Her first novel, Strong Hollow published in 2001,[1] is a coming-of-age story set in the Maritimes that features a same-sex romance.
[2] Quill & Quire praised the rich characters and Little's ability to make them "transcend stereotypes", but criticized Little for "mistrust[ing] the reader to understand the symbolism at the heart of her story".
The novel tells the story of an Alberta ranch hand who moves to the fictional town of Scotch River.
[5] Quill & Quire compared the work to Thomas Hardy and Lucy Maud Montgomery, and praised it as a "darkly beautiful novel".
[8] She helps organize the annual Read by the Sea literary festival in the village,[9] and, since 2005, has taught at the Dalhousie University Agricultural Campus in Truro, Nova Scotia.