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Louise Hay: Changing Minds, Changing Lives
by Danielle
Author Q & A + Spirituality / February 14, 2012
Do You Eat Naked?
by Crystal
Author Q & A + Health & Wellness / July 27, 2011
The very lovely Margaret Floyd, NTP, was on /A\ Morning Ottawa last week talking about "Eating Naked" by cutting out processed food from your diet.
Check out her appearance below along with the book trailer and for more information pick up her book Eat Naked: Unprocessed, Unpolluted and Undressed Eating for a Healthier, Sexier You.
The Eat Naked Book Trailer
So there’s this dog…
by Danielle
Art & Photography + Author Q & A / July 08, 2011
You might have heard of this dog named Boo. You know the one. He has 1,338,984 Facebook friends, Khloe Kardasian is a fan and he's even going to be on Good Morning America in August !! So what's up with this dog? I'm not sure but with almost 1.5 million Facebook fans he must be doing something right!
Chronicle has this charming book with exclusive new photographs of Boo doing all of his favorite things: lounging around, playing with friends, exploring the whole wide world, and making those famous puppy-dog eyes. It's not yet available but you can per-order off of Amazon.ca and Indigo.ca but if you would rather, please head on over to your local bookstore in August and pick up a copy!
Boo Facts
What type of dog is Boo?
While some say Boo looks like a Teddy Bear, he is actually a Pomeranian
with a unique hair cut.
How old is Boo?
He is five years old.
Who is Boo's best friend?
"My best pal is Buddy, another Pomeranian who lives with me."
What is Boo's favorite thing to do?
It's a tie between lounging around the house and playing follow the
leader with Buddy. (He is always the leader)
Does Boo think he is a little human or is he happy to be a dog?
"I love being a dog and playing with other dogs, but I also like to get
dressed up and hang out with my human friends."
Does Boo like to travel?
Boo enjoys going on fun trips and has been to New York, Chicago, and
Los Angeles. He jumps right into his carrier without needing to be asked.
Does Boo like music? What type?
He likes all kinds of music, but prefers songs that go light on the drums.
They scare him.
Does Boo have any favorite charities?
He is a fan of Operation Smile. For his 5th birthday his fans raised over
$5,000 for the charity. Boo loves kids and loves smiling, so it's a
perfect fit.
Does Boo get fan mail?
Most fans leave messages for Boo on his Facebook page. He likes to read the messages after dinner.
What is Boo’s favorite TV show?
"It doesn't matter who is playing in the Super Bowl, as long as
the Puppy Bowl is on at halftime."
And here's a pretty adorable video of when he did a tour up to Chronicle. Enjoy!
I'm also doing a giveaway!
Comment below for your chance to win! And you have more than a month to enter! I'll be sending a copy of Boo: The Life of the World's Cutest Dog with a 'pawtograph!!'. Deadline is August 12th. You can comment as many times as you like but your name will be entered only once.
Good luck!
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Lesley Blume author of Let’s Bring Back at The Bay on Queen Street
by Danielle
Author Q & A + Events + Fashion & Textiles / April 11, 2011
On April 7th The Bay's White Space Gallery in Toronto hosted a panel discussion with Lesley M. M Blume (author of LET'S BRING BACK), Jeanne Beker, David Rocco, and Glenn Pushelberg.
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...Bonnie wanted to bring back diaries and family reunions, Leslie wanted to bring back elegant train travel, discreet voices in public, and electric fans. David noted that we actually watch more cooking shows now, but cook less. When he asked his fans on twitter what they wanted to bring back, one wanted to see more potluck dinners where people bring something they made, and David agreed...
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Big thanks to the panelists, The Society and The Bay for putting on such a successful event!
The Case for Falling in Love
by Siobhan
Author Q & A + Psychology & Self-Help / February 09, 2011
Are you feeling jaded about Valentine's Day? Maybe you're thinking about love in the wrong way...
In her new book, The Case for Falling in Love: Why We Can't Master the Madness of Love - and Why That's the Best Part, Mari Ruti proposes a new way of looking at love. A call to liberation for those frustrated by today's self-help shelf, this book also showcases all the ways in which life's sorrows, hardships, and disenchantments can render us deliciously alive -- and maybe that's what the real purpose of love is.
You can read a Q&A with Mari Ruti on MarieClaire.com., where she talks about the Mars/Venus concept, self-help books, Gossip Girl, online dating and more.
I'm not expecting anyone to turn around say, Now I'll be completely different, but I think we can be self-aware enough to understand that what you're doing now is not what you absolutely have to do. You can start doing things differently over time. Love has been about the Mars/Venus model for so long and I'm hoping that this book will make people thoughtful and that there is an audience that is ready for this.
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David Borgenicht ~ Canada AM interview
by Danielle
Author Q & A + Humour + Reference / July 22, 2010
David Borgenicht author of WCS: MAN SKILLS (and other books in the WORST-CASE SCENARIO SERIES) was on Canada AM this morning.
He spoke about what to do if you got attacked by pirates, how to disarm an irate golfer and how to get yourself out of other quirky situations.
Take a look at the clip here.
There's tons in the series so it's tough to list them all, but here are a few of our faves!!
