Lesley Choyce bibliography
Lesley Choyce (born 21 March 1951)[1] is a Canadian writer and publisher from Nova Scotia who has written an extensive body of literature. Choyce founded the publisher Pottersfield Press in 1979, which publishes books of regional interest for Atlantic Canada.[2] This bibliography lists his autobiographical works, anthologies, children's and young adult literature, fiction and non-fiction, poetry, and musical works.
Autobiographical
| Year | Title | Publisher | Identifiers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | An Avalanche of Ocean | Goose Lane Editions | ISBN 978-0-8649-2069-0 OCLC 16713080 | [3] |
| 1993 | Transcendental Anarchy: Confessions of a Metaphysical Tourist | Quarry Press | ISBN 978-1-5508-2073-7 OCLC 29255151 | [4] |
| 2006 | Driving Minnie's Piano: Memoirs of a Surfing Life in Nova Scotia | Pottersfield Press | ISBN 978-1-8959-0085-9 OCLC 70266659 | [5] |
| 2009 | Seven Ravens: Two Summers in a Life by the Sea | Wolsak and Wynn | ISBN 978-1-8949-8739-4 OCLC 428868517 | [6] |
| 2020 | Saltwater Chronicles: Notes on Everything Under the Nova Scotia Sun | Nimbus Publishing | ISBN 978-1-7710-8826-8 OCLC 1134391898 |
Anthologies
| Year | Title | Publisher | Identifiers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-1985 | The Pottersfield Portfolio, Volumes 1-7 | Pottersfield Press | OCLC 1264909793 | [7] |
| 1977 | Alternating Current: Renewable Energy for Atlantic Canada | Wooden Anchor Press | ISBN 978-0-9205-6002-0 OCLC 5887439 | [5] |
| 1977 | Chezzetcook | Wooden Anchor Press | ISBN 978-0-9205-6001-3 OCLC 15852940 | [5] |
| 1980 | ACCESS: Atlantic Canada Community Energy Strategy Sourcebook | Pottersfield Press | ISBN 978-0-9190-0101-5 OCLC 228895054 | [8] |
| 1981 | Visions from the Edge: An Anthology of Atlantic Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy | Pottersfield Press | ISBN 978-0-9190-0104-6 OCLC 10213901 | [2] |
| 1984, 1989 | The Cape Breton Collection | Pottersfield Press | ISBN 978-0-9190-0115-2 OCLC 11102803 | [5] |
| 1992 | Ark of Ice: Canadian Futurefiction | Pottersfield Press | ISBN 978-0-9190-0173-2 OCLC 28024846 | [9] |
| 1997 | The Mi'kmaq Anthology | Pottersfield Press | ISBN 978-1-8959-0004-0 OCLC 36695018 | [5] |
| 2001 | Atlantica: Stories from the Maritimes and Newfoundland | Goose Lane Editions | ISBN 978-0-8649-2309-7 | [10] |
| 2004 | Pottersfield Nation: East of Canada | Pottersfield Press | ISBN 978-1-8959-0063-7 OCLC 55510877 | [5] |
| 2005 | Nova Scotia: A Traveller's Companion: Over 300 Years of Travel Writing | Pottersfield Press | ISBN 978-1-8959-0072-9 OCLC 60369549 | [5] |
| 2009 | Nova Scotia: Visions of the Future | Pottersfield Press | ISBN 978-1-8974-2607-4 OCLC 300582784 | |
| 2011 | The Mi'kmaq Anthology, Volume 2: In Celebration of The Life of Rita Joe | Pottersfield Press | ISBN 978-1-8974-2629-6 OCLC 726556292 | [11] |
| 2016 | Nova Scotia Love Stories | Pottersfield Press | ISBN 978-1-8974-2680-7 OCLC 930042084 | |
| 2017 | The Nova Scotia Book of Fathers | Pottersfield Press | ISBN 978-1-9882-8608-2 OCLC 994869088 | |
