Register free on Eventbrite to get the Zoom link. With the kind permission of Robert Munsch's publisher, Annick Press. #gàidhlig #gaelic

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Bradan Press @bradanpress.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

'S i gu dearbh! / Yes indeed it is!

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