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Publicity 2009 2008 2007 2006   National and Regional Publicity Thursday, July 02, 2009 National Publicity Cleis Best Sex Writing 2009 Edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel ISBN-13 9781573443371, $14.95, Winter 2009 •Interview—WNYC Radio, “The Takeaway”, New York City, July 2, 2009 Cleis Press Boy Crazy Edited by Richard Labonte ISBN-10; ISBN-13, $, Season •Toronto Globe & Mail's bestseller list, http://www.theglobeandmail.com/books/bestsellers/ Cleis Press Daddies Edited by Richard Labonte ISBN-13 9781573443463, $14.95, Spring 2009 •Toronto Globe & Mail's bestseller list, http://www.theglobeandmail.com/books/bestsellers/ Cleis Press Surfer Boys Edited by Neil Plakcy ISBN-13 9781573443494, $14.95, Spring 2009 •Toronto Globe & Mail's bestseller list, http://www.theglobeandmail.com/books/bestsellers/ Counterpoint Floodmarkers Nic Brown ISBN-13 9781582435060, $14.995, Spring 2009 •Feature—New York Times Paper Cuts Blog, http://papercuts.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/01/living-with-music-a-playlist-by-nic-brown/ Counterpoint Slow Death by Rubber Duck: The Secret Danger of Everyday Things Rick Smith and Bruce Lourie ISBN-13 9781582435671, $25.00, Winter 2010 •"Did you know that cancer, infertility and even being fat all are linked to trace toxins we swallow every day? I wish this book was science fiction . . . but it's not. Let Smith and Lourie show you simple steps to go from guinea pig to protector of your family's health.” —Harvey Karp, MD, creator of the book and DVD, The Happiest Toddler on the Block •“If Hunter S. Thompson were locked in an analytical chemistry lab with a phlebotomist, this book might be the result. Slow Death by Rubber Duck is heartbreaking, funny, and knowledgeable all on the same page. The authors have also launched a new field of study: gonzo toxicology. Well done!” —Sandra Steingraber, biologist and author of Living Downstream: An Ecologist Looks at Cancer and the Environment •“One of the most disturbing facts I’ve heard in the last few years is the new scientific evidence showing that Arctic people who rely on traditional diets—fish and marine mammals—are experiencing a world without baby boys. Well, not quite—but twice as many girls are being born, because male fetuses are weaker (you women knew this!), and baby boys cannot survive the level of PCBs, mercury and other toxins that find their final home in the Arctic. Slow Death by Rubber Duck tells the other end of this story—how ordinary household products we consume here in the U.S. are the font of this toxic rain that falls on the Arctic—but that while the Arctic is the most distant victim of these poisons, we ourselves are the first.” —Carl Pope, executive director, Sierra Club •"This book is an important wake up call for every mom and dad unaware of the ticking toxic timebomb that’s been lurking in our children’s toy chests, schools, and homes for years. From toxic PVC rubber duckies loaded with dangerous phthalates to BPA-contaminated baby bottles, Slow Death by Rubber Duck paints a sobering picture of the many harmful chemicals that pervade our homes, bodies, and communities, but more importantly lays out easy steps we can all take for building a healthier toxic-free future for our families and environment." —Lois Gibbs, executive director, Center for Health, Environment & Justice, and organizer of the Love Canal Homeowners Association CSA Word The Inimitable Jeeves P. G. Wodehouse, Read by Martin Jarvis ISBN-13 9781934997246, $22.95, Spring 2009 •“Jeeves comes to the rescue with little more than an expressively raised eyebrow and a murmured ‘Very good, sir’”—The Sunday Times (UK), June 2009 CSA Word Wise Children Angela Carter, Read by Eileen Atkins ISBN-13 9781934997321, $26.95, Fall 2009 •“The most heart-warming book I’ve heard all year...every line is a delight”—The Times (UK), June 2009 Demos Health Estate Planning for People with a Chronic Condition or Disability Martin Shenkman ISBN-13 9781932603668, $21.95, Winter 2009 •Feature—Forbes Magazine, July 2009 DiaMedica Neck Pain Handbook Grant Cooper, M.D. and Alex Visco, M.D. ISBN-13 9780979356483, $14.95, Spring 2009 •“Cooper, co-director of the Princeton Spine and Joint Center, and Visco, medical director of the East Coast Spine, Joint, & Sports Medicine, present an enthusiastic and engaging guide to optimum neck health. With illustrations peppering the text, the book emphasizes self-management techniques and open doctor communication as it covers all types of treatment: conventional and non-traditional, surgery, medications and exercises, and even meditation. Verdict: This slender book is focused and informative, featuring up-to-date information on medications and supplements that may alleviate neck pain.”—Library Journal, June 5, 2009, http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6663613.html?q=978-0-9793564-8-3 Frances Lincoln Children’s Books ABC UK James Dunn and Illustrated by Helen Bate ISBN-13 9781845076962, $16.95, Spring 2009 •“It's the details that make this ABC book stand out from the crowd. Featuring historical and cultural highlights of Great Britain (Giant's Causeway, punk music, vindaloo), each letter of the alphabet gets a uniquely stylized treatment in Bate's mixed media art. For "H is for Holmes," Sherlock peers at readers through a magnifying glass, complete with pipe and deer-stalker hat, while in "N is for Nessie," the benevolent-looking creature hovers in murky light-infused water. Readers will also get a kick out of the 58-letter name of a Welsh village that begins with L (the glossary provides a rough pronunciation, as well as extra information on the other topics). The diversity of subjects makes it a prime pick for Anglophiles of all ages. Ages 5-8.”—Publishers Weekly, July 2009 Frances Lincoln Children’s Books Rattle and Rap Susan Steggall ISBN-13 9781845077037, $15.95, Spring 2009 •“Steggall's (The Life of a Car) virtuoso torn-paper collages follow a boy and his family on a train trip through the British countryside to the coast, where an unnamed (but grandmotherly) relative greets them with open arms. As the title hints, the economical text is strictly impressionistic: "Whoooooosh! Whoooooosh!...rocking and rolling and rushing and racing, skimming the sky, skimming the sky." The detail-rich, full-spread pictures, however, are stunning in their evocation of the real world. Sleekly handsome, the long red, black and white-striped train cuts quite a figure, its boldly graphic exterior and zigzag shape playing counterpoint to lush hills, rippling waters and workaday towns. Steggall's tour de force appears near the end, when the train crosses a classic masonry arch bridge spanning an estuary. It's an image that's both postcard-perfect and triumphantly dynamic--a tribute to both the joys of trainspotting and the ingenuity of the human race. Ages 2-5.”—Starred Publishers Weekly, July 2009 Greystone Books A Good Catch Jill Lambert ISBN-13 9781553653851, $24.95, Spring 2009 •Review and Recipe—Pittsburgh Post Gazette, June 25, 2009, http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09176/979573-34.stm •Above Article sent out via email update—CIA e-newsletter (Culinary Institute of America), June 2009 Greystone Books Tar Sands Andrew Nikiforuk ISBN-13 9781553654070, $15.95, Spring 2009 •Award—Society of Environmental Journalists Awards, Rachel Caron Environment Book Award, Ceremony to present the price is on October 7, 2009 Grove Atlantic, Black Cat Man Gone Down Michael Thomas ISBN-13 9780802170293, $14.00, Winter 2007 •Op-Ed—New York Times, ‘I Was Not Michael Jackson’, June 27, 2009, http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/opinion/28thomas.html?_r=1&emc=eta1 Island Heritage Preserving Paradise Kirsten Whatley ISBN-13 9781597005784, $9.95, Spring 2009 •Feature—Washington Post, Travel section, June 26, 2009, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/26/AR2009062601598.html •Feature—Service Nation site, June 29, 2009, http://www.bethechangeinc.org/changewire/2009/06/29/preserving-paradise-hawaiis-how-to-serve-guide/ Jawbone/Outline So You Want to Be a Rock ‘n’ Roll Star Christopher Hjort with Joel McMichael 9781906002152, $29.95, Fall 2008 •“As the story unfolds, the entries become more and more date specific, until it really is the day-to-day journal of several years in the life of a band, a treasure trove for fans. Incredible! The clarifications and explanations of the stories behind rumors that have swirled for years are some pretty damn raucous tales. For the rock 'n' roll historian this is an important resource, but for the true Byrds fan, it's a trip.”—Elmore Magazine, July/August 2009, http://www.elmoremagazine.com/reviews/book_so-you-want-to-be-a-rock-star_hjort-christopher.html Jawbone White Light/White Heat: The Velvet Underground Day by Day Richie Unterberger ISBN-13 9781906002220, $29.95, Spring 2009 •Review—Uncut Magazine (UK) •Review—Mojo Magazine •Review—Record Collector (UK) •“As mythologized as the band has become, Richie Unterberger's extensively researched White Light/White Heat: The Velvet Underground Day By Day helpfully reminds us that, at one time, Lou Reed, John Cale, Nico, Mo Tucker, Sterling Morrison (and, alternately, Doug Yule) existed as actual people with often mundane daily routines. That is, when they weren’t forging new ground in art-rock experimentation. Exclusive new interviews with the players themselves, rare photographs, and archival materials buttress Unterberger's blow-by-blow account of the band's time together. While such an exhaustive study will obviously appeal mainly to obsessive VU completists, the 368 pages are also a great resource for the legions of new fans that discover the band every year.”—Crawdaddy.com, July 2009, http://crawdaddy.wolfgangsvault.com/Article/Music-Books-of-the-Last-Six-Months-Summer-Edition.html?page=3&cpage=1 Key Porter The Beerbistro Cookbook Stephen Beaumont and Brian Morin ISBN-13 9781554701407, $40.00, Spring 2009 •Quoted—New York Times, Cocktails Dance on the Head of a Beer, June 30, 2009, http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/01/dining/01cocktail.html?_r=1 Silver Dolphin 3-D Explorer: Rain Forest Joe Fullman ISBN-13 9781592237593, $17.95, Spring 2009 •"With a teeming pop-up tableau and a following spread of additional information at each stop, this visit to a generic rain forest squires readers from below the surface of a river to ground level, then up to the understory, canopy, and finally the “emergent”—or very tall treetop—layer. The two-dimensional spreads feature short passages of conventional information delivered in matter-of-fact tones about characteristic (mostly Amazonian) flora and fauna interspersed with clear photo close-ups. The three-dimensional openings reveal a similar array of living things, painted realistically and arranged in layers or dangling from acetate sheets above a visual key…an inviting presentation makes it a worthwhile addition that addresses a common curricular need.”—Booklist online review, http://www.booklistonline.com/default.aspx?page=show_product&pid=3290432 Velo Press The Runner’s Diary Matt Fitzgerald ISBN-13 9781934030363, $15.95, Winter 2009 •Review—New York Times, July 2, 2009 Viva Editions It’s Never Too Late to Be What You Might Have Been B.J. Gallagher ISBN-13 9781573443579, $15.95, Fall 2009 •Quoted—Men’s Health, Just the Financial Disaster We Needed, July/August 2009 White Cloud Press The Muslim Next Door Sumbul Ali-Karamali ISBN-13 9780974624566, $16.95, Fall 2008 •"Stoning Soraya, Murdering Neda, and the Hope of Muslim Women" in the Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sumbul-alikaramali/stoning-soraya-murdering_b_222090.html •"Muhammad Would Have Loved Star Trek" in the Washington Post, June 2009, http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/guestvoices/2009/06/ muhammad_would_ have_loved_star_trek.html/ --------------------------------------------------- Regional Publicity OR, WA, NY, VA, Belgium McSweeney’s The Convalescent Jessica Anthony ISBN-13 9781934781104, $22.00, Spring 2009 •Author Event: July 23- Powell’s Books, Portland OR Aug. 5- Bryant Park Reading Room, New York, NY Sept. 5 – Bumbershoot Music & Arts Festival, Seattle, WA Sept. 23 – Fall for the Book Festival, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA Nov. 21&22- Crossing Border Literature & Music Festival, The Hague, Netherlands and Antwerp, Belgium   National and Regional Publicity Friday, June 26, 2009 National Publicity Channel Photographics The Woodstock Story Book Linanne G. Sackett, Photographs by Barry Z Levine, Foreword by Wavy Gravy ISBN-13 9780977339983, $35.00, Winter 10 •#2 on list of Woodstock titles on show and website—Good Morning America, June 24, 2009, http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Books/story?id=7912811&page=1 <http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Books/story?id=7912811&amp;page=1> Cleis Best Sex Writing 2009 Edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel ISBN-13 9781573443371, $14.95, Winter 2009 •Review—http://www.mediabistro.com/agencyspy/people/today_on_the_menu_erotica_author_rachel_kramer_bussel_119821.asp •Review—http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mediabistro/2009/06/24/Morning-Media-Menu Counterpoint Dead Silence Bob Coen and Eric Nadler ISBN-13 9781582435091, $25.00, Spring 2009 •Review—New York Times Sunday Book Review, July 19, 2009 Counterpoint Summer Doorways W.S. Merwin ISBN-13 9781593761189, $15.00, Fall 2006 •Interview—PBS’s Bill Moyers Journal, June 26, 2009 (to promote more recent title) CSA Word Claudius the God Robert Graves, Read by Derek Jacobi ISBN-13 9781934997291, $26.95, Spring 2009 •“Following Caligula’s murder, stammering Claudius becomes emperor, his belief in old republican virtues in conflict with his imperial role…Jacobi’s brilliant delivery of Claudius’s inner thoughts gives the latter a vital reality.”—The Observer (UK), June 21, 2009 CSA Word The Forsyte Saga: Book One John Galsworthy, Read by Martin Jarvis ISBN-13 9781934997383, $26.95, Fall 2009 •Four Star Review—Time Out Magazine, A Word in Your Ear, June 2009 Greystone Mom, Will This Chicken Give Me a Man Boobs? Robyn Harding ISBN-13 9781553653905, $16.95, Spring 2009 •“Harding's take on raising green kids without losing her mind is a priceless look at the choices and compromises that every parent makes as he or she journeys towards a green lifestyle. And if nothing else, it will certainly give you a good eco-laugh!”—http://www.mnn.com/family/education-activities/blogs/mom-will-this-chicken-give-me-man-boobs Greystone Books Tar Sands Andrew Nikiforuk ISBN-13 9781553654070, $15.95, Spring 2009 •Nominated—Grantham Prize for Excellance of Reporting on the Environment 2009, winners announced on July 6, 2009 Jawbone To Live Is To Die: The Life and Death of Metallica's Cliff Burton Joel McIver ISBN-13 9781906002244, $19.95, Spring 2009 •“Included are a multitude of quotes from many people associated with the band, Cliff's friends, family, as well as the early thrash scene in general, and almost everyone talks about the bassist in an extremely positive light, as someone who really touched other people’s lives in a special way. The authors takes the reader through each phase in the life of Burton and the band, up till the fateful bus crash in Sweden in 1986 that took the life of the 24 year old bass virtuoso, just as Metallica were starting to become the hottest act in metal. McIver even takes a look at the Metallica years after Cliff's death, and how his influence can still be felt to this day. McIver has given us a reason to look back in fondness at those years, and celebrate the short life of a gifted individual who was taken away from us way too soon.”—Sea of Tranquility, June 22, 2009, http://www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=7943 Jawbone White Light/White Heat Richie Unterberger ISBN-13 9781906002220, $29.95, Spring 2009 •“Now comes (here it comes, yeah yeah, here it comes) White Light/White Heat (Genuine Jawbone) and it is f****ing beautiful and just wipes out most of the other books about the band in terms of depth and relevance. A ginormous, elegant, exhaustive extrapolation of intimate moments and many years in the lives of Reed, Cale, Tucker, Nico, and the others, it is like a “Extreme Expanded Rough Guide,” hitting VU significance day by day for years on end, in the 60s till just recent times. It draws on all the books you may know of and/or read, and tons of fanzines, long forgotten record reviews in regional press, and very rare quotes you’ll be amazed to encounter for the first time. There are new interviews too, and every barnstorming show and b-side decision is put under the microscope. The photos of the band alone in this coffee table extravaganza are many most have never seen before (Moe Tucker in particular comes more into visual focus, and I want to frame several shots of her from here), but along with the cherished recording trivia we now we have years of barbed wire assessments and tender losses to gorge our passion for the VU with. This is THE Velvet Underground book, kids, bar none.”—The KEXP blog, June 23, 2009 Key Porter Gordon Ramsay’s Maze Gordon Ramsay with Jason Atherton ISBN-13 9781554702114, $35.00, Fall 2009 •Interview—Conan O’Brien, August 12, 2009 •Interview—Jimmy Kimmel Live, August 25, 2009 and October 2009 •Interview—Ellen DeGeneres Show, October 2009 •Interview—Live! With Regis and Kelly, October 2009 •Appearance—The Rachel Ray Show, October 2009 •Interview—The Late Show with David Letterman, October 2009 •Interview—USA Today, October 2009 KO Kids One Kathryn Otoshi ISBN-13 9780972394642, $16.95, Fall 2008 •Award—Florida Reading Association Children’s Book Award, Best Children’s Book Frances Lincoln Journey of Dreams Marge Pellegrino ISBN-13 9781847800619, $15.95, Fall 2009 •Award—Judy Goddard Libraries YA Award, 2009, Pima County Library of Arizona (statewide award by the Arizona Library Association) Frances Lincoln Laura Ashley Martin Wood ISBN-13 978071228979, $60.00, Fall 2009 •Feature—Country Living Magazine, October 2009 Frances Lincoln Chidren’s Books Lila and the Secret of Rain David Conway, Illustrated by Jude Daly ISBN-13 9781845074074, $16.95, Spring 2008 •Award—Capital Choices, Noteworthy Title for Children and Teens, June 2009 Viva Editions It’s Never Too Late to Be What You Might Have Been B.J. Gallagher ISBN-13 9781573443579, $15.95, Fall 2009 •Prize Choice—TG Daily, June 2009, http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/42921/118/ White Cloud Press The Muslim Next Door Sumbul Ali-Karamali ISBN-13 9780974624566, $16.95, Fall 2008 •Bronze Medal—IPPY (Independent Publishers) Awards 2009, Multicultural Non-fiction category, http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=1298&urltitle=Announcing%202009%20IPPY%20Awards%20National%20and%20Regional%20Results •Interview—Newsweek/Washington Post.com, June 2009, http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/guestvoices/2009/06/muhammad_would_have_loved_star_trek.html •Huffington Post Blog, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sumbul-alikaramali •Radio Podcast—http://odeo.com/episodes/23701735-Sumbul-Ali-Karamali-Attorney-Author-The-Muslim-Next-Door-The-Qur-an-the-Media-and-that-Veil-Thing •Google’s Author Talk—You Tube Video link, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_OU6P1uubQ -------------------------------------------- Regional Publicity AR Greystone Smiling Bears Else Poulsen, Foreword by Stephen Herre ISBN-13 9781553653875, $25.95, Spring 2009 •Interview—Breakfast TV show in Little Rock, AR, June 2009 CA Counterpoint Bringing it to the Table Wendell Berry, Introduction by Michael Pollan ISBN-13 9781582435435, $14.95, Fall 2009 •Interview in conversation with Michael Pollan—City Arts and Lectures, November 4, 2009 at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco McSweeney’s The Convalescent Jessica Anthony 978-1-934781-10-4, $22.00, Spring 2009 •San Francisco Chronicle Top Shelf Recommended Reading by staff of Green Apple Books, Sunday, June 21, 2009, http://www.sfgate.com/cgibin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/19/RV0A186457.DTL&feed=rss.books Tin House When I Forgot Elina Hirvonen 978-0-9802436-5-9, $12.95, Spring 2009 •San Francisco Chronicle Top Shelf Recommended Reading by staff of Green Apple Books, Sunday, June 21, 2009: “A slim and gripping Finnish debut novel dealing with madness and the ramifications of Sept. 11.”, http://www.sfgate.com/cgibin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/19/RV0A186457.DTL&feed=rss.books CA Parallax Calm, Ease, Smile and Breathe Thich Nhat Hanh, Concept by Logan Payne ISBN-10; ISBN-13, $18.95, Spring 2009 •Events: Gateways Books Santa Cruz July 16, 2009 7pm Logan Payne Florey's Books Pacifica August 8, 2009 Logan Payne Deer Park Retreat September 2009 Logan Payne Fields Books San Francisco October 1, 2009 8pm Logan Payne IL Jawbone To Live Is To Die: The Life and Death of Metallica's Cliff Burton Joel McIver ISBN-13 9781906002244, $19.95, Spring 2009 •Interview—WXRX radio, Stone & Double T Show, - 104.9 FM, Rockford, IL, July 1, 5-6PM CST CA, NY, Canada Key Porter Gordon Ramsay’s Maze Gordon Ramsay with Jason Atherton ISBN-13 9781554702114, $35.00, Fall 2009 Los Angeles Media: •Feature—Food Section of the Los Angeles Times, October 2009 •2 Bookstore Events, October 2009 •Interview—Fox Radio Syndication, October 2009 Vancouver, Canada Media: •Interview—Canada AM, October 2009 •Interview—Vancouver Sun/CanWest, October 2009 •Interview—Studio 4 with Fanny Kiefer , October 2009 Toronto, Canada Media: •Interview—Cityline Breakfast Television, October 2009 •Interview—CBC Radio, The Hour and Q, October 2009 •Interview—Virgin 999 Radio, October 2009 •Interview—Toronto Star, October 2009 •Interview—Globe and Mail, October 2009 New York Media: •2 Bookstore Events •Interview—New York Radio, October 2009   National and Regional Publicity Friday, June 19, 2009 June 19, 2009 National Publicity Avalon Travel Rick Steves’ Travel Guides Rick Steves’ •Interview—PBS's Tavis Smiley, June 17. 