#EBookGifts -- a small press book event

 Author Paula Johanson and Doublejoy Books are making plans for a small press book event with other authors and publishers. On Saturday, November 30 we'll all be promoting our ebooks on social media with the hashtag #EBookGifts.

This is a time of year when people are looking for gifts -- and ebooks make terrific gifts! The downloads happen right away. There's no wrapping paper to wrap properly or dispose of afterwards. Ebooks fit on a dedicated reading device or a smartphone or tablet, and especially on a computer's big screen. Look on social media for the hashtag #EBookGifts, for the ebooks you need for affordable gifts this year.

Short books here!

 Looking for something short to read? And nonfiction, not a short story? Try these two books from Doublejoy Books -- biographies of active men who were Canadian prime ministers.

Pierre Trudeau was famous (and still is, now that his grown son has also become prime minister). There are over two dozen biographies of this controversial man -- but you'll find that our book Pierre Elliott Trudeau: Child of Nature is the only one that focuses this much on his interests in canoeing and national parks. It's a safe bet that in his life, he paddled more miles than all the other members of Parliament put together.

By contrast, Charles Tupper is no longer a household name. But when Canada was forming its Confederation, Tupper was a mover and shaker who got things done. He served as a cabinet minister for many years, and as prime minister for only a few weeks. This biography Charles Tupper: Warhorse doesn't shy away from rumours that followed him for years, or the policies he put in place that were disastrous for First Nations people. 

Catch up on Canadian history with these quick reads!

Summer Reading!

 Time to get your summer reading ready!

If you're looking for affordable ebooks, there's always Paula's books at books2read.com/paulaj -- click on any book's cover image to read more about the book and "get it now" to get a copy from any of over a dozen vendors.

All titles from Doublejoy Books are available as free ebooks from Smashwords till the end of August!

Woolgathering

 It's wonderful to be able to announce that there is a new cover for the book based on my master's essay. Woolgathering: Awareness of the Foreign in Published Works About Cowichan Woodworking is a slim monograph with references, but still of interest for knitters and fibre artists who are not academics. Both the ebook and paperback editions are now available from Doublejoy Books with the new cover art, shown below. Click on this link to learn more about this book and where to find it.