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Cover Photo © Carolyn Purden FICTION The Mystery of the SS Southern Cross Tim B. Rogers
The date is March 31, 1914. Flushed with the success of a great hunt, the SS Southern Cross is heading back to St. John’s, loaded to the gunwales with seal pelts. Somewhere off Newfoundland’s southeast coast, the ship founders, leaving no clue as to her fate or that of her 173 crew members. The ship simply vanishes, as if whisked off the face of the Earth, the worst disaster ever to befall the sealing industry. The Mystery of the SS Southern Cross is a novel that engages the human story behind this long-standing mystery. It interweaves the crankiness of an old ship, vicious weather, and the passions of men caught up in the frenzies of the time. • John Lundrigan, a young sealer with special gifts, struggles against the weight of his oppressive father. He escapes to join the crew of the Southern Cross, where, despite his small stature, he establishes himself as a top hand. • George Clarke is the burly captain of the Southern Cross. Returning from the hunt he decides to push forward into the teeth of a growing storm. • Walter Baine Grieve, merchant and member of the St. John’s elite, manages a fleet of decrepit, old wooden sealing ships. He delegates responsibility for outfitting the ’Cross to a junior assistant. This young man betrays Grieve’s trust, helping to set the stage for the disaster. This fictionalized account offers insight into the mys- terious loss that has lingered unresolved for a century. So too do the vibrant times of pre-war Newfoundland come to life — humour, passion, and songs breathe vitality into this relatively untold tale. In addition to being a rousing sea story, this novel honours the memory of the gallant crew and the lives they were forced to live
Tim B. Rogers first encountered the Southern Cross when he heard Omar Blondahl sing a ballad about the tragedy. That was in Montréal, 1961. When he had a chance to do some research as part of a sabbatical fellowship at Memorial University of Newfoundland in 1979, he began to chase down details of this story that had captured his imagination. Over the years, the untold aspects of this great tale festered in his unconscious, finally bursting forth when he was encouraged to “go for it” and write it as a novel.
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1 2 FICTION Hollie Adams Things You’ve InheritedFromYour Mother 5.5 x8.5•200 pages NeWest •Spring2015 •Allrightsavailable first novel. Filling StationandTheWindsorReview. suing herPh.D.in Hollie AdamswasborninWindsor, Ontario andnowlivesinCalgary, wheresheispur English. Shehasbeenpublishedin ary heroines andshovesary itdown anelevator shaft. takes theconventionalabout likeablewisdom liter- funny novel,In her startlingly first Hollie Adams Adventure-style injokes anduseful facts aboutmice. assemblageof foundobjects, Choose YourOwn Things You’ve From Inherited Your riotous a Mother is dle-aged ennuiof Schofield’sAnakana Malarky, soaked mayhem ofAbsolutely Fabulous andthemid- fin nails. Nobody’s perfect. heroic quantitiesofred wine, spiked coffee and cof mother’s overweight cat Poncho, andconsuming her teenage daughter, of her natch), herself ridding increasing thedistancebetween and (further herself to showher campaign herex-husbandshe’s over him ing uppassive-aggressive officewarfare, continuing death from ovarian oframp cancertakes theform Take Carrie, forexample. Gettingover hermother’s in theirown way.Everyone personal deals withgrief Things You’ve InheritedFromYour Motherisher Situated atbetween themidpoint thebooze- McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, - - - FICTION 3
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“Writing a novel based in Canada without making it blatantly Canadian is a tough task. The key it seems, as seen in The key it seems, is a tough task. Canadian based in Canada without making it blatantly “Writing a novel — and face.” about the neck to punch love you’d book with a protagonist an enjoyable “It seems incongruous: — NeWest • September 2014 • All rights available • September NeWest 5.5 x 8.5 • 250 pages — Trent White North.” in the Great happens to take place story that is just to tell a good Blind Spot, Miall’s Laurence Edmonton Examiner Wilkie,
glittering with lights both lovely and cruel.” glittering with lights both lovely Blind Spot Blind Miall Laurence 6 FICTION Rick Ranson Rick Twenty McMurray FourDaysinFort Bittersweet Sands 5.5 x8.5•240pages NeWest •September2014 •Allrightsavailable South: FromWinnipegtoNewOrleansbyCanoewaspublishedin German byPiper. for ously asalongshoreman,drillship’s welder, boilermaker, farmequipmentsalesman,editor spends histimelivingbetweenWinnipegandKeyWest, Florida.Ranson hasworkedvari- Natural-born storytellerRickRansongrewupinmilitarybasesacrossCanada.Today he McGraw Hill, and forklift operator. secretary that keeps themallinline. crew, apettyfascist safetyinspector, andthetough-as-nails roughnecks,engaging includingahusbandandwife welding the evening news. the way,Along of group a heencounters usaglimpseat aworldgiving mostof us only know from day shiftat anoilsandsoperation undergoingashutdown, ray, homeoftheoilsands. one ofCanada’s mosttalked-about locations: McMur- Fort South. Now, raconteurashe ventures jointhisengaging to oftheMississippiinPaddling waters totheraging North America, shipsof from the DEW Line and the drill Working fromover all has collectedstories Ranson Rick North In Bittersweet Sands is his third book. His first Bittersweet Sands, Ransonrecounts a twenty-four Rick Paddling Paddling FICTION 7 , Sean , You Gas Hates Your Who Pumps The Guy Brendan is 20. He’s been pumping gas for three gas for three pumping been He’s is 20. Brendan In “No one should ever work at a gas station long long a gas station at work “No one should ever the observes Brendan, it,” at enough to get good Trinder. Sean from narrator novel of the debut the CountryGas shift at the evening working years, Which it. at good gotten He’s Winnipeg. in station unless something that knows And Brendan is sad. he’ll be stuck rut in this happens fast, forever, idiot the seething at quietly inhaling gas fumes and the Will parading customerspast him. endlessly the local uni- up for at signed writing course he’s — there meets he older woman versity — and the life back on track? be enough to get Brendan’s Trinder combines the profane humour of Kevin humour of Kevin the profane combines Trinder Smith with the big-hearted charm of Nick Hornby, winning character a uniquely whose while creating and the gas station from journey away hard-won for. not to root into adulthood is impossible anitoba. A graduate of Red River College’s Creative CommunicationsCreative College’s River Red of graduate A Manitoba.
