Donovan Street Press Inc.

07/23/2025

I loved reading to the kids.

Surely one of the greatest pleasures of being a parent.

(It's free to subscribe to my Substack, by the way...)

With apologies to Dr. Suess

07/17/2025

It’s one thousand years in the future. The Earth is a distant memory. And the Doucettes have seen better days.

It’s certainly not every day your space station is blown to bits beneath you in the opening volley of a senseless war. In the aftermath of this attack on their home, the Doucette family find themselves careening from one fantastic space adventure to another as their lives are upended in ways they can barely comprehend.

Hostile aliens, rebellious robots, murderous despots and more all stand in the Doucettes’ path as they try against all odds to reunite as a family while doing their best to help Akkadia win the war. Will they succeed?

Read the exciting space adventure Captain’s Away! to find out!

Completely free to read on Substack.

https://mahoneyj.substack.com/p/captains-away

A Strange Dimensions Book

07/16/2025

Dog Eared Books in Oromocto, NB, now carries several Donovan Street Press titles (along with a few books by my sister, Susan Rodgers). I imagine they will be displayed in the "Local Author" section, pictured below, though they did also take copies of "Hope of the Wasteland" from DSP author Matt Watts, who is based in Ontario.

I didn't get to meet Emily Arsenault, the owner, but had a great chat with the manager, Cody. It's a lovely bookstore. I bought a copy of The Curious Case of the Dog in the Night-Time and an illustrated edition of Jack Finney's Time and Again while I was there. If you're ever in the Oromocto area be sure to drop by!



https://www.dogearedbooks.ca/

07/09/2025

I’m delighted to announce that Donovan Street Press has signed local author Paul Burns from right here in Riverview, New Brunswick, to publish his Middle Grade novel The Druid and the Dragon in 2026. Welcome aboard Paul!

The Druid and the Dragon

06/23/2025

Pitch the Publisher. Pithy. Alliterative. But what is it exactly? A publisher out there named Pitch? Meet Pitch! The Publisher. Or what authors might like to do to publishers after said publisher has rejected their manuscripts: Pitch that publisher right into the sea!

All of the above, maybe! But the “Pitch the Publisher” I write about in my newsletter today is prospective authors “pitching” to a panel of publishers in front of a live audience. Free to read on Substack!

https://mahoneyj.substack.com/p/pitch-the-publisher

Right into the sea

06/13/2025

Donovan Street Press has just started using Bookmanager North American Bookstores.

So far I think it's pretty cool! A great way to make Donovan Street Press books available to indie bookstores and to potential readers.

We'll figure out this publishing business yet! :-)😎

Here's our first official Bookmanager catalog. You won't be able to see it unless you're logged into Bookmanager, but that's okay. I wanted to show it off anyway! And who knows... maybe some of you CAN log into Bookmanager... and run an indie bookstore... 🙂

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06/02/2025

All Donovan Street Press Inc. books are available from Canadian stores. Including our own online store!

https://www.donovanstreetpress.com/store

Or, if you prefer, you can order DSP Inc. books from any indie bookstore in Canada or Chapters/Indigo. Either online or by simply asking them to order our books.

Shop Donovan Street Press Inc.  [email protected] Store Books | All Books Hope of the Wasteland (Hardcover Edition) $40.16 Add To Cart Gates of Polished Horn (Hardcover Edition) $34.65 Add To Cart A Peculiar Symmetry (Trade Paperback) $24.99 Add To Cart Gates of Polished Horn (Trade Pa...

05/28/2025

A Q&A with author Tanah Haney:

I read recently that one of the jobs of a publisher is to make their authors famous. I highly doubt that author Tanah Haney wants to be famous—she is far too wise for such a superficial aspiration—but nonetheless she has graciously consented to a Q&A for this newsletter, which, although it probably won’t make her famous, is a thoughtful, revealing look at the thinking behind the creation of her first published novel.

Free to read on Substack!

https://mahoneyj.substack.com/p/a-q-and-a-with-tanah-haney

&A

Author of A Peculiar Symmetry

04/12/2025

04/01/2025

Updated 30 seconds ago April 1st, 2025 1 min read:

Donovan Street Press Inc. Acquires Random Penguin House
Riverview, NB.

— In a move that has stunned industry insiders, indie publisher Donovan Street Press Inc. of Riverview, New Brunswick has acquired Random Penguin House for an undisclosed amount.

“We’ve always wanted penguins,” Publisher Joe Mahoney stated in a press release announcing the move. “While this may not get us any actual penguins, it will at least give us a house to put them in. If we ever manage to catch any.”

Professor Mark B. Rayner, Dean of English Literature at St. Francis Xavier University, commented on the move. “This could potentially increase the quality of Random Penguin House books by at least 6%, give or take 2%. I’m not entirely certain of my numbers. I’m a professor of English Literature, not a mathematician.”

The merger will create a great deal more work for Mahoney, he admits. Formed in 2023, Donovan Street Press Inc. has published seven books since its inception, with two more scheduled for release over the next few months, whereas Random Penguin House publishes an estimated 85,000 titles per year. It’s not clear just how many actual penguins Random Penguin House has.

“It’ll be a bit more work,” Mr. Mahoney admits. “I expect we’ll have to keep some of the Random Penguin House staff on. I don’t know nothin’ ‘bout birthin’ no penguins.”

03/25/2025

Okay ya gotta like it when The Kids in the Hall shares one of your posts. Especially when it's for a good cause... your friend Matt Watts' debut novel!

Hope of the Wasteland: The Chronicles of Huey

03/25/2025

Hope of the Wasteland by Matt Watts is now available!

"This absorbing and electrifying dystopian tale will appeal to all ages." ~ Kirkus Reviews

"I absolutely loved this book and fell in love with Huey because of his courageous attitude and how he did not let his anxiety win." ~ Digitally Lit

"Watts has taken Mad Max and Judy Blume, put them in a blender, and served up a story that is a pleasure to read and impossible to put down." ~ Mark McKinney, Superstore, Kids in the Hall, Saturday Night Live

Hope of the Wasteland: The Chronicles of Huey