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{"found_url":"https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/","crawl_time":1775664350,"first_indexed_time":1476150469,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,imbrifex!\/ s443","src_root_hash":"9490745138848714473","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Imbrifex Books","meta_descriptions":["Imbrifex Books publishes fiction and non-fiction books, e-books, and audiobooks that have a connection with Las Vegas and the desert Southwest."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Currently, we are publishing books in three non-fiction series, two young adult fiction series, and an adult mystery series.\nScenic Side Trips Series:\nRoadTrip America’s Scenic Side Trips is a series of road trip guides in North America. Each guide features over two dozen scenic and historic routes that that are easily accessible from Interstate highways. Descriptive narrative, gorgeous photography, and detailed maps reveal up-to-date discoveries, fascinating history, roadside attractions, and unique food and lodging. (\nRoad Trip Books\n)\nBase Camp Hiking Guides Series:\nThis is a series of hiking guides based in key American cities where hikers can enjoy solitude and unspoiled wilderness by day and world-class urban amenities by night. The authors of these books are expert hikers who are gifted in sharing tips and suggestions for exploring these hikes.\n(\nBase Camp Hiking Guides\n.)\nThe Local Angler Series:\nThe Local Angler is a series of three guides written by fishing enthusiasts with years of experience fishing in the waters they know best—the ones within easy reach of home. Each guidebook features more than two dozen wades, paddles, or floats described by expert anglers who share secrets and tips about their home regions. With a Local Angler guide, you can discover streams, rivers, lakes, coastal inlets, and even deep sea fishing “holes,” all near major metro areas. This means you can enjoy a relaxing retreat to some of the best fishing spots in America, even if you have only a few hours to spare. (\nThe Local Angler Guides\n)\nFiction\nWe maintain a small, curated list of mainstream, literary, and young adult fiction. (\nFiction\n)\nAt the present time, Imbrifex Books is not accepting submissions.\nAndrew and Pam Varga celebrate the Gold Win for\nThe Mongol Ascension: A Jump in Time Novel, Book Three\nThe Mongol Ascension\nis the GOLD WINNER FOR YOUNG ADULT FICTION in the 2025 IBPA Book Awards\nGold Winner for IBPA Teen Fiction\nSeventeen-year-old Dan Renfrew secretly travels through time to fix historical glitches. When rogue time jumpers threaten humanity, Dan and his partner Sam journey to Mongolia in 1179. Joining forces with a Mongol teen, they race against time to save the Mongol Empire—and ultimately, the fate of the entire world.\n2026 APPEARANCES BY IMBRIFEX BOOKS AUTHORS\n****Andrew Varga**** is on another book tour with in-person appearances at these Indigo Bookstores in the greater Toronto area:\nFebruary 7th:……………..\nIndigo OSHAWA\nFebruary 21ST: ……………\nChapters PETERBOROUGH\nMarch 8th:………………..\nIndigo UPPER CANADA MALL\nMarch 14th:……………….\nIndigo HILLCREST MALL\nApril 18th:……………….\nIndigo MARKVILLE MALL\nApril 25th:……………….\nBlue Heron Books, UXBRIDGE\nApril 26th:……………….\nIndigo BRAMPTON\nMay 3rd:………………….\nIndigo FAIRVIEW MALL\nJune 20th:………………..\nBookapalooza MINDEN\n2025 APPEARANCES BY IMBRIFEX BOOKS AUTHORS\nOctober 18th:\nMegan Edwards\nwas part of a panel discussing the use of Las Vegas, the place, in fiction at the Las Vegas Book Festival.\nThe festival is free and open to the public\n.\nJune 12th:  One of the best fly angling articles ever:\n“Meet the Compleat* Dallas Angler” by David Hale Smith in the D Magazine.\nMay 15th: Aaron Reed presented tips for fly fishing in the Austin waters at the\nAustin Fly Fishers May meeting.\nApril 19th: A very special event was held at the\nLiving Waters Fly Shop\nin Round Rock, Texas.  Greg DeMars and Aaron Reed both presented insider tips about fly fishing and signed books.\nSigned copies of both books are available for sale at the fly shop.  This is a wonderful fly shop and we appreciate the owner’s support for The Local Angler book series over the years.\nEvents where Greg DeMars was featured in his book tour for\nUrban Fly Fishing Dallas-Fort Worth\n:\n** April 30th:  Greg was featured on\nThe Orvis Fly-Fishing Podcast\n, hosted by Tom Rosenbauer.\n** April 5th:  Greg signed books and shared insider tips at the Taste of Chandlers in Rockwall, Texas.\n** March 22nd:  Greg signed books and shared insider tips at the\nDirty Water Fly Company\nin Plano, Texas.\n** March 15th:  Greg welcomed and spoke with fifty or more anglers who attended the “official” book launch at\nTailwaters Fly Shop\nin Dallas.  The store sponsored a raffle winning tickets earning all sorts of very cool fly fishing gear and even some custom-tied flies from the author. More photos from event\ncan  be viewed here\n.\nSigned copies are also available at the store!\nAnglers at Tailwaters Fly Shop, in Dallas on March 15th\n** March 8th: Greg was a featured fly fisherman at the\nTrinity FlyFest\nin Forth Worth at the River Park Trailhead.  The weather was a bit tough for fishing, but Greg still signed 30 books at the event!\n** March 4th:  Greg also presented at the\nFt. Worth Fly Fishers\nMembers meeting, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm at Beyer Hall at UNT.\n** March 3rd, Greg presented at the\nDallas Fly Fishers\nmeeting, 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm at the First United Methodist Church in Richardson, TX.\n** February 21st and 22nd, Greg was a featured author at the\nTroutfest Expo 2025\nin New Brunsfels, Texas.  Copies of his book are now available–before they can be purchased online at\nLiving Waters Fly Fishing\nstore in Round Rock and at the Tailwaters Fly Fishing shop in Dallas.\n** February 20th, Greg was at the\nSITKA Gear Dallas Store\nfor the TPWD program: “Ask a Game Warden” Meet-n-Greet.\n** February 13, 2025 at the Sean Polk seminar on Sand Bass at\nTailwaters Fly Fishing Store\n; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm.  Copies of Greg’s book are available for sale at\nTailwaters Fly Shop\nat 1933 E. Levee Street, Dallas, TX 75207.\n**Greg DeMars, author of\nUrban Fly Fishing Dallas–Fort Worth\nattended the annual authors event at\nThe Blue Quill Angler fly shop\nin Evergreen Colorado on December 7, 2024. There are signed copies of Greg’s book at the store. The Blue Quill Angler is located at 1532 Bergen Pkwy, Evergreen, CO 80439\nLaunch of THE MONGOL ASCENSION at the incomparable Blue Heron Books in Uxbridge.\n***Check out this\nmost impressive line-up of events\nconducted by Andrew over the last four years\n—\nclick here!\n***\n*** And Author-signed copies of all of Andrew’s books in the exciting Jump in Time series\nARE NOW\navailable at:\n* At the\nIndigo Brampton store\nlocated at Market Hall, 52 Quarry Edge Drive, Brampton, ON L6V 4K2\n* At the\nIndigo Barrie\nstored located at 33 Mapleview Drive, W, Barrie, ON L4N 9H5\n* At\nBlue Heron Books\nin Uxbridge, located at 62 Brock Street West in Uxbridge, ON L9P 1N1\n* At the\nChapters Ajax\nlocated at the Durham Centre, at 90 Kingston Rd E, Ajax, ON L1Z 1G1.\n* At the\nChapters Markham\nat the Woodside Centre, located at  3175 Highway 7 East Markham, Ontario L3R 0T9.\n* At the\nChapters Woodbridge\n,\nlocated at the SmartCentres, 3900 Hwy 7 #1, Woodbridge, ON L4L 9C3.\n* At the\nChapters Newmarket\nlocated in the Yonge Center at 17440 Yonge St, Newmarket, ON L3Y 6Y9.\n* At the\nChapters Peterborough\n,\nlocated at 873 Lansdowne St, Peterborough, ON K9J 1Z5.\n* At the\nChapters Scarborough\n, located at Kennedy Commons, 20 William Kitchen Rd, Scarborough, ON M1P 5B7.\n* At the\nIndigo Oshawa\nat the Oshawa Centre located at 419 King St W Unit #1135, Oshawa, ON L1J 2K5.\nAndrew Varga signing copies of his books\n* At the\nIndigo, Yonge and Englinton\n, located at 2300 Yonge Street, in Toronto. M4P 1EA\n* At the\nIndigo Ajax\nstore\nlocated at 90 Kingston Road East in Ajax, Ontario. L1S 7J4\n* At the\nIndigo Markville Mall store\nlocated at 5000 Highway 7, Unit 1210L in Markham, ON L3R 4M9\n* At the\nIndigo Hillcrest Mall\nlocation\nin Richmond Hill, Ontario  L4C 5G2\n* At the\nChapters Peterborough\nstore\nlocated at 873 Lansdowne Street, W, Peterborough, ON K9J 1Z5\n“Quite a few kids who had seen me at school presentations come out to Uxbridge for the event which was a nice surprise. It’s great to see that my school visits are igniting a passion for the series.”\n–Andrew Varga\nRon Clements was at the Route 66 Road Fest 2024 in Tulsa, Oklahoma–June 22nd and June 23rd.\nThe Last Saxon King\nis Winner of the\nHonour Book Award\n, which is part of the Red Maple Award in Canada’s Forest of Reading Festival Program.\nMore about this prestigious literary award is found here\n.\nAward Ceremony was May 15, 2024\nin Toronto, Ontario, Canada.\n***\nThe Last Saxon King\nwon GOLD at the\n2024 IPBA Benjamin Franklin Awards on April 26, 2024.\n***\n***Autographed copies of Robert McConnell’s book,\nFly Fishing Houston & Southeastern Texas\nare available at the\nOrvis Houston\non located at 5727 Westheimer Road in Houston, TX 77057. And at\nGordy and Sons Outfitters\nlocated at 22 Waugh Drive Houston, Texas 77007.\nSilver Medalist, Outdoor Adventure Guides, 2023 National Outdoor Book Award (NOBA)\nSilver Medalist, 2024 IPBA Benjamin Franklin Awards\n(\nFly Fishing Houston & Southeastern Texas\n)\n***Spring Collection Release Party — March 5, 2022 at the Las Vegas Springs Preserve!***\nOn a blustery, but still beautiful night, 260 book lovers convened at the Divine Cafe as we celebrated the launch of six new books and the 26th Anniversary of ROADTRIPAMERICA.COM.\nClick here to see some of the people that were there that night!\nOther News from Imbrifex Books Authors:\n*Ron Clements recently completed a 15-city book launch tour in support of his new book:\nA Sports Fan’s Guide to Route 66.\nHere is a wrap-up report!\n* Signed copies of\nCOMANCHE: A Novel\n,\nBrett Riley’s debut novel,\nare available at\nThe Writer’s Block\nin downtown Las Vegas\n!\n* Signed copies of Aaron’s book,\nFly Fishing Austin & Central Texas\n, are available for purchase at\nLiving Waters Fly Fishing\nin Round Rock and online! * Signed copies are also available at\nReelFly in Canyonlake!\n* And there are a few signed copies at\nMesquite Creek Outfitters\nin downtown Georgetown.\nMORE IMBRIFEX BOOKS LAUNCH CELEBRATIONS!\nAndrew signing books at the Blue Heron Books launch event for\nThe Last Saxon King\non March 25, 2023.\nAugust 3, 2021\nBeth Castrodale and her writing muse Mia at the virtual book launch for\nI Mean You No Harm\nwas broadcast live from Boston on\nFacebook Live\non August 3rd. She read from her new novel and shared insights about how the book came to be. She also answered questions posed by readers.\nPhoto by John Sullivan\nAaron Reed holding his book at a book signing at Mesquite Creek Outfitters in Georgetown, Texas,\n(\nclick the photo to order your signed copy)\nOctober 15, 2020\n–Aaron Reed, author of the award-winning\nThe Local Angler Fly Fishing Austin & Central Texas\nat a book signing at the Mesquite Creek Outfitters in Georgetown, Texas. This was our first in-person author event since the Coronavirus pandemic began. Craft beer, conversation, book sales, and fellowship were highlights at this event hosted by Cody Hirt at the\nMesquite Creek Outfitters store\n. More information about this book and Aaron’s insider tips about fly fishing in Central Texas\ncan be found\nhere\n.\nBrett Riley signing books at the Writers’ Block in Las Vegas,\n(\nclick the photo to order your copy!\n)\nSeptember 1, 2020\n— The first virtual book launch featured Brett Riley and more than 30 on-air special guests, colleagues, friends and family as he launched his\nCOMANCHE: A Novel\nto a world-wide audience. Guests from more than thirty states and three countries tuned into the\n“Brett Riley in Conversation with Harry Fagel”\nshow broadcasting from several locations around the country. Sporting a face mask, Brett signed copies of his book that were pre-ordered through the Writer’s Block Bookstore in downtown Las Vegas. Many of the behind-the-scenes people, including publicists, printers, editors, narrators and cover designers participated in the show. There were five world premieres: two new songs, a new poem, a new cocktail and Brett’s debut novel.\nClick here to see the recorded show and learn more about the entertainment.\nAbout 500 enthusiastic viewers joined Brett online to celebrate the release of his debut novel.\nPete KJ reads a passage\nApril 4, 2019\n— More than fifty hiking enthusiasts from all over the Front Range attended the launch of Pete KJ’s\n“Base Camp Denver: 101 Hikes in Colorado’s Front Range”\nat the incomparable Boulder Book Store.\nAward-winning caterer, A SPICE OF LIFE, served delicious gourmet hors d’oeuvres and wine to the assembled guests.\nHere are\nsome photos from this event!\nA.D. Hopkins and Brett Riley at the launch party for “The Boys Who Woke Up Early” (Click image for more photos.)\nMarch 7, 2019\n— More than one hundred people attended A.D. Hopkins launch for his debut novel\n“The Boys Who Woke Up Early”\nat the still-under-construction Writer’s Block in downtown Las Vegas. Delicious hors d’oeuvres hand-crafted by the chefs at Goodwich and an equally memorable “Moonshine Mary Lou” cocktail led to wonderful conversations and a fun party.\nRick Quinn launches ARIZONA & NEW MEXICO: 25 SCENIC SIDE TRIPS (Click image for more photos.)\nApril 3, 2018\n— An enthusiastic crowd attended the launch of\nRick Quinn\n‘s\nARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO: 25 SCENIC SIDE TRIPS\nat Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, Arizona. It’s the first of a planned 10-book series of RoadTrip America Scenic Side Trips road guides.\nFree downloadable maps\nbased on the 25 Scenic Side Trips\nare online here.\nH.G. McKinnis launches A JUSTIFIED BITCH (Click image for more photos.)\nSeptember 13, 2017\n—\nSTRINGS: A LOVE STORY\nby\nMegan Edwards\nat the Viewpointe Executive Suites.\nClick here for photos\n!\nAugust 9th, 2017\n—\nBASE CAMP LAS VEGAS\nby\nDeborah Wall\nat the Clark County Library.\nClick here for photos!\nAugust 8, 2017\n—\nA JUSTIFIED BITCH\nby\nH.G. McKinnis\nat the Writer’s Block and the Kitchen at the Atomic.\nClick here for photos!\nMarch 14, 2017\n— The first of three Copper Black mysteries,\nGETTING OFF ON FRANK SINATRA\nby\nMegan Edwards\n. Check out\nphotos of the fun\n! Other books in this series by\nMegan Edwards\nare\nFULL SERVICE BLONDE\nand\nGRAVEYARD BOWLING\n(unlikely to be published, time will tell).\n.