Sean Trinder grew up in a small town called Oakbank, located just outside of his current Winnipeg, of home apprentice, and, yes, a gas program, he has worked as a news cameraman, an electrician’s is his first novel. Gas Hates You station attendant. The Guy Who Pumps Your
NeWest • Spring 2015 • All rights available • Spring NeWest 5.5 x 8.5 • 220 pages The Guy Who Pumps Your Gas Hates You Gas Hates Your Pumps Guy Who The Trinder Sean 8 FICTION Adam Honsinger Gracelessland happiness, ofmemory. aqualitymanicure andtheuncertainty lation, Joycean intospace. launched chimp truth,the first It’s andHam aboutElvisPresley, of thepursuit and calculated cruelties, failure andheartache, dementiaandalcoholism. It’s aboutCetustheconstel - story himself inmentalhealthinstitute, hefindsthat hisreal troubles have only justbegun. 5.5 x8.5•240pages Great Plains•Spring2015 Allrightsavailable is a comic and despairing depiction of an unscrupulous family,Gracelessland depiction of anunscrupulous isacomicanddespairing filledwithtendermoments He recentlycompletedanMFA increativewritingattheUniversityof Guelph. nate tohavestudiedunderMichaelWinter, Russell Smith, Wayson ChoyandAnnabelL Prize, oneofwhichwonSilveratthe2010NationalMagazineAwards. Hehasbeenfortu - Pottersfield Portfolio,andExileQuarterly.Two ofhisstorieswerenominatedfortheJourney have appearedinliteraryjournalssuchasDescant,PrismInternational,OtherVoices , the ADM LINDS Y HONSIGERisaToronto-based writerandteacher. Manyofhisstories ily of chimpanzees. When Kepler wakes up to find into thelocalzooandattempts tosetfree afam- disappearanceof his father,terious Kepler breaks er’shealth andultimately, decliningmental themys - around them.falling apart parent’s dreams, like theirnew home, isliterally dementia, Kepler realizes that thefoundation ofhis of earlyand hismotherexhibitssymptoms stage in thecity. ButwhenKepler’s father loseshisjob aspirationsand andleave rental behinda apartment dreams have cometrue. uptheirhopes They pack bungalow inthesuburbs, itseemsliketheir all itoutinamentalhealthinstitute. figuring on Kepler’s Heisdevoting 16thbirthday? year a to alot.pears Isdaddead? And what exactly happened who says heworks fortheSpace disap- and Agency fetish and afondness for Shakespeare, andafather intotears, toburst nail with a mother a tendency a monkey,obsessivewith an tohissock attachment Kepler Pressler isasixteen-year-old Toronto kid It’s 1978, theyearafter ElvisPresley died, and Overwhelmed by anxiety, alienation, hismoth- aneglected suddenlyWhen thePresslers inherit yon. yon. FICTION 9 The SearyThe Now Mag- Now was longlisted for the Relit Award, and and Award, Relit the was longlisted for Thaw In 1950s Yugoslavia, three childhood friends three childhood try Yugoslavia, In 1950s sense of the secrets and disappearances to make their lives. punctuated have that suspense and suc- story crafted layers that “A carefully as a small or large, in renderingceeds each betrayal, a Lundrigancreating in has succeeded painful shock... of a and an authentic portrayal compelling inner landscape Curtain.... the Iron period behind lives in her characters’ Lundrigan with the gift and spare is sleek of As a writer, them leave that rendering small details in vivid strokes — Laura turned the page... have lingering long after we Star Toronto Eggertson, teenagers three a clutch find long- of 1953, of Fall the In - a gov from lost Roman coins while clearing vegetables to do with this what over argue and they ernment field, turned be should insists they Nevena wealth. newfound János wants rightfully belong to the country. as they over two. the line between the And Dorján walks them. to keep turns disastrous conceal their discovery to The decision left to are Dorján and Nevena when János disappears. while the to be true, believed they question everything slowly named Gitta, a widow mother of the missing boy, was a was a Boys novels. Glass previous of four is the author Lundrigan Nicole top ten book of the year and an Amazon.ca top 100 book of the year. Unraveling Arva azine top ten book of the year and an Amazon.ca top 100 book of the year. pick, ten top Mail and Globe a was Line received an honourable mention for the Sunburst Award.
is a compelling, richly layered story of fatal plans and silent betrayals in a tightly knit village, knit village, in a tightly plans and silent betrayals story of fatal richly layered is a compelling, The Widow Tree
Douglas & McIntyre • Available • All rights available Douglas & McIntyre • Available 5.5 x 8.5 • 320 pages The Widow Tree Widow The LundriganNicole where the postwar air is simultaneously flush with hope and weighted with suspicion. Amidst an intricate with suspicion. flush with hope and weighted air is simultaneously the postwar where truth the closely many behind and past mistakes, bonds family control, government cultural tensions, of web — with life-altering consequences. is revealed guarded secrets unravels. Has János used the money to escape the home that stifles him? Or has muchsome-thing sinister to escape the home that more Has János used the money unravels. place? taken 10 FICTION Reads finalist hasdared todo.”writer something nootherCanadian — Angie Abdou, authorofTheBoneCage, 2011Canada that, withBreathing Lessons, hasdone,Andywriter Sinclairisdoingsomething nootherCanadian possibly recognize will themselvesers inthesescenes, even whenthey leastwant to. Andy Sinclair Breathing Lessons 5.5 x8.5•180pages Véhicule •February2015All rightsexceptFrenchavailable Mail, andDragnet Magazine. now livesinToronto. Hisworkhasappearedin fab, Andy SinclarwasborninCowansville,QuebecandgrewupNorthBay, Ontario. He Breathing Lessonsishisfirstbook. Boy’s Maupin— OwnStoryorArmistead again. This novel would remind oneofEdmund White —A navigate between the two tobreathe isasdelicate as learning freedom afforded by hisgeneration’s openness? hecraves intimacy inhislifeamidsttheequal-opportunity his mothermay have been right. ingly, findsthat themenhesleepswithare Henry married, with whomever hewants. whenever he pleases, allmannerof sexual acts andperforms with him,who train inhis professional life, trusted parties familysupportive andfriends, he’s well-liked by theathletes wereconcerns old-fashioned. onlyworried that he’d belonely. At thetime, hethoughther enced. cameouttohismother,When a teenaged Henry she - none ofthelimitations experi orabuses hispredecessors Moss,of Henry everyman ahomosexual whose lifeknows ceral new voices ingay fiction. Breathing Lessonsisthestory A boldandexplicitdebut novel by oneofthemostvis- His treatmentis risky, ofsexuality but always itisreal. takes ahard, pointedlookatas physical humans creatures. that Ilovethis absoluteoriginality mostabouthiswork. He exactly“Andy likewrites Sinclair Andy Sinclair,it is and Advance Praise for Breathing Lessons The Moose&Pussy, But ashegetsolderand, increas - I’m notexaggerating whenIsay Two decadeslater, he’s had Can he findthelasting Can Significant Others The Globe and The Globeand Learning to Learning Read- NEW ADULT 11 For seventeen-year-old Maggie Johnson, transitioning the Maggie Johnson, seventeen-year-old For tough is surviving the insults and What’s hard. dead isn’t school high thug and dumbest the pranks of Serge Popov, When she finds Alberta. set foot in Dead Falls, jockto ever his spirit trapped her room, in discovers him dead and later for jerk rot the Let justice. divine of a case it’s figures she But someone — or an bound to earthly prison. eternity, help Maggie If doesn’t agenda. something — has a different the hands of the otherworldly she’ll die at over, Serge cross As she digs in the dead bully. interest an taken entity that’s uncover she’ll murder, into the circumstances of Serge’s - won living and the the of world the by hidden secrets the cities of the dead — if her investigation by ders revealed kill her first. doesn’t
- sha Deen is presenting at schools, con One of the best parts of being a writer for Nata also appeared in a variety of media outlets as a literacy ferences, and workshops. She’s advocate. When not working, she hangs out with her furry boys.
