The PM Series Interviews: Mark Shainblum

We asked the same five questions of the authors of the Prime Ministers of Canada series. Mark Shainblum is one of those authors. His biographies of John A. Macdonald and Wilfrid Laurier will release in 2017. Mark Shainblum Mark Shainblum is a journalist and communications professional. He has freelanced for The Montreal Gazette, Quill and Quire, Hour, University Affairs and Report on Business, among many other publications. He has also worked extensively in communications, media…

Paula Johanson talks about Tower in the Crooked Wood

Five Rivers Publishing is happy to announce the release of Paula Johanson’s Tower in the Crooked Wood June 1, 2015. We asked Paula to share with us the journey in creating the world of her story. ISBN 9781927400913 $12.99eISBN 9781927400920 $4.99 JC: What inspired Tower in the Crooked Wood? PJ: I’ve been reading fantasy novels since finding a copy of The Lord of The Rings in my school library at age 9. That’s a lot of…

Omnibus version of Dave Duncan’s Runner Series releases June 1, 2015

Five Rivers is pleased to announce the release, June 1, 2015, of the omnibus version of Dave Duncan’s YA fantasy trilogy of novellas, entitled The Adventures of Ivor. ISBN 9781927400890, 6 x 9 trade paperback, 310 pgs. $24.99eISBN 9781927400906, $9.99 In the preface, Dave Duncan writes: For this edition I have added a brief epilogue and taken out a few short repetitions. (How often do you need to be told that Ivor has nine older…

Interview with Colin Scheyen, author of Beyond Media Literacy

Colin Scheyen Late 2014 Robert Runté, Five Rivers’ Senior Editor, finalized a contract with Colin Scheyen, one of his former grad students, for a book which had its genesis as Scheyen’s Masters project at Athabasca University.  ISBN 9781927400876, 6 x 9 Trade Paperback, $12.99eISBN 9781927400883 $4.99 Beyond Media Literacy: New Paradigms in Media Education, is a fabulous little teaching guide for educators from middle school to university, even adult education. It’s a refreshing, accessible, completely…