More cover genius…er…genesis: The Mermaid’s Tale

This summer we’ll release a profoundly disturbing and brilliant novel from D.G. Valdron, The Mermaid’s Tale. Part grimdark, part literary parable, Valdron has created a story you won’t soon forget. In a city of majesty and brutality, of warring races and fragile alliances, a sacred mermaid has been brutally murdered. An abomination, a soulless Arukh is summoned to hunt the killer. As the world around the Arukh drifts into war and madness, her search for…

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Feb 2016

By Lorina Stephensartwork, D.G. Valdron, Jeff Minkevics, The Mermaid's TaleComments Off

Genius…er…genesis of a cover: A Town Called Forget

Five Rivers’ Art Director, Jeff Minkevics, has once again been beavering away creating some truly amazing covers for some of our forthcoming releases. We thought you might find it of interest to explore the creative process that has gone into creating one of these. A Town Called Forget is a tender and often hilarious debut novel from Alberta writer, C.P. Hoff. It presented a few intriguing opportunities to explore from a cover design perspective. The…

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Jan 2016

By Lorina StephensA Town Called Forget, artwork, C.P. Hoff, Connie Penner, Jeff MinkevicsComments Off

Re-release of Candas Jane Dorsey’s award-winning Black Wine

It gives us great pleasure to announce the re-release of Candas Jane Dorsey’s award-winning debut novel, Black Wine, October 1, 2013. Candas Jane Dorseyphoto courtesy of Vala GrenierBlue Magic photography The story revolves around an old woman hanging in a cage, countered by a young woman who slaves on a rich lord’s estate and struggles to discover and assert her identity in a primeval, barbaric world. From slave dens to merchant cities and isolated mountains,…

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Sep 2013

By Lorina Stephensartwork, Black Wine, Candas Jane Dorsey, Jeff MinkevicsComments Off

Jeff Minkevics discusses cover for Type

July 1, 2013 Five Rivers will release Alicia Hendley’s second novel, Type. The novel focuses on the fallout from the Social Media Era, when 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 to regain social order through scientific means. Their solution? Widespread implementation of Myers-Briggs personality typing, with each citizen assessed at the age of…

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Mar 2013

By Lorina StephensAlicia Hendley, artwork, Books, Jeff Minkevics, Newsletter, TypeComments Off

Caitlin Monney discusses cover concept for 88

Caitlin Monneyself-portrait Here at Five Rivers we believe in developing new talent not only in the literary arts, but visual. So, when editor Kelly Stephens introduced us to an acquaintance who is an aspiring illustrator, Caitlin Monney, we took a look at Caitlin’s work and thought how perfect it would be to have a debut illustrator create the cover for a debut novel, 88, by Michael R. Fletcher. We sent Monney Fletcher’s manuscript, which is…

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Nov 2012

By Lorina Stephens88, artwork, Caitlin Monney, Michael R. Fletcher, NewsletterComments Off