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FRANCE AMERIQUE ARTICLE: Manu Chao en tournée américaine

http://www.france-amerique.com/articles/2011/08/11/manu_chao_en_tournee_americaine.html

"Agua Bendita" : A brand new short story by Delphine Pontvieux

The past few weeks have been prolific in terms of publication for Delphine Pontvieux.

Hot on the Heels of "Amsterdamned if you do : an anthology about settings" comes a new anthology, also published by CCLAP publishing, the Chicago Center For Literature and Photography. It is titled "American Wasteland: bleak tales of the future on the tenth anniversary of 9/11."

(The information below is copied from the CCLAP website)

WHAT IS IT ABOUT:

With all the talk of "hope" and "honor" that was bound to arise during the tenth anniversary of September 11th, the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography (CCLaP) thought it was important to also remind the future of what the last ten years have REALLY been like. That's why the center put together this latest anthology, which took a dark science-fiction conceit as its core and then invited a series of writers across the nation to pen stories set within that alternative universe. In this case, the stories (by Ray Charbonneau, Delphine Pontvieux, John Reed, Matthew Christman, Mark R. Brand and Lawrence Santoro) look back from a fictional twentieth anniversary of 9/11, but one where John McCain won the 2008 and '12 elections, then Sarah Palin in 2016 and '20; and with no government bailouts, no withdrawals from the Middle East, and no attempts to move away from an oil-based economy, the US has become a much bleaker and more terrible place, a nation that is now used to rolling electricity blackouts two or three days a week and that is just about to go to war with Mexico, where the permanently unemployed squat in half-finished McMansions out in crumbling suburbs that almost completely lack both gasoline and fresh fruit. A sobering reminder of what life under Tea Party rule would likely be like, "American Wasteland" is an antidote to the false cheeriness and optimism that has come with the tenth anniversary of 9/11, a more realistic look at all the mistakes this nation has made between then and now.

WHERE TO ORDER:

The book is coming in PDF versions for both American and European (A4) laserprinters; an EPUB for most mobile devices, including iPhones and iPads; and a special MOBI edition just for Kindle owners, which they can transfer directly to their device with their USB cord. (There will also be a version directly at the Kindle Store soon for a flat five bucks, for those who would rather wait.)
This electronic book has been released under a "pay what you want" system; if you want to pay nothing, that's perfectly fine, and you too will receive the same full-length version as everyone else. 
A hardcover version is also available.  The "Hypermodern Editions,"  are limited-edition, handmade, hardbound paper editions designed for collectors but kept reasonably priced ($15 plus shipping for recycled paper, $20 for one with cotton sheets), featuring such creative little touches as fabric-bound covers with decorative interior sheets, a Colophon and provenance statements, and a color photo of the ebook's front cover glued to the hardbound frontispiece, all of it held together with hand-done external Coptic stitching. 
ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY
http://www.cclapcenter.com/wasteland/ 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interview with Delphine Pontvieux in Hobbes End

Here is a new interview of Delphine Pontvieux published in the Jairus Reddy Blog for Hobbes End Publishing in the UK.

http://hobbesendpublishing.wordpress.com/2011/09/13/delphine-pontvieux-interview/

ETA's in Digital Book Today in the weekly featured great reads section!

ETA reviewed in the Kindle Book Review!

 

 

 

here is the link as well: http://thekindlebookreview.blogspot.com/2011/09/eta-estimated-time-of-arrest-by.html

AMERICAN WASTELAND BOOK RELEASE PARTY

FROM CCLAP CENTER IN CHICAGO:

So fresh on the heels of CCLaP's really successful quadruple book release party the other week, the center has yet another live event coming up soon — namely, the release party for our newest anthology, American Wasteland: Bleak Tales of the Future on the Tenth Anniversary of 9/11, our first chance to officially partner up with one of my favorite places in the city, Quimby's Bookstore over in Wicker Park.

AMERICAN WASTELAND  is essentially CCLaP's attempt to remind the future of what the ten years after September 11th really were like, worried as I am by the whitewashing of it all we've recently been seeing just even here approaching its tenth anniversary, cautionary tales about quasi-fascist governments but told here through the filter of alt-history science-fiction. Here, perhaps I should just quote from the event's press release to give you a better idea of what the book is about…

"…In this case, the stories look back from a fictional twentieth anniversary of 9/11, but one where John McCain won the 2008 and '12 elections, then Sarah Palin in 2016 and '20; and with no government bailouts, no withdrawals from the Middle East, and no attempts to move away from an oil-based economy, the US has become a much bleaker and more terrible place, a nation that is now used to rolling electricity blackouts two or three days a week and that is just about to go to war with Mexico, where the permanently unemployed squat in half-finished McMansions out in crumbling suburbs that almost completely lack both gasoline and fresh fruit. A sobering reminder of what life under Tea Party rule would likely be like, American Wasteland is an antidote to the false cheeriness and optimism that has come with the tenth anniversary of 9/11, a more realistic look at all the mistakes this nation has made between then and now."

