Booklist
These books are all related to Quirpon Island and the immediate area:
- Curse of the Red Cross Ring. Earl Pilgrim. A local author tells a true story of mass murder and suicide in an abandoned community on Quirpon Island. A must read. (ISBN 1894463110)
- The Shipping News. E. Annie Proulx. Pulitzer Prize winning fiction about Northern Newfoundland. The Hollywood movie of the same name stars Kevin Spacey, Judy Dench, Kate Blanchett and Lena Olin. (ISBN 0743225422)
- Louder Than the Sea. Wayne Bartlett. A local author, whose family lived on the island, tells the story of a son’s life and death experiences as he challenges the elements during his first seal hunt. (ISBN 1896951287)
- Eiriksdottir. Joan Clark. The Viking tale of Erik the Red’s daughter and her murderous ways in L’anse aux Meadows. (ISBN 0143014595)
- Death on the Ice. Cassie Brown. True story of a sealing disaster off our coast. Gives a great feel for the hardship our ancestors endured. (ISBN 0385251793)
- Will Anyone Search for Danny? Earl Pilgrim. Absolutely gripping account of a warden lost in the barrens of Northern Newfoundland. (ISBN 1894463013)