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Noteworthy Events Awards Quotes from Media Pelican in Pages Author Appearances | ||
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Steve Harvey of Steve Harvey Presents the Adventures of Roopster Roux: You’re So Victor Vain (9781589804845, $16.95) was named syndicated personality of the year for his Clear Channel radio show. The award was presented in October by the Ninth Annual Radio & Records Industry Achievement Awards Committee and the National Association of Broadcasters. |
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Philomena O’Neill, the illustrator of the newly released The Thanksgiving Bowl (9781589803657, $15.95), has donated a homemade ornament for auction to raise money for Robert’s Snow: for Cancer’s Cure. The snowflake, called "Santa’s Little Helper," features a mischievous raccoon, a figure similar to those that appear in her children’s book. The first auction begins on November 19. O’Neill’s piece can be viewed at http://www.kintera.org/faf/auction/auctionIndex.asp?ievent=236294&lis=1&kntae236294=7698F9FE45F54E4492398994820B3993 |
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Jeff Dwyer, author of Ghost Hunter’s Guide to New Orleans (9781589804081, $14.95 pb), will attend a weekend event hosted by the Darkness Radio paranormal program. On December 1 through December 3, he will join the gathering of like-minded paranormal enthusiasts on the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California. |
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On November 1, Bev Shaffer, author of Mustard Seed Market & Café Natural FoodsCookbook (9781589804654, $29.95), gave a live in-studio interview for "Good Company," a top-rated morning program broadcast by NBC in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Rickey Pittman, author of Jim Limber Davis: A Black Orphan in the Confederate White House (9781589804357, $15.95), has several signings set up for the month of November. During a school visit in September, Pittman played his guitar, sang Civil War- era songs, and told stories of his involvement in battle reenactments. He encouraged students to read, write, and do research on the subject. Students and faculty are already asking for another visit from Mr. Pittman. Librarian Beverly Herriage commented that "it’s that special program each librarian wants their students to experience."
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Virgina Pilegard, author of The Warlord’s Series, will be in China researching the terracotta soldiers for a forthcoming book in her series. |
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Bernie
McGovern, editor of the Florida
Almanac: 2007-2008 Edition (9781589804289, $17.95 pb),
will be interviewed on WQCS 88.9, Florida’s National Public
Radio, on November 13, at 11:30 am. The "Arts Spotlight"
program airs at 1:00 pm and 7:00 pm.
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According to an online survey conducted by Travel + Leisure
magazine and CNN, New Orleans, Louisiana ranked the number-one city in the
United States for 
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Johnette Downing, author of Today Is Monday in Louisiana (9781589804067, $15.95), received the National Parenting Publications Honor in the Children’s Books category for her book, which is based on a song that she wrote. |
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Richard G. Williams, Jr., author of The Maxims of Robert E. Lee for Young Gentlemen (9781589803107, $16.95), received "The Robert E. Lee Appreciation Award" from the Kappa Alpha Order at The Maryland Club in Baltimore. The award recognizes Williams’s excellence in interpreting the life of Robert E. Lee for the American people. |
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A n article
 about Harold
Baumgarten, author of D-Day
Survivor: An Autobiography (9781589804210, $25.00), will
appear in the Nov/Dec IRS newspaper, which is distributed to thousands of
employees. Baumgarten’s son, an IRS employee, submitted the article
after they requested material for the topic, "Do you have a famous
ancestor?" Baumgarten serves as a voice for the eight hundred men who
were lost on June 6, 1944. He was also a consultant for Steven Spielberg’s
Saving Private Ryan. Baumgarten and his son returned from a
September trip to Normandy in which Harold Senior helped host a tour of
the Normandy beaches with the American History Forum.
