Genesis of a cover

We thought we’d share some insight today on the genesis of a cover here at Five Rivers; that is, the process through which we take a design idea. In this instance the subject is Simon Rose’s upcoming YA novel, The Insistence of Memory. The story is targeted for the 14 to 16 age group, an action-packed speculative fiction starting in present day Canada and ending up in the dark machinations of the Cold War Era…

Eric Orchard to create cover for new YA novel by Simon Rose

There’s a great deal of celebration at Five Rivers, and much of it has to do with the fact we’ve reached an agreement with Eric Orchard, to create the cover illustration for Simon Rose’s new young adult novel, Flashback. Eric’s work has to be some of the most dynamic, quirky, original art we’ve come across in decades. His style has the ability to cross boundaries, to speak to both innocence and darkness, reminiscent of 19th…

Settling into 2010

It would seem 2010 is going to be about change, new frontiers and the realization of dreams, at least if the first four days of this new year are any indication. The year here started out very much on a personal note, with a somewhat sudden decision to launch into a full-blown kitchen renovation, precipitated by a Christmas gift of a new dishwasher. The dishwasher wouldn’t fit the old (c. 1960) cupboards and counter, which…

Simon Rose Joins Five Rivers’ Authors

Yesterday Five Rivers reached an agreement to publish the next young adult novel from author Simon Rose, Flashback. The novel is a reincarnation, time-travel story about young Vancouver-based Max, who finds himself a reluctant investigator into a murder that happened decades ago to David Dexter. Max’s dreams and findings lead him to people it would appear he knew in a previous life and in the end transport back in time and body into the dangerous…