News

Twilight Times Books is a royalty paying small press print publisher. Due to an exceptional front list of books, all with four star reviews, the print division of Twilight Times Books launched twenty-one titles in trade paperback in 2004. We average 12 new titles each year and currently have over 60 books in print.

Our books are distributed internationally. Members of the media, booksellers and retailers can download catalogs, flyers, sell sheets, reviews and chapter excerpts from our media room.
http://twilighttimesbooks.com/media-room/

Announcements

Read an E-Book Week
Twilight Times Books is offering Darrell Bain's autobiography, Darrell Bain's World of Books, as a free download during Read an E-Book Week March 7 - 13, 2010. We will be offering an additional free ebook each day. Among the selections will be Behold the Eyes of Light by Geoff Geauterre, Jerome and the Seraph by Robina Williams, No Place for Gods by Gerry Mills, Striking Back from Down Under by Dr. Bob Rich, The Last to Fall by Anne K. Edwards and Who is Margaret? by Celia A. Leaman.
Free ebooks 2010

50% discount
Several of our titles are currently available at a 50% discount via OmniLit during Read an E-Book Week March 7 - 13, 2010.

Awkward Grace by Jeff McCord
Burnout by Stephanie Osborn
Darrell Bain's World of Books by Darrell Bain
Dragon's Moon by Bent Lorentzen
Embraced by the Shadows by Mayra Calvani
Gate to Nowhere by Leanna Sain
Hiding Hand by Lee Denning
Human by Choice by Travis S. Taylor and Darrell Bain
Krona by Bent Lorentzen
Lady Runaway by Ginger Hanson
Monkey Trap by Lee Denning
The Cresperian Alliance by Stephanie Osborn and Darrell Bain
The Elixir by Thomas Root III
The Solomon Scandals by David Rothman
Usurper by Patrick Welch
The Y Factor by Darrell Bain and Stephanie Osborn
Touch of Fate by Christine Amsden

Also, all of our ebook titles are currently available at a steep discount (40% - 60%) via Barnes and Noble. For example, Dragon's Moon is $1.60 (not a typo).
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Dragons-Moon/Bent-Lorentzen/e/2940000070277/

We are pleased to announce that Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti is beginning a new trade press this year under the aegis of Twilight Times Books that will be called Fibonacci Editions.
http://www.fibonaccieditions.com

Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti is an editor and writer for both print and online publications and books. She has worked at Conde-Nast Publications, The Atlantic Monthly, David R. Godine, and founded Lumen Editions, a literary publishing house that published new voices and works in translation.

For more info, check out an article in Publisher's Weekly.

"Ranson-Polizzotti Launches New Imprint" by Judith Rosen -- Publishers Weekly, 10/26/2009.
http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6703652.html

Advance Reader's Copy
Twilight Times Books is offering a sneak preview of several upcoming releases:
Caves, Cannons and Crinolines, YA historical by Beverly Stowe McClure
Quillen's Fun Guide to East Tennessee, Dining out on a Budget by Lida E. Quillen.
Shadows over Paradise, suspense by Anne K. Edwards
The Soapmaster's Apprentice by Geoff Geauterre

The above titles are available for purchase now as pdf arcs.

   Fall/Winter 2009 releases! 

Bigfoot Crazy by Darrell Bain
Bobby Becomes Bob by Bob Boan
(for goodness' sake) by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti
Gaea by Robina Williams
Human by Choice by Travis S. Taylor and Darrell Bain
Krona: Dragons of Nistala by Bent Lorentzen
Lady Runaway by Ginger Hanson
Mazurka by Aaron Paul Lazar
Murder Past, Murder Present ACWL mystery anthology. R. Barri Flowers and Jan Grape, editors.
Out of the Psychic Closet by Toby Fesler Heathcotte
Return to Nowhere by Leanna Sain
Sonora Wind by Florence Byham Weinberg
The Eden Prophecy by Gerald Mills
The Y Factor by Darrell Bain and Stephanie Osborn
You, Me, Naideen and a Bee by Ken Ramirez

