… has become interesting. I remember a time I used to joke with Gary that if I won a huge lottery I’d buy my own publishing house. Here I am decades later and have in fact developed my own publishing house thanks to advancements in printing and distribution technologies. The journeys of life never cease to amaze me. How to Write a Non-fiction Book in 60 Days Released January 1, sales of Paul Lima’s book,…
The Penelopiad, by Margaret Atwood, certainly isn’t what I expected. But, then, Margaret Atwood has a way of doing that, delivering the unexpected. Somehow she delivers in The Penelopiad not only a fascinating insight into Penelope’s version of the famous Homerian epic, but does so with cutting wit, almost vaudevillian asides, all the while disseminating little known archeological and historical background which is craftily woven into the fabric of the whole. Absolutely recommend this book!
Good but not Great Ysabel, set in modern Provence, is a tale about recurring tales, a theme that was visited in Kay’s best-selling work, Fionavar Tapestry. As such, I found the story not particularly fresh, which is unusual for most of GGK’s work. A pity, because certainly this author has a lyrical voice, one that can utterly captivate a reader as he did in Tigana and Last Light of the Sun. The characters in Ysabel…
Nine years into the new millennium, I have come to realize this has been a time of dynamic changes not just globally, but very much on a personal level, and, if I’m honest, I must admit 2008 was the best year of my entire life. There have been so many goals achieved, dreams realized, so much contentment, fulfillment. It is because of this I look forward to this new year, the last of this decade…
For those of you who prefer to purchase an eBook format of books, I’m pleased to announce all of Five Rivers books are now available in PDF eBook format through your favourite online booksellers. To my knowledge this format is compatible with any desktop and laptop operating system, as well as with all handheld readers.