The foreign publisher, China Youth Press, was kind enough to send some samples of the new Chinese edition of ParentShift, which we received just in time for Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
ParentShift
Seventeen book awards to celebrate our seventh year
It’s hard to believe, and pretty cool, that 2021 will mark Brown Paper Press’ seventh year on the planet. I mean, sure, it’s no Conagra (nod to my Uncle Red, who literally helped build Conagra), but it’s something good that I have managed to make and keep alive; and for a non-money-motivated human such as myself, that’s three-martini-toast-worthy. Plus, seventeen book awards! Not bad for a year’s work.
And the Nautilus Award Goes to...
I couldn’t be more thrilled to announce that both the books we published last year, Trove and ParentShift, have been awarded a prestigious Nautilus Book Award.
‘ParentShift’ is Now Available on Audible
Well, we did it: We managed to produce an audiobook! It was something I’ve wanted to do for a long time, but the time and expense of it all was always a turnoff. With author-funding, however, it was doable — and that’s how we got ParentShift made into an audiobook.
Publisher's Notebook, Book News, ParentShift
Celebrating and Reflecting on the (Weird) Launch of ‘ParentShift’
Now, as personally fulfilling as it’s been — and as proud that I am of the finished product — and as glad I am that my amazing co-authors agreed to publish the book through Brown Paper Press — I would very much like to NEVER DO THIS AGAIN. It’s just too difficult wearing the cap of publisher and author at the same time. I