The publisher learned this week that the building that houses his antiquarian bookstore, Bayou Books, was the medical office of Dr. John T. Odom. Odom served as General Patton’s personal physician throughout World War II. |
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The Forgotten Art of Flower Cookery (9781565545267, $19.95 pb), by Leona Woodring Smith, will be listed in the early spring 2008 issue of Country Gardens magazine, a Better Homes and Gardens special interest publication. |
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Oklahoma Renegades (9781589804647, $16.95 pb),
by Ken Butler:
"Butler captures the essence of the Wild West and throws readers into the fray among train robberies, murders, prison breaks, and hangings . . . all part of everyday life in the Twin Territories." —The Ozarks Mountaineer |
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"The theme about being thankful may spark a family tradition." —Booklist |
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Mother Goose (9781589803695, $16.95), by David
Davis and illustrated by Sue
Marshall Ward:
"An oral and visual delight." —Review of Texas Books |
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"Impressively compelling and highly recommended visual journal." —Midwest Book Review |
"A great real-life story with an important message about freedom." —Pittsburgh Magazine |
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 Earl
Higgins, author of The
Joy of Y’at Catholicism (9781589804104, $14.95
pb), will sign at the Northshore Boulevard B. Dalton in Slidell,
Louisiana, on Saturday, November 3, from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. On
Friday, November 23, he will be at the Mall Drive Sam’s Club in Baton
Rouge, Louisiana, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm.
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Saturday, November 17, Walter
Brian Cisco, author of War
Crimes Against Southern Civilians (9781589804661,
$24.95), will sign at the Dixie Outpost in Traveler’s Rest, South
Carolina, from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Walter
Donald Kennedy, author of The
South Was Right! (9781565540248, $22.95), will also be on
location from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
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 On
Sunday, November 11, Barbara
Kissinger, author of Christmas
Merrymaking (9781589804821, $19.95), will sign at the Iowa
Store in Burlington, Iowa, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. On Sunday, November
18, she will be at the Spirit Hollow Golf Course’s Holiday Bazaar in
Burlington, Iowa, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.
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Wednesday, November 7, Marshall
L. DeRosa, author of
Redeeming American Democracy: Lessons from the Confederate
Constitution (9781589804722, $19.95), will be interviewed on
Dixie Broadcasting radio. The station is broadcast out of McDonough,
Georgia, and will air at 10:00 pm EST.
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New Orleans Museum of Art in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Monday, November
19, during a special member’s sale from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. He will
participate in the Algiers Point Library’s Pelican author series on
Tuesday, November 20, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Held at the Hubbell Public
Library in New Orleans, Louisiana, 40% of the proceeds from book sales
will be donated to the Friends of the Library for rebuilding efforts. On
Saturday, November 24, Sandusky will sign at the Creosote Road Sam’s
Club in Gulf Port, Mississippi, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. From 2:00 pm to
4:00 pm on November 24, he will be at the Northshore Boulevard Sam’s
Club in Slidell, Louisiana. On Wednesday, November 28, he will sign at the
Veteran’s Memorial Boulevard Sam’s Club in Metairie, Louisiana, from
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
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Alison Davis Lyne, illustrator of The Easter Day Alphabet (9781589800762, $7.95 pb), Evangeline for Children (9781565547094, $15.95), and Kudzu Chaos (9781589801578, $15.95), will sign her books at the Tennessee Reading in Franklin, Tennessee, on Monday, November 12. On November 17, she will give a reading, talk, and signing at Davis Kidd in Nashville, Tennessee. |
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Joe
Gribnau
sign at the Chapter One Book Store in Hamilton, Montana, on Friday,
November 23, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. On Saturday, November 24, he will be
at Fact and Fiction in Missoula, Montana, at 11:30 am. From 3:00 pm to
5:00 pm on November 24, Gribnau will sign at the North Reserve Street
Barnes & Noble in
Missoula, Montana.
Highway Sam’s Club
in Metairie, Louisiana, on Saturday, November 3, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm.
On Wednesday, November 7, she will give a presentation, entitled
"Love Your Louisiana," encouraging educators to emphasize the
culture of Louisiana for the Louisiana Reading Association in Baton
Rouge. On November 24, Dartez will sign at the 31st Sam’s Club in
Kenner, Louisiana, from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm.
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