Anyway, the party at Quimby's on Friday, September 9th will feature a performance from CCLaP regular Mark R. Brand (he of sci-fi novella Life After Sleep), and also readings from two other local writers who have been great friends and supporters of the center now for years, and both of whom I'm glad to finally start getting involved more with official CCLaP activities, Delphine Pontvieux (author of the Basque-separatist political thriller ETA: Estimated Time of Arrest) and Lawrence Santoro, a well-respected genre author (mostly of fantasy and horror) who lives down in the Hyde Park area with all the other U of C intellectuals. We're getting going about 7 pm that night, with performances starting around 7:15; here's a link to the Facebook event, and one to its iCal file, for adding automatically to your own home calendar if you want. Hell yes there will be free beer! Hope to see you then!

We hope you can attend the event and listen to Delphine Pontvieux as she reads an excerpt of her work published in the AMERICAN WASTELAND ANTHOLOGY, a short story titled "AGUA BENDITA."

The anthology's release date is set for September 11, 2011.

5 QUESTIONS / FREE-LANCE ZONE

Please find another interview with Delphine Pontvieux here on free-lance zone magazine.

Today we have another interview to share with you….please welcome author Delphine Pontvieux…

1. How did you wind up a writer?

I always enjoyed writing, and I am also an avid reader. When I was a teenager, I used to write short stories on an electronic IBM typewriter my dad gave me (to replace my mechanic typewriter in the mid 80s.) Then, after university, I started working. Other than writing marketing plans, I did not get much creative writing done. Then, a few years ago, I was asked to write a series of articles for a scuba diving publication. i realized how much i enjoyed writing them, thus i started writing more articles for other magazines. Then one day I woke up from a dream I definitely needed to put down on paper, which i did. That's how I realized, four chapters in, that I was writing a novel…and that was how it happened.

Read the next 4 questions and answers here:

http://freelance-zone.com/blog/lifestyle/interviews-lifestyle/interview-with-delphine-pontvieux/

NEVER TOO LATE

Here is an inspiring article written by James Oh, of the "profile of authors" blog fame, who also writes the "lift you up blog."

His latest article discusses the motto "never too late," and quotes Delphine Pontvieux's achievements to make his point across. Thank you Mister Oh! (Even though she says 'she's not worthy, she 's not worthy'…)

NEVER TOO LATE
VERY WARM WELCOME TO THIS UPLIFTING BLOG,Her motto "NEVER TOO LATE" sounds very familiar to me and I have prescribed to this formula very successfully. As such, I like to share with you with my experience because I have achieved some success through this formula. That's why I dare to step forward to vouch for this formula, with the hope that you too will prescribe to it without any hesitation. At least, we have done every possible means to pass the benefits to our readers, as a token of our appreciation for reading this uplifting blog.

I recalled when I was introduced to this motto for the very first time and I was so excited. It instantly touched my heart so deeply. Today, I have the great pleasure to share with my blog readers, who have taken the initiative to make life changing decisions to pursue their dreams. Here, I strongly believe that it is the main driving force for the award winning author, Miss Delphine who I had interviewed not long ago. I must thank her for this inspiration as it is her motto that helped her worked toward the destination she wanted. Big thanks to her. This serves to generate powerful and durable stamina for her years taken to complete her novel. Amazingly awesome.

Here, she illustrated the point well that she is not only a brave lady, but also have the courage to act upon her dreams no matter how many obstacles were ahead of her. Her right attitude of never look back is also worth to be praised and followed.

Read the rest of the article here: http://liftyouup.blogspot.com/2011/08/never-too-late.html

ETA reviewed in the New Book Review

http://www.thenewbookreview.blogspot.com/

BARNES AND NOBLE BOOK EVENT

Mark your calendars.

Delphine Pontvieux will partake in the discussion panel about fiction, present and read an excerpt of "ETA-Estimated Time of Arrest" and sign copies of her novel.

Please forward to all your contacts in the Rockford, Illinois area!