Juno-Press

Juno to Become Imprint of Pocket

A notice at Lori Devoti’s blog indicates that Juno Press is to become an imprint of Pocket books. The post says that the existing acquiring Juno editor, Paula Guran, will be working with Jennifer Heddle of Pocket. I’m not sure whether this is merely a distribution deal like the one Pocket has with Ellora’s Cave(…)

REVIEW: House of Whispers by Margaret Lucke

Dear Ms. Lucke, Nothing beats a good old-fashioned ghost story. When I was a child, I loved tales of haunted houses and would soak them up every Halloween when they’d get touted out. But while I enjoyed ghost stories then, I’ve discovered that I’m far pickier about haunted house novels as an adult. After putting(…)

REVIEW: Dancing with Werewolves by Carole Nelson Douglas

Dear Ms. Nelson Douglas, The thing I like about the Juno imprint is that it offers a wide variety of fantasy novels featuring strong female protagonists. The titles have run the gamut from sword and sorcery to fantasy romance. So when Dancing with Werewolves arrived on my doorstep, I looked forward to reading this urban(…)

REVIEW: Blood Magic by Matthew Cook

Dear Mr. Cook, I’ve always thought the Juno covers were lovely and eye-catching, and the cover for this book is no exception. Timothy Lantz did an excellent job capturing the dark and moody tone of a story that is one-half sword and sorcery tale and one-half grim horror. From what I understand, Blood Magic was(…)

Juno Press Releases Anthology of the “Best” Paranormal Romance Voices

Paula Guran edited an anthology featuring romances “that incorporate sueprnatural, fantasy or SF elements.” The authors included are probably of whose who of fantasy/sci fi authors such as Catherine Asaro, Elizabeth Hand, and Elizabeth Bear but only a few of the stories will end with a standard HEA. A few of these “stories of love(…)