March

2009

Noteworthy Events    Pelican in Pages  Author Appearances  Quotes from the Media  
  Awards

Noteworthy Events

Pelican Publishing Company, Inc. has announced the promotion of Katherine Szadziewicz from promotion associate to promotion director. Szadziewicz joined Pelican in 2008 and has displayed an exemplary skill in her position. She graduated with honors from the University of Chicago with degrees in comparative literature and English. Enjoying her new home in New Orleans, she displays her talents with the clarinet as a member of the New Orleans Concert Band and as a volunteer with the University of New Orleans Wind Ensemble.

Stephen Rea, author of Finn McCool’s Football Club: The Birth, Death, and Resurrection of a Pub Soccer Team in the City of the Dead ($24.95), will appear on Good Morning New Orleans. The show will broadcast on ABC26 on Friday, March 6, at 5:30 pm.

Kit Wohl, author of New Orleans Classic Gumbos and Soups ($15.95), will moderate the Great Gumbo Throwdown at the Tennessee Williams Literary Festival. The event will feature chef Greg Reggio of the notorious Taste Buds. The two will compete to prepare a gumbo fit for the most-refined palates. The Gumbo Throwdown takes place on Sunday, March 29, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm, at the Ritz-Carlton.

John W. Scott, author of Natalie Scott: A Magnificent Life ($25.00), will serve on the Jazzed Age panel at the Tennessee Williams Literary Festival in New Orleans, LA. He and other panelists, including Chance Harvey, author of The Life and Selected Letters of Lyle Saxon ($24.95), will discuss Sherwood Anderson. The event will be held on Sunday, March 29, at 11:30 am at Muriel’s Jackson Square Restaurant.

Virginia Walton Pilegard, author of The Warlord’s Series, which includes the BookSense 76 Selection The Warlord’s Puzzle ($15.95), will have art from her books displayed at a children’s literature conference at the University of San Francisco. Reading the World XI, A Conference Celebrating Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults will be held March 28-29. A dinner presentation given by Angelica Carpenter, the curator of the Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children’s Literature, will include artwork from Pilegard’s books, which were all illustrated by Nicolas Debon. The author’s forthcoming title The Emperor’s Army is about the famous underground terra-cotta army that the emperor had made to guard his grave.

On Sunday, March 22, the Historic New Orleans Collection will present the film Belizaire the Cajun as part of their Cajuns on the Silver Screen film series. Producer Glen Pitre, author of Belizaire the Cajun  
($10.95 pb), will be on hand to lead a discussion at the showing. 

Awards

Ghost Hunter’s Guide to Indianapolis ($14.95 pb), by Lorri Sankowsky and Keri Young, received an honorable mention in Haunted America Tours’ Ten Most Haunted Paranormal Books 2008.

Sherry Garland’s The Buffalo Soldier ($15.95) received a 2009 Citation from the San Antonio Conservation Society.

Praise for Pelican Titles

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

"Multi-paragraph captions are highly informative, even poignant, often including individual stories and direct quotations. Highly recommended for Italian and American history collections."

  —Library Journal

 —Kirkus Reviews

Pelican in Pages

A book review of Riding Vengeance with the James Gang ($23.00), by Donald L. Gilmore, will appear in the May issue of Armchair General magazine, available in mid March.

Janice Shay’s Charleston Classic Desserts ($15.95) will be featured as one of Southern Lady magazine’s "Cookbooks Worth Collecting" in their special March/April entertaining issue.

Rose Mula, the author of If These Are Laugh Lines, I'm Having Way Too Much Fun ($12.95 pb), will publish an essay in the March issue of the Saturday Evening Post.

The March edition of Mississippi Magazine will include an interview with Jo Barksdale and Mary Leigh Furrh, coauthors of The 100 Greatest Desserts of the South ($14.95 pb).

The Norway Bed & Breakfast Book ($17.95 pb), by Anne Marit Bjørgen will be featured in the March roundup section of Booklist.

