In Future Possible, Mireille Eagan and other writers and artists navigate the tangled histories and cultures of Newfoundland and Labrador to investigate the visual output and to write the narrative that it has created. The result is an ambitious volume, arising from a two-part exhibition of the same name at The Rooms, that provides a multi-vocal, multi-faceted history spanning pre- and post-Confederation Newfoundland.

On July 1st, 2016, The Royal Newfoundland Regiment Gallery opened at The Rooms. It houses the exhibition, Beaumont-Hamel and the Trail of the Caribou: Newfoundlanders and Labradorians at War and at Home. The exhibition documents and explores the effects of the First World War on Newfoundland and Labrador, on those that fought, on the families and communities left behind, and on the politics, economy and future of Newfoundland an Labrador.

The exhibition catalogue contains first hand experiences of the people who were involved in and transformed by the conflict. These stories are supported by the participants, authentic objects and archival documents, many of which were donated by the thousands of people who came out to tell their family stories.

Hardcover

231 pages

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Jerry Evans, a Master Printer and multi-media artist of Mi?kmaq heritage, has been making and sharing his art and identity?on paper, skin, leather, and with light?since the 1980s. Through his work and life, Evans continues to seek connection to what was and, critically, to what is.

Weljesi is the much-anticipated first major survey of his work.

The first major publication on the art of the Labrador Inuit. Designed to accompany the major touring exhibition organized by The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery of St. John's, this book features more than 80 reproductions of work by 45 different artists, profiles of the featured artists, and a major essay on the art of Nunatsiavut by Heather Igloliorte.

Hardcover

188 pages

Regarded as one of Canada's finest still life realist artists, Mary Pratt's luminescent paintings form the visual focus of Goose Lane Edition's Mary Pratt, a career retrospective that examines every aspect of this unique artist's creative journey. Featuring seventy-four full colour reproductions of Pratt's most renowned works and a complete chronology of her career, including a selected list of her solo and group exhibitions.

Soft cover

160 pages

Charting a decade of Ned Pratt's breathtaking photography and echoing his aesthetic, this beautifully designed book presents Ned Pratt's works in formal conversation with each other. Stark imagery of buildings is juxtaposed with forays into abstraction and celebrations of the inherent geometry of natural forms whether a single wave crashing over a wall or stones cracked by freezing and thawing.

Hardcover

120 pages

With essays by Darryn Doull and by award-winning author Megan Gail Coles, Philippa Jones: Suspended documents and reflects on this powerful exhibition, mounted at The Rooms in Winter 2019. This immersive installation of large drawings and paintings, interactives, and a celestial sculpture of thousands of orbs containing plant and animal fragments gave viewers a unique perspective on the cycles of life.

Focuses on Christopher Pratt's paintings of the last decade, each revealing his observations of a place changing even as it endures. Beginning in 2005, Pratt started to travel by car to "everywhere I've ever been," recording his travels in his "car books," in his memory, and, ultimately, in his paintings.

This exquisite book, featuring essays by exhibition curator Mireille Eagan, archivist Larry Dohey, and Pratt himself, examines Pratt's interest in and preoccupation with transformation, the act of remembering, and his abstractions of the ineffable.

Soft cover

104 pages

Noted Kent scholar and independent curator Jake Milgram Wien writes about Rockwell Kents remarkable paintings from the time period of 1910-1915.This is the first catalogue of Kent's Newfoundland based works.

26.67cm x 21.59cm x .635cm

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Marcus Gosse is a Mi'kmaq Artist and Member of the Qalipu Mi'kmaq First Nation Band. Marcus incorporates the Mi'kmaq Eight-Pointed Star, double curve designs, applique designs, Mi'kmaq hieroglyphs and petroglyphs into his artwork. His new Mi'kmaq Family Colouring Book titled: "Colouring Mi'kma'ki-A Colouring Book of Mi'kmaq Territory" is composed of 28 pages and features a Biography, Mi'kmaq Eight-Pointed Star Description, Table of Contents with Mi'kmaq Words and Colouring Page Descriptions, and 26 beautiful pages to colour. Everyone in the family can colour together and learn about the beauty of Mi'kmaq Culture.

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In Volume 3 of his Colouring Mi'kma'ki series, Marcus Gosse introduces us to counting in the Mi'kma'ki langua

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In this Mi'kma'ki activity book created by Marcus Gosse, you are asked to fill in the blanks, practice your pronounciation, and colour the images. This is volume 4 in his Couloring Mi'kma'ki series.

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In this Mi'kma'ki colouring book created by Marcus Gosse, he explores the hieroglyphs of the NL Mi'kmaq. This is volume 5 in his Couloring Mi'kma'ki series.

The most beautiful ice-fishing shack on the whole coast belongs to Alphonse. But he can't seem to catch a thing, not even a sock, or an old pair of underwear! How will he ever win the Best Fisherman Contest!

Once upon a fine morning, a little shed awakens to discover she isn?t quite the same as she used to be. Uncertain and feeling as if she no longer fits in, she decides to leave home and sets out to sea. All alone on the wide, wide ocean, she meets an extraordinary new friend who sees how special she really is, and with newfound confidence, the little red shed returns home and inspires everyone to cherish their differences.

The year 2020 marks the Botwood Mural Arts Society's 10th anniversary and the launch of this very special publication. Through cheerful rhyme and colourful imagery, M is for Murals tells the story of Botwood?s murals, the artists who painted them, and the seaport town in Newfoundland and Labrador that supported their creations. This alphabet storybook is designed to be read aloud to children while engaging them in the rich provincial history the artwork portrays. Although written with children in mind, M is for Murals also works as a visual time capsule and will appeal to adults interested in knowing the details of the murals completed to date. The town of Botwood has now claimed the title "Mural Capital of Newfoundland and Labrador." As a long-standing member of the Global Mural Association and host of the 2018 Global Mural Conference, the Botwood Mural Arts Society believes in a creative economy and invites you to "Come See What We See!"

