Dutch Schultz, by Nate Hendley, receives high praise from former Ithaca Journal reporter

I thoroughly enjoyed your book, “Dutch Schultz: the Brazen Beer Baron of New York.” You deftly blended the story of Arthur Flegenheimer with the history — and zeitgeist — of the prohibition era. Here are two of your stand-out sentences: “The urge to drink proved stronger than the will to obey the law. Almost overnight, an enormous black market in spirits sprang up, serviced by young, enterprising criminals.” “Against this backdrop of social engineering, Arthur…

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Aug 2015

By Lorina StephensDutch Schultz, Nate Hendley, ReviewsComments Off

Stephen Hume at Vancouver Sun reviews King Kwong, by Paula Johanson

There’s an excellent review by Stephen Hume of Paula Johanson’s fascinating biography of hockey legend Larry Kwong in the August 4 edition of the Vancouver Sun. King Kwong, book by Paula Johanson. Photograph by: Handout Mention the China Clipper and football fans think of Calgary-born Normie Kwong, the hall-of-famer who won three consecutive Grey Cups with the Edmonton Eskimos. But for all his deserved accolades in football, in business and as Alberta’s lieutenant-governor — fellow footballers…

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Aug 2015

By Lorina StephensKing Kwong, Paula Johanson, ReviewsComments Off

Five Rivers 5-Book Launch in Victoria, BC

On the hot summer’s day of June 27th, authors Paula Johanson, Dave Duncan and Nowick Gray held a collaborative book launch for: Nowick Gray’s quintessential Northern mystery, Hunter’s Daughter Paula Johanson’s biography, King Kwong: the China Clipper who broke the NHL colour barrier, released May 1st; and the newly revised and expanded edition of her fantasy, Tower in the Crooked Wood, released June 1st. Dave Duncan’s 50th book, the fantasy mystery, The Eye of…

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Jul 2015

By Lorina Stephensbook launch, Dave Duncan, Hunter's Daughter, King Kwong, Nowick Gray, Paula Johanson, The Adventures of Ivor, The Eye of Strife, Tower in the Crooked Wood1 Comment

Day in the Life of an Editor

From the Desk of Robert Runté, Senior Editor: So…my 11 year-old is having trouble getting to sleep one night, so I offer to sit with her until she is asleep. I bring my computer so I won’t be bored and so she can’t talk to me when she should be trying to get to sleep. And I’m doing my email, because that’s the sort of not-having-to-concentrate work you do when you’re in a dark room…

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Jul 2015

By Lorina StephensA Quiet Place, humour, J.W. Schnarr, Robert Runte, Things Falling Apart, When Words CollideComments Off

Five Rivers at When Words Collide Festival

From the Desk of Robert Runte: Five Rivers will have seven authors and two staff attending the When Words Collide Festival in Calgary, August 14-16, 2015. It’s my favorite writers convention because of the high proportion of writers, the cross-genre orientation/cross-pollination, and the high quality of the programming. I missed that Susan MacGregor (pictured below) was going to WWC this year until after I’d already done the poster, but she’ll be there too, and doing…

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Jul 2015

By Lorina Stephensbook launch, Candas Jane Dorsey, Hawk, Hunter's Daughter, J.W. Schnarr, Jill Cabrera, Marie Powell, Nowick Gray, Robert Runte, Susan Bohnet, Susan Forest, Susan MacGregor, When Words CollideComments Off