Looks like they’re having fun without me at When Words Collide 2012 this year. Robert Runte, our intrepid Editor in Chief, is there manning our dealer table, doing interviews, discussing at panels, and hosting our huge book launch (featuring Mik Murdoch: Boy Superhero, Immunity to Strange Tales, Things Falling Apart, and Kingmaker’s Sword.) Michell Plested and J.W. Scharr, gentlemen all, have also rolled up their sleeves, put on the Five Rivers t-shirts (really, we have…
Found this 4-star review on LibraryThing this week for Alicia Hendley’s novel, A Subtle Thing. Available at Amazon This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. I reviewed this book as part of Librarything’s Early Reviewer Program. This is one of the most unique pieces of fiction that I have ever read. It reads very much like a memoir and is exceptionally well-written and easy to read. The suthor uses her extensive…
Gary and I often sit in the evening discussing the day’s events, how business is chugging along, the progress of various books in production. And part of that discussion often revolves around marketing, awards and reviews. Recently I’ve been paying attention to the all the hype around E. L. James’ Fifty Shades of Grey, much in the way I watched with bewildered amusement the hype around Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight saga. This time, however, I am…
John Kostrzewski developed this wonderful little book trailer for Michell Plested’s debut YA novel, Mik Murdoch: Boy Superhero. He very much captures the tone and feeling of this delightful coming of age tale. Hope you enjoy. Mik Murdoch is now available directly from Five Rivers, and online retailers in both print and eBook. Concept / Illustration / Animation : John KostrzewskiMusic : Porch Blues by Kevin MacLeod, Combat Drop by James Horner from Aliens –…
Available at Amazon & other online retailers On Friday, August 3 we hosted a Twitterview with author J.W. Schnarr, author of Things Falling Apart. A Twitterview is an interview that takes place on Twitter in 140 character or less bursts. Five Rivers’ Twitterviews always take place under the hashtag #5RTwitterview, and if you set your Twitter search for that hashtag, it’s easy to follow the discussion. What follows is a transcript of our Twitterview with…