“That’s a great question. When I was an archeologist, I used to be out in the Sonoran desert and I’d find these piles of brush and such. They were surrounded by cholla. I always wondered about them. The fellow that I was doing the survey with said they were woodrat nests. I just thought, “Wow, what a fascinating creature.” They can bring cholla to its nest to protect it from all the other animals.”
Read More#IndiesFirst! We are, as they say, delighted to be a featured publisher in the latest catalog for independent bookstores via the IBPA. You’ll find our titles on page 24.
Read MoreThe Small-Tooth-Dog Publishing Group released three new books for the spring of 2019, including two children’s titles and one reference book for the art of oral storytelling. These books feature the work of three authors and illustrators from Avondale, Wayzata, Minnesota, and Tucson, Arizona. The books are available at most independent bookstores and online retailers. For more information, please visit smalltoothdog.com .
Read MoreEvery business owner, artist, author and entrepreneur MUST network, connect, speak and communicate with other people, no matter how you might feel about public speaking. Let’s make it easier. Join us for our next “lunch and learn” session to help you become more comfortable in public speaking.
Read MoreWe’re on the road once more! We’ll see you at the Texas Storytelling Festival 2019! Denton, Texas, March 7-10. We’ve got a workshop, books for sale (duh!) and Sean will be offering private coaching at a great price.
Read MoreVideo: Illustrator Michelle Buvala from “Mesquite Tree Studio” unboxes the first shipment of copies of The Fox and the Crow: Art and Stories Inspired by Aesop.” This book is a cooperative project with Sean Buvala. Sean, by the way, is responsible for the shaky camera. :-).
Read MoreLooking forward to seeing you at the Tucson Festival of Books 2019, March 2 and 3, in Tucson, Arizona. We will have three authors and illustrators at this event, show-special pricing on all the books. They’ll be freebie book swag like buttons, bookmarks, and posters until we run out. Our staff will be signing it all if you wish. Come find us at our various locations!
Read MoreSean Buvala talks about how Laura Packer’s New book is like taking part in one of those “pick my brain” sessions with an expert in the field of oral storytelling and public speaking. Short video:
Read MoreLearn More about our upcoming Indie Author’s Mindset Conference, training held in spring 2020, in Avondale Arizona.
Read More“Award-winning storyteller Laura S. Packer gives storytellers, and for that matter, artists in many other genres, a powerful understanding of not just the ABC’s of storytelling, but of how to live a more vibrant and creative life. This wildly-wide-reaching book explores the inner and outer work of crafting stories (and the stories of our lives) in tune with our passions, callings, communities, and livelihoods.”
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