| 2021 | Down Home for Christmas: Holiday Stories From Atlantic Canada | Pottersfield Press | ISBN 978-1-9897-2569-6 OCLC 1256821573 | |
| 2023 | State of the Ark: Canadian Futurefiction | Pottersfield Press | ISBN 978-1-9907-7033-3 OCLC 1381680875 | |
| 2023 | High Water Mark: Atlantic Canadian Stories 1983–2023 | Pottersfield Press | ISBN 978-1-9907-7021-0 OCLC 1350540421 |
Non-fiction
| Year | Title | Publisher | Identifiers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Edible Wild Plants of the Maritimes | Wooden Anchor Press | ISBN 978-0-9205-6000-6 OCLC 15853094 | [5] |
| 1988 | December Six/The Halifax Solution: An Alternative to Nuclear War | Pottersfield Press | ISBN 978-0-9190-0145-9 OCLC 16581330 | [12] |
| 1997 | Nova Scotia: Shaped by the Sea: A Living History | Pottersfield Press | ISBN 978-0-6163-7536-5 OCLC 1011704642 | [13] |
| 2002 | The Coasts of Canada: A History | Goose Lane Editions | ISBN 978-0-8649-2360-8 OCLC 50185968 | [14] |
| 2007 | Nova Scotia: Shaped By the Sea, Revised Edition | Pottersfield Press | ISBN 978-1-8959-0094-1 OCLC 163697522 | [1] |
| 2008 | Peggy's Cove: the Amazing History of a Coastal Village | Pottersfield Press | ISBN 978-1-9897-2552-8 OCLC 1232108444 | |
| 2011 | How to Fix Your Head | Wolsak and Wynn | ISBN 978-1-8949-8754-7 OCLC 701589969 | [15] |
| 2020 | Nova Scotia: Shaped By the Sea, Revised 4th Edition | Pottersfield Press | ISBN 978-1-9897-2515-3 OCLC 1159000655 | [16] |
| 2022 | Around England with a Dog | Rocky Mountain Books | ISBN 978-1-7716-0452-9 OCLC 1340957227 | [17] |
Fiction
| Year | Title | Publisher | Identifiers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Eastern Sure | Nimbus Publishing | ISBN 978-0-9208-5208-8 OCLC 9198150 | [18] |
| 1984 | Downwind | Creative Publishers | ISBN 978-0-9200-2108-8 OCLC 12694307 | [5] |
| 1984 | Billy Botzweiler's Last Dance and Other Stories | Blewointment Press | ISBN 9780889710993 OCLC 12215791 | [5] |
| 1985 | Conventional Emotions | Creative Publishers | ISBN 978-0-9200-2127-9 OCLC 16064324 | [19] |
| 1986 | The Dream Auditor: Short Stories | Ragweed Press | ISBN 978-0-9203-0463-1 OCLC 16042964 | [20] |
| 1988 | Coming Up for Air | Creative Publishers | ISBN 978-0-9200-2155-2 OCLC 18644871 | [5] |
| 1989 | The Second Season of Jonas MacPherson | Thistledown Press | ISBN 978-0-9206-3367-0 OCLC 19848090 | [21] |
| 1991 | Magnificent Obsessions: A Photonovel | Quarry Press | ISBN 978-1-5508-2020-1 OCLC 24375016 | [22] |
| 1992 | The Ecstasy Conspiracy | NuAge Editions | ISBN 978-0-9218-3319-2 OCLC 27068372 | [23] |
| 1994 | The Republic of Nothing | Goose Lane Editions | ISBN 978-0-8649-2493-3 OCLC 78042666 | [24] |
| 1996 | Trap Door To Heaven: New Fiction | Quarry Press | ISBN 978-1-5508-2157-4 OCLC 35884855 | [25] |
| 1997 | Dance the Rocks Ashore: Stories New and Selected | Goose Lane Editions | ISBN 978-0-8649-2218-2 OCLC 36695197 | [26] |
| 1998 | World Enough: A Novel | Goose Lane Editions | ISBN 978-0-8649-2246-5 OCLC 39714556 | [27] |
| 1999 | The Summer of Apartment X | Goose Lane Editions | ISBN 978-0-8649-2270-0 OCLC 41224512 | [28] |
