May 2005

Mother’s Day is May 8

Give Mom a chuckle with Deb DiSandro’s Tales of a Slightly Off Supermom (9781589800700), subtitled Fighting for Truth, Justice, and Clean Underwear!, this collection of essays takes a humorous look at motherhood.

 

Don’t forget your grandmother this Mother’s Day. Marla Brooks pays homage to her family’s favorite dishes with How to Cook Like a Jewish Grandmother (9781589802155), while Ibbie Ledford and Johnnie Countess celebrate their roles in Stories from the Hearts of Two Grandmas (9781565542143).

 Fate Did Not Let Me Go: A Mother’s Farewell Letter (9781589801530), by Valli Ollendorff, would also make an excellent Mother’s Day gift. This small-format hardcover book, illustrated with both family portraits and evocative new photographs, contains a letter, written on the eve of Ollendorff’s death in a concentration camp, that is a moving testament to maternal love. The companion documentary, featuring the voices of Martin Sheen and Liv Ullman, has been broadcast on PBS stations nationwide. The Department of the Army will commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Week by airing the film twice a day May 1-5 on Channel 42, the closed circuit cable channel for active duty military, military family members, and civilians.

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BOOK EXPO AMERICA
Visit Pelican at Booth # 3230 at BEA in New York City on June 2-5 and place an order for a 47% discount on ten or more titles shipped to one location. Our authors who will be autographing their latest books include James Ronald Kennedy, whose Reclaiming Liberty (9781589802759) was recently selected by the Conservative Book Club, and Kit Wohl, author of Arnaud’s Restaurant Cookbook (9781589803091). Richard Jones, owner of the popular soul-food restaurant in Queens, will sign his first cookbook Supper at Richard’s Place: Recipes from the New Southern Table (9781589802995).

GOLDEN SPUR AWARD NOMINEES
 Jazz Cats (9781565548596), by David Davis with illustrations by Chuck Galey, and Bluebonnet at the Marshall Train Depot (9781565543119), by Mary Brooke Casad with illustrations by Benjamin Vincent, were both nominated for the Texas Golden Spur Award for Children's Literature, sponsored by the Texas State Reading Association.

AUTHOR IN WILD WEST
Ronald H. Beights, author of Jesse James and the First Missouri Train Robbery (9781589800199) has a new article about Jesse James in the June issue of Wild West magazine, on newsstands now. Mr. Beights’ book was widely praised and won the 2002 Milton Perry Award for the best new book on Jesse James.

BEST BOOKS FOR CHILDREN
 Jacques et la Canne a Sucre: A Cajun Jack and the Beanstalk (9781589801912) by Sheila Hébert-Collins was named one of the best books for children by the Lincoln Parish Librarians at the Louisiana Library Association meeting. Ms. Hébert-Collins’ previous picture books include Cendrillon: A Cajun Cinderella (9781565543263), Jean-Paul Hébert Was There/Jean-Paul Hébert Etait Là (9781565549289), and many others.

NEW ORLEANS WRITERS CONFERENCE
Several Pelican authors will participate in a panel titled “Cooking Louisiana Style! Writing Cookbooks about Louisiana” at the conference, to be held at the Hotel Monteleone on May 12. Kit Wohl is the author of the new Arnaud’s Restaurant Cookbook (9781589803091). John Uglesich wrote Uglesich’s Restaurant Cookbook (9781589802094). Jude Theriot’s latest book, Cajun Low-Carb (9781589802643), showcases recipes that helped him lose more than one hundred pounds. Leah Chase, author of And Still I Cook (9781565548237) and The Dooky Chase Cookbook (9780882896618) and subject of the biography Leah Chase: Listen, I Say Like This (9781589800489) by Carol Allen, will also appear.

LUNCH WITH ARNAUD’S
Kit Wohl, author of the new Arnaud’s Restaurant Cookbook (9781589803091) recently treated Pelican’s staff to a luncheon catered by Arnaud’s chefs. The menu featured recipes from the historic French Quarter bistro that can be found in the newly published cookbook. Meet Ms. Wohl at the New Orleans Writers Conference this month, as well as at the Garden District Bookshop on May 21, Bookends Bookstore in Bay St. Louis on May 28, Houston’s River Oaks Bookstore on June 23, and several Sam’s Club locations through May and June. Ms. Wohl will also autograph copies at Book Expo America in New York City on June 3.

UGLESICH'S RESTAURANT TO CLOSE
Both the New York Times and the New Orleans Time-Picayune have recently run feature stories about the imminent closing of the eighty-five-year-old landmark. Once the venerable lunch spot is history, the only way to sample Anthony and Gail’s specialties is to prepare recipes from their cookbook, Uglesich’s Restaurant Cookbook (9781589802094), written by their son, John Uglesich, which is already in its second printing and has received rave reviews.

LYLE SAXON PRESENTATION
Chance Harvey, author of The Life and Selected Letters of Lyle Saxon (9781589801097), will give a lecture and slide presentation to the Friends of the Cabildo on May 9 in New Orleans’ French Quarter, the neighborhood Saxon lived in, wrote about, and fought to preserve.

FUTURE PELICAN AUTHOR?
Olivia Williams, sixteen-year-old daughter of Pelican author Richard G. Williams, Jr., just won a $1000 college scholarship awarded by the Lee-Jackson Foundation of Charlottesville, Virginia, for the year 2004-2005. She was awarded an extra $1000 bonus ($2000 total) for her winning essay about Stonewall Jackson being judged the best of all private and homeschool students’ submissions in the state. Mr. Williams is the author of The Maxims of Robert E. Lee for Young Gentlemen (9781589803107), a selection of the Conservative Book Club.
What the critics are saying about Pelican titles:

Ken and Thelma: The Story of A Confederacy of Dunces (9781589802964) by Joel L. Fletcher:
“If you have any interest in John Kennedy Toole, Thelma Toole, or A Confederacy of Dunces, Ken and Thelma is a must-read.”
 --Poppy Z. Brite in the New Orleans Times-Picayune

That Printer of Udell’s (9781565541214) by Harold Bell Wright:

“This is a book that will appeal to both men and women. It should have a place in church libraries.”
--Church and Synagogue Library Association

St. Tammany Parish Postcards: A Glimpse Back in Time (9781589802476) by Ashleigh Austin:

“Pick up Austin’s book and enjoy a trip through the past in one of Louisiana’s prettiest parishes.”
--Baton Rouge Advocate

A Travel Guide to the Jewish Caribbean and South America (9781589800786) by Ben Frank:
“This volume and his other travel guides are perfect for the arm-chair traveler.”
--Chicago Jewish World

The Majesty of Capitol Hill (9781589802285) by Thomas Grooms:

“Takes readers on a wonderful guided tour of the treasured landmarks and buildings of this historic district.”
--Home & Design

 

The Jamlady Cookbook (9781589802353) by Beverly Ellen Schoonmaker Alfeld:

“This book is very easy-to-read; the recipes are easy-to-understand and a wonderful book for anyone. . . . I was so impressed with the unusual recipes and tantalizing combinations. . . . I would highly recommend it to anyone. Having this book inspired my creativity and made me want to try all the recipes.”
--Midwest Book Review

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