Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- Atlantic Provinces Book Review and Service
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
Under grants and authorization of the Canada Council, the Atlantic Provinces Book Review and Service (APBRS) was founded in 1974 and consisted of representatives from the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia, the Atlantic Publishers' Association, the Atlantic Booksellers' Association, and the Atlantic Provinces Libraries Association (Constitution 1993).
The Society worked to promote Atlantic Canadian books and authors through the publication of the Atlantic Provinces Book Review (later renamed Atlantic Books Today). The society also made copies of reviews available for reprint in other publications. This service was discontinued in 1992.
The Atlantic Provinces Book Review (APBR) was published as a community service by Saint Mary's University, in cooperation with the Writer's Foundation of Nova Scotia and the Atlantic Publishers Association. In 1992 the title changed to Atlantic Books Today (ABT).
In 2002, the Atlantic Provinces Book Review Society ceased publication of ABT. ABT is now published by the Atlantic Publishers Marketing Association. The format of the periodical has changed to a glossy, full colour, magazine.
Known chairs of the Board include: Ken MacKinnon (1982-1984).
Known Editors of the APBR and ABT include: Terry Whalen (1982-1990), David Pigot (1990-1991), Elizabeth Eve (1991-2001), and Suzannah Schmitt Brown (2001-2002).