Why We Published: Type, by Alicia Hendley

Alicia Hendley first made her publishing debut with A Subtle Thing in 2010. Alicia Hendley (right)with brother Nate Hendley (left)at Q Space launch of Type. In 2012 she presented Five Rivers with a YA novel based upon a society structured around the tenets of Jungian Myers-Briggs typology, gone horribly wrong. The concept was enough to pique my interest. What followed in Hendley’s first draft demonstrated a very strong narrative which only required minor revision and…

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Sep 2013

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Why we published: John Lennon, and Steven Truscott by Nate Hendley

I know what a lot of you are thinking: why publish yet another biography about John Lennon? There are easily 20 books already in print about the Beatles legend, some of them not much more than pamphlets, some veritable tomes. Lennon is the tragic pop rock icon who very likely has more words and paper devoted to him than any other rock star, perhaps with the exception of Elvis. So, indeed, why? The answer to…

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Sep 2013

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Book Launch X 3 at University of Lethbridge

Dr. John Poulsen, author of Shakespeare for Readers’ Theatre, is featured at a University of Lethbridge celebration of learning. It is to be noted our own Dr. Robert Runte’s short story, ‘Split Decision’, appears in one of the showcased books at this event: Reading Canada, Teaching Canadian Fiction in Secondary Schools. Join us in celebration and learning as we present a book launch for three recently released books from U of L Faculty of Education members….

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Sep 2013

By Lorina StephensEvents, John Poulsen, Robert Runte, Shakespeare for Readers' TheatreComments Off

Why we published: 88, by Michael R. Fletcher

It is one of the very rewarding joys of being a publisher, a least for me, to find a gem among the unsolicited queries and manuscripts that arrive in my email. That was the case with Michael R. Fletcher’s 88. Fletcher first approached Five Rivers in 2011 with a very raw, gritty near-future dystopia about an autistic boy who was sold for the ability of his brain. Not his body. Just his brain. And that…

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Sep 2013

By Lorina Stephens88, Michael R. Fletcher, Why We PublishedComments Off

Susan MacGregor readings and signing

Susan MacGregor Susan MacGregor, author of The Tattooed Witch, has two events lined up this fall to promote her debut novel, first of a trilogy. The first event occurs at the Glass Door Coffeehouse Series, hosted by Koffee Cafe, Edmonton, Alberta, on September 26, 7:00-9:00 p.m. MacGregor will be reading from The Tattooed Witch, as well as selling and signing copies of her novel. The event is free, and has an interesting lineup of authors…

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Sep 2013

By Lorina StephensEvents, Susan MacGregor, The Tattooed Witch TrilogyComments Off