| 2002 | Cold Clear Morning | Porcepic Books | ISBN 978-0-6162-0703-1 OCLC 645763619 | [29] |
| 2002 | Shoulder the Sky | Dundurn Press | ISBN 978-1-5500-2415-9 OCLC 49795729 | [30] |
| 2003 | Sea of Tranquility | Simon & Pierre | ISBN 978-1-5500-2440-1 OCLC 51496260 | [31] |
| 2007 | The End of the World as We Know It | Red Deer Press | ISBN 978-0-8899-5379-6 OCLC 85832909 | [32] |
| 2008 | The Book of Michael: A Novel | Red Deer Press | ISBN 978-0-8899-5417-5 OCLC 185023102 | [33] |
| 2010 | Reaction | Orca Book Publishers | ISBN 978-1-5546-9278-1 OCLC 468103037 | [34] |
| 2010 | Raising Orion | Thistledown Press | ISBN 978-1-8972-3580-5 OCLC 658581641 | [35] |
| 2011 | Cold Clear Morning, Revised Edition | Pottersfield Press | ISBN 978-1-8974-2632-6 OCLC 718183124 | [36] |
| 2017 | The Unlikely Redemption of John Alexander MacNeil | Fernwood Publishing | ISBN 978-1-5526-6920-4 OCLC 968345138 | [37] |
| 2019 | Broken Man on a Halifax Pier | Dundurn Press | ISBN 978-1-4597-4524-7 OCLC 1083615370 | [38] |
| 2023 | The Untimely Resurrection of John Alexander MacNeil: A Novel | Fernwood Publishing | ISBN 978-1-7736-3639-9 OCLC 1379426797 |
Children's literature
| Year | Title | Publisher | Identifiers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | The Hungry Lizards | Collier Macmillan | ISBN 978-0-0295-3936-1 OCLC 21047461 | [39] |
| 1997 | Go For it Carrie | Formac Publishing Company | ISBN 978-0-8878-0392-5 OCLC 36044416 | [40] |
| 1998 | Carrie's Crowd | Formac Publishing Company | ISBN 978-0-8878-0464-9 OCLC 39913883 | [5] |
| 1998 | Famous at Last | Pottersfield Press | ISBN 978-1-8959-0011-8 OCLC 38748806 | [5] |
| 2000 | Far Enough Island | Pottersfield Press | ISBN 978-1-8959-0033-0 OCLC 44264978 | [5] |
| 2001 | Carrie's Camping Adventure | Formac Publishing Company | ISBN 978-0-8878-0534-9 OCLC 46623402 | [5] |
| 2003 | Carrie Loses Her Nerve | Formac Publishing Company | ISBN 978-0-8878-0592-9 OCLC 51631304 | |
| 2006 | Skunks for Breakfast | Nimbus Publishing | ISBN 978-1-5510-9586-8 OCLC 70676122 | [5] |
| 2019 | Sid the Kid and the Dryer: A Story About Sidney Crosby | Nimbus Publishing | ISBN 978-1-7710-8775-9 OCLC 1111801562 |
Young adult literature
| Year | Title | Publisher | Identifiers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Skateboard Shakedown | Formac Publishing Company | ISBN 978-0-8878-0074-0 OCLC 20531329 | [41] |
| 1990 | Wave Watch | Formac Publishing Company | ISBN 978-0-8878-0080-1 OCLC 22387699 | [42] |
| 1991 | Wrong Time, Wrong Place | Formac Publishing Company | ISBN 978-0-8878-0098-6 OCLC 24911865 | [43] |
| 1991 | Some Kind of Hero | Maxwell-Macmillan | ISBN 978-0-0295-4082-4 OCLC 24214591 | [39] |
| 1992 | Margin of Error: A Young Adult Short Story Collection | Borealis Press | ISBN 978-0-8888-7126-8 OCLC 25548231 | [44] |
| 1992 | Clearcut Danger | Formac Publishing Company | ISBN 978-0-8878-0213-3 OCLC 27222897 | [45] |
| 1993 | Full Tilt | Maxwell-Macmillan | ISBN 978-0-0295-4170-8 OCLC 28017647 | [5] |
| 1993 | Good Idea Gone Bad | Formac Publishing Company | ISBN 978-0-8878-0239-3 OCLC 35228956 | [5] |