\nThe Las Vegas Voice\nHosted by Vogue Robinson, The Las Vegas Voice was a sixty-minute showcase featuring poets, comics, singers, storytellers, and authors that occurred every third Friday in 2019 to 2020 at\nSpread the Word Nevada\nlocated at 1065 American Pacific Dr #160, Henderson, NV 89074. (Gibson and America Pacific).\nPhotos, Bios, Video Clips, from Las Vegas Voice Alumni Artists\ncan be viewed here\n. 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Whether you seek metaphorical odyssey or adventure in real life, our mission is to provide you with books for the journey. ![](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/end.jpg)\n\n[![](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/9781955307109_FC-331x500.jpg) The Spartan Sacrifice: A Jump in Time Novel, Book Four](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/book\/the-spartan-sacrifice-a-jump-in-time-novel-book-four\/)\n\n[![](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ordeal-Final-333x500.jpg) Ordeal at Orleans: A Jump in Time Novel, Book Five](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/book\/ordeal-at-orleans-a-jump-in-time-novel-book-five\/)\n\n[![The Last Saxon King](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/9781945501821_FC-1-338x500.jpg) The Last Saxon King: A Jump in Time Novel, Book One](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/book\/the-last-saxon-king-a-jump-in-time-novel\/)\n\n[![Blimey, I'm Knackered: An American's Survival Guide to British English](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/9781945501494_fc-330x500.jpg) Blimey, I’m Knackered! 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Each guide features over two dozen scenic and historic routes that that are easily accessible from Interstate highways. Descriptive narrative, gorgeous photography, and detailed maps reveal up-to-date discoveries, fascinating history, roadside attractions, and unique food and lodging. ([**Road Trip Books**](https:\/\/scenicsidetrips.com\/))\n\n**Base Camp Hiking Guides Series:**  \n This is a series of hiking guides based in key American cities where hikers can enjoy solitude and unspoiled wilderness by day and world-class urban amenities by night. The authors of these books are expert hikers who are gifted in sharing tips and suggestions for exploring these hikes. [(**Base Camp Hiking Guides**.)](https:\/\/basecampguides.com\/)\n\n**The Local Angler Series:**  \n The Local Angler is a series of three guides written by fishing enthusiasts with years of experience fishing in the waters they know best—the ones within easy reach of home. Each guidebook features more than two dozen wades, paddles, or floats described by expert anglers who share secrets and tips about their home regions. With a Local Angler guide, you can discover streams, rivers, lakes, coastal inlets, and even deep sea fishing “holes,” all near major metro areas. This means you can enjoy a relaxing retreat to some of the best fishing spots in America, even if you have only a few hours to spare. ([**The Local Angler Guides**](https:\/\/thelocalangler.com\/))\n\n**Fiction**  \n We maintain a small, curated list of mainstream, literary, and young adult fiction. ([**Fiction**](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/category\/fiction\/))\n***\n**At the present time, Imbrifex Books is not accepting submissions.**\n***\n[![Andrew\\_Pam Varga, IBPA](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Andrew_Pam_01-939x1024.jpg)](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Andrew_Pam_01.jpg)\n\nAndrew and Pam Varga celebrate the Gold Win for  \n *[The Mongol Ascension: A Jump in Time Novel, Book Three](https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mongol-Ascension-Jump-Novel-Three\/dp\/1955307040\/?tag=roadtriamericare)*\n## ***The Mongol Ascension*** [is the GOLD WINNER FOR YOUNG ADULT FICTION in the 2025 IBPA Book Awards](https:\/\/www.ibpabookaward.org\/winners-teen-fiction)\n***\n[![](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Award-book-225x300.jpg)](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Award-book.jpg)\n\nGold Winner for IBPA Teen Fiction\n\n> *Seventeen-year-old Dan Renfrew secretly travels through time to fix historical glitches. When rogue time jumpers threaten humanity, Dan and his partner Sam journey to Mongolia in 1179. Joining forces with a Mongol teen, they race against time to save the Mongol Empire—and ultimately, the fate of the entire world.*\n***\n### 2026 APPEARANCES BY IMBRIFEX BOOKS AUTHORS\n### \\*\\*\\*\\*Andrew Varga\\*\\*\\*\\* is on another book tour with in-person appearances at these Indigo Bookstores in the greater Toronto area:\nFebruary 7th:……………..**Indigo OSHAWA**  \n February 21ST: ……………**Chapters PETERBOROUGH**  \n March 8th:………………..**Indigo UPPER CANADA MALL**  \n March 14th:……………….**Indigo HILLCREST MALL**  \n April 18th:……………….**Indigo MARKVILLE MALL**  \n April 25th:……………….**Blue Heron Books, UXBRIDGE**  \n April 26th:……………….**Indigo BRAMPTON**  \n May 3rd:………………….**Indigo FAIRVIEW MALL**  \n June 20th:………………..**Bookapalooza MINDEN**\n***\n***\n### 2025 APPEARANCES BY IMBRIFEX BOOKS AUTHORS\n***\n#### October 18th: **Megan Edwards** was part of a panel discussing the use of Las Vegas, the place, in fiction at the Las Vegas Book Festival. [The festival is free and open to the public](https:\/\/lasvegasbookfestival.com\/).\n***\n#### June 12th: One of the best fly angling articles ever: [“Meet the Compleat\\* Dallas Angler” by David Hale Smith in the D Magazine.](https:\/\/www.dmagazine.com\/publications\/d-magazine\/2025\/june\/meet-the-compleat-dallas-angler\/)\n***\n#### May 15th: Aaron Reed presented tips for fly fishing in the Austin waters at the [Austin Fly Fishers May meeting.](https:\/\/austinflyfishers.com\/)\n***\n#### April 19th: A very special event was held at the [Living Waters Fly Shop](http:\/\/livingwatersflyfishing.com\/) in Round Rock, Texas. Greg DeMars and Aaron Reed both presented insider tips about fly fishing and signed books.\nSigned copies of both books are available for sale at the fly shop. This is a wonderful fly shop and we appreciate the owner’s support for The Local Angler book series over the years.\n***\n#### Events where Greg DeMars was featured in his book tour for **Urban Fly Fishing Dallas-Fort Worth***:*\n*\\*\\* April 30th: Greg was featured on [**The Orvis Fly-Fishing Podcast**](https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/how-to-find-great-fly-fishing-close-to-home-with-greg-demars\/id278930814?i=1000705487880), hosted by Tom Rosenbauer.  \\*\\* April 5th: Greg signed books and shared insider tips at the Taste of Chandlers in Rockwall, Texas.  \\*\\* March 22nd: Greg signed books and shared insider tips at the **[Dirty Water Fly Company](https:\/\/dirtywaterflyco.com\/)** in Plano, Texas.  \\*\\* March 15th: Greg welcomed and spoke with fifty or more anglers who attended the “official” book launch at [**Tailwaters Fly Shop**](https:\/\/tailwatersflyfish\/) in Dallas. The store sponsored a raffle winning tickets earning all sorts of very cool fly fishing gear and even some custom-tied flies from the author. More photos from event [**can be viewed here**.](https:\/\/flyfishingdallas.thelocalangler.com\/) Signed copies are also available at the store\\![![](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BuyingManyCopies-300x274.jpg)](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BuyingManyCopies-scaled.jpg) Anglers at Tailwaters Fly Shop, in Dallas on March 15th  \\*\\* March 8th: Greg was a featured fly fisherman at the [**Trinity FlyFest**](https:\/\/trinityflyfest.com\/) in Forth Worth at the River Park Trailhead. The weather was a bit tough for fishing, but Greg still signed 30 books at the event\\!  \\*\\* March 4th: Greg also presented at the **Ft. Worth Fly Fishers** Members meeting, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm at Beyer Hall at UNT.  \\*\\* March 3rd, Greg presented at the **Dallas Fly Fishers** meeting, 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm at the First United Methodist Church in Richardson, TX.  \\*\\* February 21st and 22nd, Greg was a featured author at the **Troutfest Expo 2025** in New Brunsfels, Texas. Copies of his book are now available–before they can be purchased online at **[Living Waters Fly Fishing](http:\/\/livingwatersflyfishing.com\/)** store in Round Rock and at the Tailwaters Fly Fishing shop in Dallas.  \\*\\* February 20th, Greg was at the **SITKA Gear Dallas Store** for the TPWD program: “Ask a Game Warden” Meet-n-Greet.  \\*\\* February 13, 2025 at the Sean Polk seminar on Sand Bass at [**Tailwaters Fly Fishing Store**](https:\/\/tailwatersflyfishing.com\/); 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Copies of Greg’s book are available for sale at [Tailwaters Fly Shop](https:\/\/tailwatersflyfishing.com\/) at 1933 E. Levee Street, Dallas, TX 75207.  \\*\\*Greg DeMars, author of *Urban Fly Fishing Dallas–Fort Worth* attended the annual authors event at [**The Blue Quill Angler fly shop**](https:\/\/bluequillangler.com\/) in Evergreen Colorado on December 7, 2024. There are signed copies of Greg’s book at the store. The Blue Quill Angler is located at 1532 Bergen Pkwy, Evergreen, CO 80439  [![Blue Heron Books](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BlueHeronStoreFront-223x300.jpg)](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BlueHeronStoreFront.jpg) Launch of THE MONGOL ASCENSION at the incomparable Blue Heron Books in Uxbridge.  \\*\\*\\*Check out this **most impressive line-up of events** conducted by Andrew over the last four years**—[click here\\!](https:\/\/andrewvargaauthor.com\/events.php)**\\*\\*\\*  \\*\\*\\* And Author-signed copies of all of Andrew’s books in the exciting Jump in Time series **ARE NOW** available at: \\* At the **[Indigo Brampton store](https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/en-ca\/store-locator\/brampton-indigo-brampton.html)** located at Market Hall, 52 Quarry Edge Drive, Brampton, ON L6V 4K2  \\* At the **[Indigo Barrie](https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/en-ca\/store-locator\/barrie-indigo-barrie.html)** stored located at 33 Mapleview Drive, W, Barrie, ON L4N 9H5  \\* At **[Blue Heron Books](https:\/\/blueheronbooks.com\/)** in Uxbridge, located at 62 Brock Street West in Uxbridge, ON L9P 1N1  \\* At the [**Chapters Ajax**](https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chaptersajax\/) located at the Durham Centre, at 90 Kingston Rd E, Ajax, ON L1Z 1G1.  \\* At the [**Chapters Markham**](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Chaptersmarkham) at the Woodside Centre, located at 3175 Highway 7 East Markham, Ontario L3R 0T9.  \\* At the [**Chapters Woodbridge**,](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ChaptersWoodbridge) located at the SmartCentres, 3900 Hwy 7 \\#1, Woodbridge, ON L4L 9C3.  \\* At the [**Chapters Newmarket**](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ChaptersNewmarket) located in the Yonge Center at 17440 Yonge St, Newmarket, ON L3Y 6Y9.  \\* At the [**Chapters Peterborough**,](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ChaptersPeterborough) located at 873 Lansdowne St, Peterborough, ON K9J 1Z5.  \\* At the [**Chapters Scarborough**](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ChaptersScarborough), located at Kennedy Commons, 20 William Kitchen Rd, Scarborough, ON M1P 5B7.  \\* At the [**Indigo Oshawa**](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/indigooshawa) at the Oshawa Centre located at 419 King St W Unit \\#1135, Oshawa, ON L1J 2K5.[![andrew varga](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AndrewSigningBooks_02-225x300.jpg)](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AndrewSigningBooks_02.jpg) Andrew Varga signing copies of his books  \\* At the **[Indigo, Yonge and Englinton](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IndigoYongeandEg)**, located at 2300 Yonge Street, in Toronto. M4P 1EA  \\* At the [**Indigo Ajax** store](https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/en-ca\/store-locator\/ajax-indigo-ajax.html) located at 90 Kingston Road East in Ajax, Ontario. L1S 7J4  \\* At the [**Indigo Markville Mall store**](https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/en-ca\/store-locator\/markham-indigo-markville-mall.html) located at 5000 Highway 7, Unit 1210L in Markham, ON L3R 4M9  \\* At the [**Indigo Hillcrest Mall** location](https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/en-ca\/store-locator\/richmond-hill-indigo-hillcrest.html) in Richmond Hill, Ontario L4C 5G2  \\* At the [**Chapters Peterborough** store](https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/en-ca\/store-locator\/peterborough-chapters-peterborough.html) located at 873 Lansdowne Street, W, Peterborough, ON K9J 1Z5  *“Quite a few kids who had seen me at school presentations come out to Uxbridge for the event which was a nice surprise. It’s great to see that my school visits are igniting a passion for the series.”*–Andrew Varga  Ron Clements was at the Route 66 Road Fest 2024 in Tulsa, Oklahoma–June 22nd and June 23rd.  *The Last Saxon King* is Winner of the **Honour Book Award**, which is part of the Red Maple Award in Canada’s Forest of Reading Festival Program. **[More about this prestigious literary award is found here](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/andrew-vargas-debut-novel-named-as-finalist-in-canadas-2024-forest-of-reading\/).** **Award Ceremony was May 15, 2024** in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. \\*\\*\\**The Last Saxon King* won GOLD at the [2024 IPBA Benjamin Franklin Awards on April 26, 2024.](https:\/\/www.ibpabenjaminfranklinaward.com\/winners-teen-fiction)\\*\\*\\*  [![](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/FFH-FrontCover-FINAL-200x300.jpg)](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/FFH-FrontCover-FINAL-scaled.jpg)  **\\*\\*\\*Autographed copies of Robert McConnell’s book, *Fly Fishing Houston & Southeastern Texas*** are available at the [**Orvis Houston**](https:\/\/stores.orvis.com\/us\/texas\/houston) on located at 5727 Westheimer Road in Houston, TX 77057. And at [**Gordy and Sons Outfitters**](https:\/\/gordyandsons.com\/) located at 22 Waugh Drive Houston, Texas 77007. **[Silver Medalist, Outdoor Adventure Guides, 2023 National Outdoor Book Award (NOBA)](http:\/\/www.noba-web.org\/books23.htm)** **[Silver Medalist, 2024 IPBA Benjamin Franklin Awards](https:\/\/www.ibpabenjaminfranklinaward.com\/winners-sports-recreation)** (***Fly Fishing Houston & Southeastern Texas***)  [![](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMBLaunch-169-1140x855.jpg)](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMBLaunch-169-scaled.jpg) \\*\\*\\*Spring Collection Release Party — March 5, 2022 at the Las Vegas Springs Preserve!