June

2009

Noteworthy Events    Pelican in Pages  Author Appearances  Quotes from the Media  
  Foreign Rights On A Solemn Note

A Note From the Publisher

Pelican welcomes its newest employee Robin Wheeler to the position of southeastern sales manager. Ms. Wheeler comes to us from the Savannah Barnes & Noble store, where she worked as community relations manager, raising more than one thousand new books for the local public school system. Prior to her position there, she served as a paralegal in the Savannah area for fifteen years.

Ms. Wheeler is a board member of the Savannah Christian Preparatory School, where her son Tyler is enrolled, and is involved with the Junior League of Savannah and Massie Heritage School. She is a strong advocate of literacy and is an active supporter of Live Oak Public Library in Savannah. Engaged in local Chatham County politics, she has worked on numerous campaigns throughout the state of Georgia. She graduated with a degree in communications and journalism from Georgia Southern University.

Noteworthy Events

A gala will be held on July 2 to celebrate the opening of the Leah Chase Louisiana Gallery at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum. The event will honor the "Queen of Creole Cuisine," Leah Chase in her home of New Orleans. Although Hurricane Katrina damaged her restaurant, Dooky Chase, in 2005, she was still able to host Pres. George W. Bush and then-senator Barack Obama for lunch. Chase is the author of And Still I Cook ($23.00) and The Dooky Chase Cookbook ($23.00). Her biography, Leah Chase: Listen, I Say Like This ($23.00), by Carol Allen, is also available from Pelican.


On June 6, Harold Baumgarten will serve as a speaker on the beaches of Normandy, France, in remembrance of the anniversary of D-Day. Baumgarten, a multidecorated veteran, landed on the Dog Green sector of Omaha Beach in 1944. He was wounded five times in thirty-two hours of combat. The author of
 D-Day Survivor: An Autobiography ($25.00), Baumgarten was interviewed by Time magazine in 2004 for their Oral Histories Anniversary Special.

Al Bohl, author of Guide to Cartooning ($14.95 pb), is a fan of Tarzan and is working on a documentary entitled Tarzan: Lord of the Louisiana Jungle. The film will explore the making of the original motion picture, Tarzan of the Apes, which was filmed in 1918 in Morgan City, LA. Bohl's goal is to uncover the truth behind rumors surrounding the movie, such as were the monkeys set free after filming, and to discover why the first $1-million grossing film was shot in the state.

Bohl has also inked a development deal with 9 Story Entertainment to produce an animated TV show called Way Out There! The program is about a middle-school Earthling who becomes a foreign exchange student on another planet.

Jerald and Glenda Horst, coauthors of The Louisiana Seafood Bible: Shrimp ($25.00), will appear on Good Morning New Orleans on Tuesday, June 9, at 6:30 am. They will give a live three-minute interview and a cooking demonstration for the ABC26 program.

Jerald Horst will also be interviewed about the book on June 5 between 4:00 and 7:00 pm. Tom Fitzmorris, the host of "The Food Show" on New Orleans WWL AM 870, will talk to Horst in studio for his program. For more information about the Horsts' schedule, 
please see the author events listings below.

Rose Mula, the author of If These Are Laugh Lines, I'm Having Way Too Much Fun ($12.95 pb), was announced as one of the Saturday Evening Post's favorite humor authors in April. Mula's new book The Beautiful People and Other Aggravations ($14.95 pb) will be released this fall.



Jan Day, author of The Kissimmee Pete Series, kicked off National Children's Book Week May 11 at West Glades Elementary School in Labelle, FL. She used her tales of a rural Florida character named Kissimmee Pete to help students create their own stories. Pete's adventures cracker cow hunting and lassoing a hurricane were greatly enjoyed by the students. To view pictures of Day's appearance, please visit our MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/pelicanpublishing.



Bill Keith, author of The Commissioner ($23.00), will be a part of the Author! Author! event at the Shreveport-Bossier Book Festival. On Friday, June 12, from 5:00 to 9:00 pm, Keith will conduct a twenty-minute lecture followed by a question and answer session. The next day, Saturday, June 13, he will sign books throughout the day. The event will be held at the Shreveport Memorial Municipal Auditorium, located at 705 Elvis Presley Ave. in Shreveport, LA.

A Letter to the Author

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Dear Jude [Theriot],

I bought your cookbook Cajun Healthy [$24.95] probably ten years ago and fell in love with the No Meat Chili recipe, which I have cooked for countless friends and family since. I always cook it in a large Dutch oven, 
most often with vegetable broth.

It was winter, 1999, when I was first with my wife Sandie (who died in 2004).

