What's New

30 September, 2008

Is there ever a time of year that isn’t good for reading? Whether stretched out on the beach during the lazy days of summer or cuddled up by the fire in the middle of winter, a book is a great companion.

Here’s a look at what Lone Pine Publishing and its agency publishers are releasing over this fall and winter. We’re pretty confident you’ll find something to pique your interest.

At Lone Pine Publishing, we’re gearing up for next year’s gardening season, both in Canada and in the U.S. North of the 49th parallel, we’ll be releasing a title in January called 1001 Weird Facts for Canadian Gardeners. It’s a fun collection of unusual gardening trivia put together by Patricia Hanbidge, founder and owner of the soon-to-open Saskatchewan School of Horticulture. We’ll also be publishing a great new title, Fruit and Berry Gardening for Canada, set for release in February. An increasing number of gardeners are seeking to build attractive ornamental gardens that still can provide a steady supply of fresh fruits and vegetables. This book helps get you there. And Alberta gardeners will be pleased to know that veteran garden writer and landscape expert Don Williamson has written a new book entitled Tree and Shrub Gardening for Alberta.

Meanwhile, our container gardening books for Washington, Oregon and the Midwest were such hits this year that we’ve prepared a new title, Container Gardening for California, set for release next March. The flexibility of container gardening and the ability it gives you to experiment with new species continues to make it THE gardening trend to watch. And to our readers in the Great Lakes states, watch in February for Edible Gardening for the Midwest, a 248-page guide to a broad selection of vegetables, herbs, fruits and seeds you can successfully grow in, and harvest from, your garden.

Lone Pine’s nature book division also is putting finishing touches on a number of new titles. Edible and Medicinal Plants of Canada will be released in January. This 448-page book is a comprehensive guide prepared by a team of scientists specializing in biology, botany, ethnobotany and environmental studies. Stateside, we’re releasing the Southern California Nature Guide in February and the Great Lakes Nature Guide in March. Each book provides illustrated profiles of more than 400 species of animals and plants commonly found in each region. These books provide excellent guides for amateur naturalists out for a weekend adventure.

Lone Pine also will be distributing a number of new titles for agency publishers:

True crime publisher, Quagmire Press, is releasing Fallen Officers this fall. This book by journalist and author Peter Boer is a touching testament to Canadian police officers who have died in the line of duty.

Dragon Hill Publishing continues its fascinating series on the contributions of various ethnic communities in building the Canadian nation. Scheduled for release in February, How the French Created Canada describes the history and contribution of one of Canada’s founding communities.

Hockey is always a popular topic of conversation this time of year. Our friends at OverTime Books provide more fodder for verbal stick-handling with two books just released: a biography entitled Sidney Crosby and a handy reference guide, Hockey Stats and Facts 2008-2009. On the comedic side, OverTime is about to release Weird Facts About Curling, a retrospective of some of the more odd occasions in curling history. Also be sure to watch in February when OverTime releases Weird Facts About Baseball, a fun romp through the zanier side of baseball.

The good folks at Blue Bike Books continue their program of highly entertaining trivia books. For the Love of Chocolate will be out the end of this year, just in time for Valentine’s Day, full of tasty facts and other tidbits, even a few recipes – but no calories. Blue Bike also will publish Weird Food – and they mean weird – in March. Meantime, they are publishing The Bride’s Book of Traditions and Curiosities, releasing the title in February.

Lone Pine also is pleased to be distributing across the country the latest offering by one of Canada’s top gardening gurus, Mark Cullen. The Canadian Garden Primer: An Organic Approach is a useful reference in both the ornamental and vegetable garden and takes an environmentally responsible approach to successful gardening.

Happy reading!