Great Plains • Fall 2014 • All rights available 5.5 x 8.5 • 192 pages Guardian Deen Natasha Too Far Gone Chadwick Ginther
FANTASY The Thunder Road trilogy reaches its triumphant con- clusion right where it all began. Too Far Gone sees the return of Ted Callan to Edmonton , Alberta near the place the fire giant Surtr first burst forth and linked Ted to the Norse pantheon. After going through H’el in Tombstone Blues,Ted thought he was safe at last. But Surtr’s hatred has only grown since his defeat at the hands of the honoured dead in Thunder Road. The goddess of the dead whispered the fire giant’s death into Ted’s ear, but first the bright sword must be found. Tilda might know where it is, but she and Ted are hardly on good terms. Loki might know where to look, but you can never trust the trickster. Wher- ever it might be, Ted better hurry before the World ends and Edmonton goes up in flames.
Originally from Morden, Manitoba, Chadwick Ginther was fascinated by Norse mythology at an early age. Today, he spins sagas of his own set in Canada ‘s western wilderness where surely monsters must exist. Chadwick is a regular contributor to Quill & Quire, The Winnipeg Review, and Prairie Books NOW and has done guest blogs for Manitoba Scene. His short fiction has also appeared in On Spec Magazine. His first novel, Thunder Road was nominated for a Prix Aurora Award and won the Mary Scorer Book Award for Best Book by a Manitoba Publisher. He lives in Winnipeg .
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12 MYSTERY 13 Sing a Worried Song. Worried Sing a It’s a case Beauchamp will never forget, not even not even forget, a case Beauchamp will never It’s Everything is going well for Arthur Beauchamp in for well is going Everything top-notch the good for is so Life middle age. early his restlessness, in a moment of career that, lawyer defence a prosecute and once, just the sides, to switch he decides Beauchamp man chargedyoung with murdering a clown. Con- Randolph Skyler is guilty. can prove he is confident still worriedand surprisingly but to how blind fident, fissures to the worse, is — and, precariousevidence the opening in his personal life. remarriedto a happily and retired when he’s years later, on Garibaldi life bucolic Island in the glorious Salish Sea. the get, As Beauchamp the older you is about to learn, greaterchance is the backpast will come the that to bite marvel latest Beauchamp in his series, Deverell’s In you. Arthur has causes aplenty to has worked as a journalist and lawyer, and he is a founder and honou- William Deverell has worked as a journalist and lawyer, long-running rary director of the B.C. Civil Liberties Association. He is the creator of CBC’s television series Street Legal, which has aired internationally in more than 50 countries. He Dashiellis also the recipient of multiple literary awards, including the $50,000 Seal Prize, the and the Arthur Ellis prize in crime writing. His novels for literary excellence, Hammett Award was recently awarded anworldwide. He into 14 languages and sold have been translated honorary Doctor of Letters by Simon Fraser University.
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William Deverell William Sing a Worried Song Worried a Sing An Arthur Novel Beauchamp 14 MYSTERY Bob Kroll A T.J. PetersonMystery The DropZone 5 x7.75•220pages ECW •May2015Allrights availableexceptUS Canadian andAmericanmuseums.HelivesinHalifax,Nova Scotia. books, stageplays,radiodramas,TVdocumentaries,aswellhistoricaldocu-dramasfor Bob Krollhasbeenwritingprofessionallyformorethan35years. Hisworkincludes times-extraordinary resilience ofthehumanspirit. times-extraordinary ration ofboththeconsequences of depravity andthesome- merciless killer. titution,abuse, sexual a he tracks as trafficking human and pelling himintothe sleazy, violentworld of underage pros - young woman, apossible witness, tohimforhelp, turns pro - in Peterson’s arms. He’s barelyit together. holding Then a andbled todeatha derangedteenagerhasslashedherself his faith; anunidentified woman’s body hadbeen found; and bludgeoned todeath inchurch, apparently by asymbolof fromcalls daughter. hisestranged been has CatholicA priest he’smuch orthedaily, drinking silent, video tormenting Detective T.J. Peterson hasaproblem, andit’s notjusthow Bob Kroll’s debut novel explo- isastylishandriveting MYSTERY 15 com- It’s 1989. The Troubles are raging in Ireland, bombs raging are in Ireland, Troubles The 1989. It’s to the Collins-Burke In this prequel exploding in England. when York is home in New Burke Brennan Father series, arrest in London sends him flying of his sister’s news - Bren when deepen troubles The family the ocean. across cousin Conn is charged of a Special with the murder nan’s and suspected in a terrorist plot against Branch detective, come under surveillance Burkes The Abbey. Westminster partner in a tangle caught and are cop’s the murdered by the bullet-riddled From bars memories. of buried family Ruined Abbey to an elegant English estate, of Belfast bines a whodunit with a war story, love story, and histor- story, love story, with a war a whodunit bines while exploring is what the eternal question: ical novel, It all starts and war? with a ruined in love abbey. fair y is a lawyer and the award-winning author of the Collins-Burke Mystery series. Anne Emer fifth, for Best First Novel. The Her first book, Sign of the Cross, won the Arthur Ellis Award medal in the 2011 Independent Publisher Book Awards Children in the Morning, won a silver She lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia. for Fiction. and the 2011 Dartmouth Book Award
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Anne EmeryAnne Ruined Abbey Ruined Mystery A Collins-Burke 16 MYSTERY D.B. Carew The KillerTrail an emotionalwringer.” fying plot.” Ryan, — Garry authoroftheDetective Laneseries 5 x8•286pages NeWest •Available •All rightsavailable “D.B. Carew, a first-time novelist, is a natural whiz at generating tension that puts Ryder — and the reader — through “[a] promisingdebut thriller...” —Sarah Weinman,National Post ber oftheCrimeWritersCanadaandFederationB.C. Writers. works ataforensicpsychiatrichospitalinPortCoquitlam,B.C. Anavidrunner, he is a mem- D.B. Carew has hismastersdegreeinsocial work fromDalhousie University andcurrently Jack Batten, —Jack Toronto Star creating realistic settings, character intriguing and anever-intensi- mysteriesand promisesplentyof ahead. D.B. Carew hasaknack for each otherinaboldtwistofanending.” inequalmeasure,hero andthe villain themheadoninto driving that exploresan intensepsychological the pathologiesthriller the of breakouta smooth of hell novel D.B.from Carew. Killer The Trailis cision. withaclinicalpre- crime that approaches thriller gripping Crime Writers Association, D.B. Carew’s novel first isa trail. examine thedarknessinhisown soulashewalks thekiller Sergeant BrandonRyan. Now ifRyderistosurvive, hemust including hisoldflameDoctorStephanie Rowe and RCMP threatens toensnare thelives ofRyder’s familyfriends, and kidnapping andmurder case. Ray Owens, patient at thecentre ofahigh-profile aformer innocent discovery gamesof dragshimintothepsychotic jog, hisafternoon abandoned cellphoneduring spots an the When Vancouver socialworker Ryder psychiatric Chris “The Killer Trail hasanunforgettable villain, breakneck pacing — Robin Spano, authorofDeath’s LastRun workersocial plusonebroken “One clever equalsone criminal forthe2013 Debut Dagger Shortlisted Award by the As theviolenceincreases, Owens’ web intricate oflies BIOGRAPHY Love in the Elephant Tent How Running Away with the Circus Brought Me Home Kathleen Cremonesi A wise and funny memoir about an adventure of self- discovery
