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Ranty Blogpost: Simultaneous Submissions

Paper Angel Press

It's happened three times in rapid succession. I mean, the right kind of problem to have is that you get a flurry of new submissions, and lately, the Press, all its Imprints, and all of its anthologies, are receiving a record number of submissions. We are giddy to see this pickup in volume. A lot of it is word of mouth -- our authors saying nice things about us in public, and encouraging their writer friends to find us. So overall, it's good all the way around, and we're grateful. But every once in a while, something explodes in your...

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Paper Angel Press Welcomes Author Greg Stone

We are pleased to announce that we have signed an agreement with author Greg Stone to publish his mystery novel, Dangerous Inspiration. Greg began his career as a writer at Time Inc. in New York and later worked as a TV reporter in Minneapolis, Boston, and on PBS. He estimates that he has done 15,000 interviews, with people from every imaginable occupation or situation. Greg’s professional honors include three Emmy nominations. Turning down an offer to anchor at CNN in New York, he founded Stone Communications, dedicated first to independent production and now to media consulting. Assignments have brought him all...

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Paper Angel Press Welcomes Author Wallace Baine

We are excited to announce that we have signed an agreement with author Wallace Baine to publish his novel, Founding Daughter. Wallace Baine began his career in daily journalism in October 1989. By the end of his first day’s overtime shift, he had contributed to the front-page story of the Gilroy Dispatch on the largest earthquake to strike Northern California in generations, trumpeted on the newspaper’s headline as “7.0 MONSTER”. Wallace then worked for the Santa Cruz Sentinel for many years as a columnist, critic, and editor, winning awards locally and nationally for his writing. He has also served as...

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Paper Angel Press Welcomes Author Mike Sherer

We are excited to announce that we have signed an agreement with author Mike Sherer to publish his novella, Mazes of the Mind. Mike Sherer has been writing his entire life. His first published work was a record review column in his college paper. His novels include his paranormal/suspense novel, A Cold Dish (James Ward Kirk Fiction), horror novella, Under A Raging Moon (World Castle Publishing), paranormal mystery novel, Souls of Nod (Breaking Rules Publishing), and his middle grade novel, Shadytown (INtense Publications). The movie from his screenplay Hamal_18 is currently available on Amazon Prime. Mike Sherer lives in West...

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Paper Angel Press Welcomes Author Sylvia Patience

Sylvia Patience

We are pleased to announce that we have signed an agreement with author Sylvia Patience to publish her upper middle grade novel, The Double Crossing. Sylvia has written two other books for middle grade readers: Toto’s Tale and True Chronicle of Oz, the beloved Oz adventure retold from the point of view of Dorothy’s little dog, and The Weaver’s Daughter, which follows a young girl’s immigration journey from Mexico. The Weaver’s Daughter received a 2020 Moonbeam Children’s Book award. Several of Sylvia’s short fairy tales have won prizes in the international Hans Christian Anderson contest in Sestri Levante, Italy,  including...

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Meet Our Authors at the Bay Area Book Festival 2022

Meet our authors at the Bay Area Book Festival at Booth 19 on May 7, 2022 and May 8, 2022. Jay Hartlove Jay Hartlove is the author of The Insane God, Mermaid Steel, and the "Goddess Rising" series. Jay is also the playwright, director and producer of The Mirror’s Revenge, the musical sequel to the Snow White fable. Saturday, May 7, 2022: 10:00am, 11:00am, and 12:00pm Vanessa MacLaren-Wray Vanessa MacLaren-Wray is the author of All That Was Asked, Parrish Blue, and Coke Machine. Vanessa writes stories and poems, makes robots and photographs, and works towards a more climate-safe energy paradigm....

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Meet Our Authors at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books 2022

Meet our authors at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at Booth 591 on April 23 and April 24, 2022. Marlene Anne Bumgarner Marlene Anne Bumgarner is the author of Back to the Land in Silicon Valley. When Marlene and her husband moved to a rural plot of land in 1973, she thought of herself as simply a young mother seeking an affordable and safe place in which to raise her child. Sunday, April 24, 2022: 11:00am - 12:00pm Sunday, April 24, 2022: 4:00pm - 5:00pm Mary Flodin Mary Flodin is the author of Fruit of the Devil. Before...

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New Audio Edition: “Carnival Farm” by Lisa Jacob

Carnival Farm (audio edition)

We are pleased to announce the release of the audio edition of Carnival Farm by Lisa Jacob. Seagn Conway is tired of her veterinary practice — the same entitled pet parents, the same dogs and cats, maybe the occasional lizard or snake, now bore her to pieces. When a traveling carnival with a farm animal petting zoo comes to town, she discovers all the animals are depressed, malnourished, and neglected. Was it the right decision, she wonders, to give up everything she had for this ragtag collection of failing farm animals? Carnival Farm is available now in audio editions from...

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New Audio Edition: “Pious Rebel” by Jory Post

We are excited to announce the availability of the audio edition of Pious Rebel by Jory Post. After her partner dies suddenly, Lisa Hardrock realizes how little she knows about the life she’s been living — and starts exploring her questions in a blog that unexpectedly goes viral. Following the sudden death of her domineering partner, Lisa Hardrock begins to discover how little she really knows about the life she’s been living for the last seven years — and the man she was living it with. As she confronts the secrets and unpaid debts her partner left behind, Lisa also...

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New Audio Editions: “The Shelby McDougall Mysteries” by Nancy Wood

We are pleased to announce the availability of the audio editions of all of "The Shelby McDougall Mysteries" by Nancy Wood. Due Date: Surrogate mother Shelby McDougall just fell for the biggest con of all — a scam that risks her life … and the lives of her unborn twins. The Stork: Shelby McDougall’s past is behind her. Almost. The Found Child: Private Investigator Shelby McDougall is out for revenge. Treasure Hunt: When ten-year-old Tyler signs up for a Saturday afternoon treasure hunt sponsored by the city’s Parks department, he discovers much more than he bargained for. Read by Jenn...

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