April

2009

Noteworthy Events    Pelican in Pages  Author Appearances  Quotes from the Media  
  Foreign Rights

Noteworthy Events


NBC News Special Correspondent Tom Brokaw recognized Harold Baumgarten in a ceremony at Florida State University. Brokaw made a surprise announcement during the March 12 event. The university established an endowment in honor of Baumgarten and another veteran, Samuel Gibbons, as part of their institute on WWII. Harold Baumgarten, the author of D-Day Survivor: An Autobiography ($25.00), made many sacrifices on Omaha Beach, June 6, 1944. As part of the 116th Infantry Regiment, he charged through a mined area in the face of heavy fire despite the loss of eight hundred men and officers 
on the Dog Green sector.

Vincenza Scarpaci, author of The Journey of the Italians in America ($40.00) will be interviewed on WGN Channel 9 in Chicago on April 6. Scarpaci’s book is a photographic account of Italian immigrants and their descendants. The midday program will precede Scarpaci’s 7:30 pm presentation and signing at Barbara’s Bookstore in Chicago.



Earl J. Higgins, author of The Joy of Y’at Catholicism ($14.95 pb), will speak at the Jubilee Jambalaya Writers’ Conference in Houma, LA, on April 4. The casual talk is entitled "Eatin’ with Earl." Attendees will be able to chat with Higgins while enjoying a midday bowl of jambalaya.


A flock of Pelican authors will be signing their children’s books at the Texas Library Association’s 2009 Annual Conference in Houston, TX, March 31-April 3. Toby Belfer Learns about Heroes and Martyrs ($14.95) was released in February and will be represented by the book’s coauthor, Mel Tarman. Dianne de Las Casas, author of The Cajun Cornbread Boy ($15.95), will be attending after a successful and ongoing signing tour since the book’s January publication. Longtime Pelican illustrator Deborah Ousley Kadair will also be attending with her latest book, Chef Creole ($15.95), which is based on a traditional song adapted by Johnette Downing.

Michael Chandler, the author of Dreamweaving: The Secret to Overwhelming Your Business Competition ($24.95), addressed the nation’s largest banking convention in March. Chandler, the president of Chandler Marketing Company in Glenwood Springs, CO, revealed the concept of dreamweaving to the Independent Community Bankers of America. The marketing theory is based on the idea that people are willing to pay for what they feel satisfies their needs. Chandler is also the author of Kincade’s Blood ($23.00) and The Littlest Cowboy’s Christmas ($17.95).


The Art Museum of Southeast Texas has an exhibition of photography entitled "Gordon Parks: Crossroads" available for view through April 12. The story behind the man is just as intriguing as his award-winning photography. Parks became the first black photographer for Life magazine, and his résumé grew to include novelist, musician, artist, and poet. Ann Parr has written a biography of this Renaissance man for children. Gordon Parks: No Excuses ($15.95) displays forty-one of his 
black and white photographs.

April 22 marks the centennial of the Oklahoma Land Run. A century ago, settlers had the chance to race against 50,000 other people to claim land that was being given away by the government. Una Belle Townsend captures the adventure beautifully through the eyes of a nine-year-old boy named Jesse. In The Oklahoma Land Run ($15.95), Jesse must drive his pa’s wagon against ruthless competitors so that his family can begin a new life.


A video of Leah Chase cooking on the PBS program "Julia Child: Lessons with Master Chefs" can be viewed at http://www.pbs.org/juliachild/meet/chase.html#. Chase, the author of The Dooky Chase Restaurant Cookbook,($23.00) demonstrates how to make the Southern favorites fried chicken and sweet potato pie. Without any culinary schooling, Chase has established a reputation as one of the best purveyors of Creole cuisine in the nation. Her biography, Leah Chase: Listen, I Say Like This,($23.00) tells how she nurtured a former po’-boy shop into a world-class restaurant.

Praise for Pelican Titles

The Jamlady Cookbook ($35.00), by Beverly Ellen Schoonmaker Alfeld

"I got your Jamlady cookbook as a birthday gift, and I love it. I can read bits and pieces of it, look up specific fruit recipes, or settle in for a nice long read. I always learn something. I am a novice canner (at fifty-three!). I was inspired enough to make a strawberry guava jam recipe, very simple. I entered it in the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City, Florida, this week and won the blue ribbon for it. I am now hooked. 
Thank you for writing such a good book."

                                                                            —Catherine M. Pooler, Miami, FL

St. Patrick and the Three Brave Mice ($15.95), 
by Joyce A. Stengel, illustrated by Herb Leonhard.

"Herb Leonhard’s gorgeous illustrations, featuring eye-popping color, add drama to the story." 
                                                                             —North-Central (CT) Journal Inquirer

New Orleans Classic Gumbos and Soups ($15.95), by Kit Wohl.

