Category: Book Launches
Put Poetry on Your Wall
11 x 17 broadsheets of original poems by Brian Bartlett, David Hickey, Hugh MacDonald and Richard Lemm will be available for sale @$5 each at the readings at Confederation Art Gallery on March 5th and March 24th. The total price goes to support the League of Canadian Poets. Original poems contributed for this cause combine with…
IAN STRETCH LAUNCHES “MARTY THE MAILBOX”
WHAT: PEIWG member Ian Stretch will launch his latest book for children, Marty the Mailbox WHEN: Saturday, April 4, 2009, noon to 2:00 p.m. WHERE: The Best of PEI Store, University Ave. invitation-to-launch
Acadian Mi-Carême: Masks and Merrymaking by Georges Arsenault
WHAT: Acorn Press invites everyone to the launch of Acadian Mi-Carême: Masks and Merrymaking by Georges Arsenault; translated by Sally Ross. WHEN: Tuesday, March 3, 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Beaconsfield Carriage House corner of Kent and West Streets, Charlottetown Features: Reading and slide show by the author; Refreshments; A special appearance by La Mi-Carême!
“Acadian Christmas Traditions” Launch Nov. 16
The launch of Acadian Christmas Traditions by Georges Arsenault will take place from 7 – 9 p.m. on Nov. 16 at the Carriage House at Beaconsfield in Charlottetown. Everyone is welcome to attend. Published by Charlottetown’s Acorn Press (www.acornpresscanada.com), Acadian Christmas Traditions is based on written sources and interviews with Acadians throughout the Maritimes. Author Georges Arsenault, a well-known…
“Bounce & Beans & Burn” Launched Nov. 10
Bounce and Beans and Burn, a new illustrated children’s book published by Acorn Press, was launched at the Confederation Centre Library’s Children’s Loft from on Saturday, Nov. 10. Bounce and Beans and Burn was written by Shannon Murray and illustrated by Doretta Groenendyk and tells the tale of Sam, who is full of bounce, beans, and burn. After breakfast Sam is…
“Sex After Baby” Launched Nov. 3
Sex After Baby: Why There Is None, a new book by Kathleen Hamilton was launched Nov. 3 at Just Us Girls, 100 Queen St. It is one of three new books published this fall by Charlottetown’s Acorn Press (www.acornpresscanada.com) and is available in book stores for $19.95. From the publisher: “Funny, frank, political, and poignant, Sex After Baby: Why…
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