Michell Plested Joins Five Rivers’ Authors

Michell Plested Five Rivers is pleased to welcome another debut author to our conclave, Michell Plested. In an agreement finalized this past weekend, Five Rivers has acquired the rights to Mike’s YA adventure, Mik Murdock, Boy Superhero. It is a delightful and truly Canadian tale of a 12 year old boy’s quest to protect his prairie town of Cranberry Flats, and in his search to acquire super-powers finds the most awesome power of all lies…

Five Rivers Authors’ Upcoming Events.

Five Rivers’ sibling authors, Nate and Alicia Hendley will be appearing in two separate Ontario locations Saturday, October 16. Nate Hendley, author of Al Capone: Chicago’s King of Crime, will be signing books at Chapters, Festival Hall, 142 John Street, Toronto, Ontario, between 3:00 and 6:00 p.m. The book is a very human look at this icon of the gangster era. View Larger Map Alicia Hendley, author of A Subtle Thing, will appear between 1:00…

Espresso Expired?

 Espresso at University of Waterloo  Since first it was launched in 2007, I’ve been a staunch supporter of the vision of the Espresso Book Machine. That belief, however, begins to wane of late. Why? Well, there are a series of problems, most of them human, which seem to plague this remarkable technology. I will address those problems, both human and technical. Initial cost investment. Cost would appear to be the major hurdle for…

Going Sideways with Gardening Book

This time last year we signed a publishing agreement with orphaned authors (part of the Key Porter meltdown) and well-known Canadian gardening gurus Patrick Lima and John Scanlan, to release an updated and revised version of their organic gardening book, aptly named The Organic Home Gardener.   We just received the final manuscript late last week. Wow! There is a truckload of new information, recipes and sensible strategies for the home gardener interested in producing their own…