More Photos from When Words Collide 2014

Five Rivers book launch at When Words Collide, Calgary, Aug 2014. Five of the six authors from the Spring / Summer lineup were available at the conference to do ‘teaser’ readings and sign their latest releases. From L-R: Susan Bohnet, Aaron Kite, Mike Plested, Ann Marston and Susan MacGregor. Part of the attentive audience at the launch readings.

WWC 2014

Another fantastic event held by the organizers of When Words Collide. Five Rivers senior editor, Robert Runte and many Five Rivers authors attended, taking part in panels, pitch sessions, signings and general networking. In the coming days more news and photos will be available, for now we thought we’d share these three. Apologies for the quality; Robert’s phone revolted on his way out the door and so he used a spare, and thus the quality…

Mik Murdoch: The Power Within contest and pre-order

Ever since Michell Plested’s debut YA novel, Mik Murdoch: Boy Superhero, released in 2012, fans and readers across Canada, United States, United Kingdom, and Australia have been clamoring for the sequel. If you, like all of us at Five Rivers, are one of those twitching fans, your happy day is about to happen. releases August 1, 2014directly from Five Rivers Publishingand online booksellers globally Format Print $21.99 CADeBook $4.99 CAD The sequel, Mik Murdoch: The Power…

Mik Murdoch: The Power Within releases August 1

The much-anticipated sequel to Mik Murdoch: Boy Superhero, by Calgarian author Michell Plested, releases August 1, 2014. Michell Plested has been reading science fiction and fantasy since he was six years old, and writing for almost as long. He is an author, blogger, and podcaster living in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He writes in multiple genres, spending most of his time with science fiction, fantasy, and YA adventure. He is the host of the writing podcast…