Juno Books News05.20.08IN THIS ISSUE:
NEW BOOK: PERSONAL DEMONS by STACIA KANE PERSONAL DEMONS by STACIA KANE was released in April. In it, Megan promises listeners to her new radio call-in show that she'll "slay their personal demons," and they believe her. So do the personal demons. Although she doesn't know it, Megan is the only human without a personal demon on her shoulder. This, coupled with her psychic abilities, makes her a valuable weapon for any demon "family" that can gain her allegiance. It also makes her a serious threat -- not just to the personal demons, but to a soul-sucker known as The Accuser who has an old score to settle. Megan and her allies -- a demon lover who both protects and seduces her with devilish intensity, a witch with poor social skills, and three cockney guard demons -- have to deal not only The Accuser, the personal demons, and the ghosts of Megan's past, but a reporter who threatens to destroy Megan's career. On the Web site, you'll find Q&A with the author, excerpts from both PD and its sequel, and even a yummy recipe mentioned in the book! (http://juno-books.com/personal_demons.html) PERSONAL DEMONS has been getting great reviews from urban fantasy lovers. You are sure to find it wickedly entertaining! UPDATE: TOUCHING SILVER I am truly sorry to announce that Juno Books will not be publishing TOUCHING SILVER by Jamie Craig. The novel was an exciting sequel to last year's CHASING SILVER, but we could not persuade the chain stores to stock it. We suspect that corporate belt-tightening and reduction of titles have something to do with this. If you are aware of publishing industry news, you've probably read about Borders announcing in March that it's, more or less, putting itself up for sale; Barnes & Noble predicted "recessionary pressures in this uncertain economic environment will make 2008 an especially challenging retail year." The authors behind "Jamie Craig" -- Pepper Espinoza and Vivien Dean -- do not yet know the future for the "Silver" series. I'm sure they would be happy to keep you updated. Check their Web site http://www.jamie-craig.comor blog or contact directly: jamiecraigbooks@gmail.com On to better news . . . NEXT BOOK: SEABORN by CHRIS HOWARD We'll be releasing SEABORN in ebook form before its June 20 print release because, well, because CHRIS HOWARD, the author, is just so wonderfully geeky, it seemed appropriate. How geeky is he? Well, of course he has a writer's blog and a Web site for the book. Then there is audio of Chris reading Chapter One of SEABORN in three formats: Video? Three book trailers
Original art by the author: An essay about underwater acoustics: How Do Mermaids Hear? The SEABORN Playlist (What Chris listened to while writing SEABORN
T-shirts, stickers, bags, and other Seaborn stuff:
Seaborn at Spreadshirt
Oh, sure, maybe non-geeks would do all that, but would they have this? Then there's the SEABORN countdown timer We are not sure of the ebook publication dates, yet, but watch the Juno blog for more. . . For now here's a sneak peek at a few chapters!
ANOTHER BOOK The long-awaited hardcover edition of AMBERLIGHT has gone to press. It will be at least six weeks before we see this puppy, but we'll let you know when it is available. Please note that this edition will be limited to 1000 copies and most of those are already ordered. IF you want to reserve a copy email info@juno-books.com with AMBERLIGHT HC as the subject and let us know. Don't worry - you aren't committing to anything or putting money down :-) When the books are available we will notify you immediately and then, if still interested, you may place an order.
EBOOKS AVAILABLE If you've been reading the blog, you know we have more ebooks available through Fictionwise. We've recently added:
BLACKNESS TOWER by Lillian Stewart Carl will be available (I hope) next Monday, May 30. You can access Fictionwise through http://www.juno-books.com/ebooks.html Juno Books titles are available in "multiformat" that includes:
THITHER & YON Sean Wallace and I will be going to WISCON this Friday in Madison, Wisconsin. I've been to Madison before (for World Fantasy Con) but have never attended Wiscon. We'll have a table in the Dealers Room which, as usual, will say "Prime Books" because we only own the one custom tablecloth ;-) I'll probably be hanging out there most of the time. Juno authors Chris Howard (SEABORN, July) and Lori Devoti (AMAZON INK, spring 2009) will be at Wiscon, as will Sylvia (AMBERLIGHT) Kelso (all the way from Australia) who will be presenting her academic paper: "Out of Egypt: The Palimpsest of Speculative and Other Fiction(s) in Carole Mcdonnell's 'Wind Follower'". Otherwise, Sean will be on the panel "Inside the Magic Book Machine" (Sunday, 1:00 PM). I'll be on "Publishing: Meritocracy or Social Construct?" (Sunday, 4 PM) and "The Brave New World of Twenty-First Century Publishing" (Sunday, 10:00 PM)
NO-GO Although coming down with Type "B" Influenza meant I did not make it to the Romantic Times Booklovers Convention in Pittsburgh last month as planned, Juno was well represented by CAROLE NELSON DOUGLAS (who received recognition for her pioneering efforts in genre), LILLIAN STEWART CARL, JANET LORIMER, and LINDA ROBERTSON. (Linda's VICIOUS CIRCLE will be out next year). They had samplers (BLOOD BARGAIN by Maria Lima/BRIMSTONE KISS by Carole Nelson Douglas and SEABORN by Chris Howard), postcards, PERSONAL DEMONS bracelets from Stacia Kane, and lots of freebie books. So a big personal thanks to them for representing us so well and especially to Linda for hauling all that stuff there!
SUBMISSIONS All submissions received through April 10 have received a response; quite a few past that date have received replies, too. Again, if you are considering submitting, PLEASE READ THE CURRENT GUIDELINES before doing so.
QUOTATION "Writing is writing, and stories are stories. Perhaps the only true genres are fiction and non-fiction. And even there, who can be sure?" -- Tanith Lee
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