Kathleen Cremonesi knew early on she wanted to be dif- ferent. Determined to avoid following in her mother’s footsteps to an ill-fated marriage, Kathleen left Oregon in her early 20s to travel across Europe. On a whim, this former administrative assistant with wanderlust took a job as a dancer in an Italian circus and, working her way up, became an ostrich-riding, shark-taming showgirl. Kathleen bonds with the exotic animals that could strike and kill at any moment, but instead bring her a peace she has never known. And when she stumbles into the arms of Stefano, the sexy elephant keeper, she finds a man who understands her wild spirit. With thrilling prose and vivid descriptions, Kathleen takes the reader around the Mediterranean. There, she dis- covers unexpected friends, learns how to cook, dance, and love — across language barriers.
* The book is primarily set in Italy, but throughout the story Cremonesi travels through Holland, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, Greece (vacation from the circus), (the former) Yugoslavia
Kathleen Cremonesi now lives near Eugene, Oregon, with her husband and a family of cats and dogs. Through charitable contributions, she still supports her favorite elephant sanctuary in Thailand, where she once had the honor of volunteering. This is her first book.
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17 18 BIOGRAPHY Martha Brooks Martha A Year ofLivingandRemembrance Letters toBrian 5.5 x8.5•240pages Turnstone •Spring2015 •Allrightsavailable body ofwork.ShelivesinWinnipeg. Christie’s BookAward, theGovernor General’s Award, andtheV Association Y well asinCanadaandtheUnitedStates.heisathree-timewinnerofCanadian Library have beenpublishedinSpain,ItalyJapanDenmarkEngland, Germany andAustralia,as Martha Brooksisanaward-winningnovelist,playwrightandjazzsingerwhose books oung AdultBookoftheY the nature oflove andthejoy oflife. oflossandgrieving, rediscoversstory toBrian Letters after alifeshared issuddenly broken. More thana tobecomewholeagain journey extraordinary to her andtriumphs.her daily are struggles privy Readers love.true Brooks recounts form Presented injournal faced the lossof her husband, andone Martha partner herown harrowingafter surviving battle withcancer andhealing.shares her process of grieving A year bravely and Brooks breaksheart openher Martha Award-wining acclaimedauthor, andinternationally
ear, aswelltheRuthSchwartzAward, the Mr. icky MetcalfAward forher BIOGRAPHY 19 - Arthur Erickson, Canada’s pre-eminent philosopher-ar- pre-eminent Arthur Erickson, Canada’s which called he in concrete, chiefly Erickson worked than once more figure, also a controversial But he was phe- the look at Arthur a provocative Erickson takes This first full biographyErickson of his life from traces modest origins stage. emergence on the world to internationally for his innovative renowned was chitect, his brilliance composi- with spatial approach to landscape, of architecture and his epic vision for people. tion, - to his cre key was and travel our times,” of “the marble the clouds on extended high above Floating process. ative spectacu for the made preliminarydrawings he flights, in various parts be built would that lar large-scale works Vancouver’s Thomson Hall, Roy Toronto’s of Canada — the United Simon Fraser University — and in Britain, Middle East. and the States and the excesses architects, of his fellow the ire attracting of his personal led him into a series life of bankruptcies. Canada’s tragedy, grace a Greek from recalls In a fall that counted elegant man who great architect— a handsome, - Tay and Elizabeth Trudeau among his close friends Pierre became penniless. lor — eventually we of what and the nature nomenon of cultural heroes call “genius.” andvid Stouck is a biographer whose works include Ethel Wilson: A Critical Biography Da Sinclair RossThe Correspondence of Fun”: Been More Have Would Stamps “Collecting 1933–86, David Stouck is professor emeritus of English at Simon Fraser University.
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David Stouck David Arthur Erickson Life An Architects 20 BIOGRAPHY Arthur Porter with Arthur T. R. Todd onBusiness,PoliticsandIntrigue Porter Arthur The ManBehindtheBowTie 6.25 x9.25•240 pages•21B&Wphotos Acacia •September2014All rights available Canada whereheisfreelancing andcompletinghissecondnovel. York Times, HuffingtonPost,GlobeandMail andToronto Star.HecurrentlylivesinOttawa, subjects. HisworkhasappearedinnewspapersacrossNorth AmericaincludingtheNew and theUnitedArabEmirates.Hehaspublishedthousandsofarticlesonawide arrayof T.R. Toddisajournalist,biographerandnovelistwithexperienceinCanada, theBahamas the BahamasandUnitedStates. of scholarlyworksandreceivednumerouspoliticalappointments inCanada,SierraLeone, ing internationalexperience.Hehasservedondozensofcommittees, publishedhundreds Arthur Porter is an oncologist, businessman and healthcare administrator with far-reach - unsettling confinesofLaJoya Prison. the United Statesin Canada andbeyond and totheharsh through themedical,rise arenas andpolitical corporate story, withhisboyhoodLeone, beginning in Sierra hisdeft by others,unscrupulous Porter tellshisown fascinating in hisambitionsby some,deceitful, and manipulative and tion standoffwithCanadianauthorities. La Joya ever Prison since, inahighly publicized extradi- in Panamain 2013, Porter haslanguishedinthenotorious yet tobe provencame crashingdown. –anditall Detained that have –charges construction nection withthehospital dealings around theworld. business appointments andinternational led topolitical Montréal, hisshrewd skillandcharisma entrepreneurial in tion ofa$1.3billionmegahospital. toarriving Prior tréal UniversityHealthCentre, overseeing- the construc (SIRC),of Canada Porter wasat also thehelmofMon- Intelligence Review of the Security Committee Chairman In 2011, Porter was at thetopofhisgame.Arthur While Described as intelligent, as relentless and Described charismatic in con- offraud then hewasAnd indictedoncharges COOKING The Urban Homesteader Cookbook Michelle Nelson
A fresh and stylish approach to sustainable living. Go back to the land, but stay in the city! Passionate about living in a sustainable way, and also a young woman who loves to live life with flair, Michele has a PhD in ecological conservation, grows her own food, has raised her own livestock (even while living in a condo), and forages for edi- ble weeds, invasive plants (Japanese knotwood and purple loosestrife), animals (American bullfrog and European grove snail) and seashore creatures — all of which are whipped up into delicious meals. This gourmet guide to eating our way to a better world includes instructions on raising small-size livestock humanely, how to grow water plants, foraging in an ecological way, growing perennial food crops, preserving, drying and fermenting both plant and meat-based foods, and more. Recipes include met- ric measurements.
