The Atlantic Book Festival is ongoing this week and there’s still time to catch some great events. Local favourites like Shauntay Grant are doing readings and visiting schools and there’s some great seminars happening. And to top it off, on Thursday May 19th the Atlantic Books Awards Celebration will take place at Alderney Landing.
Atlantic Canada is awash in incredible talent and the Book Festival is a great way to celebrate our local authors and get people pumped about reading their stories. The authors on this year’s shortlist are the people who are capturing our East Coast culture and history. The Book Festival is a great opportunity to hear what they have to offer and learn how we can start sharing our own stories. Besides, the shortlist is a great place to get titles for your reading list.
It’s unfortunate that we often overlook books published in our own backyard. But Atlantic Canadian authors create some of the most impacting, funny and well written books on the market. And the best thing about reading local books is that you just might learn something about yourself.
Thanks for sharing.