Important Jewish Book Launched at WOTS

Join Windshift Press at Word on the Street in Vancouver on Sunday, September 24th as we launch From Man to Man - Moishe Nadir, trans. Harvey Fink ($19.95 Cdn/ ISBN: 0-9780056-0-0).

Translated from the original Yiddish, From Man to Man is a collection of the prose of Moishe Nadir, originally published in 1919. This American playwright and poet is enjoying a new renaissance, and it is no small wonder why. The work is of tremendous depth and the translation by Harvey Fink is an example of the same love and quest for the greater truths of Life which Nadir shared.

Harvey Fink will be signing copies of the book and is available to discuss other Yiddish translation projects he is currently at work on. If you miss it in Vancouver, you can buy your copy here

Book Launch at Word on the Street

Join Windshift Press at Word on the Street in Vancouver on Sunday, September 24th as we launch Gay 101: A Straight Look at Gay Life ( $19.95 Cdn/ ISBN: 0-9736560-9-3 ) by Sandra Janssen & Steven Coull.

Gay 101 offers the answers to some of the questions straight people are often afraid to ask. This perceptive book gives the reader the inside scoop on today's gay culture as reported by gay people.

This book is the result of extensive interviews with gay men and women from all backgrounds. Sandra Janssen and Steven Coull have made these intriguing and insight-filled surveys come to life. The authors offer us an opportunity to fully appreciate the "lifestyle", and find that there is really not that much which separates all of us.

The book is available from all good Canadian bookstores and on-line from Windshift Press On-Line .

Frankfurt Book Fair Excitement

We will have a shelf of Windshift Press books at the Frankfurt Bookfair this October. For those of you who are new to the world of publishing the Frankfurt Bookfair is the premiere bookfair in the world. With 16,000 editors, agents, movie scouts and other publishing professionals from around the world looking for new projects it is a terrific opportunity.

In 2005 the total number of visitors to the Frankfurt Bookfair on all five days of the Fair was 284,838 people.

Frankfurt Book Fair

Find us at the Foreword Magazine Collective - H8 - L980 - Hall 8 (English speaking hall) Row L, Booth 980

If you are taking in the Fair, plan to stop by the stand and check out our great titles.

So along with our regular local and regional book promotions we are particularly busy this autumn. Watch our calendar of events to see if your favourite author is visiting your town.

Word on the Street

There is great excitement in the Windshift Press office this month because we have taken a booth at Word on the Street in Vancouver. All Windshift Press authors will have their books available to the expected 40,000 visitors. Throughout the day a number of authors will be signing copies of their books. If you are planning to attend the Fair stop by the Windshift Press booth to meet your favourite author or talk to us about publishing your next book.

Word on the Street


The Word On The Street Book & Magazine Fair runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the last Sunday in September,in Vancouver, Calgary, Kitchener, Toronto and Halifax. What a great way to feel as though Canada is united in a national celebration of literacy and the printed word despite her vast geographical distances.

Look for details shortly about the authors who will be doing book launches and book signings on the day.