\\*\\*\\* On a blustery, but still beautiful night, 260 book lovers convened at the Divine Cafe as we celebrated the launch of six new books and the 26th Anniversary of ROADTRIPAMERICA.COM. [**Click here to see some of the people that were there that night\\!**](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/party\/)    **Other News from Imbrifex Books Authors:** \\*Ron Clements recently completed a 15-city book launch tour in support of his new book:  *A Sports Fan’s Guide to Route 66.* [**Here is a wrap-up report\\!**](https:\/\/sportsguide-rte66.scenicsidetrips.com\/2021\/12\/09\/a-sports-fans-guide-to-route-66-book-tour-was-life-changing\/) \\* Signed copies of ***COMANCHE: A Novel**,* Brett Riley’s debut novel, [are available at **The Writer’s Block** in downtown Las Vegas](https:\/\/thewritersblock.org\/?q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword&qse=UA1zafbTOfKlLT-TxiLNcg)\\! \\* Signed copies of Aaron’s book, ***Fly Fishing Austin & Central Texas***, are available for purchase at [**Living Waters Fly Fishing**](http:\/\/livingwatersflyfishing.com\/fly-shop\/) in Round Rock and online! \\* Signed copies are also available at [**ReelFly in Canyonlake\\!**](https:\/\/www.reelfly.com\/) \\* And there are a few signed copies at [**Mesquite Creek Outfitters**](https:\/\/mesquitecreekoutfitters.com\/) in downtown Georgetown.  MORE IMBRIFEX BOOKS LAUNCH CELEBRATIONS\\! [![andrew varga](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/03_author-signing-copies-1140x825.jpg)](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/03_author-signing-copies.jpg) Andrew signing books at the Blue Heron Books launch event for ***The Last Saxon King*** on March 25, 2023.  [![](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mia_Bethcrop_1500_Launch-294x300.jpg)](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mia_Bethcrop_1500_Launch.jpg) **August 3, 2021** Beth Castrodale and her writing muse Mia at the virtual book launch for *I Mean You No Harm* was broadcast live from Boston on [Facebook Live](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/1189885578\/videos\/207229204745535) on August 3rd. She read from her new novel and shared insights about how the book came to be. She also answered questions posed by readers. *Photo by John Sullivan* [![Aaron Reed at MCO](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1500_MCO_Aaron-285x300.jpg)](http:\/\/livingwatersflyfishing.com\/fly-shop\/) Aaron Reed holding his book at a book signing at Mesquite Creek Outfitters in Georgetown, Texas,  (*click the photo to order your signed copy)* **October 15, 2020** –Aaron Reed, author of the award-winning ***[The Local Angler Fly Fishing Austin & Central Texas](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/book\/the-local-angler-fly-fishing-austin-central-texas\/)*** at a book signing at the Mesquite Creek Outfitters in Georgetown, Texas. This was our first in-person author event since the Coronavirus pandemic began. Craft beer, conversation, book sales, and fellowship were highlights at this event hosted by Cody Hirt at the [Mesquite Creek Outfitters store](https:\/\/mesquitecreekoutfitters.com\/). More information about this book and Aaron’s insider tips about fly fishing in Central Texas **can be found [here](https:\/\/flyfishingaustin.thelocalangler.com\/)**. [![Brett Riley](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Brett_Signing_-249x300.jpg)](https:\/\/thewritersblock.org\/?q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword&qse=UA1zafbTOfKlLT-TxiLNcg) Brett Riley signing books at the Writers’ Block in Las Vegas,  (*click the photo to order your copy\\!*) **September 1, 2020** — The first virtual book launch featured Brett Riley and more than 30 on-air special guests, colleagues, friends and family as he launched his **[*COMANCHE: A Novel*](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/book\/comanche-a-novel\/)** to a world-wide audience. Guests from more than thirty states and three countries tuned into the **“Brett Riley in Conversation with Harry Fagel”** show broadcasting from several locations around the country. Sporting a face mask, Brett signed copies of his book that were pre-ordered through the Writer’s Block Bookstore in downtown Las Vegas. Many of the behind-the-scenes people, including publicists, printers, editors, narrators and cover designers participated in the show. There were five world premieres: two new songs, a new poem, a new cocktail and Brett’s debut novel. **[Click here to see the recorded show and learn more about the entertainment.](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/comanche-show\/)** About 500 enthusiastic viewers joined Brett online to celebrate the release of his debut novel. [![](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Imbrifex_PeteTK__150-1-150x150.jpg)](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Imbrifex_PeteTK__150-1.jpg) Pete KJ reads a passage **April 4, 2019** — More than fifty hiking enthusiasts from all over the Front Range attended the launch of Pete KJ’s [***“Base Camp Denver: 101 Hikes in Colorado’s Front Range”***](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/book\/base-camp-denver-101-hikes-colorados-front-range\/) at the incomparable Boulder Book Store.  Award-winning caterer, A SPICE OF LIFE, served delicious gourmet hors d’oeuvres and wine to the assembled guests. **Here are [some photos from this event\\!](https:\/\/basecampguides.com\/2019\/04\/06\/launch-party-at-the-boulder-book-store\/)** [![](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Brett_Hopkins_thumb-150x150.jpg)](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/imbrifex\/photos\/?tab=album&album_id=497424410787928) A.D. Hopkins and Brett Riley at the launch party for “The Boys Who Woke Up Early” (Click image for more photos.) **March 7, 2019** — More than one hundred people attended A.D. Hopkins launch for his debut novel *[**“The Boys Who Woke Up Early”**](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/book\/the-boys-who-woke-up-early\/)* at the still-under-construction Writer’s Block in downtown Las Vegas. Delicious hors d’oeuvres hand-crafted by the chefs at Goodwich and an equally memorable “Moonshine Mary Lou” cocktail led to wonderful conversations and a fun party. [![ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO: 25 SCENIC SIDE TRIPS Launch Party](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/AZNMSST17-150x150.jpg)](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/arizona-and-new-mexico-25-scenic-side-trips-book-launch-party\/) Rick Quinn launches ARIZONA & NEW MEXICO: 25 SCENIC SIDE TRIPS (Click image for more photos.) **April 3, 2018** — An enthusiastic crowd attended the launch of ****Rick Quinn**‘s [ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO: 25 SCENIC SIDE TRIPS](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/book\/25-scenic-side-trips-arizona-new-mexico\/)** at Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, Arizona. It’s the first of a planned 10-book series of RoadTrip America Scenic Side Trips road guides. **Free downloadable maps** based on the 25 Scenic Side Trips [are online here.](http:\/\/www.roadtripamerica.com\/forum\/content.php?2500-Arizona-New-Mexico-Free-Interactive-Maps) **November 7, 2017** — [**FULL SERVICE BLONDE: A COPPER BLACK MYSTERY**](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/book\/full-service-blonde\/) by **Megan Edwards** at The Writer’s Block in downtown Las Vegas. [**Click here for photos\\!**](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/full-service-blonde-book-launch-party\/)[![H.G. McKinnis signs A JUSTIFIED BITCH](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/AJB018-150x150.jpg)](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/justified-bitch-book-launch-party\/) H.G. McKinnis launches A JUSTIFIED BITCH (Click image for more photos.) **September 13, 2017** — [**STRINGS: A LOVE STORY**](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/book\/strings-love-story\/) by **Megan Edwards** at the Viewpointe Executive Suites. [Click here for photos](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/an-evening-of-strings\/)\\! **August 9th, 2017** — [**BASE CAMP LAS VEGAS**](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/book\/base-camp-las-vegas\/) by **Deborah Wall** at the Clark County Library. [Click here for photos\\!](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/base-camp-las-vegas-book-launch-party\/) **August 8, 2017** — [**A JUSTIFIED BITCH**](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/book\/a-justified-bitch\/) by **H.G. McKinnis** at the Writer’s Block and the Kitchen at the Atomic. [Click here for photos\\!](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/justified-bitch-book-launch-party\/) **March 14, 2017** — The first of three Copper Black mysteries, [**GETTING OFF ON FRANK SINATRA**](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/book\/getting-off-frank-sinatra\/) by **Megan Edwards**. Check out [photos of the fun](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/book-launch-celebrations-getting-off-frank-sinatra\/)! Other books in this series by [Megan Edwards](https:\/\/meganedwards.com\/) are **[FULL SERVICE BLONDE](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/book\/full-service-blonde\/)** and **GRAVEYARD BOWLING** (unlikely to be published, time will tell).  [![](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Las-Vegas-Voice-logo-square-150x150.png)](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Las-Vegas-Voice-logo-square.png) . **The Las Vegas Voice**  Hosted by Vogue Robinson, The Las Vegas Voice was a sixty-minute showcase featuring poets, comics, singers, storytellers, and authors that occurred every third Friday in 2019 to 2020 at [Spread the Word Nevada](https:\/\/spreadthewordnevada.org\/) located at 1065 American Pacific Dr \\#160, Henderson, NV 89074. (Gibson and America Pacific). Photos, Bios, Video Clips, from Las Vegas Voice Alumni Artists [can be viewed here](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/las-vegas-voice-alumni-artists\/). 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The authors of these books are expert hikers who are gifted in sharing tips and suggestions for exploring these hikes. [(**Base Camp Hiking Guides**.)](https:\/\/basecampguides.com\/)\n\n**The Local Angler Series:**  \n The Local Angler is a series of three guides written by fishing enthusiasts with years of experience fishing in the waters they know best—the ones within easy reach of home. Each guidebook features more than two dozen wades, paddles, or floats described by expert anglers who share secrets and tips about their home regions. With a Local Angler guide, you can discover streams, rivers, lakes, coastal inlets, and even deep sea fishing “holes,” all near major metro areas. This means you can enjoy a relaxing retreat to some of the best fishing spots in America, even if you have only a few hours to spare. ([**The Local Angler Guides**](https:\/\/thelocalangler.com\/))\n\n**Fiction**  \n We maintain a small, curated list of mainstream, literary, and young adult fiction. ([**Fiction**](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/category\/fiction\/))\n***\n**At the present time, Imbrifex Books is not accepting submissions.**\n***\n[![Andrew\\_Pam Varga, IBPA](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Andrew_Pam_01-939x1024.jpg)](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Andrew_Pam_01.jpg)\n\nAndrew and Pam Varga celebrate the Gold Win for  \n *[The Mongol Ascension: A Jump in Time Novel, Book Three](https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mongol-Ascension-Jump-Novel-Three\/dp\/1955307040\/?tag=roadtriamericare)*\n## ***The Mongol Ascension*** [is the GOLD WINNER FOR YOUNG ADULT FICTION in the 2025 IBPA Book Awards](https:\/\/www.ibpabookaward.org\/winners-teen-fiction)\n***\n[![](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Award-book-225x300.jpg)](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Award-book.jpg)\n\nGold Winner for IBPA Teen Fiction\n\n> *Seventeen-year-old Dan Renfrew secretly travels through time to fix historical glitches. When rogue time jumpers threaten humanity, Dan and his partner Sam journey to Mongolia in 1179. Joining forces with a Mongol teen, they race against time to save the Mongol Empire—and ultimately, the fate of the entire world.*\n***\n### 2026 APPEARANCES BY IMBRIFEX BOOKS AUTHORS\n### \\*\\*\\*\\*Andrew Varga\\*\\*\\*\\* is on another book tour with in-person appearances at these Indigo Bookstores in the greater Toronto area:\nFebruary 7th:……………..**Indigo OSHAWA**  \n February 21ST: ……………**Chapters PETERBOROUGH**  \n March 8th:………………..**Indigo UPPER CANADA MALL**  \n March 14th:……………….**Indigo HILLCREST MALL**  \n April 18th:……………….**Indigo MARKVILLE MALL**  \n April 25th:……………….**Blue Heron Books, UXBRIDGE**  \n April 26th:……………….**Indigo BRAMPTON**  \n May 3rd:………………….**Indigo FAIRVIEW MALL**  \n June 20th:………………..**Bookapalooza MINDEN**\n***\n***\n### 2025 APPEARANCES BY IMBRIFEX BOOKS AUTHORS\n***\n#### October 18th: **Megan Edwards** was part of a panel discussing the use of Las Vegas, the place, in fiction at the Las Vegas Book Festival. [The festival is free and open to the public](https:\/\/lasvegasbookfestival.com\/).\n***\n#### June 12th: One of the best fly angling articles ever: [“Meet the Compleat\\* Dallas Angler” by David Hale Smith in the D Magazine.](https:\/\/www.dmagazine.com\/publications\/d-magazine\/2025\/june\/meet-the-compleat-dallas-angler\/)\n***\n#### May 15th: Aaron Reed presented tips for fly fishing in the Austin waters at the [Austin Fly Fishers May meeting.](https:\/\/austinflyfishers.com\/)\n***\n#### April 19th: A very special event was held at the [Living Waters Fly Shop](http:\/\/livingwatersflyfishing.com\/) in Round Rock, Texas. Greg DeMars and Aaron Reed both presented insider tips about fly fishing and signed books.\nSigned copies of both books are available for sale at the fly shop. This is a wonderful fly shop and we appreciate the owner’s support for The Local Angler book series over the years.\n***\n#### Events where Greg DeMars was featured in his book tour for **Urban Fly Fishing Dallas-Fort Worth***:*\n*\\*\\* April 30th: Greg was featured on [**The Orvis Fly-Fishing Podcast**](https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/how-to-find-great-fly-fishing-close-to-home-with-greg-demars\/id278930814?i=1000705487880), hosted by Tom Rosenbauer.  \\*\\* April 5th: Greg signed books and shared insider tips at the Taste of Chandlers in Rockwall, Texas.  \\*\\* March 22nd: Greg signed books and shared insider tips at the **[Dirty Water Fly Company](https:\/\/dirtywaterflyco.com\/)** in Plano, Texas.  \\*\\* March 15th: Greg welcomed and spoke with fifty or more anglers who attended the “official” book launch at [**Tailwaters Fly Shop**](https:\/\/tailwatersflyfish\/) in Dallas. The store sponsored a raffle winning tickets earning all sorts of very cool fly fishing gear and even some custom-tied flies from the author. More photos from event [**can be viewed here**.](https:\/\/flyfishingdallas.thelocalangler.com\/) Signed copies are also available at the store\\![![](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BuyingManyCopies-300x274.jpg)](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BuyingManyCopies-scaled.jpg) Anglers at Tailwaters Fly Shop, in Dallas on March 15th  \\*\\* March 8th: Greg was a featured fly fisherman at the [**Trinity FlyFest**](https:\/\/trinityflyfest.com\/) in Forth Worth at the River Park Trailhead. The weather was a bit tough for fishing, but Greg still signed 30 books at the event\\!  \\*\\* March 4th: Greg also presented at the **Ft. Worth Fly Fishers** Members meeting, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm at Beyer Hall at UNT.  \\*\\* March 3rd, Greg presented at the **Dallas Fly Fishers** meeting, 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm at the First United Methodist Church in Richardson, TX.  \\*\\* February 21st and 22nd, Greg was a featured author at the **Troutfest Expo 2025** in New Brunsfels, Texas. Copies of his book are now available–before they can be purchased online at **[Living Waters Fly Fishing](http:\/\/livingwatersflyfishing.com\/)** store in Round Rock and at the Tailwaters Fly Fishing shop in Dallas.  \\*\\* February 20th, Greg was at the **SITKA Gear Dallas Store** for the TPWD program: “Ask a Game Warden” Meet-n-Greet.  \\*\\* February 13, 2025 at the Sean Polk seminar on Sand Bass at [**Tailwaters Fly Fishing Store**](https:\/\/tailwatersflyfishing.com\/); 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Copies of Greg’s book are available for sale at [Tailwaters Fly Shop](https:\/\/tailwatersflyfishing.com\/) at 1933 E. Levee Street, Dallas, TX 75207.  \\*\\*Greg DeMars, author of *Urban Fly Fishing Dallas–Fort Worth* attended the annual authors event at [**The Blue Quill Angler fly shop**](https:\/\/bluequillangler.com\/) in Evergreen Colorado on December 7, 2024. There are signed copies of Greg’s book at the store. The Blue Quill Angler is located at 1532 Bergen Pkwy, Evergreen, CO 80439  [![Blue Heron Books](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BlueHeronStoreFront-223x300.jpg)](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BlueHeronStoreFront.jpg) Launch of THE MONGOL ASCENSION at the incomparable Blue Heron Books in Uxbridge.  \\*\\*\\*Check out this **most impressive line-up of events** conducted by Andrew over the last four years**—[click here\\!](https:\/\/andrewvargaauthor.com\/events.php)**\\*\\*\\*  \\*\\*\\* And Author-signed copies of all of Andrew’s books in the exciting Jump in Time series **ARE NOW** available at: \\* At the **[Indigo Brampton store](https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/en-ca\/store-locator\/brampton-indigo-brampton.html)** located at Market Hall, 52 Quarry Edge Drive, Brampton, ON L6V 4K2  \\* At the **[Indigo Barrie](https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/en-ca\/store-locator\/barrie-indigo-barrie.html)** stored located at 33 Mapleview Drive, W, Barrie, ON L4N 9H5  \\* At **[Blue Heron Books](https:\/\/blueheronbooks.com\/)** in Uxbridge, located at 62 Brock Street West in Uxbridge, ON L9P 1N1  \\* At the [**Chapters Ajax**](https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chaptersajax\/) located at the Durham Centre, at 90 Kingston Rd E, Ajax, ON L1Z 1G1.  \\* At the [**Chapters Markham**](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Chaptersmarkham) at the Woodside Centre, located at 3175 Highway 7 East Markham, Ontario L3R 0T9.  \\* At the [**Chapters Woodbridge**,](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ChaptersWoodbridge) located at the SmartCentres, 3900 Hwy 7 \\#1, Woodbridge, ON L4L 9C3.  \\* At the [**Chapters Newmarket**](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ChaptersNewmarket) located in the Yonge Center at 17440 Yonge St, Newmarket, ON L3Y 6Y9.  \\* At the [**Chapters Peterborough**,](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ChaptersPeterborough) located at 873 Lansdowne St, Peterborough, ON K9J 1Z5.  \\* At the [**Chapters Scarborough**](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ChaptersScarborough), located at Kennedy Commons, 20 William Kitchen Rd, Scarborough, ON M1P 5B7.  \\* At the [**Indigo Oshawa**](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/indigooshawa) at the Oshawa Centre located at 419 King St W Unit \\#1135, Oshawa, ON L1J 2K5.[![andrew varga](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AndrewSigningBooks_02-225x300.jpg)](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AndrewSigningBooks_02.jpg) Andrew Varga signing copies of his books  \\* At the **[Indigo, Yonge and Englinton](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IndigoYongeandEg)**, located at 2300 Yonge Street, in Toronto. M4P 1EA  \\* At the [**Indigo Ajax** store](https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/en-ca\/store-locator\/ajax-indigo-ajax.html) located at 90 Kingston Road East in Ajax, Ontario. L1S 7J4  \\* At the [**Indigo Markville Mall store**](https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/en-ca\/store-locator\/markham-indigo-markville-mall.html) located at 5000 Highway 7, Unit 1210L in Markham, ON L3R 4M9  \\* At the [**Indigo Hillcrest Mall** location](https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/en-ca\/store-locator\/richmond-hill-indigo-hillcrest.html) in Richmond Hill, Ontario L4C 5G2  \\* At the [**Chapters Peterborough** store](https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/en-ca\/store-locator\/peterborough-chapters-peterborough.html) located at 873 Lansdowne Street, W, Peterborough, ON K9J 1Z5  *“Quite a few kids who had seen me at school presentations come out to Uxbridge for the event which was a nice surprise. It’s great to see that my school visits are igniting a passion for the series.”*–Andrew Varga  Ron Clements was at the Route 66 Road Fest 2024 in Tulsa, Oklahoma–June 22nd and June 23rd.  *The Last Saxon King* is Winner of the **Honour Book Award**, which is part of the Red Maple Award in Canada’s Forest of Reading Festival Program. **[More about this prestigious literary award is found here](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/andrew-vargas-debut-novel-named-as-finalist-in-canadas-2024-forest-of-reading\/).** **Award Ceremony was May 15, 2024** in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. \\*\\*\\**The Last Saxon King* won GOLD at the [2024 IPBA Benjamin Franklin Awards on April 26, 2024.](https:\/\/www.ibpabenjaminfranklinaward.com\/winners-teen-fiction)\\*\\*\\*  [![](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/FFH-FrontCover-FINAL-200x300.jpg)](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/FFH-FrontCover-FINAL-scaled.jpg)  **\\*\\*\\*Autographed copies of Robert McConnell’s book, *Fly Fishing Houston & Southeastern Texas*** are available at the [**Orvis Houston**](https:\/\/stores.orvis.com\/us\/texas\/houston) on located at 5727 Westheimer Road in Houston, TX 77057. And at [**Gordy and Sons Outfitters**](https:\/\/gordyandsons.com\/) located at 22 Waugh Drive Houston, Texas 77007. **[Silver Medalist, Outdoor Adventure Guides, 2023 National Outdoor Book Award (NOBA)](http:\/\/www.noba-web.org\/books23.htm)** **[Silver Medalist, 2024 IPBA Benjamin Franklin Awards](https:\/\/www.ibpabenjaminfranklinaward.com\/winners-sports-recreation)** (***Fly Fishing Houston & Southeastern Texas***)  [![](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMBLaunch-169-1140x855.jpg)](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMBLaunch-169-scaled.jpg) \\*\\*\\*Spring Collection Release Party — March 5, 2022 at the Las Vegas Springs Preserve!\\*\\*\\* On a blustery, but still beautiful night, 260 book lovers convened at the Divine Cafe as we celebrated the launch of six new books and the 26th Anniversary of ROADTRIPAMERICA.COM. [**Click here to see some of the people that were there that night\\!**](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/party\/)    **Other News from Imbrifex Books Authors:** \\*Ron Clements recently completed a 15-city book launch tour in support of his new book:  *A Sports Fan’s Guide to Route 66.* [**Here is a wrap-up report\\!**](https:\/\/sportsguide-rte66.scenicsidetrips.com\/2021\/12\/09\/a-sports-fans-guide-to-route-66-book-tour-was-life-changing\/) \\* Signed copies of ***COMANCHE: A Novel**,* Brett Riley’s debut novel, [are available at **The Writer’s Block** in downtown Las Vegas](https:\/\/thewritersblock.org\/?q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword&qse=UA1zafbTOfKlLT-TxiLNcg)\\! \\* Signed copies of Aaron’s book, ***Fly Fishing Austin & Central Texas***, are available for purchase at [**Living Waters Fly Fishing**](http:\/\/livingwatersflyfishing.com\/fly-shop\/) in Round Rock and online! \\* Signed copies are also available at [**ReelFly in Canyonlake\\!**](https:\/\/www.reelfly.com\/) \\* And there are a few signed copies at [**Mesquite Creek Outfitters**](https:\/\/mesquitecreekoutfitters.com\/) in downtown Georgetown.  MORE IMBRIFEX BOOKS LAUNCH CELEBRATIONS\\! [![andrew varga](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/03_author-signing-copies-1140x825.jpg)](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/03_author-signing-copies.jpg) Andrew signing books at the Blue Heron Books launch event for ***The Last Saxon King*** on March 25, 2023.  [![](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mia_Bethcrop_1500_Launch-294x300.jpg)](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mia_Bethcrop_1500_Launch.jpg) **August 3, 2021** Beth Castrodale and her writing muse Mia at the virtual book launch for *I Mean You No Harm* was broadcast live from Boston on [Facebook Live](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/1189885578\/videos\/207229204745535) on August 3rd. She read from her new novel and shared insights about how the book came to be. She also answered questions posed by readers. *Photo by John Sullivan* [![Aaron Reed at MCO](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1500_MCO_Aaron-285x300.jpg)](http:\/\/livingwatersflyfishing.com\/fly-shop\/) Aaron Reed holding his book at a book signing at Mesquite Creek Outfitters in Georgetown, Texas,  (*click the photo to order your signed copy)* **October 15, 2020** –Aaron Reed, author of the award-winning ***[The Local Angler Fly Fishing Austin & Central Texas](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/book\/the-local-angler-fly-fishing-austin-central-texas\/)*** at a book signing at the Mesquite Creek Outfitters in Georgetown, Texas. This was our first in-person author event since the Coronavirus pandemic began. Craft beer, conversation, book sales, and fellowship were highlights at this event hosted by Cody Hirt at the [Mesquite Creek Outfitters store](https:\/\/mesquitecreekoutfitters.com\/). More information about this book and Aaron’s insider tips about fly fishing in Central Texas **can be found [here](https:\/\/flyfishingaustin.thelocalangler.com\/)**. [![Brett Riley](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Brett_Signing_-249x300.jpg)](https:\/\/thewritersblock.org\/?q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword&qse=UA1zafbTOfKlLT-TxiLNcg) Brett Riley signing books at the Writers’ Block in Las Vegas,  (*click the photo to order your copy\\!*) **September 1, 2020** — The first virtual book launch featured Brett Riley and more than 30 on-air special guests, colleagues, friends and family as he launched his **[*COMANCHE: A Novel*](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/book\/comanche-a-novel\/)** to a world-wide audience. Guests from more than thirty states and three countries tuned into the **“Brett Riley in Conversation with Harry Fagel”** show broadcasting from several locations around the country. Sporting a face mask, Brett signed copies of his book that were pre-ordered through the Writer’s Block Bookstore in downtown Las Vegas. Many of the behind-the-scenes people, including publicists, printers, editors, narrators and cover designers participated in the show. There were five world premieres: two new songs, a new poem, a new cocktail and Brett’s debut novel. **[Click here to see the recorded show and learn more about the entertainment.](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/comanche-show\/)** About 500 enthusiastic viewers joined Brett online to celebrate the release of his debut novel. [![](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Imbrifex_PeteTK__150-1-150x150.jpg)](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Imbrifex_PeteTK__150-1.jpg) Pete KJ reads a passage **April 4, 2019** — More than fifty hiking enthusiasts from all over the Front Range attended the launch of Pete KJ’s [***“Base Camp Denver: 101 Hikes in Colorado’s Front Range”***](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/book\/base-camp-denver-101-hikes-colorados-front-range\/) at the incomparable Boulder Book Store.  