The New Model of Publishing and a Great New Book

Introducing a new novel by one of the best writers around, Lou Aronica. His new novel, Blue, has just gone on sale. This book is gigantically important. It took him more than six years to write. As he says, “I truly believe it’s the best thing I’ve ever written.”

Fortunately, some early reviewers are supporting this:

“Author Lou Aronica creates a world that manages to be both surreal and tangible. Reading this book is like experiencing a lucid dream with depth and detail that play on all five senses.” – Blogcritics

“This book ranks right up there with my top reads for 2010. I absolutely loved this book and found myself so wrapped up in the story. In fact, I hated to see it end.

Even those who don’t usually read fantasy will enjoy this tale.” – Reading Frenzy

“Blue is a compelling fantasy novel that will tug on your heart strings and fill your eyes and heart with wonder. Beautifully written, the worlds just come to life in vivid color in your mind, and the hope and magic will keep you up late into the night turning the pages. Well executed, engaging and with characters you can’t help but love, Blue is a must read! I absolutely loved it!” – Minding Spot

“Once in a while, a story comes along that completely surprises me because it delivers so much more than I expected; more depth, more feeling, more story-weaving. Blue not only falls into this category, it tops the list…. I humbly give this book FIVE STARS, and wish I had more to offer.” – Between the Pages

“Take a trip with Lou Aronica that brings back your love of magic and everything it can make possible as you immerse yourself in his thought-provoking, creative novel, Blue…. A story to remember and cherish, Blue and Lou Aronica have a few surprises in store that will leave you will wondering “what if?” Blue by talented Lou Aronica will become a resident of your keeper shelf, a book to pull out and read again and each time you will find something more in its pages.” – Single Titles

You can read more about Blue (including an excerpt) here if you’re interested.

This book also launches Lou’s new Fiction Studio imprint. The book business is changing in significant ways, and he felt that it was time for to develop a new program to meet it. I’VE BEEN SAYING THAT FOR THE LAST YEAR!

Lou will be publishing  at least a dozen novels in the imprint this year with a wide range of talented writers, and expanding the program as into 2012. You can read a bit about the imprint here, if you’re interested.

You can get it from Amazon here and from Barnes & Noble here, or from any of your preferred booksellers. The paperback is cheaper at Amazon, but the e-book is $7.99 at both outlets.