Olympia Publishers | Five New and Exciting Books, Publication day is coming for us at a rate of knots. We're certainly ready for it, but are you?
We have hand-picked five books that we think you should pay attention to! These range from spooky tales, to heartfelt poetry and progressive, informative children's books. Check them out below, and make sure you have a peruse of the rest of our new catalogue!
Jorge Luis Gonzalez Gordillo- Big Nothings & Nicotine
With a sticks-in-your-head title that sounds like the name of an Elliott Smith demo, Jorge Luis Gonzalez has composed a beautifully honest collection of poetry with "Big Nothings & Nicotine". Gordillo covers relatable subjects with passionate rhyme and penmanship, touching on heartbreak, love, relationships and everything in between. His poetry is sure to take you on a cathartic and occasionally turbulent journey through a wide spectrum of emotions, reaching out and speaking directly to you with
Olympia Publishers | Five Reads for Animal Lovers, Dogs, cats. Insects, birds. Reptiles, amphibians. Wild, domesticated.
Animals play a huge part in what makes our planet such a marvel, and it's very common to find odes to these creatures in literature, from children's stories about talking woodland animals, to poetry dedicated to a beloved house cat. We have many such books on our roster, and today we wanted to share five favourites with you.
Audie Willert- "Henry"
A pet can truly change someone's life, and that is exactly what Audie Willert's "Henry" is about. Twelve-year old Billy Martinez is a young schoolboy who finds himself ostracised by classmates, often the target of racially motivated bullying. When Billy's mother gifts him an Airedale puppy for his birthday, an inseparable bond is formed between boy and dog.
In this heart-warming account of Henry's time with Billy, we come across many such o
Olympia Publishers | Cosy Reads for Autumn, Summer is coming to a close (although the hot weather might not be) which means we're approaching the wistful, romantic and ever-so-slightly spooky season of Autumn.
Olympia Publishers | Author Spotlight: J.L. Sugden , It is quite a feat to find your work published as a young author, and it's also quite a feat for an author of any age to construct an entirely new, intricate world using their own mind. We spoke with "Plagued" author J.L. Sugden regarding how he created the world in which he set his stunning new fantasy epic, his past writing work, being published at 21 years of age, and how he approaches writing as someone with dyslexia.
You can get "Plagued" here.
1). Before the book itself begins, you have a fantastically detailed, thirteen-page lore segment, which is sure to have any fantasy-fan salivating. How did you first start to put together the Draden universe? What inspired you?