"Each recipe is beautifully photographed, defying you to resist trying them at home. 
This is the best of New Orleans." 
                                                        —Detroit Metro Times

Stern’s Guide to the Cruise Vacation: 2009 Edition ($26.00 pb), by Steven B. Stern.

"Profusely illustrated with photographs, shipboard menus, daily activity programs, and more, Stern’s Guide to the Cruise Vacation: 2009 Edition is an essential resource for planning any and all cruise ship vacations." 
                                                                                      —Midwest Book Review

Pelican in Pages


The April edition of Texas Highways magazine will include a review of Helen Thompson’s

Dallas Classic Desserts ($15.95).

An announcement of Anne Butler’s new edition of The Pelican Guide to Plantation Homes of Louisiana ($12.95) will appear in the April edition of InRegister Magazine.

Foreign Rights

Sportsbooks Ltd. purchased the European English language rights to Stephen Rea’s first book, Finn McCool’s Football Club: The Birth, Death, and Resurrection of a Pub Soccer Team in the City of the Dead ($24.95).

The Latin American Spanish rights to Mike Hernacki’s The Secret to Permanent Prosperity ($7.95 pb) and The Ultimate Secret to Getting Absolutely Everything You Want ($11.95 pb) 
were purchased by Panorama Editorial.

Author Appearances

Mel Tarman, coauthor of Toby Belfer Learns about Heroes and Martyrs ($14.95).

 April 4 (Sat.), 1:30-3:30 pm: Katy Budget Books, 2450 Fry Rd., Houston, TX 77084; signing

April 19 (Sun.), 9:30 am: Houston Congregation for Reform Judaism, 801 Bering Dr., Houston, TX 77057; lecture

Bev Shaffer, author of Cookies to Die For ($26.95).

April 1 (Wed.), 7:00 pm: Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 8374 S. Willow St., Lone Tree, CO 80124; signing

Vincenza Scarpaci, author of The Journey of the Italians in America ($40.00).

 April 1 (Wed.), 12:30-3:00 pm: A Tisket A Tasket, 910 Decatur St.reet, New Orleans, LA 70116;, signing

 April 3 (Fri.), 6:00-8:00 pm: American Italian Museum & Research Library, 537 S. Peters St., New Orleans, LA 70130; lecture and signing

April 4 (Sat.), 12:00-2:00 pm: Angelo Brocato’s Italian Ice Cream Parlor, 214 N. Carrollton Ave., New Orleans, LA 70119; signing

April 5 (Sun.), 10:30 am-1:30 pm: Timberlane Country Club (Timberlane Course), 1 Timberlane Dr., Gretna, LA 70056; signing

 April 6 (Mon.), 7:30 pm: Barbara’s Bookstore, 1218 S. Halsted, Chicago, IL 60607; presentation and signing

 April 11 (Sat.), 2:00-4:00 pm: Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3333 Oakview Dr., Omaha, NE 68144; lecture and signing

 April 14 (Tues.), 7:00 pm: Colorado Historical Society, 1300 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203; lecture and signing

 April 15 (Wed.), 11:00 am-1:00 pm: Italian Genealogy Group, Cottage Hill Senior Apartments, activities room, 3755 Tennyson St., Denver, CO 80212; lecture and signing

April 16 (Thurs.), 3:00 pm: The Bookery of Pueblo, 129 E. Abriendo Ave., Pueblo, CO 81004

Kit Wohl, author of New Orleans Classic Gumbos and Soups ($15.95).

April 4 (Sat.), 10:30 am-12:30 pm: A Tisket A Tasket, 910 Decatur St.reet, New Orleans, LA 70116;
signing

April 4 (Sat.), 1:00-3:00 pm:  Creole Delicacies, 533 Saintt. Ann St.reet, New Orleans, LA 70116;
signing

 April 11 (Sat.), 2:00-4:00 pm: Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, LA 70002; signing

 April 18 (Sat.), 2:00-4:00 pm: Borders Books & Music, 3131 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, LA 70002; signing

Una Belle Townsend, author of The Oklahoma Land Run ($15.95).

April 4 (Sat.), 1:00-3:00 pm: The Book Exchange, 3 N. Adair, Pryor, OK 74361; signing

April 11 (Sat.), 2:00- 4:00 pm: Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 13800 N. May Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73134; signing

April 23 (Thurs.), 4:00-7:00 pm: Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 6100 North May Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73112;
                                      educator’s reception                             

Tom C. McKenney, author of Jack Hinson's One-Man War ($25.95).

April 18 (Sat.), 2:00-4:00 pm: Borders Books & Music, 2801 Wilma Rudolph Blvd., Clarksville, TN 37040; signing

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