Dax DaSilva's Age Of Union - Anteism Books

The newest title from Anteism Books, Dax Dasilva's Age Of Union, is an entrancing work both aesthetically and thematically. Grounded in four pillars—leadership, culture, spirituality, and nature the book advocates—the book advocates that the time for change is now and that our choices are the catalyst.

Also, Anteism has opened up a new exhibition space! There's a nice shot of it below Dax's book. It's still under construction, but set to open up later in June. It's a 4000 square-feet level space on Beaubien Ave in the Mile X neighborhood in Montreal. They're planning to use the space to present installations around their new Fall titles, and Anteism hopes to eventually open an art book store!

Photo credits: Nik Mirus

  

Melinda Gates: The Moment of Lift on CBC

Melinda Gates, the wife of Microsoft's founder Bill Gates, is a force for change in her own right. Her book, The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World, was published in April 2019 by Flatiron Books to universal acclaim. Taking account of her vast travels across the globe over the past twenty years, Melinda relays both personal tales and universal anecdotes of the worldwide battle for feminine empowerment.

On June 4th, Melinda Gates stopped by the CBC's The Current, and had a fascinating discussion with Anne Marie Tremontie. You can find the interview here (which starts around the 22:00 minute mark).

Woodstock '69 to '19: Celebrating Fifty Years with Michael Lang

The legend of Woodstock comes full circle! Curated by Michael Lang, one of the original co-founders and promoters for the immortal festival that took place from August 15-18 in 1969 (attended by nearly half a million people), Real Art Press's Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music is the quintessential guide for fans both young and old. Set to release just in time for the anniversary in July 2019, the book includes many never-before-seen photographs, artist setlists and correspondences, along with contracts and design plans for the event. From Hendrix to the Who, Santana to Jefferson Airplane, and Creedence Clearwater Revival to Janis Joplin, all performances live on, thanks to Michael Lang!

Want to explore some more titles by Real Art Press? Visit their website.

Also, check out a sweet promo vid that Real Art Press put together for the book!

Arsenal Authors Win Lambda Literary Awards in Lesbian, Gay, and Transgender Fiction

 

Hooray! We are proud to announce that three books from Arsenal Pulp Press have won Lambda Literary Awards in the categories of Lesbian, Gay, and Transgender Fiction! The awards were presented at a ceremony in New York last night (June 3).

Larissa Lai’s visionary novel The Tiger Flu won the Lammy for Lesbian Fiction. It was also shortlisted for the Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize and appeared on the James Tiptree Jr. Honor List.

Joshua Whitehead’s Indigiqueer novel Jonny Appleseed won the Lammy for Gay Fiction. It was also shortlisted for the Governor General’s Literary Award for Fiction, the Amazon Canada First Novel Award, the Firecracker Award for Fiction, the Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award, and the George Bugnet Fiction Award, and was longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize.

Casey Plett’s brilliant novel Little Fish won the Lammy for Transgender Fiction. It also won the $60,000 Amazon Canada First Novel Award and was shortlisted for the Firecracker Award for Fiction and the Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award. 

Eve Ensler & The Apology: Toronto Talks

Eve Ensler, author of The Apology, and most known for her  bestseller-sensation The Vagina Monologues, was in Toronto yesterday (June 3rd) for an event with the "In Her Voice" series produced by Ben McNally Books. Taking place at Victoria College, and moderated by Denise Balkisoon, the event provided inspiring and moving insights to all those who attended. We wish Eve well as her book tour for The Apology, published by Bloomsbury Books, continues its route into Chicago!

Eve Ensler also had an interview with Anna Maria Tremonti for CBC The Current on the morning of June 4th which will  be broadcast on Tuesday, June 11. Topics of discussion included atonement, trauma, and sexual violence.

One more thing: Eve Ensler was interviewed by Judith Gerstel for Zoomer Magazine, which you can find here.

Follow Eve Ensler on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/eveensler/ 

Here's Eve's website: 

http://www.eveensler.org/

And finally, here's the Instagram for Eve's new book, The Apology:

https://www.instagram.com/theapology/

Three Cheers for Kid McGear!

Anyone remember Mighty Machines?  Kid McGear, the hardworking brainchild of Sherri Duskey Rinker and AG Ford, is the newest truck to join the Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site crew, an incredibly popular children's title from Chronicle Books. Can the new Kid on the site prove she's big enough? 

Three Cheers For Kid McGear will be released on September 24th. In the meantime, Chronicle has put together a fun character reveal video done by illustrator AG Ford, which you can watch here, and a dedicated landing page which you can view here.