CBUP announces launch of latest novel

Susan Young de Biagi will launch her debut novel in late September.

Check www.cbupress.ca for updates.

Sun. Sept. 28 ~ 3:30 p.m.
The Word on the Street

Mon. Sept. 29 to Thu. Oct. 2, be sure to be listening to CBC Cape Breton's Mainstreet, 4 to 6 p.m., for broadcast excerpts from Cibou.

Mon. Sept. 29 Chapters Halifax, 7-9 p.m.Tue. Sept. 30 Coles Hfx Shopping Centre, 7-9 p.m.
Thu. Oct. 2 4-6 p.m. official book launch
St. Patrick’s Church Museum, 87 Esplanade, Sydney
Fri. Oct. 3 Coles Sydney Shopping Centre, 3-5 p.m.
Coles Mayflower Mall, 7-9 p.m.

Check www.cbupress.ca for updates.

Recent review of Endgame 1758

Journal of the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society, Volume 11 (2008), pp. 202-204. In a book review by Julian Gwyn, now retired but formerly a professor of history at the University of Ottawa:

P. 203: "The author, already well-established as a published expert on Louisbourgunder French rule, has produced the best account yet of the fortress's last decade 1749-58."
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"Johnston's detailed study of events in Louisbourg from the time of its recovery by a French garrison in the summer of 1749 to the departure of French prisoners of war nine years later is to be greatly welcomed. This aspect of Louisbourg's history is unlikely to be improved until newdocuments are located."

Johnston making presentations

Award-winning Endgame 1758 author John Johnston will be making presentations on his book and, more broadly, on Louisbourg, as commemorations of the final seige of 1758 continue:

Sept. 16, 7:30 pm, Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax.
Sept. 27, 9:30 am, Louisbourg Symposium 2008, Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site,
Sept. 28, 12 noon, The Word on the Street, Cunard Event Center, Halifax.
Oct. 9, time tba (evening), AcadiaUniversity, Wolfville.