Michell Plested signs books for eager young readers

Michell Plested appeared at the Ponoka Jubilee Library September 13 to read from the first two novels in the Mik Murdoch YA fantasy series. Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye from the Ponoka News interviewed him. We’re pleased to present that interview here. Author of young adult books, Michell Plested, autographs his newest book to fans at the Ponoka Jubilee Library Sept. 13. Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye By Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye – Ponoka NewsPublished: September 17, 2014 1:00 PM Updated: September 17, 2014 1:48…

Writing After Retirement

Five River Publishing’s Senior Editor, Robert Runté, has a chapter in the newly released Writing After Retirement: Tips by Successful Retired Writers [edited by Christine Redman-Waldeyer and Carole Smallwood. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press (Imprint of UK’s Rowman & Littlefield)]. His Chapter is “Estate Planning for Authors” which hopefully will help authors plan how they want their literary legacy handled after they’re gone…. The other 26 chapters in the collection are filled with tips on how…

Mark Lefebvre gives four stars to Mik Murdoch: The Power Within

Mark Lefebvre, Director of Kobo Writing Life and Author Relations, writes, “…good follow-up to the first book….” available in print and ebookfrom Five Riversonline booksellers worldwideand select bookstores Mark‘s review  Sep 12, 14 4 of 5 stars Read from August 19 to September 08, 2014 — I own a copy This was a good follow-up to the first book about Mik Murdoch. It was fun to return to his world and see what sort of…

The Power Within contest winner!

It would seem Sean Hitchings of Churchill, New York, has some pretty great mapping skills. He’s successfully plotted the coordinates Mik Murdoch radios in Michell Plested’s newest novel, Mik Murdoch: The Power Within.  Sean has won a free digital copy of D.G. Laderoute’s Out of Time.  The co-ordinates? Well, read The Power Within, map the co-ordinates, email Mik Murdoch the location of the co-ordinates with your name and email address, and you also can win…

4-star review for Susan Bohnet’s My Life as a Troll

Five Rivers regularly participates in LibaryThing’s Early Reviewers Giveaways, a way for readers to obtain review copies of new releases from publishers. The following is one reader’s review of Susan Bohnet’s debut YA fantasy, My Life as a Troll. available in print and eBookfrom Five Riversonline booksellers worldwideand select bookstores This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. Jared is an outsider at school and unhappy at home, his parents fight all the time and his…