From the editor:
August is upon us, and as the summer starts to wind down and the children start gearing up for school, we need to remember to reach out and savor that last official month of summer. August is not only the last full month of summer, but it is also officially recognized as National Catfish Month. I can think of no better way to wring out the last bit of fun from summer than enjoying a little fishing and outdoor grilling of your catch. Check out Rudow’s Guide to Fishing the Chesapeake for tips on how to find and catch the star of August, the catfish. Once you’ve reeled in dinner, Off the Hook, Rudow’s Recipes for Cooking Your Catch will tell you the tastiest ways to prepare that big guy. If you are looking for delicious sides, I recommend the classics: a side of cole slaw, some hush puppies, and for dessert, a slice of peach pie (featured below). As for me, I think I will sit back on the porch with our newest mystery, A Memory of a Murder, and personally celebrate August 15…National Relaxation Day!
Managing Editor
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Gearing Back Up for School
Leonard Calvert and the Maryland Adventure
Leonard Calvert was a quiet boy who grew up in England. When he was grown, Leonard went to Newfoundland with his father, George Calvert, the first Lord Baltimore, and fought French privateers. When his father died, Cecil became the second Lord Baltimore, and led the first colonists to settle in Maryland. Leonard was just twenty-seven-years old when he became Maryland's first governor. He faced fierce Indians, unfriendly Virginia fur traders, and plundering pirates who wanted to chase him out of Maryland and take the colony away from the Calverts.
Oyster Moon
When fourteen-year-old Anna Shepherd receives mysterious messages, she knows they are from her twin brother, Toby, who left two weeks earlier aboard an oyster dredge boat. The messages are only the beginning. A strange letter written in a foreign language arrives for her in the mail, and soon Anna realizes that someone is following her.
An exciting blend of mystery and history, Oyster Moon is set on Maryland’s Eastern Shore in the late 1800s, at the peak of the tumultuous Oyster Wars.
Chesapeake ABC
Priscilla Cummings's Chadwick the Crab series has been a staple of Chesapeake juvenile literature for more than a decade. Now Ms. Cummings turns her hand to another classic genre, the ABC book, this one with a Chesapeake regional flavor. From "A is for anchor" to "Z is for a zephyr," the sights, sounds, and feel of the Bay come through to the youngest of readers. This is a perfect way to introduce toddlers and preschoolers to the wonders of the alphabet and instill in them a love of the Chesapeake. (Also review its companion book, Chesapeake 1-2-3.) Whimsical drawings by David Aiken illustrate the verses about Chesapeake animals and things.
Chesapeake 1-2-3
In Chesapeake 1-2-3, companion book to Chesapeake ABC, the bay comes alive for preschoolers and toddlers learning to count. Pages and scenes grow more crowded as readers approach "ten," then see all the numbers once again. One girl went out to fish; two ospreys fly up high; three sails are on each boat; learn to count—the Chesapeake Way! This book will delight youngsters with its clever rhymes and whimsical drawings.
August Events
August 1
Dockside Emporium in Chestertown, MD
5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Author Kristina Henry will be celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Sam, the Chesapeake Bay Rockfish with a book signing at Dockside Emporium.
Annual Pony Penning Carnival on Chincoteague Island
Lois Szymanski will be signing copies of her book Out of the Sea, Today’s Chincoteague Pony, at both the information booth and the Chincoteague Pony Booth.
August 7
Environmental Concern Inc. in St Michaels
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Environmental Concern Inc. in St. Michaels, MD is hosting a book signing of Olly the Oyster Cleans the Bay. Author, Elaine Ann Allen, and illustrator, Kelli Nash, will both be available for autographs.
August 8
Hampton History Museum
(120 Old Hampton Lane, Hampton, Virginia)
Jennifer Bodine will be opening an exhibit of works featured by A. Audrey Bodine at the Hampton History Museum.
August 10
Java Rock
(On the corner of Sharp and Main St, Rock Hall, MD)
11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Java Rock will host a book signing and lecture with author and historian, Donald G. Shomette. FREE! He will sign and discuss Pirates on the Chesapeake (A True History of Pirates, Picaroons and Raiders on the Chesapeake Bay 1610–1807) and Shipwrecks on the Chesapeake (Maritime Disasters on the Chesapeake Bay & It's Tributaries 1608–1978).
August 23& 24
BayFest in North Beach, MD
Noon to 6:30 p.m.
Visit the Cornell Maritime Press/Tidewater Publishers tent at BayFest to meet many of our authors and get your book signed.
Authors currently scheduled to appear include Lenny Rudow, Carroll Kehne, Jr., and Elaine Ann Allen, with illustrator Kelli Nash.
More information will be available on our calendar as the event gets closer.