2009 Cleis Best Sex Writing 2009 Edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel ISBN-13 9781573443371, $14.95, Winter 2009 •Interview—Salon.com article about women writing erotica, June 15, 2009, http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/06/15/erotica/ •http://www.alternet.org/sex/140730/the_mind-boggling_variety_of_sexual_experience/ •http://adultfriendfinder.com/intgroups/aa626/tyadmin/acprint_admin_article.html?m=129471134_91503 Cleis In Praise of Indecency Paul Krassner ISBN-13 9781573443500, $12.95, Spring 2009 •http://www.alternet.org/media/140466/you_still_can%27t_buy_a_vibrator_in_alabama/ Counterpoint One D.O.A, One on the Way Mary Robison ISBN-13 9781582433059, $23.00, Winter 2009 •One of Oprah’s 25 Books You Can’t Put Down—O Magazine, Summer Reading Issue, July 2009, http://www.oprah.com/slidepopup/omagazine/200907-omag-summer-reading-list/18 Counterpoint The Pocket History of Sex in the Twentieth Century Jane Vandenburgh ISBN-13 9781582434599, $25.00, Winter 2009 •Review—All Things Considered, June 15, 2009, http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105438583&sc=emaf Craving Wellness Clean Plates NYC Jared Koch with reviews by Alex Van Buren ISBN-13 9780982186206, $13.95, Fall 2009 •Interview— GMA Health Segment, ABC News Now, June 19, 2009 •Interview—North Jersey.com, June 17, 2009, http://www.northjersey.com/food/news/48215427.html Douglas and McIntyre Madness, Betrayal and the Lash Stephen Bown ISBN-13 9781553653394, $32.95, Spring 2009 • “Though mostly forgotten, the 1791-1795 voyage of Capt. George Vancouver and his crew rivaled Columbus and Cook’s for long-term impact; Vancouver’s painstaking navigation through the uncharted Pacific set the path for modern North Pacific history. Bown (Scurvy, a Most Damnable Invention) provides a thorough, engaging account of a journey remarkable for its time and even more so in retrospect…Any fan of the Great Age of Sail, the history of the Royal Navy or European voyages of exploration will enjoy rediscovering this almost-forgotten hero.”—Publishers Weekly, May 2009 Douglas and McIntyre Unembedded Scott Taylor ISBN-13 9781553652922, $27.95, Fall 2009 •Author TV Appearance—National Geographic TV, Locked Up Abroad: Iraq, July 15, 2009 at 10 p.m. Featherproof AM/PM Amelia Gray ISBN-13 9780977199273, $12.95, Fall 2009 • “Amelia Gray's AM/PM is a collection of flash fiction, stories that create tangible worlds and interesting characters in their 50 to 150 words. More importantly (and amazingly), read together these stories form a cohesive and often surprising narrative through their recurring themes and characters."—Largehearted Boy •"AM/PM is a do-it-yourself kit to protect imagination."—John Madera, Word Riot •"Gray evokes wonder and dread; romanticism and despair. And slowly, as you make your way through AM/PM’s stories, patterns begin to emerge as characters recur and situations evolve — a much more resonant emotional experience than one might expect from flash fiction."—Interview at The Scowl •"AM/PM is a refreshing, magical book, equipped with so much lucid linage that its hard not to want to read each page again and again, extending each small punch of threaded pleasure.…"—HTMLgiant •"At last, a book I can read over and over again. No, seriously. I’m not that guy. This is an important book. I wish that I could just somehow telepathically communicate this fact to you. If you’ve ever trusted any of my recommendations, then trust this one."—MADOREABLE •"Refreshingly original…"—Interview at Orange Alert •"Amelia has night terrors that make her do funny things in her sleep like stand on the bed and run down the stairs. Once, she kicked out a window…"—Amelia Gray's Life Story by Michael Kimball •"Perhaps the book I was most looking forward to picking up while driving towards AWP and nearly done reading it, it hasn't disappointed at all. Sadly, I didn't even know there was an Amelia Gray about two months ago and now I've scoured the web to find any publishings she's done. This conveniently puts many of them together and is just a fantastic read. Also caught her reading at The Beat Kitchen and had a bit of a chance to talk to her afterward and she's as nice as she is talented. Rush over to the Featherproof site and you can get this one free if you subscribe to their awesome new subscription series."—Dan Wickett, Emerging Writers Network •"Amelia Gray is one of my favorite writers publishing online, and I’ve been looking forward to her book AM/PM. It’s a collection of very short stories or sketches or observations or jokes or all the above, really, that at times reminded me of a play I was in once called Comings and Goings and at other times of the recurring Muppet Show segment in which ballroom dancers tell jokes (these are both good things)."—Tawny Grammar •"In concise and often brutal prose, these brief stories give surprisingly comprehensive glimpses into ongoing lives. Each story’s laser-beam focus on a single instant uncovers what’s really happening in the small moments of life, those moments that fit between two blinks of the eyes."—Literary License Grove Atlantic, Black Cat Man Gone Down Michael Thomas ISBN-13 9780802170293, $14.00, Winter 2007 •Interview—New York Times, June 23, 2009 Jawbone White Light/White Heat: The Velvet Underground Day by Day Richie Unterberger ISBN-13 9781906002220, $29.95, Spring 2009 •Author Tour Begins— http://www.facebook.com/editevent.php?success=1&picture&eid=92921357865&new&m=1#/group.php?gid=51501388341&ref=ts. Key Porter Opportunity Rings Sheryl Steinberg ISBN-13 9781554701582, $17.95, Spring 2009 •“Opportunity Rings…is a great summer read. As a career women who was single for a long time, I could really relate to it, but I've also talked to men who enjoyed it. It's lots of fun a la Sex and the City.”—Washington Post’s Online Summer Reading Guide, June 16, 2009, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2009/06/02/DI2009060202277.html Key Porter Napoleon’s Everyday Plank Grilling Ted Reader ISBN-13 9781554701506, $40.00, Spring 2009 •“Reader’s detailed tips and tricks for successful plank grilling at the beginning of the book move right into easy-to-follow cooking instructions for plank grilling everything from appetizers to desserts to create a picture-perfect and delicious meal.”—Article picked up by newspapers across the country, http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/243995/ •Review— http://www.areavoices.com/sdoeden/?blog=53390 •"A perfect read for a day at the beach!"—Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping.com, Text and the City, http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/product-testing/from-the-lab-blog/text-and-the-city •"If you laughed and cried along with Bridget Jones and feel like Carrie, Charlotte, Samantha and Miranda are your best buds, you'll love this laugh-'til-you-snort story of a wireless marketing maven who's more high gloss than high tech."—Sweetspot.ca •"...funny, sweet and smart, combining girly-wit with techy-twit. I give this book two text messaging thumbs up."—Lauren McPhillips, Style at Home •"Steinberg's writing is simply hilarious, as we learn about what happens when high tech and high heels collide. In many cases, you're privy to Swift' thoughts (um, do all women think about food and sex so much?) or following her (mis)adventures as she wrestles with finicky gadgets and handsome suitors -- figuratively and literally."—Marc Saltzman, MSN Sync McSweeney’s Be a Nose! Art Speigelman ISBN-13 9781934781142, $29.00, Winter 2009 •Review—All Things Considered, June 15, 2009, http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105438583&sc=emaf Sasquatch The House of Hope and Fear Audrey Young, M.D. ISBN-13 9781570615115, $23.95, Fall 2009 •Review—Bust Magazine, August/September 2009 •Live Web Chat Interview—AMSA.org, July 24, 2009 (The American Medical Students Association website) Soft Skull The Withdrawal Method Pasha Malla ISBN-13 9781593762384, $14.95, Spring 2009 •Award—Trillium Book Awards for Literary Excellence in English (Canada), 2009 •Award—Danuta Gleed Award (Canada) Talentsmart Emotional Intelligence 2.0 Travis Bradberry Ph.D., and Jean Greaves, Ph.D., Foreword by Patrick Lencioni ISBN-13 9780974320625, $19.95, Fall 2009 •Interview video segment—Forbes.com, June 12, 2009 Air Date, http://clipmarks.forbes.com/2009/06/12/emotional-intelligence-20/ •Feature (cover)—Ladies Home Journal, “Making Peace with Your Flaws,” July 2009 Wisdom Saltwater Buddha Jaimal Yogis ISBN-13 9780861715350, $14.95, Spring 2009 •Interview—KINK.fm, July 2, 2009, http://www.kink.fm/ ------------------------------------------------ Regional Publicity Author Tour Beginning Press The Original Beauty Bible Paula Begoun ISBN-13 9781877988332, $22.95, Winter 2009 •Author Tour Information: KAZT-IND- PHOENIX/PRESCOTT WTAJ-CBS-JOHNSTOWN KLSR-FOX- EUGENE SHEKNOWS.COM – NATIONAL WEBSITE KHOU-CBS-HOUSTON BETTER (CUSTOM GENERIC) WXYZ-ABC- DETROIT (LIVE) WKBW-ABC- BUFFALO WPTY-ABC- MEMPHIS KUSI-IND – SAN DIEGO (LIVE) KTVI-FOX – ST. LOUIS (LIVE) KMPH-FOX – FRESNO (LIVE) KMIR- NBC- PALM DESERT WZZM-ABC- GRAND RAPIDS WBMA-ABC- BIRMINGHAM WFTS-ABC- TAMPA WBFF-FOX – BALTIMORE WTVF-CBS NASHVILLE WCPO-ABC- CINCINNATI (LIVE) WGHP-FOX- GREENSBORO (LIVE) Phoenix, 6/17 Good Morning Arizona, KTVK-TV (Ind.) Arizona Morning, KSAZ-TV (FOX) Arizona Midday, KPNX-TV (NBC) Barnes & Noble at Desert Ridge Marketplace (7 PM booksigning event) Austin, 6/19 Good Day Austin, KTBC-TV (FOX) Morning Show, KEYE-TV (CBS) Barnes & Noble at Arboretum (7 PM booksigning event) WA Sasquatch The House of Hope and Fear Audrey Young, M.D. ISBN-13 9781570615115, $23.95, Fall 2009 •Author Event—Elliott Bay Bookstore, mid-August 2009 •Author Event—B and N University Village, late August 2009 AR, FL, ID, TN, LA, RI Talentsmart Emotional Intelligence 2.0 Travis Bradberry Ph.D., and Jean Greaves, Ph.D., Foreword by Patrick Lencioni ISBN-13 9780974320625, $19.95, Fall 2009 •Radio Interview—KERX FM Arkansas, June 15, 2009 •Radio Interview—HOT 105 FM Miami, June 16, 2009 •Radio Interview—KPND FM Idaho, June 16, 2009 •Radio Interview—WREC-AM Memphis, TN, June 17, 2009 •Author Event—Society for Human Resources conference, June 30, 2009, New Orleans •Interview—Providence Journal, Date TBD •Review—Orlando Business Journal, Entrepreneur section, Date TBD •Interview with Dr. Greaves—CONNECT, Date TBD   National Publicity Friday, June 12, 2009 National Publicity Agate B2 Bernanke’s Test Johan Van Overtveldt ISBN-13 9781932841374, $26.00, Winter 2009 •Q & A Interview—Financial Times, June 11, 2009 The Book Peddlers It’s Not Your Fault, Koko Bear Vicki Lansky, Illustrated by Jane Prince ISBN-13 9780916773472, $7.99, Backlist •In consultation with a host of PhD's, author Vicki Lansky has written a highly recommended picture book about divorce that is really two books in one: the story of Koko Bear, a story that begins with his/her parents announcing their divorce;…and a ton of pithy, usable wisdom aimed at conscientious parents aiming to put their child's interests first.”—Best Children’s Books.com, May 2009, http://www.best-childrens-books.com/koko-bear.html The Book Peddlers 101 Ways to Tell Your Child “I Love You” Vicki Lansky ISBN-13 9781931863513, $8.95, Spring 2009 •“Why We Love It: Make it easy to be a great dad on Father's Day. Each illustrated page offers creative, easy and inexpensive ways to remind children they are loved. Blank ‘love coupons’ are included. Reviewer Raves: ‘I think it's a wonderful, easy-to-read book for parents to help remind them how important it is to have positive, loving interactions with their children.’ “—www.family.com/products Craving Wellness Clean Plates NYC Jared Koch with reviews by Alex Van Buren ISBN-13 9780982186206, $13.95, Fall 2009 •Interview—Today NY with Kat Greenleaf (may end up on Taxi TV), June 2009 •Interview—Good Morning America Health, June 16 , 2009 •Interview—Fox News Good Day NY, the week of June 22, 2009 •Feature—The Daily Green, July 11, 2009, http://www.thedailygreen.com/healthy-eating/eat-safe/green-restaurant-tips-47061003 •BBQ tips—Daily Green, July 4, 2009 Frances Lincoln Villa John Saladino ISBN-13 9780711229686, $95.00, Spring 2009 •“Indeed, Villa is a publication of such heft and glory that it deserves the exhausted adjective ‘lavish.’ “—New York Observer Home Magazine, Spring 2009 Grove Atlantic, Black Cat Man Gone Down Michael Thomas ISBN-13 9780802170293, $14.00, Winter 2007 •IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, 2009 Jawbone White Light/White Heat: The Velvet Underground Day by Day Richie Unterberger ISBN-13 9781906002220, $29.95, Spring 2009 •“White Light/White Heat is a tremendous effort by an impressive author. Even if you're only marginally interested in the band, this is the place to read about The Velvet Underground. Just open up the book, pick a page, and be astounded.”—Curled Up with a Good Book, June 2009, http://www.curledup.com/velvetun.htm Key Porter Dance with the Devil Dave Bagby, Foreword by Elliott Leyton ISBN-13 9781552638194, $15.95, Spring 2007 •Feature—Dateline NBC, Date TBD Milkweed Hospital for Bad Poets J.C. Hallman ISBN-13 9781571310743, $16.00, Spring 2009 •Review—New York Times Book Review, July 5, 2009 •“…the stories in this collection are inevitably weird and wonderful. Hallman has a deft touch in an increasingly heavy-handed world. "The Hospital for Bad Poets" deserves a large and enthusiastic readership. –David Milofsky, Denver Post •“There’s something decidedly old-fashioned about Hallman’s stories. At times, he’s formally inventive, but the way he wrestles directly with ideas reminds us of authors like Kafka or Gogol. In “Ethan: A Love Story,” the narrator visits the gated community where his parents now live. The scene is fairly typical for treatment of this type of community in fiction: hyper-sterilized and falsely green, with an undercurrent of menace. Sexual, familial and international politics all naturally come to a head in one of the best video-game action sequences to appear in fiction.”—Jonathan Messinger, Time Out Chicago, http://chicago.timeout.com/articles/books/75140/the-hospital-for-bad-poets-jc-hallman-book-review •“Hallman's title story is a hilarious, first-person account of exactly what it says —a man is rushed off to a hospital for bad poets: "A young woman had obtained the copy of my unfinished villanelle. I had watched her read it while Krupp sermonized —breath held. Now she spoke without looking away. 'Poet's voice is strained. Prolonged bed rest without discourse is indicated. As well, poet's thinking is nonabstract and narrative-centric. A long-term prescription for law school appears warranted.' " —Mary Ann Grossmann, St. Paul Pioneer Press •“Terrific . . . This is one incredible book.”—Gently Read Literature.com Nolo Press Occidental Make Any Divorce Better Ed Sherman, Forward by Dr. Warren Farrell ISBN-13 9780944508640, $24.95, Fall 2007 •Silver Medal—Independent Publishers (IPPY) 2009 Awards, Self Help Category Sasquatch Encyclopedia of Country Living Carla Emery ISBN-13 9781570615535, $29.95, Fall 2008 •Feature—Publishers Weekly, “Cooking the Books”, June 8, 2009, http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6663115.html?nid=4599&rid=reg_visitor_id&source=link Sierra Club/Counterpoint Gloryland Shelton Johnson ISBN-13 9781578051441, $25.00, Fall 2009 •Author Appearance—Ken Burns Documentary on National Parks Movie Trailer, http://www.pbs.org/nationalparks/ Soft Skull Press Live Nude Elf Reverend Jen ISBN-13 9781593762445, $14.95, Spring 2009 •“In this lively memoir, Troll Museum creator, mail-order Reverend and all-around creative type Jen (who has a quirky fondness for wearing fake elf ears) recounts a two-year series of “sexperiments” performed for her online Nerve magazine column. Though common wisdom asserts there’s nothing new under the sun, Reverend Jen gives the cliché a run for its money, with material to make a sailor blush…Happily, Jen’s candor, well-developed sense of humor and honesty prove endearing; she’s a hard narrator to dislike, with enough charm for anyone with an opinion on Sex and the City—there’s enough wry cynicism and disbelieving-but-nonjudgmental attitude for lovers and haters…this narrative is a rarity in its field: a hedonistic nonfiction sex romp with an enormous heart.”—Starred Publishers Weekly Review, June 2009 Talentsmart Emotional Intelligence 2.0 Travis Bradberry Ph.D., and Jean Greaves, Ph.D., Foreword by Patrick Lencioni ISBN-13 9780974320625, $19.95, Fall 2009 •Interview video segment—Forbes.com, June 12, 2009 Air Date The Experiment Screw Cupid Samantha Scholfield ISBN-13 9781615190003, $14.95, Fall 2009 •“Finally! Screw Cupid recognizes how valuable it can be for women to make the first move, and teaches them how to do it.”—DORIAN SOLOT, author of I Love Female Orgasm: An Extraordinary Orgasm Guide •“Witty, self-aware, and filled with practical tips to meeting guys, Screw Cupid is a revelation for anyone still playing by “the rules.” Armed with dozens of real-life examples, Samantha Scholfield illustrates how you can create opportunity with men while still keeping your ego and humor intact. It’s almost as if she’s done all of the embarrassing, trial-and-error research so you don’t have to. Women should rejoice—you’ve finally found your own answer to The Game.”—EVAN MARC KATZ, dating coach and author of Why You're Still Single: Things Your Friends Would Tell You If You Promised Not to Get Mad •“Screw Cupid chucks the old rules that advise women to wait for men to ask them out. Scholfield is the big sister you’ve always wished you had. She’s honest, encouraging, and gutsy enough to fall on her face (and tell you all about it). Scholfield takes us on a hilarious journey through her own pickup flops and successes, and she’s so endearing and likeable, that even those not on the prowl, are bound to enjoy the ride.”—VICTORIA VANTOCH, PHD, gender historian Time Out Time Out Chicago Time Out ISBN-13 9781904978572, $19.95, Spring 2007 •“Hey, Small Spender: An Insider's Guide to Navigating ALA's Chicago Conference on the Cheap”—School Library Journal, June 1, 2009, http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6660873.html& Underland Chaos Escober ISBN-13 9780980226034, $13.95, Spring 2009 •http://www.jeffvandermeer.com/2009/06/04/are-you-an-agent-of-chaos-one-of-you-crazy-nutbars-might-win-a-grenade/ •http://entertheoctopus.wordpress.com/2009/06/04/contest-are-you-an-agent-of-chaos/ •http://twitter.com/johnottinger/statuses/2037460390 •https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8679457768571800783&postID=7104831720928877641&pli=1 •http://sfscope.com/2009/06/talk-about-chaos-win-a-grenade.html •http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/sitesearch.php?cx=partner-pub-5066062409865024%3Acndf4n-4r0n&cof=FORID%3A11&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=agent+of+chaos&sa=Search •http://bookblips.dailyradar.com/story/underland_press_2/ •http://rampantbiblioholism.blogspot.com/2009/06/i-want-grenade.html •http://www.graemesfantasybookreview.com/2009/06/are-you-agent-of-chaos.html •http://therapsheet.blogspot.com/2009/06/bullet-points-friday-distractions.html •http://ofblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/so-i-was-going-to-blog-at-length-about.html •http://community.livejournal.com/theinferior4/490473.html Wisdom Saltwater Buddha Jaimal Yogis ISBN-13 9780861715350, $14.95, Spring 2009 •“Yogis fuses Eastern mysticism and surfing in an autobiographical coming-of-age saga. A heartfelt and honest work, whose lively, self-deprecating style enables the reader to empathize with Yogis at every stage of his journey.”—The Times of London (UK), June 6-7, 2009   National and Regional Publicity Friday, May 29, 2009 National Publicity Avalon Travel Rick Steves’ Travel Guides Rick Steves’ •Profile—Time Magazine, week of May 25-29, 2009, http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1901473,00.html Blast Books Dissection John Harley Warner and James M. Edmonson ISBN-13 9780922233342, $50.00, Spring 2009 •Interview of Jim Edmonson—NPR's Science Friday, May 29, 2009 from 3:15-3:40 PM Eastern Cleis Press Girls on Top Edited by Violet Blue ISBN-13 9781573443401, $14.95, Spring 2009 •Mention of the Book—East Bay Examiner, Love and Marriage, May 20, 2009, http://www.examiner.com/x-2108-Love-and-Marriage-Examiner~y2009m5d20-Sudden-Passion-blindfolded Cleis Press Playing with Fire Edited by Alison Tyler ISBN-13 9781573443487, $14.95, Spring 2009 •Mention of the Book—East Bay Examiner, Love and Marriage, May 20, 2009, http://www.examiner.com/x-2108-Love-and-Marriage-Examiner~y2009m5d20-Sudden-Passion-blindfolded Frances Lincoln Kashgar Photographer John Gollings, George Michell, Marika Vicziany, Tsui Yeshu ISBN-13 9780711229136, $50.00, Fall 2008 •Feature—New York Times front cover, May 28, 2009, http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/28/world/asia/28kashgar.html Greystone Books Finding Rosa Caterina Edwards ISBN-13 9781553653899, $24.95, Spring 2009 •Award—Wilfred Eggleston Award for Non-fiction at the Alberta Literary Awards Plexus Zombie Holocaust David Flint ISBN-13 9780859653978, $19.95, Fall 2009 •Review— http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/blog/entry.php?id=508 Seal Press Open Jenny Block ISBN-13 9781580052757, $16.95, Spring 2009 •Award—Lambda Literary Foundation Awards, May 28, 2009 Simply Read Books Where You Came From Sara O'Leary, Illustrated by Julie Morstad ISBN-13 9781894965460, $16.95, Winter 2009 •Selection—American Institute of Graphic Arts, AIGA 50 Books/50 Covers, one of the Outstanding Books and Covers Designed in 2008 Soft Skull Press Withdrawal Method Pasha Malla ISBN-13 9781593762384, $14.95, Spring 2009 •Winner—Canada’s Danuta Gleed Award, Best first collection of publisher short fiction in the English language, http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/afterword/archive/2009/05/25/danuta-gleed-winner-announced.aspx Travelers’ Tales Mousejunkies! Bill Burke ISBN-13 9781932361667, $16.95, Spring 2009 •Travel Cover—Boston Herald, May 28, 2009 •Interview—WBCN Sunday Feature Show (Boston), Date TBD •Feature—Tritown Times (New Hampshire), May 28, 2009 Viva Editions It’s Never Too Late to Be What You Might Have Been B.J. Gallagher ISBN-13 9781573443579, $15.95, Fall 2009 •“It’s Never Too Late to Be What You Might Have Been clearly shines as a perfect model of trouble-free inspiration for people who seek advice in order to navigate their lives in a new and promising direction.”