Herménégilde Chiasson’s debut poetry collection – one of the core texts of Acadian literature – is finally appearing in English translation
It was activist involvement that gave birth to Chiasson’s first book of poetry, the 1974 collection Mourir à Scoudouc. Published by Éditions d’Acadie, the book helped establish Acadian writing as a vibrant and viable form and went on to sell an astonishing 4,000 copies.
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Shane Peacock and Nimbus Publishing relaunch the author’s popular Dylan Maples series
When Shane Peacock found himself with an idea for a new instalment in his Dylan Maples adventure series of middle-grade novels, he was faced with a small problem: the popular books, originally published by Penguin between 1999 and 2003, had been out of print for a decade.
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