Award-winning caterer, A SPICE OF LIFE, served delicious gourmet hors d’oeuvres and wine to the assembled guests. **Here are [some photos from this event\\!](https:\/\/basecampguides.com\/2019\/04\/06\/launch-party-at-the-boulder-book-store\/)** [![](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Brett_Hopkins_thumb-150x150.jpg)](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/imbrifex\/photos\/?tab=album&album_id=497424410787928) A.D. Hopkins and Brett Riley at the launch party for “The Boys Who Woke Up Early” (Click image for more photos.) **March 7, 2019** — More than one hundred people attended A.D. Hopkins launch for his debut novel *[**“The Boys Who Woke Up Early”**](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/book\/the-boys-who-woke-up-early\/)* at the still-under-construction Writer’s Block in downtown Las Vegas. Delicious hors d’oeuvres hand-crafted by the chefs at Goodwich and an equally memorable “Moonshine Mary Lou” cocktail led to wonderful conversations and a fun party. [![ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO: 25 SCENIC SIDE TRIPS Launch Party](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/AZNMSST17-150x150.jpg)](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/arizona-and-new-mexico-25-scenic-side-trips-book-launch-party\/) Rick Quinn launches ARIZONA & NEW MEXICO: 25 SCENIC SIDE TRIPS (Click image for more photos.) **April 3, 2018** — An enthusiastic crowd attended the launch of ****Rick Quinn**‘s [ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO: 25 SCENIC SIDE TRIPS](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/book\/25-scenic-side-trips-arizona-new-mexico\/)** at Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, Arizona. It’s the first of a planned 10-book series of RoadTrip America Scenic Side Trips road guides. **Free downloadable maps** based on the 25 Scenic Side Trips [are online here.](http:\/\/www.roadtripamerica.com\/forum\/content.php?2500-Arizona-New-Mexico-Free-Interactive-Maps) [![H.G. McKinnis signs A JUSTIFIED BITCH](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/AJB018-150x150.jpg)](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/justified-bitch-book-launch-party\/) H.G. McKinnis launches A JUSTIFIED BITCH (Click image for more photos.) **September 13, 2017** — [**STRINGS: A LOVE STORY**](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/book\/strings-love-story\/) by **Megan Edwards** at the Viewpointe Executive Suites. [Click here for photos](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/an-evening-of-strings\/)\\! **August 9th, 2017** — [**BASE CAMP LAS VEGAS**](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/book\/base-camp-las-vegas\/) by **Deborah Wall** at the Clark County Library. [Click here for photos\\!](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/base-camp-las-vegas-book-launch-party\/) **August 8, 2017** — [**A JUSTIFIED BITCH**](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/book\/a-justified-bitch\/) by **H.G. McKinnis** at the Writer’s Block and the Kitchen at the Atomic. [Click here for photos\\!](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/justified-bitch-book-launch-party\/) **March 14, 2017** — The first of three Copper Black mysteries, [**GETTING OFF ON FRANK SINATRA**](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/book\/getting-off-frank-sinatra\/) by **Megan Edwards**. Check out [photos of the fun](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/book-launch-celebrations-getting-off-frank-sinatra\/)! Other books in this series by [Megan Edwards](https:\/\/meganedwards.com\/) are **[FULL SERVICE BLONDE](https:\/\/imbrifex.com\/book\/full-service-blonde\/)** and **GRAVEYARD BOWLING** (unlikely to be published, time will tell).  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Boilerpipe Text	Currently, we are publishing books in three non-fiction series, two young adult fiction series, and an adult mystery series. Scenic Side Trips Series: RoadTrip America’s Scenic Side Trips is a series of road trip guides in North America. Each guide features over two dozen scenic and historic routes that that are easily accessible from Interstate highways. Descriptive narrative, gorgeous photography, and detailed maps reveal up-to-date discoveries, fascinating history, roadside attractions, and unique food and lodging. ( Road Trip Books ) Base Camp Hiking Guides Series: This is a series of hiking guides based in key American cities where hikers can enjoy solitude and unspoiled wilderness by day and world-class urban amenities by night. The authors of these books are expert hikers who are gifted in sharing tips and suggestions for exploring these hikes. ( Base Camp Hiking Guides .) The Local Angler Series: The Local Angler is a series of three guides written by fishing enthusiasts with years of experience fishing in the waters they know best—the ones within easy reach of home. Each guidebook features more than two dozen wades, paddles, or floats described by expert anglers who share secrets and tips about their home regions. With a Local Angler guide, you can discover streams, rivers, lakes, coastal inlets, and even deep sea fishing “holes,” all near major metro areas. This means you can enjoy a relaxing retreat to some of the best fishing spots in America, even if you have only a few hours to spare. ( The Local Angler Guides ) Fiction We maintain a small, curated list of mainstream, literary, and young adult fiction. ( Fiction ) At the present time, Imbrifex Books is not accepting submissions. Andrew and Pam Varga celebrate the Gold Win for The Mongol Ascension: A Jump in Time Novel, Book Three The Mongol Ascension is the GOLD WINNER FOR YOUNG ADULT FICTION in the 2025 IBPA Book Awards Gold Winner for IBPA Teen Fiction Seventeen-year-old Dan Renfrew secretly travels through time to fix historical glitches. When rogue time jumpers threaten humanity, Dan and his partner Sam journey to Mongolia in 1179. Joining forces with a Mongol teen, they race against time to save the Mongol Empire—and ultimately, the fate of the entire world. 2026 APPEARANCES BY IMBRIFEX BOOKS AUTHORS **Andrew Varga** is on another book tour with in-person appearances at these Indigo Bookstores in the greater Toronto area: February 7th:…………….. Indigo OSHAWA February 21ST: …………… Chapters PETERBOROUGH March 8th:……………….. Indigo UPPER CANADA MALL March 14th:………………. Indigo HILLCREST MALL April 18th:………………. Indigo MARKVILLE MALL April 25th:………………. Blue Heron Books, UXBRIDGE April 26th:………………. Indigo BRAMPTON May 3rd:…………………. Indigo FAIRVIEW MALL June 20th:……………….. Bookapalooza MINDEN 2025 APPEARANCES BY IMBRIFEX BOOKS AUTHORS October 18th: Megan Edwards was part of a panel discussing the use of Las Vegas, the place, in fiction at the Las Vegas Book Festival. The festival is free and open to the public . June 12th: One of the best fly angling articles ever: “Meet the Compleat* Dallas Angler” by David Hale Smith in the D Magazine. May 15th: Aaron Reed presented tips for fly fishing in the Austin waters at the Austin Fly Fishers May meeting. April 19th: A very special event was held at the Living Waters Fly Shop in Round Rock, Texas. Greg DeMars and Aaron Reed both presented insider tips about fly fishing and signed books. Signed copies of both books are available for sale at the fly shop. This is a wonderful fly shop and we appreciate the owner’s support for The Local Angler book series over the years. Events where Greg DeMars was featured in his book tour for Urban Fly Fishing Dallas-Fort Worth : April 30th: Greg was featured on The Orvis Fly-Fishing Podcast , hosted by Tom Rosenbauer. April 5th: Greg signed books and shared insider tips at the Taste of Chandlers in Rockwall, Texas. March 22nd: Greg signed books and shared insider tips at the Dirty Water Fly Company in Plano, Texas. March 15th: Greg welcomed and spoke with fifty or more anglers who attended the “official” book launch at Tailwaters Fly Shop in Dallas. The store sponsored a raffle winning tickets earning all sorts of very cool fly fishing gear and even some custom-tied flies from the author. More photos from event can be viewed here . Signed copies are also available at the store! Anglers at Tailwaters Fly Shop, in Dallas on March 15th March 8th: Greg was a featured fly fisherman at the Trinity FlyFest in Forth Worth at the River Park Trailhead. The weather was a bit tough for fishing, but Greg still signed 30 books at the event! March 4th: Greg also presented at the Ft. Worth Fly Fishers Members meeting, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm at Beyer Hall at UNT. March 3rd, Greg presented at the Dallas Fly Fishers meeting, 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm at the First United Methodist Church in Richardson, TX. February 21st and 22nd, Greg was a featured author at the Troutfest Expo 2025 in New Brunsfels, Texas. Copies of his book are now available–before they can be purchased online at Living Waters Fly Fishing store in Round Rock and at the Tailwaters Fly Fishing shop in Dallas. February 20th, Greg was at the SITKA Gear Dallas Store for the TPWD program: “Ask a Game Warden” Meet-n-Greet. February 13, 2025 at the Sean Polk seminar on Sand Bass at Tailwaters Fly Fishing Store ; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Copies of Greg’s book are available for sale at Tailwaters Fly Shop at 1933 E. Levee Street, Dallas, TX 75207. Greg DeMars, author of Urban Fly Fishing Dallas–Fort Worth attended the annual authors event at The Blue Quill Angler fly shop in Evergreen Colorado on December 7, 2024. There are signed copies of Greg’s book at the store. The Blue Quill Angler is located at 1532 Bergen Pkwy, Evergreen, CO 80439 Launch of THE MONGOL ASCENSION at the incomparable Blue Heron Books in Uxbridge. Check out this most impressive line-up of events conducted by Andrew over the last four years — click here! * And Author-signed copies of all of Andrew’s books in the exciting Jump in Time series ARE NOW available at: * At the Indigo Brampton store located at Market Hall, 52 Quarry Edge Drive, Brampton, ON L6V 4K2 * At the Indigo Barrie stored located at 33 Mapleview Drive, W, Barrie, ON L4N 9H5 * At Blue Heron Books in Uxbridge, located at 62 Brock Street West in Uxbridge, ON L9P 1N1 * At the Chapters Ajax located at the Durham Centre, at 90 Kingston Rd E, Ajax, ON L1Z 1G1. * At the Chapters Markham at the Woodside Centre, located at 3175 Highway 7 East Markham, Ontario L3R 0T9. * At the Chapters Woodbridge , located at the SmartCentres, 3900 Hwy 7 #1, Woodbridge, ON L4L 9C3. * At the Chapters Newmarket located in the Yonge Center at 17440 Yonge St, Newmarket, ON L3Y 6Y9. * At the Chapters Peterborough , located at 873 Lansdowne St, Peterborough, ON K9J 1Z5. * At the Chapters Scarborough , located at Kennedy Commons, 20 William Kitchen Rd, Scarborough, ON M1P 5B7. * At the Indigo Oshawa at the Oshawa Centre located at 419 King St W Unit #1135, Oshawa, ON L1J 2K5. Andrew Varga signing copies of his books * At the Indigo, Yonge and Englinton , located at 2300 Yonge Street, in Toronto. M4P 1EA * At the Indigo Ajax store located at 90 Kingston Road East in Ajax, Ontario. L1S 7J4 * At the Indigo Markville Mall store located at 5000 Highway 7, Unit 1210L in Markham, ON L3R 4M9 * At the Indigo Hillcrest Mall location in Richmond Hill, Ontario L4C 5G2 * At the Chapters Peterborough store located at 873 Lansdowne Street, W, Peterborough, ON K9J 1Z5 “Quite a few kids who had seen me at school presentations come out to Uxbridge for the event which was a nice surprise. It’s great to see that my school visits are igniting a passion for the series.” –Andrew Varga Ron Clements was at the Route 66 Road Fest 2024 in Tulsa, Oklahoma–June 22nd and June 23rd. The Last Saxon King is Winner of the Honour Book Award , which is part of the Red Maple Award in Canada’s Forest of Reading Festival Program. More about this prestigious literary award is found here . Award Ceremony was May 15, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. * The Last Saxon King won GOLD at the 2024 IPBA Benjamin Franklin Awards on April 26, 2024. * *Autographed copies of Robert McConnell’s book, Fly Fishing Houston & Southeastern Texas are available at the Orvis Houston on located at 5727 Westheimer Road in Houston, TX 77057. And at Gordy and Sons Outfitters located at 22 Waugh Drive Houston, Texas 77007. Silver Medalist, Outdoor Adventure Guides, 2023 National Outdoor Book Award (NOBA) Silver Medalist, 2024 IPBA Benjamin Franklin Awards ( Fly Fishing Houston & Southeastern Texas ) Spring Collection Release Party — March 5, 2022 at the Las Vegas Springs Preserve!** On a blustery, but still beautiful night, 260 book lovers convened at the Divine Cafe as we celebrated the launch of six new books and the 26th Anniversary of ROADTRIPAMERICA.COM. Click here to see some of the people that were there that night! Other News from Imbrifex Books Authors: Ron Clements recently completed a 15-city book launch tour in support of his new book: A Sports Fan’s Guide to Route 66. Here is a wrap-up report! Signed copies of COMANCHE: A Novel , Brett Riley’s debut novel, are available at The Writer’s Block in downtown Las Vegas ! * Signed copies of Aaron’s book, Fly Fishing Austin & Central Texas , are available for purchase at Living Waters Fly Fishing in Round Rock and online! * Signed copies are also available at ReelFly in Canyonlake! * And there are a few signed copies at Mesquite Creek Outfitters in downtown Georgetown. MORE IMBRIFEX BOOKS LAUNCH CELEBRATIONS! Andrew signing books at the Blue Heron Books launch event for The Last Saxon King on March 25, 2023. August 3, 2021 Beth Castrodale and her writing muse Mia at the virtual book launch for I Mean You No Harm was broadcast live from Boston on Facebook Live on August 3rd. She read from her new novel and shared insights about how the book came to be. She also answered questions posed by readers. Photo by John Sullivan Aaron Reed holding his book at a book signing at Mesquite Creek Outfitters in Georgetown, Texas, ( click the photo to order your signed copy) October 15, 2020 –Aaron Reed, author of the award-winning The Local Angler Fly Fishing Austin & Central Texas at a book signing at the Mesquite Creek Outfitters in Georgetown, Texas. This was our first in-person author event since the Coronavirus pandemic began. Craft beer, conversation, book sales, and fellowship were highlights at this event hosted by Cody Hirt at the Mesquite Creek Outfitters store . More information about this book and Aaron’s insider tips about fly fishing in Central Texas can be found here . Brett Riley signing books at the Writers’ Block in Las Vegas, ( click the photo to order your copy! ) September 1, 2020 — The first virtual book launch featured Brett Riley and more than 30 on-air special guests, colleagues, friends and family as he launched his COMANCHE: A Novel to a world-wide audience. Guests from more than thirty states and three countries tuned into the “Brett Riley in Conversation with Harry Fagel” show broadcasting from several locations around the country. Sporting a face mask, Brett signed copies of his book that were pre-ordered through the Writer’s Block Bookstore in downtown Las Vegas. Many of the behind-the-scenes people, including publicists, printers, editors, narrators and cover designers participated in the show. There were five world premieres: two new songs, a new poem, a new cocktail and Brett’s debut novel. Click here to see the recorded show and learn more about the entertainment. About 500 enthusiastic viewers joined Brett online to celebrate the release of his debut novel. Pete KJ reads a passage April 4, 2019 — More than fifty hiking enthusiasts from all over the Front Range attended the launch of Pete KJ’s “Base Camp Denver: 101 Hikes in Colorado’s Front Range” at the incomparable Boulder Book Store. Award-winning caterer, A SPICE OF LIFE, served delicious gourmet hors d’oeuvres and wine to the assembled guests. Here are some photos from this event! A.D. Hopkins and Brett Riley at the launch party for “The Boys Who Woke Up Early” (Click image for more photos.) March 7, 2019 — More than one hundred people attended A.D. Hopkins launch for his debut novel “The Boys Who Woke Up Early” at the still-under-construction Writer’s Block in downtown Las Vegas. Delicious hors d’oeuvres hand-crafted by the chefs at Goodwich and an equally memorable “Moonshine Mary Lou” cocktail led to wonderful conversations and a fun party. Rick Quinn launches ARIZONA & NEW MEXICO: 25 SCENIC SIDE TRIPS (Click image for more photos.) April 3, 2018 — An enthusiastic crowd attended the launch of Rick Quinn ‘s ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO: 25 SCENIC SIDE TRIPS at Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, Arizona. It’s the first of a planned 10-book series of RoadTrip America Scenic Side Trips road guides. Free downloadable maps based on the 25 Scenic Side Trips are online here. H.G. McKinnis launches A JUSTIFIED BITCH (Click image for more photos.) September 13, 2017 — STRINGS: A LOVE STORY by Megan Edwards at the Viewpointe Executive Suites. Click here for photos ! August 9th, 2017 — BASE CAMP LAS VEGAS by Deborah Wall at the Clark County Library. Click here for photos! August 8, 2017 — A JUSTIFIED BITCH by H.G. McKinnis at the Writer’s Block and the Kitchen at the Atomic. Click here for photos! March 14, 2017 — The first of three Copper Black mysteries, GETTING OFF ON FRANK SINATRA by Megan Edwards . Check out photos of the fun ! Other books in this series by Megan Edwards are FULL SERVICE BLONDE and GRAVEYARD BOWLING (unlikely to be published, time will tell). . The Las Vegas Voice Hosted by Vogue Robinson, The Las Vegas Voice was a sixty-minute showcase featuring poets, comics, singers, storytellers, and authors that occurred every third Friday in 2019 to 2020 at Spread the Word Nevada located at 1065 American Pacific Dr #160, Henderson, NV 89074. (Gibson and America Pacific). Photos, Bios, Video Clips, from Las Vegas Voice Alumni Artists can be viewed here . Additional photos from the showcase events can also be found on the Las Vegas Voice Facebook page.
