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Building a cross-Canada network of sites and stories, marking the places where the real and imagined landscapes meet.

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One year ago today, family, friends and fans of the beloved writer Budge Wilson gathered on the campus of Dalhousie University for the unveiling of a Bookmark for her short story “The Leaving”. Thanks to the N. S. Reading Circle for making this happen. They would not be BUDGED!
The Nova Scotia Reading Circle under the leadership of Sarah Emsley made this Bookmark happen! Photo by Nicola Davison of Snickerdoodle Photography

ALT The Nova Scotia Reading Circle under the leadership of Sarah Emsley made this Bookmark happen! Photo by Nicola Davison of Snickerdoodle Photography

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On this day in 2012, a Bookmark honouring the late Wayson Choy was unveiled in Vancouver. The Bookmark highlights a passage from his first novel, The Jade Peony. In 1995, the novel shared Ontario’s Trillium Book Award for best book and also won the City of Vancouver Book Award.
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Robertson Davies has a Bookmark on the CanLit Trail. The plaque with a passage from Fifth Business was unveiled in his birthplace of Thamesville, Ontario. The novel is set in Deptford, a fictionalized Thamesville. Thanks to the Municipality and the C-K Community Foundation.
Mayor Darrin Canniff, Chief Librarian Heidi Wyna and Board Member Carolyn Beacroft Photo Courtesy of Isaac Meriano, Municipality of Chatham-Kent

ALT Mayor Darrin Canniff, Chief Librarian Heidi Wyna and Board Member Carolyn Beacroft Photo Courtesy of Isaac Meriano, Municipality of Chatham-Kent

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On this day in 2011, a Bookmark for Sailor Girl by Sheree-Lee Olson was unveiled in Port Colborne, Ontario. The novel is a love poem to the elemental forces—wind, water, desire and love—that drive a young woman’s voyage of self-discovery.
Photo by Lisa Sakulensky

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One year ago, Bookmarks celebrating New Brunswick writer David Adams Richards were unveiled in the City of Miramichi. The Bookmarks highlight a passage from The Friends of Meager Fortune. Set in the Miramichi Valley, the novel captures the spirit of the people of that region.
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On this day in 2018, a Bookmark celebrating Lucy Maud Montgomery was installed in Cavendish, PEI on the MacNeill Homestead the writer loved so much. Visitors to Cavendish can read her poem “The Gable Window” while looking out over the landscape she describes so beautifully.
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The best way to avoid cold weather is to stay in and read!!!
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The year 2025 was a successful one. You helped us honour two more Canadian writers with Bookmarks, David Adams Richards and Budge Wilson. Thank you and Happy New Year!
Photo Credit: Nicola Davison, Snickerdoodle Photography https://www.projectbookmarkcanada.ca/bookmarks-31-35#31-the-leaving

ALT Photo Credit: Nicola Davison, Snickerdoodle Photography https://www.projectbookmarkcanada.ca/bookmarks-31-35#31-the-leaving

Photo Credit: The City of Miramichi https://www.projectbookmarkcanada.ca/bookmarks-26-30#30-the-friends-of-meager-fortune

ALT Photo Credit: The City of Miramichi https://www.projectbookmarkcanada.ca/bookmarks-26-30#30-the-friends-of-meager-fortune

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Still gift shopping? For the Canadian book lover on your list, make a donation to Project Bookmark Canada. That donation will help us unwrap more Bookmarks! projectbookmarkcanada.ca/boo…
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Since 2009, with Bookmark #1, Canadians have helped build this unique tribute to our writers. Your continued support will help us pay tribute to more writers. projectbookmarkcanada.ca/boo…
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The unveiling ceremony of the Budge Wilson Bookmark in Halifax was captured in photos and videos. Enjoy projectbookmarkcanada.ca/new…
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When Merilyn Simonds was in Burlington for an author event organized by A Different Drummer Books, I had a chance to meet her. She graciously signed our copy of her Bookmarked novel The Convict Lover and my copy of her new book Walking with Beth (a great read!).
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Thanks to the hard work and persistence of the Nova Scotia Reading Circle, a Bookmark honouring the late Budge Wilson was installed at Dalhousie University. From selecting the passage from the short story “The Leaving” to the unveiling ceremony, they worked as a dynamic team.
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Project Bookmark CA retweeted
Paddy Quinn@PQMiramichi27 Jul 2025
City of Miramichi unveiled two plaques in Newcastle honouring David Adams Richards. The plaques are part of Project Bookmark Canada. David has been sharing stories based in Miramichi for decades and the plaques are an excerpt from ‘The Friends of Meager Fortune’. #Miramichi
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An award-winning Miramichi author is now part of a nationwide literary trail, with plaques featuring an excerpt from one of his novels on display in his hometown. northumberlandfreepress.subs… @BookmarkCanada @adamlordon @CMiramichi
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JULY 18 SAVE THE DATE! Bookmark Unveiling Ceremony: The Friends of Meager Fortune by Senator David Adams Richards in the City of Miramichi.
The Bookmarks will present a passage from The Friends of Meager Fortune. Photo of the David Adams Richards is courtesy of the Senate of Canada.

ALT The Bookmarks will present a passage from The Friends of Meager Fortune. Photo of the David Adams Richards is courtesy of the Senate of Canada.

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Hikers in Hamilton visit the Bookmark for Rachael Preston’s novel The Fishers of Paradise. They read about Hamilton’s lost boathouse community dating back to the 1930’s. Preston makes that history come alive in her novel about the fictional Fisher family who lived there.
Send photos of your visit to a Bookmark to info@projectbookmarkcanada.ca!

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Hikers in Hamilton love to stop at the Bookmark for Rachael Preston’s novel The Fishers of Paradise. They read about the lost boathouse community that existed there in the 1930’s. Preston makes that history come alive in her novel about the fictional Fisher family living there.
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Canada is fortunate to have excellent bookstores like A Different Drummer in Burlington. These bookstores support Canada's writers by hosting events for them. On Canadian Independent Bookstore Day, why not support your local Indie?
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