ForeWord Magazine has announced the 2008 Book of the Year Award Winners.
http://www.forewordmagazine.com/botya/

Four out of seven books we entered made the finals. And of the four, two were just announced as category winners and one book received honorable mention. We must be doing something right.
Dog: Pure Awareness by Margot Lasher -- award-winning finalist in the category of Pets
Gate to Nowhere by Leanna Sain -- Winner in the category of Fiction: General
Hiding Hand by Lee Denning -- award winning finalist and Honorable Mention in the category of Fiction: Science Fiction
The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing by Mayra Calvani and Anne K. Edwards -- Winner in the category of Writing

The New Bedford Samurai by Anca Vlasopolos won the Wayne State University Board of Governors Award for best faculty publication this academic year.

Hiding Hand is an Award-Winning Finalist in the "New Age Fiction" category of the National Best Books 2008 Awards, sponsored by USA Book News.

The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing is an Award-Winning Finalist in the "Business: Writing & Publishing" category of the National Best Books 2008 Awards, sponsored by USA Book News.

Attention academics and librarians
Our books are appearing in college classes as well as winning literary awards. This shows you the quality of the books we are publishing.

The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing by Mayra Calvania and Anne K. Edwards (June 2008 release) has been selected by a professor at Loyola College for a course there. The reason we know is because the professor wrote to ask "where are my books? ...the semester begins soon."

Hudson Lake by Laura Mazzuca Toops was chosen as a textbook in an honors class at the University of Kentucky.
http://www.geocities.com/engjlg2003/chicago.html

An English professor at Pfeiffer University in NC has selected Mazurka by Aaron Paul Lazar for a creative writing class.

A professor at George Washington University is planning to use The Solomon Scandals as required reading for his course.

Professors at William and Mary, Marquette University and Swansea University U.K. have expressed an interest in teaching The New Bedford Samurai by Anca Vlasopolos in undergrad classes.

Academics, do consider adding a few of our books to the Summer reading program at your college or university. Librarians, do consider adding our books to your collections.
 

Burnout: the mystery of Space Shuttle STS-281 by Stephanie Osborn has been nominated as a finalist in the Best First Novel category for the 2010 ITW Thriller Awards.

Gaea has been selected as the Science Fiction/Paranormal Feature Book of the Month on AllBooks Review.

The Y Factor by Darrell Bain and Stephanie Osborn is a finalist for the 2009 EPPIE award in the category of science fiction. The Y Factor is the sequel to Human by Choice.

Human by Choice by Travis S. Taylor and Darrell Bain is the 2008 Dream Realm award winner in the category of science fiction.

Infinite Space, Infinite God is a Summer Reading 2008 book pick for the National Catholic Register.

The New Bedford Samurai by Anca Vlasopolos is a finalist in the category of historical fiction in the ForeWord Magazine 2007 Book of the Year Award. The New Bedford Samurai has also been accorded the LiFE Award: Literature For Environment and has been submitted for the Pulitzer Prize in fiction, the PEN/Faulkner Foundation Award for fiction as well as the Kiriyama Prize in fiction.

Valley of the Raven by Ken Ramirez has been accorded the LiFE Award: Literature For Environment.

"Doc" Taylor has placed his latest science fiction thriller Extraction Point with Twilight Times Books.

Extraction Point is the start of an exciting new hard science fiction action-packed thriller series from "Doc" Travis S. Taylor, author of the Warp Speed series, co-author of the Amazon bestseller Von Neumann's War (with John Ringo), and co-author of the #1 Amazon nonfiction bestseller An Introduction to Planetary Defense: A Study of Modern Warfare Applied to Extra-Terrestrial Invasion.

