High school English teacher loves Shakespeare for Slackers: Romeo and Juliet

available in print and eBookfrom Five Riversonline booksellers worldwideand select bookstores This 5-star review from a secondary school English teacher just came in from LibaryThing: This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. I haven’t totally finished reading this, but I am most of the way through, and I love it! Although there are points that I might want to argue with Mr. Kite (such as his interpretation of the word “ho”), I thoroughly believe that…

WWC 2014

Another fantastic event held by the organizers of When Words Collide. Five Rivers senior editor, Robert Runte and many Five Rivers authors attended, taking part in panels, pitch sessions, signings and general networking. In the coming days more news and photos will be available, for now we thought we’d share these three. Apologies for the quality; Robert’s phone revolted on his way out the door and so he used a spare, and thus the quality…

LibraryThing praise for Shakespeare for Slackers: Romeo & Juliet

LibraryThing reviewers seem to love Shakespeare for Slackers: Romeo and Juliet. available in print and eBookfrom Five Rivers Publishingand online booksellers worldwide This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. This is a review of the ebook version of Shakespeare for Slackers: Romeo and Juliet by Aaron Kite This is really 3 books in one bind up:* The ‘slackers’ version* The original Shakespeare version* The slackers and original version combined. The slackers version uses today’s slang…

Shakespeare for Slackers: Romeo and Juliet available for pre-order

The zany, irreverent and completely relevant interpretation of one of Shakespeare’s most beloved, tragic love-stories is now available for pre-order: Shakespeare for Slackers: Romeo and Juliet.  available in print and eBookfrom Five Rivers Publishingand booksellers worldwide The book releases May 1, 2014, and is available in both print and eBook versions. 7 x 10 Trade paperback, 150 pagesISBN 9781927400555$21.99 eBook, EPUBISBN 9781927400562$4.99 Format Print $21.99 CADeBook $4.99 CAD

First book of Shakespeare for Slackers series releasing May 1, 2014

In 2012 Five Rivers received a pitch for a series of books called Shakespeare for Slackers. At once outrageously irreverent and funny, there was also a very pragmatic interpretation of some of The Bard’s famed plays, employing modern dialogue and humour. The result is a series of side-by-side publications which will be of interest to educators, students, theatres and lovers of these timeless plays. The first of the Shakespeare for Slackers series is Romeo and…