Portage and Main Press
Your Back to School Catalogue* is in the mail. Find it in your school sometime this week or view it online by clicking on the link minicataloguefall.
The catalogue includes our new, bestselling, and upcoming titles. For more information on these titles or to view our entire selection, visit www.pandmpress.com.
*All special offers are only available on school orders. All special offers are not available on online orders.
October 22-24
Join P&M Press at the NCTE Northwest Regional Conference in Burnaby, BC. We are pleased that several P&M Press authors are offering thoughtful, informative, and engaging sessions at this conference – plan on attending.
For more information about the NCTE Northwest Regional Conference and author session times and locations, download the conference program at www.bctela.ca.
A Memoir
In 1983, Beatrice Mosionier (then Culleton) blazed onto the stage of Canadian literature with the publication of her first novel, In Search of April Raintree. With searing clarity, Mosionier explored the struggle of two Métis sisters as they tried to make sense of the powerlessness, racism, and loss that loomed so large in their lives.
For years, readers have been asking: How much of April Raintree’s story is from the author’s own life?
Come Walk With Me, A Memoir is Mosionier’s long-awaited response to that question. In it, she recounts a life that often parallels that of her most memorable fictional character. Like April, Mosionier confronts great loss – of family, of innocence, and of dignity. However, whereas April is just beginning her quest for self-realization, Mosionier shares with us how she has found fulfillment – artistically, politically, and personally. She also includes the recovery of her powerful bond with her mother, a bond nearly destroyed by the family’s separation in 1952.
Visit Beatrice’s newly launched website at www.beatrice-culleton-mosionier.com
Order your copy today at www.pandmpress.com.
Visit the P&M Booths
Below is a list of P&M Press authors speaking at the 38th Annual SAG Co-Ordinated Conferences. Sessions will take place at various locations across Winnipeg, MB. Each author has prepared a thoughtful, informative, and engaging session – plan on attending.
For more information about the annual conference, session locations and times, and to register for an author’s session click on www.mbteach.org.
Beatrice Mosionier
Born in St. Boniface, Manitoba, in 1949, to Mary Clara (Pelletier) and Louis Mosionier, Beatrice was the youngest of four children. When she was three, Children’s Aid Society split the family apart, putting the four children into different foster homes.
In January 1964, Vivian, her second oldest sister, committed suicide. In October 1980, Kathy, her oldest sister, committed suicide. At this time, Beatrice was working as a bookkeeper. She had never planned or desired to be a writer but, following the suicide of Kathy, she felt compelled to write a novel loosely based on her own life experiences. In April 1983, Pemmican Publications, a Métis publishing house, published In Search of April Raintree. In 2008, the Winnipeg Foundation chose In Search of April Raintree to launch its new literacy initiative, On The Same Page: Manitoba Reads! Portage & Main Press commemorated the book’s selection with the publication of a special 25th anniversary edition of the novel.
Beatrice worked as the publisher of Pemmican for five years. During this time, she revised her novel for schools, and April Raintree was published in 1984. Over the years, she has written other books, a play, and a short film piece for the National Film Board, but she remains best known for her first novel. It remains one of Canada’s most popular books of Aboriginal literature.
Beatrice and her husband live in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Join Beatrice on her newly launch website at www.beatrice-culleton-mosionier.com
by Jennifer Lawson
P&M Press is proud to announce that Hands-On English Language Learning Early Years is now available. Purchase it before Dec. 31, 2009 to receive the special introductory price of $129*. Place your order by contacting customer service at 1-800-667-9673 or online at www.pandmpress.com.
To assist your students in developing language skills, Hands-On English Language Learning includes
To download sample pages from Hands-On English Language Learning, click here.
*the regular price is $132
