KOMENAR Publishing believes a novel should be a compelling read. Readers are entitled to stories with strong forward momentum, engaging and dynamic characters, and evocative settings.
Compelling Fiction for the Habitual Reader.
KOMENAR Publishing is now in its fourth year! Read our anniversary press release here (PDF).
The 2008 KOMENAR Publishing Catalogue is now available. Download a PDF version here (8.5 MB).
Coming
soon: The Love We All Wait For by Lee Doyle is a vibrant and immediate
novel about a seventeen-year-old girl's realization that despite her
understanding of love and family, the only fate she can control is her
own. This debut novel will be available September 1, 2008 in hardcover
(ISBN 978-0-9817271-0-3, $24.95).
Coming
soon: In Jon Cory's debut novel, A Plague of Scoundrels, a floundering
San Francisco stand-up comedian goes looking for free rent, and ends
up in seventeenth-century London, two weeks before the Black Plague.
A Plague of Scoundrels will be available September 1, 2008 in hardcover
(ISBN 978-0-9772081-8-0, $24.95) and trade paperback (ISBN 978-0-9772081-9-7,
$15.95).
Set
in a world where justice is achieved through careful customs of vengeance,
Laurel Anne Hill's Heroes Arise explores timeless
ideals: The pursuit of honor and justice and the right to love and family.
In this debut illustrated parable, Laurel Anne Hill immerses readers
in a foreign yet familiar culture as they join her characters on a fateful
quest for honor and redemption. Heroes Arise has been named as a finalist
in the 2007 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards, Science Fiction
and Young Adult Fiction categories.
Outside
Child, Alice Wilson-Fried's debut novel, is a murder mystery that takes
place in the corrupt business world of pre-Katrina New Orleans. Alice's
complex characters pull readers into a veiled world of economic, political,
and racial discord where success can only be achieved by leaving the
past behind.
Jana
McBurney-Lin's My Half of the Sky has received two more important industry
accolades. This novel of modern China has placed as a Finalist in the
Fiction & Literature: General Fiction category of the National Best
Books 2007 Awards. The book was also awarded Honorable Mention in the
Fiction category of the 2007 DIY Book Festival Awards. When My
Half of the Sky debuted last year it was chosen as an August 2006 Book Sense
Pick. If you haven't read this book yet, consider requesting it from
your library or from your local community bookseller.
Over
the Edge, Marc Paul Kaplan's debut thriller, crackles with energy and
conflict, vividly capturing the anything-goes atmosphere of a burgeoning
ski resort in the modern wild west. While researching for Over
the Edge,
Marc interviewed Vietnam and Korean War veterans who trusted him with
their stories. Over the Edge has been awarded Honorable Mention in both
the 2007 DIY Book Festival Awards and the 2006 Hollywood Book Festival.
In
January 2007, KOMENAR launched www.HabitualReader.com, "soon to be
the world's biggest fiction book club." The website is designed to
build a community of fiction-lovers, and features reader profiles, book
reviews, favorite community bookstores, and promotional opportunities for
authors. The Habitual Reader has been featured in Shelf
Awareness and ForeWord Magazine's ForeWord
This Week.
Booksellers: All KOMENAR titles are represented by Parson Weems (Mid-Atlantic/New England region), George Scheer Associates (Southern region), and Blue 4 Books (Mid-West region). Our wholesalers include Ingram Book Company, Partners/West, and Baker&Taylor. We support your sales with strong marketing materials and publicity for 15 months. That's our commitment. Just let us know what we can do for you.
Writers: Please look around and see the opportunities open to you with KOMENAR. We also sponsor two contests, the Charles and Lois Cook Writing Prize and the Chief Al Nelder Writing Prize.
Everyone: Check out our News section and e-newsletter ... both are geared to keep you up-to-date on KOMENAR and industry events and insights. And read what Shelf Awareness has to say about KOMENAR's refreshing take on the book industry.
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