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Breakwater Books @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social · 18h

Two new releases! Available from Breakwater Books and your local bookseller! MOM, DAD, AND THE NEWFOUNDLAND RENAISSANCE by E.G. Hynes, a political, cultural, and family history of NL. BEYOND THE BRIGHTENING SEA by Trudy J. Morgan-Cole, a 17th century historical fiction novel set in Ferryland!

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Breakwater Books @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The much-anticipated third installation in Jessica O’Leary’s SOME GOOD cookbook series is officially on the shelves! Pick up a copy from Breakwater Books (in-store or online), or your local bookseller! #canadianbooks #fallrecipes #cookbook

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Breakwater Books @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Breakwater's Fall 2026 season is nearly here! You may have already seen these titles on lists of highly anticipated releases, and we are thrilled to be revealing the official line up. All of these books are available for pre-order NOW on our website! 🛒📚 www.breakwaterbooks.com

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Breakwater Books @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Surveillance, rage, revenge – and death. Bridget Canning’s brand new psychological thriller is here, and you can catch her signing copies of TAKING DOWN NAMES at Indigo stores this weekend! breakwaterbooks.com/products/tak... #canlit #psychologicalthriller #canadianbooks

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Breakwater Books @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

The Spring Season is in full swing! Check out the titles already released in this exciting season of unexpected discovery and thrilling adventure! All titles available on our website www.breakwaterbooks.com or in-store at 263 Duckworth Street!

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Breakwater Books @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

The final title in our Winter 2026 line up is here! We are so honoured to be releasing BLACK GIRL IN THE RING from Delores V. Mullings, a debut poetry collection about feminism, institutionalized racism, and resilience. #nlbooks #canlit #poetry #nationalpoetrymonth

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Breakwater Books @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Position Available: Accounting and Finance Administration (Part Time) Deadline to apply: April 22, 2026 Please send cover letter and resume to rebecca.rose@breakwaterbooks.com

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Breakwater Books @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

HOME IN THREE PLAYS by Darren Ivany is available now! This collection of funny, in-your-face takes on townie life is available for purchase in paperback or eBook! Grab yours from Breakwater Books or your local bookstore breakwaterbooks.com/products/hom... #canlit #nlbooks #nlarts #nltheatre

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Breakwater Books @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

THE ART OF GETTING LOST AND FOUND is out now! This debut novel follows two women as their lives unravel on the shores of Sally’s Cove, over one hundred years apart. Get yours online or from your local bookseller! breakwaterbooks.com/products/the... #canlit #historicalfiction #nlbooks

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Breakwater Books @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Coming soon from Breakwater Books! A new children’s book about discovering your talents and embracing your true self. Keep an eye out for DREW’S SECRET TALENT, releasing Winter 2026! Pre-order here: breakwaterbooks.com/products/dre... #childrensbooks #canlit #canadianbooks

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Breakwater Books @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Revealing all six of our Winter 2026 covers! From field notes to feminism to family secrets, this is a season that embraces the underdog, the unlikely hero, the unturned stones of our culture and histories. Which release are you most excited for? #nlbooks #canlit #newfoundland #canadianbooks

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Breakwater Books @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Amidst the unique landscape and history of French Newfoundland, rumours of the supernatural and a sudden death unearth family secrets. LITTLE SPOONS is the debut, Indigenous mystery novel from Deidre J. Halbot. Available for pre-order from Breakwater Books! breakwaterbooks.com/products/lit...

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Breakwater Books @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Home in Three Plays by Darren Ivany is a trinity of tragicomedies about the underclass in St. John’s. Each story is a brash, bawdy, and bittersweet journey through city streets, as unlikely heroes hunt for a place to call home. Pre-order your copy now on our website! #nlbooks #nltheatre

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Breakwater Books @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

One hundred and thirty years apart, during the same week in August, two women separated by time struggle to regain their strength and find new hope on the shores of Sally’s Cove. Pre-order Glenna Turnbull’s debut novel from Breakwater Books! breakwaterbooks.com/products/the...

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Breakwater Books @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

NEW from Breakwater Books! Compiled and edited by Memorial University biologist Michael Collins and professor Derek Wilton, this guide is accessible, durable, perfectly sized, and indexed for ease of use in the field. You’re ready, now explore! breakwaterbooks.com/products/fie...

