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Raincoast Books - Podcast Edition 9 - Clancy with the Puck

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:53:22 -0700

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Clancy with the Puck, written and illustrated by Chris Mizzoni. Includes an animated short on DVD, narrated by legendary hockey commentator Bob Cole.

Visit the Clancy with the Puck web site at www.raincoast.com/clancy for more information, including links to order the book online.

About the Author:
Chris Mizzoni is an animator with Studio B productions, which is one of Canada's most successful independent animation houses. Born in Toronto, he has remained a devoted Toronto Maple Leafs fan. His amazing collection of hockey memorabilia includes everyting from hockey programs, trading cards and autographed hockey sticks to an actual seat from Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens.

He lives in North Vancouver with his wife and daughter. This is Chris's first title with Raincoast Books.

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The podcast runs 14.22 minutes. If you'd rather get it from iTunes, and have the iTunes software installed, click here to go directly to the Raincoast iTune pages .

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Clancy with the Puck. Chris Mizzoni. Raincoast Books. ISBN: 978-1-55192-804-3
For more on the book, please visit www.raincoast.com/clancy

Raincoast Books - Podcast Edition 8 - Walking After Midnight by Katy Hutchinson

Tue, 07 Nov 2006 18:15:14 -0800

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Walking After Midnight : One Woman's Journey Through Murder, Justice and Forgiveness, by Katy Hutchinson

Buy the book online: Walking After Midnight is available at: Amazon.ca or Chapters.Indigo.ca or check this list of independent retailers.

This podcast is an exclusive conversation with the author recorded October 7th, 2006 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

About the Book:
On New Year’s Eve in 1997, Bob McIntosh was murdered while trying to break up a teenagers’ party at a friend’s house. His wife, Katy, was left a widow with four-year-old twins. In the midst of her grief, and with remarkable courage and grace, Katy began an amazing journey of forgiveness. She recognized the need to educate teens about the risks arising from the combination of youth, alcohol and lack of supervision. She began speaking to schools and other groups about social responsibility, restorative justice and the transformative power of forgiveness.

Katy waited for five years while the police uncovered and convicted Bob’s killers. Ryan Aldridge was charged with Bob’s murder in 2002. Astoundingly, Katy reached out to Ryan, and they have since forged a powerful and unique relationship. Ryan has now joined Katy in her speaking engagements, and Katy supported his recent successful appeal for early parole.

Walking After Midnight is the extraordinary story of a life interrupted by unthinkable tragedy, and of Katy’s commitment to turning the horror into a transformative gift. It offers a means for all of us to embrace fully the concepts of forgiveness and restorative justice.

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The podcast runs 23:00 minutes. It is attached to this feed, or you can also download it here .
If you'd rather get it from iTunes, and have the iTunes software installed, click here to go directly to the Raincoast iTune pages .

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Walking After Midnight: One Woman's Journey Through Murder, Justice and Forgiveness. Raincoast Books. ISBN: 1-55192-941-4
For more on the book, please visit raincoast.com/walkingaftermidnight

Raincoast Books - Podcast Edition 7 - Part 3 of The Nasty Bits by Anthony Bourdain

Mon, 17 Jul 2006 19:47:16 -0700

Raincoast Books

Part 3 with Anthony Bourdain - Not All Nasty Bits.

The Nasty Bits: Collected Varietal Cuts, Useable Trim, Scraps, and Bones
www.raincoast.com/bourdain

Buy the Book: Amazon.ca , Chapters.Indigo.ca , Independent Retailers
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This is the third part of an exclusive seriers of podcasts with Anthony Bourdain, the best selling author of Kitchen Confidential and host of the TV show No Reservations.

On June 12, 2006, Anthony Bourdain spent a day in Vancouver doing media interviews and bookstore appearances to talk about his new book The Nasty Bits.

- Does he miss day-to-day resturant work?

- What is Anthony afraid of?

- Thoughts on the work ethic.

- The Omelette of Truth.