Congrats to our authors who are 2008 EPPIE Finalists!
Mogollon Rim: Seeds of Destruction by Darrell Bain -- Action/Adventure
Dog: Pure Awareness by Margot Lasher -- Non-Fiction, General
The Power of Promotional Groups by Karen Wiesner -- Non-Fiction, Self-Help
The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing by Mayra Calvani & Anne K. Edwards -- Non-Fiction, Self-Help 

2007 EPPIE award winners at Twilight Times Books!
"Fire Owl" by Gerald Mills is a winner in the category of action/adventure. "Hudson Lake" by Laura Mazzuca Toops is a finalist in historicals. "Infinite Space, Infinite God" by Karina and Robert Fabian, Editors is a winner in the category of science fiction and "The Real Reason the Queen Hated Snow" by Annette Marie Hyder is a finalist in the category of poetry. "Valley of the Raven" is a winner of the 2007 Ariana award for best YA cover artwork. Congratulations!

Guys
Awkward Grace
Bigfoot Crazy
Fire Owl
Medics Wild
No Place for Gods
Postwar Dinosaur Blues

Historical
Apache Lance, Franciscan Cross
Hudson Lake
Seven Cities of Mud
Sonora Moonlight
Sonora Wind
The New Bedford Samurai
The Storks of La Caridad

Humor
Doggie Biscuit
Life on Santa Claus Lane

Literary Fantasy
Angelos
Jerome and the Seraph
The Elixir
The Moon Child

Mainstream
Bobby Becomes Bob
(for goodness' sake)
Rue the Day
The Real Reason the Queen Hated Snow
The Solomon Scandals

Mystery/Suspense
Death on Delivery
Death to the Centurion
Gate to Nowhere
Mazurka
Murder Past, Murder Present
The Casebook of Doakes and Haig
The Golden Crusader
The Storks of La Caridad
The Vandenberg Diamonds
Touch of Fate
Tremolo

Non-Fiction
Dog: Pure Awareness
Learning to Write the Easy Way
Out of the Psychic Closet
The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing

SF/F
Alien Infection
Behold the Eyes of Light
Burnout
Cynnador
Gaea
Hiding Hand
Human by Choice
Infinite Space, Infinite God
Monkey Trap
Savage Survival
Shadow Worlds
Strange Valley
The Eden Prophecy
The Last Protector
The Melanin Apocalypse

Women
A Dreamer's Escape
Antonia's Daring Deception
Awkward Grace
Gate to Nowhere
Harry's Agatha
Hotline to Heaven
Lady Runaway
Mary's Child
Prophecy: The Awakening
Return to Nowhere
Sometimes There's a Dove
Unraveled

Young Adults
Awkward Grace
Dragon's Moon
Krona: Dragons of Nistala
Listen to the Ghost
Nine Lives and Three Wishes
Rebel in Blue Jeans
Saga of Rim
The Wolfman, the Shrink and the Eighth-Grade Election
Valley of the Raven
You, Me, Naideen and a Bee

Children
Jeremy and the Dragon - ebook
Ocean Fairies - ebook
The Dog Who Thought He was a Cat - ebook
The Tail of the Sea Witch - ebook

