The last two years have been difficult for many people, and we at Annorlunda Books are no exception. As a tiny indie press, we did not have a lot of spare capacity, and the last two years have overwhelmed us. We have made the difficult decision to scale back operations. We will not be publishing […]
Let’s start with the fun part: I looked back at the collection of public domain stories that I have formatted over the years, and I picked a great spooky story to share for Halloween. The Four-Fifteen Express, by Amelia B. Edwards is a great classic story. Check it out! And if you enjoy it, you […]
This year was our fifth year publishing books—and we celebrated in the best possible way, with a great line-up of new releases. We published two books in the science-fiction and fantasy genres that are award-eligible: Arctic Adagio, a novelette by DJ Cockburn, is a gripping mystery and a cautionary tale about an all too plausible […]
I received some exciting news today: The list of finalists for the 2018 Foreword INDIES came out, and Tattoo, by Michelle Rene, is a finalist in the Fantasy category! Tattoo is a great story, but it is a hard to categorize story, so it is gratifying to see other people recognize its charms. Tattoo tells […]
One of the most unexpected benefits of starting this little publishing company has been my discovery of how much I enjoy reading old short stories. When this company was brand new, I decided to publish a few anthologies of classic short stories to provide some extra titles in my catalog. I published what I call […]
Annorlunda Books is a small, independent press that publishes short form writing, both fiction and non-fiction. We are currently open for submissions, as we look to fill our 2019 publication calendar. Submissions will remain open until we fill our publishing calendar: We are looking for one or two fiction and one or two non-fiction manuscripts. Manuscripts […]
Most readers love getting a new book as a gift… but it can be hard to match books to the people on your gift list. We’re here to help! Here is the text of a thread we posted on Twitter about who would like our books: Mothers of young children are likely to have a […]
A few days ago, I saw a really great tweet thread about selling books when everyone is focused on politics.: Hi, ghosties. 👻 Let’s talk about books and selling books and promoting books under the current administration for a moment, shall we? https://t.co/sXFT6GAUiz — Nicole Brinkley (@nebrinkley) July 27, 2017 Inspired by that, I posted […]
Annorlunda Books is a small, independent press that publishes short form writing, both fiction and non-fiction. We accept submissions year-round, but are making a special push for submissions right now, as we look to fill our 2017 publication calendar. Our publication criteria are simple: we’re looking for stories that are well-told and that teach us […]
Annorlunda Enterprises has been in existence for almost a year and a half now, and it seems time to have a news blog. We need a place to announce new products and initiatives. Obviously, that information goes out via our Twitter feed and our newsletter, but we need a “home” for news on our website, too. […]
