Carol Matas's Blog, page 11
July 8, 2013
When I Die, paperback version
The paperback version of "When I Die" is available from Amazon.com and from Createspace.com. Follow the link below for Createspace where the shipping is cheaper! Unfortunately it is not available for sale on Amazon.ca so you will have to ship from the U.S.
https://www.createspace.com/4207887Visit Carol Matas at http://www.carolmatas.com
July 5, 2013
MY NEWEST BOOK HAS JUST BEEN PUBLISHED!
When I Die
is something completely different for me - a spiritual meditation that came to me one day when I was meditating. I "heard" the entire text and only modified it slightly for publication.This book is also a family collaboration. My talented daughter-in-law Bonnie Brask took all the photographs to illustrate the text.
Also - I've gone digital! When I Die is published by a new e-publisher, Fictive Press . Consequently, the book is only available for order online. It works best in the print edition ($9.99 USD), where the color photos are so evocative, and you can have an actual book in your hands to share with your children or your grandchildren as needed. It is also available in Kindle eBook ($0.99 USD). (But if you view that edition remember you are not seeing the vivid colors and the "real" pictures you see in the print edition.)
I'd love to hear how you and your children react to When I Die. Feel free to send me a comment or, better yet, review it online when you order.Visit Carol Matas at http://www.carolmatas.com
April 12, 2013
Number ONE on the Bestseller list!
Pieces of the Past is now number one on the Children's books bestseller list at McNally Robinson's books.Visit Carol Matas at http://www.carolmatas.com
Pieces Of The Past Book Launch!
Pieces of the Past, The Holocaust Diary Of Rose Rabinowitz launched on April 9th at the Berney Theatre at the Winnipeg JCC. It so happens that that was the date in 1940 Germany invaded Denmark - I wrote about that in my books, Lisa and Jesper. The Jewish Federation organized a wonderful program with a choir and beautiful singers, a collage of pictures from my book and then my presentation. I talked about how I came to tell the story of the Jewish war orphans who came to Canada after the war, and also why I chose to write about the Warsaw Ghetto and the hidden children of the Holocaust. My daughter Rebecca organized the whole thing and made it all possible as part of her job at the Rady. The turn out was fantastic. Afterwards
i talked to lots of people who all seemed to have loved the event and I signed lots of books. I also spoke to 2 sold out events for students at the theatre and they were also fantastic- the kids were great listeners and asked great questions.Visit Carol Matas at http://www.carolmatas.com
i talked to lots of people who all seemed to have loved the event and I signed lots of books. I also spoke to 2 sold out events for students at the theatre and they were also fantastic- the kids were great listeners and asked great questions.Visit Carol Matas at http://www.carolmatas.com
April 5, 2013
Bestseller List 4 weeks in a row!
I'm really amazed that Pieces of the Past has made the bestseller list at McNally Robinson's Books for the 4th week in a row. And before the book even launches. Which, by the way, is coming up fast, this Tuesday, April 9, 7. PM, at The Berney Theatre, JCC, Winnipeg.
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April 2, 2013
Bestseller list 3 weeks in a row!
Pieces Of The Past has made the McNally Robinson Bestseller list for the third week in a row! Just a reminder that the launch is coming up next week- April 9, at the Berney Theatre, 7 PM. Very busy trying to figure out what to read. I'll also be reading to students on the 9th and the 10th in the afternoons, also at the Berney Theatre.Visit Carol Matas at http://www.carolmatas.com
March 22, 2013
Bestseller List, Again!
Pieces Of The Past, The Holocaust Diary of Rose Rabinowitz, has made the McNally Robinson Bestseller list for a second week in a row. McNally's has done this wonderful poster to publicize the launch coming up April 9, as part of Holocaust Awareness Week.Visit Carol Matas at http://www.carolmatas.com
March 15, 2013
Book Launch!
Announcing the launch for my brand new book Pieces Of The Past, The Holocaust Diary of Rose Rabinowitz, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1948.Tuesday, April 9, at the Berney Theatre, Asper Community Campus, 123 Doncaster Street, Winnipeg.
The event is part of Holocaust Awareness Week which begins April 17th and goes until April 12. The program is sponsored by The Holocaust Awareness Committee, The Rady JCC, and McNally Robinson Booksellers. Hope to see you all there!Visit Carol Matas at http://www.carolmatas.com
The event is part of Holocaust Awareness Week which begins April 17th and goes until April 12. The program is sponsored by The Holocaust Awareness Committee, The Rady JCC, and McNally Robinson Booksellers. Hope to see you all there!Visit Carol Matas at http://www.carolmatas.com
Bestseller!
Pieces Of The Past, The Holocaust Diary Of Rose Rabinowitz, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1948 is on the McNally Robinson's Bestseller list this week. What is so exciting about that is we haven't even launched the book here in Winnipeg. News of the launch coming soon!Visit Carol Matas at http://www.carolmatas.com
February 28, 2013
I Love To Read Month
On Tuesday I visited the Gray academy for I Love To Read Month. I read from "The Lost Locket" for grade 3 and a new, as yet unpublished picture book I have written for grade 1. (Which they loved and that was encouraging.) We made up a story with the grade one class and the grade 3's had more questions than there was time for. It was really great when I asked the children what their favourite book was and two of them said "The Proof that Ghosts Exist." When I said that I thought it was for older kids when I wrote it they were stunned- not realizing I was the author- of course with my friend Perry Nodelman! That was cool. Visit Carol Matas at http://www.carolmatas.com