—East Bay Examiner, May 25, 2009, http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-706-East-Bay-Literary-Examiner~y2009m5d25-BJ-Gallagher-Offers-the-Right-Kind-of-Inspiration ------------------------------------ Regional Publicity CA House of Anansi Payback Margaret Atwood ISBN-13 9780887848001, $15.95, Fall 2008 •“Atwood, best-selling author of three-dozen books of poetry, fiction and non-fiction, proposes some serious questions. Does our way of life depend upon the logic of the marketplace alone? Have we made a Faustian bargain with mammon that will give us the goodies we want for the moment but will leave us bankrupt not only economically but morally as well? To speak of virtue in the marketplace is to invite derision, but what is so laughable about a sense of proportion, the exercise of prudence, a rational keeping of accounts? Here is a book that can help us to find some answers.”—Catholic San Francisco, May 20, 2009, http://www.catholic-sf.org/news_select.php?newsid=10&id=56084 US Jawbone White Light/White Heat Richie Unterberger ISBN-13 9781906002220, $29.95, Spring 2009 •Author Event Information: Tuesday, June 9, from noon-2pm: radio interview on the Cambridge, Massachusetts station WMBR (88.1 FM). Thursday, July 16 from 7pm-8pm: Westminster Reference Library at 35 St Martin's Street, Covent Garden, in London. Rare audiovisual material from throughout the Velvet Underground's career will be featured, and signed copies of the book will be available for purchase. Tuesday, July 21 from 6:45pm-7:45pm: Swiss Cottage Library at 88 Avenue Road in London. Rare audiovisual material from throughout the Velvet Underground's career will be featured, and signed copies of the book will be available for purchase. Wednesday, July 22 from 7pm-8pm: Hornsey Library at Haringey Park, Crouch End, in London. Rare audiovisual material from throughout the Velvet Underground's career will be featured, and signed copies of the book will be available for purchase. Thursday, July 23 from 6:45pm-7:45pm: Leytonstone Library at 6 Church Lane in London. Rare audiovisual material from throughout the Velvet Underground's career will be featured, and signed copies of the book will be available for purchase. Friday, July 31 from 7pm-9pm: Andy Warhol Museum at 117 Sandusky Street in Pittsburgh (free with museum admission). Rare audiovisual material from throughout the Velvet Underground's career will be featured, and signed copies of the book will be available for purchase. Monday, August 3 from 7pm-9pm, Richie Unterberger will be discussing White Light/White Heat: The Velvet Underground Day-By-Day at the Mary Pickford Theater on the third floor of the Library of Congress Madison building at 101 Independence Ave. SE in Washington, DC. Admission is free, though seating is limited to sixty patrons. Tuesday, September 1 from 6:30pm-8pm: Martinez Library at 740 Court Street in Martinez, California. Rare audiovisual material from throughout the Velvet Underground's career will be featured, and signed copies of the book will be available for purchase. Admission is free. US Travelers’ Tales Writing Away Lavinia Spaulding ISBN-13 9781932361674, $14.95, Spring 2009 •Author Event Information (June 8th -24th): June 8th Springdale, Utah 7-9 p.m. Sundancer Books June 9, Page, Arizona 7:00 p.m. The Carl Hayden Visitor Center at Glen Canyon Dam, Hwy 89, Page, AZ, as part of the Glen Canyon Lecture Series June 11, Flagstaff, Arizona Author Reception, Reading, and Signing 6:00 p.m. The Wine Loft June 12, Flagstaff, Arizona 3-5 p.m. Starrlight Books June 13, Scottsdale, Arizona Author Reception and Signing 7:00 p.m. Terroir Wine Pub June 14, Tempe, Arizona 2:00 p.m. Changing Hands Bookstore June 19, Tucson, Arizona - 7:30 p.m. Antigone Books Date TBD Boulder, Utah The Anasazi State Park Museum Date TBD Escalante, Utah Escalante Outfitters June 23, Salt Lake City, Utah - 7:00 p.m. King’s English Bookstore June 29, Book Launch Party, San Francisco, CA July 13th San Francisco, CA - 7:30 p.m. San Francisco Travel Book Club and Lecture Series at Books Inc. Marina   National and Regional Publicity Friday, May 22, 2009 National Publicity Classical Comics MacBeth: The Graphic Novel William Shakespeare Original Text: 978-1-906332-44-0; Plain Text: 978-1-906332-45-7; Quick Text: 978-1-906332-46-4, $16.95, Spring 2009 •Bronze Medal Award (tie)—IPPY (Independent Publishers), Graphic Novel/Drawn Book, Drama/Documentary Category, http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=1298 Cleis Best Sex Writing 2009 Edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel ISBN-13 9781573443371, $14.95, Winter 2009 •Gold Medal Award—IPPY (Independent Publishers), Sexuality/Relationships Category, http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=1298 Cleis Tasting Her Edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel ISBN-13 9781573443241, $14.95, Fall 2008 •Gold Medal Award—IPPY (Independent Publishers), Erotica Category, http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=1298 •Interview—http://flavorwire.com/21159/exclusive-the-mouth-is-the-hottest-part-of-the-body Cleis Tasting Him Edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel ISBN-13 9781573443234, $14.95, Fall 2008 •Gold Medal Award—IPPY (Independent Publishers), Erotica Category, http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=1298 Counterpoint Press Book of Silence Sara Maitland ISBN-13 9781582435176, $25.00, Fall 2009 •Longlisted—BBC Samuel Johnson prize for Non-Fiction (One of the UK’s most prestigious non-fiction awards, published in the UK by Granta), http://www.thesamueljohnsonprize.co.uk/ Counterpoint Not Now, Voyager Lynne Sharon Schwartz ISBN-13 9781582434285, $23.00, Spring 2009 •Interview—WPR “Here on Earth”, air date May 14, 2009, http://www.wpr.org/hereonearth/archive_090514k.cfm Counterpoint Towards Another Summer Janet Frame ISBN-13 9781582434766, $24.00, Spring 2009 •Feature—NPR.org, http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104064695 Earth Aware Editions Grand Canyon: A River at Risk Wade Davis and Chris Rainier, Foreward by Greg MacGillivray, Preface by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ISBN-13 9781601090133, $45.00, Spring 2008 •Gold Medal Award (tie)—IPPY (Independent Publishers), Environment/Ecology/Nature Category, http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=1298 Earth Aware Editions Wildlands Philanthropy Tom Butler, Photographs by Antonio Vizcaíno, Foreword by Tom Brokaw Hardcover: ISBN-13 9781601090195, $65.00, Fall 2008; Slipcase: ISBN-13 9781601090201, $125.00, Fall 2008 •Silver Medal Award (tie)—IPPY (Independent Publishers), Coffee Table Books Category, http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=1298 Greystone Books Bees Candice Savage ISBN-13 9781553653219, $26.00, Fall 2008 •Silver Medal Award—IPPY (Independent Publishers), Animals/Pets Category, http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=1298 Greystone Books Tar Sands Andrew Nikiforuk ISBN-13 9781553654070, $15.95, Spring 2009 •Report on Canada’s Oil Sands—New York Times, May 18, 2009, http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/18/business/energy-environment/18oilsands.html?_r=1&emc=eta1 Groundwood earthgirl Jennifer Cowan ISBN-13 9780888998897, $17.95, Spring 2009 • “Extremely well researched and full of additional Web site links to further information, Earthgirl is something of a fiction to nonfiction crossover and is a wonderful read for any aspiring or devoted activist…Sabine quickly embraces her revived outlook on the state of the planet. Starting a blog, she develops something of a following as she discusses various environmental issues and conundrums…Switching between first-person narrative and Sabine’s blog entries, the book gives insights into the teen’s development from two slightly different angles. Her personality comes across well and her voice is a true reflection of a 16-year-old at a time of life when change is coming from every quarter. Curriculum links could easily be made with the conflict between the development of the individual versus the pressure of peers that is evident throughout the book.”—School Library Journal, June 2009 House of Anansi Payback Margaret Atwood ISBN-13 9780887848001, $15.95, Fall 2008 •Feature—New York Times, “Brother, Can You Spare a Loan?”, May 17, 2009, http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/magazine/17wwln-consumed-t.html?_r=1&ref=business Insight Editions The Complete Quincy Jones Text by Quincy Jones, Preface by Bono, Foreword by Clint Eastwood, Introduction by Maya Angelou ISBN-13 9781933784670, $45.00, Backlist •Gold Medal Award—IPPY (Independent Publishers), Performing Arts Category, http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=1298 Insight Editions Will Eisner’s The Spirit Written and illustrated by Will Eisner, Designed by Bruce Foster ISBN-13 9781933784465, $34.95, Fall 2008 •Gold Medal Award—IPPY (Independent Publishers), Graphic Novel/Drawn Book, Humor/Cartoon Category, http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=1298 KO Kids One Kathryn Otoshi ISBN-13 9780972394642, $16.95, Fall 2008 •Gold Medal Award (tie)—IPPY (Independent Publishers), Children’s Picture Books (7 and Under), http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=1298 Sasquatch The Adaptable Feast Ivy Manning ISBN-13 9781570615832, $23.95, Fall 2009 •"The Adaptable Feast--what a great idea and what a helpful one, too, for there are many households that include both vegetarians and carnivores. This smart book takes the struggle out of trying to figure out how to cook for both without jumping through hoops. And it makes it possible for everyone to enjoy the same food, too, with just a few changes. Bravo, Ivy!"—Deborah Madison, author of Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone and Local Flavors Tin House When I Forgot Elina Hirvonen ISBN-13 9780980243659, $12.95, Spring 2009 •Editors Choice—A New York Times Book Review, May 17, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/books/review/EdChoice-t.html -------------------------------------- Regional Publicity MA Wisdom Publishing Program Tim MacNeil •Interview and Feature—Boston Globe, May 19, 2009, http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/05/17/words_of_wisdom/   National and Regional Publicity Friday, May 15, 2009 National Publicity Agate Bolden Before I Forget Leonard Pitts Jr. ISBN-13 9781932841435, $16.95, Spring 2009 •Interview—NPR’s Michael Eric Dyson, May 25, 2009 at 1:00 pm Eastern •Feature—AOL’s Black Voices, Books section, Date TBD Children’s Book Press Animal Poems of the Iguazu Francisco X. Alarcon and Maya Christina Gonzalez ISBN-13 9780892392254, $16.95, Fall 2008 •Commended Title— Americas Award Children’s Book Press The Storyteller’s Candle/La velita de los cuentos Lucia Gonzalez and Lulu Delacre ISBN-13 9780892392223, $16.95, Spring 2008 •Honor Book for 2009— Americas Award Counterpoint Defeat Jonathan Steele ISBN-13 9781582434797, 16.95, $, Spring 2009 •Paperback Row—New York Times, May 24, 2009 Counterpoint Late Nights on Air Elizabeth Hay ISBN-13 9781582434803, $14.95, Spring 2009 •“Hay’s novel, set at a small radio station in the Canadian north in the 1970s, evokes the entanglements and longings of its staff, lonely and far from their original homes. “After a while it grew on them,” Hay writes. They “would think back . . . and say, ‘My time there was the most vivid time in my life.’ ”—Sunday New York Times “Paperback Row”, May 11, 2009 Counterpoint Towards Another Summer Janet Frame ISBN-13 9781582434766, $24.00, Spring 2009 •Editor’s Choice—New York Times, May 24, 2009 •Review—Sunday New York Times Book Review, May 17, 2009 Craving Wellness Clean Plates NYC Jared Koch with reviews by Alex Van Buren ISBN-13 9780982186206, $13.95, Fall 2009 •“Most restaurant guides focus on service, ambience, price and, of course, whether the food’s worth what it costs. But whether that food is actually healthy for you is another matter altogether. How often does a review cover which options are lowfat and which entrees are clearly a heart attack on a plate? …To select the 75 entries, food critic Alex Van Buren and nutritional consultant Jared Koch got together and researched more than 300 restaurants, dining at more than 125 so they could provide accurate, on the money advice.”— NY Daily News Blogs, A Touch of Rosemary, May 12, 2009 Featherproof AM/PM Amelia Gray ISBN-13 9780977199273, $12.95, Fall 2009 •“The first hour of the day and the last hour of the day—the ones bookended by unconsciousness—are really nice times of the day. AM/PM is a really nice book, and when I read it in the middle of the day, it made me think about the first hour of the day and the last hour of the day, and it made me look forward to their impending arrivals. When I read the book during the last hour of the day, everything seemed right.”— Rated Four Stars, Good Reads by Matthew Simmons, May 2009 Featherproof Scorch Atlas Blake Butler ISBN-13 9780977199280, $14.95, Fall 2009 •“Blake Butler engages in a struggle worth witnessing. Amid the loosely woven threads that constitute his story, shards of crystal poetry strand the reader in wonderment. There’s something so big about Blake’s writing. Big as men’s heads. Each inhale of Blake’s wheeze brings streamers of loose hair, the faces of lakes and oceans, whales washed up half-rotten. You can try putting on a facemask made out of old newspaper. You can breathe in smaller rhythms. But you won’t be able to keep this man out once you’ve opened his book. Open it!” -Ken Sparling •“Blake Butler’s Scorch Atlas is precisely that — a series of maps, or worlds, ‘tied... so tight they couldn’t crane their necks.’ Everything is either destroyed, rotting or festering -- and not only the physical objects, but allegiances, hopes, covenants. Yet these worlds are not abstract exercises, he is speaking of life as it is, where there might be or may be, ‘glass over grave sites in display,’ and where we will be forced to make or where we have ‘made facemasks out of old newspapers.’ The sole glimmer of light comes in recollection, as in: ‘a bear the size of several men... There in the woods behind our house, when I was still a girl like you.’” -Jesse Ball •“I am always looking for new writers like Blake Butler and rarely finding them, but Scorch Atlas is one of those truly original books that will make you remember where you were when you first read it. Scorch Atlas is relentless in its apocalyptic accumulation, the baroque language stunning in its brutality, and the result is a massive obliteration."-Michael Kimball, author of Dear Everybody Groundwood The Secret Legacy Rigoberta Menchú and Dante Liano, Illustrations by Domi, Translated by David Unger ISBN-13 9780888998965, $19.95, Fall 2008 •Commended Title— Americas Award Grove Press, Black Cat How I Became a Famous Novelist Steve Hely ISBN-13 9780802170606, $14.00, Fall 2009 •Starred Review—Kirkus Review, July 1, 2009 Jawbone/Outline 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists Joel McIver 9781906002206, $22.95, Fall 2008 •“All the players listed here are so much more than noisy thrashers or noddling shredders. They are the cream of a special breed of rock music.”—Vintage Guitar, July 2009 Jawbone Interactive Fender Bible Dave Hunter, Carl Verheyen, Tony Bacon, Paul Day, and John Morrish ISBN-13 9781906002060, $27.95, Winter 2009 Interactive Gibson Bible Dave Hunter, Carl Verheyen ISBN-13 9781906002107, $27.95, Spring 2008 •“These two multimedia packages from Jawbone give players and collectors a comprehensive look at the history of Fender of Gibson guitars.”—Making Music Magazine, May/June 2009 McSweeney’s The Convalescent Jessica Anthony ISBN-13 9781934781104, $22.00, Spring 2009 •“This epic story of the last of the Pfliegmans and its hilarious recounting of the centuries of calamities is a blissfully nutty, brainy, ribald, brilliantly imaginative ode to human loneliness, oddity, and persistence. If you find yourself feeling living in a truck and selling meat from it to people who make you feel like an evolutionary mistake, The Convalescent could become your bible.”—Francisco Goldman (The Long Night of White Chickens, The Divine Husband) Personify Press Alphabetica Diana Spieker, Illustrated by Krista Skehan ISBN-13 9780979749100, $16.95, Fall 2009 •Feature—Gentry Magazine, May 2009 Portable Press Publishing Program Gordon Javna •Interview—NPR’s Living on Earth Podcast Seven Footer Broke-Ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply in New York Broke-Ass Stuart ISBN-13 9780978817800, $14.95, Spring 2008 •Article and TV Clip—My Fox NY, May 7, 2009, http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/good_day_ny/090508_Bargain_Week Seven Footer Life-Size Zoo Teruyuki Komiya, Toyofumi Fukuda, Edited by Kristin Earhart ISBN-13 9781934734209, $17.95, Spring 2009 •“A stunning introduction to animals that many children may only see on smaller-than-life-size TV and computer screens.”—School Library Journal, June 2009 Tin House When I Forgot Elina Hirvonen ISBN-13 9780980243659, $12.95, Spring 2009 •Cover Feature—“Potent, fragile and tender, ‘When I Forgot’ is really the story of ‘When I Remembered,’ of a woman summoning the courage to unlock her memories and share them, and feeling the relief of exhaling a breath held too long.”—New York Times Book Review, May 10, 2009, http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/books/review/Schillinger-t.html?_r=1&emc=eta1 White Cloud Press The Muslim Next Door Sumbul Ali-Karamali ISBN-13 9780974524566, $16.95, Fall 2008 •Interview—CNN, May 10, 2009 ----------------------------------- Regional Publicity FL Jawbone Bill Bruford Bill Bruford ISBN-13 9781906002237, $19.95, Spring 2009 •On the surface, the book explains why Bruford has always left a good thing before it went bad — from departing Yes right after it recorded its landmark album Close to the Edge, to bailing on Genesis after one tour backing drummer Phil Collins as he took over lead vocal duties from a departing Peter Gabriel. But it's also a musical manifesto: Bruford's defiantly complex, articulate explanation of what it takes to follow your musical muse for 40 years, make a decent living and keep your family intact. It's also a blueprint for the kind of musician not found much anymore in the age of American Idol and MySpace bands: an innovator who insists that fans pay him to find new sounds, not play the same old stuff they've heard before.”—St. Petersburg Times, May 10, 2009, http://www.tampabay.com/features/music/article998298.ece   National and Regional Publicity Friday, May 08, 2009 National Publicity Counterpoint Deeply Rooted Lisa M. Hamilton ISBN-13 9781593761806, $25.00, Spring 2009 •Review—Country Living, May 2009 •Review—Audubon, May 2009 •Review—Edible San Francisco, Spring 2009 •Review—Booklist, May 2009 •Review—Booklist, May 1, 2009 •Mention—Orion, July/August 2009 •Review—Edible Dallas and Fort Worth, , Summer 2009 •Review—Edible Seattle, May/June 2009 •Review—Edible Nutmeg, Summer 2009 •Review—Earth Island Journal, Summer 2009 •Review—San Francisco Chronicle, TBD •Interview—KGO-TV View from the Bay, May 21, 2009 •Interview—West Coast Live, May 23, 2009 •Interview—WPR Conversations with Joy Cardin, June 2009 •Review—Publishers Weekly, March 16, 2009 •Review—Kirkus Review, March 15, 2009 Counterpoint Not Now, Voyager Lynne Sharon Schwartz ISBN-13 9781582434285, $23.00, Spring 2009 •Interview—WPR “To the Best of Our Knowledge”, air date mid-May 2009 •Interview—WPR “Here on Earth”, air date mid-May 2009 •Review—Los Angeles Times, Date TBD •Feature, Best Books—Wall Street Journal, May 2009 •Review—Seattle Times, Date TBD •Review—Bloomsbury, Date TBD •Review—Bennington Magazine, Fall 2009 Counterpoint Towards Another Summer Janet Frame ISBN-13 9781582434766, $24.00, Spring 2009 •Review—The New York Times Book Review, May 17, 2009 •Review—Newsday, May 10, 2009 •Review—Los Angeles Times, Date TBD •Review—Boston Globe, Date TBD •Feature—NPR’s Books We Like, Date TBD Craving Wellness Clean Plates NYC Jared Koch with reviews by Alex Van Buren ISBN-13 9780982186206, $13.95, Fall 2009 •Interview—New York Magazine, May 5, 2009, http://nymag.com/daily/food/2009/05/why_craft_isnt_one_of_the_heal.html •"Knowledge is power, and awareness is the first step in healing. Clean Plates NYC is a highly valuable source of information that can empower you to make informed and intelligent choices about where to eat in New York."—Dean Ornish, M.D. (Founder and President, Preventive Medicine Research Institute Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California San Francisco CSA Word Our Man in Havana Graham Greene, Read by Jeremy Northam ISBN-13 9781934997260, $31.95, Spring 2009 •“When Graham Greene is on comic form he can’t be bettered, and I chuckled merrily even on the M6 during a weekend drive to Cumbria and back. A good audiobook is immensely calming on such occasions. . .Spare elegant prose, hilarious set pieces and a happy ending made OUR MAN IN HAVANA the perfect choice.”