With the release of Snowed we have stopped to reflect on YA publishing trends in 2016. In some ways Maria Alexander is a front-runner, fulfilling the wishes of YA bloggers earlier this year at Paper Fury. Paper Fury contributor Zoe, from Stories on Stage, said: “After the success of books such as All the Bright…
The excitement over Snowed is at an all-time high! Currently Snowed occupies three slots on Amazon bestseller lists. #4 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Teen & Young Adult > Literature & Fiction > Holidays & Celebrations #13 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Children’s eBooks > Holidays & Celebrations > Christmas #43 in Kindle Store…
DAY 1 The BiblioSanctum Today is the publication day for Snowed by Maria Alexander! Snowed is the first in a series targeting younger readers, following on the heels of Alexander’s Bram Stoker award-winning debut novel Mr. Wicker. This dark winter tale arrives just in time for the holiday season. To celebrate Snowed is featured over…
Ego Likeness is on tour! The Crossroads tour has begun and you’ll find the Ego Likeness tour dates listed below. Steven and Donna put on an amazing live show so if they are coming to your town do not miss it! They are not only talented musicians but also have talents in the writing and…
Readers Choice Ebook Sale! RDSP is celebrating readers with an ebook sale. Every year we have the readers choose the book of the year and honor it with our Readers Choice Award. If you saw any of the coverage from DogCon 5 you may already know that Matt Betts’ novel Indelible Ink received this year’s…
DogCon 5 Was Held at Broadkill Writers Resort in Milton, DE DogCon 5 was quite an adventure! Though the weather was not great, everyone enjoyed being walking distance from the beach and there were plenty of great beach-combing finds. Touring the Dogfish Head brewery was a highlight. The creativity and imagination that went into forming…
Laurel Myler is a debut author and not many people know her or her work yet. So I thought I would take the time to introduce you to her and get to know her a little better myself with a short interview. Her book, City Ash and Desert Bones launches September 21st! Publishers Weekly says,…
Over the years we’ve evaluated thousands of manuscripts in our various editorial endeavors, from The Dream People magazine to numerous anthologies and our publishing imprints. One thing we realized is that as editors you are never merely signed an author, you are entering into a business partnership. We also learned the hard way that when…
Join us for an evening of irrealism with acclaimed author D. Harlan Wilson. There will be readings from his new book Battle Without Honor or Humanity, Vol. 2 as well as audience Q & A, freebies, and more! This free event will be going live at 7 p.m. Eastern Time at https://app.webinarjam.net/register/30519/19c0778251 for all those…
Have you ever gone out on a limb very publicly? It’s not a fun prospect, depending on how things turn out. And have you even had a financial investment riding on it? Okay, add some stress to that going out on a limb thing. Annnnnnnd was the future of your business potentially riding on it?…
Coming September 15 Poems of My Night by Cynthia Pelayo is now available for pre-order here! “These poems are cautionary tales for those who choose not to cover their eyes, warnings for those who refuse to find the light.” Urban Poetry from Beyond the Veil Cynthia Pelayo constructs a narrative in her poetry in response…
UPDATE: Add-on madness! New DogCon Opportunities: Special guest Beverly Bambury provides the following presentations for DogCon 5 attendees (these are included in the base ticket price): Class 1 – Social Media for Authors (even Misanthropic Authors) No matter how you’re published, it’s a tough world out there having to constantly promote your work. Authors have…
Raw Dog Screaming press has just signed a book deal with S. Craig Zahler to release his out-of-print first novel A Congregation of Jackals. As an author, screenwriter and director Zahler has taken both Hollywood and the publishing world by storm. His gritty and unflinching style is undeniable. Bone Tomahawk, which he wrote and directed,…
Meet Charity Jones, An Excerpt from SNOWED We’re celebrating Maria Alexander’s birthday by giving YOU a present, please enjoy this SNOWED excerpt: I open my eyes the next morning to the sight of Mr. Spotty’s yellow oval eyes. Mr. Spotty’s grounded because I used his catapult arm to throw rocks at Charles. I didn’t mean…
We Need Your Suggestions We are creating a custom deck of RDSP-related questions and phrases for use with the game Cards Against Humanity and we want your suggestions! If you’re already familiar with the game you know that we will need some question cards and some cards that can be used as answers to questions….
Author: Maria Alexander Artist: Daniele Serra About the Book Charity Jones is a 16-year-old engineering genius who’s much-bullied for being biracial and a skeptic at her conservative school in Oak County, California. Everything changes when Charity’s social worker mother brings home a sweet teen runaway named Aidan to foster for the holidays. Matched in every…
Author: Laurel Myler https://twitter.com/victorylaurels Artist: Bradley Sharp http://dogstarbooks.blogspot.com/p/cover-artist.html From the back cover of City Ash and Desert Bones: 300 years in the future the world is run by the Theocracy and the Apostles are their representatives. The tiny, dusty and ironically named town of Big City has never seen Apostles until the newly deputized team,…
DogCon is a big shindig RDSP holds every year to celebrate books, authors and all our supporters. It’s a chance for the RDSP family to get together, meet each other, show off the latest works and begin new creative ventures. DogCon 5 at Broadkill Beach At last year’s DogCon we announced that we were acquiring…
East City Bookshop was the perfect place to celebrate the Steel Magic book launch, second book in the Steel Empires series. This was our first visit to the store which just opened up in April. It’s bright and breezy, imminently browsable and has excellent staff picks. These people clearly know books! A Magical Celebration As…
Thanks to everyone who voted in our Reader’s Choice poll this time around! The poll phase narrows down all the books we published in 2015 to 4 titles for our reader/judges to evaluate. Here are the 4 Readers Choice Award finalists: Readers Choice Award Finalists for Books Published in 2015 All the Darkness in the…
RDSP is pleased to announce a two-book deal with a writing team from New Zealand—Lee Murray and Dan Rabarts. The first book in this dark detective mashup is titled Hounds of the Underworld and it launches The Path of Ra series. “Though the speculative fiction scene in New Zealand is small, it’s also vibrant and…
RDSP owner John Lawson‘s mother passed away early this week. She was great supporter of the press and also an avid reader. John’s love of reading and eye for a good story is likely inherited from her. The condolences and kind words have been pouring in and really do help, though I get the feeling…
Reader’s Choice 1st Round Voting This is the 3rd year for our Reader’s Choice Award and it includes all titles published by RDSP and its imprint Dog Star Books in 2015. The first step is a poll anyone can vote in. Help us by choosing your favorite 2015 release! This round of voting will narrow…
We are very pleased to announce that we’ve signed Maria Alexander’s second novel SNOWED continuing the productive collaboration that began with MR. WICKER which garnered a Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First Novel. It’s slated for release later this year and is sure to be a popular title for the winter holidays….
Title: Steel Magic Series: Steel Empires Book 2 Author: J.L. Gribble Genre: Urban Fantasy/Alternate History Release Date: July 6, 2016 Pre-order Link: http://amzn.to/1Rc17n2 Synopsis: Funerals are usually the end of the story, not the beginning. Newly graduated warrior-mages Toria Connor and Kane Nalamas find themselves the last remaining mages in the city when a mage…
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