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NEW BOOKS BY
WEST QUEBEC AUTHORS
New Bookstore
Livres
Chelsea Books
opened on
September 4
with
authors Brian Doyle and Phil Jenkins on the premises to read from their
works. The owner, Frances Curry, has located her bookstore on the Old
Chelsea Road, opposite Chelsea Town Hall.
And while we are on the subject of books,
we understand that the Gatineau Municipal Library has printed an English
version of its Guide de l’Usager
(User’s Guide).
1. A new publication on the history of Wakefield:
"Wakefield Revisited" by Norma Geggie.
Published by Castenchel Publications, Chelsea, Québec.
90 pages, with many photographs. Price: $12.50.This is an updated
version of earlier books on Wakefield's
history by the same author.
2.
"The Adventure of Living on the Point" by
Olga Earwaker. Published by Baico Publishing, Gatineau, Québec.
163 pages,
with illustrations by the author.
Price: $14.95. This is a
story for all ages set in rugged, nineteenth-century New Brunswick.
Available from the author.
Call: (819) 684 - 3824.
This book was launched at a signing ceremony at the National Library in
Ottawa on December 17, 2003. It was an occasion on which the works of
seventy-five authors were exhibited and signed.
3.Another
new book by a local author.
"My Summer Vacation with Abendigo" by David Bernier.
The story of a boy's summer friendship with a crow. Set in Wychwood,
Aylmer, it tells how David made the acquaintance of "Abendigo",
introduced him to his family and learned an important lesson about
wildlife. Illustrations and cover design by Leonard Bernier. Price:
$10.00. Published by: Baico Publishing, Gatineau, Quebec. Information
from the publisher at (819) 684 - 0794 or E-mail to
raymondcoderre@videotron.ca
4.
West Quebec author
Katharine Fletcher
has
published the second edition of
"Capital Walks: Walking Tours of Ottawa". Published by
Fitzhenry & Whiteside; 332 pages, $24.95.
For information call:
(819) 458 -2090 or
e-mail:
chesley@allstream.net.
5.
In May,
Katharine Fletcher
released
a new edition of her book
Capital Rambles: Exploring the National
Capital Region.
Using Ottawa’s downtown centre as a hub, this insider’s guide
describes twelve adventures along “spokes” fanning out from the
city’s core into a world of wooded hills, sylvan lakes, tumbling
watersheds, and heritage villages.
Routes are detailed as drives by car, but the book
also
describes horseback riding, canoeing, biking, hiking, skiing and
other ways to fully get out in the countryside. The routes include
the Rideau Canal, Mer Bleue, Petrie Island, Cumberland Village, the
Lièvre River, Gatineau River, Ottawa River, Brewery Creek, Aylmer
Road, Gatineau Park, Chats Falls (Quyon), and Mississippi Mills.
Published by Fitzhenry & Whiteside;$26.95.
For information call:
(819) 458 -2090 or
e-mail:
chesley@allstream.net.
6.
"Quebec Off the Beaten Path".
Outaouais author Katherine Fletcher and her husband Eric are
currently working on the 4th editon of this popular
guidebook. The 3rd edition, published by the Globe Pequot
Press in January 2004 is still available. The new edition
will be available this fall. Other books by Katharine
Fletcher are: Historical
Walks: The Gatineau Park Story,
3rd edition, published by Fitzhenry &
Whiteside, April 2004; the French translation of this
Gatineau Park book, still available
under the title Promenades historiques dans le parc de la
Gatineau
(Chesley House Publications, 1998); Capital Rambles:
Exploring the National Capital Region (Fitzhenry &
Whiteside), see the May page of
the Cultural Bulletin.
To contact Katharine Fletcher
call:
(819) 458 - 2090.
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