Local authors say there's a growing number of romance writers in Atlantic Canada, including the woman behind the viral TikTok novel Butcher & Blackbird.
Little Free Libraries in Nova Scotia
Richard Levangie’s debut middle-grade novel
Secrets of the Hotel Maisonneuve (Nevermore) features a kid detective on an old-fashioned treasure hunt sparked by the discovery of a century-old letter. So when it came time to promote the book, it seemed only natural for Levangie to leave a trail of hidden messages himself.
Since the book was published in early December, Levangie has hidden between 20 and 25 copies in Little Free Libraries – which operate on a take a book, leave a book philosophy – around his home province of Nova Scotia. He estimates he has visited about 90 per cent of the book giveaway boxes around Halifax, and most of the locations within a 100 km radius of the city. “It’s just brought me so much joy – joy that I thought I’d miss by publishing a book during a pandemic,” he says.