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CAJUN NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
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Two beloved Christmas traditions, Pelican’s perennial bestseller and New Orleans’ annual light show in City Park, team up this season for an unforgettable holiday experience. A life-size version of the modern classic Cajun Night Before Christmas (0-88289-940-6, $15.95), illustrated by James Rice, comes to life in this new 180-foot walking tour exhibit, complete with synchronized lighting, music, and swamp sounds. Author and humorist Tommy Joe Breaux, narrator of Cajun Night Before Christmas/Gaston the Green-Nosed alligator audiocassette (1-56554-189-8, $9.95), provides the exhibit’s authentic Cajun dialect. Sadly, James Rice died in June, but his memory will live on in this dazzling reenactment of his beloved book. Guest authors currently scheduled to appear at the preview parties and other on-site signings include Tommy Joe Breaux; Sarah Blazek, author of An Irish Night Before Christmas (1-56554-086-7, $15.95); Cecilia Dartez, author of Jenny Giraffe Discovers Papa Noel (1-56554-084-0, $15.95); David Davis, author of Nurse’s Night Before Christmas (1-58980-152-0, $15.95); Kerri McCaffety, author of Etouffee, Mon Amour: The Great Restaurants of New Orleans (1-56554-926-0, |
 $35.00); Amanda McWilliams,
author of
Ozark Night Before Christmas (1-58980-056-7, $15.95); Gloria Pushker, author of
Toby Belfer Never
Had a Christmas Tree (0-88289-855-8, $15.95); John
Uglesich, author of
Uglesich’s Restaurant Cookbook
(1-58980-209-8, $24.95); and Beverly Vidrine, author of
Christmas Dictionary (1-56554-252-5, $15.95).The eighteenth annual Celebration in the Oaks will be held nightly from 5:30 to 10:30 from November 25 through January 2 at City Park in New Orleans and includes a driving tour of animated light displays. Pelican Publishing Company will provide books on site every Friday through Sunday until December 19. For additional information on Celebration in the Oaks call (504) 483-9415 or visit www.neworleanscitypark.com. For information on author appearances and book signings, contact promo@pelicanpub.com.
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MORE News on
Author on the Big Screen: Darlene Neptune, author of the biography Fanny Crosby Still Lives (1-58980-130-X, $19.95), appears in the new film Testimony: The Fanny Crosby Story. Winner of the Nova Award and the People’s Choice Award at the National Religious Broadcasters’ Convention, the movie is appearing on the festival circuit, including the Marco Island Film Festival in Florida this month. In addition to lending her expertise to the filmmakers, Mrs. Neptune also frequently tours with her one-person show about the life of the famous blind hymn writer. Film Rights Sold: J. Frank Norfleet’s life was exciting enough to be a Hollywood movie and now film rights to his autobiography, Norfleet (1-56554-455-2, $8.95 pb), have been acquired by a major production company. Bruce Nash Entertainment, responsible for many hits including the reality television series Outback Jack, has optioned the true story of the heroic Texas cowboy who pursued a band of swindlers all over the continental United States, plus Mexico and Canada, before bringing them to justice.
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Author on TBS: Pelican author Lesley Bannatyne recently appeared on Movie and a Makeover, talking about Halloween traditions in between segments of the movie Matilda. Ms. Bannatyne, who also wrote the World Book Encyclopedia entry on Halloween, demonstrated a craft project from A Halloween How-To: Costumes, Parties, Decorations, and Destinations (1-56554-774-8, $17.95 pb). Her other books are Halloween: An American Holiday, an American History (1-56554-346-7 $14.95 pb), and most recently, A Halloween Reader: Poems, Stories, and Plays from Halloweens Past (1-58980-176-8, $14.95 pb). Book Club News: CIA Spymaster (1-58980-234-9, $26.95), by Clarence Ashley, has been chosen as an alternate selection by both the History Book Club and the Military Book Club. This gripping biography of George Kisevalter, the intelligence agency’s top case officer who handled Penkovsky, Popov, and other important cold war informants, will be featured in the winter catalogs for both clubs. Mr. Ashley, himself a CIA officer who was a close friend of Kisevalter, will speak at the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. on November 18.
Book Award Winner: The Boy with a Wish: the Nicholas Stories #1 (1-58980-059-1, $16.95), by Harry B. Knights, has been selected by the Neumann College Library as the recipient of the Frances and Wesley Bock Book Award for Children’s Literature 2004. The picture book is the first in a series that seeks to answer questions about Christmas in a manner that reflects the true spiritual nature of the holiday. Other titles in the series include First Flight of St. Nicholas: The Nicholas Stories #2 (1-58980-060-5, $16.95), Maiden Voyage of Kris Kringle: The Nicholas Stories #3 (1-58980-161-X, $16.95), and Luigi and the Lost Wish: The Nicholas Stories #4 (1-58980-162-8, $16.95). |
| What the critics are saying about Pelican titles: | |
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Ten Redneck Babies (1-58980-232-2, $15.95), by David Davis, illustrated by Sue Marshall Ward: “Counting down from
ten and then back up again, Southern babies walk, crawl, and roll
through this --Kirkus Reviews “David Davis of Fort Worth has always been hip to redneck ways.” --Houston Chronicle feature interview Truman’s Dilemma: Invasion or The Bomb (1-58980-119-9, $ 23.00) by Paul D. Walker:
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“CIA Spymaster will reopen many debates about some of the CIA’s most important cases.” --History: Reviews of New Books Mardi Gras Treasures: Costume Designs of the Golden Age (1-56554-724-1, $35.00) by Henri Schindler: “Artist, author, designer, collector, historian, and ultimate Mardi Gras insider Henri schindler has done it again.” --Louisiana History Sweetly Southern: Delicious Desserts from Sons of Confederate Veterans (1-58980-181-4, $22.50), edited by Lynda Moreau:
“Knowledgeably
compiled, deftly organized so as to be completely ‘kitchen cook
friendly,’ and expertly edited.” From Vera White, author of “Cookbook Corner” in the Moscow-Pullman (Idaho) Daily News: “I love Pelican Publishing Company. Not just because I’m on its mailing list for review copies of cookbooks, but because every one I’ve received over the years is a top-notch publication.” |
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numbering tale. Whether eating peanut patties, frolicking in the kudzu,
or taking a bath in washbasins in the yard, these redneck babies (by
virtue of the title, they’re all white) are having fun. Wacky rhyming
verses filled with the distinctive Southern vernacular provide a unique
take on the familiar format. . . . Humorous paintings filled with
sun-kissed babies in a variety of settings, offer another view of an
often disparaged way of life. . . . Loaded with Southern charm.”
“If
you believe that President Harry S. Truman made the right decision to
drop nuclear weapons on Japan, this book will supply grist for your
mill. If you feel that an invasion or blockade was an alternative, you
might reconsider your opinion after reading this book.”
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