“…for the whole story, you’ll want to read George A. Rose’s Cod: The Ecological History of the North Atlantic Fisheries. This is an ambitious effort to tell the entire epic tale. It begins with the geological emergence of the Grand Banks half a billion years ago, traces the evolutionary origins of cod about five million [...]
Archive for October, 2008
“A Triumph of a Book” The Vancouver Sun Reviews George Rose’s Cod
Posted in Uncategorized on October 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Breakwater Publishes Eric Sparling’s Unorthodox Debut Novel, Tantramar
Posted in Uncategorized on October 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“An important addition to Atlantic fiction…Eric Sparling has given us a novel that is sensitive, sad / funny and very real. The characters, especially Dante, leap to life.”
– Helen Fogwill Porter,author of January, February, June or July and Finishing School
“This is the story of my mother’s death, my father’s lighthouse, my slutty sister and the dog [...]
Breakwater Publishes Susan Stafford’s Exciting New Book For Young Readers, Pocket Pegasus
Posted in Uncategorized on October 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
” This is one of the best books I have ever read…I absolutely loved it.”
- Alice W., age 11
“it is so good I could read it a hundred times — I’m serious.”
- Amanda P., age 10
“It was a very captivating read, and I hope this is the first book in a series. Flash is a great character [...]
Glen Carter’s Angels of Maradona Sells Through Its First Print Run
Posted in Uncategorized on October 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“A Gripping Page-turner, you can sense the journalistic experience from the author.”
- Kevin Kelly, The Newfoundland Herald
“The sentence structure is short, precise, driven and full of action, as suits an action novel.”
- Joan Sullivan, The Telegram
“…stands shoulder to shoulder with best-selling thrillers published by any of the mass-market publishers.”
- Harold Walters, The Packet
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Lundrigan’s The Seary Line Lauded Twice This Saturday, by The Globe and Mail & The Telegram
Posted in Uncategorized on October 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“[The Seary Line] is a character-driven tale and Lundrigan’s gift is to create memorable ones…The mysteries here are those that make up a life; the characters are haunting and evocative…there’s more than enough suspense to keep the story moving and the settings are great. Lundrigan, a native of the Newfoundland Outports, knows her people and [...]