| 1994 | Dark End of Dream Street | Formac Publishing Company | ISBN 978-0-8878-0296-6 OCLC 31651339 | [2] |
| 1995 | Big Burn | Thistledown Press | ISBN 978-1-8954-4943-3 OCLC 37903397 | [5] |
| 1996 | Falling Through the Cracks | Formac Publishing Company | ISBN 978-0-8878-0364-2 OCLC 35972578 | [46] |
| 1997 | Couleurs Troubles | Red Deer Press | ISBN 978-2-8905-1646-5 OCLC 36694605 | [5] |
| 1999 | Roid Rage | Harbour Publishing | ISBN 978-1-5501-7206-5 OCLC 40940413 | [47] |
| 2002 | Refuge Cove | Orca Book Publishers | ISBN 978-1-5514-3418-6 OCLC 190775200 | [5] |
| 2004 | Smoke and Mirrors | Boardwalk Books | ISBN 978-1-5500-2534-7 OCLC 56329303 | [48] |
| 2004 | Thunderbowl | Orca Book Publishers | ISBN 978-1-5514-3444-5 OCLC 190789324 | [49] |
| 2005 | Sudden Impact | Orca Book Publishers | ISBN 978-1-5514-3476-6 OCLC 60798179 | [5] |
| 2006 | Deconstructing Dylan | Dundurn Press | ISBN 978-1-5500-2603-0 OCLC 63125414 | [50] |
| 2007 | Wave Warrior | Orca Book Publishers | ISBN 978-1-5514-3651-7 OCLC 190823590 | [5] |
| 2008 | Skate Freak | Orca Book Publishers | ISBN 978-1-5546-9043-5 OCLC 228667487 | [5] |
| 2008 | Hell's Hotel | James Lorimer & Company | ISBN 978-1-5527-7038-2 OCLC 242059264 | |
| 2009 | Living Outside the Lines | Red Deer Press | ISBN 978-0-8899-5435-9 OCLC 528728707 | |
| 2009 | Last Chance | James Lorimer & Company | ISBN 978-1-5527-7445-8 OCLC 317743639 | |
| 2009 | Los Pandemonium | Orca Book Publishers | ISBN 978-1-5514-3590-9 OCLC 714568860 | |
| 2009 | Rock! | Hase und Igel | ISBN 978-3-8676-0097-2 OCLC 638368227 | |
| 2009 | Running the Risk | Orca Book Publishers | ISBN 978-1-5546-9027-5 OCLC 714568862 | |
| 2010 | Random: A Novel | Red Deer Press | ISBN 978-0-8899-5443-4 OCLC 744495887 | [51] |
| 2010 | Reckless | Orca Book Publishers | ISBN 978-1-5546-9225-5 OCLC 759836600 | [52] |
| 2011 | Gone Bad | James Lorimer & Company | ISBN 978-1-5527-7709-1 OCLC 693657636 | |
| 2011 | Dumb Luck | Red Deer Press | ISBN 978-0-8899-5465-6 OCLC 704380790 | [53] |
| 2011 | Zee's Way | Orca Book Publishers | ISBN 978-1-5514-3448-3 OCLC 811405687 | |
| 2012 | Accro d'la Planche | Orca Book Publishers | ISBN 978-1-4598-0195-0 OCLC 991213063 | |
| 2012 | Breaking Point | Orca Book Publishers | ISBN 978-1-4598-0130-1 OCLC 1037467388 | |
| 2012 | Rat | Orca Book Publishers | ISBN 978-1-4598-0302-2 OCLC 811564928 | |
| 2013 | Crash | Orca Book Publishers | ISBN 978-1-4598-0523-1 OCLC 836189568 | [54] |
| 2013 | Jeremy Stone | Red Deer Press | ISBN 978-0-8899-5504-2 OCLC 854936681 | [55] |
| 2014 | Into the Wasteland | Red Deer Press | ISBN 978-0-8899-5522-6 OCLC 884480513 | [56] |
| 2015 | Off the Grid | Orca Book Publishers | ISBN 978-1-4598-0928-4 OCLC 892779163 | |
| 2016 | Scam | Orca Book Publishers | ISBN 978-1-4598-1175-1 OCLC 912021496 | |
| 2017 | Identify | Orca Book Publishers | ISBN 978-1-4598-1407-3 OCLC 953887165 | [57] |
| 2017 | Closing Down Heaven: A Novel | Red Deer Press | ISBN 978-0-8899-5543-1 OCLC 979991734 | [58] |
| 2017 | Thin Places | Dundurn Press | ISBN 978-1-4597-3958-1 OCLC 965746847 | [59] |
