Arachis Press

06/01/2026

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The Arachis Press is a small publisher dedicated to presenting meaningful literature for all ages. Fiction and nonfiction, poetry and children's books

05/31/2026

05/30/2026

We were not certain about releasing the novellas MISSION DELAYED and STORM STONE (coming shortly) in print editions. As ebooks, sure, but they're pretty slim for print books. They are, in truth, barely long enough to wear the novella name, but they are around the same size, printed, as our poetry collections so we decide to go ahead.

How big is a novella supposed to be? We feel about 15,000 words is a good lower limit. Some will set that just a tad higher; it is as much a matter of structure and story as it is of word count. A novelette 'feels' like a long short story where a novella comes across as a short novel. The upper limit? We like 35,000 words as the border between novel and novella. Again, some set it a bit higher.

05/27/2026

Qala the Pirate Queen appears in four of Stephen Brooke’s fantasy novels. She was introduced as a secondary character in ‘The Eyes of the Wind,’ in which she is still the leader of the pirates. ‘The Crocodile’s Son’ and ‘The Crocodile God’ chronicle her adventures in retirement as a member of the landed gentry (and the mother of a demigod). We turn to her childhood as a refugee in the decaying city of Tesra in ‘The City and the Sword,’ when she was known as Lellie. Later she took the name of the city as her own, becoming Tes the pirate captain before rising to the position of queen.

It is as Tes she appears in the novella ‘Storm Stone,’ to be released in about a month (June 28). This is a tale of her days as a young pirate on her way to the top. All the books are available in print or as free ebooks at arachispress.com

05/25/2026

"it marked the end of the TV host’s long tenure as one of publishing’s greatest and most visible champions"

The Late Show’s final broadcast last night marked the end of Colbert’s two-decades-long tenure as a frequent interviewer of authors and passionate book booster. Publishers now ponder a future where they can no longer count on the “Colbert bu

05/25/2026

Current special, to be used at the Arachis Press Store at our distributor's site: Save 10% on orders of print books through May 29,

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The Arachis Press is a small publisher dedicated to presenting meaningful literature for all ages. Fiction and nonfiction, poetry and children's books