May 2016 Events!
Our spring hours, as of May 5th, are Thursdays through Sundays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (We are closed on Sunday May 1st.) We will be switching to our full-time hours as of Victoria Day Weekend (May 23rd): Mondays Through Thursdays from 10-5; Fridays and Saturdays from 10-6: and Sundays from 11-5.
Our online store is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and we’ll be putting orders through once a week in the new year. As always, call us at 902-634-4015 or email us at [email protected] at any time if you have any questions!
Book Clubs!
We’ve had our book clubs for May already - they’re the first Friday of the month usually. Come by for our next book club on Friday, June 3rd: 4:30 for the Teen Book Club and 7:00 for the Lexicon Book Club. Our Teen Book Club pick for June is a “potluck” pick: bring whatever book has caught your fancy (or not). Our June Lexicon Books pick is The Night Stages by Jane Urquhart. See you on June 3rd!
Christy Ann Conlin & Ian Colford Launches
Saturday May 21st, 6:00 p.m.
We are delighted to have Christy Ann Conlin launching her new novel The Memento (Doubleday Canada,) and Ian Colford launching his new novel Perfect World (Freehand Books). You won’t want to miss this wonderful, and highly acclaimed, duo!
A portion of the proceeds from books sold at the event will go towards relief efforts in Fort McMurray.
Alice Burdick Launch with Norm Adams on cello
Friday, May 27th, 7 p.m.
Join us as local poet (and Lexicon Books co-owner!) Alice Burdick launches her new book of poetry, Book of Short Sentences (Mansfield Press), accompanied by the cellist Norm Adams of suddenlyLISTEN Music. It will be an enjoyable evening of words and music in our ongoing Lexicon Salon project, in collaboration with suddenlyLISTEN of Halifax.
Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award Shortlist Readings
Tuesday, May 31st, 7 p.m.
We are thrilled to host the shortlisted authors for the Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award, part of the East Coast Literary Awards! Marq de Villiers (Back To the Well), Dean Jobb (Empire of Deception), and Gary L. Saunders (My Life with Trees) shall read from their shortlisted books. Event is co-hosted by the Writers Federation of Nova Scotia.














