The Pearlsong Letter

New $5-per-retail-order shipping within the U.S. at the Pearlsong Press online store

Now, no matter how many books you buy from the Pearlsong Press retail store, shipping within the U.S. will be only $5 for the entire order!

At least that's the case up to 24 books -- that's the highest quantity discount we programmed into the pearlsong.com website shopping cart. If you want to purchase more than 24 books at retail rates, send us an email (sales @ pearlsong.com) and we'll ship them within the U.S. for free. (Heck, for an order that size we'd be tempted to hand-deliver them out of appreciation.)

At rates like that, you could buy a copy of every book we publish and just pay $5 for shipping. Or just buy copies of the books we have on hand that are autographed by their authors -- all of Pat Ballard's books as well as Anne R. Williams's memoir Unconventional Means: The Dream Down Under. (Pat and Anne live in Nashville, so we're able to easily have them sign a portion of our stock of their books. The autographing session is a great excuse to get together for lunch or coffee.)

But we also have a supply of autographed copies of Charlie Lovett's chick-lit-meets-Stephen-King suspense novel The Program, as well as a few autographed copies of three of Judy Bagshaw's out of print books. And we have some Taking Up Space bookplates autographed by Pattie Thomas and Carl Wilkerson that we include with every retail purchase of their sociological memoir Taking Up Space.

So c'mon -- treat yourself! Or a friend or loved one. Wouldn't Dad like a copy of Splendid Seniors for Father's Day?  (Ooops -- better hurry on that one!)

Free shipping on advance sales of Off Kilter by Linda C. Wisniewski

Pearlsong Press is offering free shipping within the U.S. on advance sales of Off Kilter: A Woman's Journey to Peace with Scoliosis, Her Mother, & Her Polish Heritage by Linda C. Wisniewski.

The books will be shipped upon publication in April 2008. Click here for the Pearlsong Press website page with purchase information.

For blog posts about Off Kilter, including advance praise, click here.

Out of print novels by Judy Bagshaw available for sale from Pearlsong Press

A limited number of autographed copies of three out-of-print novels by Judy Bagshaw are for sale for $15 each in the Pearlsong Press retail store.

Lady Blue, Love by the Pound & Teacher's Pet were originally published by Canadian presses. When the companies ceased publication, Canadian author Judy Bagshaw purchased the remaining stock. We have obtained from her 10 copies of Lady Blue, 8 copies of Love by the Pound and 5 copies of Teacher's Pet -- all autographed.

Synopses of the novels

Lady Blue (published in 2003 by Electric eBook Publishing, now out of print. Ten copies available as of 10/15/2007.)
When Deborah Spencer, a plus-sized housewife and mother, finds herself married to an unfaithful and abusive man, she flees to the anonymity of the city, changes her identity and embarks on a new life as Sabrina Blue, singer. She lucks into a partnership in a nightclub with the streetwise Dex Randall and becomes a local celebrity. Guy Latimer, a successful record producer, hears her one night and offers her a recording contract. Sabrina, not wanting the publicity for fear of her husband finding her, declines the offer. Despite her refusal, Guy finds himself strongly attracted to the mysterious Sabrina. After falling prey to a nasty gossip columnist, Sabrina's husband appears. Her life and everything of value feels like it's slipping anyway.   

Love by the Pound (published in 2004 by Treeside Press, now out of print. Eight copies available as of 10/15/07.)
Sandra Reese, full-figured and shy, soon learns lessons at college that she never anticipated--she finds that big can be beautiful, that life is to be boldly lived and enjoyed, and that love can take you by surpruse. But when danger threatens Michael Santorelli, the man she adores, can she rise above her safe, sheltered past to take a desperate risk for love and life?    

Teacher's Pet (published in 2005 by Treeside Press; now out of print. Five copies available as of 10/15/07.)
Susan Shaw, a tall, full-figured teacher, accepts a tutoring job in the Caribbean arranged by her fraternal twin fashion model sister, in order to escape the embarrassing publicity arising from an attack and arrest by her alleged stalker. Her student is chubby nine-year-old Becca, who sports a large chip on her shoulder. But Susan wins her over and helps her accept and like herself. Becca's father falls for Susan and after misunderstandings, wins her heart. But danger follows Susan to the islands in an unexpected guise, and Susan and Steven must face nature's fury and a madman's rage before they can be together at last.

Click here to go to the Pearlsong Press page listing the books and purchase info.