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Monday, December 01, 2008

National Publicity

Atlantic Monthly Press
	
 The School on Heart’s Content Road
 Carolyn Chute 
 ISBN-13 9780871139870, $24.00, Fall 2008 
•Listed as one of The New York Times “100 Notable Books of 2008”

Atlantic Monthly Press

 World Made by Hand
 James Howard Kunstler
 ISBN-13 9780871139788, $24.00, Winter 2008 
•Listed on NPR reviewer Alan Cheuse’s top Fiction picks for 2008
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97276209&sc=emaf

Avalon Travel 
	
 Moon Walking and Eating in Provence
 James Lasdun and Pia Davis  
 ISBN-13 9781598800630, $18.95, Spring 2008
•“If you enjoy walking to work up an appetite, this is the book for you. James Lasdun and Pia Davis lead you on 38 walks through out the region, randing from hald-day strolls to multi-day itineraries and ring walks. All come with clear directions and plans, and all lead you to excellent places to eat and drink. A great way of getting a real taste of Provence.”—Destination France Magazine

Classical Comics

 Henry V (Original Text)
 William Shakespeare
 ISBN-13 9781906332419, $16.95, Spring 2008 
•Review—Swon Libraries, http://swonlibraries.org/royal-reviews?a=dr&id=3301

Classical Comics
	
 Macbeth (All Three Versions)
 William Shakespeare
 Original Text ISBN-13 9781906332440, $16.95, Spring 2009; Plain Text ISBN-13 9781906332457, $16.95, Spring 2009; Quick Text ISBN-13 9781906332464 
•”I read the Original Text version, and it was superb. The art was stunning, with bright, vivid colors and bold, clean lines. It looks just like a "real" comic book - let me explain. Often when I have read graphic novel adaptations of literature, the art just isn't that good because the creators are not comic book artists. They might not follow the conventions of comic books, or the figures they draw will look odd because proportions are off...these minor sorts of things. But this is not a problem with Macbeth. Jon Haward is a veteran of the comic book industry, with over twenty years experience, and it shows through in his art.”—Review, http://fashion-piranha.livejournal.com/40775.html

Counterpoint

 Flying Troutmans
 Miriam Toews 
 ISBN-13 9781582434391, $24.00, Fall 2008
•Listed on Globe and Mail “100 Reasons to Read Books”, November 29, 2008
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081129.BK100S29/TPStory/Entertainment/Books/?pageRequested=2

Counterpoint
	
 How the Dead Dream
 Lydia Millet 
 ISBN-13 9781593761844, $24.00, Fall 2007
•Listed on Globe and Mail “100 Reasons to Read Books”, November 29, 2008
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081129.BK100S29/TPStory/Entertainment/Books/?pageRequested=2

Counterpoint

 Lost in Uttar Pradesh
 Evan S. Connell 
 ISBN-13 9781593761752, $27.00, Spring 2008 
•Listed on NPR reviewer Alan Cheuse’s top Fiction picks for 2008
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97276209&sc=emaf

Counterpoint

 The Wizard of Oz
 L. Frank Baum, Illustrated by Graham Rawle
 ISBN-13 9781582434551, $29.95, Fall 2008 
•Interview—WNBC Weekend Today Show (NY/NJ/CT Only)

Counterpoint

 Uncrowned King
 Kenneth Whyte 
 ISBN-13 9781582434674, $30.00, Winter 2009 
•Listed on Globe and Mail “100 Reasons to Read Books”, November 29, 2008
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081129.BK100S29/TPStory/Entertainment/Books/?pageRequested=2

Counterpoint

 Withdrawal Method
 Pasha Malla 
 ISBN-13 9781593762384, $14.95, Spring 2009 
•Listed on Globe and Mail “100 Reasons to Read Books”, November 29, 2008
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081129.BK100S29/TPStory/Entertainment/Books/?pageRequested=2

Douglas and McIntyre
	
 One Native Life
 Richard Wagamese 
 ISBN-13 9781553653646, $29.95, Fall 2008
•Listed on Globe and Mail “100 Reasons to Read Books”, November 29, 2008
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081129.BK100S29/TPStory/Entertainment/Books/?pageRequested=2

Grove

 One Soldier’s War
 Arkady Babchenko, Translated by Nick Allen 
 ISBN-13 9780802118608, $25.00, Winter 2008
•Listed on Globe and Mail “100 Reasons to Read Books”, November 29, 2008
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081129.BK100S29/TPStory/Entertainment/Books/?pageRequested=2

Grove 

 The English Major
 Jim Harrison 
 ISBN-13 9780802118639, $24.00, Fall 2008 
•Listed as one of The New York Times “100 Notable Books of 2008”

Grove
	
 Yesterday’s Weather
 Anne Enright 
 ISBN-13 9780802118745, $24.00, Fall 2008
•Listed as one of The New York Times “100 Notable Books of 2008”

Groundwood

 Skim
 Mariko Tamaki, Illustrated by Jillian Tamaki  
 ISBN-13 9780888997531, $18.95, Spring 2008
•Artwork featured by Jillian Tamaki—Entertainment Weekly, Dark Knight Comic, November 21, 2008

House of Anasi
	
 Payback
 Margaret Atwood
 ISBN-13 9780887848001, $15.95, Fall 2008
•Listed on Globe and Mail “100 Reasons to Read Books”, November 29, 2008
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081129.BK100S29/TPStory/Entertainment/Books/?pageRequested=2

