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Greater Charlotte Book Crawl Shows Up for Red Masquerade
The Greater Charlotte Book Crawl has reached it's mid-way point, and local author Shaye Madison's gothic spicy fantasy, Red Masquerade, is racing of the shelves.
Apr 13, 20251 min read
Whisper of Secrets Book Cover Reveal!
It has been such a joy working with Rhea Lockhart on her new book cover for The Whisper's Saga Book One, Whisper of Secrets. And I really appreciated how she put her faith in me, allowing me to take her ideas and run with them--even if it meant we took a few steps sideways. I'm so proud of where we landed. And I'm thrilled she is too! So without further ado...
Apr 12, 20251 min read
Australian Fantasy, Beasts of London, Gets Its Sequel Title and Cover Revealed on Twitch
Author and Publisher, Renee April, reveals book title and cover art of Australian fantasy sequel to Beasts of London on Twitch.
Apr 1, 20251 min read
Upcoming Book Cover Releases Starting This Monday
Ooooh, what do we have here? Find out Monday on ReneeSky's Twitch! Okay, I've been a little naughty and totally neglecting this blog as I have been deep in the illustrating cave this month. (Plus, you know, dealing with the fallout of a minor cyclone here in Sunny Queensland, Australia. Wo to the new tropical state!). There is so much upcoming for you all to chew on in the coming weeks. In fact, there's going to be at least three illustrated book cover reveals starting this M
Mar 29, 20252 min read
'8 Bit Domination' Screens at Sunny Coast Screen Queensland Event, Season of the Dev
Season of the Dev launched last Saturday with a Community Day at the University of the Sunshine Coast. One of my docos may have screened!
Mar 19, 20251 min read
Whisper of Secrets Book Cover Approved for Final Render and Paperback
Whisper of Secrets by Rhea Lockhart locks in a fantastical witchy cover art for its book cover paperback.
Mar 12, 20251 min read
Champion of Death Book Cover Approved for Final Render
Champion of Death by Wadzanai Mufunde locks in a Rembrandt-giving, high fantastical dark drama artwork for is final book cover render.
Feb 28, 20251 min read
Getting My Dark Academia Aesthetic On
Dark Academia: Must admit, when I first heard the term, I thought it was some cool category for "the dark arts" if you like. Wiccan research
Jan 31, 20253 min read
The Profit of Fascism: How Penguin Random House became the world's largest Trade Book Publisher
Penguin Random House is owned by Bertelsmann. That is Europe's largest media group. It once held the title Nazi Germany's Largest Publisher.
Jan 23, 20256 min read
Australian 'Text Publishing' No Longer Independent (Again), Joins World's Largest Publisher, Penguin Random House
Since the pandemic, Australia has lost a significant number of independent publishers either through aquisition or mergers.
Jan 23, 20255 min read
Red Masquerade Sells Out in Two BookStores! + Upcoming Signing Event
Shaye Madison's debut gothic romance novel, RED MASQUERADE, officially launched last week after a soft release.
Jan 15, 20251 min read
Best Indie Book Covers of 2024
Okay, I must admit I felt a little bad that I didn't include any independent artwork in my Best Covers of 2024 post and only traditionally p
Jan 10, 20255 min read
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