“We can’t know ourselves how others know us. Everyone walks around in the shadow of their own self, caged within bones, hidden beneath cloaking skin. We’re all false bodies, ghosts of ourselves. We’ll never know, never, what we really are.” McConvey’s FALSE BODIES is brilliant.

This week on GET LIT we move from black boxes of doom to giant squid. We chat with J.R. J.r. McConvey about his latest, False Bodies. 1230pm on 93.3 / cfmu dot ca or anytime on podcasts and here: tinyurl.com/2wwuz9yu Breakwater Books

"Shelly Kawaja, author of The Raw Light of the Morning, calls Monica Kidd's The Crane "An extraordinary story of the past that boldly defies our current moment." The Crane is available NOW! breakwaterbooks.com/products/the-c… #canlit #nlbooks #novel #BuyLocalNL #supportcanadian

AVAILABLE NOW ONLINE AND AT YOUR LOCAL BOOKSTORES Just Around the Corner from Yvonne Rumbolt-Jones, a memoir from the longest serving female politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, is OUT NOW! Celebrate International Women's Day by picking up a copy of this inspiring memoir!

STOLEN SISTERS: AVAILABLE NOW - ONLINE AND AT YOUR LOCAL BOOKSTORES Stolen Sisters is an award-winning, first-of-its-kind play that gives voice to the lives and legacies of three Beothuk women and girls whose names have survived in historical record. breakwaterbooks.com/products/stole…

Happy #WorldTheatreDay from Breakwater Books! Newfoundland and Labrador's vibrant literary culture is bolstered, in no small part, by the long standing tradition of hilarious, thoughtful, and ground-breaking theatre created by some of our province's most talented artists.

Great morning in Gander with these strong amazing municipal leaders. Thank you for promoting my book Bettina Ford tarapollett Petrina Bromley and for a great welcome RosiesCafe

COMING THIS MAY FROM BREAKWATER BOOKS AND HEIDI WICKS! A collection of short stories that bend time with a complex and varied cast of characters passing through a single mansion in Newfoundland, confronting the ghosts of family, perseverance, redemption, and survival.

You might have already seen it out and about around town, but Green is officially released today! Get your copy of Paul Moorehead's debut collection of poetry now from our website or your local bookstore! #poetrymonth #canlit #nlbooks #BuyLocalNL

Susie Taylor is the winner of the 2024 BMO Winterset Award! Congratulations to all the longlisted and shortlisted authors and to the other finalists. And a very special congratulations to Susie and her short story collection Vigil!

OUT NOW: Openly Karl is available for purchase on our website or at your local bookstore! Tune in to the story of Karl Wells, told in his own words, from his childhood and early life through his thirty-year-long career in Newfoundland media. #nlbooks #canlit #memoir

COMING SOON from Breakwater Books! A new hero for a new age, and a debut thriller mystery from RAY CRITCH! Unravel the conspiracies of the BELTANE MASSACRE - coming May 2025! Pre-order now: breakwaterbooks.com/products/the-b… #thriler #mystery #spynovel #canlit #newrelease #newbooks

HERE is here! The highly anticipated short fiction collection from Heidi Wicks is available now online and in stores! breakwaterbooks.com/products/here #nlbooks #shortfiction #canlit #newrelease #bookrelease

COMING SOON to Breakwater Books: an intimate memoir about death, unlike anything you've read before. CAUTIOUSLY PESSIMISTIC by Debbie McGee is one woman’s personal account of her husband’s death and what it means to die in the public eye. Pre-order now! breakwaterbooks.com/products/cauti…

WE'RE MOVING! To send us off from Stamps Lane we're having a HUGE moving sale for the last TWO WEEKS of May! Starting tomorrow, you can get ALL OUR TITLES for 50% OFF in store and online! May 16th to 31st Store open 8:30AM-4:00PM, excluding holidays and weekends.

AVAILABLE NOW FOR PRE-ORDER! Angela Antle's new historical fiction novel, THE SALTBOX OLIVE is coming to Breakwater Books later this summer. Pre-order your copy today! breakwaterbooks.com/products/the-s… #canlit #nlbooks #historicalfiction #newfoundland #history #BuyLocalNL

THE BELTANE MASSACRE by Ray Critch is OUT NOW! Grab this new thriller-mystery from our storefront or website (50% off until May 31!) or from your local bookseller! breakwaterbooks.com/products/the-b… #newrelease #nlbooks #canlit #spynovel #thriller #mystery #crimewriterscanada

Today's the day! Angela Antle's new novel, THE SALTBOX OLIVE is officially available now! Be among the first to read this evocative tale of past, present, and the search for truth. breakwaterbooks.com/products/the-s…

Caw! Caw! The newest book from folk artist and children's author Cara Kansala is landing at Breakwater Books this September! Available now for pre-order on our website! breakwaterbooks.com/products/seamu… #nlbooks #canlit #childrensbook #childrensfiction #newfoundland

SHIP MOMS by Jen Winsor officially sets sail TODAY! Representing nearly forty countries and ten cruise lines, hear TRUE STORIES of love and lust at sea from the real women on board! breakwaterbooks.com/products/ship-… #canadianbooks #nlbooks #cruiseship #belowdeck