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Micropublisher of travel-oriented nonfiction Inquiries should be directed to erin [at] deadrisebooks [dot] com.

Deadrise Books is a micropublisher of travel-oriented nonfiction, launching in Summer 2012 with Jennifer Doherty’s travel memoir, ONCE AROUND THE ROOM: DISCOVERING ESTONIA, available in August 2012 through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Indiebound.org, and the Espresso Book Machine, as well as in Kindle and ePub (Nook) formats. Deadrise Books
• contracts contain a no-advance clause and a 50-50 royalties

split.
• is not a self-publisher, vanity press, or subsidy press.
• does not require authors to purchase a minimum number of copies of their books.
• does not sell any form of editing, PR, publicity, or other pre-pub services to our authors. The Chesapeake Bay deadrise is a type of work boat used for raising crabs, oysters, and fish up from the depths. “Deadrise,” in nautical terms, describes the degree of “V” shape in a boat’s hull. A flat-bottomed boat has a deadrise of 0°; a hull with a deep “V,” 24° of deadrise. The Chesapeake Bay deadrise has a flat V shape for the hull—ideal for the shallow (and occasionally rough) waters of the Bay.

08/21/2012

Once Around the Room—now available in e-book form!

Sweet news, and an armchair coffee break to Estonia:
http://deadrisebooks.com/2012/08/21/once-around-the-room-now-available-in-e-book-form/

Sweet news! Once Around the Room: Discovering Estonia is now available in Kindle and Nook formats! (And, of course, you can still get the paperback.) Need a quick coffee-trip break to Europe? Jenni...

08/08/2012

Once Around the Room: Discovering Estonia

Spread the word! The paperback of Jennifer Doherty's Once Around the Room: Discovering Estonia is out today on Amazon! http://www.amazon.com/Once-Around-Room-Discovering-Estonia/dp/0982902808/ Sauna culture, blueberry-picking, and the warmth of host families--all without budging from in front of your air conditioning!
A portion of the proceeds of this book will benefit the International 4-H Youth Exchange program.

In the autumn of 1995, while still in college, Jennifer Doherty applied to a program that would change her life. Winning a spot on the International Four-H Youth Exchange program, an immersive homestay experience abroad, she left behind her rural Colorado ranching roots and a close-knit college c...

07/23/2012

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07/05/2012

It's Your Adventure!

Jennifer's reflections on a wrenching, smoke-filled month in Colorado Springs: http://www.itsyouradventure.blogspot.com/2012/06/wheres-home.html

The daily adventures of life often outweigh our pursuits of more adrenaline inducing activities. My dad once said to me in response to some choice I was making that he wouldn't make "Well, it's your adventure!" I heartily embrace this idea. We often respect one another's different paths while cho...

06/19/2012

It's Your Adventure!: Before Facebook...

Were party lines (remember those?) the ur-Facebook? Jennifer Doherty blogs about keeping in touch: http://www.itsyouradventure.blogspot.com/2012/06/before-facebook.html

05/26/2012

Doing the final edit of Jennifer Doherty's ONCE AROUND THE ROOM: DISCOVERING ESTONIA. :)

01/30/2012

Deadrise Books

http://deadrisebooks.com Here we go! I am delighted to have Jennifer Doherty's engaging, reflective memoir about travels in Estonia and beyond in the mid-'90s as the inaugural title. This may be a micropress, but it has big dreams. :)

Launching Spring/Summer 2012.

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