| 2018 | The Thing You're Good At | Orca Book Publishers | ISBN 978-1-4598-1805-7 OCLC 1035244498 | [60] |
| 2018 | Kryptonite | Orca Book Publishers | ISBN 978-1-4598-1657-2 OCLC 1009052996 | |
| 2018 | Plank's Law | Orca Book Publishers | ISBN 978-1-4598-1250-5 OCLC 1313254446 | |
| 2020 | The Ledge | Orca Book Publishers | ISBN 978-1-4598-2462-1 OCLC 1112356888 | [61] |
| 2021 | The Rules Have Changed | Orca Book Publishers | ISBN 978-1-4598-2682-3 OCLC 1158015898 | |
| 2022 | Face the Music | Orca Book Publishers | ISBN 978-1-4598-3289-3 OCLC 1241199420 | |
| 2025 | In The Kingdom of Cheese There Are No Heroes | Moose House Publications | ISBN 978-1-9981-4969-8 OCLC 1499591813 |
Poetry
| Year | Title | Publisher | Identifiers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Re-inventing the Wheel | Fiddle Head Poetry Books | ISBN 978-0-9201-1093-5 OCLC 7632282 | [62] |
| 1982 | Fast Living | Fiddle Head Poetry Books | ISBN 978-0-8649-2026-3 OCLC 10080713 | [63] |
| 1985 | The End of Ice | Fiddle Head Poetry Books | ISBN 978-0-8649-2054-6 OCLC 12674467 | [64] |
| 1986 | To the Top of the Heart | Thistledown Press | ISBN 978-0-9206-3312-0 OCLC 14179134 | [65] |
| 1988 | The Man Who Borrowed the Bay of Fundy | Brandon University | ISBN 978-0-9209-1629-2 OCLC 22278961 | [66] |
| 1995 | The Coastline of Forgetting | Pottersfield Press | ISBN 978-0-9190-0195-4 OCLC 34647459 | [67] |
| 1998 | Beautiful Sadness | Ekstatis Editions | ISBN 978-1-8968-6030-5 OCLC 38758099 | [68] |
| 2000 | Caution to the Wind | Ekstatis Editions | ISBN 9781896860725 OCLC 43978119 | [5] |
| 2003 | Typographical Eras | Gaspereau Press | ISBN 9781894031714 OCLC 53939739 | [5] |
| 2004 | Revenge of the Optimist | Ekstasis Editions | ISBN 978-1-8948-0043-3 OCLC 52920548 | [5] |
| 2008 | The Discipline of Ice | Ekstatis Editions | ISBN 978-1-8974-3021-7 OCLC 276644364 | [5] |
| 2012 | I'm Alive. I Believe in Everything. | Breton Books | ISBN 978-1-9269-0817-5 OCLC 816765740 | |
| 2012 | All Alone at the End of the World | Ekstasis Editions | ISBN 978-1-7717-1063-3 OCLC 884616489 | |
| 2017 | Climbing Knocknarea | Ekstasis Editions | ISBN 978-1-7717-1243-9 OCLC 1004353269 | |
| 2020 | In Praise of Small Mistakes | Ekstasis Editions | ISBN 978-1-7717-1388-7 OCLC 1149147631 | |
| 2023 | Never the Same Sea Twice | Ekstasis Editions | ISBN 978-1-7717-1497-6 OCLC 1346259692 |
Discography
| Year | Title | Publisher | Identifiers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Long Lost Planet | Pottersfield Press Harbourmaster Music |
ISBN 978-1-8959-0003-3 OCLC 63549825 OCLC 229137697 | [5] |
| 1998 | Sea Level | Pottersfield Press | ISBN 978-1-8959-0022-4 OCLC 43307451 | [5] |
References
Citations
- ^ a b Colombo (1997).
- ^ a b c Colombo (1997); Gale (2010).
- ^ The Canadian Press (1988); Gale (2010).
- ^ Heward (1993); Colombo (1997); Gale (2010).
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad Gale (2010).
- ^ Fertile (2009).
- ^ Nowlan (1980); Gale (2010).
- ^ Times-Transcript (1980); Gale (2010).
- ^ Cope (1992); Smith (1993); Gale (2010).
- ^ Nowlan (2002); Klager (2002); Gale (2010).
- ^ Hardwick (2014).
