The Town of Watered-Down Whiskey, the latest titled we developed in Sol Books Prose Series, will be released next month. Shipping and handling is included with the price of the book. Synopsis: Minneota, Minnesota. Smalltown, America. For some, growing up in a place where everyone knows everybody evokes memories of grandmothers’ quilts, cruisin’ after school,… Continue reading The Town of Watered-Down Whiskey
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Sol Book recently released an ebook version of Mama Joy on smashwords.com. If you purchase a copy between now and Oct 31st, you’ll receive 1/2 off the list price by using the code ME35X. Ballistics Reports is available, too, and we’ve decided to match Sol Books’ promotion, so you can also purchase a copy of… Continue reading ebooks
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Sol Books Now Accepting Submission for Prose Series Contest
Sol Books grants one annual award for a novels and collections of short stories or essays. The winning entry will receive a standard royalty contract, with a $500 advance. Finalists may also be offered a publishing contract. GUIDELINES Submit at least 30,000 words of prose (fiction or nonfiction) without any identifying information appearing on the… Continue reading Sol Books Now Accepting Submission for Prose Series Contest
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Sol Books Prose Contest
Congrats to Clyde Derrick, author of The Wash. His manuscript is the latest selected to be part of Sol Books Prose Series. Here’s what the judges had to say: Like the torrential flash floods that plague the town of Vista Linda, California, The Wash sweeps you up, drags you beneath its currents and desperately tries… Continue reading Sol Books Prose Contest
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Review — Mama Joy
Motherhood does something to you and rearranges your life completely. Mama Joy is a collection of poetry from Eileen Silver-Lillywhite, as she speaks on the transition to womanhood and into motherhood. With a certain honesty of life, Mama Joy is a fine pick for down to earth and thoughtful poetry. “Coda”: Snap roses. Carry/them to… Continue reading Review — Mama Joy
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Interview with John Davis
To kick off National Poetry Month, both Sol Books and Bainbridge Island Review have interviewed John Davis, author of Gigs. Some of John’s poems will also be posted on Sol Books’ blog and he’ll be hosting a reading April 3 at Eagle Harbor Book Company in Bainbridge Island, WA.
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Gigs by John Davis
It’s the official release date for Gigs by John Davis. It’s the latest book Flat Sole Studio produced in conjunction with Sol Books. Blues in D minor, big bellies over factory belts, and Elvis Presley license plates—Gigs is a collection of poems that shows us the gentle beauty of ordinary life. Davis’s language breathes, without… Continue reading Gigs by John Davis