—The Times (UK), February 2, 2009 •“A brilliantly narrated period piece with Greene at his most playfully satirical”—The Observer (UK), March 5, 2009 Greystone Batting the Bosphorus Angus Bell ISBN-13 9781553654414, $16.95, Spring 2009 •Interview—NPR’s Bill Littlefield, Only a Game show, date TBD McSweeney’s The Convalescent Jessica Anthony ISBN-13 9781934781104, $22.00, Spring 2009 •“Anthony¹s compulsively readable debut novel stars Rovar Pfliegman, who sells meat out of a bus in Virginia. Rovar is a peculiar, troll-like man…he is falling apart. Although he halfheartedly seeks treatment for his various ailments, he seems far more bent on fulfilling the destiny of self-destruction all Pfliegmans (according to Rovar) are subject to…Along the way, the narrative nods to all sorts of greats‹Kafka, Rushdie, Darwin and Grass, to name a few. But Anthony¹s style—funny, immediate and unapologetically cerebral—carves out a space all its own.”—Starred Publishers Weekly Review, July 2009 Plexus Zombie Holocaust David Flint ISBN-13 9780859653978, $19.95, Fall 2009 •Review—Fangoria, http://fangoria.com/home/news/13-books/2367-a-zombie-holocaust-on-the-page.html •Review—Horror Yearbook, http://www.horroryearbook.com/544787/zombie-holocaust-how-the-living-dead-devoured-pop-culture •Review—Fangoria Gorezone, http://www.fangoriagorezone.com/ Seal Press Open Jenny Block ISBN-13 9781580052757, $16.95, Spring 2009 •Feature—San Francisco Bay Guardian, May 2009, http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/sexsf/2009/05/open_wide_polyamory_reconsider.html Soft Skull China Underground Zachary Mexico ISBN-13 9781593762230, $16.95, Winter 2009 •Interview—C-Span’s “Book TV” on Sunday, May 17, filmed at LA’s Book Soup, http://www.booktv.org/program.aspx?ProgramId=10480&SectionName=Politics Sterling and Ross Gimme My Money Back Ali Velshi ISBN-13 9780981453569, $12.95, Fall 2009 •Interview—Dr. Maya Angelou, Oprah Radio (Sirius), taped May 5, 2009 •Speaker—New York Press Club, June 9, 2009 Ulysses Mugglenets.com’s Harry Potter Should Have Died Emerson Spartz and Ben Schoen ISBN-13 9781569757116, $14.95, Fall 2009 •Interview—New York Times, May 7, 2009, http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/movies/07boycott.html?hpw VeloPress The Runner’s Diary Matt Fitzgerald ISBN-13 9781934030363, $15.95, Winter 2009 •Review—New York Times "Gear Rest" section, May 7, 2009 Viva Editions It’s Never Too Late to Be What You Might Have Been B.J. Gallagher ISBN-13 9781573443579, $15.95, Fall 2009 •“Taking inspiration from a George Eliot quote, Gallagher gives readers the motivation they need to start a new chapter in their lives. It's never too late to find true love, go back to school, start a new career, become athletic, live your dream.”—Chicago Sun Times, Read to Succeed in Life, May 7, 2009 Wisdom Saltwater Buddha Jaimal Yogis ISBN-13 9780861715350, $14.95, Spring 2009 •“A journalist, photographer, surfer and Zen Master, Yogis began the life of a roving seeker his junior year of high school, when he ran away from his Sacramento, Calif. home to learn how to surf in Hawaii. His subsequent travels include a handful of prime surfing spots, but Yogis's more arresting journey is spiritual, taking him to monasteries in France and Berkley, Calif., and deep into the living tradition of Zen Buddhism. Captured here in short chapters and wonderful, visual prose…Even land lovers will find Yogis's lessons resonant and entertaining, but surfers will find this a quick, surprisingly deep tribute to the quest for surf and serenity.”—Publishers Weekly, May 2009 ------------------------------------------ Regional Publicity CA Frances Lincoln Villa John Saladino ISBN-13 9780711229686, $95.00, Spring 2009 •Event—The San Francisco Design Center and Sloan Miyasato showroom, Launching Saladino's new fabric collection 'Saladino For Savel', June 11, 2009 (Reception will follow) US Tour Dates Counterpoint Deeply Rooted Lisa M. Hamilton ISBN-13 9781593761806, $25.00, Spring 2009 •Events: May 19: Launch party at Incanto (SF) May 21 – The Green Arcade (SF) May 26 – Book Passage (Ferry Building, SF) May 28 – Book Shop Santa Cruz June 1 – Powell’s (Portland) June 3 - Opening plenary at The Organic Summit (WA) June 23 - Astor Center w/ Dan Barber and Matthew Moore (NYC) June 25 – Harvard Bookstore (MA) June 27 - Event with Slow Food Boston (MA) June 27 - River Run Bookstore (NH) July 1 – Odyssey Bookshop (MA) August 27 - Collected Works (NM) August 27 - Evening Event w/ Santa Fe Farmers Market Association September - McNally Jackson (date tbd) September - Washington DC w/ Sam Fromartz & Barton Seaver   National and Regional Publicity Friday, May 01, 2009 National Publicity Blast Books Dissection John Harley Warner and James M. Edmonson ISBN-13 9780922233342, $50.00, Spring 2009 •“…an extraordinary collection of photographs that makes even today’s flesh-and-blood anatomy laboratories look tame.”—New York Times Book Review, April 27, 2009, http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/health/28book.html?_r=1&ref=views Children’s Book Press The Storyteller’s Candle/La velita de los cuentos Lucia Gonzalez and Lulu Delacre ISBN-13 9780892392223, $16.95, Spring 2008 •Award—Jane Addams Children’s Book Awards 2009, announced April 28, 2009 by the Jane Addams Peace Association Classical Comics Shakespeare Adaptations William Shakespeare •Review with Ad—ALA Booklist, May 2009 Craving Wellness Clean Plates NYC Jared Koch with reviews by Alex Van Buren ISBN-10; ISBN-13, $13.95, Fall 2009 •Presented—Earth Fair, Grand Central Station in New York City, April 25-26, 2009 •Feature and Interview—AM NY, April 30, 2009, http://weblogs.amny.com/entertainment/urbanite/blog/2009/04/the_clean_plates_diet.html •Review—Budget Travel, Date TBD •WCBS Radio/Crains, Date TBD •Feature—Editor for AOL Food, Date TBD Frances Lincoln Thomas Mawson Janet Waymark ISBN-13 9780711225954, $65.00, Spring 2009 •Review—Landscape Architecture, TBD •Review—Bellaonline, TBD •Review—Hortus, TBD •Review—National; Garden Clubs, September 2009 Frances Lincoln The Gardens of Frank Lloyd Wright Derek Fell, Foreword by James Van Sweden ISBN-13 9780711229679, $40.00, Spring 2009 •Interview—Ralph Snodsmith (radio), April 26, 2009 (8 to 8:30 am) •Interview—WOR Garden Hotline (Nationally Syndicated) •Review—Style 1900, Summer 2009 •Feature—Garden Design, May 2009 •Review—San Diego Home and Garden, April 2009 Greystone Mom, Will This Chicken Give Me Man Boobs? Robyn Harding ISBN-13 9781553653905, $16.95, Spring 2009 •“Robyn Harding's book is a hilarious journey through the trials and tribulations of going green in a modern world. The book touches on everything from litter-less lunches to worries over fostering eco-anxiety in children—plus a healthy dose of Harding's own anxiety over whether she is green enough to fit into her super-environmentally aware neighborhood, an area known as Kitsilano in Vancouver, Canada.” —Treehugger.com, April 24, 2009, http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/04/book-review-mom-will-this-chicken-give-me-man-boobs.php Groundwood It’s Useful to Have a Duck Written and Illustrated by Isol ISBN-13 9780888999276, $10.00, Spring 2009 •Summer 2009 Kid's Indie Next List --- "Inspired Recommendations for Kids from Indie Booksellers” Groundwood The Shepherd’s Granddaughter Anne Laurel Carter ISBN-13 9780888999023, $17.95, Fall 2008 •Award—Jane Addams Children’s Book Awards 2009, announced April 28, 2009 by the Jane Addams Peace Association Grove Press And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac ISBN-13 9780802118769, $24.00, Fall 2008 •#4—City Lights Bestsellers (Hardcover), April 2009 Jawbone To Live Is To Die: The Life and Death of Metallica's Cliff Burton Joel McIver ISBN-13 9781906002244, $19.95, Spring 2009 •Excerpt—Revolver Magazine, June 16, 2009, http://www.revolvermag.com/ Seven Footer Life-Size Zoo Teruyuki Komiya, Toyofumi Fukuda, Edited by Kristin Earhart ISBN-13 9781934734209, $17.95, Spring 2009 •Summer 2009 Kid's Indie Next List --- "Inspired Recommendations for Kids from Indie Booksellers” Sterling and Ross Gimme My Money Back Ali Veshi ISBN-13 9780981453569, $12.95, Fall 2009 •Guest Speaker—Book Expo of America, Economic Panel, May 2009 Tin House When I Forgot Elina Hirvonen ISBN-13 9780980243659, $12.95, Spring 2009 •Cover Feature—New York Times Book Review, May 10, 2009 Trinity University Press Saving Creation Christopher J. Preston ISBN-13 9781595340504, $25.95, Season •“Environmental ethicist Holmes Rolston III, grandfather of the global environmental movement, has spent his life reconciling scientific study with Judeo-Christian religious teachings. Rolston’s former student Preston (Grounding Knowledge) synthesizes Rolston’s writing, extensive interviews, and a deep knowledge of the history and influence of Rolston’s work for a satisfying biography. As a seminary student at Richmond, Virginia’s Davidson College, and a doctoral candidate at the University of Edinburgh, Preston began developing a contrary view of Protestant Reformed theology, rejecting predestination and emphasizing the concept of God’s grace. He was forced out of his first pastoral assignment over his “modern” views on natural history; settling in Bristol, Virginia, with a more educated congregation, he returned whenever possible to the nature studies of his school years, preaching against the industrialization of Appalachia and the “dominion interpretation” of scripture: “Nature’s real value was as something living and dynamic... in its ongoing creativity.” After leaving his pastorate to study the philosophy of science, he made his academic breakthrough with his first professional paper, 1975’s “Is There an Ecological Ethic?” This lively intellectual biography fully examines the biblical and academic traditions from which Rolston’s philosophy developed, and the world-wide movement which developed from it.”—Publishers Weekly Starred Review, March 2009 Ulysses There’s No I in Office Jacob Lentz and Paul Koehorst ISBN-13 9781569757017, $11.95, Winter 2009 •Interview—Adam Carolla podcast last week with the authors, http://www.adamcarolla.com/2009/04/23/acp-20090423-adam-jake-lentz-and-paul-koehorst/ Wisdom Saltwater Buddha Jaimal Yogis ISBN-13 9780861715350, $14.95, Spring 2009 •“In part, the book is an engaging romp through some of the country's great surfing sites, from Hawaii to (yes!) Brooklyn in the dead of winter. In part it's a kind of Bildungsroman -- the lit crit word for a novel of education. We follow Jaimal through childhood and teenage years to an early adulthood spent in search of self and some other purpose in life than riding the waves. The narrative is a bit hip and slangy, its tone appropriate to the age, and it catches the culture to perfection; it conjures what landlubbers like myself -- even those of us who frequent the surfer city of Laguna Beach -- imagine the surfer's life to be. It also, pleasingly, rides over easily at times into truly lyrical descriptions of the meeting points between land, and sky, and ocean.” —Huffington Post, April 28, 2009 --------------------- Regional Publicity NH Cleis Best Sex Writing 2009 Edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel ISBN-13 9781573443371, $14.95, Winter 2009 •Interview—New Hampshire Public Radio “Word of Mouth”, April 27, 2009, http://www.nhpr.org/node/24508   National and Regional Publicity Friday, April 24, 2009 National Publicity Blast Books Dissection John Harley Warner and James M. Edmonson ISBN-13 9780922233342, $50.00, Spring 2009 •Feature and Interview with co-author John Warner—NPR's WEEKEND ALL THINGS CONSIDERED with Jacki Lyden, NEW DATE April 25-26th, 2009 •Review—New York Times Book Review, running either April 26, 2009 or May 3, 2009 Classical Comics Frankenstein Mary Shelley Original Text: ISBN-13 9781906332495, $16.95, Spring 2009; Quick Text: ISBN-13 9781906332501, $16.95, Spring 2009 •“While remaining true to the spirit of Shelley’s famous work, this adaptation allows readers to have it their way, savoring this horror classic with either the “Original Text,” or the “Quick Text,” a simplified abridgement. More than a straightforward retelling, this edition invites readers to explore important social issues such as alienation, the consequences and ethics of scientific studies, as well as the nature of creation and destruction. Rich and lustrous artwork remains the same in both versions.”—School Library Journal, May 2009 Cleis Deflowered Jon Ginoli ISBN-13 9781573443432, $16.95, Spring 2009 •Interview—GLADD, http://glaadblog.org/2009/04/22/pansy-division-co-founder-tells-all/ Cleis My Miserable Lonely Lesbian Pregnancy Andrea Askowitz ISBN-13 9781573443159, $14.95, Spring 2008 •“There's nothing Andrea Askowitz wants more than to become a mother, and her no-holds-barred account of that journey, My Miserable, Lonely, Lesbian Pregnancy, is the funniest memoir in years, not to mention so upbeat and heartwarming you want to give it to every woman friend you know, pregnant or not. Bursting with laugh-out-loud humor, enriched by the author's deeply touching vulnerability, Askowitz's book utterly belies its title--it has very little misery or loneliness in it. Andrea is surrounded by a delightful cast of big-hearted women who accompany her on her mission toward motherhood.”—Shelf Awareness, April 20, 2009 Counterpoint A Step from Death Larry Woiwode ISBN-13 9781582434698, $15.95, Winter 2009 •“Woiwode, a novelist as well as the poet laureate of North Dakota, wrote this second memoir (the first was published in 2000) after a near-fatal accident with a farm machine in 2005. Feeling that “a new person stepped from that entangling,” Woiwode looks again at his past, this time stressing endurance rather than the creation of self.”—Sunday New York Times Paperback Row, April 19, 2009 Insight Editions Charmed by Audrey Mark Shaw ISBN-13 9781933487878, $18.95, Spring 2009 •Review—New York Daily News, April 19, 2009 Jawbone To Live Is To Die: The Life and Death of Metallica's Cliff Burton Joel McIver ISBN-13 9781906002244, $19.95, Spring 2009 •“Even if you are not into rock biographies, this is one that I recommend picking up and getting to grips with. It’s a book that is meant to pay proper tribute to the man and does so in droves.”—http://blogcritics.org/archives/2009/04/21/1838523.php •Interview—Goldmine Newsletter, April 2009 KO Kids One Kathryn Otoshi ISBN-13 9780972394642, $16.95, Fall 2008 •Award—NCIBA 2009 Book of the Year, Children’s Illustrated Book Category •Nautilus Silver Award Winner 2009, Children’s Picture Book (All Silver Winning titles have now moved to the final phase of judging where the Gold Winner for each category will be selected. Gold Winners will be announced on www.nautilusbookawards.com, Friday, May 30th - and also at the BookExpo America in New York.) Maple Tree Press Animals at the EDGE Dr. Jonathan Baillie and Marilyn Baillie Trade Paper: ISBN-13 9781897349335, $9.95, Fall 2008; Trade Cloth: ISBN-13 9781897349328, $19.95, Fall 2008 •Nautilus Silver Award Winner 2009 (All Silver Winning titles have now moved to the final phase of judging where the Gold Winner for each category will be selected. Gold Winners will be announced on www.nautilusbookawards.com, Friday, May 30th - and also at the BookExpo America in New York.) Scarletta Press New Writer’s Handbook: Volume 2 Philip Martin ISBN-13 9780979824920, $16.95, Fall 2008 •Finalist—IBPA's Ben Franklin Awards 2009, Career Category, the winners will be announced on Thursday, May 28, 2009, at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City Scarletta Press Tragedy in South Lebanon Cathy Sultan ISBN-13 9780979824913, $16.95, Spring 2008 •Finalist—ForeWord Magazine’s Book of Year Awards 2009, Political Science Category, winners will be announced on May 29, 2009 at BEA in New York City •Finalist—MIPA’s Midwest Book Awards 2009, Political Science Category, winners will be announced May 13, 2009 at the Minnesota Humanities Center in St. Paul Scarletta Press Ultimate Breakthrough Planning Mike Ferrell ISBN-13 9780979824906, $18.95, Spring 2008 •Finalist—MIPA’s Midwest Book Awards 2009, Business Category, winners will be announced May 13, 2009 at the Minnesota Humanities Center in St. Paul Scarletta Press Written on the Knee Translated and compiled by Helen Electrie Lindsay ISBN-13 9780979824937, $16.95, Fall 2008 •Finalist—IBPA's Ben Franklin Awards 2009, Cover Design/Small Format Category, the winners will be announced on Thursday, May 28, 2009, at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City Seal Press Travel Therapy Karen Schaler ISBN-13 9781580052696, $19.95, Spring 2009 •Interview—CBS Early Show, April 24,2009 •Interview—Broadminded, a Sirius XM Radio Show, May 11, 2009 •Interview—Whole Living, Martha Stewart Living Radio Show, May 21, 2009 •Interview—Travel Talk Radio, Date TBD Seven Footer Life-Size Zoo Teruyuki Komiya, Toyofumi Fukuda, Edited by Kristin Earhart ISBN-13 9781934734209, $17.95, Spring 2009 •Striking photographs...a rare opportunity to see animal faces up close. . . . The stellar photographs, playful format and informative content create a highly appealing package.”—Publishers Weekly, April 19, 2009 Silver Dolphin Action Files: Sharks Camilla de la Bedoyere ISBN-13 9781592239337, $15.95, Spring 2009 •“This lively interactive guide, part of the Action Files series, delivers plenty of highly accessible shark-related information in tabbed chapters that cover anatomy (“A shark's body contains many of the same organs and body parts that a human body does”), shark life and conservation issues…a nine-panel foldout poster will excite younger shark enthusiasts.” —Publishers Weekly, May 2009 Silver Dolphin A Kaleidopops Book: Bugs Ruth Martin ISBN-13 9781592238897, $15.95, Spring 2009 •‘In this addition to the Kaleidopops series, iridescent insect pop-ups (which change color thanks to lenticular panels) are accompanied by brief, descriptive classifications of each species: a red darter dragonfly, “use(s)... speed and powerful eyesight to catch insects in midair!” An enormous, green praying mantis takes up a full page as it peers back at the reader with its “compound eyes.” The vibrant and shiny images (a jeweled frog beetle native to Southeast Asia shifts from green to blue) emphasize the alien beauty of the various creepy crawlies...’ —Publishers Weekly, May 2009 Simply Read King of Rome Dave Sudbury, Illustrated by Hans Saefkow ISBN-13 9781894965941, $16.95, Spring 2008 •Review—Publishers Weekly, May 2009 Soft Skull Press China Underground Zachary Mexico ISBN-13 9781593762230, $16.95, Winter 2009 •Taped Event at Book Soup, April 21, 2009—C-Span’s Book-TV, Air Date TBD Talentsmart Emotional Intelligence 2.0 Travis Bradberry, Ph.D., and Jean Greaves, Ph.D., Foreword by Patrick Lencioni ISBN-13 9780974320625, $19.95, Fall 2009 •Interview—Ladies Home Journal, July 2009 •Interview with quiz—Cosmopolitan, August 2009 Viva Editions It’s Never Too Late to Be What You Might Have Been B.J. Gallagher ISBN-13 9781573443579, $15.95, Fall 2009 •"Taking inspiration from a George Eliot quote, Gallagher gives readers the motivation they need to start a new chapter in their lives. It's never too late to find true love, go back to school, start a new career, become athletic, live your dream? Some advice: Create a mental picture of what your life would look like if you were living your dream. Use images and sounds for the ‘mental movie.’ Play and replay the movie often.” —Associated Press, Meghan K. Scott -------------------------------------------------------- Regional Publicity NY Jawbone Bill Bruford Bill Bruford ISBN-13 9781906002237, $19.95, Spring 2009 •“Bill Bruford has added to the sum of human happiness as PG Wodehouse would describe it. What better achievement is there than that?”—First Touch (Magazine in New York City), April 16, 2009, http://www.firsttouchonline.com/music/bookreview_billbruford.html   National Publicity Friday, April 17, 2009 National Publicity Blast Books Dissection John Harley Warner and James M. Edmonson ISBN-13 9780922233342, $50.00, Spring 2009 •Feature and Interview with co-author John Warner—NPR's WEEKEND ALL THINGS CONSIDERED with Jacki Lyden, April 18 or April 19, 2009 Insight Editions Charmed by Audrey Mark Shaw ISBN-13 9781933487878, $18.95, Spring 2009 •“Charmed by Audrey: Life on the Set of ‘Sabrina’…is delightful, starting with the cover shot of Hepburn wearing a white shirt—and little else—in a pose that’s both provocative and playful. That photo and all the others in the book were among the “lost” negatives from a photo shoot by LI FE photographer Mark Shaw.”—Booklist, May 2009 Sterling and Ross Gimme My Money Back Ali Veshi ISBN-13 9780981453569, $12.95, Fall 2009 •Interview—The View, April 30, 2009 Ulysses Patriots James Wesley Rawles ISBN-13 9781569755990, $14.95, Spring 2009 •Feature—Daily Beast, Sara Nelson, April 2009   National Publicity Friday, April 10, 2009 National Publicity Cleis Best Sex Writing 2009 Edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel ISBN-13 9781573443371, $14.95, Winter 2009 •“Other changes involve serving emerging writers better. For example, The Booksmith dedicated the month of January to new writers and has begun posting author interviews online, as well as listing some store events. “None of these ideas helps sell books,” Madan acknowledges. “It’s more about having a larger conversation with your community.” Not that he’s unhappy when book sales result, as they did from a YouTube posting by erotica writer Rachel Kramer Bussel, who pointed out her favorite sexy titles (and chocolate) at the store (www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRiaXX9_y0s).” —Publishers Weekly, April 2009, http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6649175.html Counterpoint Entertaining Disasters Nancy Spiller ISBN-13 9781582434513, $14.95, Winter 2009 •Feature—Entertainment Tonight, ‘Truth or Rumor’ segment, April 10, 2009 CSA Word Our Man in Havana Graham Greene, Read by Jeremy Northam ISBN-13 9781934997260, $31.95, Spring 2009 •Four Star Review—Time Out Magazine (UK) Frances Lincoln Children’s Books What is This? Antje Damm ISBN-13 9781845078997, $15.95, Spring 2009 •“Buttons become pig noses and a kitchen faucet turns into a swan under Damm's inventive hand. This appealing title, in line with Damm's Ask Me, invites readers to imagine what ordinary objects could become, given the addition of some paint, paper or clay...The subsequent spreads reveal how Damm re-envisions each object: following a photo of a piece of Swiss cheese, a page flip reveals a cow created entirely from cheese, with the holes becoming spots. Three wooden spoons turn into a family of chickens with the digital addition of beaks, wattles and combs, and with a bit of clay, a seeded kaiser roll transforms into a turtle. This compact volume will easily prompt children to reconsider everyday objects—and maybe indulge in some arts and crafts.”