- ^ Cran (1989); Gale (2010).
- ^ Hickey (1996); Steeves (1997); Gale (2010).
- ^ Stewart (2002); Wilson (2003); Bielawski (2003); Cran (2003a); Gale (2010).
- ^ Hayes (2011).
- ^ Rai (2021).
- ^ Gow (2022).
- ^ Nowlan (1981); Gale (2010).
- ^ Parr (1986); Gale (2010).
- ^ Dorsey (1987); Gale (2010).
- ^ Woods (1989); Waldschutz (1989); Armitage (1995); Colombo (1997); Gale (2010).
- ^ Holt (1992); Robertson (1992); Gale (2010).
- ^ Robertson (1993); Gale (2010).
- ^ Ware (1994); Nowlan (1995); Simpson (1995); Armitage (1995); Clare (2007); Colombo (1997); Gale (2010).
- ^ McNaughton (1996); Cran (1997); Gugeler (1997); Colombo (1997); Gale (2010).
- ^ Van Luven (1997); Colombo (1997); Gale (2010).
- ^ Wigston (1998); Forsythe (1999); Gale (2010).
- ^ Brouwer (1999); Gale (2010).
- ^ Blevins (2002); Chute (2003); Gale (2010).
- ^ Toten (2003); Cran (2003c); Gale (2010).
- ^ Garvie (2003); McNairn (2003); Cran (2003b); Gale (2010).
- ^ Marshall (2007); Gale (2010).
- ^ Kirkus Reviews (2008); Gale (2010).
- ^ Dawley (2010).
- ^ Kienlen (2011).
- ^ Brunet (2012).
- ^ CBC Radio (2017); Carter (2018).
- ^ Jabbour (2019); CBC Books (2021).
- ^ a b Russelo (1992); Gale (2010).
- ^ The Hamilton Spectator (1997); Gale (2010).
- ^ Nowlan (1989); Gale (2010).
- ^ The Kingston Whig-Standard (1994); Gale (2010).
- ^ Bly (1992); Southall (1992); Gale (2010).
- ^ Rae (1993); Gale (2010).
- ^ Beckmann (1993); Gale (2010).
- ^ Cran (1997); Gale (2010).
- ^ Challen (1999); Gale (2010).
- ^ Hume (2004); Gale (2010).
- ^ Goodall (2004); Gale (2010).
- ^ Larking (2006); Gale (2010).
- ^ Peters (2011); Matthews (2011).
- ^ Draper (2010).
- ^ Wilson (2011).
- ^ Kyle (2013).
- ^ Kirkus Reviews (2014).
- ^ Lapenskie (2015).
- ^ Waggoner (2017).
- ^ Bucklin (2017).
- ^ Wiersema (2016).
- ^ Kirkus Reviews (2018).
- ^ Kirkus Reviews (2019); Rothstein (2020).
- ^ Mitcham (1982); Colombo (1997); Gale (2010).
- ^ Fee (1984); Gale (2010).
- ^ Stewart (1987); Gale (2010).
- ^ Carpenter (1986); Morris (1986); Inbar (1987); Mills (1987); Gale (2010).
- ^ De Niverville (1989); Gale (2010).
- ^ Beaton (1995); Bowling (1996); Cran (1997); Gale (2010).
- ^ Williams (1998); Gale (2010).
Works cited
Biographical
- Colombo, John Robert (1997). "Lesley Choyce". In Benson, Eugene; Toye, William (eds.). The Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature (2 ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-1954-1167-6. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- "Lesley Choyce". Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors. Gale. 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
Book reviews
- Nowlan, Michael O. (14 November 1980). "The Pottersfield Portfolio Number 2". The Daily Gleaner. Fredericton, NB. Retrieved 2 June 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Community Self-Help: Access to the real world of alternative energy". Times-Transcript. Moncton, NB. 17 October 1980. Retrieved 2 June 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Nowlan, Michael O. (29 May 1981). "Book reviews: Eastern Sure by Lesley Choyce". The Daily Gleaner. Fredericton, NB. Retrieved 2 June 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Mitcham, Peter (1982). "Myth and the Myth-Proof". Canadian Literature. 92: 92–94.
- Fee, Margery (1984). "Un/speaking". Canadian Literature. 101: 98–100.
