Category: Reading

May 26 . Issue #155

Post author By Paul Yanuziello
Post date May 26, 2023

Hello all, and welcome to my monthly journal. This is a place for me to share 5 points of interest. This month’s journal includes book festivals, love festivals and artisan markets, book promotions, and more …

1. My promotion for Samba on a Snowy Day, book 1 in the Samba Dog series, has ended. Thank you to all of you for checking out my book and for downloading it. If you liked the book and can leave an honest review on Amazon or Goodreads, that would be most helpful.

I have been writing reports/reviews on shows that I have enjoyed seeing. My most recent was published in That Canadian Magazine under my pseudonym, Paul J. Youngman.

Look at my page, “Writing a Review,” for how to prepare a review if in doubt.

2. Regarding promotions, my new children’s book in the Samba Dog series, Samba in Switzerland, is part of an Amazon Kindle Countdown Deal.

Starting May 24th, the ebook price will be set at $1.99 and run until May 27th, 8:00 AM. The price increases to $2.99 and will run until May 31st, 8:00 AM reverting back to $4.99 after that time.

3. If you are out and about in June, stop into the Newmarket Farmers Market, the WCYR – The Bookshelf is hosting a book festival on June 10th. I will be there with all my books, which are on sale. They will sell for 10% less than online or at your local bookstores.

The next book festival for me, Sunday, June 11th, much more than that actually, is the The New Earth Village Love Festival and Artisan Market, it’s up north Loretto way. Featuring a reading by me of my new book, Samba in Switzerland, all my books will be on sale. There will be a drum circle, some Tai Chi, and a guest appearance by musical maestro Chris Assad and much more. Hope to see you there too.

4. Have you seen these little libraries on residential streets? They’re all the rage in Toronto. Well, I have found some great books in them. My most recent, Blacklist by author Sara Paretsky, is my evening read.

As a way of paying it forward, I have been leaving my book Scratchy the Squirrel: A Time for Friends in the libraries close to where I’m staying when I am in Toronto.

5. I love teaching kids and learning from them. It’s the reason I started writing children’s books. When I returned from Costa Rica this spring, I stopped in at one of my old training grounds, Dynamic Martial Arts. Paul sensei, the head instructor, allowed me to teach the kid’s class.

I enjoyed it so much that I asked if we could make it monthly. So, now it is, and I look forward to my once-a-month visit to Dynamic Martial Arts to share my passion with the students. The featured photo is of one of the students. Photo credit, by Daniela sensei.

Thank you for reading, and if you know someone who would like to read my journal, please share it with others. All of my books are now available at your favorite bookstores; support local bookstores with your online purchases.

Make sure you get out and about, enjoy the beautiful days. Visit an artisan market, a farmers market or a book festival. If you’re looking for a great early reader chapter book get my book Scratchy the Squirrel: A Time for Friends. For the younger ones, my picture books are perfect, Samba in Switzerland, Samba on a Snowy Day or Samba in Brazil.

Stay safe, stay well, stay strong and keep going.

Tags Amazon, Dynamic Martial Arts, Goodreads, New Earth Village, That Canadian Magazine, WCYR - The Book Shelf

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April 28.Issue #154

Post author By Paul Yanuziello
Post date April 28, 2023

“Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught, we will realize that we can not eat our money.” Plains Cree Proverb

Hello all and welcome to my monthly journal. A place for me to share 5 points of interest. The quoted passage above caught my attention and resonated with me. In this month’s journal, book promotions, free ebooks and deep discounts. Musical performances that I’m excited about and more…

1.My newest book in the samba dog series Samba in Switzerland will be on sale in May. An Amazon timed sale starts May 24 -27 at sale price of $1.99 and goes up to $2.99 May 27-30, then back to regular price $4.99 after the 30th.

2. Samba on a Snowy Day, book 1 in the series, is part of a free promotion Clean Youth Fiction. There are some wonderful ebooks available for your children.

3. I am looking forward to the New Earth Love Festival and Artisan Market. I’ll be there on June 11 and August 20 with all my books and some prints from the books; illustrator Joshua Miller’s artwork is the featured photo for this month; this is one of the spreads from Samba in Switzerland. This is a great event featuring local artisan goods and it is a fun family event.

4.There are some amazing musical events happening in Toronto and Greater Toronto Area. I’ve got my tickets to Arturo Sandoval, Cuban trumpeter extraordinaire.

Another concert that has piqued my interest, The Garden Little Night Orchestra presents The Legend of Huli.

5. I’m working with illustrator Joshua Miller on my new middle-grade book. We have had a couple of meetings, our most recent just this last Tuesday. The book has a martial arts theme to it; all be it, one featuring forest animals.

This idea for a book came about many years ago. Inspired by my sensei at the time. Training with this master martial artist was what I imagined training with a bear might be like.

I can’t wait to share some of these stories with everyone. The anticipated release date, September 2023.

All of my books are now available at your favorite bookstores; support local bookstores with your online purchases. Make sure you get out and about but do stay safe. Visit a book store, or the library and pick up some books. If you’re looking for a great early reader chapter book get my book Scratchy the Squirrel: A Time for Friends. Or one of my picture books, Samba in Switzerland, Samba on a Snowy Day or Samba in Brazil.

Stay safe, stay well, stay strong and keep going.

Tags Arturo Sandoval, The Garden Little Night Orchestra

Reading

April 14 . Issue #153

Post author By Paul Yanuziello
Post date April 14, 2023

An early bird monthly newsletter to ensure you jump on the Spring Readathon for children and any book lovers. The promo begins April 15th and runs through to May 14th.

1. Samba on a Snowy Day, book 1 in the Samba Dog series is part of an excellent book promotion featuring some award-winning, top-selling kid’s books, and it’s free for a limited time. “Clean Youth Fiction, Spring Readathon“.

2. Samba par une Journée Enneigée, Samba book 1 translated into French, is part of the Amazon kindle unlimited special so if you have kindle unlimited, you get it free with one click.

3. Samba in Switzerland Book 3 in the Samba Dog series is out worldwide and receiving great reviews.

I will have a special sales promotion at the end of the month, so please take advantage of the discount price and pick up an E-Book for under two dollars. More details to follow in my next issue of the Monthly Journal.

4. I have been taking advantage of this incredible weather and doing my martial arts training in the park. Join me, get in touch if you’re in the neighborhood. I am also training at a great dojo within walking distance of my Toronto residence, Naka Ima Dojo.

5. I am scheduled for a few events this summer; I hope to see you at one of the libraries, book festivals, or artisan markets that I will be attending.

One of my favorite artisan markets The New Earth Village has posted the dates for this summer’s festival. Hope to see you there.

Thank you for reading. If you know of anyone who would be interested in any of these events or special offers please share the newsletter, my Monthly Journal with others.

Stay safe, stay well, stay strong and keep going.