Louisiana’s Old State Capitol ($14.95 pb), by Carol K. Haase, will be included in the "Off The Page" feature of InRegister magazine’s March issue.

Author Appearances

Stephen Rea, author of Finn McCool’s Football Club: The Birth, Death, and Resurrection of a Pub Soccer Team in the City of the Dead ($24.95).

March 7 (Sat.), 1:00-3:00 pm: Maple Street Book Shop, 7523 Maple St., New Orleans, LA 70118; signing

March 13 (Fri.), 7:00-9:00 pm: Borders Books and Music, 3338 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, LA 70130; 

signing with lecture

March 21 (Sat.), 2:00-4:00 pm: Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 7707 Bluebonnet Blvd. #100, Baton Rouge, LA 70810; signing with lecture

March 20 (Fri.), 5:30-7:30 pm: evening event and all day: Ivar's Sports Bar & Grill, 2954 Perkins Rd , Baton Rouge , LA; 70810 ; book signing

Jan Day, author of The World’s Greatest Explorer ($15.95).

March 14 (Sat.), 11:00 am-1:00 pm: Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3001 NW Federal Hwy., Jensen Beach, FL 34957; signing

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

March 6 (Fri.), 7:00 pm: Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 4015 Medina Rd., Akron, OH 44333; signing and tasting

March 7 (Sat.), 1:00-3:00 pm: Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 28801 Chagrin Blvd., Woodmere, OH 44122; 
signing and tasting

March 21 (Sat.), 12:00-2:00 pm: Mustard Seed Market & Café, 6025 Kruse Dr., Solon, OH 44139; signing and tasting

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

March 11 (Wed.), 7:00 pm: Barnes & Noble Booksellers, the Spotlight Stage at U Village, 2675 NE University Village Street, Seattle, WA 98105; signing

March 13 (Fri.), 7:30 pm: Order Sons of Italy—Grand Lodge of the NW, Black Diamond Community Center, 31605 Third Ave., Black Diamond, WA 98010; signing

March 20 (Fri.), 11:00 am-1:00 pm: A & N Italian Deli, 17956 US Hwy. 19 N., Clearwater, FL 33764; signing

March 22 (Sun), 2:00-4:00 pm: Inkwood Books, 216 S. Armenia Ave., Tampa, FL 33609; signing

March 25 (Wed.): Italian Organization, 200 Silver Lane Dr., Venice, FL 34292; lecture and signing

March 27 (Fri.), 1:00-3:00 pm: Circle Books, 478 John Ringling Blvd., Sarasota, FL 34236; signing

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

March 7 (Sat.), 3:00-5:00 pm: Borders Books and Music, 3338 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, LA 70130; signing

March 28 (Sat.), 2:00-4:00 pm: Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 7707 Bluebonnet Blvd. #100, Baton Rouge, LA 70810; lecture and signing

March 31 (Tues.), 7:00-9:00 pm: Jefferson Parish Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, LA 70001; 
lecture and signing

Joyce A. Stengel, author of St. Patrick and the Three Brave Mice ($15.95).

March 7 (Sat.), 12:00-1:00 pm: Bookworm, 968 Farmington Ave. #1, West Hartford, CT 06107; signing

March 13 (Fri.), 7:00 pm: Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 175 Glastonbury Blvd., Glastonbury, CT 06033; 
reading and signing

March 14 (Sat.), 10:30 am: Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 270 Buckland Hills Dr., Ste. 1024, Manchester, CT 06040; 
story time and signing

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

March 7 (Sat.), 6:00 pm: Stewart County Public Library and Fort Donelson National Park joint event, Stewart County Public Library,102 Natcor Dr., Dover, TN 37058; lecture and signing; free to the public

March 24 (Tues.) 6:30-8:30 pm: (Algiers Point) Hubbell Public Library, Carriage House behind the Algiers Courthouse, 225 Morgan St., New Orleans, LA 70114; signing

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