Congratulations to Sarah Emsley. Her novel The Austens is #1 on the May/June list of the Top 5 selling Austen books at Jane Austen Books, published in the latest issue of Jane Austen's Regency World magazine.

I'm always happy to see The Undesirables on a Halifax Public Libraries list! This time it's: History You Can't Put Down. Have you picked up your copy yet, or reserved it at your local library? halifax.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp... @pottersfieldpress.bsky.social #halifax #halifaxhistory

New reader review for The Undesirables. A fantastic and well-researched book by author Katie Ingram about a prison that resided in the north end of Halifax years ago.

Available now! I'll Be With You in a Moment is a bittersweet and darkly funny coming-of-age story about the strange power of friendship and the fear of being seen. What happens when time stands still? Eventually it has to start again, and then it goes all too fast.

In case you missed it, our spring newsletter is now available! Find out which author would love to have a little toasted marshmallow pop-up side business 🤣 and check out our spring releases! Read it here 👇 tinyurl.com/2s3znzuv

Congratulations to author Sarah Emsley. Her book, The Austens, is #2 in top five local bestsellers in PEI for April at Indigo, Chapters, Coles! Have you read this fantastic book yet?

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there! We hope your day is filled with some reading time, good coffee and lots of love.

Attention Nova Scotia Writers! An amazing learning opportunity with author, Lesley Choyce. THE CRAFT OF FICTION is a one hour workshop about fiction writing, getting published, character development, dialogue, structure, and more. Register on the Halifax Public Library website Sat, May 30 2-3:30

Nearly 400 people involved in the first response world in Canada gathered for the Tema Foundation conference in Halifax. I honoured my firefighter father, Baz, with my vendor display and table. Grateful to have been part of a crucial mental health and philanthropic event.

Happening this coming Saturday, May 9. Meet author Sarah Emsley and get a signed copy of her very popular book, The Austens. Saturday, May 9 12:30-2:00pm Coles Highland Square 689 Westville Rd, New Glasgow

SPECIAL MEMORIAL Honouring Baz Landry I am proud to be attending the Tema Foundation conference in Halifax on Wednesday in memory of Halifax firefighter Capt. Baz Landry who died 20 years ago May 2, and to support all first responders. I will be a vendor IMO of Dad. @pottersfieldpress.bsky.social

Our Spring newsletter is now available! Find out which author would love to have a little toasted marshmallow pop-up side business 🤣 and check out our spring releases! Read it here 👇 tinyurl.com/2s3znzuv

When an elderly father breaks decades of silence, his daughter embarks on a search through historical records to uncover her parents’ hidden wartime past. Author Alice Switocz Goldbloom discovers not just her family’s stories in Nazi-occupied Poland, but a tragedy that touched every Polish family.

In Oceans of Rum, Mossman draws on family, community and Canadian history to bring the story of rum-running in Atlantic Canada to vivid, pulsing life through his uncle's actual experiences.

In poetry that bears witness to the wonders, preoccupations, and life and death matters of going to sea in waters often poorly charted, What seas sing through our bones is a hymn for everyone.

Winning Prizes is a collection of essays dealing with some frank, and challenging narratives about poverty, physical labour, travel, Christianity, stereotyping, pilgrimage, assisted suicide and the morality police. Available now in bookstores and online.

Lesley Choyce offers a workshop about fiction writing and getting published. He will offer insight about character development, dialogue, and structure, all while providing tales from his experiences. Register at HPL website Sat, May 30 2-3:30PM Halifax Central Library BMO Room, Floor 2

Happening tomorrow evening!

Re-posting. We had a spelling error. It happens to the best of us. 😊 We are so grateful to our local independent bookstores for their ongoing support. Please stop by an independent bookstore this weekend and show them so love.

Support your local independent book store. @pottersfieldpress.bsky.social

Have you read Family Secrets by Alice Switocz Goldbloom yet? This true story/memoir is an engaging page-turner. Available in bookstores and online. nimbus.ca/https/nimbus...

Re-post from The Happy Duck Bookshop and Readery. Marjorie Simmins will be helping us celebrate Canadian Independent Bookstore Day at The Happy Duck on April 25th at 1:00. Mark your calendars! All books will be 10% off that day. We can't wait to see you!

Please join author Sarah Emsley at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic on Tuesday, April 28th. The talk is at 6:30 p.m., but please come early for tea! Pre-Talk Time: 6:15 pm. Special-tea Sampling and Tasting.

We have a new review to share for In Search of Puffins thanks to Chris Benjamin at The Fiddlehead. You can read the entire review by visiting their website thefiddlehead.ca/content/chri...

Our spring newsletter is coming out soon! Sign up here to get it sent to your email. tinyurl.com/yc36vc44

Have you read a Jules Torti book yet? You should! You will laugh out loud at her stories told through her many life adventures and her new book Camino Chaos: Taking It All In Stride Across Croatia and Portugal, is no exception. www.indigo.ca/en-ca/camino...

Meet author, Sarah Emsley and get a signed copy of her bestselling novel, The Austens. Sarah will be at Indigo Charlottetown this Saturday, April 18 at 1pm. Stop by and say "hello"!

Winning Prizes is a collection of essays dealing with topics ranging from faith, murder, love of place as well as historical and literary individuals. David Adams Richards writes passionately about individuality and the courage it takes to strike out on one’s own.

