Saturday, March 7, 2009
Cibou author to tour Maritimes
Susan Young de Biagi will be in the region during Atlantic Book Awards week, giving readings at a number of venues to be announced. Her first novel Cibou is shortlisted for both the Dartmouth Book Award for fiction and the Atlantic Book award for Historical Writing.
Garry Leech interviews
Garry Leech, co-author with Terry Gibbs of The Failure of Global Capitalism: From Cape Breton to Colombia and Beyond, will give a talk on his other new book Beyond Bogota: Diary of a Drug War Journalist in Colombia (Beacon Press) at CBU on March 12 (CE-265, 12 noon).
Segments of Garry's interview with CBC Cape Breton Information Morning host Steve Sutherland, will air March 9-11.
Terry Gibbs and Garry Leech will give a talk at the McConnell library on Thursday, April 2, entitled, "Cape Breton and the Global Economic Crisis."
"The financial crisis that emerged in the United States last year has not only escalated into a full-fledged economic crisis for that country, but also for Canada and every other nation in the world. Over the past 25 years, Cape Breton’s economy has become intrinsically linked to a global economy that is a product of the process of globalization. This talk will look at how the instability and insecurity inherent in the global capitalist system has impacted Cape Breton and how we can learn from alternative models that are emerging to challenge the dominant free trade ideology by focusing on greater democratic participation, economic self-sufficiency and environmental sustainability."
Segments of Garry's interview with CBC Cape Breton Information Morning host Steve Sutherland, will air March 9-11.
Terry Gibbs and Garry Leech will give a talk at the McConnell library on Thursday, April 2, entitled, "Cape Breton and the Global Economic Crisis."
"The financial crisis that emerged in the United States last year has not only escalated into a full-fledged economic crisis for that country, but also for Canada and every other nation in the world. Over the past 25 years, Cape Breton’s economy has become intrinsically linked to a global economy that is a product of the process of globalization. This talk will look at how the instability and insecurity inherent in the global capitalist system has impacted Cape Breton and how we can learn from alternative models that are emerging to challenge the dominant free trade ideology by focusing on greater democratic participation, economic self-sufficiency and environmental sustainability."
Friday, March 6, 2009
Shortlisted authors appearing in Sydney
A literary evening, part of the Atlantic Book Awards week, is scheduled for Sydney on Tuesday, April 14 at McConnell Library, and hosted by CBC journalist Wendy Martin.
An exciting lineup is headlined by award-winning, Newfoundland-born, Donna Morrisey. Her latest book What They Wanted (Penguin) is shortlisted for the Atlantic Independent Booksellers' Choice Award.
Cape Breton's Douglas Arthur Brown, whose 2008 novel Quintet (Key Porter) is shortlisted for the Dartmouth Book Award for Fiction, will also appear alongside Robert Morgan, Susan M. Farrell and Dave Wilson.
Morgan's book Rise Again! (Breton Books) is shortlisted for the Dartmouth Book Award for Non-fiction and the Atlantic Book Award for Historical Writing. Dave Wilson's book about his years as host of Talkback is coming soon from Breton Books.
Susan Farrell's first novel Basement Suite (working title) will be published in the fall of 2009 by CBU Press.
The ABA Sydney event is co-sponsored by CBU Press, Breton Books, Cape Breton Regional Library and the Atlantic Book Awards Society.
Tuesday, April 14, 7 p.m.
McConnell Memorial Library
50 Falmouth Street, Sydney
An exciting lineup is headlined by award-winning, Newfoundland-born, Donna Morrisey. Her latest book What They Wanted (Penguin) is shortlisted for the Atlantic Independent Booksellers' Choice Award.
Cape Breton's Douglas Arthur Brown, whose 2008 novel Quintet (Key Porter) is shortlisted for the Dartmouth Book Award for Fiction, will also appear alongside Robert Morgan, Susan M. Farrell and Dave Wilson.
