May 22

Roy Osing has been busy organizing an Exclusive Event he is doing June 15 in Vancouver. Roy is working in partnership with The BC Chamber of Commerce, Selfspace BC, The New Car Dealers of BC and Corus Radio CKNW.


Click on the link below for more Event details and Registration information.

 http://bit.ly/9I22Sc

We hope to see you there!

Buy Roy’s book direct from the publisher by clicking here.

For additional information on Roy’s book and the events, media and the many other things going on around his book, please visit www.bedifferentorbedead.com or his author page at Granville Island Publishing Ltd.

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May 08

Entries being accepted for City of Vancouver Book Award

April 16, 2010 – The City of Vancouver is inviting publishers and authors to submit entries for the annual City of Vancouver Book Award.

Books of any genre that demonstrate excellence and contribute to an appreciation and understanding of Vancouver’s residents, history, or unique character are eligible to apply for the $2,000 award. The winning
book must also exhibit excellence in content, illustration, design and/or format.

Recent past winners include: Lee Henderson for The Man Game; Brad Cran and Gillian Jerome for Hope in Shadows; Michael Kluckner for Vancouver Remembered; and co-winners Jean Barman for Stanley Park’s Secretand James Delgado for Waterfront.

An independent panel of judges will choose the winner. The shortlist of finalists will be announced in early September, and the award will be presented in October by Mayor Gregor Robertson.

To be eligible, books must be published in 2009 or 2010 and meet the application criteria. All entries must include: four copies of the book, a $15 submission fee, and a completed entry form.

Entry forms and guidelines are available from the Cultural Services Department at 555 West 12th
Avenue, East Tower, Suite 310, Vancouver.
More information and forms are also available on the City’s
website at: http://vancouver.ca/bookaward.

Submissions should be sent to:
Cultural Services Department,
City Hall, 453 West 12th Avenue,
Vancouver, BC, V5Y 1V4.

Couriers should be directed to

555 West 12th Avenue,

East  Tower, Suite 310,

Vancouver.

Deadline for entries is Wednesday, May 26, 2010.

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May 08

Newly retired baby boomers, Irene Butler and her husband Rick, chose to escape routine and trek the globe for a year. Disciplined adventurers, who experienced all the joys and frustrations of travel and still managed to stay within their planned budget..

As they immersed themselves in cultures across four continents, their experiences were wondrous,  hair-raising and sometimes humorous.

Irene was already a seasoned travel writer, so she decided to write a book to assist others in their travel plans and to provide armchair travelers with the an insider view of their experiences. Their personal challenge was to travel for the same cost as staying at home, yet adhering to their older travellers’ motto “we are not here to suffer”. Her book is full of tips and the lessons they learned, including the most valuable lesson of all, “expect the unexpected”. The result is Trekking the Globe With Mostly Gentle Footsteps, Twelve Countries in Twelve Months ready to be published in June 2010.

A pre-publication review is already on-line at HikeBikeTravel and an excerpt is posted below. he entire article may be downloaded by clicking on the link HikeBike_review-05-10

I love Irene’s explanations of the heritage of some common sayings. Learn what ‘saving face’ means in the Chinese culture. Find out how the Black Hole of Calcutta got its name. Look for information on Indian customs concerning cremations. Have you heard of India’s third sex – the hijra? Italy’s Vestal Virgins are explained as are the musical and artistic genius of many European artists. These factual tidbits were a delight.

– Leigh McAdam, hikebiketravel.com

Buy this exciting book direct from the publisher by clicking here or order from a bookstore near you. For more information about the author, please visit the Irene Butler page.

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Apr 08

Located in Downbeat Gift Guide

Song on My Lips is on the air in New York and area as GIPL author, Dr. Stephen Botek, is featured in many interviews. We will try to get a copy of these interviews to share with you.

The current schedule of radio interviews reaches as far as Toronto, Canada, and Boston, Mass. but most of the stations broadcast in NY State. Dates are listed with the oldest events at the bottom.

