On March 23, a week from this Thursday, an unusual, somewhat magical
pub party takes place at Eagle Harbor Book Co., on Bainbridge Island,
Wash. Obliquity: Speculative Fiction from the Pacific Northwest
(Tuesday Night Publishing, $17.95, 097769190X) goes on sale that day.
It's a title that grew out of Eagle Harbor's Science-Fiction Writing
Co-operative, which has met at the store regularly since 1999.
Oliquity contains 14 stories of science fiction, fantasy and magical realism by writers ranging in age from their teens to 79, whose works were culled from 22 submissions. Eight of the contributors are members of the Co-Op, which has been led by gardening writer Ann Lovejoy and Paul Hanson, Eagle Harbor Book Co.'s manager. (Hanson also has a story in the book.)
Obliquity is the second book put out by the Co-op. The first, Off the Ecliptic, appeared in 2004, but wasn't as widely distributed as Obliquity, which is the first title coming out from a new publishing company, Tuesday Night Publishing, also formed by the Co-op.
"We'll sell it in the store and any place else, including our Web site," Hanson told Shelf Awareness.
He emphasized that the work has been a true cooperative effort. "We produced the whole thing in the group," he said. "Between us, we had all the skills we needed, including editing, proofreading, layout and graphic design." Author Kathleen Alcalá acted as a consultant. Others who were instrumental were Brian Herbert, Tamara Kaye Sellman and Douglas Heinlein.
The Co-op was helped by a grant from the City of Bainbridge Island Arts and Humanities Fund, administered by the Bainbridge Island Arts and Humanities Council. Hanson said that the group's "ultimate goal is not to ask for more money" to keep the magical publishing enterprise going.
Oliquity contains 14 stories of science fiction, fantasy and magical realism by writers ranging in age from their teens to 79, whose works were culled from 22 submissions. Eight of the contributors are members of the Co-Op, which has been led by gardening writer Ann Lovejoy and Paul Hanson, Eagle Harbor Book Co.'s manager. (Hanson also has a story in the book.)
Obliquity is the second book put out by the Co-op. The first, Off the Ecliptic, appeared in 2004, but wasn't as widely distributed as Obliquity, which is the first title coming out from a new publishing company, Tuesday Night Publishing, also formed by the Co-op.
"We'll sell it in the store and any place else, including our Web site," Hanson told Shelf Awareness.
He emphasized that the work has been a true cooperative effort. "We produced the whole thing in the group," he said. "Between us, we had all the skills we needed, including editing, proofreading, layout and graphic design." Author Kathleen Alcalá acted as a consultant. Others who were instrumental were Brian Herbert, Tamara Kaye Sellman and Douglas Heinlein.
The Co-op was helped by a grant from the City of Bainbridge Island Arts and Humanities Fund, administered by the Bainbridge Island Arts and Humanities Council. Hanson said that the group's "ultimate goal is not to ask for more money" to keep the magical publishing enterprise going.