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Breakwater Books @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Did you catch Madeleine Thien's lecture last week? If not - or if you did, and like us you can't stop thinking about it - then be sure to pick up a copy of The E.J. Pratt Lectures, 1968-2025! Available online and in stores now! breakwaterbooks.com/products/the... #CanadianBook

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Breakwater Books @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

SHIP MOMS officially sets sail TODAY! Representing nearly forty countries and ten cruise lines, hear TRUE STORIES of love and lust at sea! Available from Breakwater Books or through your favourite bookseller. breakwaterbooks.com/products/shi... #canadianbooks #cruiseship #belowdeck

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Breakwater Books @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Caw! Caw! The newest book from folk artist and children's author Cara Kansala is landing at Breakwater Books this September! Available now for pre-order on our website! breakwaterbooks.com/products/sea... #nlbooks #canlit #childrensbook #childrensfiction #newfoundland

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Breakwater Books @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

FLY ON THE WALL: THE BEST OF KEVIN TOBIN is available on our website TODAY! 40 years of cartoons from one of the province's most iconic artists, plus a foreword from Mark Critch. Purchase online now! breakwaterbooks.com/products/fly... Video Production: Paddy Moore

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Breakwater Books @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Today's the day! Angela Antle's new novel, THE SALTBOX OLIVE, is officially available now! Be among the first to read this evocative tale of past, present, and the search for truth. breakwaterbooks.com/products/the... #historicalfiction #nlbooks

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Breakwater Books @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

THE BELTANE MASSACRE by Ray Critch is OUT NOW! Grab this new thriller-mystery from our storefront or website (50% off until May 31!) or from your local bookseller! breakwaterbooks.com/products/the... #newrelease #nlbooks #canlit #spynovel #thriller #mystery #crimewriterscanada

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Breakwater Books @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

WE'RE MOVING! 🛻📚📦 To send us off from Stamps Lane we're having a HUGE moving sale for the last TWO WEEKS of May! Starting tomorrow, you can get ALL OUR TITLES for 50% OFF in store and online! May 16th to 31st Store open regular hours: 8:30AM-4:00PM, excluding holidays and weekends.

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Breakwater Books @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

HERE is here! The highly anticipated short fiction collection from Heidi Wicks is available now online and in stores! breakwaterbooks.com/products/here #nlbooks #shortfiction #canlit #newrelease #bookrelease

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All Lit Up @alllitupcanada.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

"I wanted [the house] to absorb the energiese—the loves, the fights, the tensions [...]" Heidi Wicks talks to us about HERE (@breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social), her forthcoming collection of interconnected stories that explores the haunting beauty of change over time. alllitup.ca/an-interview...

A photo of author Heidi Wicks with an inset photo of her book, Here. Heidi is a light-skin-toned woman with shoulder-length blonde hair and blue eyes. She is wearing a multi-coloured top and round gold earrings. Her head is tilted downwards with her hair gathered to one side, and she is looking into the camera. Photo credit Nancy Beaton.

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Breakwater Books @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

COMING SOON from Breakwater Books! A new hero for a new age, and a debut thriller mystery from RAY CRITCH! Unravel the conspiracies of the BELTANE MASSACRE - coming May 2025! Pre-order now: breakwaterbooks.com/products/the...

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Breakwater Books @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

OUT NOW: Openly Karl is available for purchase on our website or at your local bookstore! Tune in to the story of Karl Wells, told in his own words, from his childhood and early life through his thirty-year-long career in Newfoundland media. #nlbooks #canlit #newfoundland #memoir #ShopLocalNL

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Breakwater Books @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Susie Taylor is the winner of the 2024 BMO Winterset Award! Congratulations to all the longlisted and shortlisted authors and to the other finalists. And a very special congratulations to Susie and her short story collection Vigil!

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Breakwater Books @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

You might have already seen it out and about around town, but Green is officially released today! Get your copy of Paul Moorehead's debut collection of poetry now from our website or your local bookstore! #poetrymonth #canlit #nlbooks #BuyLocalNL

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Breakwater Books @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

COMING SOON FROM BREAKWATER BOOKS AND HEIDI WICKS! A collection of short stories that bend time with a complex and varied cast of characters passing through a single mansion in Newfoundland, confronting the ghosts of family, perseverance, redemption, and survival. breakwaterbooks.com/products/here

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Breakwater Books @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Happy #WorldTheatreDay from Breakwater Books! Newfoundland and Labrador's vibrant literary culture is bolstered, in no small part, by the long standing tradition of hilarious, thoughtful, and ground-breaking theatre created by some of our province's most talented artists.

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Breakwater Books @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Great titles! Love the shoutout for The Beltane Massacre, a new thriller-mystery from Ray Critch and Breakwater Books, out this summer! #canlit #nlbooks #mysterynovel #thriller

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Breakwater Books @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

STOLEN SISTERS: AVAILABLE NOW - ONLINE AND AT YOUR LOCAL BOOKSTORES Stolen Sisters is an award-winning, first-of-its-kind play that gives voice to the lives and legacies of three Beothuk women and girls whose names have survived in historical record. breakwaterbooks.com/products/sto...

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All Lit Up @alllitupcanada.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

If you connected with Jennie's Boy, a memoir of healing that was by-turns hilarious and heartbreaking, you might like Ashleigh Matthews's OTHERWISE GROSSLY UNREMARKABLE (@breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social), a memoir about her struggle with breast cancer.