The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook Junior Edition Boxed Set available in September
Q & A with Jason Godfrey, Bibliographic
by Dan
Author Q & A + Design & Typography / January 20, 2010
Bibliographic: 100 Classic Graphic Design Books (published by London's Laurence King) was one of my favourite books last year. It's an incredible cross-section of design books that would be a beautiful addition to any design enthusiast's shelf.
But Bibliographic is not – as the author Jason Godfrey points out in his introduction – a history of graphic design or even a definitive list of 100 books on the subject.
So I wanted to know how the selections were made.
Fortunately, I was able to speak to Jason and ask him a few questions about Bibliographic and what it took to be included in the of 100 classic graphic design books...
Dan Wagstaff: What was the inspiration for Bibliographic?
Jason Godfrey: There was a need for a illustrated resource of graphic design publishing. Many books and articles contained very good reading lists but I had always found them rather detached without the visual reference. The best graphic design books are important artefacts in the history of graphic design and many of the books are becoming difficult to find and access.
DW: What criteria did you use to select the books?
JG: The only rule that was applied throughout was that the books had to be visually interesting, there seemed little point in photographing books that would not look appealing on the page. That the books were designed by some of the cream of graphic design this turned out not to be a big problem but it did mean that some important critical analyses had to be put to one side.
DW: Did you ask other designers for their recommendations?
JG: Whilst mentioning to other designers that I was working on Biblographic I found that they were very keen to promote their own favourite titles and it did help extend the list and also confirm the importance of books that had already been chosen. As part of the book I asked about 20 designers to give me a list of 10 books from their own library, this was an idea borrowed from the designer Tony Brook at Spin who had earlier published a newspaper Spin 2 with reading lists from 50 designers.
DW: Was it difficult to decide which recent books to include?
JG: To gauge which newly published titles will come to be seen part of the canon of graphic design books is not the easiest of tasks. Looking back from a distance helps to establish the relevant trends and lends more perspective to any choices. Regardless the best books all seem to be those that can tell a good story. One recent book, Mark Holt and Hamish Muir's 8vo: On the Outside (Lars Müller Publishers, 2005) did just this, exploring the process of the studio's work and the effect of technological on this process and output in a thoroughly engaging book .
DW: There are photographs of every book included in Bibliographic. Were any of the books difficult to locate?
JG: A number of the books are from my own collection others I borrowed from friends and colleagues. Some were so precious I had to send the photographer Nick Turner over to where the their owner could keep them in sight at all times. A handful of books I could only locate at the St Bride Printing Library who were kind enough to facilitate their shooting.
DW: Were there any books you wanted to include but couldn’t access?
JG: Early in the process of compiling my list of 100 books I decided that many of the early examples of early 20th Century graphic design books particularly those of the typographic revolutions of the 1920s and 1930s would be too difficult to access as they are now the preserve of museums. It would all have taken me too far from my premise that Bibliographic could be representative of a working studio library.
DW: Which books came close to being in the 100, but didn’t quite make the final cut?
JG: Tough choices had to made particularly where an author or series of books were successful. Alan Fletcher is very well represented in the book and I couldn't justify putting in the excellent Identity Kits: A Pictorial Survey of Visual Signals (Studio Vista, 1971) a book he co-authored with Germano Facetti the then art director at Penguin Books. Another book that came very close was Robert Bringhurst's The Elements of Typographical Style (Hartley & Marks, 1992) which I felt lacked the visual punch necessary for Bibliographic.
DW: Of the books you don’t own in Bibliographic, is there one that you particularly covet?
JG: The 1926 Deberny & Peignot, Specimen Général would be a welcome addition to my library. There was copy in a studio I worked for and I was forever using it as a point of reference or just to admire the elegant section dividers designed by Maximilien Vox.
Thanks Jason!
Translators on Translating on CBC
by Siobhan
Author Q & A / September 15, 2009
Vancouver translator Andrew Wilson was on CBC Radio's “On The Coast” yesterday discussing the “invisible art” of translation. It was an interesting conversation--especially to anyone who has learned another language, or has read a translated work.
If you missed the show, you can listen to it online (follow the link filed under “Monday, September 14”).
Andrew Wilson's new book, Translators on Translating is being published this Fall by the Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing (CCSP) Press.
The BBC talks to Seth Grahame-Smith about braaaaaaaiiinsss!
by Siobhan
Author Q & A + Fiction / April 08, 2009
“It's startling and a bit eerie how many opportunities Jane Austen left in her original work for ultra-violent zombie mayhem.”
--Seth Grahame-Smith, author of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES
The internet's been all a-buzz about PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES! but what's the deal? To give you some background into the regency drama / ultra-violent zombie mayhem, the BBC has posted a great interview with Seth Grahame-Smith, author of the unstoppable mash-up. Seth discusses how the book came to be, the upcoming movie (or movies?)... and he also answers the age-old question, “Which type of zombies are best? The ones that sprint or the ones that stagger?”
Also, if you want to download a poster, here's a printable PDF.
Your ten minute window on the world
by Chelsey
Author Q & A + Podcasts + Travel / February 27, 2009
George Dunford, author of Lonely Planet's THE BIG TRIP, was interviewed by the Travel in 10 Travel Podcast, where he gives us the inside scoop on how to create the ultimate overseas adventure.
THE BIG TRIP is a practical guide for planning your first big voyage--including a comprehensive directory of essential resources. Whether swimming with dolphins of the coast of New Zealand or teaching English in Ghana is your thing, download the Travel in Ten podcast, and away you go!