THERE IS SO MUCH TO BE GRATEFUL FOR IN THE ENDLESS ABUNDANCE OF LIFE. A THANKSGIVING POEM FROM PBS AUTHOR MICHAEL BLUMENTHAL, THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS WITH US: “In a dark time, the eye begins to see… […]
On Goodreads, Edward Harkness gives The Egret ***** It was amazing In his novella, The Egret, science fiction writer turns to realistic—all too realistic—fiction. In this suspense tale, Hill writes in a lean, mean prose style that I associate with some of my favorite writers, including those household names of fame, Chandler and Hemingway. […]
Pleasure Boat Studio is honored and grateful to release this significant, cinematic-beauty: Twilight in Danzig by Siegfried Kra Based on Siegfried Kra’s own childhood, Twilight in Danzig is an important addition to pre-Holocaust literature and a unique chronicle of European Jewish culture that reads like a thriller. Young Jonas Kruger’s parents. are scions of Danzig society, […]
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Do you love indie books? So do we, and we wouldn’t be here without all of you wonderful readers! There are so many treasures here at Pleasure Boat Studio written by an array of stunning talent. Unfortunately, the piggy bank to effectively support the press, is pretty dry, too dry to buy the necessary books […]
Everett Aison’s art and writing styles continue to be captivating.He is a co-founder of the School of Visual Arts Film School in New York and the former art director of Grossman Publishers. He has written several produced screenplays and designed the opening titles for numerous films, including Akira Kurosawa’s Yojimbo and Roman Polanski’s Knife in the Water. In addition to Arthur he has […]
This Saturday, 9.29, 11:30am-1:30pm, Ed Harkness will be signing books, at booth 15, where I’ll be volunteering at this year’s PNBA Fall’s Trade Show, which includes authors, publishers, bookstores and libraries from WA, OR, ID, MT. Drop on by if you’re going! @ Hotel Morano, Tacoma. http://www.pnba.org/tradeshow.html
The Law of the Unforeseen Poetry by Edward Harkness Edward Harkness writes about family, history, family history, the natural world-its beauty, its degradation-the strange miracle of consciousness. Nothing is off the table. In fact, everything is on the table, including the kitchen sink. $15 through October 15th Order directly by clicking this link: PleasureBoatStudio.com Join Ed […]
TERRARIUM New and Selected Stories By Valerie Trueblood 386 pp. Counterpoint. $26. Trueblood’s stories are like the Tardis in “Dr. Who.” They’re small on the outside, but once you’ve stepped through the door they expand in all directions until, by the end, surely it’s a novel you just finished reading. Part of that effect comes from her […]
THE LAW OF THE UNFORESEEN by Edward Harkness PUBLISHES this 9.15.18! Join Ed and NW friends at upcoming readings: Already past – Aug. 19, 2018: Oak Harbor Library, north end of Whidbey Island, 3-4:30 p.m. Oct. 10, 2018: Jefferson County Library, Port Hadlock, south of Port Townsend, 7 p.m. I’ll be reading with Holly Hughes. Oct. 11, 2018: […]