We just received word that Craig Heimbuch’s new book Chasing Oliver Hazard Perry has been chosen as a Great Lakes,Great Reads Spring 2010 pick! Each publishing season the Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association names their picks for the Great Lakes, Great reads program–the most promising new books of regional interest. It’s a fascinating program for [...]

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We got the news last week, when the 2009 National Book Awards were announced and we saw that William Nealy’s (destined-to-be-a-classic) Kayak: The New Frontier took home the top prize in the “Classic Category”. It’s a great honor to have this one-of-a-kind book get the recognition we think it deserves. The folks here at Menasha [...]

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The website Planeta.com, self-described as a global journal of practical ecotourism, has just named Traveler’s Tool Kit: Mexico & Central America by Rob Sangster and Tim Leffel, a book of the year in its guidebook category. This is the third year that Planeta.com has featured Book of the Year Awards and the website reports that [...]

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