Some of the people and sights to expect at today’s big book bash in Bedford. BIG BOOK BASH. 12:30-3:30 today! @pottersfieldpress.bsky.social

Don't forget about this wonderful event happening this Saturday, April 11 from 12:30-2:30 at @sunnysideindigospirit Sunnyside Mall, Bedford. So many fantastic local authors in one place for you to meet and chat with! A few are Pottersfield Press Authors as well. 😉

What seas sing through our bones is a journey poem and a queer love story co-created and recounted during a time of war, censorship and extreme border control. In a voyage that runs from Nova Scotia to San Diego, then along the Pacific coast of Mexico’s Baja peninsula into the Sea of Cortez.

When an elderly father breaks decades of silence, his daughter embarks on a search through records to uncover her parents’ hidden wartime past. Debut author Alice Switocz Goldbloom discovers not just her family’s stories in Nazi-occupied Poland, but a broader tragedy that touched Polish families.

In Oceans of Rum, Mossman draws on family, community and Canadian history to bring the story of rum-running in Atlantic Canada to vivid, life through his uncle's experiences. Tinged with tragedy and intrigue about how ordinary folk can find themselves thrust into the most extraordinary activities.

Re-post from author, Sarah Emsley. Yarmouth friends: please join me at the Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Library for a conversation about The Austens and Jane Austen's connections with Nova Scotia. Thursday, April 9th, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m., 405 Main Street, Yarmouth, NS.

Proud to be one of 19-20 authors being showcased April 11 at Indigospirit Sunnyside Mall, in Bedford, NS! Support arts and culture. Sarah and I are two of the attendees! Save the date and hope to see you a week from Saturday! @pottersfieldpress.bsky.social

Join me, @janicelandry.bsky.social @sarahemsley.bsky.social @charlenecarr.bsky.social @salsawler.bsky.social and other local authors at Indigospirit in Bedford on April 11. For more on my books: deanjobb.com @harpercollinsca.bsky.social @pottersfieldpress.bsky.social @nimbuspub.bsky.social

This is not an April Fools joke. There are only 30 days left to submit your manuscript for the Pottersfield Prize for Creative Nonfiction - giving you a chance to have your book published! DEADLINE IS APRIL 30, 2026 For more information, visit: www.pottersfieldpress.com/creative-pri...

This coming Saturday, April 11 from 12:30-2:30 at @sunnysideindigospirit Sunnyside Mall, Bedford. So many fantastic local authors in one place for you to meet and chat with! A few are Pottersfield Press Authors as well. 😉 #supportlocalartists #supportlocalns #atlanticcanadianauth

Winning Prizes is a collection of essays dealing with topics ranging from faith, murder, love of place as well as historical and literary individuals. David Adams Richards writes passionately about individuality and the courage it takes to strike out on one’s own.

Author Katie Ingram will be giving a talk on how she uses archival records to tell stories like that of her latest book, The Undesirables: The History of Rockhead Prison. This Saturday, March 28 at 2pm at the Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia. Open to the public.

Come celebrate the changing of the seasons with one of Canada's best poets, reading from her newest collection, Spring Theory. An evening with Wanda Campbell. Wednesday, April 1, 2026 7:00 p.m. | Atrium 101, SMU Campus Admission free | All welcome

What seas sing through our bones is a journey poem and a queer love story co-created and recounted during a time of war, censorship and extreme border control. In a voyage that runs from Nova Scotia to San Diego, then along the Pacific coast of Mexico’s Baja peninsula into the Sea of Cortez.

Daily(ish) #SmallPress #books - from #NovaScotia publishers: Non-Prophet (by @quratdar.bsky.social, @gooselane.bsky.social) & The Austens (by @sarahemsley.bsky.social, @pottersfieldpress.bsky.social). See alt-text. #DSPBposts #NSarts #bookish 💙📚 #BookSky #bookstodon #booktok #booksta #bookstagram

When an elderly father breaks decades of silence, his daughter embarks on a search through records to uncover her parents’ hidden wartime past. Debut author Alice Switocz Goldbloom discovers not just her family’s stories in Nazi-occupied Poland, but a broader tragedy that touched Polish families.

No one government or person will stop me from writing. I came into the world as a writer in childhood and I will leave as one. It’s not over. Defend NS books. Lift up voices. Don’t be a part of silencing them! Solidarity. @pottersfieldpress.bsky.social

AN HONOUR - This post from my NS Publisher Pottersfield Press for International Women’s Day on Sunday, March 8 - which underlines why NS Arts and Culture, and in our case, Publishing, is imperative to amplifying voices and diverse subject matter. Thank you. ❤️ @pottersfieldpress.bsky.social

We are a couple days early posting this, but it deserves to be celebrated multiple days. International Women's Day is this Sunday and we want to recognize some of our female local authors who blaze trails with their stories. Stories that are more important now than ever before.

Nova Scotia budget backlash: Tim Houston’s government getting booed, criticized - Halifax | Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/1171354... #defendnsbooks @atlanticbookawards.bsky.social @nimbuspub.bsky.social @pottersfieldpress.bsky.social @afterwordsliterary.bsky.social

My NS AUTHOR friend Moira MacLeod had this made for me as a birthday present! It’s me with my pink glasses and lipstick reading my latest NS PUBLISHED book, Every Little Thing! The NS ARTIST who made it is Susie McEvoy. This is one example of NS Arts and Culture. 👄💕 @pottersfieldpress.bsky.social

Get lost in this fantastic fictional story about The Queen Anne House. This novel, spanning over two hundred years, is the story of one house and the amazing people who lived there on the high ground in Cumberland County.