So John’s been working with three different publishers who are releasing his stuff and it’s definitely been weird to be on the other side of things. It’s tough giving up control of everything from cover art and layout to content. All the publishers have been fairly collaborative and open to ideas but some have been…

Many authors are waking up this morning to find that their work has been pirated in a giant Christmas themed anthology that can be downloaded at several torrent sites. It includes several of our authors but luckily nothing we've published. I imagine it took a fair amount of work to put this thing together and…

There will be a release party for Unintended Consequences in LA on July 29. Here’s the details: July 29 • 9-12 Unintended Consequences book release party Figueroa Hotel Poolside Bar 939 Figueroa St., L.A. RSVP to rsvp (at) palehouse.com There’s a blog post about it over on Flaunt.com

One of the coolest things that happened recently is that Play Dead was reviewed in both Publisher’s Weekly and Booklist. This is only the second book we’ve had reviewed in PW and the first for Booklist. PW said:…this cautionary tale grows sticky with relentless gore as the victims pile up. I actually hate PW reviews…

I’ve been working on a chapbook of poems by Donna Lynch titled Ladies and Other Vicious Creatures. We’ll be using it to promo her novel Isabel Burning. I like doing layout for boutique projects like this because there’s lots of space to make things look real spiffy. Plus it has great illustrations from artist Steven…

There’s nothing more satisfying than coming up with a cover the author is truly happy with. It took awhile to find the right image but I think I finally got something great for Westermead. Both Scott and his brother Jeff feel it conveys the magic and mystery of Westermead so I’m very excited. I hope…