I’m
really excited to share the new press release that we’ve just had done
for Books We Love. It really tells the story of what BWL is all about
and the place of our authors in the publishing world.
Calgary, Alberta –
In this day and age, most self and vanity publishing services will take
a cheque from anyone willing to hand one over. This leaves critics and
readers with the disheartening task of having to sort the literary wheat
from the chaff. However, one Canadian publisher is on a bold mission to
not only re-connect readers with fiction written by master wordsmiths
with decades of experience, but to re-ignite the careers of acclaimed
and much-loved authors that readers thought had dropped off the radar
for good.
Calgary-based
and independent Books We Love Ltd. is highly exclusive about who they
sign; opting for previously-published authors who were left stranded
after their small to mid-size publishers were swallowed up by the big
guys. Many of these genre authors became bestsellers and literary
legends in their own rights, only to find their careers pushed under the
rug and readers crying out for their return.
Authors
under their wing include Joan Hall Hovey (known to many as Canada’s
“Queen of Suspense”), Juliet Waldron, known for such historical
favorites as Mozart’s Wife and Hand Me Down Bride, Kat Attalla who has
over a dozen available romance titles and Jamie Hill, who is celebrating
the print release of her new romantic suspense, ‘Pieces of the Past’
book one in her ‘Witness Security’ series. With over fifty authors to
explore, the Books We Love Ltd. bibliography is a true Hall of Fame.
“We’re
releasing new and re-printed books only from authors who have a solid
reputation for quality and credentials to match. They have won awards,
dominated the former mid-lists and are often authority figures in their
own professional industry,” explains Judith Pittman, Publisher for Books
We Love Ltd.. “However, they were literally left with nowhere to turn
after their publishers were incorporated into others and their works
delisted. Considering many of these authors spent decades refining their
skills and had loyal fan bases – it’s a travesty.”
Continuing,
“The good news is that they have now found a home at Books We Love Ltd.
and we’re passionate about connecting them with their former readers,
as well as garnering a new audience. You’ll often hear people asking
what happened to that author they were once addicted to; well, he or she
could very well be with us!”
Of
course, any great author would be oppressed without an extensive
distribution network for their work. To that end, Books We Love Ltd. has
just signed a deal to
distribute their books in print in the USA, United Kingdom, Australia
and Canada. Red Tuque will also be handling a portion of the
distribution in Canada, with both distributors releasing a combined
twenty-five titles this coming fall.
“This
print distribution is a big step for our authors, returning their work
to its original format. Of course, we’ve not forgotten about eBooks and
currently have over four-hundred titles exclusively available through
Amazon Kindle. With each book priced at $4.99 or under, getting some of
literature’s forgotten heroes into your hands has never been cheaper..”
It’s
an exciting time for us and we can hardly wait for our authors to once
again experience the thrill of walking into their local bookstore or
library and finding their own books on the shelves.
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Watch for Jude Pittman's latest release
Sisters of Prophecy: Ursula
co-authored with Gail Roughton, coming soon!
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Very exciting, Jude. Monday a reporter from my area contacted me about including the press release, but with a local angle. You know, local author and new book coming out, etc. I'll post the article when it's out. She didn't know when though.
ReplyDeleteVery exciting. Shared on my google page.
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