October 3, 2008

Julie will be live and in person selling her novel The Preacher at the:

28TH ANNUAL ALLAN & DISTRICT
CRAFT SHOW & TRADE FAIR

SPONSORED BY:
ALLAN COMPOSITE SCHOOL
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2008
516 SASKATCHEWAN ST., ALLAN, SK
10:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Allan School is located on the west side of Allan, just off Hwy. 397 on Saskatchewan Street.
2. The school is wheelchair accessible.
3. Admission is free.
4. The Allan & District Craft Show & Trade Fair Committee sells raffle tickets on a gift basket and makes hourly draws from all of the ticket sales.  The names of the hourly winners are returned to the draw drum.  Table renters are permitted to purchase raffle/hourly draw tickets.  Proceeds from the raffle tickets support the two Allan Composite School annual scholarships.
5. A lunch counter will be available and there is a designated lunch area.

Julie is looking forward to seeing you on November 1, 2008! Come meet Julie, have your copy of her book signed and find out what she's working on next!

September 22, 2008

The Allan Wheatland Library invites you
to join us at the library to launch
The Preacher, a novel by Allan's own Julie Fritz!

Thursday, October 9th - 7:30 p.m.

Bring your copies of The Preacher for Julie to sign for you, or plan to purchase your own copy that evening.
If you've already read and enjoyed The Preacher, vote for it online at www.reginalibrary.ca, or pick up a ballot at the library before September 30th. The Preacher has been nominated for the Saskatchewan Reader's Choice Award, and you decide the winner by voting!

September 10, 2008

Julie's Reading and Book signing event was a great success! Thank you to all of those who turned out for this wonderful event.

Pictures will be posted soon! If you have some photos of the event, please send them to our webmaster.

September 4, 2008

You can now vote for Julie's book as your favourite in the Saskatchewan book awards! Not only could Julie win in the First Book category, we can make her the fan favourite! Go on to the Regina Public Library's website www.reginalibrary.ca and vote for The Preacher! Then, you can go down to your local participating library and cast another vote in person! Be sure to cast your votes soon because voting is only open for the month of September.

Please pass this information on to all your contacts. This will only take 2 minutes of your time and Julie will be so happy to win!

Thanks for all your support over the past few months, The Preacher is selling copies quickly and the feedback has been incredible.

Kind regards,

John Fritz

August 18, 2008

Julie has applied for a Saskatchewan Book Award in the 'First Book' category! As a result The Preacher is automatically entered into the Reader's Choice Award, which you can vote for online or at any Saskatchewan Public Library starting September 4th! Those of you who have enjoyed The Preacher can cast your vote for the novel - Julie really appreciates your votes!

Thanks so much for all your support so far, and thanks in advance for your votes!

August 8, 2008

Review of the Preacher
posted by Lynn

The Preacher is the story of eight young men who become friends in the barracks and trenches of World War II. This novel is divided into three parts: The Boys, The War, The Men. The first and third sections are exceptionally well written. (There's nothing wrong with the middle section, but it's the beginning and end that really impressed me.)

"The Boys" provides a vignette on each of the young men just prior to being drafted or volunteering for war. Each vignette is well written and conveys in just a few short pages remarkable character portraits and stories. Each could almost stand alone as very short stories. That doesn't mean they don't hold together....just that each life is complete in itself before the eight "boys" meet up in the war.

Similarly, the third section ("The Men") which provides the story of each of the homecomings, is also powerful and again, each is wholly satisfying in itself. But an added surprise is provided when the plot shifts to tie things together in an unexpected way.

The book provides vivid and touching images of everyday life and of human nature. But it is not over-written -- there is a sparseness or lightness of style that packs a lot of punch into this short novel.

July 15, 2008

Author's
Reading and Signing Event!

Tuesday, September 9, 2008
7:30 p.m.

Hosted by McNally Robinson Booksellers Saskatoon
in the Art Alcove
3130 8th Street East (see map)
8th Street at Circle Drive

Take the night off and come celebrate the official launch of Julie's new book, The Preacher! This is an event not to be missed. Come meet Julie Fritz, and have your copy of her new book signed by the author!