Janis Couvreux's Blog, page 5
June 20, 2018
Making a First Cut for Chanticleer 'Journey' Book Awards 2018
Sail Cowabunga! has moved forward in the judging rounds from SLUSH pile to the 2018 Journey Book Awards LONG LIST (aka the Slush Pile Survivors). The Long List has been implemented to accommodate the judges' request for an additional round of judging due to the number and/or quality of entries received. These entries will now compete for the 2018 Journey Semi-Finalists List known as the SHORT LIST. Short Listers will compete for the limited First Place Category Winners of the 2018 Journey Book Awards in the last rounds of judging and will be announced at the Awards Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 27th, 2019.
May 31, 2018
An Appearance at St. Francis Yacht Club's Speaker Series
San Fransciso's St. Francis Yacht Club hosted Janis and her bowman son Sean "Doogie" Couvreux at their weekly Yachting Luncheon speaker series, with an in-depth account of Sail Cowabunga!
The Lady Alliance features 'Tops of the World'
Featuring articles by Sail Cowabunga author Janis Couvreux, the adventure website The Lady Alliance has just published Spotting the Tops of the World by Air, Land, and Sea
May 3, 2018
National Award-Winning Sonoma Magazine features 'Sail Cowabunga!'
The May-June issue of the national award-winning Sonoma Magazine features Sail Cowabunga! with particular tips on introducing children to adventures as summer dawns on the horizon, related by journalist Nate Seltenrich.
Top award-winner for “general excellence” and “best feature story” in its circulation category at the 31st National City and Regional Magazine Awards competition recently in Denver, Sonoma Magazine was also recognized for the best interview/profile story at the 65th annual Maggie Awards in Los Angeles.
April 17, 2018
NEWS FLASH!: 2018 Notable Indie Literary Award for 'Sail Cowabunga!'
Literary indie review Shelf Unbound has listed Sail Cowabunga! as one of it's Notable Indie books for 2018. Shelf Media Group, publisher of Shelf Unbound indie book review, is the 2015 and 2016 Maggie Award Winner for Best Digital Magazine. The review is free to download, with Sail Cowabunga! appearing on page 97.
April 12, 2018
Top #2 Seller at Copperfield's Books, Petaluma
Sail Cowabunga! back on top rated NUMBER 2 top seller at Copperfield’s bookstore for the week of April-8, 2018, just behind Robert Reich’s new book!
March 14, 2018
Raising Kids on Adventure are Building Blocks for Grandkids
Traveling —and parenting—means expecting the unexpected. Just be prepared for how the experience might impact your kids.
This lifestyle will influence them, but maybe not how you would wish or like. Some will accept it; others reject it. Both our sons were hugely affected by our sailing lifestyle as they grew up, and today they are adventurous and adrenaline-driven, and live in the outdoors. One is an America's Cup professional sailor, the other a fanatical rock climber and paramedic/firefighter with a Denver fire department. They don't have nine-to-five jobs, and they are both hugely successful.
Their story has now become their children's story, my grandchildren's story, as my sons raise their children to ski, mountain bike, rock climb, paddle board, kayak, sail, swim, hike, and run. Winter, summer, spring, and fall, there is a season for something, and they attack it all with gusto.
Our sailing adventure was the first block of this foundation.
February 21, 2018
February 7, 2018
Readers' Favorite Favors 'Cowabunga' with 5 Stars
The well respected Readers' Favorite Book Reviews and Awards Contest website has favored Sail Cowabunga! with a 5 Star review! Reviewer Jack Magnus thoughtfully and thoroughly crafted his review from all angles of the story and the writing. Read it here.
February 2, 2018
Story Crosses Language Barriers: Romanian Website Interview
Romanian author and journalist Maria D. Holderman recently interview Janis Couvreux for the website Mesagerul Românesc about the book, Sail Cowabunga! and her process of writing it.