11:30 a.m. Monday, May 10, 2010, taped in studio of  WOR radio, 111 Broadway, NYC, 3rd fl., Bill Bertenshaw, Community Concerns,
11 am. Est, Thursday, April 22, 2010,
Jordan Rich,  20 min live interview on WBZ radio, Boston.
10:15 a.m. eastern time, Friday, April 16, 2010,
Ed Jones  for a 10 min taped interview on the phone for KBEM, a jazz station in Minneapolis, MN,
8:50 am, est, Thursday, April 15, 2010, Bruce Owens, for a 10-20 min live interview on the phone
9:35 a.m. est, Wed. April 14, 2010, Don Williams  for a 10-15 min interview on WOND, Atlantic City.
9:20 am, est, time, Tuesday, April 13, 2010, Bob Langstaff of WAMV, Amherst, VA, for a 10 min live interview. for the morning show
9:05 AM. Monday, April 12, 2010, Larry Whitler of WOCA, Ocala, FL for a 25 min live interview on the phone. Show is AM OCALA.
1:05 pm. Exact, Thursday, April 8, 2010, Don Brunelle at  for a 25 min live interview on the phone for WOON, Woonsocket, RI (Providence market).
11:10 am, Thursday, April 8, 2010, Mike Pomp of WTSN, Dover, N.H.,  for a ½ hour live interview on the phone.
11 a.m. eastern time, WED. April 7, 2010, Dan Dunn, for interview on WMHR and 3 other NY state stations, at  for a 5 min. tape interview on the phone.
8:20 am. Eastern time, Wed. April 7, 2010, Dan Schilling, for a 5-10 min LIVE interview for WSBS, Great Barrington,
9 a.m, est, Tuesday, APRIL 6, 2010, BILL REDDISH,  for a 10-15 min taped interview on the phone for WICO, Salisbury, MD.
10:55 am. Monday, April 5, 2010, Sybil Tonkonogy,for a half hour live interview on the phone, for station WNTN,  Newton, MA,
9:30 am. Est, Friday, April 2, 2010, Joyce Estey of WRNJ, Hackettstown, NJ,   for a 10 min taped interview on the phone.
10:05 am. Eastern time, Thursday, APRIL 1, 2010, Tootie Cooksie, for station WILY, Centralia ILL, for a ½ hour to 45 min live interview on the phone.
9:00 AM. Eastern time, Thursday, April 1, 2010, Dave Peterson of CIUT, Toronto, CANADA, on the phone for a 15-25 min interview, LIVE.
1 pm. Eastern time, WED. March 31, 2010, Ken Johannessen for a 20 min taped interview on the phone for KPQ, Spokane, WA.
7:15 a.m est, WED, March 31, 2010,  Ben Ball and Coastal Daybreak show, for a 10-15 min live interview on the phone of the Talk station, WTKF and WJNC, Morehead City, North Carolina,
9:05 a,m est, Tuesday, March 30, 2010, Bob Cudmore  of WVTL of Amsterdam, NY, for a 10 min live interview on the phone.
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Mar 18

The Midwest Book Review Periodical has featured the 2nd edition of Great Walks of Vancouver in their Small Press Bookwatch 2010.

The Travel Shelf

Great Walks of Vancouver
Charles Clapham
Granville Island Publishing
Suite 212 – 1656 Duranleau, Vancouver, BC V6H 3S4
9781894694759, $21.95, www.granvilleislandpublishing.com

A stroll during one’s vacations can be a great way to embrace the sights and sounds of it all. “Great Walks of Vancouver: Metro Vancouver plus Squamish to Whistler” is a guide to the walks one can experience through Vancouver, British Columbia and its surrounding areas. Tailored to the hiking and walking enthusiast, Charles Clapham gives routes with plenty of details as well as pit stops and important attractions. “Great Walks of Vancouver” is a choice and highly recommended pick that should not be missed for the urban hiker.


James A. Cox
Editor-in-Chief
Midwest Book Review

Buy Great Walks direct from the publisher now.

US Readers can buy from Amazon.

Learn more about the book.

Read about the author.

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Mar 02

Author Beth Rowles Scott Photo By Michael Moster

Beth Rowles Scott is getting a lot of attention in the Pacific Northwest as she has granted interviews with radio station KKNW in Seattle Monday, March first and  King 5 television  in Seattle on Friday, March 5th.

