Five Rivers Recommends: Good Books and Warm Drinks

Ah, winter! When the wind takes on that crisp chill that can creep through your clothes, and snowflakes congregate and merge into an icy mulch that given time and pressure could lead you to a slippery downfall. During this season you could go out…but why would you when the call of a blanket and a good book is so strong? Here at Five Rivers we encourage some quality blanket-time this winter, and our books of…

Alison Lohans signs with Five Rivers Publishing

Five Rivers Publishing takes pride in our efforts to give Canadian authors a voice. We believe our creative talent expresses unique values, concerns and issues that resonate with Canadian sensibilities, and given exposure to an international audience, these stories are representative of what it means to be Canadian, maybe not in an obvious way, but usually with the subtlety we are known for. We are happy to announce that we have found another voice we…

From Five Rivers to You

As a thank you to all our faithful readers, we’re offering a special gift for you through Kobo this year — FREE EBOOKS! On Kobo! From today until December 31 the following titles are free on Kobo: Free at Kobo until December 31 Free at Kobo until December 31 Free at Kobo until December 31 Free at Kobo until December 31 Free at Kobo until December 31 Free at Kobo until December 31

CSFFA Hall of Fame Plaque Presented to H. A. Hargreaves

Cliff Samuels, CSFFA Awards Co-ordinator (left), Hank Hargreaves (Center), Robert Runté, Hall of Fame Committee Member, 2015 (right)The Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association’s Hall of Fame acknowledges outstanding achievements that contribute to the stature of Canadian science fiction / fantasy. Inductees names are inscribed on a two-sided trophy. The two back-to-back faces are in the spirit of Janus, Roman God of doorways, of decisions and of beginnings and endings. They look forward to the…