April

2008

Noteworthy Events   Awards   Pelican in Pages   Quotes from Media   Author Appearances

Noteworthy Events


On October 27, 2007, Lesley Bannatyne set the Guinness World Record for the "largest Halloween gathering." She and a group of sixty-four Halloween witches gathered at Davis Square plaza in Somerville, Massachusetts, to read aloud her children’s book, Witches’ Night Before Halloween ($15.95).


John Broven, author of South To Louisiana: The Music of the Cajun Bayous ($14.95 pb) and Rhythm and Blues in New Orleans ($13.95 pb), will be moderating a panel on Wednesday, April 30, during the New Orleans Jazz Fest. The What Is Swamp Pop: South Louisiana Rock ’n’ Roll panel at the Ponderosa Stomp Music Conference will contain material that Broven has covered in his books. 


Julie Dupré Buckner, illustrator of Clovis Crawfish and the Twin Sister ($15.95), Clovis Crawfish and Silvie Sulphur ($15.95), and Clovis Crawfish and Echo Gecko ($15.95), is the featured artist for the month of April at the Lake Charles Children’s Museum in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The show will feature some of her artwork from the Clovis Crawfish Series. Buckner will do a reading and book signing at the museum on April 11.


A showing of the documentary of the book Fate Did Not Let Me Go: A Mother’s Farewell Letter ($5.95), by Valli Ollendorff, will be held in Wroclaw, Poland, on April 7. The event was organized by Lech Walesa the former president of Poland. A similar showing will be hosted by The Jewish Museum in Berlin on April 9. The book and documentary are based on a letter written by Ollendorff to her son a few days before she entered the Theresienstadt concentration camp in 1942.

Awards


Frank Davis, author of Frank Davis Makes Good Groceries!: A New Orleans Cookbook ($24.95), was awarded the Lafcadio Hearn Award for his culinary influence on the cuisine and culture of Louisiana and the nation. Davis is the author of a series of cookbooks and is the resident chef and outdoors director for WWL-TV, a CBS affiliate in New Orleans. Lafcadio Hearn’s Creole Cookbook ($19.95), also published by Pelican, is generally considered the first cookbook on New Orleans cuisine.

New on the Accelerated Reader List

Sign of the Dragon ($15.95), by Richard Trout.

The discovery of rare dinosaur bones in China sends the MacGregor family on another daring journey.

Pelican in Pages


Prizewinning Political Cartoons 
($15.95 pb), 
edited by Dean P. Turnbloom,

 will be reviewed in the April issue of ForeWord Magazine.

New Orleans Classic Seafood 
($15.95), 
by Kit Wohl, 

will be reviewed in the April issues of New Orleans Living Magazine  
and ForeWord Magazine.


Frank Davis Makes Good Groceries!: A New Orleans Cookbook
 ($24.95), 
by Frank Davis, 

will be reviewed in the April issue of Offbeat Magazine.

Praise for Pelican Titles

Nathan Bedford Forrest: In Search of the Enigma ($35.00), 
by Eddy W. Davison 
and Daniel Foxx.

"Their narrative of Forrest’s raids is detailed, clearly written, lively, and entertaining."
                        --www.civilwarbookreview.com

Acadian Plantation Country Cookbook ($25.00), 
by Anne Butler.

"Perfect for local cooks or Yankee friends who don’t know ‘nuttin about good eatin.’"
--Acadiana LifeStyle

 

Louisiana In Words 
($19.95 pb), 
by Joshua Clark.

"Written pre-Katrina, for the most part, some of these pieces are eerily evocative, and represent an excellent cross-section of talent in the state."
                 --www.nola.com

 


Robert E. Lee’s Softer Side 
($12.95 pb),
 edited by Thomas Forehand, Jr.

"[Robert E. Lee’s Softer Side] helps to illuminate the complexity of the Confederate general who still claims the attention of those interested in the 
                     Civil War."               
                    --The Courier

The Haunting of Louisiana 
($17.95 pb), 
by Barbara Sillery.