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[(Base Camp Hiking Guides.)](https://basecampguides.com/) The Local Angler Series: The Local Angler is a series of three guides written by fishing enthusiasts with years of experience fishing in the waters they know best—the ones within easy reach of home. Each guidebook features more than two dozen wades, paddles, or floats described by expert anglers who share secrets and tips about their home regions. With a Local Angler guide, you can discover streams, rivers, lakes, coastal inlets, and even deep sea fishing “holes,” all near major metro areas. This means you can enjoy a relaxing retreat to some of the best fishing spots in America, even if you have only a few hours to spare. ([The Local Angler Guides](https://thelocalangler.com/)) Fiction We maintain a small, curated list of mainstream, literary, and young adult fiction. ([Fiction](https://imbrifex.com/category/fiction/)) * At the present time, Imbrifex Books is not accepting submissions. * [![Andrew\_Pam Varga, IBPA](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2025/05/Andrew_Pam_01-939x1024.jpg)](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2025/05/Andrew_Pam_01.jpg) Andrew and Pam Varga celebrate the Gold Win for [The Mongol Ascension: A Jump in Time Novel, Book Three](https://www.amazon.com/Mongol-Ascension-Jump-Novel-Three/dp/1955307040/?tag=roadtriamericare) ## *The Mongol Ascension* [is the GOLD WINNER FOR YOUNG ADULT FICTION in the 2025 IBPA Book Awards](https://www.ibpabookaward.org/winners-teen-fiction) *** [![](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2025/05/Award-book-225x300.jpg)](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2025/05/Award-book.jpg) Gold Winner for IBPA Teen Fiction > Seventeen-year-old Dan Renfrew secretly travels through time to fix historical glitches. When rogue time jumpers threaten humanity, Dan and his partner Sam journey to Mongolia in 1179. Joining forces with a Mongol teen, they race against time to save the Mongol Empire—and ultimately, the fate of the entire world. *** ### 2026 APPEARANCES BY IMBRIFEX BOOKS AUTHORS ### \\\\Andrew Varga\\\\ is on another book tour with in-person appearances at these Indigo Bookstores in the greater Toronto area: February 7th:……………..Indigo OSHAWA February 21ST: ……………Chapters PETERBOROUGH March 8th:………………..Indigo UPPER CANADA MALL March 14th:……………….Indigo HILLCREST MALL April 18th:……………….Indigo MARKVILLE MALL April 25th:……………….Blue Heron Books, UXBRIDGE April 26th:……………….Indigo BRAMPTON May 3rd:………………….Indigo FAIRVIEW MALL June 20th:………………..Bookapalooza MINDEN * * ### 2025 APPEARANCES BY IMBRIFEX BOOKS AUTHORS * #### October 18th: Megan Edwards was part of a panel discussing the use of Las Vegas, the place, in fiction at the Las Vegas Book Festival. [The festival is free and open to the public](https://lasvegasbookfestival.com/). * #### June 12th: One of the best fly angling articles ever: [“Meet the Compleat\* Dallas Angler” by David Hale Smith in the D Magazine.](https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/2025/june/meet-the-compleat-dallas-angler/) * #### May 15th: Aaron Reed presented tips for fly fishing in the Austin waters at the [Austin Fly Fishers May meeting.](https://austinflyfishers.com/) * #### April 19th: A very special event was held at the [Living Waters Fly Shop](http://livingwatersflyfishing.com/) in Round Rock, Texas. Greg DeMars and Aaron Reed both presented insider tips about fly fishing and signed books. Signed copies of both books are available for sale at the fly shop. This is a wonderful fly shop and we appreciate the owner’s support for The Local Angler book series over the years. * #### Events where Greg DeMars was featured in his book tour for Urban Fly Fishing Dallas-Fort Worth**: \\* April 30th: Greg was featured on [The Orvis Fly-Fishing Podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-find-great-fly-fishing-close-to-home-with-greg-demars/id278930814?i=1000705487880), hosted by Tom Rosenbauer. \\ April 5th: Greg signed books and shared insider tips at the Taste of Chandlers in Rockwall, Texas. \\ March 22nd: Greg signed books and shared insider tips at the [Dirty Water Fly Company](https://dirtywaterflyco.com/) in Plano, Texas. \\ March 15th: Greg welcomed and spoke with fifty or more anglers who attended the “official” book launch at [Tailwaters Fly Shop](https://tailwatersflyfish/) in Dallas. The store sponsored a raffle winning tickets earning all sorts of very cool fly fishing gear and even some custom-tied flies from the author. More photos from event [can be viewed here.](https://flyfishingdallas.thelocalangler.com/) Signed copies are also available at the store\![![](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2025/03/BuyingManyCopies-300x274.jpg)](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2025/03/BuyingManyCopies-scaled.jpg) Anglers at Tailwaters Fly Shop, in Dallas on March 15th \\ March 8th: Greg was a featured fly fisherman at the [Trinity FlyFest](https://trinityflyfest.com/) in Forth Worth at the River Park Trailhead. The weather was a bit tough for fishing, but Greg still signed 30 books at the event\! \\ March 4th: Greg also presented at the Ft. Worth Fly Fishers Members meeting, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm at Beyer Hall at UNT. \\ March 3rd, Greg presented at the Dallas Fly Fishers meeting, 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm at the First United Methodist Church in Richardson, TX. \\ February 21st and 22nd, Greg was a featured author at the Troutfest Expo 2025 in New Brunsfels, Texas. Copies of his book are now available–before they can be purchased online at [Living Waters Fly Fishing](http://livingwatersflyfishing.com/) store in Round Rock and at the Tailwaters Fly Fishing shop in Dallas. \\ February 20th, Greg was at the SITKA Gear Dallas Store for the TPWD program: “Ask a Game Warden” Meet-n-Greet. \\ February 13, 2025 at the Sean Polk seminar on Sand Bass at [Tailwaters Fly Fishing Store](https://tailwatersflyfishing.com/); 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Copies of Greg’s book are available for sale at [Tailwaters Fly Shop](https://tailwatersflyfishing.com/) at 1933 E. Levee Street, Dallas, TX 75207. \\Greg DeMars, author of Urban Fly Fishing Dallas–Fort Worth attended the annual authors event at [The Blue Quill Angler fly shop](https://bluequillangler.com/) in Evergreen Colorado on December 7, 2024. There are signed copies of Greg’s book at the store. The Blue Quill Angler is located at 1532 Bergen Pkwy, Evergreen, CO 80439 [![Blue Heron Books](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2024/09/BlueHeronStoreFront-223x300.jpg)](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2024/09/BlueHeronStoreFront.jpg) Launch of THE MONGOL ASCENSION at the incomparable Blue Heron Books in Uxbridge. \\\Check out this most impressive line-up of events* conducted by Andrew over the last four years—[click here\!](https://andrewvargaauthor.com/events.php)\\\* \\\* And Author-signed copies of all of Andrew’s books in the exciting Jump in Time series ARE NOW available at: \* At the [Indigo Brampton store](https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/store-locator/brampton-indigo-brampton.html) located at Market Hall, 52 Quarry Edge Drive, Brampton, ON L6V 4K2 \* At the [Indigo Barrie](https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/store-locator/barrie-indigo-barrie.html) stored located at 33 Mapleview Drive, W, Barrie, ON L4N 9H5 \* At [Blue Heron Books](https://blueheronbooks.com/) in Uxbridge, located at 62 Brock Street West in Uxbridge, ON L9P 1N1 \* At the [Chapters Ajax](https://www.instagram.com/chaptersajax/) located at the Durham Centre, at 90 Kingston Rd E, Ajax, ON L1Z 1G1. \* At the [Chapters Markham](https://www.facebook.com/Chaptersmarkham) at the Woodside Centre, located at 3175 Highway 7 East Markham, Ontario L3R 0T9. \* At the [Chapters Woodbridge,](https://www.facebook.com/ChaptersWoodbridge) located at the SmartCentres, 3900 Hwy 7 \#1, Woodbridge, ON L4L 9C3. \* At the [Chapters Newmarket](https://www.facebook.com/ChaptersNewmarket) located in the Yonge Center at 17440 Yonge St, Newmarket, ON L3Y 6Y9. \* At the [Chapters Peterborough,](https://www.facebook.com/ChaptersPeterborough) located at 873 Lansdowne St, Peterborough, ON K9J 1Z5. \* At the [Chapters Scarborough](https://www.facebook.com/ChaptersScarborough), located at Kennedy Commons, 20 William Kitchen Rd, Scarborough, ON M1P 5B7. \* At the [Indigo Oshawa](https://www.facebook.com/indigooshawa) at the Oshawa Centre located at 419 King St W Unit \#1135, Oshawa, ON L1J 2K5.[![andrew varga](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2024/09/AndrewSigningBooks_02-225x300.jpg)](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2024/09/AndrewSigningBooks_02.jpg) Andrew Varga signing copies of his books \* At the [Indigo, Yonge and Englinton](https://www.facebook.com/IndigoYongeandEg), located at 2300 Yonge Street, in Toronto. M4P 1EA \* At the [Indigo Ajax store](https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/store-locator/ajax-indigo-ajax.html) located at 90 Kingston Road East in Ajax, Ontario. L1S 7J4 \* At the [Indigo Markville Mall store](https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/store-locator/markham-indigo-markville-mall.html) located at 5000 Highway 7, Unit 1210L in Markham, ON L3R 4M9 \* At the [Indigo Hillcrest Mall location](https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/store-locator/richmond-hill-indigo-hillcrest.html) in Richmond Hill, Ontario L4C 5G2 \* At the [Chapters Peterborough store](https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/store-locator/peterborough-chapters-peterborough.html) located at 873 Lansdowne Street, W, Peterborough, ON K9J 1Z5 “Quite a few kids who had seen me at school presentations come out to Uxbridge for the event which was a nice surprise. It’s great to see that my school visits are igniting a passion for the series.”–Andrew Varga Ron Clements was at the Route 66 Road Fest 2024 in Tulsa, Oklahoma–June 22nd and June 23rd. The Last Saxon King is Winner of the Honour Book Award, which is part of the Red Maple Award in Canada’s Forest of Reading Festival Program. [More about this prestigious literary award is found here](https://imbrifex.com/andrew-vargas-debut-novel-named-as-finalist-in-canadas-2024-forest-of-reading/). Award Ceremony was May 15, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. \\\*The Last Saxon King won GOLD at the [2024 IPBA Benjamin Franklin Awards on April 26, 2024.](https://www.ibpabenjaminfranklinaward.com/winners-teen-fiction)\\\* [![](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2022/02/FFH-FrontCover-FINAL-200x300.jpg)](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2022/02/FFH-FrontCover-FINAL-scaled.jpg) *\\\Autographed copies of Robert McConnell’s book, Fly Fishing Houston & Southeastern Texas are available at the [Orvis Houston](https://stores.orvis.com/us/texas/houston) on located at 5727 Westheimer Road in Houston, TX 77057. And at [Gordy and Sons Outfitters](https://gordyandsons.com/) located at 22 Waugh Drive Houston, Texas 77007. [Silver Medalist, Outdoor Adventure Guides, 2023 National Outdoor Book Award (NOBA)](http://www.noba-web.org/books23.htm) [Silver Medalist, 2024 IPBA Benjamin Franklin Awards](https://www.ibpabenjaminfranklinaward.com/winners-sports-recreation) (Fly Fishing Houston & Southeastern Texas*) [![](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2022/03/IMBLaunch-169-1140x855.jpg)](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2022/03/IMBLaunch-169-scaled.jpg) \\\Spring Collection Release Party — March 5, 2022 at the Las Vegas Springs Preserve!\\\* On a blustery, but still beautiful night, 260 book lovers convened at the Divine Cafe as we celebrated the launch of six new books and the 26th Anniversary of ROADTRIPAMERICA.COM. [Click here to see some of the people that were there that night\!](https://imbrifex.com/party/) Other News from Imbrifex Books Authors: \Ron Clements recently completed a 15-city book launch tour in support of his new book: A Sports Fan’s Guide to Route 66.