Little Red Reviewer on From Mountains of Ice

From Mountains of Ice, by Lorina Stephens has received another glowing review, this time from the Little Red Reviewer. An excerpt from that review is reposted here. Along with natural sounding and witty dialogue, Stephens presents a renaissance Italianesque world populated by a unique ancestor worshipping population. You can’t help but love Sylvio and Aletta, this is a mature and intelligent couple who has been together for decades. They trust each other implicity, and know when they…

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Jan 2011

By Lorina StephensFrom Mountains of Ice, Lorina StephensComments Off

Key Porter Loss, Five Rivers Gain

Patrick Lima & John Scanlan The publishing world heard of the demise of one more icon of Canadian publishing this week, Key Porter. The report wasn’t exactly surprising, given Key Porter had closed its Toronto offices in the fall of 2010 and moved to owner Fenn’s offices in Bolton. Even previous to that Key Porter was shedding its midlist authors in an attempt to restructure. What was Key Porter’s loss, however, has become Five Rivers’…

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Jan 2011

By Lorina StephensPatrick Lima, Publishing, The Organic Home GardenerComments Off

A Subtle Thing Reviewed at The Sunday Book Review

Another great review for Alicia Hendley’s novel, A Subtle Thing, this time from The Sunday Review. I was blown away by this debut novel. We follow a young woman prone to deep depression as she is suddenly forced to change her ways once getting major news. Alicia has managed to connect us with the main character within the first couple of pages (if that) and we end up caring about her and her actions.This book…

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Jan 2011

By Lorina StephensA Subtle Thing, Alicia HendleyComments Off

Alicia Hendley Appears in Waterloo

Debut novelist, Alicia Hendley, appears at Chapters, on January 29, 2011, 428 King Street North, Waterloo, ON, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. She will be signing copies of her novel, A Subtle Thing. A Subtle Thing is receiving five star reviews from readers on Chapters/Indigo, and is available in both print and digital formats. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to meet Alicia Hendley and acquire your own signed copy of A Subtle Thing. View…

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Jan 2011

By Lorina StephensA Subtle Thing, Alicia HendleyComments Off

And so 2011

Have to say 2010 was likely the best year to date. There were no serious problems. Our wee enterprise (both divisions) realized significant, positive growth. Our publishing arm expanded distribution into Kindle, Kobo and Apple, with sales now appearing not only in Canada, the US and UK, but Australia. I think that’s something to crow about, especially for a microscopic, indie press. Some of our titles continue to receive four and five star ratings from…

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Jan 2011

By Lorina StephensPublishing, Views from the Old Stone HouseComments Off