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Among Others is a Nebula Award Finalist for Best Novel

by Siobhan
Fiction + Science Fiction and Fantasy / February 23, 2012

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) have announced the finalists for this year's Nebula Awards, the Ray Bradbury Award, and the Andre Norton Award.

Congratulations to Tor Books' Jo Walton for being one of the finalists for Best Novel for her book, Among Others! The novel is already a big favourite among the staff here at Raincoast.

If you're in Toronto, you'll have a chance to meet Jo Walton at her event at Bakka Phoenix Books this Saturday, February 25th.

View the full list of Nebula Award finalists on Tor.com.

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Publicity Intern needed for Raincoast Books

by Danielle
February 22, 2012

             

Feb 22, 2012

Publicity Intern for Raincoast Books

Raincoast Books is looking for an unpaid publicity intern to start immediately. We require a candidate who can devote a minimum of sixteen hours a week for a three month period.  Our intern must be self-motivated, well organized and can work on many projects simultaneously.

The ideal candidate will have:

• excellent written and verbal skills
• some facility with design programs
• an interest in adult fiction and young adult titles
• experience with blogging  and social media

Raincoast Books is a national full-service sales and marketing book distributor for over 20 client publishers from across Canada and around the world. Raincoast has offices in Vancouver and Toronto and the successful candidate will work out of our Vancouver head office.

Candidates should send CV and cover letter by March 2nd to:

Danielle Johnson
Lifestyle Publicist
Raincoast Books
danielle at raincoast.com
604-448-7163

-AND-

Crystal Allen
Children’s Books Publicist
Raincoast Books
crystal at raincoast.com
604-448-7141

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2012 National Book Count

by Jamie
News / February 17, 2012

Results are in this year's National Book Count and the results are very good. Books sold and circulated in Canadian stores and libraries are up and for the first time e-book sales are counted too. All the results are here.

• The library community in Canada is truly amazing, especially the Canadian Urban Libraries Council. Jefferson Gilbert at the council worked with 28 public library systems across Canada to individually tabulate their weekly circulation. Jefferson is polite friendly and efficient, just the same tone you find at your local library. 
• The independent book store community is alive and well. Over 260 independent bookstores helped out in the book count this year and they sold a lot of books. I was at the BC Winter Book Fair in Victoria last weekend where the keynote speaker Oren Teicher from the American Booksellers Association spoke about the renaissance in independent bookstores. His comments came on the heels of reports showing a 15% increase in indie sales over Christmas. Bodes well for a healthy book ecosystem.
• The large chains were extremely helpful, especially Indigo. They do so much every day to ignite a passion for reading and hot books this is not too surprising. And BookManager, BookNet and la Société de gestion de la Banque de titres de langue française (BTLF) the aggregator folks who work behind the scenes. They provide weekly reporting on book sales and they found time in their hectic schedules to follow up on queries and double check numbers. They are like the accounting firm who count the Oscar votes... without them we have no Oscar show. 

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IACP Cookbook Award nominations.

by Danielle
Food & Drink / February 17, 2012

The International Association of Culinary Professionals today announced the first round of finalists for its 26th Annual IACP Awards. Here's a list of the books we distribute that made the list!

Food and Beverage Reference/Technical
Ruhlman’s Twenty by Michael Ruhlman & Whole Beast Butchery by Ryan Farr with Brigit Binns

Health and Special Diet
The Sweet life: Diabetes Without Boundaries by Sam Talbot

International
The Country Cooking of Italy by Colman Andrews

Single Subject
Plenty by Yotam Ottolenghi

Cogratulations to Chronicle Books and Rodale!!
For a full list of nominees please click here.
Award winners will be announced Monday April 2nd.
Best of luck from all of us at Raincoast Books!

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Jo Walton at Bakka Phoenix February 25th

by Dan
Events + Fiction + Science Fiction and Fantasy / February 16, 2012

Among Others by Jo Walton was one of my favourite books last year. The voice of estranged teenager Mor — a lone twin in a new and austere private school — and her struggle to find some kind redemption through books makes for compelling reading. It is a haunting and unashamedly brainy novel.

I have been busy recommending left, right, and centre and so I'm really happy that Jo will be celebrating the release of the paperback edition of Among Others at Bakka Phoenix Books in my hometown Toronto at 3pm on Saturday February 25th. If you've read the book already, you won't want to miss it. And if you haven't, well, what are you waiting for...?

Jo Walton / Among Others
3pm Saturday, February 25th 2012
BAKKA PHOENIX 
84 Harbord Street,
Toronto
Tel: 416-963-9993 

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Louise Hay: Changing Minds, Changing Lives

by Danielle
Author Q & A + Spirituality / February 14, 2012

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Marissa Meyer at Chapters Metrotown Tomorrow!

by Dan
Events + YA Fiction / February 10, 2012

Come join Raincoast and author Marissa Meyer for the Canadian launch of her bestselling novel Cinder at Chapters Metrotown on Saturday February 11th.

YES! Tomorrow! 

See you then! Bring a friend!

Marissa Meyer author of Cinder
Chapters Metrotown 
4700 Kingsway, Burnaby, BC
Saturday February 11th, 2:00pm

Tel: 604-431-0463 

PS: For more updates on the 'Luna Chronicles' follow Marissa on Twitter!