Newest releases
Awkward Grace, inspirational by Jeff McCord. Trade paperback.
Bainstorming: Volume I, non-fiction by Darrell Bain. ebook.
Bigfoot Crazy, adventure by Darrell Bain. Trade paperback.
Bobby Becomes Bob, literary by Bob Boan. Trade paperback.
Burnout, SF suspense by Stephanie Osborn. Trade paperback.
Dog: Pure Awareness, by Margot Lasher. Trade paperback.
(for goodness' sake), poetry collection by Sadi Ranson-Polizotti. Trade paperback.
Gaea, fantasy by Robina Williams. Trade paperback.
Hiding Hand, SF suspense by Lee Denning. Trade paperback.
Human by Choice, SF suspense by Travis S. Taylor and Darrell Bain. Trade paperback.
Krona: the Dragons of Nistala, fantasy by Bent Lorentzen. Trade paperback.
Lady Runaway, Regency romance by Ginger Hanson. Trade paperback.
Mazurka, mystery by Aaron Lazar. Trade paperback.
Murder Past, Murder Present, mystery anthology (American Crime Writers League), R. Barri Flowers and Jan Grape, Editors. Trade paperback.
Out of the Psychic Closet, by Toby Fesler Heathcotte. Trade paperback.
Return to Nowhere, time travel mystery by Leanna Sain. Trade paperback.
Rue the Day, literary by Ralph Freedman. Trade paperback.
Sonora Moonlight, historical by Dr. Florence Byham Weinberg. Trade paperback.
Sonora Wind, historical by Dr. Florence Byham Weinberg. Trade paperback.
The Cresperian Alliance, SF/F by Stephanie Osborn and Darrell Bain. ebook
The Eden Prophecy. suspense by Gerald Mills. Trade paperback.
The Last to Fall, dystopia by Anne K. Edwards. ebook.
The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing, by Mayra Calvani and Anne K. Edwards. Trade paperback.
The Solomon Scandals, suspense by David Rothman. Trade paperback.
The Y Factor. SF/F by Darrell Bain and Stephanie Osborn. ebook. Sequel to Human by Choice.
Usurper, paranormal suspense by Patrick Welch. ebook.
You, Me, Naideen and a Bee, YA fantasy by Ken Ramirez. Trade paperback.

Suspense series
Three books in the series of James Foster adventures. Author’s preferred version.
No Place for Gods by Gerry Mills; suspense book 1 - $5.50 ebook; [formerly Then is the Power]
The Mudslinger Sanction by Gerry Mills; suspense book 2 - $5.50 ebook
Fire Owl by Gerry Mills; suspense book 3 - $5.50 ebook
http://twilighttimesbooks.com/suspense.html

Many of our ebook titles are now available from Fictionwise with more additions each month. Fictionwise offers our ebooks in eight different formats.

Non-Fiction
Learning to Write the Easy Way, by Dorothy Ann Skarles. Trade paperback.

Fiction
Alien Infection, SF suspense by Darrell Bain. Trade paperback.
Antonia's Daring Deception, historical by Jaime Richards. Trade paperback.
Angelos, fantasy by Robina Williams. Sequel to Jerome and the Seraph. Trade paperback.
Apache Lance, Franciscan Cross, historical by Dr. Florence B. Weinberg. Trade paperback.
Behold the Eyes of Light, an epic fantasy by Geoff Geauterre. Book I; Trade paperback.
Cynnador, Fantasy by Patrick Welch. Trade paperback.
Dragon's Moon, YA fantasy by Bent Lorentzen. Trade paperback.
Gate to Nowhere, time travel mystery by Leanna Sain. Trade paperback.
Hudson Lake, historical novel by Laura Mazzuca Toops. Trade paperback.
Infinite Space, Infinite God, SF anthology, edited by Karina & Robert Fabian. Trade paperback.
Listen to the Ghost, YA paranormal by Beverly stowe McClure. Trade paperback.
Mary's Child, historical by Celia A. Leaman. Trade paperback.
Nine Lives and Three Wishes, YA fantasy by Jennifer St. Clair. Trade paperback.
One More Time, New Age romance by Ray Dreyfack. Trade paperback.
PastPresent I: Web of Lies, mainstream by Celia A. Leaman. Sequel to Mary's Child. Trade paperback.
Postwar Dinosaur Blues, adventure by Darrell Bain. Trade paperback.
Rebel in Blue Jeans, contemporary YA by Beverly Stowe McClure. Trade paperback.
Saga of Rim, YA fantasy by Cecilia Wennerström. Trade paperback.
Savage Survival, SF suspense by Darrell Bain. Ltd Edition Hardcover.
Seven Cities of Mud, historical by Dr. Florence Byham Weinberg. Trade paperback.
The Elixir, magic realism novel by Thomas Root. Trade paperback.
The Focus Factor, a political thriller by Darrell Bain and Gerald Mills. Trade paperback.
The Golden Crusader, suspense by Linda Langwith. Trade paperback.
The Last Protector, SF/F novel by Daniel C. Starr. Trade paperback.
The Melanin Apocalypse, SF suspense by Darrell Bain. Trade paperback.
The New Bedford Samurai, non-fiction novel by Anca Vslaopolos. Ltd Edition Hardcover.
The Real Reason the Queen Hated Snow, folklore, myths & fairy tales by Annette Marie Hyder. Trade paperback.
The Winnowed Woman, mainstream by Celia A. Leaman. Trade paperback.
Touch of Fate, paranormal mystery by Christine Amsden. Trade paperback.
Tremolo: cry of the loon suspense by Aaron Lazar. Trade paperback.
Valley of the Raven, YA novel by Ken Ramirez. Trade paperback.
The Wolfman, the Shrink and the Eighth-Grade Election, YA novel by D. M. Nigro. Paperback.

