Writers of Color: Your Voice Matters
Author Vanessa Mártir explores the importance of diverse writers of color in the publishing industry and why their voice matters.
Thomas Sullivan: THE POETRY OF SHAVING CREAM or SCATTING THE SOUL
Award-winning author Thomas Sullivan, shares his insight on the craft of writing.
During this Holiday Season, Think of SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL
There’s really not much more I can say about this video except to encourage you, my dear readers and poet aficionados, to check it out.
20 Ways to Become a More Productive Writer
If 81 percent of the U.S. population wants to write a book, why do only two percent accomplish that goal? Find out in this interesting article by Nina Amir from THE BOOK DESIGNER.
Women mystery writers break out of the shadows
ALAN RINZLER | THE BOOK DEAL | DECEMBER 2014 THE TIRED OLD STEREOTYPE of a mystery writer as some hard-boiled noir guy with a cigarette in one hand and a tumbler full of whiskey in the other is obsolete. Over. Done. Make way for Sisters in Crime, a nationwide organization of women mystery writers who […]
Digital vs. Print: The Book Battle Rages On
KATHY MIZERA | BOOKSHOP BLOG | DECEMBER 2014 As the holiday shopping season swings into full force, it’s interesting to watch people buying books. Many a wish list has everything from the latest by Stephen King to an Amazon Gift Card (an actual card or via email) to a new e-reader device. Yet the battle […]
If Ebooks are Software, It’s Time for Version 2.0
Benjamin Denckla discusses the quality of “low-cost ebook conversions” and the demand from consumers to upgrade ebooks to a higher quality.
Ebook Subscription Services as Publisher Affiliates
JOE WIKERT’S DIGITAL CONTENT STRATEGIES | DECEMBER 2014 I was at an event last week where an attendee described the following scenario: She discovered an author on the Oyster unlimited ebook subscription service, she read one of their books and then realized the author’s other books aren’t included in Oyster. She was then forced to […]
Literary News: Elmore Leonard
The Library of America, a non-profit publisher has decided that Elmore Leonard deserves to sit on the shelf beside Herman Melville, Flannery O’Connor, Mark Twain and the rest.
Literary News: The Writers’ Trust of Canada
he Writers’ Trust of Canada announced the finalists for two major prizes for excellence in Canadian fiction: the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize and the Writers’ Trust/McClelland and Stewart Journey Prize.
2Leaf Press Celebrates its 2nd Anniversary with the Release of its Fall 2014 Catalog
2Leaf Press announces the publication of an eclectic group of writers this Fall 2014 as it expands into novels, memoirs, and young adult books, with more to come.
2Leaf Press is rolling out its Fall titles: Pre-Order on Amazon.com today!
Yes. You can now pre-order 2Leaf Press titles on Amazon.com. It’s been a long time coming (we were unable, or allowed to do it two years ago), so we are real excited to present yet another aspect of our services. As we grow, the possibilities grow! You can now order Puerto Rican Folktales/Cuentos folcloricos puertorriquenos by […]
Patrick Colm Hogan Publishes Epic Poem “The Death of the Goddess”
Patrick Colm Hogan publishes the epic poem, THE DEATH OF THE GODDESS, inspired by Buddhism, Indic thought and the BHAGAVAD GITA, with an Introduction by Rachel Fell McDermott.
Check Out 2Leaf Press Titles on Kobo, Kindle and Nook
As 2Leaf Press moves forward publishing books, we have some titles available on Kobo, Kindle and Nook, with more to come on October 1, 2014. In the meantime, check out the following titles and download them today. Hey Yo! Yo Soy!, 40 Years of Nuyorican Street Poetry The Collected Works of Jesús Papoleto Meléndez Hey […]
It’s Never Too Late to Catch-Up with 2Leaf Press’ Spring Titles
2Leaf Press published some great titles in Spring 2014. If you were swept up with summer vacation, here’s a chance to check out books by Abdioun Oyewole, Claire Millikin, Samuel Diaz Carrion, Odi Gonzales, J.L. Torres, and Ana Rossetti.
Are You a William Faulkner Fan? Then You’ll Love “The Morning Side of the Hill” by Ezra E. Fitz
This is a first on all fronts! 2Leaf Press is publishing its first novel, The Morning Side of the Hill, by Ezra E. Fitz, his first novel! In The Morning Side of the Hill, Fitz’ asks readers: What if you anted up and kicked in everything you had on a belief, a hope, a dream, on […]
Artist Teofilo Olivieri Illustrates Lisa Sánchez González’ Forthcoming Book, “Puerto Rican Folktales”
What happens when professor-scholar Lisa Sánchez González embarked on publishing the first definitive collection of Puerto Rican Folktales in over 50 years? She teamed-up with a Puerto Rican artist who could bring readers closer to the retelling of these quintessential stories and capture Puerto Rican culture. That artist is Teofilo Oliveri.
Finally, the long-awaited “Puerto Rican Folktales” by Lisa Sánchez González is now available!
Lisa Sánchez González’ long-awaited PUERTO RICAN FOLKTALES/ CUENTOS FOLCLÓRICOS PUERTORRIQUEÑOS is the first comprehensive bilingual collection of Puerto Rican folktales published in nearly 50 years.