CHRY - Talks Non-Fiction Books with Noreen Taylor and David Staines

One Hour Of Book Talk With The RBC Taylor Prize - CHRY-fm This Tuesday

William Doyle-Marshall talks non-fiction with RBC Taylor Prize's Noreen Taylor and Dr David Staines, Tuesday on CHRY-fm at 2pm. Noreen Taylor, the founder of Canada's most important literary non-fiction prize, and Prize trustee David Staines spent Saturday afternoon in studio with Doyle-Marshall, talking about the book prize, its recently released Longlist and the state of non-fiction writing in Canada.

The show can be heard in the Toronto are at 105.5 fm. The show is also streamed live at http://chry.fm/listenlive.html

 — with William Doyle-Marshall.

After the show: L-R - Linda Doyle-Marshall, Noreen
Taylor, David Staines and William Doyle-Marshall

UNEXPECTED FACE IN PHOTO!

Group shot gone wrong!

Excuse Me For Interrupting: A day later you find an extra person in the group picture you took!

Reviewing my photos and found an extra person in one of the pictures I took with my new cell.
Yesterday Noreen Taylor and David Staines visited CHRY fm to talk on-air to William and Linda Doyle Marshall about the state of non-fiction writing in Canada. Noreen Taylor is the founder of the RBC Taylor Prize and David Staines is one of the Prize's trustees. Just as I was getting ready to take their picture out front of the studio, radio host Mercilyn Baxter (High Praise) accidently got into the picture at the far right. — L-R David Staines, Linda and  William Doyle-Marshall, Noreen Taylor and Mercilyn Baxter at CHRY 105.5 FM.

New Young Author Gets His Foot In 10,000 Doors. Hey It Is A (Good) Living

Yahaya Baruwa talks about his plan to find a million readers - one door knock at a time!

There are 1,000 ways to sell your book - taking a page from the past Yahaya invents the 1001st!

Meet Yahaya Baruwa (pronounced: YaHaYa BaRuWa). He is a recent York University Graduate. Today he and I shared a microphone at CHRY-fm, the My Data Bag show with William Doyle Marshall. I am not sure why we were on air but Yahaya certainly did.
He was there to talk about the difficult journey he took to get his new novel "Struggles of a Dreamer" published. Just like the title, it was a struggle for the Nigerian Canadian to just get the book printed. When he couldn't find a traditional publisher, he decided to form a publishing company on his own and print his own book.
He told the radio listening audience that he has set a goal of getting a million people to read his book. He reckons he has sold at least 5,000 copies. "I am not giving up. I still believe I can do it!"

With just one book in his stable, Baruwa needs to make sales fast to pay the bills. He listed the book on Amazon, Indigo and the like and did manage to get it into most of Toronto's bookstores - one store at a time.
He has emailed the world, but, it isn't the new social media tools that is driving sales of this book - it is the old fashion, Encyclopaedia Britannica sales method that is moving copies.
" I knock on doors and tell people to buy my book. I have a friend who helps me too, but, it is hard slow work. We have had a few doors slammed."
How many books do you think he has sold door-to-door? 3,000 and counting. At $20 a copy, he has found that the personal approach works.
" I have been working Scarborough. I estimate that I have visited over 10,000 homes and it takes a few minutes each time to make the sale!"
"Struggles of a Dreamer, is a novel that can be enjoyed by the young and the old readers alike; most especially those in search of inspiration to pursue their personal ambitions," said Yahaya Baruwa. "You will encounter the struggles of a dreamer (Toku'te, the son of a farmer) as he faces the challenges of the limiting boundaries of his tradition. You will laugh, cry, experience romance, be frightened, held in suspense, and become inspired as you find out how Toku'te manages to remain afloat in a world that requires everyone to fit the same mold."

http://www.strugglesofadreamer.com/