SFWA Pressbook
For Immediate Release
1 August 2007

Vera Nazarian's Norilana Books: First Anniversary

Cover for Lace and Blade, ed. Deborah J. Ross

August 2007 marks the first anniversary of Norilana Books. It's amazing that we've been in business for one year already, and our catalog has nearly 100 titles!

To mark this occasion, Norilana Books is proud to introduce a new imprint.

Leda — our new Romantic Fantasy imprint.

Leda titles will feature genre-blending fantasy of all flavors, from adventure to literary, from urban modern to ancient worlds and myth, but the one unifying factor will be the presence of powerful love stories with plenty of erotic tension and sizzle, and soaring emotional impact.

The lead title of this exciting new imprint, debuting on Valentine's Day, 2008 is:

Lace and Blade, edited by Deborah J. Ross

Lace and Blade is a new annual anthology series of sexy, elegant, swashbuckling romantic fantasy, where the sparkling wit of Oscar Wilde meets the manners of Jane Austen, the exotic sensual flair of Tanith Lee, and the deadly sharp blade of the Scarlet Pimpernel, Zorro, and D'Artagnan. The first-year author lineup is a stellar example of some of the best talent working in the industry today. More on this exciting series will be announced soon.



Norilana Books is holding a logo contest.

Based on the story of Zeus and Leda in which the god Zeus, disguised in the shape of a swan, comes to visit a young beautiful woman, we need a swan logo to represent the new imprint. Think: elegant, romantic, distinctive. And yes, it can (but doesn't have to) integrate the words "Leda."

The creator of the winning logo gets a FREE BOOK -- any Norilana Books title, any edition, of your choice.

The contest is open now, and will stay open until we get the right logo. Submit your image designs to: service (at) norilana.com



Norilana Books is a Los Angeles-based new independent publisher, owned and operated by Vera Nazarian since 2006. With over 90 books in print, Norilana Books specializes in beautifully packaged hardcover and trade paperback classics of world literature, quality fantasy, science fiction, romance and women's fiction, and young adult titles.



Leda
Norilana Books
Romantic Fantasy

Vera Nazarian, Publisher
Norilana Books
P.O. Box 2188
Winnetka, CA 91396

service (at) norilana.com

Catalog of Books in Print
Blog: http://norilanabooks.livejournal.com/

Online fiction by Deborah J. Ross

Online fiction by Vera Nazarian

Deborah J. Ross is a member of SFWA

Vera Nazarian, publisher of Norilana Books, is a member of SFWA.


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