Recent ebook releases

Fiction
A Play of Shadows, suspense by Geoff Geauterre. $5.50 ebook.
Darrell Bain's World of Books, autobiography of Darrell Bain. $5.95 ebook.
Hudson Lake, historical novel by Laura Mazzuca Toops. $4.95 ebook.
Island Stories, story collection by Celia A. Leaman. ebook. $2.50 ebook.
Jeremy and the Dragon, children's illustrated story. ebook. $3.50 ebook.
Journeys, story collection by Celia A. Leaman. ebook. $2.50 ebook.
Laughing All the Way, humor by Darrell Bain. $4.95 ebook.
Mogollon Rim: Seeds of Destruction, SF by Darrell Bain. ebook. [PG-13; explicit scenes/language] $5.95 ebook.
Rebel in Blue Jeans, contemporary YA by Beverly Stowe McClure. $4.50 ebook.
Return of the Lantern Bearers, YA fantasy by Cecilia Wennerström. Book II. $4.50 ebook.
Tales from a Christmas Tree Farm, humor by Darrell Bain. $4.50 ebook.
The Dog Who Thought He Was A Cat, children's story book by Darrell Bain. $3.50 ebook.
The Focus Factor, a political thriller by Darrell Bain and Gerald Mills. $6.50 ebook.
The Fourth Guardian, fantasy by Geoff Geauterre. $5.50 ebook.
The Power of Promotional Groups, by Karen S. Wiesner. ebook.
Thorne, vampire detective novel by Patrick Welch. $5.50 ebook.
Toppers, humor by Darrell Bain. $4.50 ebook.
Visions of a Golden Age, New Age non-fiction by Alex Roces. $5.50 ebook.
Warp Point, SF by Darrell Bain, $5.50 ebook.
Who is Margaret?, story collection by Celia A. Leaman. $2.50 ebook.

Fantasy series
Behold the Eyes of Light, an epic fantasy by Geoff Geauterre. Book I; $4.95 ebook.
Far Come the Eyes of Light, an epic fantasy by Geoff Geauterre. Book II; $4.95 ebook.
Within the Eyes of Light, epic fantasy by Geoff Geauterre. Book III. $4.50 ebook.
Beyond the Eyes of Light, an epic fantasy by Geoff Geauterre. Book IV; $5.50 ebook.

Aegis of the Dragon, fantasy collection by Patrick Welch. ebook.
By Way of the Rose, historical by Cynthia Ward. Trade paperback.
Caves, Cannons and Crinolines, YA historical by Beverly Stowe McClure. Trade paperback.
Corruptor, SF by Jason Cordova. Trade paperback.
Embraced by the Shadows, paranormal by Mayra Calvani. Trade paperback.
Enchanted Hunt, paranormal suspense by Dorothy Ann Skarles. Trade paperback.
Extraction Point, SF by Travis S. Tayor. Hardcover.
Far Come the Eyes of Light, epic fantasy by Geoff Geauterre. Book II. Trade paperback.
Scent of Diamonds, suspense by Dorothy Ann Skarles. Trade paperback.
Shadows over Paradise, suspense by Anne K. Edwards. Trade paperback.
The Soapmaster's Apprentice, SF/F by Geoff Geauterre. Trade paperback.
The Thirteenth Magician, dark fantasy by Patrick Welch. Trade paperback.
Warp Point, SF by Darrell Bain, Trade paperback.