She is also making a personal appearance at  Third Place Books on the same Friday evening.

Start: 6:30 pm
End: 7:30 pm

Beth Rowles Scott’s memoir follows her from the Canadian prairie to BC, her marriage at 63, and the evolution of her NGO, the African Canadian Continuing Education Society.

— Third Place Books — Call 206-366-3333

Location:  Lake Forest Park
17171 Bothell Way NE,  Lake Forest Park, WA 98155

Buy Now Pinch Me, A long Walk from the Prairies

To learn more about Beth visit her author page, to find out more about the book click here.

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Jan 14

JACQUI STANLEY, THE DRAGONS OF KANGAROO ISLAND

Date: Sun, 01/17/2010
Time: 2:00pm
Location: Village Books
1200 Eleventh Street
Bellingham, Washington 98225

COME CELEBRATE AUSTRALIA MONTH WITH THIS EXCITING KIDS EVENT! INCLUDES UNDERWATER VIDEO!

Have you ever wondered if dragons still exist?

Australian Aboriginal people believe that the Rainbow Serpent created the world.  Anthropologists suggest that the origins of the Rainbow Serpent might be a Leafy Sea Dragon.

Author and Illustrator, Jacqui Stanley is a passionate diver and underwater photographer. She will show fabulous underwater videos of her encounters with the rare and bizarre sea dragons found only off the coast of South Australia in the Great Southern Ocean, the inspiration for her book: “The Dragons of Kangaroo Island.”

Jacqui will demonstrate the ancient aboriginal art of dot painting and provide templates of sea creatures found only beneath Australian waters.

Buy direct from the publisher

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Dec 06
Author Beth Rowles Scott Photo By Michael Moster

Author Beth Rowles Scott Photo By Michael Moster

GIPL Author, Beth Rowles Scott has been receiving a lot of attention because of her book, “Pinch Me, A Long Walk from the Prairies”. The Afro News has written a glowing review that can be read here. A quote from the article is re-printed below.

Beth’s desire “to give hope, to give a chance to others” came from her own early life lessons. This new project which began on a kitchen table in 1993, called on Beth to apply all her best experiences of administration. Her belief in how important it is to encourage leadership, enhance education and strengthen community now led her from being a retired academic to a latter day activist in a far and foreign land. Looking forward to Kenya, Beth and George’s vision became the working motto for ACCES – “Kenyans Helping Kenyans”. – quote from the Afro News, Deidré Heim.

Foreword Magazine mentioned the book, calling it a “charming memoir”and BC Bookworld listed it under their Indie Books category.

The book follows Beth’s life from her childhood in Saskatchewan to her dedication to creating schools in Kenya in her senior years.

More information about the on-going work of creating and supporting schools in Kenya can be found by visiting the ACCESKENYA website or by e-mailing info@acceskenya.org. Net proceeds form the sale of the book are donated to ACES.

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Oct 20

Meet Author Beth Rowles Scott

Event at VPL to introduce her new book,

Pinch Me: A Long Walk From the Prairies

WHEN: Tuesday, October 20th | 7:30 p.m.–9:00 p.m.

WHERE: Level 3 Vancouver Public Library Central Branch 350 Georgia.


Beth Rowles Scott invites you to walk with her as she tells about her prairie childhood, her challenging career and her fulfilling Senior Years.


At 63 she married the love of her life George Scott. They became co-founders of the African Canadian Continuing Education Society (ACCES) that seeks to alleviate poverty in Kenya through education.

You will be entertained by Beth’s passion and wit and entranced with her discovery of a formula for happiness.

WHEN: Tuesday, October 20th | 7:30 p.m.–9:00 p.m.

WHERE: Level 3 Vancouver Public Library Central

Branch 350 Georgia.

Net proceeds from the sale of Pinch Me will be donated to ACCES (www.acceskenya.org)

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Feb 13

Listen to Kate Porter’s interview on Advice Radio.com, first aired in December 2008 as part of the internet radio show, “Better Times After 50″. The show is based in Los Angeles, California and Kate was happy to contribute to the show’s theme of “discovering beauty in our lives”. Visit Kate’s site for more information about her book and other exciting events or buy Kate’s book direct from the publisher here.

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