Jawbone/Outline

 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists
 Joel McIver 
 ISBN-13 9781906002206, $22.95, Fall 2008 
•“McIver is a brave man to attempt such a task and this book will surely inspire massive arguments amongst the metal hordes, during their next libations, over his choices and order. That being said the book is well put together, and while aimed at those more knowledgeable in the art of guitar playing, is still viable for those that aren’t actually players themselves. I found it fascinating and very hard to put down even when I should have been doing other things.”— Blogger News Network, November 23, 2008, http://www.bloggernews.net/118738
•“The list that McIver comes up with is an interesting one. And it becomes clear right off the bat that McIver has put a lot of research into this – and countless late nights analyzing shred-heavy solos. This is not your average listing...”—Guitar Site with Author Interview, http://www.guitarsite.com/news/features/100_greatest_metal_guitarists_book_review/
•“The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists is an informative, well written book that will give you more insight than the typical metal book. The addition of each guitarist’s genius moment is refreshing and a key starting point for the casual or novice metal maniac. Add this to your holiday want list or just simply buy it for yourself, you will not be disappointed.”—Pivotal Page, November 23, 2008, http://webzine.pivotalalliance.com/reviews.php?subaction=showfull&id=1227402998&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2&var0news=value0news
•“It's filled with insight, interview snippets, photographs, and opinions on plenty of metal's most distinguished axemen. This is a fun read and a book that has generated lots of heated discussion around some of the metal & guitar circles I frequent, and any time folks talk metal or guitar that's a good thing.”—Sea of Tranquility, November 30, 2008, http://www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=7076


Jawbone/Outline

 Hot Burritos
 John Einarson with Chris Hillman 
 9781906002169, $19.95, Fall 2008 
•Interview—No Depression Magazine, November 28, 2008 on website, Spring 2009 in print, http://www.nodepression.com/articles.aspx?id=4918
•“Is it just me or is it ironic that the preeminent chronicler of American popular music happens to be a Canadian? For my money, that would be John Einarson, a 56-year-old retired teacher, whose recently released "Hot Burritos: The True Story of The Flying Burrito Brothers" continues his odyssey of superlative, unmatched writing about a variety of American popular music acts, including Buffalo Springfield, Steppenwolf, and Gene Clark, as well as  the definitive history of the country-rock genre.”—Sound Waves Magazine, January 2009
•“Hillman is a God who never has received his just due and, equally true, Gram was a lazy, self-centered git who Hillman musically carried on his back at times. Once Gram leaves…the work of the latter day Burritos, when Hillman had molded them into a crack live band, gets credit for being the amazing in concert act they were indeed.”— Shindig Magazine, January/February 2009


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
•“It’s a fair guess that most acolytes of The Byrds have also spent countless hours with The Flying Burrito Brothers, and vice versa. With the publication of these two books by Jawbone Press, those fans will need to allot some serious reading time. So You Want to Be a Rock ‘N’ Roll Star follows in the steps of similar chronologies on The Beatles, Elvis…nearly every step taken by the busy, ever-evolving Byrds until the end of 1973 is recounted. Hot Burritos…is consistently gripping and packed with minute details…this well-written bio makes the case that, from the beginning, there was much more going on with these pioneers of country rock than one artist’s vision.”— Relix, December/January 2009

Jawbone/Outline

 So You Want to Be a Rock ‘n’ Roll Star
 Christopher Hjort with Joel McMichael 
 ISBN-13 9781906002152, $29.95, Fall 2008
•“For fans of Los Angeles’ most celebrated beat superstars, Hjort’s book could act as a new one-stop shop for all the fact, figures, triumphs and tragedies that sprung from The Byrd’s troubled eight-year existence. The day-by-day format suits their story: the breakthrough recording of Mr. Tambourine Man, joyous meetings with The Beatles, tricky personnel changes and the deaths of Clarence White and former member Gram Parsons sit alongside extracts from reviews, interviews and bite-size discography panels.”—Mojo Magazine, December 2008
•“In light of Christopher Hjort uncovering several dozen gems of information which neither I nor Johnny Rogan nor David Fricke nor the late Greg Shaw ever knew then surely the Byrds fan on your block must admit what a great, worthy addition this is to this great group’s legacy and bow, immediately and three times a day, in the direction of Oslo in deep gratitude to Mr. Hjort.”—Shindig Magazine, January/February 2009

Key Porter

Where White Horses Gallup
 Beatrice MacNeil  
ISBN-13 9781552639153, $26.95, Fall 2007
•Listed on Globe and Mail “100 Reasons to Read Books”, November 29, 2008
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081129.BK100S29/TPStory/Entertainment/Books/?pageRequested=2

New World Library
	
 Solitude
 Robert Kull 
 ISBN-13 9781577316329, $23.95, Fall 2008
•Review—Audubon Magazine, March/April 2009
•Feature Article—Science of Mind (the official publication of Religious Science International), May 2009 

Soft Skull
	
 Black Flies
 Shannon Burke 
 ISBN-13 9781593761912, $14.95, Spring 2008
•Listed as one of The New York Times “100 Notable Books of 2008”

Soft Skull

The Customer is Always Wrong
Jeff Martin 
ISBN-13 9781933368900, $12.95, Fall 2008
•Interview—NPR’s All Things Considered, November 28, 2008

Whereabouts Press
	
 France: A Traveler’s Literary Companion
 Edited by William Rodarmor with Anna Livia Brawn
 ISBN-13 9781883513184, $14.95, Fall 2008
•“This would be a lovely book to take with you on a journey through France. It's a lovely collection from stories from writers as diverse as Georges Simenon to Colette about different parts of the country. Neatly sorted into different regions, the anthology takes you on a literary journey that includes a spin on Franco-Arab carousel and eavesdropping on a Jewish funeral in Paris, visits to Provence, Brittany, Normandy and Alsace-Lorraine, and even looking in on the Tour de France.”—Destination France Magazine

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