Last week we reached a deal to publish Alicia Hendley’s new YA novel, Type.Type is targeted for the 16-20 YA crowd and could be compared to a melange of The Hunger Games and 1984.Synopsis: During the Social Media Era, rates of divorce, crime, and mental illness were sky-rocketing and civilization was at its breaking point. As a result, prominent psychologists from around the globe gathered together to try and regain social order through scientific means….
In Alicia Hendley’s usual humble fashion, she failed to mention her screenplay Snake Oil was recently short-listed for the Gotham Screen 2012 International Film Festival. Congratulations, Alicia. Although this year’s winner has already been announced, we at Five Rivers are very proud you made it that far. Well done. Alicia Hendley is the author of the very raw and insightful novel, A Subtle Thing.
Found these two recent reviews on LibraryThing, for Alicia Hendley’s A Subtle Thing. This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. I enjoyed this book and would recommend it to other readers. I found the ending to be sad but perfect at the same time. I identified with Beth. I wonder how many other readers will do so as well. ( ) | flag swivelgal | Aug 27, 2012 | This review was written for…
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…
Congratulations to Five Rivers’ author, Alicia Hendley (A Subtle Thing) on making the long list in the Vanderbilt-Exile Short Fiction Competition for her short story, Uncle. The competition carries a $5,000 cash prize. Well done, Alicia! We’ll be rooting for you in the next round.