Ivan Van Norman is a Talk Show Host at Geek & Sundry, a CMO / Partner at Hunters Entertainment, and is also the author of some fantastic picture books featuring the subject of RPGs and gaming. The ABCs of D&D, The 123s of D&D, The ABCs of RPGS, along with activity books have provided a… Continue reading Author / Creator Spotlight: Ivan Van Norman
It is time for HCS Publishing’s next anthology! This one is open to the public. It begins with “It was a dark and stormy night” and you still have time to submit your piece!! My oldest sister gave me a challenge one day: “Make Little Bo Peep a villain.” What better way to start a… Continue reading (WIP) Petite Beau Peep
I was thrilled when my friend Hunter Royall published his debut novel Unbalanced Scales, published by HCS Publishing and edited by HCS editor Nicole R. Ordway. Unbalanced Scales is the first of a series of fantasy novels set in Royall’s RPG world, Be’uath. The book features adventures Eli, Gren, Simus, and Vargas. brought together to… Continue reading Book Review: Unbalanced Scales by Hunter Royall
I am thrilled to announce the publication of my newest picture book Chelsea’s Crabby Day. I wanted to share with you the journey and future of this project. My first picture book, Midnight Forest, is available at John Millington’s comic store Jersey’s Gaming Cards & Comics. One day while speaking with John at Jersey’s, he… Continue reading The Makings of Chelsea’s Crabby Day
Here is the first chapter of my next publication, soon to be released by HCS Publishing. This is my first romantic comedy, and it is a quick read. We do have plans of making this an audio book, but that will be further down the road. Chapter One: The Bribe I had just finished patting… Continue reading Coming Soon: The Love Bribe
Today’s Spotlight is author/illustrator Caroline Ward. I met Ms. Ward while she was doing a book signing near Yorktown beach. Her books are available on Amazon: The Adventures of Little Bit: Little Bit Goes To England. The Adventures of Little Bit: Little Bit Goes To France. Follow Little Bit’s adventures on Facebook. Tell us a… Continue reading Author/Illustrator Spotlight: Caroline Ward
A dear friend gave me a vintage copy of Rosalie: The Bird Market Turtle by Winifred and Cecil Lubell as a graduation present. The copy is old and used, which I love! It still has that very distinct book scent that seems to accompany older books. I loved the book as soon as I opened… Continue reading Book Review: Rosalie
As the director of the children’s literature department at HCS Publishing, I had the distinct pleasure of working with Jessica Hughes. Congratulations, Hughes, for the publication of Humble and Grumble: The Bumblebee Brothers! Hughes told me the inspiration for this story came from two real life bees at the park. One was buzzing around happily… Continue reading New HCS Release: Humble and Grumble
I know what you’re wondering. It’s the post before Christmas and I’m reviewing a book about different holiday? Yes, I am. Because I adore this book and I read it to my daughter even though we celebrate Christmas, because picture books are a wonderful way to teach diversity. All the more perfect if you are… Continue reading Book Review: Dreidel, Dreidel, Drediel!
(an excerpt from) Chapter 1: Redding High Natara stepped over the Celebrating 25 Years of Redding High flier that had joined the other fallen victims of bored students. This particular flier was illustrated with colorful drawings of creatures. She opened her dented gray locker to switch her books, then closed it to find Gladia leaning… Continue reading (WIP) from my fantasy novel Natara