All royalties go to support Special Olympics and CASA for Children!

One Tough Mother: Success in Life, Business and Apple Pies

Congratulations to Mrs. Boyle and coauthor Kerry Tymchuk on a wildly successful book launch and fund-raising party last week!

WestWinds Press
1-55868-908-7
Hardbound, $19.95
208 pages
20 B&W photos/illustrations

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Hello all—
April is here and spring has sprung! With the coming of the new season we celebrated the launch of One Tough Mother, our much-anticipated autobiography by Columbia Sportswear Chairman Gert Boyle. All royalties from the book are going to support two of Mrs. Boyle’s favorite charities, Special Olympics and Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for Children. For the launch she donated 600 books to be sold by these charities helping to raise more than $10,000. Almost as impressive is that this One Tough Author signed every last one of them! With a 400-plus-person launch party complete with a U.S. Senator and the governor of Oregon, to front-page stories in the Oregonian and AP coverage that was picked up nationally, this is one title that’s off to a very strong start.

Below you’ll find all the press coverage and author events for this and many other titles. If you have any questions, or want to look into setting up an author event at your store or library, don’t hesitate to give us a call. We hope you’re having a great start to the new season and as always, thank you so much for your continued support.

Regards,

Mike Jones
Dir. Of Sales and Marketing

THEY SAID WHAT? – Quotes, happenings and awards from folks in the media

Berry Magic (Alaska Northwest Books, HB/SB 0-88240-575-6/0-88240-576-4) – This children’s title is a finalist for the 2005 Benjamin Franklin Awards.
Culture Smart! Series (Graphic Arts Books, SB ISBNs vary) – Review and series editor interview on CNN.com to be posted March 11th in the Travel section.
Echoes of Fury (Epicenter Press, HB 0-9745014-3-3) – Headline review in the Sunday Booksweek section of the Oregonian.
Echoes of Fury (Epicenter Press, HB 0-9745014-3-3) –Book review and author profile in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer book review section.
The Exploding Whale (WestWinds Press, HB 1-55868-743-2) – Review of the author, Paul Linnman, and his latest speaking engagement in Italy on The Exploding Whale in the “Around Town” column by commentator Jonathan Nicholas in the Oregonian.
Fresh Air in the Attic (WestWinds Press, SB 1-55868-798-X) – Full review with cover image in The Country Register, a shopping guide and newspaper for Arizona residents and visitors.
Golden Eagle (Graphic Arts Books, HB 1-55868-794-7, SB 1-55868-795-5) – Five-page review with color photos of the book and photographer Gary Leppart in Persimmon Hill magazine, a high-end publication of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.
Not Really an Alaskan Mountain Man (Alaska Northwest Books, SB 0-88240-590-X) – Review in the Sunday Sacramento Bee, book section.
Not Really an Alaskan Mountain Man (Alaska Northwest Books, SB 0-88240-590-X) – This title is a finalist for the 2005 Benjamin Franklin Awards in the “Humor” category.
Not Really an Alaskan Mountain Man (Alaska Northwest Books, SB 0-88240-590-X) – Author radio appearance on Capital Public Radio in Sacramento and KIRO Public Radio in Seattle.
Not Really an Alaskan Mountain Man (Alaska Northwest Books, SB 0-88240-590-X) – Author television appearance on NBC’s morning program 10! in Philadelphia.
Not Really an Alaskan Mountain Man (Alaska Northwest Books, SB 0-88240-590-X) – Review in the Sunday Washington Post, book section.
One Tough Mother (WestWinds Press, HB 1-55868-908-7) – AP review of the author and book picked up by newspapers across the country.
One Tough Mother (WestWinds Press, HB 1-55868-908-7) – Main, front page article on Mrs. Boyle and the new book with photos in the Oregonian.
One Tough Mother (WestWinds Press, HB 1-55868-908-7) – First review of the book and the launch in the “Around Town” column by commentator Jonathan Nicholas in the Oregonian.
Tennessee (Graphic Arts Books, HB 1-55868-834-X) – Book review and author highlight in The Tennessean.