She had a bad sinus infection and chest cold. I went to the Whole Foods Market and purchased fresh bulk spices. As I was scooping the cayenne pepper into a bag, the dust got into my nose and eyes. Good thing I had one of those very large red hankies in my back pocket at the time!

When I arrived home, I began pouring my fresh spices into jars. Once again, the cayenne hit me hard. (I had not labeled the bags unfortunately, so I had to smell them.)

I decided that was enough of that! I looked into the bag I thought contained the chili powder and added 5 tbsp. to the chili. Of course, I wasn't enough of a cook at that time to be able to tell something was up. . . .

As we sat down to eat, Sandie took one bite and gave me a look. Here, what I thought was chili powder was really curry powder! Fresh curry! And man was it strong! Our eyes watered, and we felt warm all over as we ate the first bowl. (It really helped her sinus cold!)

Immediately, I doctored the chili by adding more tomatoes and 3 tbsp. of chili powder into the mixture to calm it down some. (I only use the cayenne when my 'hot' buddy comes to visit.)

Since that time, I have modified the recipe by using 3 tbsp. each of fresh curry and fresh chili into the recipe. People love it!

I do to!

Thanks for your recipes. So many I haven't tried yet, but your book is one of my favorite, and I plan to live a lot longer! Also, I have had to share this recipe with many admirers.

Bob Songer, Michigan

 On A Solemn Note


John W. Scott, the author of Natalie Scott: A Magnificent Life ($25.00), passed away on Friday, May 1. His dedication to the preservation of Louisiana history earned him the Presidential Memorial Award from the Louisiana Historical Association. He was a former president of the Rapides Arts and Humanities Council and a member of the Louisiana Bar Association, with his own practice. The biography he wrote about his aunt Natalie grew out of his fascination of the legacy that she left to Louisiana and the world. 

Foreign Rights

 
  Kibea Publishing House purchased Bulgarian foreign-language rights to Increase Wealth and Success ($14.95 pb), by Alan Fensin.

Japanese-language rights to Zig Ziglar's See You At the Top: 25th Anniversary Edition Revised and Updated ($25.00) were purchased by Diamond, Inc.

Praise for Pelican Titles

Susan Mason's Silver Service ($34.95), by Susan Mason.

"My signed copy of her cookbook, Susan Mason's Silver Service, is my favorite souvenir from the weekend."
--Sandra Ballentine, "Out and About," New York Times

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

"If you want a guide that helps you evaluate quality and value as well as plan your next cruise with real-life insider detail, Stern's Guide is the book to buy in 2009.
--World of Cruising  

Pelican in Pages

My Trip to Washington D.C. ($15.95 Wire-O), by JoAnn Polley, will appear in the June issue of Baton Rouge Parents Magazine. The children's travel guide will be highlighted in a side bar.

 An article on the Jewish Woman magazine's Web site, www.jwmag.org, will include a mention and recipe from Crazy About Cherries ($25.00), by Laura Gosalbo and Gerard Solis.

 Vincenza Scarpaci's The Journey of the Italians in America ($40.00) will be reviewed in the summer issue of MultiCultural Review.

An interview with Harold Baumgarten, the author of D-Day Survivor: An Autobiography ($25.00), will be featured in the United States military newspaper Stars and Stripes on June 6 to commemorate the sixty-fifth anniversary of D-Day.

Author Appearances

Michael Chandler, author of Kincade's Blood ($23.00).

June 19 (Fri.), 5:30-7:30 pm: Western Writers of America Convention, 5750 Will Rogers Rd., Midwest City, OK 73111; signing

Gloria Teles Pushker, coauthor of Toby Belfer Learns about Heroes and Martyrs ($14.95).

June 6 (Sat.), 11:00 am-12:30 pm: Maple Street Children's Book Shop, 7529 Maple St., New Orleans, LA 70118; signing

Jerald and Glenda Horst, coauthors of The Louisiana Seafood Bible: Shrimp ($25.00).

June 6 (Sat.), 12:00-3:00 pm: Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., New Orleans, LA 70115; signing

June 13 (Sat.), 12:00-2:00 pm: Cherry Books, 1054 Canal Blvd., Thibodaux, LA 70301; signing

                  Lois V. Harris, author of Mary Cassatt: Impressionist Painter ($15.95).

June 20 (Sat.), 11:00 am: Edmonds Bookshop, 111 Fifth Ave. S., Edmonds, WA 98020; 
signing at the Edmonds Art Festival

Bill Keith, author of The Commissioner ($23.00).

June 27 (Sat.), 12:00-2:00 pm: Cherry Books, 1054 Canal Blvd., Thibodaux, LA 70301; signing

For more information on author signings and appearances please visit our Upcoming Events Schedule at http://www.pelicanpub.com/events.asp.

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