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 Charlotte Gill on Tour: Pacific NorthwestCharlotte Gill talks about big timber and the tree planting tribe, reading from her bestselling book, Eating Dirt: Monday, October 15 at 6:30 p.m. Library Learning Center, 1256 Lawrence, Port Townsend Free Tuesday, October 16 at 7 p.m. Elliott Bay Book Company, 1521 10th Avenue, Seattle Free Wednesday, ... Read more >> |
 Renné Benoit shortlisted for the 2012 Governor General’s Literary AwardGreystone Books is delighted to announce that Renné Benoit, illustrator of Big City Bees has been shortlisted for the 2012 Governor General’s Literary Award in the Children’s Literature Illustration category. The Canada Council’s peer assessment committees selected this year’s finalists out ... Read more >> |
 Greystone acquires "Interface," by Ian McAllisterD&M Publishers is pleased to announce that Greystone Books has acquired World rights to Interface: A Journey Through the Heart of the Great Bear Rainforest, by Ian McAllister, with photos by McAllister & Thomas Peschak. In Interface, McAllister takes readers on a journey from the headwaters of the ... Read more >> |
 Andrew Nikiforuk On TourAndrew Nikiforuk is on an extensive tour this fall promoting his new book The Energy of Slaves: Oil and the New Servitude. See him in a town near you. Toronto, ON September 26, 2012 Sustainability Network – 5:30 pm launch at the Centre for Social Innovation. An interview with Rick Smith of Environmental ... Read more >> |
 Robyn Michele Levy wins Silver in the 2012 New York Festivals Radio ProgramGreystone Books is delighted to announce that Robyn Michele Levy has won silver in the 2012 New York Festivals Radio Program for her radio show, A Cruel Coincidence as part of the health / medical category. The documentary details Levy’s relationship with her father, Gordon Levy, and the fact that both ... Read more >> |
 David Suzuki and Jeff Rubin to Tour Canada Together this FallGreystone Books and Random House Canada are delighted to announce that Canadian icon, author and TV host David Suzuki and award-winning, bestselling author Jeff Rubin will tour Canada to speak on how to achieve a truly sustainable future. That David Suzuki, one of Canada's best-known scientist and ... Read more >> |
 Liz Primeau's Slate of Events for In Pursuit of GarlicVampires: consider yourselves warned. Author, gardener and garlic-lover Liz Primeau (In Pursuit of Garlic) will be in attendance at many events and garlic festivals this summer. See her at the following: Uxbridge, ON | May 8, 2012: Blue Heron & The Passionate Cook's Essentials from 7 - 9 pm Ridgeway, ... Read more >> |
 Brian Brett named recipient of the 9th annual Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary ExcellenceGreystone Books is proud to announce that the West Coast Book Prize Society is recognizing Brian Brett as the recipient of the 9th annual Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence. Brian Brett is an author, poet and journalist. His award-winning memoir, Trauma Farm, published by Greystone Books, ... Read more >> |
 D&M EXTRAS: Buffy Cram & Radio BellyMany of the stories in this collection explore contemporary issues without sounding remotely preachy or didactic or boring. Do you feel a moral responsibility in your writing? And how do you explore such themes without preaching from the pulpit? I don’t feel a sense of moral responsibility in my ... Read more >> |
 Richard Wagamese at VIWF Incite Tonight!Join Richard Wagamese at the Vancouver Public Library tonight, Wednesday, February 22, as he launches his newest novel, Indian Horse. Incite at VPL 7:30 pm Wednesday, February 22 Ojibway author and storyteller Richard Wagamese reads from Indian Horse. Also appearing are Anne DeGrace and Robert Hough. www.writersfest.bc.ca Read more >> |