Current and Upcoming Events

Stephanie Osborn, author of Burnout, will attend the following events:
February 6th: Imagicopter stop: Nashville, TN. Davis-Kidd Booksellers. 2:00 pm
March 12-14, 2010: MidSouthCon. Memphis, TN.

Toby Fesler Heathcotte, author of Out of the Psychic Closet, has several upcoming events:   
February 5th: Workshop - Five Ways Out of the Psychic Closet. Well Red Coyote, Sedona AZ. 7:00 pm
February 13th: Book Signing, Oro Valley Library. Noon - 2:30 pm
March 13th and 14th: Tucson Festival of Books, University of Arizona

Apache Lance, Franciscan Cross by Dr. Florence Byham Weinberg has been selected as the featured book for the Las Misiones Capital Campaign. A portion of the proceeds from the sales of Apache Lance, Franciscan Cross will be donated to the restoration and preservation of San Antonio's five historical Franciscan missions (established between 1718 and 1731). For more information, or to make a donation, please visit http://www.lasmisiones.com/.

Beverly Stowe McClure, author of YA suspense novel Listen to the Ghost and YA novel Rebel in Blue Jeans will be giving talks on the world of publishing in Wichita Falls, Texas. Readers, writers, young people and grown-ups are invited.

Any member of the press may request a review copy, on-line chat appearance, or interview.

What people are saying about Twilight Times Books:

"Angelos belongs in most fantasy, Christian fantasy, or New Age collections."
Library Journal

"...if you appreciate a fine historical novel built on absolutely faultless research, Apache Lance, Franciscan Cross will draw you in."
The Midwest Book Review

[Hudson Lake] "captures the intoxicating mix of energy and danger that defined the early days of jazz."
Booklist

[Infinite Space, Infinite God] "What a great book! ...stories that are well crafted, compelling, and fun!"
Br. Guy Consolmagno SJ, astronomer at the Vatican Observatory and author of God's Mechanics.

[Jerome and the Seraph is an] "entertaining book that ironically connects complex topics (the afterlife, mythology, and quantum physics) into a wonderful fantasy."
The Midwest Book Review

[Monkey Trap is a] "sf adventure that combines hard science, mysticism, and alien contact."
Library Journal

[No Place for Gods] "...superbly-crafted novel of international confrontation, where atomic arsenals count for nothing in a power struggle of a different kind."
Uri Geller, internationally known author and psychic

[Savage Survival] "...a cautionary tale that blows open the standard concepts of strength and power."
Kate Douglas, author of Wolf Tales

"Root's first novel [The Elixir] tells a tale that both entertains and uplifts in its depiction of an engaging pair and the love that asserts itself as the true miracle."
Library Journal

[The Focus Factor] "is another of those books I've read lately that should be required reading for everyone of voting age. Kudos to all for a job well done."
Barry R. Hunter for Baryon

[The Melanin Apocalypse] "Darrell Bain has given us another winner. The science fiction community is lucky to have him."
Travis S. "Doc" Taylor, author of The Tau Ceti Agenda.

[The Storks of La Caridad is] "...beautifully written, as well as meticulously researched. ...Perhaps this is the art of historical mystery writing at its best."
The Midwest Book Review

Questions? Send an email message to the publisher

Check out the latest Twilight Times Books newsletter.

For info on upcoming releases, announcements and news regarding Twilight Times Books, Paladin Timeless Books, Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine (FMAM), Twilight Times ezine, Twilight Times Agency and Web Mystery Magazine (WMM), subscribe to our mailing list:

Click to subscribe to TTBooks
Newsletter

  Book Store | Catalogue | Feature | Freebies | Order Info | Publisher | Staff | Submissions