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| July 2008 |
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| The kids might be out of school, but it won't be long before they're crawling the walls! Anansi and Groundwood serve up summer reads for you and your child! |
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SUMMER READING SPECIAL!
Buy 3, get the 4th FREE.
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That's right! Buy any three Anansi or Groundwood books and get a fourth at no cost!
Mix 'n' match! And remember, orders over $35 ship free in Canada.
Check out some of these great picks for girls and boys of every age, from early readers to grown-ups! (Yeah, you can get in on the fun, too!)
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Early Readers
Travels with My Family and On the Road Again by Marie-Louise Gay and David Homel, Mr. Karp's Last Glass by Cary Fagan, Morning Glory by Sandra Comino, Several Lives of Orphan Jack by Sarah Ellis, Ned Mouse Breaks Away by Tim Wynne-Jones or Tuk and the Whale by Raquel Rivera. (Read our author interview with Raquel Rivera.) |
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Tweens
Oscar: The Life and Music of Oscar Peterson by Reva Marin, Ellen Fremedon; Ellen Fremedon: Journalist; Ellen Fremedon: Volunteer by Joan Givner, The Secret Life of Owen Skye; After Sylvia; Dear Sylvia by Alan Cumyn, (Read our author interview with Alan Cumyn at www.groundwoodbooks.com.), Becca at Sea by Deirdre Baker, Rex Zero, King of Nothing; Rex Zero and the End of the World by Tim Wynne-Jones, Pure Spring by Brian Doyle, Payback by James Heneghan (OLA Best Bets -- Top 10 Fiction for Young Adults).
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Teens
The Corps of the Bare-Boned P*** by Polly Horvath, Skim by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki (See Mariko read from Skim at the Scream Literary Festival. Details listed in Author Events.), Girl from Mars by Tamara Bach, Two Moons in August and Mistik Lake by Martha Brooks (Winner of the CLA Young Adult Book of the Year), The Spell Book of Listen Taylor by Jaclyn Moriarty, Skinnybones and the Wrinkle Queen by Glen Huser (OLA Best Bets -- Top 10 Fiction for Young Adults), The Tracey Fragments by Maureen Medved (Author of the smash hit film starring Ellen Page!), Out of Orbit by Chris Jones, The Deserter's Tale by Lawrence Hill as told to by Joshua Key, Far from Shore and Hold Fast by Kevin Major. |
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Grown-ups
De Niro's Game by Rawi Hage (Winner of the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. Read Rawi's interview with Noah Richler in the London Sunday Times at http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article4122951.ece), The Outlander by Gil Adamson (Winner of The Dashiell Hammett Award for crime fiction. Watch Gil on YouTube discussing her experience writing The Outlander at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYERstvY5bc), The Order of Good Cheer by Bill Gaston, The Law of Dreams by Peter Behrens (Winner of the Governor General's Literary Award), Day by A. L. Kennedy (Winner of the Costa Book Award), Die With Me by Elena Forbes (Nominated for The Crime Writers' Association's Blood Dagger Award), Returning to Earth by Jim Harrison. |
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CONTESTS:
Let's get right to the contests. It's like eating dessert first. We can do it! It's summer!
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THE ORDER OF GOOD CHEER CONTEST:
For your chance to win a copy of The Order of Good Cheer by Bill Gaston, tell us which historical figure featured in Bill Gaston's novel founded "The Order of Good Cheer" feast?
>> Click here to enter the contest.
(Read our author Q&A with Bill Gaston and discover his menu picks for his own Order of Good Cheer feast including fiddleheads steamed and drizzled with balsamic and moose stewed till tender, with blackberry-Calvados sauce!)
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Now, we're hungry. Why not scrounge up some pine needles and enjoy this delectable dish?
Mussels Cooked Under Pine Needles -- L'éclade
This recipe was originally cooked on the shore by fishermen from Brouage, the birthplace of Samuel de Champlain. Find more "The Order of Good Cheer" recipes at CBC's website:
http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/features/cheer/recipes.html
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| AWARDS & REVIEWS: |
Sacred Leaf by Deborah Ellis has been chosen as an Honor Book by the First Annual Horace Mann Upstanders Book Award.
Payback by James Heneghan has been chosen by Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Titles for Children and Teens for its 2008 recommended reading list.
