Today is the last day Five Rivers extends this special offer: every customer placing an advance order for From Mountains of Ice will receive a free, complimentary copy of my anthology of short, speculative fiction, And the Angels Sang. Should you decide to add one more book to your order, you’ll qualify for free shipping. The special will not show up on the website or through the secure shopping cart, but will be calculated after…

I’ll be finished the revisions to From Mountains of Ice by the close of the month, will have it proof-read and uploaded to the printer next month, and have advance review copies available in August. The launch will, hopefully, be at World’s Biggest Bookstore, 20 Edward Street, Toronto, Ontario, Saturday, September 26. I’m working on firming up that event. This is to be an extended launch that will carry over to Word on the Street…

I’m re-posting a blog post of Paul Lima’s from August 9, 2007. Thought some of you would find it of interest. At the age of 35, I successfully retired from reality. For 15 years I was a slave the early morning alarm clock shattering dream state sleep, cold showers to get out the cobwebs, mindless commutes to an office. Monday to Friday, 9 to 5. Taking work home evenings and weekends. Falling asleep while reading…

Five Rivers is pleased to now distribute Marian Ritchie’s compelling and informative book, The Long Way Home: A Journey Through Alzheimer’s. The author offers a poignant and penetrating account of her turbulent journey through Alzheimer”s as she cared for her husband, the unwitting protagonist of this tale, focusing on the human and humorous aspects of the situation, rather than on the medical. · “A compelling story that many patients’ families will benefit from sharing.” –…