202 ratings | 2 reviews | avg rating:4.09

Stephen’s Year In Books

Stephen’s 2022 Year in Books

Take a look at Stephen’s Year in Books. The long, the short—it’s all here.

Go to Stephen’s 2022 Year in Books

Stephen Kimber’s Followers (40)

Stephen’s Bookshelves

read (202)
currently-reading (3)
to-read (5)
cuba (1)

Stephen’s Friends (547)

Charlene Carr

504 books | 114 friends

John Gushue

1,958 books | 119 friends

Chris

765 books | 639 friends

Wendy

760 books | 116 friends

Carol Neshevich

179 books | 26 friends

Emma Norton

354 books | 38 friends

Richard Levangie

44 books | 94 friends

Tom Wile

590 books | 89 friends

More friends…

Stephen Kimber

Goodreads Author

Born

in Halifax, Canada

Website

http://www.stephenkimber.com

Twitter

skimber

Genre

Nonfiction, Fiction

Member Since

February 2010

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/skimber

edit data

STEPHEN KIMBER, a Professor of Journalism at the University of King’s College in Halifax, Canada and co-founder of King's MFA in Creative Nonfiction program, is an award-winning writer, editor and broadcaster.

His two most recent books include a novel — The Sweetness in the Lime (Nimbus, 2020) — and a work of nonfiction, Alexa! Changing the Face of Canadia Politics (Goose Lane, 2021).

Alexa is the biography of iconic Canadian feminist political leader Alexa McDonough.

Sweetness is a love story set in Havana, Halifax and Miami. It tells the story of Eli, a resolutely single, fiftysomething newspaper copy editor who spends his nights obsessing over reporters’ unnecessary “thats” and his days caring for a demented father he knows should be in t STEPHEN KIMBER, a Professor of Journalism at the University of King’s College in Halifax, Canada and co-founder of King's MFA in Creative Nonfiction program, is an award-winning writer, editor and broadcaster.

His two most recent books include a novel — The Sweetness in the Lime (Nimbus, 2020) — and a work of nonfiction, Alexa! Changing the Face of Canadia Politics (Goose Lane, 2021).

Alexa is the biography of iconic Canadian feminist political leader Alexa McDonough.

Sweetness is a love story set in Havana, Halifax and Miami. It tells the story of Eli, a resolutely single, fiftysomething newspaper copy editor who spends his nights obsessing over reporters’ unnecessary “thats” and his days caring for a demented father he knows should be in twenty-four-hour care. Then, on a single day, he loses his job and his father dies. He ends up adrift in Cuba where he falls in love with Mariela, an off-the-books Havana tour guide. But does Eli really fall for Mariela or just for the idea of her? And does she actually love him, or is he just her ticket to a better life. They both have secrets they’re not willing to share until they have no choice. The Sweetness in the Lime is "a charming, clever novel that peels back the rind to discover there really is sweetness in the lime of life."

Kimber is also the author of ten other books, including another novel, Reparations (HarperCollins, 2006), and eight non-fiction titles — What Lies Across the Water: The Real Story of the Cuban Five (Fernwood 2013); IWK: A Century of Caring (Nimbus 2009); Loyalists and Layabouts: The Rapid Rise and Faster Fall of Shelburne, Nova Scotia, 1783-1792 (Doubleday 2008); Sailors, Slackers and Blind Pigs: Halifax at War (Doubleday 2002); NOT GUILTY: The Trial of Gerald Regan (Stoddart 1999); Flight 111: The Tragedy of the Swissair Crash (Doubleday 1999); More Than Just Folks (Pottersfield 1996); and Net Profits (Nimbus 1990). He is also co-author of the book The Spirit of Africville (Formac 1992) and the most recent updated edition of Thomas Raddall’s classic Halifax: Warden of the North (Nimbus 2010).

Since 1983, he has taught journalism at the University of King’s College, where he specializes in creative nonfiction. From 1996 to 2003 and in 2007-08 and 2013-14, he was Director of the School of Journalism.

In 2001, he completed a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Nonfiction degree at Goucher College in Baltimore, MD.

He and his wife, Jeanie Steinbock Kimber, live in Halifax. They have three grown children.
...more

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Stephen Kimber questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
Stephen Kimber’s books

Average rating: 3.48 · 967 ratings · 172 reviews · 21 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Sweetness in the Lime 3.79 avg rating — 84 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sailors, Slackers, and Blind Pigs: Halifax at War 3.81 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2002 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flight 111: The Tragedy Of The Swissair Crash 3.97 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Lies Across the Water 4.30 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alexa! Changing the Face of Canadian Politics 4.52 avg rating — 25 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reparations 3.88 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2006 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Loyalists and Layabouts: The Rapid Rise and Faster Fall of Shelburne, Nova Scotia, 1783-1792 3.65 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2008 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flight 111: A Year in the Life of a Tragedy 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Not Guilty: The Surprising Trial of Gerald Regan 3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1999	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	More than Just folks 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1996	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Stephen Kimber…

Stephen is Currently Reading

Stephen is currently reading

A Place Called WriterL: Where the Conversation Was Always About Literary Journalism

by Stuart Warner

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Jul 18, 2022 09:38AM

Stephen is currently reading

The Girl With No Name

by Reine Andrieu

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Jun 29, 2022 07:25PM

Stephen is currently reading

How Fiction Works

by James Wood

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Apr 29, 2021 12:17PM

rss
Stephen’s Recent Updates

Stephen is now friends with Kirsten Fogg
Jan 15, 2023 03:51PM · like
Stephen rated a book it was amazing The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream: The Hunt for a Victorian Era Serial Killer by Dean Jobb (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Dean Jobb's latest deeply researched, finely crafted book is compulsively readable. Highly recommended. ...more
Jan 14, 2023 12:50PM · 8 likes · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream by Dean Jobb. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream by Dean Jobb <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Stephen rated a book liked it Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping by Matthew Salesses (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Dec 29, 2022 04:07AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Craft in the Real World by Matthew Salesses. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Craft in the Real World by Matthew Salesses <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Stephen liked Carol Neshevich's review of The Sweetness in the Lime:
Aug 20, 2022 12:38PM · see review
Stephen rated a book really liked it A Foreign Country (Thomas Kell #1) by Charles Cumming	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Aug 11, 2022 06:53PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of A Foreign Country by Charles Cumming. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — A Foreign Country by Charles Cumming <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Stephen is currently reading A Place Called WriterL: Where the Conversation Was Always About Literary Journalism by Stuart Warner	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jul 18, 2022 09:38AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of A Place Called WriterL by Stuart Warner. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — A Place Called WriterL by Stuart Warner <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Stephen is currently reading The Girl With No Name by Reine Andrieu	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jun 29, 2022 07:25PM · 1 like · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Girl With No Name by Reine Andrieu. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Girl With No Name by Reine Andrieu <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Stephen rated a book liked it Winter in Madrid by C.J. Sansom	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jun 10, 2022 04:38AM · 1 like · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Winter in Madrid by C.J. Sansom. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Winter in Madrid by C.J. Sansom <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Stephen finished reading The Day the World Stops Shopping by J.B. MacKinnon	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jun 10, 2022 04:37AM · 1 like · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Day the World Stops Shopping by J.B. MacKinnon. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Day the World Stops Shopping by J.B. MacKinnon <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Stephen finished reading Winter in Madrid by C.J. Sansom	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jun 10, 2022 04:37AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Winter in Madrid by C.J. Sansom. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Winter in Madrid by C.J. Sansom <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">