Gary and I often sit in the evening discussing the day’s events, how business is chugging along, the progress of various books in production. And part of that discussion often revolves around marketing, awards and reviews. Recently I’ve been paying attention to the all the hype around E. L. James’ Fifty Shades of Grey, much in the way I watched with bewildered amusement the hype around Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight saga. This time, however, I am…
Leslie Gadallah We’ve been at it again. It’s amazing what happens when you invite people to virtual tea. You discover they’d be happy to throw their lot in with your crazy ship and enjoy the cruise. Such is the result of discussions between Robert Runte, Five Rivers’ Editor in Chief, and well-known Canadian author, Leslie Gadallah. We’re thrilled to announce that we’ll be giving life back to Gadallah’s novels, The Loremasters, Cat’s Pawn and…
So the reason we’ve been fairly quiet of late is because we’ve been busy little bees. The result of that labour is that Five Rivers now has advance review PDFs available of four of our new titles, all releasing August 1, 2012. If anyone is interested in receiving a copy, please email us and we’ll be pleased to furnish you with a PDF in return for a review. Titles as follows: Immunity to Strange Tales,by Susan…
ISBN 97819274000746 x 9, 268 pages The reprint of Matt Hughes excellent thriller, Downshift, is now available for pre-order through our website, at a special 25% discount. This is a rocketing good read. Witty, wry, a rollercoaster story that is never pretentious, always engaging. We think you’re going to love it. And then love the sequel, Old Growth, which is due out next year. Downshift is due for official release June 1, 2012, and will…
Earlier this month we signed a new distribution agreement with Ingram for our digital catalogue. What this means for Five Rivers is that we’ll not only have expanded distribution, but better profile with some of the distribution partners with which we’ve been dealing directly or through Smashwords. While our data is in the process of streaming to all 55 of Ingram’s partners, there may be a short period of time our eBooks won’t be available…