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The Best Business Books of 2011

by Siobhan
Business & Careers / February 03, 2012

If you're looking for some good business reading, why not start with the best? Here are some business books that were highly praised in recent year-end review lists.

 

LeadershipNow.com Best Leadership Books of 2011 - See the full list

Lead with Purpose: Giving Your Organization a Reason to Believe in Itself, byJohn Baldoni (Amacom)

Consider: Harnessing the Power of Reflective Thinking In Your Organization, by Daniel Patrick Forrester (Palgrave Macmillan)

 

 

CEO Refresher.com Best Business Books of 2011 - See the full list

Make Your Own Rules: A Renegade Guide to Unconventional Success, by Wayne Rogers with Josh Young (Amacom)

Consider: Harnessing the Power of Reflective Thinking In Your Organization, by Daniel Patrick Forrester (Palgrave Macmillan)

 

Slow Down, Sell Faster!: Understand Your Customer's Buying Process and Maximize Your Sales, by Kevin Davis (Amacom)

The Elements of Power: Lessons on Leadership and Influence, by Terry R. Bacon (Amacom)

 

 

Full Engagement!: Inspire, Motivate, and Bring Out the Best in Your People, by Brian Tracy (Amacom)

Selling to Anyone Over the Phone: Connect With Every Customer; Generate Better Leads, Close More Sales, by Renee P. Walkup and Sandra McKee (Amacom)

 

 

CIO Insights10 Best IT-Business Books of 2011 - See the full list

The Power of Convergence: Linking Business Strategies and Technology Decisions to Create Sustainable Success, by Faisal Hoque, Lawrence M. Walsh and Diana L. Mirakaj (Amacom)

 

 

 

 

 

 

CIO Insights 11 Best Business Books for CIOs in 2011 - See the full list

The Elements of Power: Lessons on Leadership and Influence, by Terry R. Bacon (Amacom)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Axiom Business Book Awards - See the full list

 

 

 

 

 

 

Winning Bronze in the Career (Job Search, Career Advancement) Category:
What's Next?: Follow Your Passion and Find Your Dream Job, by Kerry Hannon

Winning Silver in the Business Ethics Category:
Rebuilding Trust in the Workplace: Seven Steps to Renew Confidence, Commitment, and Energy, by Dennis Reina and Michelle Reina (Berrett-Koehler Publishers)

Winning Silver in the Advertising/Markting/PR/Event Planning Category:
The Experience Effect: Engage Your Customers with a Consistent and Memorable Brand Experience, by Jim Joseph (Amacom)

Winning Gold in the Women in Business Category:
Wander Woman: How High-Achieving Women Find Contentment and Direction, by Marcia Reynolds (Berrett-Koehler Publishers)

 

ALA Booklist Top Ten Business Books of 2011 - See the full list

Make Your Own Rules: A Renegade Guide to Unconventional Success, by Wayne Rogers with Josh Young (Amacom)

Poisoned Legacy: The Human Cost of BP's Rise to Power, by Mike Magner (St. Martin's Press)

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Lonely Planet releases free Christchurch download

by Natalia
Travel / January 26, 2012

One of the things I like about working in the publishing industry is the long lead times: in an age of 24-hour newscasts and instantaneous gratification, publishers are unique in producing reflective, sustained, intelligent coverage of hot button issues.

But the glacial pace of traditional publishing has its drawbacks—I remember working on a book once that took a decade to move from conception to printing—and of course this is particularly problematic in travel publishing.

Case in point: Lonely Planet's 16th edition of the New Zealand travel guide is due to be published in September, but because it was written before last February's earthquake, the current edition is of limited use on the ground.

So this week Lonely Planet is releasing a free download of the Christchurch chapter on its website.  The chapter, researched by Brett Atkinson in December, is the first Christchurch guide to be released since the earthquake, and Lonely Planet is taking the unusual step of making it available eight months ahead of the guide's official release. 

Kudos to Lonely Planet for being nimble enough to get the most up-to-date post-quake travel information out to travellers as quickly as possible!

Any Canadian travellers planning a trip to New Zealand can find out more about the book here.

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Gung Hay Fat Choy

by Natalia
Events + Fiction + Science Fiction and Fantasy / January 23, 2012

Happy Chinese New Year!  Festivities began for the new year yesterday: we are leaving the year of the rabbit and entering the year of the dragon, one of the mightiest and most auspicious symbols in the zodiac.  I'm looking forward to Vancouver's Chinese New Year parade this Sunday — always a great event for families.

In honour of the new year, here are a few books featuring the finest, scaliest, most terrifying firebreathers around!

Dragonships of Vindras series by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dragon Age series by David Gaider:

Of course, the Wheel of Time series.  Tor is giving away 50 copies of The Eye of the World in celebration of the new year!

And let's take a moment to acknowledge the very first (Western) dragon of them all — a thousand years later still unmatchable for its bloodcurling ferocity:

Then the baleful fiend its fire belched out,
and bright homes burned. The blaze stood high
all landsfolk frighting. No living thing
would that loathly one leave as aloft it flew.
Wide was the dragon’s warring seen,
its fiendish fury far and near,
as the grim destroyer those Geatish people
hated and hounded. To hidden lair,
to its hoard it hastened at hint of dawn.
Folk of the land it had lapped in flame,
with bale and brand.                                                         —Beowulf XXXI

Remember to clean your house from top to bottom for good luck in the coming year.

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