We’re pleased to report that The Pipeline and the Paradigm by Samuel Avery is now available in an unabridged audio version. It’s available from Audible.com, Audiobooks.com, and other audiobook vendors. You can listen to a sample here.

Samuel Avery, author of The Pipeline and the Paradigm, was interviewed by Maclean’s Magazine for a feature in their Week in Review. Maclean’s is the leading Canadian news magazine.

You can read the article online here: Sam Avery’s ‘war’ to stop the pipeline

We are thrilled to say that the cover of the book Horseshoe Crab: Biography of a Survivor was honored last night with an award from the Washington Book Publishers. The book, designed by our design arm, Sensical Design & Communication, was a winner in the annual Book Design and Effective Awards in the category Illustrated Cover, Commercial Publishers. We were competing with books from much larger publishers, including a number of our Washington museums, so it’s very exciting to be a winner.

This is the third time Sensical Design has been honored by the Washington Book Publishers, and the first time for Ruka Press. Special thanks to illustrator Leslie Prunty for her beautiful horseshoe crab painting.

Here are some upcoming events featuring Ruka Press authors.

Samuel Avery, author of The Pipeline and the Paradigm:

• May 7, 7:00 pm—Carmichael’s Bookstore, Louisville, KY
• May 9, 5:00 pm—Indy Reads Books, Indianapolis
• May 9, 7:00 pm—Bookmamas, Indianapolis
• May 21, 7:00 pm—Sierra Club, Clifton Center, Louisville, KY
• May 22, 7:00 pm—Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Lexington, KY
• May 23, 7:00 pm—Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Cincinnati

Katie Fallon, author of Cerulean Blues:

• May 4—Morgantown Migratory Bird Day, Coopers Rock State Forest, Morgantown, WV.
• May 8, 7:00 pm—Potomac Valley Audubon Society, Shepardstown, WV.
• May 10, 7:30 pm—Baird Ornithological Club, Reading, PA.
• May 17-19, 2013—Cape May Spring Migration Festival, Cape May, NJ
• May 22, 2013—Quittapahilla Audubon Society, Palmyra, PA

Joan Maloof, author of Among the Ancients:

• May 4—Flora Quest, OH.

In addition, Ruka Press will be exhibiting at the Capitol Hill Literary Bookfest, Sunday May 4 from 11:00 to 4:00. If you’re in the Eastern Market area, please stop in and say hello.

This weekend Samuel Avery made several appearances on local media in the Bay Area as part of his California tour. They’re a good introduction to the book and the subjects he discussed. We’ll link to other appearances soon.

• KRON 4 TV morning news: five-minute in-studio interview
• KGO-AM radio: The Pat Thurston Show, in-depth hour-long interview (right-click to download MP3 file