Words

We announce the release of 'The Words of Thomas a Kempis,' a little illustrated book of quotes from 'The Imitation of Christ.' Available only in print and directly from our store: http://www.lulu.com/shop/stephen-brooke/the-words-of-thomas-a-kempis/paperback/product-23399003.html

We are offering this at, essentially, cost, our gift to our readers and customers. This is the first in a projected 'Words for the Ages' line; expect more titles to appear, in time.

Voyages Release

Today, November 1, 2017, marks the release of the new poetry collection, VOYAGES, by Stephen Brooke. This is our first book to be published under the Eggshell Boats imprint. Not the last!

Voyages is available in print and ebook from our own store or from retailers 'everywhere,' including Amazon. Look forward to new release announcements soon.

Three Books Coming

A look at what is coming in the next few months from the Arachis Press:

Voyages, a poetry collection from Stephen Brooke, officially out of November 1.
The Words of Thomas a Kempis, a slim illustrated book of quotes. This is the first in our 'Words for the Ages' series, a little side project being offered in print only and essentially at cost. Out on Dec 1.
The Ways of Wizardry, a fantasy novel and the first of a new series, coming on Jan 6, 2018.

New-ish Site

Our new-and-improved website is up. At http://arachispress.com of course, as before. This should work for a while! More to come, as it comes, and someday maybe 'responsive.' For now, a separate site for mobile, which works well enough. All the current offerings are listed now, including ARROWS OF HEAVEN, which will see 'official' release this Friday, Sept 1 (but is generally available right now).

Voyages Announced

Coming NOVEMBER FIRST, the new poetry collection from Stephen Brooke, and the first book to carry our new imprint, Eggshell Boats. Poems of journey, many with a nautical theme. More info to come!

Eggshell Boats Site

We finally have a 'true' website for our imprint, Eggshell Boats. We set up EB for publishing poetry, literary fiction, that sort of thing — essentially to keep all that separated a bit from the fantasy and adventure and children's books we also publish. It is at eggshellboats.com or at eggshellboats.insolentlad.com. Yes, it is a subdomain at Insolent Lad Media now, rather than just a page.

Somewhat bare-bones for the moment but we will update as we feel moved to do so. Before the first EB offering, the poetry collection VOYAGES appears, for sure. That is set for November 1, 2017. Most of our current poetry titles will be moved to Eggshell Boats, by the way.

Arrows of Heaven Book Release

We announce the official release of Stephen Brooke's new fantasy-adventure novel, "Arrows of Heaven" for Sept 1, 2017. Available in print and ebook.

The end of every epic is the beginning of another.

Who was Teme? A noble girl, sister to the High King of all the Mora, and of an age to marry appropriately? Yes, she was this, but also a renowned archer, acclaimed by her people as a hero of the recent civil war, named in the epics bards sang across the land.

Warrior or woman? Was it possible to be both? Through intrigues and adventures in the realm of the Mora and beyond, Teme has one quest above all others — to learn who she truly is.