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Eben Weiss visits Vancouver
by Danielle
Environment + Reference + Sports + Travel + Vancouver / April 22, 2012
We had the pleasure of meeting Eben Weiss (aka BikeSnob USA) last week while he was in Vancouver for his book tour. By 'we' I mean my boyfriend and myself. I had to do it cause it's my job. The BF on the other hand took time off work to tag along for fun. Not that I minded this particular working day because we rode bikes all day and it's our fave thing to do!
For those of you who don't know who Eben Weiss is, he writes the emencely popular blog bikesnousa and wrote a couple of books.
We had met him at his hotel where we all biked over the Caffé Musette for a nice cup of coffee and some snacks while we waited for legendary Amy 
Walker and her crew to get suited and booted for their Eben interview for bicycle.com.
Essentially they ride around town showing people riding in
real-life situations - on the streets, trails and bike routes of our city from the back of a Yuba Mundo cargo bike. It looks pretty tricky to handle but these two had the down packed.
After a couple hours of riding around beautiful Vancouver (oh and the weather was awesome btw!) we were starved so stopped for few tacos at Taqueria before heading over to Bike Dr. for the group ride.
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We ended the night at Chapters where Eben answered questions from the crowd and signed stock. We talked about everything from biking and rainbows to religion and salmoning. (Grab the book, you'll know what I mean after reading it)
Following morning Eben graced our local TV waves at BT. Here's the link.
I'm pleading to get Eben up to Toronto.
I'll keep you all posted on if and when that happens.
Happy riding!
Happy 20th birthday Laurence King!
by Danielle
Architecture + Art & Photography + Design & Typography + Film + Reference / August 12, 2011
Well Laurence King the publishing house, not Laurence King the founder himself (I think he's older than 20).
Established in London in 1991, Laurence King Publishing is now recognized as one of the world's leading publishers of books on the creative arts.
Their books are acclaimed for their beautiful design and authoritative text as well as the quality and care taken over their production. They publish books in the fields of art, graphic design, architecture and fashion; just to name a few.
Mark Lamster of Design Observer took up the chance to interview Laurence to hear his thoughts about the state and future of design publishing, and what makes a design book (and book proposal) successful.
...Even with this distinguished catalog, few Americans are likely to know much about King or his press, as until recently most of his titles were sold in this country by other publishers, who purchased their rights. I got to know him this way, both as a buyer and a seller, when I was an editor at Princeton Architectural Press. We worked on many books together — some winners, some losers — and it was always a pleasure. King is one of the true gentlemen of design publishing, self-deprecating and charming in the classic British manner... ~ Mark Lamster
Full article can be found here.
This Fall LK has some pretty amazing new books that I get to publicize (yep I do!). Please pre-order at Amazon.ca, Indigo. ca or take a walk to your local bookshop, they can order a copy for you. Below are just a few. There's planty more to come! I'll keep you posted!
And what's a blog without some cool Laurence King videos? Enjoy!
Ah the college life!
by Danielle
Reference / July 15, 2011
So you FINALLY graduated, your now registered and soon(ish) you'll be off to college. Ugh, now what? Little stressed? Are you looking for help in every single department of college life? Well turn to Harlan Cohen and his bestselling Naked Roommate (that's a book). Don't let the name fool you. The Naked Roommate: And 107 Other Issues You Might Run Into in College, now in its fourth edition, is packed with valuable information, tips, advice, and resources for not just surviving, but thriving, in college and university. The tips and stories in his book have been collected via face-to-face and phone interviews, written requests, submissions to Harlan’s websites, student organizations, and social media platforms. It contains hilarious, outrageous and telling stories including:
- Dos, don'ts, and dramas of living with roommates
- 17 kinds of college hookups; online dating; long distance dating
- Why college friends are different; getting involved on campus
- To go or not to go to classes; how to get an A, C, or F
- Managing money, time and stress
- Sex, drugs and the truth
So no need to stress now. Just go to your local bookstore and pick up a copy.
Easy peasy!
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
Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader ‘Deep Thoughts From The Throne’® Video Contest
by Danielle
Humour + Reference / August 28, 2009
UNCLE JOHN'S BATHROOM READER™ held a contest to where participants submitted an original video. The top winner won a iPhone, a years worth of toilet paper and 20 best-selling UNCLE JOHN'S BATHROOM READER™ Books, signed by Uncle John himself!!
Here's the winner! Enjoy!! (He was also a a runner up)
The following are the runner's up. They each won the top 5 bestselling copies of UNCLE JOHN'S BATHROOM READER(tm) signed as well!
Awesome job to all who submitted!! Follow UNCLE JOHN'S BATHROOM READER(tm) on Facebook and Twitter
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