—Publishers Weekly Starred Review, April 2009 Groundwood Skim Mariko Tamaki, Illustrated by Jillian Tamaki ISBN-13 9780888997531, $18.95, Spring 2008 •Nominee—2009 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, Categories: Best Publication for Teens/Tweens, Best Graphic Album—New, Best Writer, Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team House of Anansi Payback Margaret Atwood ISBN-13 9780887848001, $15.95, Fall 2008 •Author Feature and Interview—New York Times, April 15, 2009 KO Kids One Kathryn Otoshi ISBN-13 9780972394642, $16.95, Fall 2008 •Shortlisted—E.B. White Awards, Picture Book Category, Winner announced at BEA Maple Tree Press I Found a Dead Bird Jan Thornhill Trade Cloth: ISBN-13 9781897066706, $21.95, Fall 2006; Trade Paper: ISBN-13 9781897066713, $10.95, Fall 2006; •Mention—Booklist Online, ‘Likely Stories’ section, April 9, 2009 Plexus Blondie Unseen 1976-1980 Roberta Bayley ISBN-13 9780859653961, $24.95, Winter 2007 •Review—Skyscraper Magazine, Spring 2009 magazine Plexus Rock ‘n’ Roll Babylon Gary Herman ISBN-13 9780859654005, $19.95, Spring 2007 •Review—Skyscraper Magazine, Spring 2009 magazine Plexus Trash! The Complete New York Dolls Kris Needs and Dick Porter ISBN-13 9780859653695, $19.95, Fall 2005 •Review—Skyscraper Magazine, Spring 2009 magazine Underwood Brush with Passion: The Art and Life of Dave Stevens Dave Stevens, Edited by Arnie Fenner and Cathy Fenner ISBN-13 9781599290102, $39.95, Winter 2009 •Nominee—2009 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, Best Comic Related Books Category Wisdom •Profile of Tim McNeill, publisher of Wisdom books—Publishers Weekly, April 6, 2009   National Publicity Friday, April 03, 2009 National Publicity Cleis Deflowered Jon Ginoli ISBN-13 9781573443432, $16.95, Spring 2009 •SF Chronicle Bestseller List, March 30, 2009 Counterpoint Dead Silence Bob Cohen and Eric Nadler ISBN-13 9781582435091, $25.00, Spring 2009 •Documentary tie-in aired—CBC network, March 29, 2009 (playing in several different countries), http://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/passionateeyeshowcase/2009/anthraxwar/ •Interview—Toronto Star, March 29, 2009 •Feature about documentary—http://www.thestar.com/article/610013 Counterpoint One D.O.A, One on the Way Mary Robison ISBN-13 9781582433059, $23.00, Winter 2009 •Review—Publishers Weekly, December 15, 2009 •Review—Kirkus, December 15, 2009 •Review—Booklist, February 1, 2009 •Review—San Diego Union Tribune, March 1, 2009 •“If American literature is a great journey, the characters in Mary Robison’s fiction are up a creek without a paddle. For the clipped duration of a short story or a short novel, they’re stuck trying to bail themselves out, feeling frantic and useless, angry about their predicament but not focused enough to get a move on.”—New York Times, March 19, 2009 •Review, Editor’s Choice—New York Times Book Review, March 27, 2009 •Review—New Yorker, April 6 or 13th, 2009 •Review—Identitytheory.com, date TBD •Review—MaudNewtom.com, date TBD •Review—Times Literary Supplement, date TBD Counterpoint Wendell Berry Assorted Titles •Interview and Feature, “'Wild Blessings': Wendell Berry's Passions, Reframed”—NPR’s Weekend Edition, Saturday, March 28, 2009, http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102443902&ps=cprs Grove Press, Black Cat Man Gone Down Michael Thomas ISBN-13 9780802170293, $14.00, Winter 2007 •Shortlisted—2009 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, Winner will be announced on June 11, 2009 New Horizon Press 13 Days of Terror Greg Williams ISBN-13 9780882822297, $25.95, Backlist •Interview (the book will be shown)—National Geographic Channel’s show Locked Up, episode Kidnapped in the Philippines, air date of April 15, 2009 at 10 p.m. Eastern Time Seven Footer Broke-Ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply in New York Broke-Ass Stuart ISBN-13 9780978817800, $14.95, Spring 2008 •Interview—ABCnews.com, http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=7192135   National Publicity Friday, March 27, 2009 March 27, 2009 National Publicity Classical Comics MacBeth: The Graphic Novel William Shakespeare Original Text: 978-1-906332-44-0; Plain Text: 978-1-906332-45-7; Quick Text: 978-1-906332-46-4, $16.95, Spring 2009 •“A clever twist on the now ubiquitous Shakespeare graphic adaptation is the three-version, curriculum friendly concept from Classical Comics. Each book…features different text: the Original Text with Shakespeare’s original in its entirety, a Plain Text modern English translation, and a Quick Text that reads with the speed and pace of an action cartoon—or more to the point, a Cliff Note edition. Of the three, this quick-text rendition of the Scottish play, with its warrior king and manipulative queen driven to ruin by guilt, best matches the solid but unsubtle art, straightforwardly interpreting the themes of the play through dialog...[it] is ideal, however, to be read beside the other two versions as a lesson in the multiple levels on which Shakespeare’s work can function. Includes extensive backmatter on the play’s history and Shakespeare himself.”—Booklist, January 1, 2009 Children’s Book Press Quinito, Day and Night Ina Cumpiano and Jose Ramirez ISBN-13 9780892392261, $16.95, Fall 2008 •Children's Day/Book Day 2009 (Dia de los ninos/Dia de los libros) recommended reading list, compiled by the Publishing Latino Voices for America Task Force in partnership with ALSC and REFORMA •Horn Book Magazine Starred Review Children’s Book Press My Colors, My World/Mis colores, mi mundo Maya Christina Gonzalez ISBN-13 9780892392216, $16.95, Fall 2007 •Children's Day/Book Day 2009 (Dia de los ninos/Dia de los libros) recommended reading list, compiled by the Publishing Latino Voices for America Task Force in partnership with ALSC and REFORMA Children’s Book Press The Storyteller’s Candle/Le velita de los cuentos Lucia Gonzalez and Lulu Delacre ISBN-13 9780892392223, $16.95, Spring 2008 •Children's Day/Book Day 2009 (Dia de los ninos/Dia de los libros) recommended reading list, compiled by the Publishing Latino Voices for America Task Force in partnership with ALSC and REFORMA •2009 Pura Belpre Honor Award, author and illustrator Cleis Deflowered Jon Ginoli ISBN-13 9781573443432, $16.95, Spring 2009 •Interview—KSUF Radio, March 26, 2009 •List of Important New Memoirs—Foreword Magazine, August 2009 •Interview—Afterellen/AfterElton, March 23, 3009 Counterpoint One D.O.A, One on the Way Mary Robison ISBN-13 9781582433059, $23.00, Winter 2009 •Review—New Yorker, April 6 or 13th, 2009 •“If American literature is a great journey, the characters in Mary Robison’s fiction are up a creek without a paddle. For the clipped duration of a short story or a short novel, they’re stuck trying to bail themselves out, feeling frantic and useless, angry about their predicament but not focused enough to get a move on.”—New York Times, March 19, 2009 Counterpoint The Pocket History of Sex in the Twentieth Century Jane Vandenburgh ISBN-13 9781582434599, $25.00, Winter 2009 •Review in Graphic Novel Format—New York Times Book Review, March 29, 2009 CSA Word On the Origin of Species Charles Darwin, Edited and Read by Richard Dawkins ISBN-13 9781934997000, $29.95, Fall 2008 •“The genius of Charles Darwin is shown in the audiobook tribute to him by eminent modern evolutionist Richard Dawkins.”—The Times (UK), March 21, 2009 •Review—Audiofile Magazine, http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/showreview_pub.cfm?Num=38198 Earth Aware Editions Blue Planet Run Rick Smolan and Jennifer Erwitt, Foreword by Robert Redford ISBN-13 9781601060171, $45.00, Spring 2008 •Feature, Rachel McAdams Bookshelf—O (Oprah) Magazine, April 2009 Greystone Mom, Will This Chicken Give Me Man Boobs? Robyn Harding ISBN-13 9781553653905, $16.95, Spring 2009 •“Novelist and columnist Harding (The Secret Desires of a Soccer Mom) faces chagrin, one-upsmanship and the potential of a nervous breakdown as she strives to save the planet for her children—who, understandably, don't always appreciate her efforts. Resettling in Canada after an ill-fated move to Australia, Harding and family land in the trendiest, most environmentally correct part of Vancouver, B.C., where keeping up with the Joneses becomes, literally, keeping up with the Greens-Valerie Green, that is, who even shops for furniture with a bike and trailer. Harding recounts her search for sustainable mercury-free seafood, milk from genuinely happy cows, and chicken legs that once roamed free; as green birthday parties for her kids lead to green Christmas for the extended family (and increased household legume consumption gives way to increased methane emissions), Harding finds herself at odds with everyone she loves, including her own mother. Harding's sense of humor and keenly observed account of social mores in the new ecology will keep modern parents, especially those with opinions on the green movement, tickled throughout.”—Publishers Weekly Starred Review, March 23, 2009 Groundwood It’s Useful to Have a Duck Isol ISBN-13 9780888999276, $10.00, Spring 2009 •Review—Globe and Mail (Canada), March 21, 2009 Groundwood Tulip and Lupin Forever Mireille Levert ISBN-13 9780888999146, $18.95, Spring 2009 •Review—Globe and Mail (Canada), March 21, 2009 Jawbone Bill Bruford Bill Bruford ISBN-13 9781906002237, $19.95, Spring 2009 •“It’s a tome as compelling and virtuosic as is Bruford’s collection of recorded works. It’s also head and shoulders above the majority of books in its class — though, like Bruford himself, ‘Bill Bruford: The Autobiography’…is really in a class all its own.”—The Buffalo News, March 23, 2009, http://www.buffalonews.com/entertainment/story/613644.html •“Bruford is a literate biographer and honest. He is a bright, self-deprecating author.”—Curled Up With a Good Book, March 2009, http://www.curledup.com/billbruf.htm •“It’s simply impossible to underestimate the importance of Bill Bruford to the art of drumming. His new autobiography is, therefore, an exciting prospect.”—Blurt, Summer 2009 Key Porter Surfing the Menu Curtis Stone and Ben O'Donoghue ISBN-13 9781554700820, $30.00, Fall 2008 •Interview—The Today Show, March 26, 2009 Owner’s Manual Strategy 360 Randall Bell ISBN-13 9781933969169, $21.95, Winter 2009 •Interview—Chuck Harder’s “For the People”, Chuck Harder's show is featured on the TalkStar Radio network, www.talkstarradio.com, and is aired on 40+ stations across the country, in Canada, and even in the Caribbean through satellite, http://www.strategy360.com/media.htm Parallax Wonderland Daniel Doen Silberberg ISBN-13 9781888375954, $12.95, Fall 2009 •"This is a fresh, heartfelt, book that is down to earth, often funny and insightful. What makes this book unique is that it is the result of Doen Sensei's long dedicated practice and creative ability. It pleases me to see him exploring what a true, contemporary Zen can be, as well as, remaining true to the fundamentals and essence of the teaching. I highly recommend it." Dennis Genpo Roshi Merzel author of Big Mind - Big Heart: Finding Your Way •"Doen Silverberg collaborates with Lewis Carroll, producing a very readable and personal account of the spiritual journey. Wonderland is a valuable place to enter the Buddhist teachings". -John Daido Loori, author of Heart of Being •"Like Baba Ram Dass and the late Carlos Castaneda, Daniel Doen Silberberg Sensei his the ability to present the eternal journey of self-discovery in a way that's entertaining, personal, and deeply insightful." - Jeremy Silman - International Chess Master, author of 38 books including How to Reassess Your Chess and Zen and the Art of Casino Gaming Soft Skull China Underground Zachary Mexico ISBN-13 9781593762230, $16.95, Winter 2009 •“Through encounters with sundry artists, musicians, students, bar owners, gangsters, prostitutes, and slackers, Mexico assembles a compelling portrait of China's contemporary youth culture and the limits of Communist control….Mexico… he is a good listener and knows how to tell a provocative and illuminating story.”—New Yorker Magazine Sterling and Ross Gimme My Money Back Ali Velshi ISBN-13 9780981453569, $12.95, Fall 2009 •Interview—CBS Early Show, Saturday, March 21, 2009   National and Regional Publicity Friday, March 20, 2009 National Publicity Agate 1001 Series •“1,001 Recipes Series Helps Agate in Bad Economy”—Publishers Weekly Feature, March 13, 2009 Cleis Deflowered Jon Ginoli ISBN-13 9781573443432, $16.95, Spring 2009 •Events Feature (at Booksmith, March 20)—Bay Guardian, with photos •Events Feature (at Booksmith, March 20)—SFGate.com, March 18, 2009 •Events Feature (at Booksmith, March 20)— San Francisco Bay Area Literary Arts Newsletter, March 20, 2009 •“Ginoli's sense of humor guides recollections of his own musical passions and experiences surrounding the band's formation in the early '90s in San Francisco. The book is perfect for fans drooling for behind-the-scenes details and gossipy bonbons regarding Pansy Division's tour with Green Day, the rough-and-tumble reality of homophobic fans, and requisite tales of sex, drugs, and band fights. Aficionados of reading, music, and sodomy will all sleep profoundly after hearing Ginoli tell these flavorful tales of rock n'roll road, his acoustic guitar in hand. This reading kicks off a book tour of 50 cities, and also comes just before the release of Pansy Division's forthcoming seventh studio album, That's So Gay, which will have a tour all its own.”—SF Weekly Night and Day, March 18, 2009 •Review—http://www.ebar.com/arts/art_article.php?sec=calendare&article=76 Counterpoint Flying Troutmans Miriam Toews ISBN-13 9781582434391, $24.00, Fall 2008 •Longlist—Orange Prize 2009 for Fiction, Winners Announced April 21st Counterpoint Legacy of Secrecy Lamar Waldron with Thom Hartmann ISBN-13 9781582434223, $33.00, Spring 2008 •Interview—Air America’s “The Lionel Show,” April 1, 2009 •Interview—Thom Hartmann Program, April 2, 2009 •Interview—Coast to Coast, April 4, 2009 CSA Word Wise Children Angela Cater, Read by Eileen Atkins ISBN-13 9781934997321, $26.95, Fall 2009 •“The seventy-five-year-old illegitimate twins of grand old thespian Sir Melchior Hazard, Dora and Nora Chance, once song-and-dance girls, have enjoyed what is known as a “past” – and what a past it was. Now they live in a shabby – and grubby – house in Brixton (“can’t be doing with scrub, scrub, wash, wash these days”) and have given a home to Sir Melchior’s first wife, whom on occasion they would like to “throw a blanket over her like you do a parrot to shut her up.” An invitation to their father’s 100th birthday sets Dora reminiscing – and the listener is swept into the glorious, hilarious and scandalous life so enjoyed by the twins. Angela Carter’s WISE CHILDREN is sheer and utter bliss, brilliantly read by Eileen Atkins – who captures the entire character of Dora when her dry Cockney drawl delivers the line that Nora “said yes to life. I said may be…”—The Express (UK), March 13, 2009 •What gives Angela Carter's carnivalesque 1991 novel a shot of new life is Eileen Atkins's superb characterisation. She is 75-year-old Dora, whirling the listener through the dancing, prancing lives of theatrical twin sisters, plus a whole cupboardful of fantastical family members.”—The Observer (UK), March 15, 2009 Island Heritage Preserving Paradise Kirsten Whatley ISBN-13 9781597005784, $9.95, Spring 2009 •Merit Award—NATJA (North American Travel Journalists’ Association), Best Travel Guide, http://new.natja.org/awards/ MacAdam Cage Future Missionaries of America Matthew Vollmer ISBN-13 9781596923126, $24.00, Fall 2008 •“This debut short story collection unveils the subtle beauty in raw grief and general disappointment with being. Vollmer plays with absurdity, the loneliness of daily existence, and the importance of taking chances. Nine of the dozen stories have appeared in journals and magazines, but the collection maintains a natural cohesion, with terrifically dark but strangely sweet characters and plotlines. One centers on a deadbeat dad who, while visiting his straightedge son (a rising X Games star), is forced to come to terms with his self-disappointment. In another, a recent widow takes an impromptu retreat to the family lake house, only to discover her estranged son sequestered with an unfamiliar man…Vollmer masters distinct personalities and surprising plots, writing deftly from many points of view….”—Publishers Weekly Online Review, March 16, 2009 Sasquatch Cooking with Les Dames d’Escoffier Marcella Rosene ISBN-13 9781570615306, $35.00, Fall 2008 •Nomination—IACP (International Association of Culinary Professionals), Compilations Category, winners announced April 4th Seven Footer Life-Size Zoo Teruyuki Komiya, Toyofumi Fukuda, Edited by Kristin Earhart ISBN-13 9781934734209, $17.95, Spring 2009 •“Unforgettable.... [An] innovative introduction to global creatures that’s perfect for group sharing.”—Booklist, April 15, 2009 Soft Skull Open Letters to America Kevin Powell ISBN-13 9781593762148, $13.95, Fall 2009 •Interview (not book related but will probably quote poem “Son 2 Mother” from No Sleep, about ending violence against women and girls)—Oprah Show, March 19, 2009 Viva Editions It’s Never Too Late to Be What You Might Have Been B.J. Gallagher ISBN-13 9781573443579, $15.95, Fall 2009 •Feature—Publisher's Weekly Self Help Edition, last week in March Wisdom Saltwater Buddha Jaimal Yogis ISBN-13 9780861715350, $14.95, Spring 2009 •Video— http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL75y3ZbaW0&feature=channel_page ------------------------------------------------- Regional Publicity CA Cleis In Praise of Indecency Paul Krassner ISBN-13 9781573443500, $12.95, Spring 2009 •Event—Booksmith, July 14, 2009 MD Larsten The Friendship Puzzle Julie L. Coe, Illustrated by Sondra L. Brassel, Inspired by Jennifer Maloni, Contribution by Rebecca Landa, Ph.D. ISBN-10; ISBN-13, $14.95, Spring 2009 •Event coordinated with the CSAAC (Community Services for Autistic Adults & Children)—Barnes and Noble, Rockville, MD, April 4, 2009 NY Seven Footer Broke-Ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply in New York Broke-Ass Stuart ISBN-13 9780978817800, $14.95, Spring 2008 •Walking Tour of Affordable Soho and Booksigining—McNally Jackson, March 20, 2009, 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. •Event Coverage—New York Press •Event Coverage—Time Out New York •Event Coverage—Gothamist.com UT Book Peddlers Baking Soda Vicki Lansky, Illustrations by Martha Campbell ISBN-13 9780916773410, $8.95, Winter 2004 •Interview—Desert News, Salt Lake City, UT, March 24, 2009   National and Regional Publicity Friday, March 13, 2009 March 13, 2009 National Publicity Cleis Deflowered Jon Ginoli ISBN-13 9781573443432, $16.95, Spring 2009 •Event: Jon Ginoli at The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts—Author with Pansy Division, June 6, 2009 Counterpoint Legacy Sybille Bedford ISBN-13 9781582431420, $15.00, Backlist •Mention by Zoe Heller, Book She is an Evangelist For”, Shelf Awareness, March 11, 2009 CSA Word On the Origin of Species Charles Darwin, Edited and Read by Richard Dawkins ISBN-13 9781934997000, $29.95, Fall 2008 •“For once I'm not complaining about an audio being abridged. If anyone is qualified to edit Darwin, it has to be the former Oxford Professor for the Public Understanding of Science and author of The God Delusion Richard Dawkins. It's based on the first of the six editions of the book published between 1859 and 1872…it sounds surprisingly modern to me. Maybe it's the engaging way he reads it, in his light, chatty, un-professorial voice that makes natural selection as easy to digest as chick lit.” —The Guardian (UK), March 7, 2009 CSA Word Wise Children Angela Cater, Read by Eileen Atkins ISBN-13 9781934997321, $26.95, Fall 2009 •“What a bouncy and immediate new dimension audiobooks bring to books that are written with ebullience, firecracker wit and unstoppable pace. Eileen Atkins wades in jauntily to Angela Carter's Wise Children…, putting all the bawdy joie de vivre it merits into Dora Chance's chronicle of the topsy-turvy family background of herself and her sister Nora, twin bastards of the great Shakespearean actor Sir Melchior Hazard. It opens on their 75th birthday (‘we stuck in the period in which we peaked. All women do. We'd feel mutilated if you made us wipe off our Joan Collins mouths’), living in a grubby Brixton house (‘can't be doing with scrub, scrub, wash, wash these days’) with Wheelchair, Sir Melchior's discarded first wife (“nobody else would have her”). A last-minute invitation to go to their father's Regent's Park villa for his 100th birthday party sets in train the longest and most eye-popping flashback in fiction, followed by a burlesque finale that will leave you thoroughly fortified with cheerfulness and optimism. ‘What a joy it is to dance and sing.’ Every line is a delight.”