WHAT’S HAPPENING? – Author events, tours and shows

AUTHORS & BOOKS

One Man’s Wilderness – Now in its 14th printing, with more than 120,000 copies sold this title will be used as a pledge giveaway (cover images shown throughout the evening) on 129 stations across 49 cities after the film, Alone in the Wilderness airs on these public broadcasting stations for fund-raising efforts. Cities include: Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia, PA; Seattle, WA; New York, NY; Denver, CO; Minneapolis, MN; Baltimore, MD; Portland, ME; Burlington, VT; El Paso, TX; and many more.
Debbie Miller – Midnight Wilderness – A long-time advocate for preserving the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, published a commentary in the Houston Chronicle in March, is traveling in April for school visits in the Chicago area. The Field Museum in Chicago is hosting a photo exhibit on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge through May.
Doug Fine – Not Really an Alaskan Mountain Man – Author Doug Fine is currently on a nationwide tour promoting his title that is now in its second printing. Doug spoke to a sold-out crowd at the National Geographic Society in March and will be everywhere from Minnesota to Albuquerque as well as Seattle, Austin, and back home in Alaska during April and May.
Frank Parchman – Echoes of Fury – The Washington Public Affairs Network will televise Mr. Parchman’s reading at Elliott Bay Book Company.
Gert Boyle – One Tough Mother – Mrs. Boyle will be awarded the 2005 Portland First Citizen Award by the Portland Metropolitan Association of Realtors on Thursday May 5th.
Harry Ritter – Washington’s History – Over the past few months Mr. Ritter as been on the History Channel’s “Conquest of America” program as a featured historian – specifically the part on Alaska and the American Northwest. The program is also available on video through the History Channel Store.
Les Kerr – Tennessee – Les continues his singing and signing tour throughout the south with more than eight stops in Tennessee alone. For more information visit www.leskerr.com.
Pam Flowers – Alone across the Arctic and Big-Enough Anna – continues her school tour through April with visits throughout Wisconsin and Michigan.

SHOWS & CONVENTIONS

BEA – New York City, June 3-5, 2005 www.bookexpoamerica.com
Wordstock Festival – Portland, OR, April 19-24, 2005 www.wordstockfestival.com

COMING SOON TO A BOOKSHELF NEAR YOU – New releases and classic favorites

New for Spring 2005, here are some of our first picks! Call us anytime to preorder any of these titles. We’ll have everything from cooking to kids, and autobiographies to coffee-table works of art. Enjoy!

		Bradford Washburn: An Extraordinary Life by Bradford Washburn and Lew Freedman WestWinds Press Hardbound, 1-55868-906-0, $27.95
		Washburn is renowned for his pioneering work in aerial photography in Alaska’s mountains, his thirteen first ascents of Alaskan peaks, his devotion to science, and his decades-long relationship with the National Geographic Society. Washburn is also famed for his meticulous cartography, having mapped Mount McKinley, Mount Everest, and the Grand Canyon. He led the first ascent of the popular West Buttress route on the 20,320-foot Mount McKinley. And for four decades, he’s been a major player in leading and developing Boston’s Museum of Science.

		The Misadventures of Seldovia Sam #4: The Wildfire Escape by Susan Springer Illustrations by Amy Meissner Alaska Northwest Books Softbound, 0-88240-601-9, $6.95
		In this new adventure, Sam discovers and reports a wildfire that is dangerously close to the isolated community of Seldovia. When the townspeople gather to be evacuated onto fishing boats, Sam realizes his friend’s family hasn’t made it to the docks and heads out to find them! Heroic Sam and Neptune escort the family and rescue their litter of kittens. Included is natural history information about the spruce bark beetle life cycle and wildfires—the dangers as well as the benefits to the forest and wildlife.

		Northwest Homegrown Cookbook Series #4: Salmon by Cynthia Nims Illustrations by Don Barnett WestWinds Press Softbound, 1-55868-861-7, $14.95
		As with her first three books, Cynthia tells the story of Northwest cuisine—in this case salmon—including a long list of recipes to choose from and, as always, plenty of tips for buying, storing, and cooking salmon. A “calendar of events” appears as bonus material. Simple or challenging, fast or project-style, these recipes, helpful hints, and colorful illustrations will have beginner and expert chefs alike experimenting with Cynthia’s inventive ideas. CHECK OUT THE OTHER BOOKS IN THE SERIES: CRAB, STONE FRUIT, AND WILD MUSHROOMS!

		Dahlia Cassidy by Anne Cameron Harbour Publishing Softbound, 1-55017-344-8, $24.95
		Dahlia hasn’t had much luck with men, including the different fathers of her kids. For years she clung to the hope that she’d just been fishing in the wrong bay and if she moved around often enough, sooner or later, she’d happen upon a man who had more in mind than some friction. Dahlia is a survivor and the main survival tactic she’d devised for herself and her kids is self-sufficiency. She’s determined to be responsible for herself and beholden to nobody, and if that means hardening her heart to the risks of love, so be it. But Dahlia’s shell is not quite as tough as it seems, and one day at a softball game, everything changes. DAHLIA CASSIDY is a delightful and hilarious satire on relationships from one of British Columbia’s favorite writers, Anne Cameron—a rollicking, lighthearted novel with a cast of irresistible characters struggling to make sense of life in a small coastal town.