Norilana Books Explained

Norilana Books
Founded:	2006
Founder:	Vera Nazarian
Country:	United States
Headquarters:	Los Angeles, California
Distribution:	Ingram (US) Bertrams (UK)
Publications:	Books
Imprints:	YA Angst, Leda, Spirit, The Sword of Norilana

Norilana Books is an independent publishing company, founded in August 2006 and based in the United States. It is operated and owned by Vera Nazarian. Norilana publishes reprints of previously published Science Fiction and Fantasy works, including the novels of Modean Moon.^[1] More recently, Norilana has been publishing several series of original anthologies, including Clockwork Phoenix, edited by Mike Allen, Warrior Wisewoman, edited by Roby James, and Lace and Blade edited by Deborah J. Ross. The company was selected to continue the publication of Marion Zimmer Bradley's Sword and Sorceress series of short story anthologies, edited by Elisabeth Waters.^{[2] [3]} Norilana Books also publishes classics of world literature^[4] under the Norilana Books Classics imprint and works of genre fiction including young adult fantasy under the YA Angst imprint. Other imprints include: Curiosities, Leda, and TaLeKa, which is dedicated to author Tanith Lee.

Books published by Norilana

• Mike Allen, Clockwork Phoenix, 2008
• Mike Allen, Clockwork Phoenix 2, 2009. Stories from Clockwork Phoenix 2 were nominated for the Nebula Award^[5] and the WSFA Small Press Award.^[6]
• Eugie Foster, Returning My Sister's Face, 2009
• John Grant, Leaving Fortusa, 2008
• Roby James, Warrior Wisewoman, 2008
• Roby James, Warrior Wisewoman 2, 2009
• Roby James, Warrior Wisewoman 3, 2010
• Tanith Lee, Sounds and Furies, 2010
• William Sanders, East of the Sun & West of Fort Smith, 2008
• Sherwood Smith, A Posse of Princesses, 2008
• Sherwood Smith, A Stranger to Command, 2008
• Catherynne M. Valente, Guide to Folktales in Fragile Dialects, 2008
• Elisabeth Waters, Marion Zimmer Bradley's Sword & Sorceress XXII, 2007
• Elisabeth Waters, Marion Zimmer Bradley's Sword & Sorceress XXIII, 2008
• Elisabeth Waters, Marion Zimmer Bradley's Sword & Sorceress XXIV, 2009

External links

• www.norilana.com—Norilana Books website
• norilanabooks.livejournal.com—Norilana Books blog
• Darley, June, "Roby James of Norilana Books explains why having the idea is only a fraction of the writer’s job", EssentialWriters.com, November 16, 2009.
• Horton, Rich, "Book Review: Norilana Roundup", Fantasy Magazine, November 2009.

Notes and References

1. http://sfscope.com/2007/02/modean-moons-novels-to-be-repr.html Modean Moon's Novels to be Reprinted
2. http://sffwriting.com/?p=19 New Anthology Listing: Sword & Sorceress 22
3. http://sfscope.com/2007/02/the-return-of-sword-sorceress.html The Return of Sword & Sorceress
4. Web site: Fox . Rose . Ask a Publicist: What Are the Publicity Advantages and Disadvantages of Your Company's Size and Position in the Market? . Genreville . Publishers Weekly . 2009-02-12 . 2010-10-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100521184801/http://blogs.publishersweekly.com/blogs/genreville/?p=16 . 2010-05-21 . dead .
5. Web site: Silver . Steven H . Steven H Silver . WSFA Small Press Nominess . News . SFSite.com . 2010-08-15 . 2010-10-10.
6. Web site: Silver . Steven H . Steven H Silver . Nebula Nominees . News . SFSite.com . 2010-02-19 . 2010-10-10.