* [Here is a wrap-up report\!](https://sportsguide-rte66.scenicsidetrips.com/2021/12/09/a-sports-fans-guide-to-route-66-book-tour-was-life-changing/) \* Signed copies of *COMANCHE: A Novel,* Brett Riley’s debut novel, [are available at The Writer’s Block in downtown Las Vegas](https://thewritersblock.org/?q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword&qse=UA1zafbTOfKlLT-TxiLNcg)\! \* Signed copies of Aaron’s book, *Fly Fishing Austin & Central Texas, are available for purchase at [Living Waters Fly Fishing](http://livingwatersflyfishing.com/fly-shop/) in Round Rock and online! \ Signed copies are also available at [ReelFly in Canyonlake\!](https://www.reelfly.com/) \* And there are a few signed copies at [Mesquite Creek Outfitters](https://mesquitecreekoutfitters.com/) in downtown Georgetown. MORE IMBRIFEX BOOKS LAUNCH CELEBRATIONS\! [![andrew varga](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2023/03/03_author-signing-copies-1140x825.jpg)](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2023/03/03_author-signing-copies.jpg) Andrew signing books at the Blue Heron Books launch event for *The Last Saxon King* on March 25, 2023. [![](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2021/08/Mia_Bethcrop_1500_Launch-294x300.jpg)](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2021/08/Mia_Bethcrop_1500_Launch.jpg) August 3, 2021 Beth Castrodale and her writing muse Mia at the virtual book launch for I Mean You No Harm was broadcast live from Boston on [Facebook Live](https://www.facebook.com/1189885578/videos/207229204745535) on August 3rd. She read from her new novel and shared insights about how the book came to be. She also answered questions posed by readers. Photo by John Sullivan [![Aaron Reed at MCO](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2020/10/1500_MCO_Aaron-285x300.jpg)](http://livingwatersflyfishing.com/fly-shop/) Aaron Reed holding his book at a book signing at Mesquite Creek Outfitters in Georgetown, Texas, (click the photo to order your signed copy) October 15, 2020 –Aaron Reed, author of the award-winning *[The Local Angler Fly Fishing Austin & Central Texas](https://imbrifex.com/book/the-local-angler-fly-fishing-austin-central-texas/)* at a book signing at the Mesquite Creek Outfitters in Georgetown, Texas. This was our first in-person author event since the Coronavirus pandemic began. Craft beer, conversation, book sales, and fellowship were highlights at this event hosted by Cody Hirt at the [Mesquite Creek Outfitters store](https://mesquitecreekoutfitters.com/). More information about this book and Aaron’s insider tips about fly fishing in Central Texas can be found [here](https://flyfishingaustin.thelocalangler.com/). [![Brett Riley](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2020/08/Brett_Signing_-249x300.jpg)](https://thewritersblock.org/?q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword&qse=UA1zafbTOfKlLT-TxiLNcg) Brett Riley signing books at the Writers’ Block in Las Vegas, (click the photo to order your copy\!) September 1, 2020 — The first virtual book launch featured Brett Riley and more than 30 on-air special guests, colleagues, friends and family as he launched his *[COMANCHE: A Novel](https://imbrifex.com/book/comanche-a-novel/)* to a world-wide audience. Guests from more than thirty states and three countries tuned into the “Brett Riley in Conversation with Harry Fagel” show broadcasting from several locations around the country. Sporting a face mask, Brett signed copies of his book that were pre-ordered through the Writer’s Block Bookstore in downtown Las Vegas. Many of the behind-the-scenes people, including publicists, printers, editors, narrators and cover designers participated in the show. There were five world premieres: two new songs, a new poem, a new cocktail and Brett’s debut novel. [Click here to see the recorded show and learn more about the entertainment.](https://imbrifex.com/comanche-show/) About 500 enthusiastic viewers joined Brett online to celebrate the release of his debut novel. [![](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2019/07/Imbrifex_PeteTK__150-1-150x150.jpg)](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2019/07/Imbrifex_PeteTK__150-1.jpg) Pete KJ reads a passage April 4, 2019 — More than fifty hiking enthusiasts from all over the Front Range attended the launch of Pete KJ’s [*“Base Camp Denver: 101 Hikes in Colorado’s Front Range”](https://imbrifex.com/book/base-camp-denver-101-hikes-colorados-front-range/) at the incomparable Boulder Book Store. Award-winning caterer, A SPICE OF LIFE, served delicious gourmet hors d’oeuvres and wine to the assembled guests. Here are [some photos from this event\!](https://basecampguides.com/2019/04/06/launch-party-at-the-boulder-book-store/)* [![](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2019/03/Brett_Hopkins_thumb-150x150.jpg)](https://www.facebook.com/pg/imbrifex/photos/?tab=album&album_id=497424410787928) A.D. Hopkins and Brett Riley at the launch party for “The Boys Who Woke Up Early” (Click image for more photos.) March 7, 2019 — More than one hundred people attended A.D. Hopkins launch for his debut novel [“The Boys Who Woke Up Early”](https://imbrifex.com/book/the-boys-who-woke-up-early/) at the still-under-construction Writer’s Block in downtown Las Vegas. Delicious hors d’oeuvres hand-crafted by the chefs at Goodwich and an equally memorable “Moonshine Mary Lou” cocktail led to wonderful conversations and a fun party. [![ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO: 25 SCENIC SIDE TRIPS Launch Party](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2018/04/AZNMSST17-150x150.jpg)](https://imbrifex.com/arizona-and-new-mexico-25-scenic-side-trips-book-launch-party/) Rick Quinn launches ARIZONA & NEW MEXICO: 25 SCENIC SIDE TRIPS (Click image for more photos.) April 3, 2018 — An enthusiastic crowd attended the launch of **Rick Quinn‘s [ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO: 25 SCENIC SIDE TRIPS](https://imbrifex.com/book/25-scenic-side-trips-arizona-new-mexico/) at Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, Arizona. It’s the first of a planned 10-book series of RoadTrip America Scenic Side Trips road guides. Free downloadable maps based on the 25 Scenic Side Trips [are online here.](http://www.roadtripamerica.com/forum/content.php?2500-Arizona-New-Mexico-Free-Interactive-Maps) November 7, 2017 — [FULL SERVICE BLONDE: A COPPER BLACK MYSTERY](https://imbrifex.com/book/full-service-blonde/) by Megan Edwards at The Writer’s Block in downtown Las Vegas. [Click here for photos\!](https://imbrifex.com/full-service-blonde-book-launch-party/)[![H.G. McKinnis signs A JUSTIFIED BITCH](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2017/08/AJB018-150x150.jpg)](https://imbrifex.com/justified-bitch-book-launch-party/) H.G. McKinnis launches A JUSTIFIED BITCH (Click image for more photos.) September 13, 2017 — [STRINGS: A LOVE STORY](https://imbrifex.com/book/strings-love-story/) by Megan Edwards at the Viewpointe Executive Suites. [Click here for photos](https://imbrifex.com/an-evening-of-strings/)\! August 9th, 2017 — [BASE CAMP LAS VEGAS](https://imbrifex.com/book/base-camp-las-vegas/) by Deborah Wall at the Clark County Library. [Click here for photos\!](https://imbrifex.com/base-camp-las-vegas-book-launch-party/) August 8, 2017 — [A JUSTIFIED BITCH](https://imbrifex.com/book/a-justified-bitch/) by H.G. McKinnis at the Writer’s Block and the Kitchen at the Atomic. [Click here for photos\!](https://imbrifex.com/justified-bitch-book-launch-party/) March 14, 2017 — The first of three Copper Black mysteries, [GETTING OFF ON FRANK SINATRA](https://imbrifex.com/book/getting-off-frank-sinatra/) by Megan Edwards. Check out [photos of the fun](https://imbrifex.com/book-launch-celebrations-getting-off-frank-sinatra/)! Other books in this series by [Megan Edwards](https://meganedwards.com/) are [FULL SERVICE BLONDE](https://imbrifex.com/book/full-service-blonde/) and GRAVEYARD BOWLING (unlikely to be published, time will tell). [![](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2019/11/Las-Vegas-Voice-logo-square-150x150.png)](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2019/11/Las-Vegas-Voice-logo-square.png) . The Las Vegas Voice Hosted by Vogue Robinson, The Las Vegas Voice was a sixty-minute showcase featuring poets, comics, singers, storytellers, and authors that occurred every third Friday in 2019 to 2020 at [Spread the Word Nevada](https://spreadthewordnevada.org/) located at 1065 American Pacific Dr \#160, Henderson, NV 89074. (Gibson and America Pacific). Photos, Bios, Video Clips, from Las Vegas Voice Alumni Artists [can be viewed here](https://imbrifex.com/las-vegas-voice-alumni-artists/). Additional photos from the showcase events can also be found on the [Las Vegas Voice Facebook page.](https://www.facebook.com/LasVegasVoice/)*** Recent Posts [Two Imbrifex Authors named as Finalists for 2024 Benjamin Franklin Book Awards](https://imbrifex.com/2024/04/01/two-imbrifex-authors-named-as-finalists-for-2024-benjamin-franklin-book-awards/) [The Last Saxon King nominated for the Forest of Reading: Red Maple Award (Grades 7-8)](https://imbrifex.com/2023/10/16/the-last-saxon-king-nominated-for-the-forest-of-reading-red-maple-award-grades-7-8/) [From Ashes to the Road to Success: IBPA Spotlight Feature](https://imbrifex.com/2022/05/25/from-ashes-to-the-road-to-success-ibpa-spotlight-feature/) [Aaron Reed Wins 2020 National Outdoor Book Award](https://imbrifex.com/2020/11/16/aaron-reed-wins-2020-national-outdoor-book-award/) [A.D. 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Readable Markdown	Currently, we are publishing books in three non-fiction series, two young adult fiction series, and an adult mystery series. Scenic Side Trips Series: RoadTrip America’s Scenic Side Trips is a series of road trip guides in North America. Each guide features over two dozen scenic and historic routes that that are easily accessible from Interstate highways. Descriptive narrative, gorgeous photography, and detailed maps reveal up-to-date discoveries, fascinating history, roadside attractions, and unique food and lodging. ([Road Trip Books](https://scenicsidetrips.com/)) Base Camp Hiking Guides Series: This is a series of hiking guides based in key American cities where hikers can enjoy solitude and unspoiled wilderness by day and world-class urban amenities by night. The authors of these books are expert hikers who are gifted in sharing tips and suggestions for exploring these hikes. [(Base Camp Hiking Guides.)](https://basecampguides.com/) The Local Angler Series: The Local Angler is a series of three guides written by fishing enthusiasts with years of experience fishing in the waters they know best—the ones within easy reach of home. Each guidebook features more than two dozen wades, paddles, or floats described by expert anglers who share secrets and tips about their home regions. With a Local Angler guide, you can discover streams, rivers, lakes, coastal inlets, and even deep sea fishing “holes,” all near major metro areas. This means you can enjoy a relaxing retreat to some of the best fishing spots in America, even if you have only a few hours to spare. ([The Local Angler Guides](https://thelocalangler.com/)) Fiction We maintain a small, curated list of mainstream, literary, and young adult fiction. ([Fiction](https://imbrifex.com/category/fiction/)) * At the present time, Imbrifex Books is not accepting submissions. * [![Andrew\_Pam Varga, IBPA](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2025/05/Andrew_Pam_01-939x1024.jpg)](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2025/05/Andrew_Pam_01.jpg) Andrew and Pam Varga celebrate the Gold Win for [The Mongol Ascension: A Jump in Time Novel, Book Three](https://www.amazon.com/Mongol-Ascension-Jump-Novel-Three/dp/1955307040/?tag=roadtriamericare) ## *The Mongol Ascension* [is the GOLD WINNER FOR YOUNG ADULT FICTION in the 2025 IBPA Book Awards](https://www.ibpabookaward.org/winners-teen-fiction) *** [![](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2025/05/Award-book-225x300.jpg)](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2025/05/Award-book.jpg) Gold Winner for IBPA Teen Fiction > Seventeen-year-old Dan Renfrew secretly travels through time to fix historical glitches. When rogue time jumpers threaten humanity, Dan and his partner Sam journey to Mongolia in 1179. Joining forces with a Mongol teen, they race against time to save the Mongol Empire—and ultimately, the fate of the entire world. *** ### 2026 APPEARANCES BY IMBRIFEX BOOKS AUTHORS ### \\\\Andrew Varga\\\\ is on another book tour with in-person appearances at these Indigo Bookstores in the greater Toronto area: February 7th:……………..Indigo OSHAWA February 21ST: ……………Chapters PETERBOROUGH March 8th:………………..Indigo UPPER CANADA MALL March 14th:……………….Indigo HILLCREST MALL April 18th:……………….Indigo MARKVILLE MALL April 25th:……………….Blue Heron Books, UXBRIDGE April 26th:……………….Indigo BRAMPTON May 3rd:………………….Indigo FAIRVIEW MALL June 20th:………………..Bookapalooza MINDEN * * ### 2025 APPEARANCES BY IMBRIFEX BOOKS AUTHORS * #### October 18th: Megan Edwards was part of a panel discussing the use of Las Vegas, the place, in fiction at the Las Vegas Book Festival. [The festival is free and open to the public](https://lasvegasbookfestival.com/). * #### June 12th: One of the best fly angling articles ever: [“Meet the Compleat\* Dallas Angler” by David Hale Smith in the D Magazine.](https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/2025/june/meet-the-compleat-dallas-angler/) * #### May 15th: Aaron Reed presented tips for fly fishing in the Austin waters at the [Austin Fly Fishers May meeting.](https://austinflyfishers.com/) * #### April 19th: A very special event was held at the [Living Waters Fly Shop](http://livingwatersflyfishing.com/) in Round Rock, Texas. Greg DeMars and Aaron Reed both presented insider tips about fly fishing and signed books. Signed copies of both books are available for sale at the fly shop. This is a wonderful fly shop and we appreciate the owner’s support for The Local Angler book series over the years. * #### Events where Greg DeMars was featured in his book tour for Urban Fly Fishing Dallas-Fort Worth**: \\* April 30th: Greg was featured on [The Orvis Fly-Fishing Podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-find-great-fly-fishing-close-to-home-with-greg-demars/id278930814?i=1000705487880), hosted by Tom Rosenbauer. \\ April 5th: Greg signed books and shared insider tips at the Taste of Chandlers in Rockwall, Texas. \\ March 22nd: Greg signed books and shared insider tips at the [Dirty Water Fly Company](https://dirtywaterflyco.com/) in Plano, Texas. \\ March 15th: Greg welcomed and spoke with fifty or more anglers who attended the “official” book launch at [Tailwaters Fly Shop](https://tailwatersflyfish/) in Dallas. The store sponsored a raffle winning tickets earning all sorts of very cool fly fishing gear and even some custom-tied flies from the author. More photos from event [can be viewed here.](https://flyfishingdallas.thelocalangler.com/) Signed copies are also available at the store\![![](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2025/03/BuyingManyCopies-300x274.jpg)](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2025/03/BuyingManyCopies-scaled.jpg) Anglers