"A personal, anecdotal narrative that paints events with evocative descriptions . . . The Haunting of Louisiana is best savored in slices—it
                      serves up a great bedtime read."
--Renee Peck, New Orleans Times-Picayune

Aunt Claire’s Yellow Beehive Hair 
($15.95), 
by Deborah Blumenthal.

"Warmth, humor, and fond remembrance waft through this beautifully worded and evocatively illustrated exploration of a young     
 girl’s family tree."
                          --www.justonemorebook.com

 

Author Appearances

Johnette Downing, author of
 Down in Louisiana 
($15.95).

April 5 (Sat), 10:15 am, 12:15 pm, and 2:15 pm: Storytelling Festival, Louisiana Arts and Science  
Museum, Baton Rouge, LA; storytime.

April 19 (Sat), 1:15 pm: Kids Jazz Fest, Louisiana Children’s Museum, New Orleans, LA.

Jerry Drace, 
author of 44 Ways to Strengthen Your Marriage 
($12.95 pb), 
and Becky Drace, 
author of Becoming a Woman of Worth
 ($15.95 pb).

April 18-20: Hope for the Home, Salem Baptist Church, Rolla, MO; Mark Johnson, pastor.

Rickey E. Pittman,
 author of Stories of the Confederate South
 ($12.95 pb).

April 24 (Thu), 7:00 pm: Grapevine Public Library, 1201 Municipal Way, Grapevine, TX.

April 26 (Sat), 10:00 am: Hastings, 2306 S Jefferson Ave., Mt. Pleasant, TX.

April 26 (Sat), 3:00 pm: Hastings, Mirabeau Square, 3534 Lamar Ave., Paris, TX.
                            


Bev Shaffer, 
author of Mustard Seed Market & Café Natural Foods Cookbook 
($29.95).

April 5 (Sat): A Garden Affair, Main Library, Akron-Summit County; demo and signing.

April 15 (Tue), 6:30 pm: (Algiers Point) Hubbell Public Library, 725 Pelican Ave., New Orleans, LA.

                             April 19 (Sat): Southern Kentucky Book Festival, Sloan Convention Center, Bowling Green, KY.

Richard Trout, 
author of the MacGregor Family Adventure Series, 
which includes the newly released
 Devil’s Breath Volcano 
($15.95)

April 18-19: Eighth Annual North Texas Book Festival, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX.

Peter J. Welling, 
author of Darlene Halloween and the Great Chicago Fire 
($15.95).

April 19 (Sat), 10:00 am: Southern Kentucky Book Festival, Sloan Convention Center,
Bowling Green, KY.

Roy Bird, 
author of Civil War and the Indian Wars 
($10.95 pb).

April 5 (Sat), 2 pm: Barnes and Noble Booksellers, 6130 SW 17th, Topeka, KS.

Frank Davis, 
author of Frank Davis Makes Good Groceries!: A New Orleans Cookbook 
($24.95).

April 5 (Sat), 10:00 am: Rouses, 5815 West Main St., Houma, LA.
April 12 (Sat), 10:00 am: Rouses, 6600 Franklin Ave., New Orleans, LA.
April 13 (Sun), 1:00 pm: A Tisket A Tasket, 910 Decatur St., New Orleans, LA.
April 19 (Sat), 1:00 pm: Maple Street Book Shop, 7523 Maple St., New Orleans, LA.
                          April 20 (Sun), 3:00 pm: Barnes and Noble Booksellers, 2590 Citiplace Ct., Baton Rouge, LA.

John Uglesich, 
author of Cooking with the Uglesiches 
($24.95).

April 26 (Sat), 10:00 am: Uglesich’s Restaurant, 1238 Baronne St., New Orleans, LA.

April 27 (Sun), 3:00 pm: Jazz Fest, 1751 Gentilly Blvd., New Orleans, LA.

Peggy Thomas, 
author of Snow Dance  
($15.95).

April 5 (Sat), 10:00 am: Swan Library, Albion, NY.

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