We miss you, Shakespeare!

Today is the 400th anniversary of the death of the Great Bard, William Shakespeare. Arguably the greatest writer to have ever lived, his work is as relevant and timeless today as it was in Elizabethan England. He wrote of love and betrayal, humour and tragedy, the caprice of social mores and political figures. To give homage to that remarkable voice, Five Rivers is pleased to gift our readers with free eBooks for an entire week…

It’s the third Slackers!

Continuing in the madcap, shredded, reconstructed, irreverent, hang-on-to-your seats series Shakespeare for Slackers, Aaron Kite and Audrey Evans have delved into the boiling, toiling, troubling pot of Macbeth and created a dastardly delightful modern take on The Bard’s dark and legendary work. ISBN 9781927400739 7 x 10 Trade Paperback $17.99eISBN 9781927400746 $4.99 We give you the Slackers version of Act 1 Scene 1: The place: Scotland and England. Though, I guess that’s two places, actually…….

Thus the marathon begins

Here we are; first Monday of 2015. Robert and I have been hard at it from the first bell of the year. Robert’s working on several manuscripts, a few of which are new offerings from Dave Duncan. I’m presently finalizing the layout for the third book in the Shakespeare for Slackers series, this one a weird and wonderful interpretation of Macbeth.  Later in the week I’ll be reading a fascinating SF submission, finalize the last…

Shakespeare…. You may have heard of him.

In the spirit of Shakespeare dramatics, drum roll please… Shakespeare for Slackers: Hamlet is near. Five Rivers Publishing is happy to release the second instalment of the outrageously funny Shakespeare for Slackers on December 1, 2014. Aaron Kite believes Shakespeare wrote for the common people, not for English majors, so in this Slacker version of The Tragedy of Hamlet, all of ye can enjoy. Aaron Kite, Author of Shakespeare for Slackers I had the chance…

Presenting Shakespeare for Slackers: Hamlet

The second book in the outrageously funny, and absolutely street series Shakespeare for Slackers: Hamlet,  presented by Aaron Kite and Audrey Evans, is now available for pre-order in both print and eBook formats. ISBN 9781927400715 $24.99 eISBN 9781927400722 $4.99 Trade Paperback 7 x 10, 198 pages ePUB format December 1, 2014 This installment releases December 1, 2014. You know, back in the day, Shakespeare wasn’t considered elite. Oh sure, his plays were performed for royalty,…