The Last Hook (1986) (radio drama CD)

1938. Can the iconic racing schooner Bluenose defend her title one last time? A one-hour drama starring Gordon Pinsent, with music by Scott Macmillan and The Octet.

The Sisters (1975)(radio drama CD)

Mary is blind, beautiful and beloved. Rachel is plain, bitter and envious. An award-winning half-hour drama of betrayal, murder, revenge and suicide, with music by the immortal Stan Rogers.

Sailing Away from Winter (2006)

Silver Donald, his wife Marjorie and Leo the Wonder Whippet cruise a Norwegian motor-sailer from Cape Breton to the Bahamas via the east coast of the US. "Perhaps Cameron's finest work to date" - Halifax Daily News [more]

The Living Beach (1998)

A Globe and Mail Top 100 book for 1998, and winner of the Evelyn Richardson Award. The beach is revealed as a process, not a place – a ceaseless dance between land and sea that embodies the paradox of change and stability. - [more]

Sterling Silver (1994)

Subtitled “Rants, Raves and Revelations,” this is a collection of short work – stories, essays, articles – which includes an award-winning Farley Mowat profile, a raucous yarn of wakes and corpses, an uproarious tale of moonshining, and a tour with a symphony orchestra [more]

Sniffing the Coast (1993)

Silver Donald and his late wife Lulu cruise their engineless sailboat to all three Maritime provinces and the Magdalen Islands, meeting hydroplane racers, fox farmers, potato brokers, French Acadian sages, and the ghosts of Anne of Green Gables and tycoon K.C. Irving. [more]

Wind, Whales and Whisky (1991)

An exploration of Cape Breton Island in a home-built engineless cutter. Canadian Geographic called it “a vivid narrative of the geography, history, economics and art of Cape Breton, as seen through a sailor's eyes and interpreted through a literary mind.” [more]

Schooner (1984)
(Reprinted as Once Upon a Schooner, 1992)

The dramatic story of the great racing schooner Bluenose, framed by Silver Donald's voyage from Lunenburg to Atlantic City as a deckhand on Bluenose II. “Full of drama, love and laughter – a lovely job” - Vancouver Province [more]

Dragon Lady (1980)

The mysterious disappearance of Peter Landry's brother off the coast of Nova Scotia drives a mesmerizing novel, surging with action, intrigue, romance and murder. “A red-hot thriller” -- Robert Fulford, Saturday Night.

The Baitchopper (1982)

Andrew Gurney knows his father is involved in a struggle for a fishermen's union – but such adult problems have little place in his 13-year- old world. Then the struggle reaches into Andrew's life, and he finds himself at sea in his father's boat, battling to stay alive.

Seasons in the Rain (1978)

Silver Donald Cameron comes out of the east (where he lives) to write about the west (where he grew up), telling stories of the colourful people in “that enchanted land where the mountains of gold meet the sunshot sea.”

The Education of Everett Richardson (1977)

The story of 235 fishermen whose fight for justice galvanized a province and changed the character of the east coast fishing industry. “A classic” - Stan Rogers.

Conversations with Canadian Novelists (1) (1973)

Interviews by Silver Donald Cameron with ten of Canada's finest novelists: Ernest Buckler, Roch Carrier, Robertson Davies, Timothy Findley, Margaret Laurence and more.

Conversations with Canadian Novelists (2) (1973)

More interviews by Silver Donald Cameron with ten more of Canada's finest novelists: George Bowering, Morley Callaghan, W.O. Mitchell, Mordecai Richler, Gabrielle Roy and more.

Faces of Leacock (1967)(Reprinted, 2005)

Silver Donald Cameron's first book is a pioneering work, the first full-length study of Canada's national humorist. The book surveys all Leacock's literary work , including humour, essays, criticism, travel writing and more.

Cape Breton's Bras d'Or Lakes Now on DVD!

Join Silver Donald aboard Silversark to tour this unique inland sea. Mi'kmaq Indian ceremonies, mountaintop golf, a Highland Village, bald eagles, Alexander Graham Bell's home. Stereo music by Celtic masters David MacIsaac and Scott Macmillan!