NEW BOOK: "Never Give Up!"

My book is my lifestory about my medical journey and all the amazing people that I met along the way. We all have a story, we all face obstacles, struggles and challenges along our life journeys.
—Julie Comeau

“Never Give Up!” The Inspiring Journey of a Real Life Survivor
by Julie Comeau

October 2012
Autobiography, motivational
9” x 6” tpb, 111 pp
ISBN 978-1-55391-113-5, $20 CDN, $21 USA

What begins as occasional postings on Facebook by Julie that describe her early childhood trauma, and then her incredible medical nightmare, soon becomes a spiritual rebirth for Julie and the thousands who have joined her on her journey to recovery. Her inspiration is contagious. It resonates with people around the world. From everyday people to the rich and famous, all want to share Julie’s message, to watch her videos on YouTube, and to tell their own stories of personal turmoil.

“Never Give Up!” is about overcoming the many curve balls life can throw at you. It is the story of one woman’s perseverance to keep pushing ahead amidst a firestorm of adversity, illness, and bad luck. It is part autobiographical, part motivational and inspirational, and it is a testament to the human spirit.

In working on her book, Julie and her husband Vince were a team. They were a couple rich in love. They knew that writing and publishing a book could be long and daunting. They supported each other in their belief that one day this book would come together. Sadly, Vince Comeau passed away two months before Julie’s book could be published. She promised Vince that her journey will continue in his name.

Julie Comeau lives in Fredericton, New Brunswick with her two sons. Her web site is http://www.reallifesurvivor.ca/

Launch: 13 October 2012 @ Reality Rescue III, Glen Allen, VA, USA

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Canada orders $20.00 CAD USA orders $21.00 CAD International orders $25.00 CAD

Jesse Patrick Ferguson & Islay

canadianpoetspettingcats interview with Jesse Ferguson, author of Dirty Semiotics (Broken Jaw Press).

Jesse Patrick Ferguson & Islay

Pictures & Words: Summer Voices 2012

By invitation, Joe Blades will be participating in PICTURES & WORDS: A SUMMER VOICES 2012 EVENT wherein he will give author readings and promote his books. He has had three new poetry books since December 2010. He has never done author readings in Western Newfoundland, only in Labrador and St John’s, so this is a great opportunity, and for Broken Jaw Press.

Page One, a writers’ group in Western Newfoundland which has been promoting writers and other creators since 1987, has extended an invitation to me to participate in their annual Summer Voices Program. This year, at their closing event in Deer Lake (up the Humber River near Corner Brook), they are hosting a gathering of publishers, authors and visual artists in a two-day event on 3–4 August 2012.

The general public is invited to the event. There will be scheduled readings and at the conclusion of the event, Page One will have authors and audience share their work and partake in refreshments. This inter-genre event will hopefully the first of an annual series.

Page One has confirmation of participation from several publishers, authors, and visual artists but do not yet have a schedule [it might show up on Facebook, we hope]. They say they will enjoy having Joe Blades as one of their participating authors and as a representative from New Brunswick.

Carlos Morales book launch

Carlos Morales will launch his first book of poetry, Antología chiquita, published by Fredericton’s Broken Jaw Press, at 3 pm on Saturday, 28 July in the Barracks Square tent outside the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design, 457 Queen St, Fredericton.

Carlos Morales demuestra poseer una palabra poética luminosa tanto en poemas de gran ternura como en los de profundo dolor, “pero ahora sé/ que mi corazón se quedará con ellas”, dice en uno de sus poemas. Hondura de pensamiento, y escritura de poeta realizado.

Carlos Morales shows he possesses a luminous poetic voice, be it in poems that show great tenderness or in ones of deep pain; one of his poems states “but now I know/ my heart will stay with them”. Great depth and writings by an accomplished poet.

—Nela Rio, Directora, Capítulo de Fredericton,Academia Iberoamericana de Poesía

Where's Tristis?

Tristis & her Bones of the Magus book are

@

Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo
calgaryexpo.com
@ BMO Center
20 Roundup Way SE
Calgary, AB T2G 2W1

Show Hours
27 April, Friday, 3pm to 8pm
28 April, Saturday, 10am to 7pm
29 April, Sunday, 10am to 5pm

Happy Halloween

carved last night while watching a movie

Double book launch: 27 Oct @ Westminster Books

27 October, Thursday, 7 pm.
@ Westminster Books,
445 King Street,
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Tel 1-800-561-READ to order autographed books.

Tristis Ward launching Bones of the Magus: All that Remains (Broken Jaw Press)

“Bones of the Magus is a fascinating synthesis of the comic book genre and literary prose. It is a graphic(less) novel in which vivid pictures are created literally and metaphorically through words. The story of a great prince, reincarnated as a skeleton into a foreign time and space, is a compelling and unusual read. Its breathless energy is sustained panel to panel throughout the book. Tristis Ward is the most creative writer I know and Bones of the Magus is her masterpiece. It is science fiction fantasy at its best.”
—Carolyn Gammon

Tristis Ward lives and writes in Fredericton, New Brunswick. After a degree in English at Dalhousie University, she worked for years in community radio as a producer, station manager, and national lobbyist. She has written comic book scripts, short stories and plays as well as producing both stage and radio plays. She has published online in the SFF World Forum and is a multiple winner in their flash fiction contests. Bones of the Magus is her first graphic novel.

& Joe Blades launching Casemate Poems (Collected) (Chaudiere Books)

“To read Canadian poet and artist Joe Blades’ book of poetry casemate poems means to get knowledge about one very specific way of understanding poetry today. [...] Blades’ poetry is written by activating different layers of human knowledge and by articulation of this knowledge, for example, in narrations of history and geography. He moves in time (historical perspective) and in space (for example, actual events in the world at the time, such as the attack on the World Trade Center) […] Poetry is not a separate sacred sphere, but a sphere where it is possible to articulate a critical approach to the past and contemporaneity.”
—Dubravka Ðurić

Joe Blades is a Fredericton, NB writer and artist on the editorial board of revue ellipse mag. He is founding publisher of Broken Jaw Press, and the current Past President of the League of Canadian Poets. Blades has given readings, lectures, and workshops in Canada, the USA, Scotland, and Central Europe. Since 1995 he has been the community radio producer–host of Ashes, Paper & Beans: Fredericton’s Writing & Arts Show (CHSR FM). Blades is the editor of ten anthologies, curator of a videopoem screening, and author of seven poetry books, including River Suite, and the sequel to Casemate Poems (Collected) titled Prison Songs and Storefront Poetry.

Joe Blades photo by Sophie Lavoie.