It’s Time to Celebrate Our 2025 Publishing Achievements As we close the book on 2025 (pun absolutely intended), we’re excited to reflect on everything we accomplished together. From launching new titles to expanding into audiobooks and strengthening partnerships, this year proved that great stories—and the people who bring them to life—are what motivates us to do… Continue reading Our 2025 Top 10
Category: Book Releases
Shatter Dreams in Light by Brandon Flesher
Only days left to win a copy of Brandon Flesher’s latest collection of poetry, Shattered Dreams in Light. Sign up for it on Goodreads. Marketing Tip: Signing up your book for a giveaway is a great way to get in added to people “want to read” lists as well as earn a few ratings and… Continue reading Shatter Dreams in Light by Brandon Flesher
Review — The Stray Pitch
A review of Marylin Bos’s mystery novel, The Stray Pitch, appeared in last month’s issue of Midwest Review of Books: Small Press Bookwatch. “The Stray Pitch is an intriguing novel of the women’s baseball league and the 1950s. Young Wendy is hired into the league, despite her lack of skill; her true purpose is not… Continue reading Review — The Stray Pitch
Chasing Shadows by Brandon Flesher
Flat Sole Studio is proud to present our latest title, Chasing Shadows by Brandon Flesher. Chasing Shadows is a collection of poems that touch on the small, poignant moments in life. Haunting and profound, Brandon’s words tenderly broach themes of love and loss, with each poem possessing a story unto itself. Brandon was born… Continue reading Chasing Shadows by Brandon Flesher
King Biscuit by Michael Loyd Gray
This month Michael Loyd Gray’s King Biscuit has the honor of being the highlighted title in the young adult category on Independent Publisher’s website. This title was released by Tempest Books, an imprint of Skywater Publishing, earlier this year. Summary: In King Biscuit, Michael Loyd Gray returns once again to his fictional burg of Argus, Illinois (the… Continue reading King Biscuit by Michael Loyd Gray
Testimonial — FishingKids
Blake has an amazing eye for layout and design. He has assisted our company, FishingKids, in the creation of three books, with more in the works. Blake has been exceptional to work with! —Megan McCarthy, Creative Director of FishingKids
The Town of Watered-Down Whiskey
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
FishingKids
Our FishingKids project is moving along quite well, and we’re beginning to see the initial sketches. Here are the mock up of the cover (fonts not final). And an interior spread . . . Along with some fun art, we’re calling out informational text and illustrations. They are shown as notebook entries, drawn and written… Continue reading FishingKids
Can You Survive
Flat Sole Studio has teamed up with Lake 7 Creative to produce a new line of books: Can You Survive? As with many great ideas, this one was imagined over burgers and beer. Ryan Jacobson, founder of Lake 7 Creative, is part of a group of authors I meet up with now and then to… Continue reading Can You Survive
Can You Survive: Call of the Wild
While the second book in the Can You Survive series, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is printing, reviews for the first book, Call of the Wild, are piling up. You can read some of the reviews on the Ryan Jacobson’s blog. But here are some of my favorite excerpts . . . “The writing is… Continue reading Can You Survive: Call of the Wild