A photo of Linwood Barclay holding Jennie's Boy. An arrow labelled "if you liked... try..." points to otherwise grossly unremarkable by Ashleigh Matthews.

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Monica Kidd @monicakidd.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Thanks to everyone who made last night’s launch for The Crane a success. Pages Books, Plaza Theatre, Kennedy Brothers, Rod Moody-Corbett I’m looking at you! @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social

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Breakwater Books @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

🎉THIS SATURDAY! Catch the multi-talented ANDY JONES signing copies of his new books, Actor Needs Restraint! at Timemasters Inc! ⏰This book has been flying off the shelves - if you've been looking to grab a copy, now's your chance! 70 Hamlyn Road March 22, 1:00PM #nlbooks #nltheatre #BuyLocalNL

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Breakwater Books @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Actor Needs Restraint! is one of the top five local bestsellers in Newfoundland and Labrador! If you've been trying to get your hands on a copy, don't worry - more quantities will be available shortly! Read the full list from Atlantic Books! #nlbooks #canlit #nltheatre #atlanticbooks

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Breakwater Books @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

JUST AROUND THE CORNER is the story of Member of Parliament for Labrador Yvonne Rumbolt-Jones, a woman from a northern community who broke free of geographic and political isolation to embrace opportunity. Read Yvonne's story this March! #nlbooks #canlit #memoir #labrador #labradorstrong

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Breakwater Books @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

From the archive...and also your nan's kitchen! Fat Back & Molasses is a beloved Newfoundland cookbook, originally published in 1974, over fifty years ago. It's still one of our bestselling cookbooks to this day - you just can't beat the classics! breakwaterbooks.com/products/fat... #BuyLocalNL

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Monica Kidd @monicakidd.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Oh, the exciting box opening moment! Stay tuned for details about readings and public events around Canada, beginning in March. #thecrane @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social

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All Lit Up @alllitupcanada.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

"Every single project reminds me that our job as writers is to listen for what the words want." @monicakidd.bsky.social shares lessons learned while writing her historical novel THE CRANE (@breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social) alllitup.ca/under-the-cover-three-big-lessons-from-writing-the-crane/

The cover of Monica Kidd's The Crane, featuring an illustration of a crane bird against a mustard yellow background.

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Breakwater Books @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Still No Word is ten years old this March! Winner of the EGALE Canada Human Rights Trust OUT IN PRINT Literary Award, Still No Word is a remarkably accomplished collection of poetry that seeks the appearance of the self in others and the recognition of others within the self. #BuyLocalNL #poetry

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Breakwater Books @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

THANK YOU to everyone who came to the SOLD OUT book launch of Health Explored last night! If you weren't able to snag a seat, keep an eye out on our socials for more events and signings with Mike Wahl and Braeden King! #healthexplored #travel #Health #Wellness #nlbooks #buylocalnl

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Breakwater Books @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

The Canadian tax break ends on February 15th! Just a couple of days left to snag books from our website or storefront tax-free! Shop breakwaterbooks.com or at 1 Stamps Lane! #BuyLocalNL #shopcanadian #buylocal #nlbooks #canlit #newfoundland

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Breakwater Books @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Borrowed Black, originally published in 1979 and released as an anniversary edition in 2005, is a groundbreaking work of children's fantasy fiction, set in Labrador and shared all over the world. Keep an eye out — we might just have some news about a reprint coming soon! #nlbooks #buylocalNL

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Jen Winsor - Author @jenwinsorauthor.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

So what inspired me to write my forthcoming novel? 💭 💭 💭 After becoming a new mom, I wanted to find a place to connect and communicate with other "ship moms" – women like me who became pregnant while working on cruise lines...🤰 1/3

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Breakwater Books @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Breakwater Books is proud to be locally owned and operated in Newfoundland and Labrador. We encourage everyone to think, buy, and read locally to support businesses and artists here in our home province! #BuyLocalNL #SupportLocal #ShopCanadian

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Breakwater Books @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Agnes Walsh, revered Newfoundland poet, released her latest collection of poetry with Breakwater last year in 2024. Stop by our store on Stamps Lane to add it to your collection! breakwaterbooks.com/collections/... #nlbooks #canlit #yyt #productofcanada🍁 #canadianmade

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Breakwater Books @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Actor Needs Restraint! And that actor is national treasure Andy Jones! Grab a copy of Andy's wildly funny collection of one-man plays at these upcoming signings, and catch his interview on Rogers TV! #nlbooks #canlit #nltheatre #nlarts #booksigning

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jrmcconvey @jrmcconvey.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

#Booksky Canada: wondering what to do about an incoming trade war? Read Canadian small presses for homegrown #horror stories! For instance, FALSE BODIES from @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social (and me) which is partly about a rich tech sociopath who tries to change the fabric of reality. (Also squid.)

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