Books on the Breeze

Read by the Sea is partnering with the Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library (PARL) and the Writers’ Federation (WFNS) to organize a series of monthly author readings and workshops called Books on the Breeze: Read by the Sea Library Series. These events will take place at various PARL branches throughout Antigonish and Pictou Counties from January to June 2025. Each month during this time, Read by the Sea will organize for a professional Nova Scotian author to visit a PARL branch for a day of programming that includes a one-hour reading/in-conversation event, and a two-hour workshop on either the craft or the business of writing. The reading/in-conversation event will be hosted by a local writer or librarian and will have broad appeal to readers of different genres throughout the counties. Meanwhile, the workshop will appeal more directly to writers in the region and will be an important opportunity for writers to access the instruction and the wealth of knowledge that professional writers can offer.