- Thoughts on Human nature.

- Advice for the fast foodie.

- Revised thoughts on Pub Food.

- Tattoo(s)

- How Anthony started writing

- What he’s working on next.

Runs: 16:10

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Anthony Bourdain.The Nasty Bits: Collected Varietal Cuts, Useable Trim, Scraps, and Bones
Published by Bloomsbury USA
Distributed in Canada by Raincoast Books
ISBN 1-58234-451-5

Buy the Book: Amazon.ca , Chapters.Indigo.ca , Independent Retailers

Raincoast Books - Podcast Edition 6 - Part 2 of The Nasty Bits by Anthony Bourdain

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 10:53:14 -0700

Raincoast Books

Part 2 with Anthony Bourdain - The Book Signing.

The Nasty Bits: Collected Varietal Cuts, Useable Trim, Scraps, and Bones
www.raincoast.com/bourdain

Buy the Book: Amazon.ca , Chapters.Indigo.ca , Independent Retailers
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This is part 2 of a series of 3 exclusive podcasts with Anthony Bourdain, the best selling author of Kitchen Confidential and host of the TV show No Reservations.

On June 12, 2006, Anthony Bourdain spent a day in Vancouver doing media interviews and bookstore appearances to talk about his new book The Nasty Bits.

He wore a lapel microphone during the entire day, allowing Raincoast Books and At Large Media to record Bourdain's casual conversation with fans, private moments in the car, and regular interview style questions. It's Bourdain as you've never heard him before.
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Part Two: The Book Signing.
8 am at Barbara-Jo's Books to Cooks in Vancouver
-Anthony is greeted with a breakfast of champions
-Why Barbara-Jo had to have Anthony visit her store
-Anthony meets the fans
-Anthony's advice on 'must sample' street food vendors in New York City
-Who comes to book signings and why
-He just doesn't seem like your usual kind of cookbook author...
-The best hidden cooks in New York
-Happy 50th birthday wishes and why life is like pinball

Runs: 12:46

Part 3 in this series will be on 18 July
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Anthony Bourdain.The Nasty Bits: Collected Varietal Cuts, Useable Trim, Scraps, and Bones
Published by Bloomsbury USA
Distributed in Canada by Raincoast Books
ISBN 1-58234-451-5

Buy the Book: Amazon.ca , Chapters.Indigo.ca , Independent Retailers

Raincoast Books - Podcast Edition 5 - The Nasty Bits by Anthony Bourdain

Mon, 03 Jul 2006 09:56:44 -0700

Raincoast Books

The Nasty Bits: Collected Varietal Cuts, Useable Trim, Scraps, and Bones
www.raincoast.com/bourdain

Buy the Book: Amazon.ca , Chapters.Indigo.ca , Independent Retailers
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This is part 1 of a series of 3 exclusive podcasts with Anthony Bourdain, the best selling author of Kitchen Confidential and host of the TV show No Reservations.

On June 12, 2006, Anthony Bourdain spent a day in Vancouver doing media interviews and bookstore appearances to talk about his new book The Nasty Bits.

He wore a lapel microphone during the entire day, allowing Raincoast Books and At Large Media to record Bourdain's casual conversation with fans, private moments in the car, and regular interview style questions. It's Bourdain as you've never heard him before.
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Part One: Bourdain’s World.
-Anthony Bourdain’s most surprising questions.
-How to train for a career in the entertainment business
-Listener mail
-grossest Canadian Food
-getting sick from food
-how Anthony stays trim
-How to succeed in just about anything you do
-Advice to would-be culinary school students

Runs: 14:57

Part 2 in this series will be released on 11 July, Part 3 on 18 July
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Anthony Bourdain.The Nasty Bits: Collected Varietal Cuts, Useable Trim, Scraps, and Bones
Published by Bloomsbury USA
Distributed in Canada by Raincoast Books
ISBN 1-58234-451-5

Buy the Book: Amazon.ca , Chapters.Indigo.ca , Independent Retailers

Nathan Sellyn "Indigeneous Beasts" Launch Party

Thu, 13 Apr 2006 16:34:35 -0700

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This is a great chance to meet a young new author before the rest of the world discovers him.