—The Times (UK), March 7, 2009 Demos Health Stronger After Stroke Peter G. Levine ISBN-13 9781932603743, $19.95, Fall 2008 •Mentioned in a Press Release by one of the vendors (Vitalslim) mentioned in the book, http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/vitalstimr-therapy-referenced-best-selling/story.aspx?guid=%7B646093A4-0811-4E49-BACD-FDC776AB4B87%7D&dist=msr_2 Earth Aware Editions Blue Planet Run Rick Smolan and Jennifer Erwitt, Foreword by Robert Redford ISBN-13 9781601090171, $45.00, Spring 2008 •Ben Franklin 2008 Award in Nature/Environment, http://www.ibpa-online.org/pubresources/benfrank2008_winners.aspx Earth Aware Editions Your Right to Know Andrew Kimbrell Trade Paper, ISBN-13 9781932771190, $24.95, Spring 2007; Trade Cloth, ISBN-13 9781932771527, $49.95, Spring 2007 •Ben Franklin 2008 Award in Health (Wellness/Nutrition), http://www.ibpa-online.org/pubresources/benfrank2008_winners.aspx Frances Lincoln Go Wild! Jo Schofield and Fiona Danks ISBN-13 9780711229396, $24.95, Spring 2009 •Review—Seattle Post Intelligencer, March 2009 Frances Lincoln Villa John Saladino ISBN-13 9780711229686, $95.00, Spring 2009 •“In these pinched times, seeing Mr. Saladino’s leather Napoleonic bed or his wife’s neo-Classical-style marble bathtub….is strangely soothing…Mr. Saladino’s interiors are as painterly as ever.”—New York Times, March 12, 2009 Greystone Teenagers: A Natural History David Bainbridge ISBN-13 9781553654377, $16.00, Fall 2009 •Interview—NPR’s To the Best of Our Knowledge, March 8, 2009 Groundwood Black Book of Colors Menena Cottin, Illustrated by Rosana Faria, Translated by Elisa Amado ISBN-13 9780888998736, $17.95, Spring 2008 •Award—One of NCTE's Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts 2009 Groundwood Colors! ¡Colores Jorge Lujan, Illustrated by Piet Grobler ISBN-13 9780888998637, $17.95, Spring 2008 •“In an evocative, sprightly, and at times pensive style, these free-verse bilingual (Spanish/English) poems celebrate colors in nature. From a joyous, “Ay, naranja / pequeño sol del huerto, / Orange, little sun of the orchard” to a lyrical “La noche se ha puesto / su vestido negro / Night has put on her black gown,” children will delight in the intrinsic qualities of dynamism that imbue the outdoors. Grobler’s delicate, playful, and repeatedly thought-provoking ink-and-watercolor illustrations further extend the mood and concepts behind each poem. English- and Spanish-speaking youngsters and their parents will find much to extol.”—Booklist Review, February 9, 2009, http://www.booklistonline.com/default.aspx?page=show_product&pid=3338361 Hawthorne The Well and the Mine Gin Phillips, Introduction by Fannie Flagg ISBN-13 9780976631170, $15.95, Spring 2008 •All mention Barnes and Noble Discover Best New Writers 2008 Award for Fiction •http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-03-04/do-book-awards-really-matter/2/ •http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2009-03-04-book-buzz_N.htm •http://bhamweekly.com/blog/2009/03/05/the-well-and-the-mine-wins-big/ •http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/?page=3 •http://finnablog.blogspot.com/2009/03/barnes-and-noble-discovery-award-for.html •http://weknowbooks.blogspot.com/2009/03/alabama-author-gin-phillips-wins-award.html Hunter House The Highly Intuitive Child Catherine Crawford ISBN-13 9780897935098, $15.95, Fall 2008 •Article—ArticleBase, February 27, 2009, http://www.articlesbase.com/parenting-articles/seven-ways-to-keep-a-highly-intuitive-child-healthy-793445.html •Article—Womenof.com, http://www.womenof.com/Do_You_Have_a_Highly_Intuitive_Child-Article.aspx Jawbone Bill Bruford Bill Bruford ISBN-13 9781906002237, $19.95, Spring 2009 •“Bill Bruford’s autobiography is a…frequently hilarious recounting of his long life in progressive rock and jazz. Defying every drummer joke you’ve ever heard, [he] writes successfully from inside the music.”— Rolling Stone, March 19, 2009, "Fricke's Picks - A Drummer's View" Key Porter Little Book of Stress Relief David Posen, M.D. ISBN-13 9781552635292, $14.95, Spring 2009 •Featured in a story about stress books—Health magazine, May 2009 Quest Books All Books •Quest Books Publicity Blog—http://questbooks.wordpress.com/2009/02/ Seal Press Open Jenny Block ISBN-13 9781580052757, $16.95, Spring 2009 •From the first time your reader laid eyes on the book cover…she knew she was in for a treat. Could it be a book on wedding planning? A collection of rueful essays about men, specifically how they don't cry and have lousy taste in throw pillows?...It was actually about how one can combine a lifestyle that involves planned communities, blonde marina girl highlights, dutiful husbands, and aesthetic surgery with an equally lively existence of shagging persons outside the bounds of sacred matrimony….Ah, the fertile yet swampy ground between outsider and dominant culture.”—KQED Arts Review, March 9, 2009, http://www.kqed.org/arts/multimedia/article.jsp?essid=24157 Soft Skull Customer is Always Wrong Jeff Martin ISBN-13 9781933368900, $12.95, Fall 2008 •“Retail employees are paid to put up with humanity at its most petty and petulant. Customer replicates that joy of the after-shift bullshit session at the bar down the street, when the shop's been closed up and all the assholes have gone home until tomorrow...it…represents a good start at the huge untapped mine of great retail stories that must be out there, waiting to be told.”— http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/new-in-books/Content?oid=1133389 Sterling and Ross Gimme My Money Back Ali Velshi ISBN-13 9780981453569, $12.95, Fall 2009 •Hosting—CNN Money Summit, March 6 and 7, 2009 •Hosting—Larry King Live, March 9, 2009 •Interviewing Tim Geithner, March 17-18, 2009 on CNN -------------------------------------------------- Regional Publicity CA/WA/UT/MI/NJ/Midwest Hunter House The Highly Intuitive Child Catherine Crawford ISBN-13 9780897935098, $15.95, Fall 2008 •Review—Tri-City Herald (Washington), February 10, 2009 •Interview—WYCD (Southfield, MI), Inner Views with Kimmie and Steve, March 3, 2009 at 7:00 pm Pacific Time, innerviews@live.com •Interview—KTKK Radio (Salt Lake City, UT), Linda Strasburg, March 7, 2009 at 1:00 pm Pacific Time, www.k-talk.com •Interview—WDVR Radio (Princeton/Trenton Area, NJ), Victoria Davis, March 9, 2009 at 3:30 pm Pacific Time, www.wdvrfm.org •Interview—KDTH radio (Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin), Thomas Berryman, March 12, 2009 at 10:30 am Pacific Time, moonlightprofessor@yahoo.com •Interview—Donna Seebo Show (Washington), April 1, 2009 at 3:00 pm Pacific Time, www.BBSRadio.com •Interview—Explore Your Spirit (San Diego, CA), Kala Ambrose, June 14, 2009 at 1:00 pm Pacific Time, http://www.ExploreYourSpirit.com   National and Regional Publicity Friday, March 06, 2009 National Publicity Cleis Best Sex Writing 2009 Edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel and Brian Alexander ISBN-13 9781573443371, $14.95, Winter 2009 •Interview with a mention of the book—Self Magazine, May 2009 Counterpoint Deeply Rooted Lisa Hamilton ISBN-13 9781593761806, $25.00, Spring 2009 •Review—Country Living, May 2009 •Review—Audubon, Date TBD •Mention—Orion, July/August 2009 •Interview—West Coast Live, May 23, 2009 •Excerpt—Alternet, May 2009 •Essay—Powells.com, May 2009 •Review—Kirkus, Date TBD Counterpoint The Pocket History of Sex in the Twentieth Century Jane Vandenburgh ISBN-13 9781582434599, $25.00, Winter 2009 •Review—New York Times, March 4, 2009, http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/04/books/04garn.html?_r=1&emc=eta1 •Review—Boston Globe, March 2009 •Review—New York Times Book Review, March 29, 2009 •Review—San Francisco Magazine, April 2009 •Review—Poets and Writers, March/April 2009 •Review—Daily Beast, March 2009 Grove 39 Years of Short-Term Memory Loss Tom Davis, Introduction by Al Franken ISBN-13 9780802118806, $24.00, Winter 2009 •Review—Entertainment Weekly, February 27, 2009 Grove Night Train to Lisbon Pascal Mercier, Translated from the German by Barbara Harshav ISBN-13 9780802143976, $15.00, Fall 2008 •City Lights Bestseller List, Paperbacks, February 2009 Groundwood Shepherd’s Granddaughter Anne Laurel Carter ISBN-13 9780888999023, $17.95, Fall 2008 •One of the CCBC Choices 2009, the annual best-of-the-year list of the Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC), a library of the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Groundwood Shinchi’s Canoe Nicola I. Campbell, Illustrated by Kim LaFave ISBN-13 9780888998576, $18.95, Fall 2008 •One of the CCBC Choices 2009, the annual best-of-the-year list of the Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC), a library of the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Groundwood Skim Mariko Tamaki, Illustrated by Jillian Tamaki ISBN-13 9780888997531, $18.95, Spring 2008 •One of the CCBC Choices 2009, the annual best-of-the-year list of the Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC), a library of the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Hawthorne The Well and the Mine Gin Phillips, Introduction by Fannie Flagg ISBN-13 9780976631170, $15.95, Spring 2008 •Barnes and Noble Discover Best New Writers 2008 Award for Fiction Jawbone/Outline 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists Joel McIver 9781906002206, $22.95, Fall 2008 •“100 Greatest Metal Guitarists is a library, reference quality book worth your time if you like Rock and Metal music.”—FulvueDrive-in.com, February 27, 2009 •“McIver's latest tome is a profusely-illustrated guide to the genre's best axe-manglers, and a hell of a fun read for anybody interested in either heavy metal or guitars. In an entertaining style that is equal parts fanboy enthusiasm and rockcrit perspective, McIver provides background information for each fretburner, explains why they're important enough to be one of 100, and offers suggestions for their best performances. Some entries also detail the musician's gear or specific technique, and McIver frequently quotes from interviews that he's done with the guitarists. Whether you're a fan of classic metal like Sabbath, Iron Maiden, and Judas Priest or relative newcomers like Dragonforce and Trivium, this has them all!”—http://blurt-online.com/book_reviews/view/48 Jawbone/Outline Hot Burritos John Einarson with Chris Hillman 9781906002169, $19.95, Fall 2008 So You Want to Be a Rock ‘n’ Roll Star Christopher Hjort with Joel McMichael 9781906002152, $29.95, Fall 2008 •“Thank goodness for niche publishers like Jawbone who see the virtue in these kinds of important stories.”—http://musictomes.blogspot.com •“Einarson dug deep to get to the truth, interviewing the requisite band members, but also record company personal, producers, and management, some going on record for the very first time.”— http://www.canadianchristianity.com/bc/bccn/0309/20burritos.html Jawbone Interactive Fender Bible Dave Hunter, Carl Verheyen, Tony Bacon, Paul Day, and John Morrish ISBN-13 9781906002060, $27.95, Winter 2009 Interactive Gibson Bible Dave Hunter, Carl Verheyen ISBN-13 9781906002107, $27.95, Spring 2008 •“For know-it-alls to beginners, these books are in loving 'homage' to both Fender and Gibson--must have books!”—Music Connection, March 2009 Key Porter Gordon Ramsey’s Healthy Appetites Gordon Ramsey ISBN-13 9781554701339, $35.00, Winter 2009 •“…Ramsey has found a way to make ‘healthy’ taste marvelous…”—Food Magazine, Premier Issue 2009 Key Porter Napoleon’s Everyday Gourmet Grilling Ted Reader ISBN-13 9781554701513, $25.00, Spring 2009 •Award—4th place, National Barbeque Association’s 2009 Awards of Excellence, Best Overall Specialty Item •Award Mention—National Barbeque News •Award Mention—National Barbeque Association’s quarterly publication Q Magazine Larsten The Friendship Puzzle Julie L. Coe, Illustrated by Sondra L. Brassel, Inspired by Jennifer Maloni, Contribution by Rebecca Landa, Ph.D. ISBN-13 9780978918248, $14.95, Spring 2009 •Review—Baltimore Child Magazine, Date TBD •Review—Frederick News-Post (Daily Newspaper in MD), Sunday Book Page, March 8, 2009 McSweeney’s God Says No James Hannaham ISBN-13 9781934781401, $24.00, Spring 2009 •“A tender, funny tour of a mind struggling to do the right thing. A revelatory and sympathetic guide to a misunderstood world.”—Steve Martin McSweeneys Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country! Kids’ Letters to Obama Jory Jon ISBN-13 9781934781579, $12.00, Fall 2009 •Kids blogging about how Obama is doing now—Powells.com, http://www.powells.com/blog/?p=5603 Sasquatch Popcorn Patrick Evans-Hylton ISBN-13 9781570615795, $15.95, Winter 2009 •Chili Lime Tequila Recipe featured—http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/chile-lime-tequila-popcorn-recipe.html Sierra Club/Counterpoint Hey Mr. Green Bob Schildgen ISBN-13 9781578051434, $14.95, Spring 2008 •“In the tradition of Bruce Wayne and Peter Parker, Berkeley's own Bob Schildgen has an alter ego he regularly assumes to make the world a safer place. His moniker is Mr. Green, brainchild of Schildgen and his colleagues at Sierra magazine - the million-plus circulation monthly magazine published by the Sierra Club - who was created in 2003 to answer readers' questions about sustainable living in a Q & A feature dubbed Hey Mr. Green.”—SF Chronicle, http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/02/24/DD4815SL3J.DTL&type=living Underland Last Days Brian Evanson, Introduction by Peter Straud ISBN-13 9780980226003, $12.95, Winter 2009 •“This witty, thoroughly enjoyable psycho-noir is such an irresistible page-turner, that you don't even notice how artfully Evenson's drawn you into his mad journey until it's all one bloody raw wail of violence inside your own skull. Human? Inhuman? Identity? Reality? What ARE we? Now THAT'S writing!”—Linda Marotta, Fangoria Magazine Underland Pilo Family Circus Will Elliott, Introduction by Katherine Dunn ISBN-13 9780980226027, $13.95, Winter 2009 •“One marvels that the same new publisher brings us both this and Brian Evenson's LAST DAYS. (Who is this Underland Press and what do they want from us?).”—Linda Marotta, Fangoria Magazine ------------------------------------------------- Regional Publicity CA/OR/WA Counterpoint The Pocket History of Sex in the Twentieth Century Jane Vandenburgh ISBN-13 9781582434599, $25.00, Winter 2009 •Book Tour: March 12—Diesel 7:00 March 22—Village Books 4:00 March 23—Elliott Bay 7:30 March 26—Powell’s 7:00 April 20—Book Passage, Corte Madera, 7:00 CA/MA/OR Counterpoint Deeply Rooted Lisa Hamilton ISBN-13 9781593761806, $25.00, Spring 2009 •Book Tour: April 19—NCIBA Spring Gathering May 21—The Green Arcade (SF) May 26—Book Passage (Ferry Building, SF) May 28—Book Shop Santa Cruz June 1—Powell’s (Portland) June 15—Harvard Bookstore (MA) July 1—Odyssey Bookshop (MA)   National Publicity Friday, February 27, 2009 National Publicity Agate Bernanke’s Test Johan Van Overtveldt ISBN-13 9781932841374, $26.00, Winter 2009 •“This contemporary history, from the 1970s chairmanship of Paul Volcker on, provides an excellent introduction to the current financial crisis. Easy credit in the early-mid 2000s catalyzed the subprime mortgage debacle, but Dutch author and economist Van Overtveldt (The Chicago School) defends the Fed throughout, arguing that low interest rates kept Japanese-style deflation at bay.”—Publishers Weekly, February 2009 Counterpoint One D.O.A., One on the Way Mary Robison ISBN-13 9781582433059, $23.00, Winter 2009 •Review—New York Times Book Review, March 22, 2009 Jawbone/Outline 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists Joel McIver 9781906002206, $22.95, Fall 2008 •“Talk about a read that will leave you not only entertained but also ready to run into town with torches blazing. This one will surely cause some controversy and has already started some debates among guitar players that I know and hang around with. Mr. McIver I can hardly wait for your list of “The Top 100 Heavy Metal Drummers.”—http://www.piercingmetal.com/book_mciver_top100metal.htm Jawbone Bill Bruford Bill Bruford ISBN-13 9781906002237, $19.95, Spring 2009 •Interview—John Diliberto’s NPR Radio Program (heard on 135 NPR stations), www.echoes.org •Feature—www.allaboutjazz.com , March 2-3, 2009 and running a lengthy 10 page excerpt from Chapter 10 Jawbone/Outline Hot Burritos John Einarson with Chris Hillman 9781906002169, $19.95, Fall 2008 •“If you want “the goods” on The Flying Burrito Brothers, this is the book.”—http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/6988374 •“Hot Burritos: The True Story of the Flying Burrito Brothers is hard to put down because it smartly tells the tale of an essential band in music history - not just alt.-country history. And if all this written elaboration doesn't make you want to dust off those Burrito Brothers' CDs, you're just not paying attention.” —http://www.countrystandardtime.com/d/bookreview.asp?xid=47 Key Porter No Gym Required Jennifer Cohen ISBN-13 9781554701100, $19.95, Winter 2009 •Interview—CBS Early Show, April 2009, Exact Date TBD Owlkids Books Publishing Program •Ad—School Library Journal, April 2009 Seven Footer Broke-Ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply in New York Broke-Ass Stuart ISBN-13 9780978817800, $14.95, Spring 2008 •Interview—WNBC’s 11 o’clock News (they will visit a series of locations featured in the book), March 16, 2009 Wisdom Going on Being Mark Epstein ISBN-13 9780861715695, $16.95, Winter 2009 •“BRAINWAVE: The Rubin Museum of Art’s annual festival exploring how art, music, and mediation affect the mind is under way. This week, the psychiatrist Mark Epstein gives a free talk about the new edition of his seminal book about Buddhism and contemporary life, Going on Being.” (150 W. 17th St. 212-620-5000, ext. 344. Feb. 27 at 7:30)—New Yorker Magazine, February 2009   National Publicity Friday, February 20, 2009 February 20, 2009 National Publicity Children’s Book Press Quinito, Day and Night Ina Cumpiano and Jose Ramirez ISBN-13 9780892392261, $16.95, Fall 2008 •Starred Review—The Horn Book, January/February 2009, http://www.hbook.com/magazine/stars/jan09.asp Cleis Best Sex Writing 2009 Edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel and Brian Alexander ISBN-13 9781573443371, $14.95, Winter 2009 •Feature—New York Times, Papercuts, February 17, 2009, http://papercuts.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/17/sacred-male-territory/ Counterpoint Living Without God Ronald Aronson ISBN-13 9781593761608, $25.00, Fall 2008 •Interview—New York Times, Belief Column, February 13, 2009, http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/14/us/14beliefs.html?ref=todayspaper Counterpoint The Pocket History of Sex in the Twentieth Century Jane Vandenburgh ISBN-13 9781582434599, $25.00, Winter 2009 •Review—New York Times Book Review, April 2009 •Review—Washington Post, April 2009 CSA Word Great Classic Stories 2 Various Authors ISBN-13 9781964997062, $31.95, Fall 2008 •Earphones Award from Audiofile Magazine (US) Frances Lincoln Mlinaric on Decorating Mirabel Cecil and David Mlinaric ISBN-13 9780711225411, $65.00, Fall 2008 •Review with Photo—Town and Country, Bookshelf, March 2009 Jawbone/Outline 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists Joel McIver 9781906002206, $22.95, Fall 2008 •“The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists is an interesting read, and isn’t short on controversy. Let the debate rage on.”—Beatroute Magazine, Canadian Jawbone/Outline Million Dollar Les Paul Tony Bacon 9781906002145, $19.95, Fall 2008 •“Bacon’s engaging narrative and many interviews make the book highly entertaining reading and a must-have for any electric guitar enthusiast.”—Elmore Magazine, March/April 2009 Kabbalah Editor of Many Kabbalah Books Yehuda Berg •Own Talk Show—Sirius XM Radio, Beginning Wednesday, February 25th at 6-7 p.m. Eastern (“Drive Time”), running at least six weeks New World Library The Power of Now Eckhart Tolle ISBN-13 9781577314806, $14.00, Fall 2004 •Interview—ABC’s Nightline, airing February 23-27th •Interview—ABC News, February 15, 2009, http://abcnews.go.com/WN/CelebrityCafe/story?id=6884584&page=1 •Eckhart Tolle PBS pledge drive program entitled ”Eckhart Tolle on Awakening into the Now.” (running all year round on different PBS stations) Soft Skull The Withdrawal Method Pasha Malla ISBN-13 9781593762384, $14.95, Spring 2009 •Finalist—Best First Novel, Commonwealth Writer’s Prize (Winners Announced March 10th) Sterling and Ross Gimme My Money Back Ali Velshi ISBN-13 9780981453569, $12.95, Fall 2009 •Interview—The View, February 24, 2009   National Publicity Friday, February 13, 2009 National Publicity CSA Word On the Origin of Species Charles Darwin, Edited and read by Richard Dawkins ISBN-13 9781934997000, $29.95, Fall 2008 •“…a lively version of the great work that gave us the term ‘evolution’.”—The Sunday Times Audio Book of the Week (UK), February 8, 2009 Cleis Best Sex Writing 2009 Edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel and Brian Alexander ISBN-13 9781573443371, $14.95, Winter 2009 •“Rachel Kramer Bussel has been doing for “sex writing” what The Shins has done for Indie Rock.”—East Bay Examiner, February 7, 2009, http://www.examiner.com/x-706-East-Bay-Literary-Examiner~y2009m2d7-Best-Sex-Writing-And-Diva-Behind-It •“A Sex Anthology Not To Be Missed”—East Bay Examiner, February 8, 2009 •http://www.timeout.com/newyork/articles/own-this-city/71540/rachel-kramer-bussels-top-10-erotic-book •http://www.timeout.com/newyork/articles/own-this-city/71481/erotic-love-letter-writing Counterpoint Jayber Crow Wendell Berry ISBN-13 9781582431604, $15.95, Backlist •“It is a lazy Sunday morning. I am seated in my comfortable chair, wrapped in my old dressing-gown, my coffee in hand, having turned the final page of Jayber Crow: The Life Story of Jayber Crow, Barber, of the Port William Membership, as Written by Himself. It is a novel by Wendell Berry. Jayber was placed in my hands as a gift. A box of emeralds would not have pleased me more. He has become one of those rare friends with whom I look forward to sharing the rest of my life.”