Nonfiction Publishing, Under Threat, Is More Important Than Ever Cuts in publishing and book reviewing imperil the future of narrative nonfiction, and our understanding of the world around us.

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Tim Houston, why are you attacking one of the province's most valuable natural resources - Nova Scotia's artists, writers, culture and heritage? Reverse the cuts, NOW!
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Budget defunds Nova Scotia books, authors, publishers, booksellers - Atlantic Books February 25, 2026 Budget defunds Nova Scotia books, authors, publishers, booksellers This year’s provincial budget is defunding Nova Scotia books. The Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism and H...

'Books are an important pillar of our culture. This budget decision by Premier Tim Houston’s government will mean that fewer Nova Scotian creators will get their books published.'

Budget defunds NS books, authors, publishers, booksellers
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A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.

28 December 1907 | A Polish Jew, Gerson Ring, was born in Nowy Sącz. Shoemaker.

In #Auschwitz from 12 December 1941.
No 24333.
He perished in the camp 6 days later, on 18 December 1941.
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📖 Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/

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This message hits hard.

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25 December 1937 | A Duch Jewish girl, Liesbeth Prins, was born in Amsterdam.

In October 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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▶ A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck

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“This is a gorgeous novel. I cried, I laughed, I wanted to kick people for being so unbearably ignorant... Malone’s words bring up the excruciating experience that many young men can never quite get over.”

Lesley Crewe
national bestselling author of The Spirit of Scatarie

So grateful for the opportunity to write this guide to traditional publishing for The Writers’ Union of Canada! Publishing can be such an opaque industry—I hope this helps folks find their way in. Get it for free if you’re a TWUC member or buy for $9.99 here:

Vintage black and white portrait of a young man with short wavy hair, wearing a formal suit. The image includes a handwritten signature.

28 November 1921 | Czech Jew František Kohn was born in Prague.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 15 December 1943. He did not survive.

A vintage black-and-white photo of a young girl standing outdoors against a brick wall, looking upwards and placing both hands on their head.

13 October 1939 | Dutch Jewish girl, Carla Irene Witteboon, was born in Amsterdam.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from Westerbork in August 1943. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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The ruins of gas chamber & crematorium III: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ipQmBPAlJQ8

Portrait of a woman, featuring a vintage black and white photo with a signature at the bottom.

11 October 1891 | A Czech Jewish woman, Kitty Mautnerová, was born in Prague.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 6 September 1943. She did not survive.
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Women at Auschwitz

Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/
Podcast: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8

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Opening day to be announced soon!

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18 August 1866 | A German Jew, Chaim Yehuda Weyl, was born in Rogasen (today Rogoźno in Poland). A rabbi.

In November 1943 he was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork and murdered in a gas chamber.

Boy with seabird
México
1950
Manuel Carrillo

Vintage portrait of a young girl wearing a plaid dress with a collared shirt and a bow tie

18 July 1925 | A Czech Jewish woman, Mariana Neumannová, was born in Prague.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from Theresienstadt Ghetto on 6 September 1943. She did not survive.

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Old sepia-toned photograph of a young child standing outdoors,

5 July 1941 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Eva Herkovitz, was born

In 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.

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1 unforgettable story, over 100,000 copies sold!

We are thrilled to share that WHEN THE WORLD FELL SILENT by bestselling author Donna Jones Alward has officially sold over 100,000 copies - an incredible milestone made possible by readers like you.

Donna is represented by Carolyn Forde.

We're so excited to see the reception that Ben Ladouceur's début novel, I Remember Lights, is receiving. The first review, in Quill and Quire, called this novel "instantly canonical."

That's high praise!

Ben is represented by Marilyn Biderman.

Congratulations, Ben!

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DEAL NEWS - Amanda Peters' THE BERRY PICKERS!

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A teenage boy standing with a book in his hands. He has a Jewish prayer shawl on hi shoulders and a hat on his head.

1 May 1923 | A German Jew, Jakob Landsberg, was born in Leipzig. During the war he lived in Będzin. A furrier.

Deported to #Auschwitz. He did not survive.

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