Category Archives: Publishing

You Say You’re Into Sword Fights?

Posted on March 19, 2017 by Steven

Tonight is the second season debut of Into the Badlands, AMC’s popular fantasy series about a futuristic feudal society populated with sword-swinging martial-arts adventurers. Well, if sword fights and adventuring is your thing, then perhaps you might be interested in … Continue reading →

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A Tale as Old as Time…

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Steven

Hey, fantasy fans! As you probably know, today’s the release date for Beauty and the Beast, Disney’s live-action remake of their 1991 animated feature. Starring Emma Watson (Hermione of the Harry Potter movies) as Belle, Dan Stevens (FX’s Legion) as … Continue reading →

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Are You a Librarian Looking for Quality E-books?

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Steven

In recent years, we’ve talked to librarians who’ve expressed interest in adding our titles to their e-book collections. But how, they’ve asked, would they be able to obtain them? As librarians, they’re required to order books from distributors, not from … Continue reading →

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SWC’s Classics Collection

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Steven

Last Tuesday saw the release of King Kong, an e-book-exclusive release that’s the latest entry in our growing collection of Illustrated Classics titles. Written by Delos W. Lovelace, based on the story by Edgar Wallace and Merian C. Cooper and … Continue reading →

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King Kong Now On Sale!

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Steven

The King is here! On sale today from the StarWarp Concepts webstore is King Kong, an e-book-exclusive reprint of the 1932 novelization of the original motion picture, and the latest addition to our line of classic books. Written by Delos … Continue reading →

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Happy Game Masters Appreciation Day 2017!

Posted on March 4, 2017 by Steven

Since 2002, March 4th has been well known to the gaming community as International GM’s [Game Masters] Appreciation Day. Never heard of it? Well, that’s probably because, like me, you’re not involved in that ever-growing collection of fans. To explain … Continue reading →

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Author Richard C. White at MystiCon 2017

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Steven

Starting tomorrow, February 24, science fiction and fantasy fans will be gathering at the 7th annual MystiCon convention, being held at the Holiday Inn Tanglewood in Roanoke, Virginia. And among the guests in attendance will be SWC’s own Richard C. … Continue reading →

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Women in Horror Month Spotlight: Clemence Annie Housman

Posted on February 19, 2017 by Steven

As ’Warp fans are aware, on February 7th we launched our new SWC Horror Bites chapbook series (“short tales to appease your monstrous hunger for suspense”) with White Fell—The Werewolf, the classic horror tale by renowned author, artist, and suffragette … Continue reading →

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Happy 145th Anniversary, Carmilla!

Posted on February 17, 2017 by Steven

Just as the title suggests, today’s the day we begin celebrating the first publication of J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s trendsetting vampire tale, Carmilla, which debuted in serialized form in the pages of the magazine Dark Blue—running from the December 1871 … Continue reading →

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Simian Saturdays Starts This Weekend!

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Steven

Coming to the SWC blog this Saturday, February 18, is the first installment of Simian Saturdays, a series of reviews that will examine the movies (and other media) that have focused on King Kong, the giant monkey who’s captured generations … Continue reading →

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