We’ve been very busy around Five Rivers. So far this year we’ve launched four new titles: 88, by Michael R. Fletcher, a riveting debut SF novel. Type, by Alicia Hendley, a second novel from Hendley, travelling into YA SF. A Method to the Madness: A Guide to the Super Evil, edited by Jeffrey Hite & Michell Plested, a collection of dastardly essays by the world’s villains. Western King: Book 2, The Rune Blades of Celi,…
Any of you who know me, also know I’ve bleated on for some years regarding the profound changes occurring in publishing, how it is the traditional method of publishing and bringing books to market is obsolete and simply not viable in today’s global, technology-driven economy. Over the past five years we’ve structured Five Rivers Publishing so that: We do not rely on sales from bricks and mortar stores As much as a decade ago I…
It would appear Five Rivers’ author, Susan Forest, is staging a Canadian invasion of the Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA). Last week she announced she had been elected Secretary, and will be taking over from outgoing Secretary, Ann Leckie. Susan Forest reading at the World Fantasy Convention 2012 SFWA is a professional organization for authors of science fiction, fantasy and related genres. Esteemed past and present members include Isaac Asimov, Anne McCaffrey, Ray Bradbury, and…
Alicia Hendley with brother and author Nate Hendleyat 2010 Toronto Word on the Street Huge congratulations to Five Rivers’ author, Alicia Hendley, for being short-listed in this year’s Canadian International Film Festival’s Write Brothers Screenplay Competition. Hendley’s screenplay adaptation of her newly released YA SF novel, Type, was one of 15 screenplays to be named in this year’s competition. The novel is now on sale through all major online booksellers, as well as directly from…
It would seem Amazon decided to ignore our release dates and sell our four new releases (88, Type, A Method to the Madness, and Western King) immediately. So, rather than trying to redirect the Amazon, we thought we’d paddle with the current. What that means is all four titles are now available in both print and digital from online booksellers worldwide, of course it may take Indigo awhile to catch up, as they’re always very…