December 14, 2021
Marisa Nicole, Penguin Random House LLC
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Title: Piercy ON THE WAY OUT, TURN OFF THE LIGHT I received my sample copy today (amazing)! It looks beautiful!! Thank you so very much for all your help with this title, especially with all of the issues with the component delivery! It has been a real pleasure working with you on our first (but certainly […]
December 14, 2021
Ursula Vaira
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Title: From the Black Sea Hello dear people at Friesens. Yesterday the author of the book took all of us, his helpers, to lunch. A wonderful day to see him so thrilled with the book. We got our first look at it. Wow. Everything is so beautiful. Thank you so very much. And we are happy […]
December 14, 2021
Cindy Sapala, Editor, Perseus
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Title: This Was Hollywood I got my advance copy of This Was Hollywood today. I was so nervous opening the package and then going through, then was thrilled to pieces that it looked PERFECT to me from cover to cover. Still held my breath until Carla got her copy. She called me as soon as it […]
December 14, 2021
John O’Brian, McGill-Queens
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The book is beautiful! Robert Del Tredici, who is not given to hyperbole, just wrote to say that he thought “he had died and gone to heaven” when leafing through the pages of his contribution. The designer had got it exactly right, he wrote, and the quality of printing was outstanding.
December 14, 2021
Laura Forward Long, Texas A&M University
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Title: Daddy-O Hello. Just wanted to stop for a minute and let you know how much we appreciate (especially our marketing department) getting the advances to us in time for the author’s wife and daughter to have for a social media event where they highlight the book on Instagram. Bob “Daddy-O” Wade passed away before […]
November 23, 2020
Kristie Lee, Texas A&M University; Cowboy Museum Book
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Title: Cowboy Museum I just got my advances for the Cowboy Museum book, jacketed cloth and the VIP special edition. They look great! Everything about them, the printing, the binding, the stamping all looks wonderful. Kristie Lee, A&M University
November 23, 2020
Lisa Montebello, Penguin Random House
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Title: Julia Child You guys did a wonderful job yet again! THANK YOU! Friesens is the marvel of Manitoba! Lisa Montebello, Penguin Random House
November 23, 2020
Katie Yantzi, Senior Production Coordinator; Penguin Random House Canada
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Title: If I Knew …. The books are beautiful! So far just the managing editor and I have see them (and the editor has seen photos). We are really happy with how everything turned out! The sticker and tip-in turned out beautifully and the managing editor says the book is “GORGEOUS.” Thank you for all […]
November 23, 2020
Mike & Shelley Biden – Okanagan Strong
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Hi to all of you. I cannot thank you and all your staff for the excellent job you did on my book! It is perfect. The colors are bang on and the craftsmanship superb. I am just sorry we could not come out to see all of your familiar and smiling faces. All the best […]
May 14, 2020
Jessica Brender, advisor – Queen’s University
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Friesens values their customers’ experience to endless degrees. They were willing and happy to help make my creative visions come to life – by simply showing them my vision they quoted me on many options and provided me with advice on what they thought would look best. This project was a collaborative one, and one […]