Around this time last year I answered the phone at my desk. It was a woman, near tears and filled with emotion, who wanted to express an encounter she had with Herald president Scott Stirling.
Having no idea what I was about to hear, and with some trepidation, I encouraged
The Newfoundland Herald, in connection with the Writers’ Alliance of Newfoundland & Labrador, challenged readers from grade 7-12 to send us their original ideas for our Christmas Story Contest! This year’s theme? Tell us Santa’s back story. We received dozens of inventive and original pieces, but only five could be
From immigrant to successful businessman turned self-published author Marin Darmonkow aims for the heart and the head with his wordless holiday book ‘Twas the Night
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Marin Darmonkow pulls no punches in shedding detail on his rocky road through life. Nothing came easy, to put it modestly.
Orphaned at the
A collection of twenty-two heartwarming stories set in Newfoundland and Labrador during the Christmas season by bestselling author Robert Hunt
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“Christmas is for everyone. It doesn’t matter who you are or what you do, where you were born, how much money you have or how much money you don’t have
Fresh off of a massive third year that included headliners Metric, Bret Michaels and Our Lady Peace among others, the Iceberg Alley Performance Tent has unveiled their lineup for the now annual Classic Rock Night.
It will be a triple bill of Canadian rock staples, as April Wine, Trooper and
Sometimes it gets surprisingly quiet at Christmas. That is an odd thing, but in the excitement and even within the “madding crowds” and the malls and this “world of purchase” in which we struggle there is a quiet time of the soul that creeps in. It is a place of
By: Nick Travis
It’s a time in NL’s past that marked a significant change; Confederation. Author Tom Moore approaches the topic through a unique lens in his latest release
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Newfoundland-based author Thomas Moore, author of such books as Canadian bestseller Good-bye Momma, Angels Crying and Plains of Madness, is
I still remember the joy of sitting on Santa’s knee telling him what I wanted for Christmas. My siblings and I would be out shopping with mom at The Mall, and there before us would be the most magnificent theatrical throne wrapped in sparkling – though admittedly gaudy – garland.
By: Jason Sheppard
With empathy, compassion and a twinkle in his eye, Bruce Templeton takes readers on two remarkable holiday journeys in his newest book
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Many of us have worked as assistants during our lives and careers whether it was for business owners, physicians or college educators. Bruce Templeton
Barbara Roberts of BR ClayWorks shares her passion for creating fantastic clay sculptures, the perfect pairing for your holiday season decor
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It’s beginning to look, and feel, a lot like Christmas here at The Newfoundland Herald. We’re in the spirit, as we say. Time to deck out your hall