Michelle Nelson has a PhD in ecological conservation and is also certified in permacul- ture design. She lives on Bowan Island, BC.
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21 The Sinking of the Lusitania Unravelling the Mysteries Patrick O’Sullivan HISTORY Praise for this book ‘This book is going to command some attention’ — The Irish Times ‘Excellently researched, fascinating, and poignant’ — Nautical Magazine ‘A remarkable publication’ — SeaBreezes Proves in nine tense chapters ship was a victim of political intrigue — Books Ireland
In May 1915, the RMS Lusitania, then the world’s fastest liner, departed from New York. Seven days later she was torpedoed off the Irish coast with the loss of 1,198 lives. Suspected by the Germans of carrying clandestine munitions to Britain, the great ship steamed into a fatal encounter with the German submarine U-20. One of the largest naval disasters in history, it was a factor in bringing America into the First World War. Patrick O’Sullivan presents the complete story of the Lusitania affair, exploring the cover-ups and the theories on what caused the baffling second explosion. His metic- ulous research reveals the most compelling explanation to date. This is a fascinating account of one of the First World War’s most reported-on atrocities. • Compelling explanation for second mystery explo- sion and evidence of munitions cargo • Shows Mersey Tribunal given false evidence to assist scapegoating of Turner • Highlights reinstatement of Turner by Cunard to fend off ruinous insurance claims • Shows intelligence blunders at Whitehall contributed to the loss of the liner
Patrick O’Sullivan, born in Cork, grew up hearing old fishermen’s tales of German U-Boats that stalked the shores during the Great War. During a career as a commercial diver, his leisure time was spent exploring wreck sites, including that of RMS Lusitania. He has lectured and been interviewed extensively by the media on the subject, including for the BBC documentary Murder On The Atlantic.
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22 HISTORY The International Civil War Greece 1944–49 Andre Gerolymatos From 1944 to 1949, tens of thousands of Greek soldiers and guerrillas fought and slaughtered each other and thousands of innocents in a civil war of unrelenting and shocking savagery. In the wake of the Allied liberation of Greece, the fighting trans- formed into a civil war, pitting Soviet-backed Communists against U.S.- and British-backed gov- ernment forces. As the first proxy war between the superpowers, the Greek Civil War became the first hot zone of the Cold War.In International Civil War-Greece 1944–49, historian Andre Gerolyma- tos recounts the full history of this divisive conflict, exposing old wounds that still fester beneath the surface of contemporary Greek society. This new edition draws on newly revealed archives in Bel- grade, showing Marshal Tito’s single minded obses- sion providing the real back bone to the Greek Communist insurgency which eventually would drag America into the war In many ways, the Greek Civil War heralded America’s future involvement in Vietnam: Not only did it mark the first time the U.S. used napalm, but it convinced U.S. policymakers that counterinsur- gency operations were winnable.
Andre Gerolymatos holds the chair of Hellenic Studies at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada. His previous books include: Castles Made of Sand; Guerrilla War- fare and Espionage in Greece, 1940-1944; Espionage and Treason in Classical Greece; The Balkan Wars and Red Acropolis, Black Terror.
Acacia • Spring 2015 • English world rights sold to Yale University Press, all others available
23 Forgotten Victory First Canadian Army and the Cruel Winter of 1944–45 Mark Zuehlke HISTORY The untold story of how the Canadian Army paved the way for an Allied victory in Europe — the eleventh installment of the best-selling Canadian Battle Series.
During the winter of 1944–45, the western Allies desperately sought a strategy that would lead to Germany’s quick defeat. From the Swiss border to the North Sea, hundreds of thou- sands of soldiers in trenches and dugouts suffered through the bitterest European winter in fifty years, while their generals debated and schemed in the war rooms. After much rancorous debate, the Allied high command decided that First Canadian Army would launch the pivotal offensive to win the war — an attack against the Rhineland.. Winning this land would give them a launching point for cross- ing the river and driving into Germany’s heartland. Before the Allies could strike, however, Hitler launched a massive Decem- ber offensive towards Antwerp, which erupted into the Bat- tle of the Bulge. By the time the Germans were driven back, the first thaws had begun. Previously frozen ground, ideal for mobile warfare, had turned to quagmire. On February 8, 1945, First Canadian Army launched Operation Veritable. Advancing on the heels of the greatest artillery bombardment yet fired by the western Allies, thou- sands of Canadian and British troops advanced into an inferno of battle. Under orders to surrender not an inch of German soil, elite paratroop divisions resisted fanatically. With tanks miring in the endless seas of mud, infantrymen were forced to fight relentlessly, alone and often at close quarters, for thirty-eight gruelling and costly days. For the Canadians who fought there, the names of battlegrounds such as Moyland Wood and the Hochwald Gap would forever call up memories of uncommon heroism, endurance and tragic sacrifice. The story of those who fought there is one largely lost to the common history of World War II. Forgotten Victory gives this import- ant legacy back to history.
Mark Zuehlke is the author of the critically acclaimed Canadian Battle Series and many other books. The Canadian Battle Series is the most detailed account of any army during World War II ever written by a single author.
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24 HEALTH Heal! The vital role of dogs in the search for cancer cures Arlene Weintraub Drawn from extensive research, on-the-ground reporting, and personal experience, this book explores the fascinating role dogs are playing in the search for a cure for cancer. Learn how vet- erinarians and oncologists are working together to discover new treatments — cutting-edge ther- apies designed to help both dogs and people suf- fering from cancer. Heal! introduces readers to the field of comparative oncology by describing several research projects aimed at finding new therapies for cancers that are similar in dogs and people, including lymphoma, osteosarcoma, breast cancer, melanoma, and gastric cancer. Weintraub also writes about the emerging science behind the remarkable ability of dogs to sniff out early-stage cancer, and the efforts underway to translate that talent into diagnostic devices for early detection of the disease. In the course of bringing these dogs and their human companions to life, Weintraub completes her own personal journey from grief to healing, as she shows her readers how man’s best friend might be the key to unlocking the mysteries of cancer.
