The When Words Collide Festival, August 8-10, 2014, is an excellent Western Canadian writers conference. Five Rivers has always had a presence at WWC and this year will be launching all six of its Spring Releases at the conference. Three other Five Rivers authors and two staff have already confirmed they will be at WWC. If you are going to WWC this year, make sure you attend the Five Rivers Book Social at 2 PM,…
The re-release of award-winning Black Wine, by Candas Jane Dorsey, is still captivating readers, as evident in this review on Goodreads. available in print and eBookfrom Five Rivers Publishingand online booksellers worldwide Becky‘s review Jan 20, 14 4 of 5 stars This book is a little hard to get into, but oh my god, am I glad I stuck with it! It is a little confusing in the beginning, with too little information given to the…
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It gives us great pleasure to announce the re-release of Candas Jane Dorsey’s award-winning debut novel, Black Wine, October 1, 2013. Candas Jane Dorseyphoto courtesy of Vala GrenierBlue Magic photography The story revolves around an old woman hanging in a cage, countered by a young woman who slaves on a rich lord’s estate and struggles to discover and assert her identity in a primeval, barbaric world. From slave dens to merchant cities and isolated mountains,…
Candas Jane Dorseyphoto by Beth Gwinn In 1996 Tor Publishing released Candas Jane Dorsey’s novel, Black Wine. The novel went on to win the James Tiptree, JR Award, the IAFA William L. Crawford Award, and the Prix Aurora Award. Black Wine received accolades from critical literary journals, peers and readers. Despite its acclaim, Black Wine slipped out of print. Five Rivers is pleased to announce the rebirth of Black Wine. Scheduled for release mid 2013 in both…