Morgan's book Rise Again! (Breton Books) is shortlisted for the Dartmouth Book Award for Non-fiction and the Atlantic Book Award for Historical Writing. Dave Wilson's book about his years as host of Talkback is coming soon from Breton Books.
Susan Farrell's first novel Basement Suite (working title) will be published in the fall of 2009 by CBU Press.
The ABA Sydney event is co-sponsored by CBU Press, Breton Books, Cape Breton Regional Library and the Atlantic Book Awards Society.
Tuesday, April 14, 7 p.m.
McConnell Memorial Library
50 Falmouth Street, Sydney
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Congratulations Susan Young de Biagi!
Cape Breton novelists shortlisted for literary awards Sydney, NS – Two of three novelists shortlisted for this year’s Dartmouth Book Award for fiction are Cape Bretoners - again. And CBU Press continues to make the award’s shortlist.
Cibou, a historical novel by Susan Young de Biagi, a native of South Bar now living in British Columbia, is published by Cape Breton University Press. Quintet by Douglas Arthur Brown, Kempt Head, is published by Key Porter Books.
Cibou is set in 17th-century Cape Breton and is a fictional account of a young Mi’kmaw woman and her experiences with two of Cape Breton’s most colourful historical figures: Jesuit missionary Antoine Daniel (St. Anthony Daniel) and his brother Charles Daniel.
The novel is also shortlisted for an Atlantic Book Award for Historical Writing.
Readers and reviewers have called Cibou “a rich treasure,” says CBU Press Editor-in-Chief, Mike Hunter.
"It’s a marvelous tale about an earlier and seldom considered time in our history. It's fiction, but as good as fiction should be, it's completely believable, and told in a strong, lyrical and sensitive voice,” he said, quoting reviews.
Douglas Arthur Brown’s Quintet, an innovative novel released in February 2008, has also been met with critical acclaim. Mr. Brown’s previous books included a collection of short fiction published by CBU Press.
Last year, all three books shortlisted for the Dartmouth book award were by Cape Breton authors, including North of Smokey by David Doucette (CBU Press). It was won by Beatrice MacNeil for her novel Where White Horses Gallop. Frank Macdonald’s beloved novel A Forest for Calum (also CBU Press) was shortlisted for the same prize in 2007.
The Atlantic Book Awards ceremony will take place on April 15th at the Alderney Landing Theatre, Dartmouth.
Cibou, a historical novel by Susan Young de Biagi, a native of South Bar now living in British Columbia, is published by Cape Breton University Press. Quintet by Douglas Arthur Brown, Kempt Head, is published by Key Porter Books.
Cibou is set in 17th-century Cape Breton and is a fictional account of a young Mi’kmaw woman and her experiences with two of Cape Breton’s most colourful historical figures: Jesuit missionary Antoine Daniel (St. Anthony Daniel) and his brother Charles Daniel.
The novel is also shortlisted for an Atlantic Book Award for Historical Writing.
Readers and reviewers have called Cibou “a rich treasure,” says CBU Press Editor-in-Chief, Mike Hunter.
"It’s a marvelous tale about an earlier and seldom considered time in our history. It's fiction, but as good as fiction should be, it's completely believable, and told in a strong, lyrical and sensitive voice,” he said, quoting reviews.
Douglas Arthur Brown’s Quintet, an innovative novel released in February 2008, has also been met with critical acclaim. Mr. Brown’s previous books included a collection of short fiction published by CBU Press.
Last year, all three books shortlisted for the Dartmouth book award were by Cape Breton authors, including North of Smokey by David Doucette (CBU Press). It was won by Beatrice MacNeil for her novel Where White Horses Gallop. Frank Macdonald’s beloved novel A Forest for Calum (also CBU Press) was shortlisted for the same prize in 2007.
The Atlantic Book Awards ceremony will take place on April 15th at the Alderney Landing Theatre, Dartmouth.
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