Ronsdale Press

Homero Aridjis and George McWhirter at City Lights Books, San Francisco

ronsdale — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:25:36 +0000

Distinguished Mexican poet, novelist, and environmentalist, Homero Aridjis will be making an appearance at City Lights Books on Tuesday, April 6th at 7:00 pm in celebration of his new poetry collection, Solar Poems. Translator George McWhirter (The Anachronicles) will also be in attendance.

On this very special occasion, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, poet and founder of City Lights Books, will read several poems from the bilingual edition of his book, WHAT IS POETRY?/QUE ES LA POESIA?, which Homero Aridjis translated.

For more information, click here.

March 17: Beryl Young at Tait Elementary School, BC

ronsdale — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:22:47 +0000

On Wednesday, March 17th, Beryl Young (Follow the Elephant) will be speaking to students at R.J. Tait Elementary School in Richmond, BC.

April 26th: Beryl Young at McNeely Elementary School, BC

ronsdale — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:17:06 +0000

Beryl Young (Follow the Elephant) will be speaking to students at Kathleen McNeely Elementary School in Richmond, BC on Monday, April 26th. http://mcneely.sd38.bc.ca/

Hockey book give-away and review of Women on Ice

ronsdale — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:25:47 +0000

Noting the increased interest in women’s hockey following the Canadian women’s gold medal performance in the Olympics, the Times-Colonist featured a review of Women on Ice on Sunday. The reviewer said: “Norton offers a fascinating look at the early days of women’s hockey in the West, in a readable style that will appeal to the general reader as well as history buffs, sports fans and the growing number of girls and women who play hockey.” For online version of the review, as well as a chance to WIN copies of Women on Ice and other hockey-themed books, click here.

Video of Philip Roy, his submarine, and his thrilling YA adventure novel: Submarine Outlaw

ronsdale — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:55:19 +0000

The people at the Forest of Reading awards asked Philip Roy to make a video for their (upcoming) new website, since Submarine Outlaw is up for a Red Maple award this year. Here’s what he came up with — enjoy!
Submarine Outlaw video

March 23: Beryl Young at Pierre Elliott Trudeau Elementary, Vancouver

ronsdale — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:51:20 +0000

Beryl Young will be speaking about her just-released YA novel Follow the Elephant to two classes of Grade 6 and 7 students at Pierre Elliott Trudeau Elementary on Tuesday, March 23rd.

March 26: LAUNCH for Follow the Elephant

ronsdale — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:53:06 +0000

Ronsdale Press invites you to celebrate the launch of Follow the Elephant by Beryl Young.

The launch will take place at on Friday March 26th at Tilley Endurables, 2401 Granville St. (at 8th Ave.), Vancouver, BC, from 6:30-7:30 pm.

There will be book draws and East Indian appetizers — and it’s FREE!

Sponsored by Once Upon a Huckleberry Bush bookstore, Tilley Endurables and Ronsdale Press.

Cascadia in the news

ronsdale — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:36:47 +0000

BC Business interviewed Douglas Todd about his book Cascadia: The Elusive Utopia and his ideas therein, for this article on the 2010 Winter Olympics and the notion of Cascadia as a distinct geographical, cultural and political region.

http://www.bcbusinessonline.ca/bcb/top-stories/2010/02/03/cascadia-new-frontier?page=0%2C6

March 13: Jean Rae Baxter in Orangeville, ON

ronsdale — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:58:24 +0000

Saturday, March 13: Jean Rae Baxter (The Way Lies North) will be a guest speaker at a Brian Henry Workshop, “Writing with Style.” Tweedsmuir Presbyterian Church, 6 John Street, Orangeville, Ontario. 1:15 pm

February 23: Jean Rae Baxter in Burlington

ronsdale — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:56:05 +0000

Tuesday, February 23. Jean Rae Baxter (The Way Lies North). Illustrated talk, “The Facts behind the Fiction.” Alexander’s Public School. 2223 Sutton Drive. Burlington, Ontario. 1:40 p.m.