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Review: Home: Chronicle of a North Country Life
Story Circle Book Reviews, November 7, 2014

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Peter and Beth Powning (yes, really…) at Sarah Lawrence College, 1969. 53 years ago, we met on a blind date engineered by Barbara Kolsun. I was a theatre major at Sarah Lawrence (later changed to Creative Writing) and Peter was studying Visual Arts at the University of Connecticut. We think of October 11 as our real anniversary. Photo credit to my then roommate, Linda Rhodes. ... See MoreSee Less

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2 weeks ago

“Autumn is like a long, deep breath drawn after some endeavour of long intensity.” From my first book, “Home”, Goose Lane Editions. Squash pie. Thanks to soil, sun, rain, the miracle of seeds. ... See MoreSee Less

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2 weeks ago

atlanticbooks.ca/stories/september-2021-top-five-local-sellers-from-chapters-coles-indigo-in-each...So nice to be in the top 5 bestselling books in New Brunswick! And delighted to share the fiction with my friend Gerard Collins. Now let's see both of our novels as films...you never know! ... See MoreSee Less

September 2021: Top Five Local Sellers From Chapters-Coles-Indigo In Each Atlantic Province - Atlantic Books

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NOVA SCOTIA – SEPTEMBER LOCAL TOP 5 1. Tunes and Wooden Spoons by Mary Janet MacDonald (Local Interest) 2. I Kid You Not! By Lesley Crewe (Biography) 3.The Winter Wives [...]

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4 weeks ago

Today is National British Home Child Day. By a motion passed unanimously in the Parliament of Canada, this day is set aside to remember the over 100,000 children who were sent from Great Britain to Canada in the late 1800's and early years of the 20th century. Today, there are over 4 million descendants of these brave children. Researching my novel about a home child, "The Sister's Tale", my heart ached for these kids. Little girls and boys with no parents to hug them, and often no siblings, either. ... See MoreSee Less

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1 month ago

I am so honoured to be recognized by such a fantastic university as Mount Allison! Thank you, Mount A, and I look forward to a wonderful celebration in May!Meet Mount Allison's newest honorary degree recipients. Up next: Beth Powning (LLD ’20)Beth Powning is an award-winning author and an accomplished photographer. She has also written numerous articles and essays that have been included in publications like Chatelaine, the Toronto Star, Canadian Home and Country, and Harrowsmith.She is a devoted volunteer, sharing her time and gifts with many community organizations.Due to in-person Convocation ceremonies being deferred for the past two years, recipients for 2020 and 2021 will be presented with their honorary degrees at planned in-person Convocation ceremonies in 2022. ... See MoreSee Less

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1 month ago

Check out this bookstore today…and on the 18th! ... See MoreSee Less

September 18th is: I’m Buying an NB Book! day. – Dartmouth Book Exchange

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Sep - 102021 September 18th is: I’m Buying an NB Book! day. dartmout September 18th is ‘I’m Buying an NB Book! day, a day to encourage people across New Brunswick to purchase books by New Brunsw...

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