Peg's big, ugly, and hairy, yes, but she's also smart enough and brave enough to outsmart a witch, help a king, and find husbands for her two beautiful sisters and for herself. This brilliant re-take on a classic folktale from Placentia Bay, Newfoundland will have readers of all ages cheering for Peg. And falling for her too!

The story is now available in this bright and beautiful new edition. Maintaining Dinn and Jones's original adapted text, with all of its playful wit and delightful musicality, this new book features all new illustrations by Louisiana-based Denise Gallagher. Their fun, folksy flavour breathes new life into the story, and reminds us that Peg is a heroine for all places and all times.

Dimensions::

9 x 9

Number of Pages::

40

In the early 1970s, artist Gerald Squires moved, with his wife and two young daughters, into the abandoned lighthouse-keeper?s house in Ferryland, Newfoundland. Shortly after their arrival, they had a visitor who claimed to be the former constable of the area and regaled them with stories of the place and its previous occupants. A visitor, they soon learned, who was more than he appeared to be.

Dimensions:

8 x 11

Number of pages:

36

Building on the success of Capelin Weather and The Puffin Problem, Lori Doody is back with a delightfully witty book about two mallard ducks who plague a moose. One day a moose walks into town, and inexplicably, two mallards tag along. The moose wants nothing more than to get rid of those pesky mallards, but they follow him everywhere. He can?t duck them at the harbour?they?re afraid of the seagulls; downtown, the pigeons give them pause. No matter where he goes, those mallards follow. Until, that is, the moose finds the perfect solution?duck, duck, goose.

Dimensions::

9 x 7

Number of Pages::

44

When low-level flying by NATO jets upsets their way of life, Nanass, a young Innu girl, is eager to join her father and the other members of her Sheshatshiu community in protest. Then her father and other protesters are arrested.

Nanass has little to comfort her, except her father?s well-worn ball cap and the promise of the land itself that the Innu people will one day triumph.

Nutaui?s Cap has been translated into two dialects of Innu-aimun, which appear alongside the English; it includes a glossary, map, and backgrounder to tell more of the Innu?s story.

This book is a co-publication by Mamu Tshishkutamashutau Innu Education and Running the Goat, Books & Broadsides

Dimensions:

9 x 9

Number of pages:

68

With quiet wit and whimsy, Doody reveals what happens when Newfoundland and Labrador's official bird heads for the bright city lights. This puffin problem needs an imaginative solution, and a smart, small person comes up with the just the trick to get those birds back out to sea.

Young readers will have great fun finding all the puffins hiding in Doody's lovely illustrations. Older readers will enjoy how the illustrations also play with the province's already playful language. There's something for readers of every age on every page.

The book includes some fun and interesting puffin facts as well.

Dimensions:

9 x 7

Number of Pages:

44

Helen is a fine hand with a slingshot, and more than at home in the woods. After all, she was raised by bears. When she stumbles upon three evil giants, she hatches the perfect plan to rid the land of them. Well, almost perfect?.

Andy Jones?s hilarious new folktale adaptation/middle reader is jam-packed with adventure and tales of adventure. It celebrates brave and resourceful girls, blended families, and storytelling itself, and features delightfully quirky illustrations by Katie Brosnan.

Dimensions:

8.5 x 10

Number of pages:

72

In Storm the Kettle, authors Elaine Feore and Joanne Goudie celebrate Newfoundland?s strong connection to the past with an eye to the culinary world beyond its shores, maintaining a centuries-old love of food and commonwealth, but, at the same time, infusing them with a contemporary sampling of recipes from around the globe.

Pages 208

Partridgeberry pies, pork buns, turrs, watered fish, damper bread, and pan-fried cod tongues. These traditional Newfoundland dishes have survived, despite the influx of modern trends and techniques and a great array of imported products. This heritage is at the heart of The Traditional Newfoundland Kitchen, a remarkable collection of more than 300 recipes, as well as food preservation and preparation techniques. This must-have cookbook is a window into Newfoundland?s heritage, when self-sufficiency and eating locally was a way of life.

Rock Recipes 2: More Great Food From My Newfoundland Kitchen ignores the trends and fads to serve up real food perfected in a real home kitchen. With eye- widening main dishes, easy sides, and lip-smacking desserts, Parsons delivers great fare for any occasion. Featuring beautiful and helpful full-colour photos for every recipe and enlightening cooking tips gleaned from years of experience, Rock Recipes 2 makes preparation easy and family mealtime the highlight of every day.

Pages: 264

Dimensions: 7.75 ? .75 ? 9.125 in

Weight: 1 kg

Break out your mixing bowls and preheat the oven because Barry C. Parsons, the bestselling cookbook author and creator of the phenomenal RockRecipes.com, is back with an extra helping of delicious recipes to delight everyone at your dinner table.

Pages: 264

Dimensions: 7.75 ? 9.125 in

Weight: 1.0 kg

In response to overwhelming requests from his fan base around the world, bestselling home cook and food blogger Barry Parsons has compiled his ultimate collection of cookie recipes. From mouthwatering no-bake cookies to drop cookies chalk full of warm comfort, Rock Recipes Cookies includes all you?ll ever need when seeking a delectable bite-sized delight.

Format: paperback

Dimensions: 7.75 × .5 × 9.125 in

Weight: 1 kg

The Ode to Newfoundland with illustrations by artist Brend McClellan.

Photographer Michael Winsor shares some of his best images in this lovely little picture book.