Arlene Weintraub had written about science and health for the New York Times, More, New Scientist and other publications. She was previously a science writer at Business- Week, and is the author of Selling the Fountain of Youth: How the Anti-Aging Industry Made a Disease Out of Getting Old—and Made Billions.
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25 The Future and Why We Should Avoid It Killer Robots, The Apocalypse and Other Topics of Mild Concern Scott Feschuk
HUMOUR “Death is probably inevitable, assuming I fail in my attempts to transfer my consciousness into this Roomba. Note to my descendants: When I spin in three tight circles, that means I want a grilled cheese sandwich.” — Scott Feschuk The future holds many unknowns: advances in medical technology, increased airport security and critical new inventions like sentient, polygraph-enabled, wireless toast- ers. Luckily, Maclean’s columnist Scott Feschuk has written a survival guide—part how-to manual, part product guide, part apocalypse analysis and part sardonic observation—to help us navigate these troubled times. Or at least make us laugh while we try. The Future and Why We Should Avoid It envisions the daunt- ing, depressing era we have to look forward to with the best of Feschuk’s musings on aging, death, technology, inven- tions, health and leisure. “The Mid-Life Crisis” offers suggestions on choosing your own personal physical manifestation of crippling self-doubt and fleeting mortality. He notes that many of them have been done before, but as you get older and your memory deteriorates, you won’t remember that you’re being clichéd. He hypothesizes on what Apple might come up with next: the iCap? iSnuggie? Or maybe iCouch, a response to Google Heinie, the only other platform that allows you to update Facebook with your ass? And finally, in “What’s Killing Us Now?,” Feschuk imag- ines how the world might end. Suitably dramatic possibilities include rogue strangelets from the Hadron Collider, The Rapture, collision with a giant asteroid and solar flares (alternately described by scientists as “solar climaxes” and “coronal mass ejections,” making this the dirtiest-sounding doom). Feschuk contemplates the fate of humanity and the planet in the upcoming years, poking fun, provoking thought and dredging up silver linings in even the darkest forecasts.
Scott Feschuk is the author of two previous books, Searching For Michael Jackson’s Nose and How Not to Completely Suck as a New Parent with Paul Mather. He is the two- time winner of the Gold Award for Humour at the National Magazine Awards. Feschuk was also chief speechwriter for former Prime Minister Paul Martin.
Douglas & McIntyre • Fall 2014 • All rights available 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 • 288 pages • 20 b&w illustrations
26 MUSIC Far and Near On Days Like These Neil Peart “He has a keen eye for the physical beauty of the different landscapes he encounters . . . For rock fans and readers who enjoy a good road epic, this work will have great appeal.” — Booklist Whether navigating the backroads of Louisiana or Thuringia, exploring the snowy Quebec woods, or performing onstage at Rush concerts, Neil Peart has stories to tell. His first volume in this series, Far and Away, combined words and images to form an intimate, insightful narrative that won many readers. Now Far and Near brings together reflections from another three years of an artist’s life as he cel- ebrates seasons, landscapes, and characters, travels roads and trails, receives honors, climbs mountains, composes and performs music. With passionate insight, wry humor, and an adventurous spirit, once again Peart offers a collection of open letters that take readers on the road, behind the scenes, and into the inner workings of an ever-inquisitive mind. These popular stories, originally posted on Peart’s website, are now collected and contextual- ized with a new introduction and conclusion in this beautifully designed collector’s volume.
Neil Peart is the drummer and lyricist of the legendary rock band Rush and the author of Ghost Rider, The Masked Rider, Traveling Music, Roadshow, Far and Away, and, with Kevin J. Anderson, Clockwork Angels.
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8 x 10 • 312pages • 250 full colour photos throughout 27 The Oil Man and the Sea Arno Kopecky
A sailing trip along the proposed Northern Gasteway marine route with one of Canada’s freshest new voices in non-fiction.
When Enbridge announced plans for the Northern Gateway pipeline, inviting supertankers loaded with two million bar- rels of bitumen to join herring, humpbacks and salmon on their annual migration through the turbulent waters off Brit-
NATURE? POLITICS NATURE? ish Columbia’s central coast, the contentious project aroused intense opposition. Local First Nations and environmental groups across the country were pitted against an international consortium led by Enbridge and backed by a federal govern- ment determined to make Canada an “energy superpower.” Arno Kopecky sails into the controversy aboard a for- ty-one-foot cutter for a closer look at a legendary region with a knife at its throat. Without any prior sailing experi- ence, Kopecky and his sailing companion, photographer Ilja Herb, struggle to keep afloat as they make their way through the labyrinth of fjords, inlets and islands known as the Great Bear Rainforest. This amphibious ecosystem is among the last great wildernesses on earth, housing a quarter of the world’s temperate rainforest and a thriving ocean environment. But as Kopecky soon discovers, the politics of Big Oil and local governments can be every bit as treacherous to navigate as the shifting currents and hidden reefs of the region. In this rich evocation of ecology, culture and history, Kopecky meditates on the line between impartial reportage and environmental activism, ultimately arguing that there are some places oil tankers should never go.
ARNO KOPECKY is a journalist and travel writer whose dispatches have covered five conti- nents and appeared in such publications as The Walrus, Foreign Policy, The Globe and Mail, Maclean’s, Reader’s Digest and The Tyee. Among other explorations, Kopecky has inves- tigated Iceland’s attempt to become the first oil-free country on earth, resource extraction in the Amazon basin, and the dictatorships of Burma and Zimbabwe. He lives in Squamish, B.C.
