Self-Published Book of the Month for April: 'Emily-Anne and the Walking Stick' by Muriel Lukovich

 

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Emily-anne And The Walking Stick

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We are proud to announce that the Self-Published Book of the Month for April is Emily-Anne and the Walking Stick by Muriel J. Lukovich.

"Emily-Anne is a child of the forest whose world is suddenly changed by encroaching development and the fury of nature. She finds comfort from an ancient walking stick found on the shore which transports her back in time to a people who lived in peace and harmony with the land."

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National Business Book Award 2013 finalists announced

The four finalists in the National Business Book Award for 2013 were announced earlier this week. From the official website of the award:

This year's book submissions demonstrated Canada's talent in top-quality business writers. An independent jury evaluates eligible nominations based on five key criteria including originality, relevance, excellence of writing, thoroughness of research and depth of analysis.

Here are this year's finalists:

• Bernie Finkelstein, True North: A Life in the Music Business, published by McClelland & Stewart. Finkelstein, a producer, record-label owner and entrepreneur, recounts his personal story and shares his experiences as he built his career in the beginnings of the Canadian music business. This engaging memoir offers a vivid glimpse into the 1960s and early 1970s music and entertainment scene.
• Chrystia Freeland, Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super-Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else, published by Doubleday Canada. Freeland, a journalist, editor and author, explores the economic divide that has emerged between the small number of extremely wealthy individuals and the rest of society. Bringing together the role of technology and globalization, she examines how the combination has created the greatest income gap of time.
• Douglas Hunter, Double Double: How Tim Hortons Became a Canadian Way of Life One Cup at a Time, published by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Hunter, an author, chronicles the evolution of Tim Hortons, a franchise operation that has become a part of the Canadian landscape. He sheds light on how the company has evolved into one of the most respected consumer brands in Canada.
• Amanda Lang, The Power of Why, published by Collins, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Lang, senior business correspondent for CBC News, demonstrates the importance of curiosity and how asking the right questions can lead to creative thinking and innovation, and change in both our business and personal lives. Citing real-life examples of how Canadian companies and organizations have applied creativity to shift their focus, she raises thought-provoking questions encouraging readers to challenge the status-quo.

Espresso Book Machine's Monthly Brew for April

We're always brewing up fresh and flavourful literature with our Espresso Book Machine.

This month we've got a small but tasty batch of new fiction, including Cowboys of the delta by Richard Elendu and At the Gates of Walhalla by Justen Forge, as well as a new edition of a previously released title, Gone Today, Here Tomorrow by Gerry Letourneau.

These books were published and printed in-store at McNally Robinson Grant Park, and as part of our consignment program they can be found on our shelves as well as our website. Visit our EBM Bookshelf to see a complete listing of all self-published books printed and sold at McNally Robinson.

If you want to learn more about the Espresso Book Machine and our Self-Publishing services, then please visit our section of the website.

James Salter, the writer's writer.

 

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All That Is

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James Salter is truly a writer's writer. People don't talk about his stories as much as they talk about how he writes them. But it would be a shame if only writers read Salter because the depths he reaches with a misleadingly simple style should be experienced more widely. I can recommend you start with any of his novels that sounds appealing to you whether that be A Sport and A Pastime, about a love affair in 1960's France, or Light Years, a portrait of a marriage of privilege in which Salter first exposes the fine cracks in it that later turn into flaws that are beyond repair.

Or you could start with Salter's latest novel, All That Is. In this work, Philip Bowman returns to America from his experiences as a young naval officer in battles off Okinawa and finds a position as a book editor. It is a time when publishing is still largely a private affair--a scattered family of small houses here and in Europe--a time of gatherings in fabled apartments and conversations that continue long into the night. In this world of dinners, deals, and literary careers, Bowman finds that he fits in perfectly. But despite his success, what eludes him is love. His first marriage goes bad, another fails to happen, and finally he meets a woman who enthralls him--before setting him on a course he could never have imagined for himself.

Romantic and haunting, All That Is explores a life unfolding in a world on the brink of change. It is a dazzling, sometimes devastating labyrinth of love and ambition, a fiercely intimate account of the great shocks and grand pleasures of being alive.

And if you don't want to take my word for it, here's a couple of glowing recent reviews from the Globe & Mail and the National Post.