Interview with John Poulsen, author of Shakespeare for Readers’ Theatre

The much anticipated second volume in John Poulsen’s Shakespeare for Readers’ Theatre, releases September 1, 2016, Shakespeare’s Greatest Villains. Poulsen explores the legendary villains from The Merry Wives of Windsor; Othello, the Moor of Venice; Richard III, and King Lear.  Five Rivers’ publisher, Lorina Stephens, interviewed John Poulsen about this forthcoming edition. LJS: The second volume of Shakespeare for Readers’ Theatre release September 1, 2016. What is the theme of this volume and why did you choose the plays you…

Duotrope interviews Lorina Stephens

As part of its outreach program to writers, Duotrope has been interviewing editors. I was pleased recently to be part of that process. Some of the questions they asked were issues I take very seriously. The full interview can be found here.

An interview with Connie Penner, author of A Town Called Forget

Connie Penner, author of the debut novel, A Town Called Forget, took some time to talk to us about the novel and her process. Q: Whatever inspired you to come up with the title A Town Called Forget? CP: There is a little French town, not far from where I was born, the spelling is the same but the French pronunciation is different. I thought it was a delightful name for a story. Although the landscape…

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…

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…