This week the literary world was astonished by news of the Giller Prize winner, Johanna Skibsrud for her novel, The Sentimentalists. Not only is she a relatively unknown debut author, but published by a small, indie house, Gaspereau Press. It’s a coup of legendary proportions, now tarnished by Gaspereau’s own refusal to acknowledge what many indie presses embrace — that the only way we can hold territory in the marketplace is to be sure we can…
For relatives in the Stephens family: For Duncan Albert Long, June 24, 1915 – March 24, 1944. Served in WWII. RAF pilot shot down over Germany, recipient of Distinguished Flying Medal. For Duncan’s brothers, John and Jim who served in the British army and navy during WWII. For Thomas Cecil Phillips, August 14, 1922 – December, 2008. Served in WWII. Served with the Gloucester Regiment, British Army WWII, Burma, March 1944, and returned for demobilization…
Available from Chapters in print & digital We’re opening the floor Monday, November 8, 2010, to a discussion with author, Alicia Hendley on our Facebook Page. You’ll be able to ask Alicia about her journey writing A Subtle Thing, and how she juggles raising a family around being a novelist and clinical psychologist. As well, on Friday, November 19, we’ll draw the names of three participants to receive a copy of A Subtle Thing. Hope…
Michell Plested Five Rivers is pleased to welcome another debut author to our conclave, Michell Plested. In an agreement finalized this past weekend, Five Rivers has acquired the rights to Mike’s YA adventure, Mik Murdock, Boy Superhero. It is a delightful and truly Canadian tale of a 12 year old boy’s quest to protect his prairie town of Cranberry Flats, and in his search to acquire super-powers finds the most awesome power of all lies…