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Continue reading →: Mean Streets
Following the Second World War, a new generation of politicians and planners across North America set out to reimagine their cities. With great verve and vision, they conceived of brave new urban landscapes filled with elevated highways, modern housing, thriving businesses, and engaging public spaces. All it would take, they…
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Continue reading →: “A Halifax Christmas Carol” is now available…
A Halifax Christmas Carol is now available for order here.
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Continue reading →: Halifax Magazine
Click link to read Halifax Magazine ‘s article about my books and The Halifax Poor House Fire.
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Continue reading →: The Halifax Poor House Fire
Click the link for some early press on The Halifax Poor House Fire.
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Continue reading →: The Blue Tattoo — “It’s a big story that everyone should read.”
AJB Johnston’s review of #TheBlueTattoo in Atlantic Books Today: “Steven Laffoley’s The Blue Tattoo (Pottersfield Press) is the first time this award-winning historian has turned to fiction. His focus is the Halifax Explosion. “I asked him why he was drawn to the topic and with a novel of all things.…
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Continue reading →: The Blue Tattoo #1 on Bestseller List
The Blue Tattoo reaches the #1 spot on the Bestsellers List of Bookmark Halifax. Bestsellers Fiction The Blue Tattoo – Steven Laffoley The Children Act – Ian McEwan Stone Mattress – Margaret Atwood The Bone Clocks – David Mitchell Sweetland – Michael Crummey Back of the Turtle – Thomas King Somewhere Safe…