It has become almost a tired argument the past three years that print books will suffer extinction. Pundits far wiser than I have expostulated that in this world of immediate gratification and three second attention, of rampant consumerism and the rule of the mob, that books — real, paper-filled and cover bound books — will see a demise in favour of digital information and literature. Certainly that prediction is not without precedent. Just look at…
The following review appeared yesterday in the Kitchener Waterloo Herald. We thought we’d share the good news. By Jon Fear, Record staffA Subtle Thingby Alicia Hendley(Five Rivers, 200 pages, $25 softcover)Depression can be a painful, soul-destroying burden. And one of the ironies, says Beth, the young woman who tells her own story in this often instructive novel, is that as you wind your way deeper and deeper into self-destructive behaviour, your best friends and family…
Saturday, August 28, Lorina Stephens appears at Chapters, Bayview Village, 2901 Bayview Avenue, North York, ON, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. She will be reading from, and signing copies of From Mountains of Ice, And the Angels Sang, and Shadow Song. View Larger Map
Midwest Book Review has given five star ratings to Lorina Stephens’ And the Angels Sang, and From Mountains of Ice. And the Angels Sang is an anthology of short, speculative fiction stories author Lorina Stephens has penned over the course of twenty-five years. Some were previously published in periodicals or writers’ workshops; all offer snapshots of the human condition. From the titular story of how a pious man perceives angels even as he suffers unspeakable…
I developed the following guidelines for Five Rivers’ writers as a way of preparing them for book signing events. I thought perhaps some of you might find them of use as well. 1. Dress appropriately. Think casual business or professional boho. Studies prove people are attracted to a professional, good-looking person and will often rate a person’s performance or product higher based upon that appearance. Sounds unfair, but it is a fact. 2. Show up…