—Slightly Foxed, February 11, 2009, http://www.foxedquarterly.com/index.php?s=whatwepublish. Counterpoint The Uncrowned King Kenneth Whyte ISBN-13 9781582434674, $30.00, Winter 2009 •Interview—CSPAN’s Book TV, February 14-15, http://www.booktv.org/program.aspx?ProgramId=10198&SectionName=History Grove The Art and Power of Being a Lady Noelle Cleary and Dini von Mueffling ISBN-13 9780802139412, $12.00, Fall 2002 •Interview—MTV’s show MADE, February 21, 2009 and repeated Grove 39 Years of Short-Term Memory Loss Tom Davis ISBN-13 9780802118806, $24.00, Winter 2009 •“Though it features some lurid and hysterical SNL stories, Davis's memoir is less a backstage expose than a winning coming-of-age story featuring a funny Midwestern kid following his unlikely dream to the top.”—Publishers Weekly Starred Review, February 9, 2009 Insight Editions The Complete Quincy Jones Quincy Jones ISBN-13 9781933784670, $45.00 •Feature—SXSW Magazine, February 2009 Jawbone Bill Bruford Bill Bruford ISBN-13 9781906002237, $19.95, Spring 2009 •Interview—Downbeat •Interview—Abstract Logix •Interview—WUGA’s Off the Radar program •Interview—Echoes, national syndicated public radio program Key Porter Gordon Ramsey’s Healthy Appetites Gordon Ramsey ISBN-13 9781554701339, $35.00, Winter 2009 •Interview—Conan O’Brian, February 10, 2009m, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=To_LozcyjZg •Interview—Regis and Kelly, February 10, 2009 (Recipes are on their website, http://regisandkelly.go.com/recipes.html) •Appearance—Rachel Ray, February 17, 2009 •Interview—Jay Leno, Mary 4, 2009 •Promotional Interview—Fox All Access Radio, will air periodically across the country Key Porter No Gym Required Jennifer Cohen ISBN-13 9781554701100, $19.95, Winter 2009 •“If you are serious about ditching the gym, books can help. The recently published "No Gym Required," by Jennifer Cohen…includes a nice set of body-weight and other home-based exercises. She works wonders with a kitchen chair and has lots of recommendations for using an inflatable stability ball…”—Washington Post, February 3, 2009, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/02/AR2009020201759_3.html?sub=new&sid=ST2009020202273&s_pos KO Kids One Kathryn Otoshi ISBN-13 9780972394642, $16.95, Fall 2008 •Award— Pennsylvania Center for the Book's annual 2008 Baker's Dozen recommended booklist Seal Yes Means Yes Jaclyn Freidman and Jessica Valenti ISBN-13 9781580052573, $16.95, Fall 2008 •“Though surprisingly entertaining throughout, with no shortage of wit or humor, unexpected topics (Friedman on enjoying sex, transsexual writer Julia Serano on the mixed cultural messages that lead “nice guys” to sexual aggression) keep the book dynamic. Sure to empower and inform, this is an important and inspiring read for assault survivors, educators, activists, experts and those on a path to self discovery.”—Publishers Weekly Starred Review Online, February 2009 Soft Skull Press Milk, Sulphate, and Alby Starvation Martin Millar ISBN-13 9781593762278, $13.95, Winter 2009 •Review—New York Times Book Review, February 15, 2009, http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/books/review/Krusoe-t.html?8bu&emc=bua2 Tin House Asta in the Wings Jan Elizabeth Watson ISBN-13 9780980243611, $14.00, Winter 2009 •“Asta has reserves of intelligence and resourcefulness to spare, and her voice is unforgettable.”—Christian Science Monitor, February 6, 2009, http://features.csmonitor.com/books/2009/02/06/asta-in-the-wings/ Ulysses/Amorata Press Publisher Profile •http://www.eastbayexpress.com/news/butting_up_against_the_porn_industry/Content?oid=922829 Viva Editions Feisty First Ladies and Other Unforgettable White House Women Autumn Stephens ISBN-13 9781573443562, $16.95, Fall 2009 •Reviews—Easy Bay Examiner, February 11, 2009, http://www.examiner.com/x-706-East-Bay-Literary-Examiner~y2009m2d11-Feisty-First-Ladies-and-Other-Unforgettable-White-House-Women Web of Life Here is Antarctica Madeleine Dunphy, Illustrated by Tom Leonard ISBN-13 9780977753949, $16.95, Fall 2008 •Review—Science Book and Films, February 2009   National Publicity Friday, February 06, 2009 National Publicity Children’s Book Press Animal Poems of the Iguazu Francisco X. Alarcon and Maya Christina Gonzalez ISBN-13 9780892392254, $16.95, Fall 2008 •Award— 2009 Notable Books for a Global Society Cleis Best Sex Writing 2009 Edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel and Brian Alexander ISBN-13 9781573443371, $14.95, Winter 2009 •http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rachel-kramer-bussel/the-medias-sexual-irrespo_b_163347.html Counterpoint The Last Goodnights John West ISBN-13 9781582434483, $25.00, Winter 2009 •Interview—Good Morning America, (NEW DATE!) February 4, 2009 •Interview—C-Span’s Book TV, Air Date TBD •Interview—WNYC’s Leonard Lopate Show, February 6, 20009 at 1 pm EST •Interview—nationally syndicated AARP radio, Date TBD •Interview—nationally syndicated “Viewpoints” with Pat Reuter, Date TBD Frances Lincoln Love Me Tender Max Cryer ISBN-13 9780711229112, $16.95, Winter 2009 •Feature—Sky Magazine (Delta Airlines), Performance section, February 2009 Global Travel African Safari Journal Mark W. Nolting, Illustrated by Duncan Butchart ISBN-13 9780939895113, $19.95, Spring 2008 •Review—Bookviews, www.bookviews.com Hawthorne The Well and the Mine Gin Phillips, Introduction by Fannie Flagg ISBN-13 9780976631170, $15.95, Spring 2008 •Finalist—Barnes and Noble 2008 Discover Great New Writers Awards (Winners announced on March 4, 2009) Jawbone/Outline 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists Joel McIver ISBN-13 9781906002206, $22.95, Fall 2008 •“This 224-page labor of love is as much ultra-cool coffee table material as it is essential reference guide and invaluable source of information. Thumbing through is impossible, once you’ve picked it up you’re hooked!”— Metal Maniacs, February 2009 McSweeneys Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country! Kids’ Letters to Obama Jory Jon ISBN-13 9781934781579, $12.00, Fall 2009 •Review—USA Today, February 4, 2009, http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2009-02-03-obama-book_N.htm Morning Light Inner Journey: Views from the Jewish Tradition Edited by Rabbi Jack Bemporad, Contribution by I. B. Singer and Martin Buber ISBN-13 9781596750159, $24.95, Fall 2007 •Review—Association of Jewish Libraries Newsletter, November/December 2008 Owners Manual Strategy 360 Randall Bell ISBN-13 9781933969169, $21.95, Winter 2009 •Review—Bookviews, www.bookviews.com Wisdom Best of Inquiring Mind Edited by Barbara Gates and Wes Nisker ISBN-13 9780861715510, $17.95, Fall 2008 •“Profound and entertaining, a highly readable time capsule from an extraordinary quarter century of North American Buddhism. If a given chapter doesn’t grab you, no problem. Turn the page and there will be something completely different. That’s the strength of this collection, which is both enjoyable and enlightening.”—Tricycle Magazine Wisdom Eloquent Silence Nyogen Senzaki, Edited by Roko Sherry Chavat, Foreword by Eido Shimano ISBN-13 9780861715596, $17.95, Fall 2008 •“Roko Sherry Chayat has produced an elegant and loving tribute to this unique figure (Senzaki), a lively mix of koan commentary, dharma talks, poetry, and personal correspondence illuminating both man and monk.”—Tricycle Magazine Wisdom The Lotus Sutra Translated and Introduced by Gene Reeves ISBN-13 9780861715718, $19.95, Winter 2009 •“Difficult as it may be to interpret ancient Tibetan Buddhist imagery for contemporary meditators, it is perhaps even more challenging to make historical Buddhist texts accessible. In a new translation of The Lotus Sutra, Gene Reeves aims to do just this. Reeves uses everyday language wherever possible, translating into English many words that previous works have left in Sanskrit. This approach is particularly appropriate for the Lotus Sutra, which emphasizes that enlightenment is attainable for everyone.”—Tricycle Magazine   National and Regional Publicity Friday, January 30, 2009 National Publicity Atlantic Monthly Press White Protestant Nation Allan J. Lichtman ISBN-13 9780871139849, $27.50, Spring 2008 •Finalist—National Book Critics Circle; Finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Awards were unveiled at Housing Works Bookstore Café, New York, N.Y., on Saturday. Book winners will be announced in New York on Thursday, March 12, at a ceremony held at the New School. For more information, NBCC's Critical Mass blog Children’s Book Press The Storyteller’s Candle/Le velita de los cuentos Lucia Gonzalez and Lulu Delacre ISBN-13 9780892392223, $16.95, Spring 2008 •Pura Belpre Honor Awards—Belpre Illustrator Honor Books and Belpre Author Honor Books Cleis Best Sex Writing 2009 Edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel and Brian Alexander ISBN-13 9781573443371, $14.95, Winter 2009 •Feature—East Bay Express, January 28, 2009, http://www.eastbayexpress.com/artsculture/return_of_the_lusty_lady/Content?oid=912708 Frances Lincoln The Gardens of Frank Lloyd Wright Derek Fell ISBN-13 9780711229679, $40.00, Spring 2009 •Feature—Elle Décor’s Design Dossier (one of three books), March 2009 Jawbone Classic Electrics Walter Carter ISBN-13 9781906002190, $14.95, Fall 2008 •“Walter Carter knows guitars like Michael Phelps knows chlorine water, and if it’s a rare and coveted electric six-string or 12-string, chances are he has it in this reference guide.” —Dirty Linen Magazine, March/April 2009 Jawbone/Outline Hot Burritos John Einarson with Chris Hillman 9781906002169, $19.95, Fall 2008 •“Hillman, a former member of the Byrds, gives an intimate portrait and inside look of the Burritos and their rise and fall as one of the pioneers of country-rock.”—Dirty Linen Magazine, March/April 2009 •“This lengthy account of the period pulls in all the friends, label execs and musicians that shaped the band’s fleeting, four-year existence. Unsurprisingly, the spectre of Parsons and his evangelical desire to bring country into the rock arena looms large – much to the chagrin of Hillman who is at pains to remind us that the Burriots were a real working group, rather than a breeding ground for the Gram myth. In fact, it’s the journeys of Hillman and his other band cohorts that make up the most illuminating sections here.”—Mojo Magazine, March 2009 Jawbone/Outline Totally Interactive Gibson Bible Dave Hunter, Carl Verheyen 9781906002107, $27.95, Spring 2008 •“For Gibson electric guitar fanatics…you have just found your holy grail. Accompanying the detailed guide to every Gibson guitar model is a 70-minute DVD.”—Dirty Linen Magazine, March/April 2009 Key Porter No Gym Required Jennifer Cohen ISBN-13 9781554701100, $19.95, Winter 2009 •Feature—Seventeen Magazine, January 2009 McSweeneys Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country! Kids’ Letters to Obama Jory Jon ISBN-13 9781934781579, $12.00, Fall 2009 •Interview—USA Today, will be printed before 2/1/09 •Interview—KFOG (San Francisco, CA), January 28, 2009 •Interview—Deepak Chopra on Sirius Radio, January 31, 2009 New World Library Solitude Robert Kull ISBN-13 9781577316329, $23.95, Fall 2008 •Interview on segment entitled “Alone Time”—NPR’s “To the Best of Our Knowledge,” February 1, 2009 Scarletta Yankee Invasion Ignacio Solares, Translated by Timothy G. Compton ISBN-13 9780979824944, $14.95, Spring 2009 •Review—Publishers Weekly, Date TBD •Review—Library Journal, Date TBD Sterling and Ross Gimme My Money Back Ali Velshi ISBN-13 9780981453569, $12.95, Fall 2009 •Interview—CBS Early Show, Airing the weekend of January 31-February 1, 2009 Time Out Time Out New York Editors of Time Out ISBN-13 9781846700729, $19.95, Winter 2009 •Book of the Week—The London (UK) Mail on Sunday ----------------------------------------------------- Regional Publicity CA Owners Manual Strategy 360 Randall Bell ISBN-13 9781933969169, $21.95, Winter 2009 •Interview—Laguna Beach Independent Newspaper, January 30, 2009, http://www.lagunabeachindependent.com/news/2009/0130/arts_ent/053.html CA Thunder Bay Press Architectural Wonders Kathleen Murphy Colan ISBN-13 9781592238194, $24.95, Fall 2007 •Feature—Sacramento News and Co/ABC News 10 Affiliate, http://www.sacandco.net Thunder Bay Press Frank Gehry in Pop-Up Jinny Johnson, Roland Lewis ISBN-13 9781592237906, $, Season •Feature—Sacramento News and Co/ABC News 10 Affiliate, http://www.sacandco.net TX Global Travel African Safari Journal Mark W. Nolting, Illustrated by Duncan Butchart ISBN-13 9780939895113, $19.95, Spring 2008 •”The 328-page book has pages for your thoughts, but it also offers a bounty of information. Features include identification guides for large and small mammals, birds, reptiles, insects and trees. Maps spotlight major wildlife preserves.”—Dallas Morning News, September 30, 2008, http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/travel/thisweek/stories/DN-NUnotejournal_0928tra.ART.State.Edition1.26f2ac4.html?npc   National Publicity Friday, January 23, 2009 National Publicity CSA Word Brideshead Revisited Evelyn Waugh ISBN-13 9781934997055, $26.95, Fall 2008 •“…I’m going to recommend this CSA Word abridgement simply because Jeremy Northam reads it so brilliantly…”—Saturday’s Guardian (UK), January 17, 2009 Classical Comics Macbeth: Quick Text William Shakespeare ISBN-13 9781906332464, $16.95, Spring 2009 •“Shakespeare’s MACBETH has been magically transformed into a highly engaging graphic novel produced by Classical Comics. The quick text edition offers a simplified version of the Scottish tale by using as few words as possible on the page. The lack of Shakespearean dialogue does not deter from the original tale; in fact, it enhances the play.”— http://www.teensreadtoo.com/MacbethGraphic.html Counterpoint The Uncrowned King Kenneth Whyte ISBN-13 9781582434674, $30.00, Winter 2009 •Interview—Leonard Lopate Show, January 22, 2009 •The book is a “scintillating biographical study. No slouch himself when it comes to colorful profiles and engrossing narrative, Whyte makes Hearst's rise an entertaining saga of newspapering's heroic age, when the popular press became an unofficial pillar of democracy.”—Starred Review, Publishers Weekly Jawbone/Outline 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists Joel McIver ISBN-13 9781906002206, $22.95, Fall 2008 •“This book will provide hours of quality reading and drunken debate material for your next band practice. Despite your personal approval of the list and its order, one thing that can’t be argued is McIver’s dedication. He put more than a decade into this project, personally conducting interviews with nearly every player listed.”— Premier Guitar, February 2009 McSweeneys Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country! Kids’ Letters to Obama Edited by Jory Jon ISBN-13 9781934781579, $12.00, Fall 2009 •Feature—People Magazine, January 30, 2009 •Interview—NPR’s This American Life, January 18, 2009 •Review—San Francisco Chronicle, January 22, 2009, http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2009/01/22/MN3F15EQV9.DTL •Mention—Time Magazine, Date TBD •Interview with the Editor—Kathleen Dunn Show, Wisconsin Public Radio http://www.wpr.org/kathleendunn/, Date TBD •Interview with Editor—CNN Radio, Date TBD Plexus The Robert Pattinson Album Paul Stenning ISBN-13 9780859654388, $16.95, Fall 2009 •Feature— Pattinson Online, the most popular and extensive Robert Pattinson fansite, http://www.robert-pattinson.co.uk •http://myspace.com/robert_pattinson_album Soft Skull Press Milk, Sulphate, and Alby Starvation Martin Millar ISBN-13 9781593762278, $13.95, Winter 2009 •Review—New York Times Book Review, February 15, 2009 White Cloud Press The Muslim Next Door Sumbul Ali-Karamali ISBN-13 9780974524566, $16.95, Fall 2008 •Feature about Inauguration— http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sumbul-alikaramali/crying-wolff-at-the-inaug_b_159574.html   National and Regional Publicity Friday, January 16, 2009 National Publicity Counterpoint Entertaining Disasters Nancy Spiller ISBN-13 9781582434513, $14.95, Winter 2009 •“The result is a kind of California noir…But it's leavened by Spiller's puckish view of the universe. Humor was one of the survival skills the author picked up as the youngest child in a troubled family...”—LA Times, January 13, 2009, http://www.latimes.com/features/books/la-et-nancy-spiller13-2009jan13,0,2111057.story •“When Dutton's Brentwood closed last April, owner Doug Dutton (right) graciously promised first time novelist Nancy Spiller (left), who'd always dreamed of signing in Dutton's courtyard, that when her novel Entertaining Disasters (Counterpoint) was completed, he'd have her do a reading and signing in his backyard! It all came true this weekend.”—Picture of the Day, Publishers Weekly, January 14, 2009 Counterpoint Legacy of Secrecy Lamar Waldron with Thom Hartmann ISBN-13 9781582434223, $33.00, Spring 2008 •Interview— Fox & Friends, the Fox Network national morning show, live on Saturday, January 17, 2009 at 8:50am Eastern Jawbone/Outline 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists Joel McIver ISBN-13 9781906002206, $22.95, Fall 2008 •“With his usual humor and informed-opiniated style, Joel McIver presents these often-complex short biographies in suitably manageable bite-size chunks. McIver’s also an expert in the techniques and mechanics of metal guitar playing, which gives him an added authority.”— Record Collector, January 2009 Jawbone/Outline Hot Burritos John Einarson with Chris Hillman 9781906002169, $19.95, Fall 2008 •“Co-author Chris Hillman sheds swathes of new light on the story of The Flying Burrito Brothers. The book fills in several blanks and offers fresh perspectives on many of the myths that sprang up around the group.”— Record Collector, January 2009 Jawbone Strange Brew Christopher Hjort ISBN-13 9781906002008, $29.95, Spring 2007 •“Based on exciting new research, Christopher Hjort’s Strange Brew is an absorbing and rich narrative of the British blues boom and its key players – guitarists Eric Clapton, Peter Green, and Mick Taylor and their bands, including Cream, Fleetwood Mac, Blind Faith, The Rolling Stones, and Derek & The Dominoes during the years 1965 to 1970. It reveals the fascinating connections between leading musicians, bands, studios, and venues, and contains a rare collection of period photos and memorabilia.”— Making Music magazine, January/February 2009 McSweeneys Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country! Kids’ Letters to Obama Jory Jon ISBN-13 9781934781579, $12.00, Fall 2009 •Book Excerpted—New York Times Op-Ed, January 16, 2009 (NEW DATE!) National Lampoon How Dumb Are You? Adam Winer ISBN-13 9780980059205, $9.99, Fall 2008 •Interview— http://blog.trutv.com/dumb_as_a_blog/2009/01/man-wears-many.html?link=dumbrs New Horizon Press Murder in Mayberry Mary Kinney Branson and Jack Branson ISBN-13 9780882823256, $24.95, Spring 2008 •Feature—48 Hours television program, date TBA Seal Press The Purity Myth Jessica Valenti ISBN-13 9781580052535, $24.95, Spring 2009 •“F-Word” column contribution—Skirt Magazine, April 2009 •Blog about book and related topic—The Huffington Post •Interview—Colbert Report, date TBA Soft Skull China Underground Zachary Mexico ISBN-13 9781593762230, $16.95, Winter 2009 •Summer 2009 BN Discover New Writers pick Soft Skull I Wouldn’t Start From Here Andrew Mueller ISBN-13 9781593762186, $16.95, Winter 2009 •Starred Review (YA)—Kirkus, January 15, 2009 Sterling and Ross Gimme My Money Back Ali Velshi ISBN-13 9780981453569, $12.95, Fall 2009 •“Last night journalists and news executives gathered at McCormick & Schmick's restaurant to celebrate the release of a new book by CNN's Chief Business Correspondent, Ali Velshi. Composed in two weeks during 2008's financial meltdown, the book is entitled, Gimme My Money Back: Your Guide to Beating the Financial Crisis. In a video interview with GalleyCat, Velshi urged publishers to explain the crisis to Americans in simple terms."— http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/authors/exclusive_interview_with_cnns_ali_velshi_105865.asp ------------------------------------------------ Regional Publicity TX Jawbone/Outline So You Want to Be a Rock ‘n’ Roll Star Christopher Hjort with Joel McMichael ISBN-13 9781906002152, $29.95, Fall 2008 •“Make no mistake - So You Want to Be a Rock 'n Roll Star is an amazing piece of research. For Byrdmaniax who want to follow every concert, recording session, radio, and TV appearance, Hjort's tome is both detailed and insightful.”—Houston Press, January 12, 2008, http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2009/01/get_lit_so_you_want_to_be_a_ro.php   National and Regional Publicity Friday, January 09, 2009 National Publicity Counterpoint The Baptism of Billy Bean Roger Allan Skipper ISBN-13 9781582434605, $15.95, Winter 2009 •“Pitch-perfect dialogue, a skillfully drawn supporting case and a memorable portrait of the changing face of Appalachia enhance this impressive character study.”