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Entries from September 2008

Banned Books Week

September 30th, 2008 · No Comments

It’s the American Library Association’s Banned Books Week, and the Guardian has up a little quiz to test your knowledge concerning book censorship. The ALA has also updated its challenged books list with 2007 records here, which is always an interesting (if horrifying) read.
Of course we don’t believe in banning books. The one single book […]

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Games & Players is now available!

September 29th, 2008 · No Comments

We are pleased to announce the release of the third book in the Administration Series, Games & Players by Manna Francis.
Games & Players begins with the novella Game, Set, which gives Toreth an up-close-and-personal introduction to the finer points of socioanalysis.
Socioanalysts can read minds and motives at a glance, predict the future, manipulate the […]

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For the Authors

September 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment

A good article: Tips for Promoting Your Own Book.

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The News You’ve All Been Waiting For…

September 17th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The first print run of Manna Francis’ Games & Players arrived today. Just sayin’.
Unrelated but still worth checking out: Michael Kimball wrote A. F. Rützy’s Life Story in postcard format here.

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Reviews

September 15th, 2008 · No Comments

There’s a review of Sound + Noise and an accompanying interview with Curtis Smith in the current issue of ShowcasePA!. Click here to download a pdf of the relevant pages.

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Linkage

September 12th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Paul Elwork has a guest blog about The Tea House up at Skepchick: Critical Thinking at its Finest, so check it out!

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Behind the Scenes

September 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Well, the silence over the past few days had a lot to do with getting the spring list into shape, and it’s starting to look pretty good! We’re almost done with copyedits on three of our four spring releases (only task remaining is to check the comments that came/are coming back from the authors) and […]

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It’s a good week for reviews!

September 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

One dedicated reader wrote a very detailed review each of Mind Fuck and Quid Pro Quo, NewPages posted their review of Sound + Noise, and M. J. Rose wrote a ringing endorsement of The Tea House.

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Sound + Noise by Curtis Smith

September 1st, 2008 · No Comments

We are pleased to announce the release of Curtis Smith’s new novel Sound + Noise.
Sound + Noise tells the story of Jackie and Tom, two ordinary people living parallel lives. When their paths finally intersect, the background hum of their longings, hopes, and disappointments builds into something that neither of them could have anticipated. With […]

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