I’ve posted the Afterword from Shadow Song here for you to give you some idea of the background and research that went into the novel. Author: Lorina Stephens Format: Trade PaperbackPublished: August 1, 2008Dimensions: 216 Pages, 6 x 9 Publisher: Five Rivers ChapmanryISBN: 9780973927818 Print: $18.95US & direct from publisher, $27.50CDN eBook: $9.95US Available through online booksellers worldwide and direct from Five Rivers. The research that went into the writing of this book spanned several…

Between the shift from offset print runs to print on demand, the rise of online booksellers, and eBooks, it would seem the metamorphosis of the publishing industry has garnered CBC news’ attention. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUpUlna9E3I&eurl=http://community.indigo.ca/posts/Digital-Books-Devices/group-1243/530604.html?S_campaign=EML_Community_Notification&feature=player_embedded

I’m thrilled to announce the release of Elephant’s Breath & London Smoke: Historical Colour Names, Definitions & Uses, edited by Deb Salisbury. This is the historical textile maven’s indispensable resource. Have you ever read about a Victorian dress, and wondered: What colour, exactly, is heliotrope? Did you ever read an Elizabethan novel and say: Did anyone really wear Puke? When Chaucer wrote: his eyen bright citrin, did you wonder about what colour is citrin? Have…