Old Growth, by Matt Hughes, releases March 1, 2014

ISBN 9781927400494, 6×9 Trade Paperback, 316 pgs, $25.99eISBN 9781927400500 $4.99 The long awaited sequel in the Sid Rafferty Thriller series by Matt Hughes, Old Growth, releases from Five Rivers Publishing March 1, 2014 in both print and eBook. Hughes returns to British Columbia in this installment, where once more Sid Rafferty finds himself unwittingly caught in the cross-purposes of employers and events, this time involving environmentalist with interests not always as benevolent as they might…

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Jan 2014

By Lorina StephensMatt Hughes, Old Growth, Sid Rafferty ThrillerComments Off

Making the cut in February 2014

In two weeks Five Rivers will once again open to submissions for a short period between February 1 and 14. This will be our annual submission period, an opportunity for authors to woo us with their proposals and sample chapters. What’s likely to pique our interest this year, whether writing for adult or younger audiences: Historical Fiction. We’re not looking for romance disguised as historical fiction. That will get you a quick rejection. Rather, we’re…

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Jan 2014

By Lorina StephensNewsletterComments Off

4-stars for Derryl Murphy’s Wasps at the Speed of Sound

The following review appeared at LibraryThing recently. available in print and eBookfrom Five Rivers Publishingselect bookstoresand online booksellers worldwide This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. A collection of 11 apocalypsi (apocalypses?) – I think the thing that impressed me the most was how very different all the apocalypsi were, apart from a common environmental theme. Well written stories, and I enjoyed reading all excepting one (What Goes Around, which I just didn’t get). My…

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Jan 2014

By Lorina StephensDerryl Murphy, Reviews, Wasps at the Speed of SoundComments Off

Nate Hendley to appear at Leaside Public Library

Nate Hendley January 15, 2014, 7:00 PM, author Nate Hendley will appear at the Leaside branch of the Toronto Public Library to read from and discuss his biography, Steven Truscott: Decades of Injustice. The book is an excellent overview of the tragic case of wrongfully convicted Ontario teenager, Steven Truscott. available in print and eBookfrom Five Rivers Publishingand online booksellers worldwide Given Hendley’s captivating nature and subject matter, this is sure to be a fascinating…

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Jan 2014

By Lorina StephensEvents, Nate Hendley, Steven TruscottComments Off

Review of Michell Plested’s Mik Murdoch: Boy Superhero

available in print, eBook, audiobookfrom online booksellers internationallyand select bookstores Over at View from Valhalla there is a glowing review for Michell Plested’s YA novel, Mik Murdoch: Boy Superhero. Among other things, the reviewer says: Odin’s recommendation: If you can afford this book, buy it. Yes, it is a kids book. Preteen. However, I think most adults will be able to draw correlations between Mik’s adventures and their own childhoods. Most young children will be…

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Jan 2014

By Lorina StephensMichell Plested, Mik Murdock, ReviewsComments Off

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