The When Words Collide Festival, August 8-10, 2014, is an excellent Western Canadian writers conference. Five Rivers has always had a presence at WWC and this year will be launching all six of its Spring Releases at the conference. Three other Five Rivers authors and two staff have already confirmed they will be at WWC. If you are going to WWC this year, make sure you attend the Five Rivers Book Social at 2 PM,…
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…
For young readers on your list The Runner and the Wizardby Dave Duncan Out of Timeby D.G. Laderoute Mik Murdoch: Boy Superheroby Michell Plested Typeby Alicia Hendley
The following 5-star review of the madcap collection of articles known as A Method to the Madness: a Guide to the Super Evil, appeared on LibraryThing October 23. This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. Book Info: Genre: Short story anthology/Self-help parodyReading Level: MG on upRecommended for: Those who want to be a super villain, or a supervillain for that matter… My Thoughts: Okay, this was just hilarious. A series of articles including advice on all…
Five Rivers’ authors Michell Plested (Mik Murdoch: Boy Superhero), and J.W. Schnarr (A Quiet Place, and Things Falling Apart) appear as guest speakers at the inaugural Lethbridge Com!c Con on November 1-2. For more information visit the Com!c Con website.