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Quebec Book Release Facts ... + MORE

Facts:

-The French version of the one red paperclip book is called: Un Trombone Rouge
-It is a very nice book
-This guy published it.
-He's a great guy.
-The book will be released in Quebec on Friday Aug 17.
-You can bid on a special autographed copy of Un Trombone Rouge here.
-This is the video I just made for the auction.
-All the money raised for the auction will go to L'hopital Ste Justine, Montreal's children's hospital.
-Which is really awesome.

-I spoke French in the video.
-Most people in Quebec speak French.
-This guy also speaks Hanglish.
-If you're the highest bidder for the auction, I'll guarantee to meet you in person on Monday Aug 20 and we can "trade".
-Unless you provide a private jet, then the trade-in-person guarantee only applies to the Greater Montreal Area.
-Quebec is more than twice as big as Texas.
-But most of that is probably tundra.
-Nobody knows.
-There is an "official" book release party Monday Aug 20 at 5pm at a bar called Bily Kun in Montreal.
-Bily Kun is located at 354 Mont-Royal est.
-I mispronounced Bily Kun in the video.
-Dom thought that was pretty funny.
-Here is a helpful map.
-If you can make it, you're more than invited to join the fun.
-I ate All Bran cereal for breakfast today.
-It was delicious.
-Again, here is the link to the eBay auction for the autographed book.

*Here's the + MORE:
-The book was released in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa last week.
-It will be released in Canada and the USA on Tuesday Aug 21.
-More on that shortly.

Kyle

8/13/2007 01:44:00 PM - permalink

7 Comments:

Blogger François said...

Oui!
Super!

Je serai au lancement!

Ton français est superbe. J'adore ton accent québécois!

August 13, 2007  
Blogger Allan Wills said...

Tres bien Kyle, tres bien!

August 14, 2007  
Blogger * (asterisk) said...

I am currently reading the UK version of your book. I was hoping to save it for my beach hols, but it's proving difficult to hold off.

August 15, 2007  
Blogger Blackpool Hotels said...

I am currently reading the UK version of your book. very good :)


Thanks......................

Come Visit us at Hotels Blackpool Link Below:

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August 17, 2007  
Blogger ..:NanaDark:.. said...

hi ^^
my name is Josephine ^^
very good your blog!


I'm italian ^^

byeeee

August 17, 2007  
Blogger Laurent said...

Je découvre aujourd'hui votre histoire (mieux vaut tard que jamais) que je découvre drôle et enthousiasmante. J'ai hâte de lire le livre ! Salutations de France.

August 20, 2007  
Blogger Karen Olson said...

I am so totally bummed that I missed this book party in Montreal. Because even though I am in Connecticut, I was in Montreal on Aug. 20 on vacation. Of course I didn't know about you or your book until this past Saturday, when I bought a copy at my local indie bookstore. And I bought it only because of the cover. I've never done that before, and even though I'm a published author and should know that people buy books for the cover, I've never done that. But this was so kick-ass, I barely looked at what the book was about and bought it anyway. For the cover. And I finished the book last night and loved it, the whole idea behind it. I can't believe I never heard of oneredpaperclip before this.

Anyway, congrats on the book, the house, the whole thing. A great, fun read and inspiring in many ways.

September 11, 2007  

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