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BOOK SIGNINGS COMING UP

18 Oct

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Hello Autumn Readers!

Along with the cool fall comes several book events that I hope you can attend.

Friday, November 1st, 12-4 p.m. Coles, Conestoga Mall, Waterloo – Book Signing

Saturday, November 2nd, 12-4 p.m. Chapters, 428 King St. N, Waterloo – Book Signing

Saturday, November 9th, 3-5 p.m. Flyer’s Cafe, Dunnville – The workshop is focused on sharing with the audience the pleasures (and perils) of writing non-fiction. Myself and another author will each do a short reading and engage in some discussion where the floor will be open to a dialogue/Q and A session with the audience.
The session runs from 3 – 5 on Saturday, November 9 at Flyers Cafe in Dunnville which is a very relaxed, quaint spot at 144 Queen Street and in which Haldimand Art Works is located. More info is available at: River Arts Festival website www.riverartsfestival.ca

Hope you can join us for any or all of these events!

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4th Annual Authors’ Book Fair

10 Apr

4th Annual Authors’ Book Fair

It was a wonderful weekend in Port Dover for the Authors’ Book Fair. The Lighthouse Festival Theatre was the setting for over 30 local authors!
Alfred and I will be in Dunnville at the Home and Garden Show at the new arena, Friday, April 19 10-9 and Saturday, April 20, 10-4 with our book. Stop by and see us for some stories!

Authors’ Book Fair coming in April

26 Feb

We had a few successful and busy events in February. The Sunflower Cafe hosted a German meal to help promote East Germany and the Escape which catered to a sold out crowd. What a meal they put on! Everything from Rouladen to Red Cabbage; from  Black Tower wine to Apple Strudel. All fine German eats and treats. Heritage Day in Selkirk was a lot of fun, talked to many people there. What a wonderful event that is…every February on Family Day in Selkirk. Book signing at IDA in Hagersville was great, talked to some interesting people.

Authors’ Book Fair is coming up in April at Lighthouse Festival Theatre in Port Dover, the 6th and 7th. 10-5 and 11-4 respectfully. Reading from local authors (I’m one of them), book signings, featured speakers, all genres. FREE ADMISSION. For more info contact Susan Bennett: 519-586-9762 or sueben16@hotmail.com If you are a local author and would like to have a table at ABF, contact Susan or myself.

Come and us for a personal story from Fred on his unique life. Hope to see you in April!

Thanks for your Support! And…where we’ll be soon…

19 Jan

Hello and Happy New Year. I know it’s been a while since I’ve written, where does the time go? Always lots to do, but I’ve made it a goal for 2013 to make more time for my posts.

2012 was a busy year for dad and I. We were invited to Norfolk Public Library for their Freedom to Read Week in February as well as many other events. In total, we spoke at or had book signings at over 26 venues last year. We thank you so much for your support and interest in this book of history. Should you have reviews to add, please email them to me at dkienitz3@hotmail.com, and you can post them here as well.

On February 9th, the Sunflower Cafe in Selkirk will be hosting a Special 3 Course German Meal to tie in with our book. Please join us!

The Sunflower Café Presents:

Untold Stories….East Germany and the Escape

An Evening with Fisherville Author Doris Kienitz and her father Fred with more tales

Special 3 course German Dinner 

Saturday, February 9th, 6 – 8 pm

 

Appetizer – German potato soup or house salad

Main Course – Choice of Beef Short Ribs Sauerbraten; Veal Schnitzel; Sausage with Sauerkraut; Beef Rouladen. Served with Roasted Potato and Red Cabbage

Dessert– Strudel or Apple German Cheesecake

Coffee/Tea

$19.99 per person (plus taxes)

~ Add German Drinks: Glass of Black Tower Wine or Beck’s Beer plus an Eierlikor (creamy egg liqueur) for $29.99

Limited Seating – Reservations Required

Phone 905-776-1585 or email dkienitz3@hotmail.com

Fun Youtube Video Promoting Oktoberfest

9 Oct

Catchy tune featuring the Oktoberfest committee including my daughter, Michelle!

Biography on Father’s hardships During WW Two in East Germany

12 Aug

East Germany and the Escape: Kitchen Table Memoirs
Released November, 2011
Author – Doris Kienitz
Publisher – FriesenPress

Hello Friends!
This book has been in the works for about 5 years. It is the compelling story about my father’s life…growing up in communist East Germany, surviving WW2, the aftermath, risking his life helping others escape into West Berlin, before he, my mother and four siblings escaped, three months before the wall went up! My father had a dream to come to Canada to make a better life for his young family. Emigrating in 1962 with just $124 in their pocket and speaking no English, my parents made Toronto their home. As my father says, ‘We had nothing, no chair, no table…nothing!’ At least they had each other.
Just when they started to get on their feet, my mother found out she was pregnant again – with me. Depressed at the prospect of another mouth to feed, my mother felt hopelessly alone. But with my father’s urging, my parents trudged on. We were very poor in our modest home in Scarborough. Eventually my parents scraped together enough money and bought a butcher business in Hagersville, in Southern Ontario. It was a very tough go at first! After working extremely hard, my parents retired just 10 years later to the small community of Cheapside.
Growing up hearing dad retell of his stories from ‘back home’ made me appreciate more of what I had. About eight years ago, while driving home from a meditation class, the idea of writing a book came to me. I remember how vivid it was. It sounded so simple! Yet when we began, dad was all over the place, telling me stories not as they appeared chronologically. It was quite a task to sort them out. It was also a challenge to get dad to tell me more of his emotions (he is a guy after all!) while explaining some of his more difficult moments such as when his twin daughters (my sisters) died. He could tell me much more about his hunting excursions! Not that dad isn’t emotional – he cries openly – he just has a hard time SAYING how he is feeling. We are a much more expressive society now than back in East Germany, where survival was most important. Feelings were pushed down in order to carry on.

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