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“Friend beloved, this is my last letter in England. I will say simply ‘good night’—and pass out into the West.”  9th September 1909, Friend Beloved

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disruptive impact on the ways in which we communicate and connect with others, creating an unprecedented need for distanced correspondence. From emails, … Read More >

Today, July 18th, 2017, marks the 200th anniversary of the death of Jane Austen, the famed English novelist whose works include Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice.  Largely unnoticed as an author during her relatively short lifetime, Jane Austen and her six completed books are now recognized worldwide as some … Read More >

If you are looking for a fascinating biography to curl up with over the holidays, An American Princess: The Remarkable Life of Marguerite Chapin Caetani is a great pick!

In An American Princess, Laurie Dennett relates the remarkable story of a New England woman whose wealth, intelligence, and charm took her to the heart of … Read More >

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – On 8 December 2016, newspapers across the world announced that the giraffe is at risk of extinction. As a result of illegal hunting and loss of habitat, the giraffe population has shrunk by forty percent over the past three decades, and the mammals are now categorized as a “vulnerable” species. As … Read More >

Rita Bode and Lesley D. Clement’s L.M. Montgomery’s Rainbow Valleys was reviewed in last week’s Times Literary Supplement! The full review appears on page 9 of the print issue, and is also accessible online for TLS subscribers.

Here is a brief excerpt from Faye Hammill’s review:

Not of Green Gables
FAYE HAMMILL

Each year, hundreds of … Read More >

Fresh off the press, new release “Smitten by Giraffe, My Life as a Citizen Scientist” by Anne Innis Dagg, has received its first major review! The following in an excerpt taken from the review that recently appeared in Publishers Weekly.

“In this plainspoken memoir, Canadian zoologist Dagg (Giraffe: Biology, Behavior and Conservation) chronicles … Read More >

Congratulations to Stephen Henighan on being awarded the Canadian Association of Hispanists’ Award for best book published between 2013-2016! The award was given in recognition of Stephen Henighan’s exemplary work on Sandino’s Nation.

Sandino’s Nation
Ernesto Cardenal and Sergio Ramírez Writing Nicaragua, 1940-2012
By Stephen Henighan

How two of Latin America’s greatest writers dramatized … Read More >

Seeking our Eden: The Dreams and Migrations of Sarah Jameson Craig by Joanne Findon, was recently reviewed by Linda Kealey on Acadiensis. The Acadiensis blog is an essential source for reading and research on the history of Atlantic Canada.

The following is an excerpt from the review:

Seeking Our Eden provides an engrossing account of a 19th-century … Read More >