The Spell Book of Listen Taylor by Jaclyn Moriarty
"Magic, mystery, and several love stories in a single package."
-- Booklist
Becca at Sea by Deidre Baker
"Baker's dialogue is true-to-life, witty, and intelligent, and the setting is lovingly depicted. This funny, endearing book should find a wide audience. "
-- Metro Kids Delaware
>>read more Groundwood Books reviews here
The Order of Good Cheer by Bill Gaston
". . . [a] daring, big-hearted work. "
-- Montreal Gazette
The Withdrawal Method by Pasha Malla
". . . Malla's debut collection signals the arrival of a talented newcomer to Canadian fiction. "
-- Montreal Gazette
>>read more Anansi reviews here
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AUTHOR EVENTS:
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We have author events for Bill Gaston, Rex Weyler, Kevin Connolly and Mariko Tamaki.
>>read the details
here
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We have tweets for you!
Are you following our Twitter tweets? Twitter acts like a news feed. We send out short messages containing timely
information about our authors, events, online reviews, and deals! You can just read along, or message us back. Follow us here and get in on the conversation:
https://twitter.com/seenreading
While you're at it, why not find us on Facebook? Fans of Anansi and Groundwood enjoy exclusive advance updates, as well as news you can use!
Anansi's fan page:
 http://www.facebook.com/pages/House-of-Anansi-Press/18664109048?ref=ts#/pages/House-of-Anansi-Press/18664109048
Groundwood's fan page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Groundwood-Books/7159877046?ref=ts
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| THIS MONTH'S AUTHOR Q&As: |
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Bill Gaston, author of The Order of Good Cheer
Anansi: Tell us a bit about the origins of “The Order of Good Cheer” festival and how it came to feature in your most recent book of the same name?
Bill Gaston: The Order was an idea, or remedy, of Samuel de Champlain’s, born in the hard winter of 1607. He saw 50 men living in cramped and smoky conditions, harsh snow and wind, depression and hostility, bad and monotonous food, and the first signs of scurvy coming. 30 of 60 men had died the year previous on the Island of St-Croix. So Champlain proposed a series of nightly banquets, with alternating hosts, wherein the host would try to throw a better banquet than the one before it. There were songs, skits, much wine and, most importantly, new and exotic food, much of it provided by the local Mi’qmah people. Good Cheer better translates to “good food and drink.” It was a huge success: spirits rose, and somewhat by accident they ate enough fresh food to counter scurvy. Only three died that year. In any case, “The Order of Good Cheer” survives to this day, in various forms. There are supper clubs, and Nova Scotia awards people honorary membership in the Order.
>>read the entire interview here
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| Raquel Rivera, author of Tuk and the Whale
Groundwood Books: You recently did a web launch for Tuk and the Whale. What was the reason behind that? (Find the web launch here: http://www.imho-reviews.com/opinion/266_0_1_0_C/)
Raquel Rivera: I did a web launch for Tuk and the Whale as a way to honour its release into the big wide world, more than anything. Friends and family are spread all over the place, so a traditional launch at my local bookstore might draw maybe a dozen people — easier to have them over for dinner, really. A web launch is also more valuable to me because it doesn’t go away. Interested folk can always find the material, my reading, if ever they want, whenever. My experience with online encounters has always been fun and magical. In one online interview I mentioned a book I was reading at that time and some months later, as a result of this mention, the author contacted me! We had a delightful correspondence from this. With regard to the web launch for Tuk and the Whale, who knows what the experience will continue to bring? I’m looking forward to it.
>>read the entire interview here
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JULY'S ANANSI READER:
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Review De Niro's Game for us!
Rawi Hage's De Niro's Game has just won the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, the richest literary prize in the world. We love the book. The jury loved the book. Now we want to hear how you feel about De Niro's Game!
Send an email with the subject heading "I want to review De Niro's Game!" to julie@anansi.ca to be entered in a draw for a newly published celebratory edition of De Niro's Game. Read the book and tell us in your own words how you liked it. We'll include your thoughts in an upcoming newsletter and on our site as part of the Anansi Review Crew!
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BOOKSTORE OF THE MONTH FOR JULY:
Type Books has a new location on the Danforth in Toronto! |
Type Books
503 Danforth Ave.
Toronto, ON M4K 1P5
416. 405.8973
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