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28 PARANORMAL 29 shares with the reader the city’s best the city’s with the reader Haunted Winnipeg shares Unexplained footsteps at Seven Oaks House. A woman A woman Oaks House. Seven at Unexplained footsteps Spirits the Hotel Fort Garry. air into thin at vanishing The- the Pantages at grave the reaching beyond out from heritage- build Winnipeg’s in is happening Just what atre. full of a booming city was Winnipeg night? Early ings at shortageexcitement with no cheating lovers of murders, having Winnipeg in a role all playing and tragicaccidents; most haunted places. as one of Canada’s the reputation tales. as some lesser-known as well ghost stories, known be haunting these historic Hear about the people who may unique and creepy sites while learning about the buildings’ history. anitoba. Topics covered include everything from hockey and haunted covered include everything Manitoba. Topics buildings (very popular), to modernist architecture and composting toilets (not as popular).as (not toilets composting and architecture modernist to popular), (very buildings book. He alsoThough he has written articles, tours and booklets, this is his first full length on haunted buildings. first walking tour the city’s operates Winnipeg Ghost Walk, ew Komus has developed programs and exhibits for many different museums Matth and heritage sites in
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Matthew Komus Matthew Haunted Winnipeg Haunted Heart from the Stories Ghost of the Continent Canadian Spacewalkers Hadfield, MacLean and Williams Remember the Ultimate High Adventure Bob McDonald There are astronauts and there are spacewalkers. Astronauts leave earth’s atmosphere in a spaceship. Spacewalkers don pressure suits and step outside into the universe. Spacewalking is a physically exhausting, men- tally rigorous endeavor. It’s so difficult, only three Canadians have ever succeeded: Chris Hadfield,
POPULAR SCIENCE Steve MacLean and Dave Williams. Chris Hadfield and Dave Williams are record breakers; Hadfield completed the first Canadian spacewalk and installed the Canadarm 2 on the International Space Station, while Williams holds the record for the longest spacewalk by a Canadian But what is it really like to step into that abyss; to leap out into space with only the thin fabric of your suit between you and the universe? In Canadian Spacewalkers , author Bob McDonald compiles each of the spacewalkers’ perspectives and presents an extensive interview transcription — a one-on-one with spacewalkers who tell tales of training under- water in the world’s largest swimming pool, recount how they learned to use power tools in zero gravity while wearing bulky gloves and describe the moment when they opened the hatch and stepped outside. Highly illustrated with stunning NASA photos, Canadian Spacewalkers will inspire, astound and surprise. This is the gripping first-hand story of unique adventurers — in their own words — who have gone where very few humans have had the privilege to go.
Bob McDonald has been the host of CBC Radio’s Quirks and Quarks since 1992. He is a regular science commentator on CBC News Network and science correspondent for CBC TV’s The National. His book Measuring the Earth with a Stick: Science as I’ve Seen It was shortlisted for the Canadian Science Writers Association Book Award. He has been hon- oured with the 2001 Michael Smith Award for Science Promotion from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada; the 2002 Sandford Fleming Medal from The Royal Canadian Institute; and the 2005 McNeil Medal for the Public Awareness of Science from the Royal Society of Canada
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30 POPULAR SCIENCE 31 ernon, B.C. Quiver Trees, Phantom Orchids & Rock Splitters: The Splitters: Rock Phantom Orchids & Trees, Quiver Whether it’s an arctic heather that can create sub- can create that heather an arctic Whether it’s mistle- or a dwarf conditions within its leaves tropical plants away, 50 feet can shoot its seeds up to toe that strategiesand with in coping remarkable demonstrate often exposed are They surviving their environment. drought, intense heat, winds, relentless to bitter cold, con- growing other adverse and many pollution, fire, to survivestill able even and often are they Yet, ditions. thrive. these of Plants showcases Strategies Survival Remarkable information plants with fascinating and remarkable for respect a new will inspire stunning photos that and resilience. innovation nature’s is a knowledgeable and experienced author, instructor, curriculum instructor, Jesse Vernon Trail is a knowledgeable and experienced author, and sustainability issues, horticulture developer and horticulturist in environment, ecology, the natural history of plants. He has had articles published in The Ecologist, Garden Making, CountryHarrowsmith Gardenwise, Gardening, Fine Garden, and Plant Gardening, Canadian Life, Alive, and Outdoor Canada. Jesse lives in V
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The Remarkable SurvivalThe Remarkable Plants of Strategies Trail Vernon Jesse Quiver Trees, Phantom Orchids & Rock Splitters & Rock Orchids Phantom Trees, Quiver Red Devils in Dark Suits Phil Hughes & Paul Collier SPORTS Foreword by Wilf McGuinness Since football re-commenced after the Second World War Manchester United’s influence on its players has been immense. There have been many great and some rather inferior players who have pulled on the famous red shirt in the past six decades. However, what all the players have in common is that they have all come under the guidance of the Old Traf- ford managers’; from Sir Matt Busby to Sir Alex Fergu- son. The influence of the two knights in particular has been powerful. After lengthy periods at the managerial helm, retirement came for both. However, the fact that so many of their players have become managers themselves is a terrific accolade to both men. Amazingly, 57 players who have played league football in the Manchester United first team have gone on to manage other clubs in their own right. This book tells the story of those 57 who have managed in either England, Scotland or the Republic of Ireland. Each of the 57 has his own profile in the book. For those who joined the club from other teams there is a short overview of their time prior to arriving at Old Traf- ford. Playing careers at United are recalled as are post — playing ventures with other teams. Details of scouting, coaching, assistant and caretaker — manager roles are listed in chronological detail as are permanent positions in the managerial hot seat. Honours gained, league posi- tions and reasons behind departures are all listed together with dates of the various coming and goings. Playing statistics are all detailed which cover not just players’ time at Manchester United but also for the other clubs they represented prior to hanging up their boots. Foremost this is a reference publication, with a foreword by former Manchester United manager Wilf McGuinness. Researched and compiled by two Manchester United devotees, Paul Collier and George Best’s former agent Phil Hughes. Key selling points: • One of the most popular clubs in the world. • First book to document post players careers • In excess of 56 million Facebook followers
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32 SPORTS The 100 Facts Football Series
Football fans love nothing more than to read about their favorite teams. Although this series of books is aimed at young teenagers, they will delight all ages with their mixture of funny and enlightening stories. Each book is written by highly knowledgeable football fans and his- torians and will give hours of pleasure discovering quirky facts about your favorite team. Each title is also aug- mented with a series of sketches by renowned artist Becky Welton that depict some of the stories within. Furthermore a percentage of net profits will be donated to the Child- line Rocks annual charity rock con- cert organised under the auspices of ChildLine 20, an independent com- mittee set up to raise £2,000,000 for ChildLine to celebrate 20 years of ChildLine’s existence
Titles include: Celtic – 100 Facts by Steve Horton Chelsea – 100 Facts by Kristian Downer Liverpool – 100 Facts by Steve Horton Manchester City – 100 Facts by Steve Horton Manchester United – 100 Facts by Iain McCartney Newcastle United – 100 Facts by Steve Horton
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33 Capitol Revolution The Rise of the McMahon Wrestling Empire
SPORTS Tim Hornbaker For decades, the northeastern part of the United States, better known to insiders as the territory of the Capitol Wrestling Corporation, was considered the heart of the professional wrestling world. Capitol territory — from Boston southward to Washington, D.C. — enjoyed lucra- tive box office receipts, and New York’s Madison Square Garden was center stage. Three generations of McMahons have controlled wrestling in that storied building and have since created the most powerful wrestling company the world has ever known. Capitol Revolution: The Rise of the McMahon Wrestling Empire documents the growth and evolution of pro wres- tling under the stewardships of the McMahons, highlight- ing the many trials and tribulations beginning in the early 20th century: clashes with rival promoters, government inquests, and routine problems with the potent National Wrestling Alliance monopoly. In the ring, superstars such as Buddy Rogers and Bruno Sammartino entertained throngs of fans, and Capitol became internationally known for its stellar pool of vibrant performers. Covering the transition from old-school wrestling, under the WWWF banner, to the pop-cultural juggernaut of the mid- to late-’80s WWF, Tim Hornbaker’s Capitol Revolution is the detailed history of how the McMahons out- lasted their opponents and fostered a billion-dollar empire.
