Espresso Machine Heats Up

You may have read my earlier post about the beginning of a historical revolution in the printing process revolving around a remarkable wee machine called The Espresso Printing Press. Today Publisher’s Weekly announced a simply stunning partnership between On Demand Books (owners of The Espresso Printing Press technology) and Lightning Source (the giant print-on-demand company owned by distribution giant Ingram Inc.) What this partnership means is On Demand Books will have access to data at…

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Apr 2008

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Orangeville Book Signing Huge Success!

The book signing on Saturday at Coles, Orangeville, was a resounding success, with people queued and waiting before I was set up. Nearly ran out of copies of Shadow Song! And it was so great to meet with folks I hadn’t seen in years and years, like my children’s babysitter when we lived in Hockley Valley, their kindergarten teacher, and our former neighbour. The staff at Coles were terrific, so helpful, friendly and enthusiastic! Signed…

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Mar 2008

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Lorina Stephens Appears in Orangeville Citizen

Dan Pelton, reporter with the Orangeville Citizen, wrote a great article about Lorina in the March 26 edition. Read what he had to say about Lorina and her novel, Shadow Song, which she’ll be signing at Coles, Orangeville Mall, 150 First Street, Orangeville, Ontario, this coming Saturday, March 29, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

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Mar 2008

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Review: How to Write a Non-Fiction Book in 60 Days

Paul Lima’s latest book, How to Write a Non-Fiction Book in 60 Days (Lulu Publishing, 75 pages, $12.95 paperback, $9.95 download) is an energizing, realistic self-help guide perfect for novice through experienced writers. Lima’s no-nonsense techniques and experience take you from thought to first draft, presented with his usual fluid writing. Not a fan of self-help books, and being primarily a writer of fiction, I found myself nodding in agreement with all his processes. If…

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Mar 2008

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Review: Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Despite the talents of Cate Blanchet, Geoffery Rush, and Clive Owen, talent wasn’t enough to overcome the tragically inaccurate and Bollywood concoction of fantasy director Shekhar Kapur presented in Elizabeth: The Golden Age. Why it is Elizabeth I’s legendary life, already rife with intrigue, spectacle and grandeur, had to be further embellished by the wretched screenplay of William Nicholson and Michael Hirst is quite beyond my comprehension. One wonders, did these men not read any…

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Mar 2008

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