Paula Johanson on Meeting and Writing about Larry “King” Kwong

This March 1st, 2015, Five Rivers Publishing released King Kwong: Larry Kwong, the China Clipper who broke the NHL colour barrier. Paula Johanson talks about her writing experience, hockey, and getting to the man behind the hockey stick, King Kwong himself. JC: What got you started writing King Kwong? PJ: What got me started writing this book was reading the newspaper to my late father. His eyesight was failing due to macular degeneration, so…

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Mar 2015

By Lorina StephensInterviews, King Kwong, Larry Kwong, Paula JohansonComments Off

Five Rivers to release Dave Duncan’s 50th novel

Dave Duncan Vancouver Island author, Dave Duncan, will see the release of his 50th novel April 1, 2015, through Five Rivers Publishing. ISBN 9781927400791 6 x 9 trade paperback, 200 pages, $17.99eISBN 9781927400807 $4.99 The novel, The Eye of Strife, reveals Dave Duncan at his best: Sword fights and romance, miracles and mystery, treachery and sly humour. A god summons a curious assortment of witnesses to his temple to testify on what they know about…

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Mar 2015

By Lorina StephensDave Duncan, Eye of Strife2 Comments

It’s the third Slackers!

Continuing in the madcap, shredded, reconstructed, irreverent, hang-on-to-your seats series Shakespeare for Slackers, Aaron Kite and Audrey Evans have delved into the boiling, toiling, troubling pot of Macbeth and created a dastardly delightful modern take on The Bard’s dark and legendary work. ISBN 9781927400739 7 x 10 Trade Paperback $17.99eISBN 9781927400746 $4.99 We give you the Slackers version of Act 1 Scene 1: The place: Scotland and England. Though, I guess that’s two places, actually…….

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Feb 2015

By Lorina StephensAaron Kite, Macbeth, New Releases, Shakespeare for SlackersComments Off

Presenting the Prime Ministers of Canada series.

In 2012 when crime-writer Nate Hendley came to Five Rivers with the view to finding a home for the orphaned Prime Minister books from now defunct JackFruit Press, we were pleased to undertake breathing new life into the incomplete series. The original series had been targeted to early primary school students, more of a graphic novel approach. We decided to expand the demographic for the series so the books would be readable by, and appeal…

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Feb 2015

By Lorina StephensGordon Gibb, Lester B. Pearson, Prime MinistersComments Off

Ann Marston Talks about Wordsmithing the World of The Rune Blades of Celi

Five Rivers is happy to announce: Ann Marston’s sixth book of The Rune Blades of Celi: Sword and Shadow will be re-released March 1, 2015. Ann Marston In this edition, Ann Marston worked closely with editor and publisher, Lorina Stephens, and designer, Jeff Minkevics to bring readers a re-sharpened Celtic Fantasy. Anne Marston talked about the experience of writing, publishing, and republishing to bring a world from imagination to reality. JC: First off, congratulations for…

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Feb 2015

By Lorina StephensAnn Marston, Interviews, Rune Blades of CeliComments Off

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