Kerrigan Valentine

Creatrix Books is Out of Business

Deb — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:50:02 +0000

I am very saddened by the loss of Creatrix Books! (They’ve been stepping back for awhile now, but as of last month, at least, their website is no longer up.) It was a tiny publishing company with a big heart and even grander goals. Both Carol and Kat believed in what they were doing as well as the authors they published. I’m sorry to see them go and am so grateful for the opportunity they gave Kerrigan!

There are still copies of Legacy available on Amazon as well as other various and sundry venues on the internet.

Well, off to figure out how to resubmit a published work for re-publication. The fun never ends!

Booksigning at Ravenworks!

Deb — Sun, 10 May 2009 03:08:28 +0000

In a rare public appearance, Kerrigan will be dusting off her book and presenting it at Ravenworks in Madison, Wisconsin this upcoming Friday. More info here.

From the Ravenworks website:

On May 15th at 3 and 6pm, Ravenworks will be hosting author Kerrigan Valentine and a reading of her amazing women’s fantasy “Legacy”. Legacy, a story of one woman’s rise to personal empowerment, is a rich exploration of matrifocal culture and the power of women as warriors and spiritual beings. Kerrigan, who will be in from California, will be on hand to read and sign copies of her book.

New Look

Deb — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 05:10:23 +0000

Well, we’ve gotten on the “new and improved” bandwagon and done a bit of tinkering with the website. A new theme will work wonders! We’ve still got a few things to fix here and there, but no time like the present to say “come on in and see what you think.” Just watch out for the fresh paint!

Enjoy!

[Note: Many thanks to Chris for his invaluable help with said website tinkering! Hooray for friends of the web geekery persuasion!]

Back on Amazon . . .

Deb — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:03:06 +0000

. . . or, A Tale of Distributors Lost and Distributors Found.

Good news!!! Legacy is back in stock on Amazon! Oh joyous day!

A few months ago, Creatrix Books, the publisher of Legacy, lost its distributor as Book World closed its doors. It’s not easy for a small press in a big publishing world to find another distributor. So, the months dragged by. Legacy was even out of stock at Amazon when Kerrigan’s interview came out in Curve Magazine. A frustrating turn of events to say the least! After many agonizing weeks and much searching, Creatrix finally found a new distribution home at Atlas Books — but Atlas said it would take six to ten weeks to get books back in stock! That meant even more time waiting for Legacy to be available again. We despaired of seeing the ranking numbers go up ever again.

Well, Legacy is back in stock — but we need your help to get those ranking numbers back up! Please buy Legacy and recommend it to your friends and help us keep the book alive on Amazon.

Kerrigan interviewed by Curve Magazine

Deb — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:20:30 +0000

Kerrigan is a featured author in Curve Magazine’s latest issue. Check it out!

Fantasy Author Kerrigan Valentine Enchants Us by Colleen McCaffrey

Kerrigan Valentine’s debut novel, Legacy, reads like a modern-day, feminist fairy tale—complete with valley girls, patriarchy, women warriors and all-women campgrounds. The characters are complex, fierce and on a mission. Valentine started the book at the blossoming age of 14 as a series of short stories, but it was post-college feminism that cajoled her into finishing what she had always felt was an incomplete story. Legacy is intended for audiences ages 11 and up, and I managed to put the book down long enough to distract Valentine from her second novel, an adult science fiction, to pick her brain and bear witness to her confession that she hid Curve magazine in her closet as a teenager.

Legacy is a page turner!

Deb — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 03:54:28 +0000

Or so we’ve heard. Avid readers have even resorted to cooking one handed or locking themselves into the bathroom at 2:30 am just to keep reading. (Please folks, enjoy the book, but remember to take time to eat and breathe!) Legacy is just one of those rare novels that you can’t put down, you think about the characters even when you aren’t reading it and you want the book to never end.

But don’t just take our word for it; check out some of Legacy’s rave reviews!

Thank you everyone for your kind words! We know you like it, so please make sure Legacy continues to work its way through the world by telling your friends and encouraging them to purchase a copy at Amazon or your local bookstore.

Legacy is on the Table . . . Ready for Review!

Kerrigan — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 03:50:21 +0000

Calistoga Copperfield’s not only very graciously hosted Kerrigan, but made a nice display as well. Thanks Copperfield’s!

In other news, Amazon.com is almost sold out of Kerrigan’s book (only 1 copy left!) and will soon be reordering. Thanks to all of you for buying Kerrigan’s book — we hope you’ve enjoyed it! If you have, you might want to write a review at Amazon to let everyone know.

Legacy is on the shelf!

Deb — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:32:31 +0000

We couldn’t resist posting this first shot of Legacy on an honest-to-goodness bookshelf in a real brick and mortar bookstore.

We must admit it was the only photo we really took in our whirlwind tour of Madison, Wisconsin and WisCon, so overwhelmed were we at such events as Kerrigan’s first book reading, panel and book signing (they all went very well, thank you!). However, we promise to be better in the future and post some photos of Kerrigan at her book signing coming up next week at Copperfield’s!

Legacy now available for purchase and pre-order!

Deb — Tue, 22 May 2007 14:37:11 +0000

Legacy is now available for order from Book World as well as for preorder from Amazon.com (the release date has been pushed back to June 1, 2007 due to a problem with the distributor — argh!).

Prefer to support small, independent bookstores? Well, go in and ask for Legacy at your favorite independent or try ordering Legacy from A Room of One’s Own in Madison, Wisconsin. They graciously hosted Kerrigan and a few other Creatrix Books authors at their bookstore this past weekend.

Official Release Date: 5.18.2007

Deb — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 02:30:15 +0000

As you know if you’ve visited the Creatrix Books website, the release date for Legacy will be May 18, 2007. You will be able to purchase copies at Book World as well as Amazon.com. We have not seen any preorder options yet, but we’ll keep checking and let you know.

In other news, Legacy has some advance copies out there in the world and one happy blogger has made the first somewhat unofficial review. (Hooray! They liked it!)

UPDATE: Here’s another more official review at the Feminist Review blog. Also, check out my new “Reviews” page!

COMING SOON: We will soon have an interactive events page up — thanks to our friend, Mr. Bunnsy, and Eventful.