Announcing Steam Memories of Lindsay

For the past five months, I have been working ahead on the next volume, which will deal with the network of branchlines surrounding Lindsay, Ontario. We have prepared a print flyer which will be sent to all recent (past three years) direct order customers. You can also read about the book on our webpage.

For folks going to the Lindsay model railway show this weekend, Charles Cooper has kindly assisted us in making sure a supply of flyers are available there.

Publication of this volume will be in the fall of 2009, and you can pre-order a copy (at a discount) until September 30 by ordering online or submitting payment via our mail order form (or wait for your flyer in the mail). At the moment I am working on the Midland (town) and Midland Subdivision chapters. This has involved unravelling and explaining the fascinating story of bulk commodities shipped off the CNR Midland Sub: grain from the Midland elevators, coal from Century Coal at Midland, and limestone from Uhthoff.

I should also mention that we are down to about a dozen copies of To Stratford Under Steam.

Stratford radio interview

Today I will be interviewed by Eddie Matthews on 1240 CJCSradio in Stratford at 8:15 a.m. You can find the station and listen live here.

Owen sound radio interview today

I will be chatting with Christine Curtis on CFOS radio in Owen Sound at 12:40 p.m. today. You can listen to the interview through the station's "Listen Live" button, found here.

Hamilton radio interview today

At 12:30 this afternoon, I will be chatting with John Biggs on Talk 820 radio in Hamilton. Three guesses as to which book John will want to discuss! Look for the "Listen Now" button on the Talk 820 web page here.

See you at George's Trains today!

A quick reminder to folks in the Greater Toronto Area that I'll be doing a book signing at George's Trains on Mount Pleasant Road in Toronto. Mary-Jo and I will be at the table from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m., so feel free to stop by. If you have any books which are not signed, the store advises that they would be more than happy for you to bring them in to be signed. Of course, there will be good stock of all eight titles if you need any for Christmas!

Radio interview this morning

At 9:20 this morning (minutes from now!), I will be chatting with John Nichols on The Peak FM Collingwood. John will likely be especially interested in Steam Scenes of Allandale and the new Hamilton book . you can listen live here (look for the "Listen Live" button).

Interview today on CFOS Owen Sound

Today, I will be doing the "Georgian Bay Today" show on CFOS AM radio in Owen Sound. The show broadcasts from noon until 1:00 PM, and I believe we are taping the interview at 1030 this morning. Christine Curtis is the host and you can listen here. It is likely that we will talk about the Palmerston book, and possibly one or both of the Allandale books, and there will of course be a mention of the new Hamilton release.

Update: we recorded the interview this morning, and it will run on CFOS sometime next week. I will post the date and time when I get word from the hostess.

Free shipping, tonight only!

As part of a promotion to be announced on tonight's radio interview, we are waiving the shipping charges on any number of books ordered (North America only) for tonight only! If you need any of the titles, now is the time to go crazy on our book page!

Radio interview tonight and feature story

Tonight I'll be chatting with Heli Cotnam on Let's Live it Up, broadcast live on CFRM 100.7 FM at 7:00 p.m. Eastern. The interview will be almost half an hour in length, allowing us to get into numerous subjects, with attention no doubt on Steam in Northern Ontario. The broadcast catchment is about half a million people radiating out from Sudbury. You can listen live here (be sure to check the "Windows Media" option to avoid a download).

Today's Orillia newspaper has a feature article on the newest book, and the author in general, here.

We have many more radio and television interviews coming, along with newspaper coverage, in the next couple of weeks.

New bookstores and media attention

We are pleased to announce that Page & Turners book shop in Barrie has been added to our list of retailers. For you folks up north, The Bookcase in Dryden is now stocking Steam in Northern Ontario. In Hamilton, the Coles store in Jackson Square is stocking Steam Echoes of Hamilton.

Over the next couple of weeks, we have scheduled numerous radio and television interviews about the Hamilton release and other titles. There will also be several feature newspaper stories. We'll post information on these on a day-to-day basis.

We are also booking a number of speaking engagements for 2009, including Owen Sound and Buffalo. If your group is interested in a presentation and book signing event, kindly contact us.

Hometown book signing in Barrie this weekend

We have set up a book signing at the Chapters-Indigo outlet in Barrie for this Saturday afternoon from 2 to 4 p.m. We'll bring along a full stock of all the titles, so if you are looking for a signed copy of any of the volumes, stop by! Directions to the store are here.

Two new dealers and a book signing!

We are pleased to announce that Transport Books in Toronto is now carrying the full line of our titles. Also, the Chapters outlet in Barrie is selling the two Allandale titles. For those of you in Southern Ontario looking for a copy of the new Hamilton book or any of the previous seven volumes, several of our dealers are taking stock to the Christmas Train Show in Toronto this weekend.

We have also scheduled a book signing at George's Trains in Toronto for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on December 6.