On Serials

On March 15, Candlemark & Gleam is proud to be releasing our first web serial, Hickey of the Beast by Isabel Kunkle. It's an amazingly hilarious YA fantasy set in…

Comments Off on On Serials

Erekos Reader Drawing – we have a winner!

Courtesy of the resident Psychic Parrot and his patent-pending random selection process, we have a winner in the Erekos Reader Drawing! We've e-mailed Kathryn from Virginia to let her know…

Comments Off on Erekos Reader Drawing – we have a winner!

Hickey(s) of the Beast Challenge

We're gearing up for the release of Hickey of the Beast, a hilarious, creative, absolutely awesome YA fantasy by Isabel Kunkle. In honour of this great story, and tapping into…

Comments Off on Hickey(s) of the Beast Challenge

Erekos Reader Drawing

In the cold, cold days of winter, following Snowpocalypse II as it's blanketed a huge swath of the country, we want to give you, our beloved readers, a little something…

1 Comment

Praise for Broken

There's been an awful lot of praise coming in for Broken, including this from the man known as Smarriveur: I don't often recommend books. I'll mention if I'm quite enjoying…

Comments Off on Praise for Broken

Reader Poll

So...Preditors & Editors is doing its annual Readers Poll, and Candlemark & Gleam and Erekos are up in several categories! Pretty please go vote for us? Candlemark & Gleam is…

Comments Off on Reader Poll

Doing the Books

It's official. The very first thing I will do if Candlemark & Gleam ever turns a profit is to hire a bookkeeper. I hate doing the books. I really, really do. I…

6 Comments

Publicity as Primary

As we move into a new year, with many exciting book launches planned, I've been thinking more and more about marketing and publicity. You see, the hardest part of being…

6 Comments

Hazards of book design

Going into these things, you never think about the potential job hazards of doing book design. For instance, after awhile, the words "Dear Michael" stop making actual sense, and start…

2 Comments