Our office will be closed for the holidays from December 24 - January 2, 2014. We hope you and your family have a beautiful Christmas filled with family and friends, good food, fun times, and, of course, great books!

The winner of our “Twelve Books of Christmas” contest is Lori Critch! Congratulations, Lori! Thank you to everyone who entered the contest! Merry Christmas!!

Congratulations to Norman Doyle! According to Doyle was selected by the Hill Times as one of the Best 100 Books in Politics, Public Policy, and History in 2013!

Congratulations to Bill Rowe! The Premiers Joey and Frank was selected by the Hill Times as one of the Best 100 Books in Politics, Public Policy, and History in 2013!

The “Twelve Books of Christmas” contest is coming back! To help you with your Christmas shopping, Flanker Press will highlight one book per day on our Facebook page and Twitter feed beginning on Monday morning and running for twelve weekdays. These are books we think would make a good Christmas present, either for someone else or for you! To participate in the contest, “Like” the Flanker Press page on Facebook or “Follow” Flanker Press on Twitter and keep track of the books we list. On the twelfth day (Tuesday, December 17), email us with a list of the twelve books in the order in which they were featured (for example: Book 1 – Book Title by Author’s Name). Submit your list, along with your name and mailing address, to info@flankerpress.com with “The Twelve Books of Christmas Contest” in the subject line. Entries must be received by 11:59 pm NST on Tuesday, December 17, 2013. One winning entry will be randomly drawn from all correct entries received. The prize? A gift pack that includes one copy of each of the twelve books featured in the contest!

Congratulations to Shannon Ryan! His book, A History of Newfoundland in the North Atlantic to 1818, has been shortlisted for the 2013 Heritage and History Book Awards in the non-fiction category! The Heritage and History Book Awards alternate between works of poetry and non-fiction one year, and fiction and children's/young adult books in the following year. The shortlists are selected from among those books submitted to the Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards. The Heritage and History Book Awards are presented by the Writers' Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador for works that exemplify excellence in the interpretation of the history and heritage of Newfoundland and Labrador. The awards are sponsored by the Historic Sites Association of Newfoundland and Labrador. The winners will be announced on Tuesday, December 10, at 7:30 pm at the Ship Pub in St. John's.

Congratulations to Bill Rowe! The Premiers Joey and Frank: Greed, Power, and Lust appeared on two Globe and Mail bestseller lists this weekend: #8 on the Globe and Mail (Canadian Non-Fiction) Bestseller List and #8 on the Globe and Mail (Biography) Bestseller List!