Nathan Sellyn, author of Indigenous Beasts, is hosting a launch on the 18th of April at Fiction tapas (in Vancouver, Canada).

Here's Nathan's note about the party:

"I’m not a fan of self-promotion, but I love a good party. Thus I’d be thrilled if you’d join me at Fiction on the night of April 18th.
Fiction is a funky little place on Broadway with a great selection of beverages and a fi ne menu. The plan is to show up at 7, have me read
just before 8, and then put a playlist on and have a good time. This invitation is open to all, so I’d encourage you to drag along as many people as
you possibly can. All the best, ns"

If you're in the Vancouver area on the 18th, get yourself over there !

a printable PDF invitation is attached to this feed, or get it here.

Raincoast Books - Podcast Edition 4 - Picking up the Pieces by Sherri Magee and Kathy Scalzo

info@raincoast.com — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 18:38:38 -0700

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Picking up the Pieces; Moving Forward after Surviving Cancer , by Sherri Magee, PhD, and Kathy Scalzo, MSOD.

There are over 11 million cancer survivors in North America, and every year doctors diagnose one million new cases. Most survivors emerge disoriented and scarred. The side effects are not only physical: emotional and financial instability, changed relationships and spiritual questions leave many feeling overwhelmed. Survivors speak of feeling fragmented, of needing to 'pick up the pieces' of their lives once the struggle with cancer is over.

Practical, reassuring and informative, Picking Up the Pieces is based on years of research and interviews with hundreds of survivors. The authors guide survivors through a unique process with daily practices that build a bridge from hospital to home and beyond.

This podcast, the 4th from Raincoast Books, features authors Sherri Magee and Kathy Scalzo, talking about what inspired them to write this book.

The podcast runs 5:03. It is attached to this feed, or you can also download it here.
If you'd rather get it from iTunes, and have the iTunes software installed, click here to go directly to the Raincoast iTune pages.

If you're interested in buying Picking Up the Pieces, you can get it online right now by following these links to Amazon.ca or Chapters.Indigo.ca

Reader Reviews
“Early in my career as an oncologist, I would enthusiastically proclaim ‘your cancer is controlled. You’re back to normal.’ My patients oriented me to the understanding that you never return to the ‘old normal’ after cancer, and that healing is about creating the 'new normal.' Magee and Scalzo provide essential directions for navigating the course between the old and the new normal, and for living well after cancer.” —Simon Sutcliffe, clinical oncologist and President, BC Cancer Agency

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Picking Up the Pieces: Moving Forward after Surviving Cancer, Raincoast Books ISBN 1-55192-901-5
For more on the book, please visit raincoast.com/pickingupthepieces .
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This podcast is for personal use only.
A broadcast quality version of this file is available for promotional purposes including rebroadcast. Please contact info@raincoast.com

Raincoast Books - Podcast Edition 3 - Indigenous Beasts by Nathan Sellyn.

Tue, 21 Mar 2006 18:22:46 -0800

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“My characters reveal that Canadians can be just as despicable as our American counterparts; I want to provide a ‘warts and all’ perspective, or as my grandfather said, ‘plenty of drugs, sex, strippers and violence.” – Nathan Sellyn

Indigenous Beasts is a collection of short stories from this young new writer.
He’s an extraordinary storyteller, and these stories are raw and seething, intense with despair and depravity. They are bloody and beautiful and full of wisdom, and their pathetic heroes struggle towards some unattainable and off-kilter moral standard.

Buy it now at Amazon.ca or at Chapters.Indigo.ca

Indigenous Beasts, Raincoast Books ISBN 1-55192-927-9

Media:
- Nathan will be featured on Book Television March 26th
- The Book Television piece repeats on Bravo! on March 30th.
- Look for a feature on Nathan in the April TORO magazine out now.

