It’s been awhile since I’ve updated our followers regarding upcoming titles and happenings here at Five Rivers. That silence is in direct relation to how busy we’ve been around here.

By the close of the week galleys for North by 2000+ had been prepared and sent off to H.A. Hargreaves for review. One step closer to release, which is slated for late winter 2012 in both print and eBook. Right on the heels of that I’m into the edit of Hank’s other collection of short stories, Growing Up Bronx.

In the meantime Barb Geiger and I completed the developmental edit of M.E. Fletcher’s debut novel, 88, and the manuscript is now in his hands. Mike tells me his sleeves are above his elbows and he’s well into the revision. We’re hoping to see 88 release either late 2012 or early 2013.

Mike isn’t the only one deep into a revision; debut author Shermin Nahid Kruse is now addressing my developmental edit for Butterfly Stitching. If she can pull it off, we hope to see the launch of the novel in both print and eBook on International Women’s Day 2012.

Across the country, Amy Bright and Robert Runte are working on the developmental edits for Simon Rose’s forthcoming YA fiction, The Insistence of Memory, and Michell Plested’s debut YA fiction, Mik Murdock: Boy Superhero.  Both novels are slated for release in print and digital in 2012.

For readers who are looking for print copies of Patrick Lima and John Scanlan’s fabulous gardening book, The Organic Home Garden, The Ginger Press in Owen Sound, Ontario, now carries the title. You can also obtain copies through online booksellers globally in both print and digital formats.

And that is just a general overview of the happenings here at Five Rivers. We’ve had a year of progress here at Five Rivers, and the way things look 2012 will continue that momentum.

As always, we welcome any comments and suggestions our readers and supporters may have.