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The article discusses a series of artists' books the author exhibited in Newfoundland and Labrador for a master of fine arts degree she completed at the Waterford Institute of Technology in Ireland. The text for the books, taken from letters written to the author's grandparents in the 1930s by a Newfoundland Methodist minister, W. H. Dotchon, is discussed. The construction of the books so as to reveal parts of the letters but not others is discussed, as is the meaning of rearranging historical materials for works of modern art.

The article discusses Scop Productions Inc., a publisher and arts production company in Newfoundland and Labrador run by the author from 2002 to 2008. Scop's first publication, the poetry collection "Humber Mouths: Young Voices from the West Coast of Newfoundland & Labrador" is discussed, as are its activities promoting local writers and artists such as Al Pittman, Michael Pittman, and Rodney Mercer, and its international endeavors promoting cultural connections between Newfoundland and Labrador and Ireland. A list of Scop publications is also provided.

The article discusses the history of ISER Books, founded in 1966 as the publishing division of the Institute for Social and Economic Research at Memorial University of Newfoundland in Newfoundland and Labrador. ISER Books' early years publishing social science doctoral dissertations are discussed, as is its initial confinement to topics related to Newfoundland, followed by expansion to more global issues. Publications in areas such as ethnography, fisheries, and social problems are discussed, as are organizational changes at the publisher over time.

The article discusses the 1931 autobiography "Rolling Home: When Ships Were Ships and Not Tin Pots" by Newfoundland sailor William Morris Barnes, and the role of Barnes's editor, Hilda Renbold Wortman, in its creation. Wortman's work with her husband, New York cartoonist Denys Wortman, is discussed, as is Hilda Wortman's first meeting with Barnes in 1929 in New York City, where he had retired. Her eventual success in publishing Barnes's life story after transcribing it from Dictaphone recordings he made is then described.

The article discusses the history of the book in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Three periods are discussed: early settlement through early 19th century; the 19th century up to the time Newfoundland joined the Canadian Confederation in 1949; and, briefly, contemporary history. Topics discussed include books brought into the colony from the late 16th century, the predominantly religious nature of early reading habits, the establishment of the first printing operations in 1807, and developments in the 20th century.

The article discusses a notebook from mid-19th-century Newfoundland and Labrador obtained by the author. Its physical description is presented, followed by its contents, which indicate it was owned or used by at least two people in Newfoundland, Michael Coady of St. John's and John Murphy of Chapel's Cove. The surveyor's notes taking up most of the pages are described, as is a section entitled "1848 Catalogue of Books," followed by a list of works, seen as indicating an exception to the dominant oral tradition of the day.

The article discusses the writing, publication, and reception of the 1972 book "Death on the Ice: The Great Newfoundland Sealing Disaster of 1914" by Cassie Brown with Harold Horwood, an account of the deaths from exposure of dozens of sealers seen as stemming from corporate indifference to their welfare. The book, an international bestseller written by and about Newfoundlanders, is seen as a landmark in Newfoundland print culture and cultural identity. Topics discussed include sealing in Newfoundland literature, Brown's early career and development as an author, and the life cycle of her book.

The article discusses the autobiography of Labrador author Lydia Campbell (1818-1905), a self-described "halfbreed" or Inuit Metis (a person of mixed Native American and European heritage), and its place in indigenous Labrador literature and culture. Campbell's life in central Labrador is discussed, as is the meaning of writing and literacy for Labrador Inuits. Her book, "Sketches of Labrador Life by a Labrador Woman," published around 1895, is discussed, as are the reasons she wrote it, and how it was received.

An introduction to the issue and its special theme of book history in Newfoundland and Labrador is presented, with reference to articles by William Barker, Kristina Fagan, J. T. H. Connor, and others.

The article discusses the development of medical autobiography--the life writings of physicians and allied health workers--in Newfoundland and Labrador in the 20th century, with attention to the influence on the genre of medical missionary Wilfred Thomason Grenfell (1865-1940) and the local print culture he inspired. A case study is also presented, of "Snowshoe & Lancet: Memoirs of a Frontier Newfoundland Doctor, 1937-1948," published in 2000 by American physician Robert Skidmore Ecke (1909-2001).

The article briefly discusses the author's monograph on Canadian poet Phebe Florence Miller (1889-1979), from the small town of Topsail, Newfoundland. Miller's life as an unmarried postmistress who kept voluminous diaries and published poetry is discussed, with a focus on her autobiographical writing. Also discussed is her contribution to local literary culture by her hosting of a salon called The Blue Castle, where local writers gathered for games, musical recitals, poetry readings, and general discussion.