- Carpenter, Tom (August 1986). "The Top of the Heart". Books in Canada. 15 (6): 26.
- Morris, Roberta (1986). "Three from Thistledown". Cross Canada Writers Quarterly. 8 (3–4): 43–44.
- Parr, John (28 June 1986). "Life gets playful but full respect". The Toronto Star. Toronto, ON. Retrieved 2 June 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Inbar, Lavinia (1987). "The Space of Images". Canadian Literature. 113–114: 245–247.
- Mills, Sparling (1987). "The Top of the Heart". Poetry Canada Review. 8 (2–3): 41–42.
- Stewart, Jack F. (1987). "Iconographies". Canadian Literature. 112: 166–167.
- Dorsey, Candas Jane (28 March 1987). "Good stuff, and all Canajan, eh..." Edmonton Journal. Edmonton, AB. Retrieved 2 June 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Winter-surfing humorist has fan club". The Leader-Post. Regina, SK. The Canadian Press. 16 April 1988. Retrieved 2 June 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- De Niverville, Peter (May 1989). "The Man Who Borrowed the Bay of Fundy". Atlantic Provinces Book Review. 16 (2): 10.
- Woods, Thomas (30 December 1989). "Lyric Atlantic fiction with wisdom, humor: Masterful short-story writer Lesley Choyce avoids the pitfalls of ridiculous caricature". The Vancouver Sun. Vancouver, BC. Retrieved 2 June 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Waldschutz, Janice (23 September 1989). "A Nova Scotia life observed with feeling". Telegraph-Journal. Saint John, NB. Retrieved 2 June 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Nowlan, Theresa (22 December 1989). "A Matter of Choyce: Youths deal with adults in 'Skateboard Shakedown'". The Daily Gleaner. Fredericton, NB. Retrieved 2 June 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Cran, Emily Elizabeth (30 December 1989). "Nuclear war, a widow's journey and more from a Nova Scotia press". Telegraph-Journal. Saint John, NB. Retrieved 2 June 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Holt, Alison (4 April 1992). "Stranger than truth!". The Kingston Whig-Standard. Kingston, ON. Retrieved 2 June 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Robertson, Bill (13 June 1992). "Obsessive writings". Star-Phoenix. Saskatoon, SK. Retrieved 2 June 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Bly, David (22 February 1992). "Tales keep tabs on today's hot topics". Calgary Herald. Calgary, AB. Retrieved 2 June 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Southall, Elspeth Morgan (2 May 1992). "Wrong Time, Wrong Place by Lesley Choyce". The Kingston Whig-Standard. Kingston, ON. Retrieved 2 June 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Cope, Gord (17 October 1992). "Canadians enter an Ark of Ice". Calgary Herald. Calgary, AB. Retrieved 2 June 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Russelo, Kristian (16 May 1992). "Kids' lit thrives in the far reaches of Canada". The Windsor Star. Windsor, ON. Retrieved 2 June 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Robertson, Bill (8 May 1993). "Patience rewarded for reader of Montreal poet's short stories". Star-Phoenix. Saskatoon, SK. Retrieved 2 June 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Heward, Burt (16 October 1993). "Modest Maritime humorist is a hidden treasure". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, ON. Retrieved 2 June 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Beckmann, Carrie (15 May 1993). "Teens stand up against community". Star-Phoenix. Saskatoon, SK. Retrieved 2 June 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Smith, E. Russell (9 July 1993). "'Brave new world' appears forbidding". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, ON. Retrieved 2 June 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Rae, Arlene Pearly (3 July 1993). "Best summer fiction". The Toronto Star. Toronto, ON. Retrieved 2 June 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Ware, Randall (18 December 1994). "So close and yet so far". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, ON. Retrieved 2 June 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Wave Watch by Lesley Choyce". The Kingston Whig-Standard. Kingston, ON. 4 February 1994. Retrieved 2 June 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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- Nowlan, Michael O. (16 February 1995). "When Island Became a Republic". The Daily Gleaner. Fredericton, NB. Retrieved 2 June 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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External links
- Lesley Choyce at IMDb
- Lesley Choyce at Open Library
- Lesley Choyce at Goodreads
- Lesley Choyce at Canadian Poetry Online, University of Toronto
- Lesley Choyce and the Surf Poets at Discogs