Join us for the offcial launch of The Kawai Scrolls, winner of the inaugural Whistler Book Prize for Independent Authors. The Kawai Scrolls charts the picaresque adventures of a young American anthropologist studying the Ainu people in Japan and examines the concept of indigenous culture from a fresh perspective. Author Louis Druehl, Professor Emeritus at Simon Fraser University, is the author of Pacific Seaweeds (Harbour Publishing) a bestselling introduction to kelp varieties. This event includes a reading, book-signing, discussion and light refreshments.
Moderator: Lynn Duncan
This event is free to attend! Click here to register.
This event is presented by the Whistler Writers Festival and Whistler Public Library. The full Festival schedule can be viewed here.
Louis’s new book, The Kawai Scrolls, launches tomorrow at the Whistler library.
Congratulations again, Louis!
Book Launch – The Kawai Scrolls
Join us for the offcial launch of The Kawai Scrolls, winner of the inaugural Whistler Book Prize for Independent Authors.Where: Fireplace Lounge
Time: 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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As Louis prepares to do another printing run of the book, he is looking for new testimonials/comments to use on the book. And he would like them to come from you! So, what would you like to say about the book to help those who haven’t read it know if they will like it?
Use the comment form below, or email directly to louis@cedarsalmonandweed.ca
Thanks in advance!!
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For those of you traversing the water ways of BC via BC Ferries, you can now pick up your copy of Cedar, Salmon and Weed on board the ferry!
If you are not lucky enough to be near the BC coast, you can order a copy from this secure website – just click on the link in the menu above and well send it right to you!
]]>Get ready – the book will launch in October at the Whistler Writers Festival.
Here is the official notification text:
Manuscript Competition Winner
Whistler Independent Book Prize Tidewater Festivals and the Whistler Writing Society are pleased to announce the winner of the 2017 Whistler Independent Book Prize manuscript competition. The judges were Byrna Barclay and Miji Campbell.First Prize: The Kawai Scrolls, by Louis Druehl
“This is a rollicking, rich and ribald tale . . . The dialogue is brilliant, the writing accomplished and the plot events are far-flung, far-fetched and far-out.”
“The strength of this manuscript is the gorgeous writing! Druehl’s use of specific details central to the landscape and Japanese culture is masterful.”
The movie is based on the book New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery’s book (http://www.susanmallery.com/book-marry-me-at-christmas.php) book of the same name. It is a Christmas themed romantic comedy with a happy ending.
Cedar, Salmon and Weed is one of 13 books chosen to have its front cover displayed in the background during a bookstore scene.
]]>Vancouver Island Authors take Bronze in 2017 IPPY Awards
Congratulations to Bamfield author Louis Druehl and Comox author Bridgette Clarkston, whose book, Pacific Seaweeds: A Guide to Common Seaweeds of the West Coast, Updated and Expanded Edition (Harbour Publishing, $28.95), has won Bronze in the Environment/Ecology/Nature category in the 21st Annual Independent Publisher Book Awards. Their book is the authoritative guide to over 200 common species of seaweeds from southeast Alaska to central California.
Each year since 1996, the Independent Publisher Book Awards competition has identified a reading list of progressive, thought-provoking books—the kind that can touch lives, advance careers, and stretch our imaginations. With the tag line “Recognizing Excellence in Independent Publishing,” the IPPY Awards showcase the best books from throughout North America and the English-speaking world. The awards are presented each spring at a gala ceremony during the BookExpo America convention in New York. Winners receive gold, silver and bronze medals and foil seals for their book covers.
Since the first edition came out fifteen years ago, Pacific Seaweeds has sold over 10,000 copies. This updated and expanded guide thoroughly documents every aspect of seaweed life, from species identification and seaweed biology to the essential—and often surprising—roles seaweeds play in the marine ecosystem and our everyday lives. Seaweeds are used in everything from cosmetics to sustainable biofuels, and some species, like kelp, contribute to the remediation of coastal ecosystems.
Louis D. Druehl is a Professor Emeritus at Simon Fraser University, where he taught and researched kelp for 36 years and was instrumental in establishing the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre. He lives in Bamfield, BC, where he and his wife, Rae Hopkins, operate Canadian Kelp Resources Ltd. He is also the author of the novel Cedar, Salmon and Weed (Granville Island, 2015).
Bridgette E. Clarkston is a seaweed biologist, science educator and avid photographer with over a decade of teaching experience at the University of New Brunswick, University of British Columbia, and California State University, Monterey Bay. She has discovered several new species of red seaweed, and is the author of A Field Guide to Seaweeds of the Pacific Northwest (Harbour, 2015). Born and raised in Comox, she now makes her home in Monterey, California.
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A belated notice that Cedar, Salmon and Weed received an Honourable Mention from the Whistler Independent Book Awards 2016 Selection Committee — 2016 was the inaugural year of these awards established for self-published books by a Canadian author that is professionally edited and in physical book form.
Check out the new page for the revised edition of Pacific Seaweeds.
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Dreuhlago cuneata from Figure 6 of Ashworth et al. 2017 paper.)