Tim Hornbaker is the author of three nonfiction books, including National Wrestling Alli- ance: The Untold Story of the Monopoly that Strangled Pro Wrestling (ECW, 2007). He lives in South Florida with his wife Jodi.
ECW • March 2015 • All rights available except US 6 x 9 • 328pages, 20 b&w photos throughout
34 TELEVISION Investigating Sherlock Nikki Stafford
The Sherlock zeitgeist Why is Sherlock Holmes enjoying a renaissance in the early 21st century? With Sherlock, Elementary, the Robert Downey Jr. films, and even House, M.D. (Holmes in a hospital), audiences are clamoring for a troubled, drug-addicted protagonist who solves crimes with a partner who alternately cares for or merely tolerates him. This will look at the resur- gence and the timeliness of it. Season 1 Each season’s guide will analyze each episode, look at the development of the characters, the success of each performance, and how the episode relates (or doesn’t) to the books. After the main analysis, I will break down the episode into sections, pointing out highlights; nitpicks and bloopers; interesting facts; little things the viewer may not have noticed in the background; the science behind Sherlock’s deduction (or induction) process; and the related characters/plot points in Doyle’s original source material. Throughout the episode guides, there will be small sidebars on creators Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffatt; guest actors on the show; how technology is used; summaries of the key stories being adapted, and other interesting tidbits. Actor biographies: Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock Holmes) and Martin Freeman (Dr. Watson) Follow- ing the season 1 guide, there will be short bios of the two main actors on Sherlock. Season 2 Same format as season 1, with different sidebars. Other adaptations While the opening chapter will focus on the 21st-century adaptations of Sherlock Holmes, this will look at the other ways Doyle’s work has become an essential part of the popular culture. Many people still consider Basil Rathbone to be the quintessential Holmes, while others grew up watching Jeremy Brett’s decade-long stint playing the legendary detective. This chapter will look at how the character has evolved from early radio plays, theatrical adaptations, and the many versions on television. Season 3 Same format as season 1, with different sidebars and a focus in the opening on the webisode that preceded the season, as well as the various fan theories on how Sherlock was going to escape his seeming death in the season 2 finale. It will end with a sidebar on predictions for season 4.
Nikki Stafford is the bestselling author of eleven books, including TV compan- ion guides to Lost and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
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35 The Science of TV’s the Big Bang Theory Explanations Even Penny Would Understand David H. Zobel
• The Big Bang Theory airs on Time Warner stations around the world. It is widely syndicated around the world, and is TELEVISION available on DVD. • Season 8 starts in September 2014, and the show has been renewed through the 2016-2017 season. • Each episode is viewed by over 20M people.
The highest-rated scripted show on TV, The Big Bang Theory often features Sheldon, Howard, Leonard, and Raj wise- cracking about scientific principles as if Penny and the rest of us should know exactly what they’re talking about. Even as fans laugh when the characters are put in their place with sharp dialogue about quantum mechanics, most viewers don’t quite understand. The Science of The Big Bang Theory lets all of us in on the punchline by breaking down the show’s scientific conversa- tions. From an explanation of why Sheldon would think 73 is the best number, to an experiment involving the physical stature of Wolowitz women, to an argument refuting Shel- don’s assertion that engineers are the Oompah-Loompahs of science, author Dave Zobel maintains a humorous and informative approach and gives readers enough knowledge to make them welcome on Sheldon’s couch.
In addition to his seven-year stint as a writer for public radio’s The Loh Down on Science, Dave Zobel has penned segments for the University of Texas at Austin’s StarDate, NPR’s Day to Day, and the game show Says You! A science pundit who’s appeared on G4 and Discovery, Zobel sits on the board of Trash for Teaching, an L.A. not-for-profit that rescues manufacturers’ discards and repurposes them as science and art kits for schools.
ECW • June 2015 • All rights available except US 6 x 9 • 280pages • b&w photos throughout
36 TRAVEL Around the World on Minimum Wage Andrew Struthers
An exciting travel adventure, as the author explores dark- est Scotland, equatorial Africa, remote Tibet, rainsoaked Tofino, and inner Struthers. Victoria film maker and writer Andrew Struthers borrows the language and visual layout of the Victorian travelogue to tell his own tale in Around the World on Min- imum Wage. While the stories Struthers regales the reader with are hilarious, there is a larger purpose at work, as the author explores the tensions between Eastern and West- ern philosophy, and how these differences work them- selves out in the person of a Scottish-born, Uganda/ Prince George-raised, now established in Victoria artist. Come along with our intrepid adventurer, as he explores a subterranean bookshop in Glasgow, the scorched hills of Africa, sketches the Tibetan uprising, teaches English in Japan, flips burgers and produces plays in Tofino, all the while trying to reconcile seemingly irreconcileable contradictions.
Andrew Struthers is the author of The Last Voyage of the Loch Ryan (2004) and The Green Shadow (1995), which won a National Magazine Award in its original serialized form. He is at least as well known as his films, including The Magic Salmon, Tiger Bomb: A Sym- phony in Dynamite, and Spiders on Drugs. His YouTube site is Apeman888
New Star • Spring 2015 • All rights available 5.5 x 8.5 • 240 pages, illustrated
37 A View from the Porch Rethinking Home and Community Design Avi Friedman A View from the Porch is an illuminating collection of 22 essays about the points where design touches life and the big and small things that make us appreciate, or become disconnected from, our homes and neighbour- hoods.
URBAN STUDIES URBAN Drawing on his experiences as an architect, plan- ner, world traveller, and educator, Friedman delves into issues such as the North American obsession with mon- ster homes, the impact of scale on the feeling of com- fort in our communities, environmental concerns such as deforestation, innovative recycling methods in build- ing materials, the booming do-it-yourself industry, the decline of craftsmanship, and the role of good design in bringing families together. Written with Friedman’s trademark flare A View from the Porch offers a compelling vision of the influence of design in our everyday lives from one of the world’s most innovative thinkers. This is a totally revised edition, with new material, of Room for Thought published in 2005.
Avi Friedman is a professor of architecture at McGill University. He is the recipient of several research and design awards including the World Habitat Award and the 2014 Sus- tainable Buildings Lifetime Achievement Award. He is the author of sixteen books, including Narrow Houses, A Place in Mind: The Search for Authenticity, and Innovative Houses: Con- cepts for Sustainable Living. He lives in Montreal, Quebec.
Véhicule • Spring 2015 • All rights except French available 5.5 x 8.5 • 240 pages
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