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J.M. Lee is honored to be participating as a judge for the 25th Annual Minnesota Book Awards! Learn more about the Minnesota Book Awards, made possible by The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library, here:
http://www.thefriends.org/programs/mnbookawards.html
The Mayor of Calgary,
Alberta, Canada
reads
HALLOWEEN GOOD NIGHT
byDoug Coushman
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Bridget Strevens-Marzo’s cube-shaped bookshelf of nursery songs, 7 Comptines à Chanter,
published by Bayard France last year, is a FNAC Coup de Coeur (a bookseller's choice, at France's big chain bookstores, FNAC).
Bridget Strevens-Marzo will be reading and signing her books, and running creative fun for 3-7s at the first ever
Children's Writers and Illustrators of London
Children's Book Garden Party
1-5pm on Saturday September 8, 2012
near the V&A Museum of Childhood, at
The Gallery Café,
21 Old Ford Road, Bethnal Green, E2 9PL London
Bridget Strevens-Marzo’s illustrations for Le Doudou du Loup (written by Cécile Claire), full-length picture book story for Bayard Press is due out in Belles Histoires in October, 2012. She details the process on her blog: http://bridgimage.blogspot.fr
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Barbara Younger and Lisa Flinn’s Around the Year in Children's Church: 52 Programs for Kids 3-7 is a collection of creative stories, crafts, games, and holiday activities designed for use in churches, day cares, and schools.
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More accolades for Beware Mme la Guillotine by Sarah Towle! This innovative mobile story app takes another prize: Top 10 2012 Travel App by the World Youth & Student Travel Conference. Stay tuned for its re-release as an iBook, coming this fall. Perfect for students and teachers.
Claudia Classon's story, "Angels and Serendipity," will be published in SUCKER Literary Magazine's second issue, due in 2013.
Sharry Wright’s essay, Gratitude From City Mouse, was just published in Hunger Mountain’s Fall Landscape Issue as a Flipside to Tamara Ellis Smith’s Gratitude From Country Mouse. The dual essays chronicle the inspiration, workings and rewards of their blog Kissing The Earth, where landscape, the art of flaneur, reading, writing and gratitude are all part of the ongoing conversation.
http://www.hungermtn.org/young-adults-and-childrens-literature/
J.M. Lee will be teaching three sets of 2-part teen workshops on Anime Music Videos with the Hennepin County Library system in Minneapolis. The workshops are for teens in grades 6-12 and are on the calendar for Teen Events at the library website:
http://www.hclib.org/teens/teen_events_search.cfm
J.M. Lee’s blog goes to the library!
http://www.joeyverse.com/2012/06/07/amv-workshops-2012-schedule/
J.M. Lee is the on-the-spot illustrator: Anime Fusion's Artist Alley doing on-the-spot illustrations/commissions in October
http://www.animefusion.net/home/
Sarah Towle’s TIME TRAVELER TOURS is a TOP 10 finalist in the World Youth & Student Travel Conference 2012 App Yap Contest. http://timetravelertours.com/press-release/
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NEW RELEASE - May 2012 - Epigram Books -
OUR GURKHAS by Zakaria Zainal
Gurkhas. The word evokes images of an elite force dedicated to protect and serve. Loyal and impartial, these men from Nepal have undergirded the security of Singapore through turbulent times-like the Indonesian Confrontation, Hock Lee Bus Riots and Maria Hertogh Riots-as well as stood guard over historic events, like the first General Election of Singapore in 1959. Through this poignant anthology of portraits and anecdotes, experience first-hand accounts of key milestones in Singapore's history, and marvel at the contribution of the silent sentinels who have dedicated their lives to this nation. World rights available. Contact link |
NEW RELEASE - August 2012 - Epigram Books - SUSHI & TAPAS: BITE-SIZE TRUE STORIES BY WOMEN FROM AROUND THE WORLD by Neo Gim Huay and Pepukaye Bardouille
Welcome to the wonderful world of Sushi and Tapas. Sample a feast of writing from around the world. From China to America, Europe to Africa, 25 women write, delighting and shocking you with their real-life experiences.
What is it like to be a top student in India, only to be married off to a brute in Canada by arranged marriage?
How does one behave as the only black female in a boardroom of white men in South Africa?
How does one deal with attending a red carpet opening of a film, immediately after being raped?
And let's talk about being fat, being free-spirited, being in a long-distance relationship, being a mother. Being a modern woman. Edited by Neo Gim Huay, a Singaporean, and Pepukaye Bardouille, a Dominican, Sushi and Tapas presents a wide range of extraordinary true-life experiences that will leave you laughing and crying for more. World rights available. Contact link |
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UPCOMING RELEASE - NOVEMBER 2012 - Epigram Books - SCENEGAPORE by miel
A character who looks suspiciously like the author takes a walk through time, visiting the key milestones of Singapore's history-from the time Sang Nila Utama spotted the Merlion, through the streets of newly-founded Singapore by Sir Stamford Raffles, up to the present day. Join in this humorous jalan-jalan which offers a unique perspective on a range of topics, from education, health and food to politics, National Service, public transport, foreign talent, technology and other subjects close to the Singaporean heart. World rights available. Contact link
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UPCOMING RELEASE - NOVEMBER 2012 - Epigram Books - MONSTERS, MIRACLES & MAYONNAISE by Drewscape
What would you do if a tiny monster slipped out from your sleeve on your way to work one day? Or if the water in your water bottle suddenly turned into grape juice? What if you found you could not move no matter how hard you tried? Monsters, Miracles & Mayonnaise is a collection of short comic stories where tales of unexpected encounters with strange beings from another world sit alongside amusing anecdotes based on bewildering real-life encounters and childhood memories. Imaginative and whimsical, this collection will surprise and amuse even the most cynical reader. World rights available.
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UPCOMING RELEASE - NOVEMBER 2012 - Epigram Books - THE GIRL UNDER THE BED by Dave Chua & Xiao Yan
During Hungry Ghost Month, the gates of hell open and out pour the dead spirits. Jingli, a Seconday One student, finds a ghost named Xiaomei sleeping under her bed. The two develop a friendship and, together with Weizhong, a boy who is also a medium, Jiali sets about solve the mystery of Xiaomei's haunting. Set in modern day Singapore, The Girl Under the Bed is a coming-of-age tale that will thrill readers, while sending chills down their spine. World rights available.Contact link
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UPCOMING RELEASE - NOVEMBER 2012 - Epigram Books - TEN STICKS AND ONE RICE by Koh Hong Teng & Oh Yong Hwee
Illegal bookie. Secret society member. Street hawker. Neo Hock Seng is all of these, and more. As Singapore transforms from a kampong town to a cosmopolitan city, Neo struggles to make sense of life and eke out a living, even as he finds his values increasingly eroding away. World rights available.
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UPCOMING RELEASE - APRIL 2013 - Epigram Books - The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye by Sonny Liew
The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye is a biography showcasing the life and work of Chan Hock Chye, a pioneering but largely forgotten comic artist in Singapore. With a career spanning more than five decades, from pre-independence Singapore through its three Prime Ministers, Chan's work reflects the changing political and economic environment in Singapore. Containing Chan's original illustrations, paintings and sketches, this is a groundbreaking work by Sonny Liew, a labour of love aimed at recapturing the portrait of an artist, whose deep passion for comics and country ought to have a place in our history books. World rights available. Contact link
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