—Publishers Weekly’s Pick of the Week and Starred Review, December 22, 2008 Counterpoint The Last Goodnights John West ISBN-13 9781582434483, $25.00, Winter 2009 •Interview—Diane Rehm Show, NPR, February 4, 2009 (New Date!) at 11-12 EST •Interview—Good Morning America, February 3, 2009 Counterpoint Legacy of Secrecy Lamar Waldron with Thom Hartmann ISBN-13 9781582434223, $33.00, Spring 2008 •Feature—Liz Smith Column (Syndicated Nationally), http://www.nypost.com/seven/01062009/gossip/liz/jfk_assassination_confession_147381.htm •Review—Daily Beast, Tina Brown’s website, http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-01-05/the-mob-did-it-we-think/ •Feature— Associated Press, January 7, 2009, http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090107/ap_en_re/book_review_legacy_of_secrecy •Interview—CNN’s America Morning, January 8, 2009 •Interview—Coast-to-Coast, airing April 4, 2009 (the anniversary of MLK’s assassination) •Review—New York Observer, December 17, 2009 Counterpoint The Selected Letters of Allen Ginsberg and Gary Snyder, 1956-1991 Gary Snyder and Allen Ginsberg, Edited by Bill Morgan ISBN-13 9781582434445, $28.00, Fall 2008 •Front Page of the Arts Section Profile—San Francisco Chronicle, December 29, 2008 http://www.sfgate.com/cgibin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/26/DDVM14QP7L.DTL&hw=gary+snyder&sn=001&sc=1000 •Review—New York Times Book Review, January 11, 2009 Counterpoint The Uncrowned King Kenneth Whyte ISBN-13 9781582434674, $30.00, Winter 2009 •Review—Wall Street Journal, December 27, 2008, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123033942056536545.html •Review—New York Times Book Review, January 11, 2009 •Review—Forbes Magazine, January 12, 2009 Jawbone/Outline 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists Joel McIver ISBN-13 9781906002206, $22.95, Fall 2008 •“McIver has written a dozen metal books, writes for several different publications and did exhaustive research putting together his list. His descriptions of each of the 100 best guitarists are well-written, combining basic biographical information with insight on their playing style. The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists is a compelling and engaging book that won’t settle the debate about who are the best heavy metal axemen of all time, but is certainly a good place to start.”— About.com, January 2009, http://heavymetal.about.com/od/bookreviews/fr/100greatestmeta.htm Jawbone/Outline So You Want to Be a Rock ‘n’ Roll Star Christopher Hjort with Joel McMichael ISBN-13 9781906002152, $29.95, Fall 2008 •“This coffee table-style paperback with lots of great pics (almost worth the price of admission alone) and value added content draws from all the previous Byrds books and related works to really deliver the full story…So it's as good a place as any to take flight or soar again into the musical stratosphere of the musical greatness that was The Byrds.”—Blurt Online, January 2009, http://blurt-online.com/book_reviews/view/38 Key Porter Lost Cathy Ostlere ISBN-13 9781554700431, $19.95, Spring 2009 •“For all the influence David’s unknown fate wields over events, it’s these internal intimacies, and the tracing of their effect on her relationships with other surviving family, that give the memoir its most enduring power.”—Publishers Weekly, January 2008 McSweeneys Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country! Kids’ Letters to Obama Jory Jon ISBN-13 9781934781579, $12.00, Fall 2009 •Book Excerpted—New York Times Op-Ed, January 14, 2009 Simply Read Looking for Loons Jennifer Lloyd, Ilustrated by Kirsti Wakelin ISBN-13 9781894965545, $16.95, Fall 2007 •“If this book doesn’t have you wanting to rent a cabin in the woods, I don’t know what will. Jennifer Lloyd deftly describes a family enjoying nature as the surrounding woods wake up. I felt a connection to Patrick waiting for the loons, as I remembered nighttime excursions to watch for meteor showers or try to spot owls. Kirsti Anne Wakelin’s warm illustrations complement Lloyd’s imagery, and her sketchbook like endpapers are a real treat. (By the way, this book only features a squirrel cameo.)”—Scholastic.com, http://blogs.scholastic.com/kid_lit/2008/11/picture-book-th.html#more -------------------------------- Regional Publicity CA Viva Editions Feisty First Ladies Autumn Stephens ISBN-13 9781573443562, $16.95, Fall 2009 •“Pick up a copy and find out which first lady was a shopaholic, which was a sleep-‘til-noon slacker, and whose approval ratings consistently topped her husband’s.”—San Francisco Examiner Blog, January 7, 2009, http://www.examiner.com/x-1007-Baltimore-Book--Blog-Examiner~y2009m1d7-Secrets-of-the-First-Ladies Key Porter Prairie Bridesmaid Daria Salamon ISBN-13 9781554700547, $24.95, Spring 2008 •“The Prairie Bridesmaid was funny, smart, and heart-wrenching all at once. The subject of emotional abuse is dealt with in depth, and anyone who has ever been in such a situation will surely recognize themselves in Anna’s guilty feelings and neurotic coping mechanisms.”—Sacramento Book Review, January 2009 Key Porter Unfeeling Ian Holding ISBN-13 9781554701223, $14.95, Fall 2008 •“Serious novelists in their twenties are unusual, since they rarely have the emotional maturity to pull off an extended work of fiction. And, that is what Holding does (more or less) … writing with a smoothness and authority of a much more seasoned author.”— Sacramento Book Review, January 2009 Author Tour – CA and NY Counterpoint The Uncrowned King Kenneth Whyte ISBN-13 9781582434674, $30.00, Winter 2009 •Author Tour Dates: San Francisco Bay Area Jan. 14: Book Passage Jan. 15: Stacey’s Jan. 17: Hearst Castle New York Jan. 21: The Strand Jan. 22: Columbia Journalism School GA Counterpoint Legacy of Secrecy Lamar Waldron with Thom Hartmann ISBN-13 9781582434223, $33.00, Spring 2008 •Feature—Atlanta Journal Constitution, January 11, 2009 •Interview—NPR Affiliate, “Between the Lines with Valeria Jackson,” Friday January 9, 2009, http://www.pba.org/programming/programs/btl/ •Interview—Atlanta’s new AM Arts radio station WMLB 1690, running January 10-11, 2009   National and Regional Publicity Monday, January 05, 2009 National Publicity Cleis Best Sex Writing 2009 Edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel ISBN-13 9781573443371, $14.95, Winter 2009 •Author Event— Drunken! Careening! Writers! series at the KGB Bar, New York, http://www.nytimes.com/indexes/2008/12/18/urbaneye/index.html?8ur&emc=ur •Interview—Huffington Post, December 2008, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rachel-kramer-bussel/best-sex-writing-2009-int_b_154336.html Counterpoint The Last Goodnights John West ISBN-13 9781582434483, $25.00, Winter 2009 •Interview—Diane Rehm Show, NPR, February 2, 2009 at 11-12 EST Counterpoint Whitefoot Wendell Berry, Illustrated by Davis Te Selle ISBN-13 9781582434322, $22.00, Spring 2009 •“This small-format, gifty offering from an acclaimed author is not necessarily a children's book; the story it tells, in prose, will absorb adult admirers of literary craftsmanship as thoroughly as it does children. When Whitefoot the mouse is flooded out of her nest and carried downstream on a log—and most of the book relates this journey—she owes her survival to her innate skills. Every detail merits the closest observation: “Her ears were listening into the slur and spatter around her. Her nose was intelligently sniffing....The voice in her mind was saying, 'Seeds! Seeds! Look around!'” If Te Selle's densely detailed black-and-white drawings were any more realistic, readers would be able to see Whitefoot's tiny furry body breathing. Though everything that happens takes place an inch off the ground, Berry finds a heroic dimension to Whitefoot, and his gift is to make readers feel it, too.”—Publishers Weekly Starred Review, January 2009 Go! Comi Song of the Hanging Sky, Vol. 3 Toriko Gin ISBN-13 9781605100388, $10.99, Fall 2009 •“For tweens and teens, my top pick would be Toriko Gin’s Song of the Hanging Sky (Go! Comi). This beautifully illustrated series chronicles the relationship between a war-weary soldier and a winged boy…Though there are obvious parallels between Hanging Sky and the long, tortured history of US/Indian relations, the book is more than just an allegory for conflict between imperialists and native peoples; it’s a lovely meditation on friendship, on growing up, and on forging an identity, both as an individual and a member of a group. If this isn’t YALSA bait, I don’t know what is!”— Best graphic novels of 2008, Blog on School Library Journal, http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/540000654/post/710038071.html Greystone Reflections 2008 NHL, NHLPA, and Getty Images ISBN-13 9781553653998, $27.00, Fall 2008 •“…this book has 150 or so of the best shots you’d want to see from last season, some from memorable games, some from forgotten games, but all worthy of inclusion. There’s not a bad photo here, not one that’s a bit fuzzy or less than top quality. The photos fill the page, which makes the most of their content and composition…The proceeds benefit Hockey Fights Cancer, which gives you another good reason to get this book.”—New York Times, December 18, 2008, http://slapshot.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/18/two-minutes-for-booking-hockey-holiday-gift-books/ Grove If You Didn’t Bring Jerky….What Did I Just Eat? Bill Heavey ISBN-13 9780802143952, $14.00, Fall 2008 •"The art of the story, a casualty of the era of Internet fixation, is a thing of beauty in Bill Heavy's voice. His best 62 yarns with Field & Stream are published in this collection, including "Rut Strategies For the Married Hunter," "Death and Fishing" and "The Art of Lying." One theme that runs through the yarns is the difficulty faced by a suburban outdoorsman who wants to fish and hunt. These make for great out-loud bedtime reads for kids.”—San Francisco Chronicle, local outdoor legend Tom Stienstra recommended If You Didn’t Bring Jerky… as his favorite humorous book of 2008. Jawbone/Outline 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists Joel McIver ISBN-13 9781906002206, $22.95, Fall 2008 •“Hot Burritos puts a microscope to the days when Hillman and Parsons were a formidable writing team. In just six months, they knocked off a string of what would become classic country-rock tunes, with Wheels, Christine's Tune, Sin City and My Uncle heading the list. Long-time Burrito fans should appreciate Einerson's detailed look at the final two lineups, which became a red hot live act after the punting of Parsons. The book has received excellent reviews -- Uncut magazine has named it one of the top 10 music books of 2008.”— Edmonton Journal, December 19, 2008, http://www.edmontonjournal.com/book+will+anger+Grampires/1094541/story.html •“The book itself is very well put together with good language and a good lay out, words broken up every few pages with full-page pictures of many of the guitar slayers. At the back there is also the next 50 guitarists, simply listed. This helps to throw in a few more names that people may wonder why they aren’t in the initial top 100. There is also a list of the top 20 shredders who don’t fall in to the metal category. This book is extensive and highly detailed and should be the starting point of any guitarist who is wishing to learn about the greats of metal.”— AltSounds, December 19, 2008 Jawbone/Outline Hot Burritos John Einarson with Chris Hillman 9781906002169, $19.95, Fall 2008 •“Hot Burritos puts a microscope to the days when Hillman and Parsons were a formidable writing team. In just six months, they knocked off a string of what would become classic country-rock tunes, with Wheels, Christine's Tune, Sin City and My Uncle heading the list. Long-time Burrito fans should appreciate Einerson's detailed look at the final two lineups, which became a red hot live act after the punting of Parsons. The book has received excellent reviews -- Uncut magazine has named it one of the top 10 music books of 2008.”— Edmonton Journal, December 19, 2008, http://www.edmontonjournal.com/book+will+anger+Grampires/1094541/story.html Jawbone/Outline Million Dollar Les Paul Tony Bacon 9781906002145, $19.95, Fall 2008 •“Who are the musicians who play these hallowed instruments and who are the collectors who’ll pay hundreds of thousands for them? And is there actually a one million dollar Les Paul? Through a series of interviews with players, collectors, guitar-makers, dealers, and others, leading guitar historian Tony Bacon mulled over these questions, and, in Million Dollar Les Paul, he offers some answers. This is a unique book, combining some fine investigative journalism, very interesting music history, and a dash of guitar geekiness in a mystical quest to uncover the secrets of this hidden world of musical instruments– a world where science and superstition meet, and where the dusty case under the bed just might turn out to hold the guitar equivalent of the Holy Grail.”— SoHo Journal, December 18, 2008 Jawbone/Outline So You Want to Be a Rock ‘n’ Roll Star Christopher Hjort with Joel McMichael ISBN-13 9781906002152, $29.95, Fall 2008 •“Now, The Byrds story is unravelled, as it happened, day-by-day, in So You Want To Be A Rock ‘n’ Roll Star. From the band’s formation and breakthrough hit in 1965 to the brief reunion of the original line-up in 1972/1973, this book is the most compelling and complete account of The Byrds ever published. Drawing on hundreds of lost and previously undiscovered sources, not to mention a wealth of previously unseen photos, it is a gripping chronicle of the life and times of this seminal band. This is really one of the finest books ever compiled on a rock band. It’s extraordinarily well-designed and is also laid out in a calendar format, which makes it very easy to read. The design and fonts used hold your interest as much as the smart writing does. Author Christopher Hjort is not only a well respected rock historian and author of the great Strange Brew: Eric Clapton & The British Blues Boom 1965-1970, but his love and knowledge of graphic design and typography make this already excellent book a little more special. Well done!”—SoHo Journal, December 18, 2008 •“It is an extraordinary book. Every song, every album, every show, every member change - everything is covered. The world needs a statistician and an interpreter of these facts. Hjort is that person. We're lucky he's around.”—Curled Up with a Good Book, January 2009, http://www.curledup.com/starbyrd.htm Key Porter Books, Fenn Publishing Honoured Canadiens Andrew Podnieks with the Hockey Hall of Fame ISBN-13 9781551683409, $40.00, Fall 2008 •“One of the many books celebrating the Canadiens’ 100th Anniversary season, this one focuses on the 54 players, coaches and builders who are in the Hockey Hall of Fame, listed by year of induction, starting with Howie Morenz and Georges Vezina in 1945 to Patrick Roy in 2006. The players roster includes Habs lifers like Jean Beliveau and the Richard brothers as well as players whose fame was achieved either before or after they pulled on the bleu, blanc et rouge sweater, like Rod Langway and Denis Savard. Regardless, its an unparalleled collection of talent that no club in N.H.L. history has been able to match. There are many fine photos in this book…Still this is a must have for the Habs fan on your shopping list.—New York Times, December 18, 2008, http://slapshot.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/18/two-minutes-for-booking-hockey-holiday-gift-books/ Key Porter Books, Fenn Publishing St. Michael’s College Kevin Shea ISBN-13 9781551683485, $, Season •“Canadians, especially those in Ontario, know St. Mike’s as the top school in Canada for producing N.H.L.’ers, 184 thus far…this is expertly researched and documented and well illustrated, giving readers a first glimpse into the careers of some of the game’s legendary names, like Ted Lindsay, Tim Horton, Gerry Cheevers, Dave Keon, Frank Mahovlich and Joe Primeau. And if St. Mike’s is the Notre Dame of hockey, Father David Bauer is the Knute Rockne. Bauer’s story is here too. So is Lloyd Percival’s, one of the unsung heroes of the modern game whose “Hockey Handbook” was devoured by the early Soviet teams as a guide to building their program.”—New York Times, December 18, 2008, http://slapshot.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/18/two-minutes-for-booking-hockey-holiday-gift-books/ Key Porter No Gym Required Jennifer Cohen ISBN-13 9781554701100, $19.95, Winter 2009 •Focus of Fitness Insert—LA Times, January 5, 2009 •Fitness Expert on Blog—Seventeen Magazine, January 2009 •Interview—LA Times, January 5, 2009 Maple Tree Press Inuksuk Journey Mary Wallace ISBN-13 9781897349267, $24.95, Fall 2008 •“Nunavut, an Arctic territory in northern Canada, is a cold, open space where inuksuk, piles of stone in the shape of a person used to ‘mark a family home, welcome guests, guide travelers, and ensure safe passage,’ are commonly found. Wallace has developed a passion for these ancient messengers, and here she presents a journal of her weeklong trek to Inuksugassait, a place where countless numbers of the stone markers stand. The author expresses awe and respect as she connects with the land. What appeared to be a barren white expanse on day one is soon revealed to be a sacred space that has provided for the people there for thousands of years. Wallace includes personal photos, sketches, and comments that give readers an intimate portrait of life in this place. Over a dozen vibrant oil paintings depicting scenes from her journey are scattered throughout. She relates the necessity of hunting, and tells how a seal can provide clothing, food, and oil for an entire family. Polar bears, caribou, and whales are among the wildlife spotted on the journey. Readers will be fascinated by this firsthand account of true adventure.”—School Library Journal, January 20009 Milkweed Driftless David Rhodes 9781571310590, $24.00, Fall 2008 •Author Piece—New York Times Op-Ed Section, December 25, 2008, http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/25/opinion/25rhodes.html?_r=2&pagewanted=1 Owners Manual Press Strategy 360 Randall Bell ISBN-13 9781933969169, $21.95, Winter 2009 •Interview—Laguna Beach Coastline Pilot •Interview—Catch Your Limit Consulting, Florida Simply Read The Red Shoes Eleri Glass, Illustrated by Ashley Spires ISBN-13 9781894965781, $16.95, Winter 2009 •“Shopping for shoes, a little girl knows that her mother will pick the practical, very dull, lace-ups. Even the palette that Spires uses is dark and drab, and the child's body language screams disappointment. But when she gets to the store, she sees the most wonderful pair of red shoes and wants them more than anything. ‘The red shoes are happy apples, waiting to be picked,’ the text reads. But moms don't tend to give in easily, and the youngster tries on dreary shoe after shoe after shoe. In the end, the bored clerk brings out the red shoes and the girl virtually flies through the air with delight. Mother and daughter have a special moment at tucking-in time, and readers see the little girl with the red shoes sticking out from under the covers. This sweet story will appeal to little girls who count shoes as something very important indeed.”—School Library Journal, January 2009 ---------------------------------------------------- Regional Publicity CA McSweeneys Maps and Legends Michael Chabon ISBN-13 9781932416893, $24.00, Spring 2008 •Interview—East Bay Express, December 31, 2008, http://www.eastbayexpress.com/artsculture/taking_the_funnies_seriously/Content?oid=894141 •Event— Berkeley Repertory Theatre with San Francisco Chronicle columnist Jon Carroll, January 5, 2009 FL Jawbone/Outline Riot on Sunset Strip Domenic Priore 9781906002046, $29.95, Spring 2007 •“With a die-hard record collector geek's eye, Domenic Priore's exhaustively researched and annotated tome tells the history of the location, bands, and audiences that came together just at the right time to make a huge impact on pop culture between 1965-1967.”— New Times Broward-Palm Beach, The Best Music Gifts of 2008, December 17, 2008 NY Jawbone/Outline Beatles for Sale John Blaney ISBN-13 9781906002091, $18.95, Spring 2008 •Gift Guide 2008—Metroland, http://www.metroland.net/guides/2008_giftguide/books.html Jawbone/Outline Bowie in Berlin Thomas Jerome Seabrook ISBN-13 9781906002084, $19.95, Spring 2009 •Gift Guide 2008—Metroland, http://www.metroland.net/guides/2008_giftguide/books.html Jawbone/Outline Hot Burritos John Einarson with Chris Hillman 9781906002169, $19.95, Fall 2008 •Gift Guide 2008—Metroland, http://www.metroland.net/guides/2008_giftguide/books.html Jawbone/Outline So You Want to Be a Rock ‘n’ Roll Star Christopher Hjort with Joel McMichael ISBN-13 9781906002152, $29.95, Fall 2008 •Gift Guide 2008—Metroland, http://www.metroland.net/guides/2008_giftguide/books.html RI Counterpoint How the Dead Dream Lydia Millet ISBN-13 9781593761844, $24.00, Fall 2007 •“The storyline suggests the novel is about a culture of misplaced selfishness that is searching for a way out of its anomie; but it is much more about the notion of extinction — how by living as the center of our own species, we are always on the verge of extinction.”—Reviewers pick their favorites from 2008, Providence Journal, December 28, 2008, http://www.projo.com/books/content/BOOK-2008-FAVORITES_12-28-08_D1CM7C3_v29.efc5b5.html Grove Yesterday’s Weather Anne Enright ISBN-13 9780802118745, $24.00, Fall 2008 •“Thirty-one stories that take us into dozens of ordinary yet complex lives, and then challenge us to see ourselves within them. Enright’s deft sentences often contain a simplicity that is bonded by an amalgamation of irony, honesty and humor.” —Reviewers pick their favorites from 2008, Providence Journal, December 28, 2008, http://www.projo.com/books/content/BOOK-2008-FAVORITES_12-28-08_D1CM7C3_v29.efc5b5.html Soft Skull Press Black Flies Shannon Burke ISBN-13 9781593761912, $14.95, Spring 2008 •“A novel about paramedics in Harlem in the mid-1990s. Both raw and matter-of-fact, where the disturbing becomes the routine, and the line between normal and abnormal slowly dissolves.”— Reviewers pick their favorites from 2008, Providence Journal, December 28, 2008, http://www.projo.com/books/content/BOOK-2008-FAVORITES_12-28-08_D1CM7C3_v29.efc5b5.html Tin House November 22, 1963 Adam Braver ISBN-13 9780980243628, $14.95, Fall 2008 •“A fascinating, intricately researched novel about that terrible day, as it must have seemed to the president’s shocked young widow.”—Reviewers pick their favorites from 2008, Providence Journal, December 28, 2008, http://www.projo.com/books/content/BOOK-2008-FAVORITES_12-28-08_D1CM7C3_v29.efc5b5.html
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