French Language Publisher (or English Translator?) Needed for Haitian Author

I have a friend in Haiti who has written several books and would like to find a publisher for his first.

In April 2000, he went into hiding alone in the mountains to avoid being killed. When he finally came out, he went into a state of nervous collapse and was hospitalized. This book is a collection of poetry and creative nonfiction detailing that period of his life.

I do not know who to put him in touch with, but it would be a loss if his writings were never published. He is a visionary and works in creative and effective ways with his rural community to make it a place where the young people can thrive, rather than moving to the city. He also works with street kids and prostitutes.

Does anyone have any advice or names of publishers or agents who might be interested in this sort of material? Can you forward this to someone who might? Many thanks.

Casey

Finding Creatures Giveaway

SO YOU WANT TO READ A GOOD BOOK of short, smart, lyrical stories, but you just don't know how to get ahold of one?

WEEP NO MORE! It's the C. June Wolf Finding Creatures Giveaway!

Yes, my friends, I am avoiding working today on the many projects I've got going by reading discussion list mailings and browsing websites recommended by participants in said fora. And I thought, what a good idea Rosemary Jones had. I'm going to do that, too. Sorry, I am trying to hyperlink her name but it ain't working. Here's the unlinked url: http://rosemaryjones.blogspot.com/

Taking a post from Rosemary's blog, I will explain the hows here:

Post a comment here on why you want a copy. I'll randomly draw a name and mail a free, signed copy to that person.

Don't post names, addresses, or personal information. I'll contact you if you win for the mailing address. Just tell me why you want to go exploring the realm of Casey's Creatures.

(I entered Rosemary's draw, by the way. She writes YA fantasy and her upcoming book is City of the Dead. Follow the url to enter hers as well.)

Cheers!

Casey

psst! if you want the scoop on Finding Creatures and Other Stories, you can get it at the publisher's website: http://wattleanddaubbooks.ca/?page_id=55

LibraryThing Featured Author--Se Mwen!

What fun! I went to my LibraryThing page to see why I was suddenly getting friend requests and my virtual collection was being added as an interesting library, and lo! I am one of the two featured authors today! What fun!

Asian Heritage Month: A Booklist

Happy Heritage Month to all Asians and Friends! I celebrate today with a list of Asian-related books I have enjoyed, gleaned from my Library Thing catalogue.

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	Title	Author	Date	Tags	Rating	Comments
	Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life	Thich Nhat Hanh Hanh, Thich Nhat	1992	activism, Asia, meditation, Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnam		My all time favourite; I owe this book a debt of gratitude.
	The Long Road Turns to Joy: A Guide to Walking Meditation	Thich Nhat Hanh Hanh, Thich Nhat	1996	activism, Asia, meditation, Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnam		I use these teachings every day. Wow.
	The Bone Collector's Son	Paul Yee Yee, Paul	2005	Asia, bone collectors, China, Chinatown, ghosts, historical fiction, Vancouver, YA		Great YA: ghosts, culture, history, dad-son conflict, open graves--the lot!
	Learning True Love: How I Learned & Practiced Social Change in Vietnam	Sister Chan Khong Khong, Sister Chan	1993	activism, Asia, Buddhism, engaged Buddhism, Maxine Hong Kingston, mindfulness, mindfulness, peace, peace work, social change, Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnam, war		I fell in love with Sister Khong.
	Interbeing: Commentaries on the Tiep Hien Precepts	Thich Nhat Hanh Hanh, Thich Nhat	1987	activism, Asia, Buddhism, engaged Buddhism, interbeing, mindfulness, peace, social change, Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnam		Brilliant work by the nuns and monks who developed these excellent guidelines for engaged compassionate living. Many thanks.
	Land : a novel	Kyong-ni Pak Pak, Kyong-ni	1996	Asia, change, fiction, folk, Japan, Korea, Korean history
	Native Speaker	Chang-rae Lee Lee, Chang-rae	1995	Asia, fiction, Korea, Korean American
	Confessions of a Mask (New Directions Paperbook)	Yukio Mishima Mishima, Yukio	1958	Asia, Japan
	Old Path White Clouds: Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha	Thich Nhat Hanh Hanh, Thich Nhat	1991	Asia, biography, Buddha, Buddhism, spirituality
	Bodhisattva of compassion : the mystical tradition of Kuan Yin	John Blofeld Blofeld, John	1977	Asia, Bodhisattva, Buddhism, China, compassion, Kuan Yin, religion, Taoism
	The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts	Maxine Hong Kingston Kingston, Maxine Hong	1977	Asia, China, Chinatown, girls, women
	Disappearing Moon Cafe	Sky Lee Lee, Sky	1991	Asia, China, Chinatown, Chinese Canadian historical fiction, women
	My Masters Robe: Memories Of A Novice Monk	Thich Nhat Hanh Hanh, Thich Nhat	2003	Asia, autobiography, Buddhism, child autobiography, mindfulness, monks, religious instruction, religious life, Vietnam		Wonderful insight into the life of a young monk.
	A Joyful Path: Community, Transformation and Peace	Thich Nhat Hanh Thich Nhat Hanh	1995	Asia, Buddhism, community, engaged Buddhism, peace, spirituality, Thich Nhat Hanh
	Thomas Merton and Thich Nhat Hanh: Engaged Spirituality in an Age of Globalization	Robert H. King King, Robert H.	2001	Asia, Buddhism, engaged, engaged Buddhism, spirituality, spirituality, Thich Nhat Hanh, THomas Merton, Vietnam
	Curses of the Third Uncle	Paul Yee Yee, Paul	1986	Asia, Canada, China, Chinatown, supernatural, Vancouver, YA
	The jade peony : a novel	Wayson Choy Choy, Wayson	1995	Asia, Canada, China, Chinatown, Vancouver
	Fan shen. = Fanshen : [a documentary of revolution in a Chinese village]	William. [from old catalog] Hinton Hinton, William. [from old catalog]	1974	Asia, China, Communism, revolution
	The Joy Luck Club	Amy Tan Tan, Amy	1989	Asia, China, Chinatown, Chinese American, women
	Sunflower Splendor: Three Thousand Years of Chinese Poetry (Midland Book)	Wu-Chi Liu Liu, Wu-Chi	1990	Asia, China, poetry
	The I Ching or Book of Changes	C.F. Baynes Baynes, C.F.	1967	Asia, Book of Changes, China, fortune telling, I Ching