In the Annapolis Valley, there is always the opportunity to visit a bookstore. This week, we stopped at MareGold in Annapolis Royal.
Many subjects match our interests.
I found Charan Ranganath‘s New York Times bestseller, ‘Why We Remember’ with the subtitle ‘Unlocking Memory’s Power to Hold on to What Matters.’
At The Inside Story, Heather found ‘A Dune Adrift’, subtitled, “The Strange Origins and Curious History of Sable Island”, by Marq de Villiers and Sheila Hirtle
This allowed Heather to return to her memories of working for Parks Canada on the island.
My third pick is not really a bookstore but rather the Library at COGS (read posts COGS Visit and Community Engagement). The Librarian orders new books a couple of times a year.
I found on the new bookshelf, Jon Anderson’s ‘Literary Atlas‘, subtitled ‘Plotting a New Literary Geography’.
Anderson is Professor of Human Geography at Cardiff University, UK.
Between the three books, we should be able to get through the darkest days of Winter.
References
Charan Ranganath, 2024, Why we remember: Unlocking memory’s power to hold on to what matters, Anchor Canada
Marq de Villiers and Sheila Hirtle, 2004, A Dune Adrift: The Strange Origins and Curious History of Sable Island, MacClelland and Stewart Ltd, Toronto.
Jon Anderson. 2025, Literary Atlas: Plotting a new Literary Geography, Routledge, London.
Acknowledgements
Edward added the graphics. I still remember the time when he and Anne owned The Inside Story. Russell and Geoff manage a remarkable collection of diverse books at MareGold. Chelsea and Andrew maintain the collection at the COGS Library.
Ernest Blair Experiment 