James Leck signing “The Adventures of Jack Lime” on Saturday, October 22, from 11:00am to 12:30pm

jacklime.jpegAuthor and High School teacher, James Leck will be in the store on Saturday, October 22 from 11:00am to 12:30pm to sign his book “The Adventures of Jack Lime,” a wonderful trio of sleuth stories for young adults (ages 10 and up). This book introduces readers to the delightful character of Jack Lime, a narcoleptic private investigator who solves problems for his schoolmates.

From the jacket:
“Whether he’s tracking down a missing banana-seat bike or a kidnapped hamster, or cracking open a trivia tournament betting ring, Lime will follow every lead.”
“Readers will identify with this funny, cynical sleuth who has the makings of a top-notch PI, though his personal life frequently goes awry. In these three stand-alone detective stories, readers will immerse themselves in an offbeat fictional world populated with eccentric characters where everything is not as it seems.”

Book Club meeting September 28th: The Lacuna

lacuna.jpgWe’ll be sharing our opinions of Barbara Kingsolver’s “The Lacuna” on wednesday evening of the 28th, at our regular time of 7:30pm. Meetings take place in the lounge of the New Edinburgh Square retirement residence located at 35 Beechwood Ave.

This is a gripping story of identity, connection with our past, and the power of words to create or devastate, unfolding at a moment when the entire world seemed bent on reinventing itself at any cost.

Born in the United States, reared in a series of provisional households in Mexico, Harrison Shepherd is mostly a liability to his social-climbing flapper mother, Salomé. From a coastal island jungle to the unpaved neighborhoods of 1930s Mexico City, through a disastrous stint at a military school in Virginia and back again, his fortunes never steady as Salomé finds her rich men-friends always on the losing side of the Mexican Revolution. Sometimes she gives her son cigarettes instead of supper.

Everyone is welcome! Don’t forget: all copies of our book club books are available at a 20% discount until the meeting…

Sunday the 25th from 1 to 2pm, My Life Locker: The Ultimate Life Organizational System

On Sunday, September 25, come down to Books on Beechwood to meet author and organizer Sandra Tisiot. She will be here from 1 to 2pm. Her book is called “My Life Locker: The Ultimate Life Organizational System.” It is a nice spiral bound book that allows you to organize all your affairs neatly and efficiently in one place.

Take a look inside the book!

Sept. 24th from 11am to 1pm book signing of the Lemon Man series!

The Lemon Man book coverWe are having a book signing with Natasha Ferrill this coming weekend!

The first book in the series, “A Picnic, a Toad and Swampwater Road”, takes the young reader on a picnic adventure with The Lemonman and his friends, along with a trouble-making Pear and a swindling Toad. It is a delightful story about friendship, the gift of forgiveness, and the power of kindness toward others.

You can see inside the book on the Lemon Man web site!

Book Signing Saturday, June 25, 1:00-3:00pm: “Prose to Go: Tales from a Private List”

Be sure to come down to Books on Beechwood on Saturday, June 25 between 1:00 and 3:00pm to meet authors Barbara Florio Graham and Hilda Young. They will both be here in the store signing their new book “Prose to Go: Tales from a Private Life,” a collection of stories that give us a sneak peek into the private lives of 18 professional writers from North West Territories to Prince Edward Island.

From the jacket:
“Drive through the Northwest Territories with Helena Katz as she brings a herd of alpacas to their new home in her back yard.
Join Trudy Kelly Forsythe at the Rolling Stones’ Big Band Tour, and Barbara Florio Graham in her encounter with actor Peter Falk (aka Columbo).
Watch award-winning humorist Steve Pitt deal with cherry stealing kids, and award-winning cookbook author Julie Watson wrestle with a lobster on TV.
Climb inside a Santa suit with broadcaster/humorist Gordon Gibb, and see a Christmas tree from Helen Lammers-Helps’ vantage point.
Experience birth from an infant’s point of view, in a mesmerizing piece by Elle Andra-Warner.
Share household hilarity with Lanny Boutin and Joanne Carnegie, while Debbie Gamble deals with body issues and Lorri Benedik with unwanted compliments.
Cry with Barbara Bunce Desmeules Massobrio as she describes My Life Now, and with Hilda Young as she comes to terms with her son’s suicide.
Discover Canadian trivia book author Mark Kearney’s secret to winning prizes at fall fairs, while Irene Davis deals with a vanished voice and Fred Desjardins with growing older.”

We look forward to seeing you all here on Saturday afternoon to meet these two wonderful authors! Come by, have a chat, buy a book and get it signed! See you then!

Gary Miller Signing “Miller’s Tales” on Saturday, June 18 from 12:00-2:00pm

Come down to Books on Beechwood on Saturday, June 18 between noon and 2:00pm to meet author Gary Miller. He will be in our store signing copies of his new book “Miller’s Tales.” The book retails at $22.50 and a portion of the proceeds will be going to the Beechwood Fire Fund for victims of the Beechwood Fire. We look forward to seeing you all on Saturday!

Pat Moore Signing “Clean Water for Lukong” Saturday, May 28 from 1-3pm

Come down to meet author/singer songwriter Pat Moore who will be reading and signing her children’s book “Clean Water for Lukong” from 1:00pm to 3:00pm on Saturday, May 28. Drop in and enjoy the fun sing-along of “The Kumbo Water Song” that Pat wrote to accompany the story. Illustrator Mary Moore, will also be here to tell you about the illustration process.

Proceeds from book sales will go to literacy programs. To learn more about Pat Moore, visit www.patmoore.net

Come by the store, sing a song, buy a book, and get it signed! We look forward to seeing you all on Saturday!

Barbara Patterson Signing “Jenny” on Saturday, May 7 from 1-3pm

Come on down to Books on Beechwood on Saturday, May 7 to meet children’s author Barbara Patterson. She has written a book called “Jenny” and will be here in our store to sign from 1:00pm to 3:00pm.

“Jenny” is the story of a young girl named Jenny who spends a wonderful day with her Grandmother, awaiting the arrival of a new baby in the house.

A little bit about the author:
“Barbara Patterson has a background in portrait painting, religious art and design. She has studied at the Newfoundland Academy of Art in St. John’s, Newfoundland; The Chelsea School of Art and St. Martins School of Art in London. She also studied religious art at the Centre D’Art Sacre in Paris. She now lives in Ottawa, Canada and specializes in portrait painting.”

We hope you can all make it down to the store on Saturday, May 7! We look forward to seeing you!

Valerie Knowles signing “Capital Lives Vol. II” on Saturday April 30th, 1pm-3pm

This follow-up to Valerie Knowles’ first edition of Capital Lives is a welcome addition to the growing literature concerning Ottawa’s more interesting inhabitants. In short, lively sketches feature well-known early settlers, such as Braddish Billings (1783-1864), to more modern, but little-known personalities like Isabel Percival (1903-1998), an astute businesswoman who devoted considerable time and effort to a number of worthy local causes. Along the way, Knowles introduces a fascinating cast of characters that will leave readers looking forward to a third volume.

Capital Lives Vol 2

Three cheers and a tiger to Valerie Knowles for the marvelous array of former Ottawa citizens she has brilliantly unveiled to us in these snapshot vignettes of their lives.
– Grete Hale, CM, LLD, GCLJ, FCGS, FRHSC, Chair Emeritus, Morrison Lamothe Inc.

It is a book to delight a reader anywhere who finds human animals the natural quarry of the historian, as well as a reader who ponders the places shaped by them.
– John Taylor, Prof. Emeritus, History, Carleton University, author of: Ottawa: An Illustrated History