For more on the book, please visit http://www.raincoast.com/indigenousbeasts where you can also get a PDF sampler of Nathan's stories.
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This podcast is for personal use only.
A broadcast quality version of this file is available for promotional purposes including rebroadcast. Please contact info@raincoast.com

Raincoast Books - Podcast Edition 2 - Indigenous Beasts by Nathan Sellyn

robert@atlargemedia.com — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 19:09:35 -0800

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Indigenous Beasts is a collection of short stories from Nathan Sellyn.
This podcast is an introduction to Nathan. We'll be featuring a full length interview next week, available here.

About the book:
Indigenous Beasts is a chilling collection of stories from Nathan Sellyn — an extraordinary storyteller and a bold, young writer whose work is energetic, shocking and disturbing. These stories glimpse into the lives of young men who are intriguing, seductive and sometimes despicable, and are lost in their efforts to make sense of their relationships, both with women — girlfriends, mothers, strippers — and men — fathers, co-workers, dealers. These stories are raw and seething, intense with despair and depravity. They are bloody and beautiful and full of wisdom, and their pathetic heroes struggle towards some unattainable and off-kilter moral standard.

For more on the book, please visit http://www.raincoast.com/indigenousbeasts
You can buy the book online now at:
Amazon.ca or atChapters.Indigo.ca

Next week, the full interview with Nathan Sellyn and more readings from Indigenous Beasts.

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This podcast is for personal use only.
A broadcast quality version of this file is available for promotional purposes including rebroadcast. Please contact info@raincoast.com

Raincoast Books - Podcast Edition 1 - The Highest Tide

Mon, 14 Nov 2005 15:21:28 -0800

Raincoast Books Podcast: Edition 1.

This is the first in a series of regular podcasts from Raincoast Books.

This podcast features Jim Lynch, author of The Highest Tide, published by Bloomsbury USA. It was recorded on location at Granville Island in October 2005 when Jim was appearing at the Vancouver Writers and Readers Festival. It is produced by At Large Media Ltd.

In: Hi, and welcome...

Out: I'm Robert Ouimet.

Runs: 13:43

This podcast is for personal use only.
A broadcast quality version of this file is available for promotional purposes including rebroadcast. Please contact info@raincoast.com

About Raincaost Books:

Raincoast Books is a Canadian publisher and distributor based in Vancouver, BC.
Raincoast Publishing, which includes the Polestar imprint and key titles from Press Gang Publishers, produces a wide range of fiction and non-fiction titles for adults and children. Raincoast Distribution is the exclusive Canadian distributor for publishers from the U.K., the U.S. and Canada. For more details, see our complete list of publishers distributed by Raincoast. Raincoast Distribution also publishes illustrated lifestyle books aimed at the gift market under the name Blue Heron Books.

BookExpress and Computer BookExpress, our wholesale divisions, provide bestselling front and backlist to Canadian booksellers.

Publishers Group Canada, a fully owned subsidiary of Raincoast Books, distributes titles from over 85 publishers in Canada and the U.S.

The Highest Tide, Jim Lynch, introduction

robert@atlargemedia.com

Raincoast Books is proud to present a special podcast with Jim Lynch, author of The Highest Tide.

The Highest Tide tells the story of thirteen-year-old Miles O’Malley who lives on Puget Sound and knows everything there is to know about the sea and its creatures. When he becomes the first person to sight a live giant squid he is hailed as some sort of prophet. The media descend and everyone wants to hear what Miles has to say. But Miles is just a self-described “increasingly horny, speed-reading thirteen-year-old insomniac” who navigates the mysterious world of adults as the strange events continue over the summer, culminating in the highest tide in 100 years.

This is a clip from the forth-coming podcast.

Jim's podcast was created in Vancouver during the Vancouver International Writers and Readers Festival. Find out more about Jim' book at http://www.raincoast.com/highest-tide/index.html. For more information about Raincoast books please visit www.raincoast.com.