French Rights for Annamarie Beckel’s SILENCE OF STONE Sold !!!

Breakwater Books is pleased to announce that the French World Rights to the novel Silence of Stone have been sold to Guy Saint-Jean Éditeur Inc., a Quebec-based publisher.
Silence of Stone, the third novel from author Annamarie Beckel, is a critically acclaimed re-imagining of the true story of a young French noblewoman, Marguerite de Roberval, who was [...]

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Chad Pelley’s AWAY FROM EVERYWHERE Was the Second Most Requested Title at Chapters in St. John’s Last Week

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Breakwater & Bernice Morgan place in Top Ten of “Atlantic Canada’s 100 Greatest Books”

The top-10 titles are:

1. No Great Mischief by Alistair MacLeod
2. Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery
3. The Colony of Unrequited Dreams by Wayne Johnston
4. The Mountain and the Valley by Ernest Buckler
5. Fall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald
6. Barometer Rising by Hugh MacLennan
7. Random Passage by Bernice Morgan
8. The Lost Salt [...]

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Christopher Pratt’s booklaunch, ORDINARY THINGS, Tonight! October 21, 2009

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“A Fascinating New Memoir … An Accessible, Revealing and Honest Book.” The Western Star on Christpher Pratt’s ORDINARY THINGS

“A fascinating new memoir by the renowned Canadian artist provides new insight into his mind, work, and influences. Pratt’s journal entries on his creative process, from the 1950s to 2007, reveal many of his thoughts and artistic beliefs, and they say quite a bit about his attitudes and feelings about his home province — and [...]

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Double Book Launch, Tonight!: Chad Pelley & Tina Chaulk

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“This Self-portrait of Christopher Pratt is Bound for the Bookshelf, not the Wall” The Telegram Write a Great Article on Pratt’s ORDINARY THINGS

“Pratt’s history can be read and his thoughts heard through the works … The entries reflect time spent by Pratt all over the province – in Placentia, Salmonier, Carbonear, Gambo, the coasts of Labrador and dozens of other regions, inland towns and outport communities.

The entries also make mention of occassions in Halifax and Ottawa; London and [...]

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Breakwater at 2009 Word on the Street, Halifax

Authors present from these publishers included: Nellie Strowbridge (Flanker), Trudy Morgan-Cole, Christopher Pratt, Syr Ruus, and Kirby Walsh (Breakwater), Mike Heffernan and Robin McGrath (Creative).
Don and Shaun graciously helped in decorating the Newfoundland publishers’ booth at Word on the Street:

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Breakwater author Chad Pelley Shortlisted for the 2009 Cuffer Prize

Breakwater author Chad Pelley’s short story “Holes to China” made the 2009 Cuffer Prize shortlist the same week his debut novel, Away from Everywhere, was released. Chad was also a finalist for last year’s Cuffer Prize, taking third place with his story “Subtle Difference.”
Click here to buy or read more about Chad’s new novel, Away [...]

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BREAKWATER RELEASES AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR TINA CHAULK’S SECOND NOVEL, A FEW KINDS OF WRONG

“Gut-painful and gut-funny, A Few Kinds of Wrong takes us down a journey of loss, deception, self-destruction and love. Chaulk writes deftly of the hilarity and pathos of being human, of faults and failures, of suffering and joy. Palpable characters and solid storytelling.
-Michelle Butler Hallett, author of Double-blind and Sky Waves
“I enjoyed A Few Kinds of [...]

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