at Tailwaters Fly Shop, in Dallas on March 15th \\ March 8th: Greg was a featured fly fisherman at the [Trinity FlyFest](https://trinityflyfest.com/) in Forth Worth at the River Park Trailhead. The weather was a bit tough for fishing, but Greg still signed 30 books at the event\! \\ March 4th: Greg also presented at the Ft. Worth Fly Fishers Members meeting, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm at Beyer Hall at UNT. \\ March 3rd, Greg presented at the Dallas Fly Fishers meeting, 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm at the First United Methodist Church in Richardson, TX. \\ February 21st and 22nd, Greg was a featured author at the Troutfest Expo 2025 in New Brunsfels, Texas. Copies of his book are now available–before they can be purchased online at [Living Waters Fly Fishing](http://livingwatersflyfishing.com/) store in Round Rock and at the Tailwaters Fly Fishing shop in Dallas. \\ February 20th, Greg was at the SITKA Gear Dallas Store for the TPWD program: “Ask a Game Warden” Meet-n-Greet. \\ February 13, 2025 at the Sean Polk seminar on Sand Bass at [Tailwaters Fly Fishing Store](https://tailwatersflyfishing.com/); 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Copies of Greg’s book are available for sale at [Tailwaters Fly Shop](https://tailwatersflyfishing.com/) at 1933 E. Levee Street, Dallas, TX 75207. \\Greg DeMars, author of Urban Fly Fishing Dallas–Fort Worth attended the annual authors event at [The Blue Quill Angler fly shop](https://bluequillangler.com/) in Evergreen Colorado on December 7, 2024. There are signed copies of Greg’s book at the store. The Blue Quill Angler is located at 1532 Bergen Pkwy, Evergreen, CO 80439 [![Blue Heron Books](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2024/09/BlueHeronStoreFront-223x300.jpg)](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2024/09/BlueHeronStoreFront.jpg) Launch of THE MONGOL ASCENSION at the incomparable Blue Heron Books in Uxbridge. \\\Check out this most impressive line-up of events* conducted by Andrew over the last four years—[click here\!](https://andrewvargaauthor.com/events.php)\\\* \\\* And Author-signed copies of all of Andrew’s books in the exciting Jump in Time series ARE NOW available at: \* At the [Indigo Brampton store](https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/store-locator/brampton-indigo-brampton.html) located at Market Hall, 52 Quarry Edge Drive, Brampton, ON L6V 4K2 \* At the [Indigo Barrie](https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/store-locator/barrie-indigo-barrie.html) stored located at 33 Mapleview Drive, W, Barrie, ON L4N 9H5 \* At [Blue Heron Books](https://blueheronbooks.com/) in Uxbridge, located at 62 Brock Street West in Uxbridge, ON L9P 1N1 \* At the [Chapters Ajax](https://www.instagram.com/chaptersajax/) located at the Durham Centre, at 90 Kingston Rd E, Ajax, ON L1Z 1G1. \* At the [Chapters Markham](https://www.facebook.com/Chaptersmarkham) at the Woodside Centre, located at 3175 Highway 7 East Markham, Ontario L3R 0T9. \* At the [Chapters Woodbridge,](https://www.facebook.com/ChaptersWoodbridge) located at the SmartCentres, 3900 Hwy 7 \#1, Woodbridge, ON L4L 9C3. \* At the [Chapters Newmarket](https://www.facebook.com/ChaptersNewmarket) located in the Yonge Center at 17440 Yonge St, Newmarket, ON L3Y 6Y9. \* At the [Chapters Peterborough,](https://www.facebook.com/ChaptersPeterborough) located at 873 Lansdowne St, Peterborough, ON K9J 1Z5. \* At the [Chapters Scarborough](https://www.facebook.com/ChaptersScarborough), located at Kennedy Commons, 20 William Kitchen Rd, Scarborough, ON M1P 5B7. \* At the [Indigo Oshawa](https://www.facebook.com/indigooshawa) at the Oshawa Centre located at 419 King St W Unit \#1135, Oshawa, ON L1J 2K5.[![andrew varga](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2024/09/AndrewSigningBooks_02-225x300.jpg)](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2024/09/AndrewSigningBooks_02.jpg) Andrew Varga signing copies of his books \* At the [Indigo, Yonge and Englinton](https://www.facebook.com/IndigoYongeandEg), located at 2300 Yonge Street, in Toronto. M4P 1EA \* At the [Indigo Ajax store](https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/store-locator/ajax-indigo-ajax.html) located at 90 Kingston Road East in Ajax, Ontario. L1S 7J4 \* At the [Indigo Markville Mall store](https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/store-locator/markham-indigo-markville-mall.html) located at 5000 Highway 7, Unit 1210L in Markham, ON L3R 4M9 \* At the [Indigo Hillcrest Mall location](https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/store-locator/richmond-hill-indigo-hillcrest.html) in Richmond Hill, Ontario L4C 5G2 \* At the [Chapters Peterborough store](https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/store-locator/peterborough-chapters-peterborough.html) located at 873 Lansdowne Street, W, Peterborough, ON K9J 1Z5 “Quite a few kids who had seen me at school presentations come out to Uxbridge for the event which was a nice surprise. It’s great to see that my school visits are igniting a passion for the series.”–Andrew Varga Ron Clements was at the Route 66 Road Fest 2024 in Tulsa, Oklahoma–June 22nd and June 23rd. The Last Saxon King is Winner of the Honour Book Award, which is part of the Red Maple Award in Canada’s Forest of Reading Festival Program. [More about this prestigious literary award is found here](https://imbrifex.com/andrew-vargas-debut-novel-named-as-finalist-in-canadas-2024-forest-of-reading/). Award Ceremony was May 15, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. \\\*The Last Saxon King won GOLD at the [2024 IPBA Benjamin Franklin Awards on April 26, 2024.](https://www.ibpabenjaminfranklinaward.com/winners-teen-fiction)\\\* [![](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2022/02/FFH-FrontCover-FINAL-200x300.jpg)](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2022/02/FFH-FrontCover-FINAL-scaled.jpg) *\\\Autographed copies of Robert McConnell’s book, Fly Fishing Houston & Southeastern Texas are available at the [Orvis Houston](https://stores.orvis.com/us/texas/houston) on located at 5727 Westheimer Road in Houston, TX 77057. And at [Gordy and Sons Outfitters](https://gordyandsons.com/) located at 22 Waugh Drive Houston, Texas 77007. [Silver Medalist, Outdoor Adventure Guides, 2023 National Outdoor Book Award (NOBA)](http://www.noba-web.org/books23.htm) [Silver Medalist, 2024 IPBA Benjamin Franklin Awards](https://www.ibpabenjaminfranklinaward.com/winners-sports-recreation) (Fly Fishing Houston & Southeastern Texas*) [![](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2022/03/IMBLaunch-169-1140x855.jpg)](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2022/03/IMBLaunch-169-scaled.jpg) \\\Spring Collection Release Party — March 5, 2022 at the Las Vegas Springs Preserve!\\\* On a blustery, but still beautiful night, 260 book lovers convened at the Divine Cafe as we celebrated the launch of six new books and the 26th Anniversary of ROADTRIPAMERICA.COM. [Click here to see some of the people that were there that night\!](https://imbrifex.com/party/) Other News from Imbrifex Books Authors: \Ron Clements recently completed a 15-city book launch tour in support of his new book: A Sports Fan’s Guide to Route 66.* [Here is a wrap-up report\!](https://sportsguide-rte66.scenicsidetrips.com/2021/12/09/a-sports-fans-guide-to-route-66-book-tour-was-life-changing/) \* Signed copies of *COMANCHE: A Novel,* Brett Riley’s debut novel, [are available at The Writer’s Block in downtown Las Vegas](https://thewritersblock.org/?q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword&qse=UA1zafbTOfKlLT-TxiLNcg)\! \* Signed copies of Aaron’s book, *Fly Fishing Austin & Central Texas, are available for purchase at [Living Waters Fly Fishing](http://livingwatersflyfishing.com/fly-shop/) in Round Rock and online! \ Signed copies are also available at [ReelFly in Canyonlake\!](https://www.reelfly.com/) \* And there are a few signed copies at [Mesquite Creek Outfitters](https://mesquitecreekoutfitters.com/) in downtown Georgetown. MORE IMBRIFEX BOOKS LAUNCH CELEBRATIONS\! [![andrew varga](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2023/03/03_author-signing-copies-1140x825.jpg)](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2023/03/03_author-signing-copies.jpg) Andrew signing books at the Blue Heron Books launch event for *The Last Saxon King* on March 25, 2023. [![](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2021/08/Mia_Bethcrop_1500_Launch-294x300.jpg)](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2021/08/Mia_Bethcrop_1500_Launch.jpg) August 3, 2021 Beth Castrodale and her writing muse Mia at the virtual book launch for I Mean You No Harm was broadcast live from Boston on [Facebook Live](https://www.facebook.com/1189885578/videos/207229204745535) on August 3rd. She read from her new novel and shared insights about how the book came to be. She also answered questions posed by readers. Photo by John Sullivan [![Aaron Reed at MCO](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2020/10/1500_MCO_Aaron-285x300.jpg)](http://livingwatersflyfishing.com/fly-shop/) Aaron Reed holding his book at a book signing at Mesquite Creek Outfitters in Georgetown, Texas, (click the photo to order your signed copy) October 15, 2020 –Aaron Reed, author of the award-winning *[The Local Angler Fly Fishing Austin & Central Texas](https://imbrifex.com/book/the-local-angler-fly-fishing-austin-central-texas/)* at a book signing at the Mesquite Creek Outfitters in Georgetown, Texas. This was our first in-person author event since the Coronavirus pandemic began. Craft beer, conversation, book sales, and fellowship were highlights at this event hosted by Cody Hirt at the [Mesquite Creek Outfitters store](https://mesquitecreekoutfitters.com/). More information about this book and Aaron’s insider tips about fly fishing in Central Texas can be found [here](https://flyfishingaustin.thelocalangler.com/). [![Brett Riley](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2020/08/Brett_Signing_-249x300.jpg)](https://thewritersblock.org/?q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword&qse=UA1zafbTOfKlLT-TxiLNcg) Brett Riley signing books at the Writers’ Block in Las Vegas, (click the photo to order your copy\!) September 1, 2020 — The first virtual book launch featured Brett Riley and more than 30 on-air special guests, colleagues, friends and family as he launched his *[COMANCHE: A Novel](https://imbrifex.com/book/comanche-a-novel/)* to a world-wide audience. Guests from more than thirty states and three countries tuned into the “Brett Riley in Conversation with Harry Fagel” show broadcasting from several locations around the country. Sporting a face mask, Brett signed copies of his book that were pre-ordered through the Writer’s Block Bookstore in downtown Las Vegas. Many of the behind-the-scenes people, including publicists, printers, editors, narrators and cover designers participated in the show. There were five world premieres: two new songs, a new poem, a new cocktail and Brett’s debut novel. [Click here to see the recorded show and learn more about the entertainment.](https://imbrifex.com/comanche-show/) About 500 enthusiastic viewers joined Brett online to celebrate the release of his debut novel. [![](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2019/07/Imbrifex_PeteTK__150-1-150x150.jpg)](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2019/07/Imbrifex_PeteTK__150-1.jpg) Pete KJ reads a passage April 4, 2019 — More than fifty hiking enthusiasts from all over the Front Range attended the launch of Pete KJ’s [*“Base Camp Denver: 101 Hikes in Colorado’s Front Range”](https://imbrifex.com/book/base-camp-denver-101-hikes-colorados-front-range/) at the incomparable Boulder Book Store. Award-winning caterer, A SPICE OF LIFE, served delicious gourmet hors d’oeuvres and wine to the assembled guests. Here are [some photos from this event\!](https://basecampguides.com/2019/04/06/launch-party-at-the-boulder-book-store/)* [![](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2019/03/Brett_Hopkins_thumb-150x150.jpg)](https://www.facebook.com/pg/imbrifex/photos/?tab=album&album_id=497424410787928) A.D. Hopkins and Brett Riley at the launch party for “The Boys Who Woke Up Early” (Click image for more photos.) March 7, 2019 — More than one hundred people attended A.D. Hopkins launch for his debut novel [“The Boys Who Woke Up Early”](https://imbrifex.com/book/the-boys-who-woke-up-early/) at the still-under-construction Writer’s Block in downtown Las Vegas. Delicious hors d’oeuvres hand-crafted by the chefs at Goodwich and an equally memorable “Moonshine Mary Lou” cocktail led to wonderful conversations and a fun party. [![ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO: 25 SCENIC SIDE TRIPS Launch Party](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2018/04/AZNMSST17-150x150.jpg)](https://imbrifex.com/arizona-and-new-mexico-25-scenic-side-trips-book-launch-party/) Rick Quinn launches ARIZONA & NEW MEXICO: 25 SCENIC SIDE TRIPS (Click image for more photos.) April 3, 2018 — An enthusiastic crowd attended the launch of **Rick Quinn‘s [ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO: 25 SCENIC SIDE TRIPS](https://imbrifex.com/book/25-scenic-side-trips-arizona-new-mexico/) at Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, Arizona. It’s the first of a planned 10-book series of RoadTrip America Scenic Side Trips road guides. Free downloadable maps based on the 25 Scenic Side Trips [are online here.](http://www.roadtripamerica.com/forum/content.php?2500-Arizona-New-Mexico-Free-Interactive-Maps) [![H.G. McKinnis signs A JUSTIFIED BITCH](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2017/08/AJB018-150x150.jpg)](https://imbrifex.com/justified-bitch-book-launch-party/) H.G. McKinnis launches A JUSTIFIED BITCH (Click image for more photos.) September 13, 2017 — [STRINGS: A LOVE STORY](https://imbrifex.com/book/strings-love-story/) by Megan Edwards at the Viewpointe Executive Suites. [Click here for photos](https://imbrifex.com/an-evening-of-strings/)\! August 9th, 2017 — [BASE CAMP LAS VEGAS](https://imbrifex.com/book/base-camp-las-vegas/) by Deborah Wall at the Clark County Library. [Click here for photos\!](https://imbrifex.com/base-camp-las-vegas-book-launch-party/) August 8, 2017 — [A JUSTIFIED BITCH](https://imbrifex.com/book/a-justified-bitch/) by H.G. McKinnis at the Writer’s Block and the Kitchen at the Atomic. [Click here for photos\!](https://imbrifex.com/justified-bitch-book-launch-party/) March 14, 2017 — The first of three Copper Black mysteries, [GETTING OFF ON FRANK SINATRA](https://imbrifex.com/book/getting-off-frank-sinatra/) by Megan Edwards. Check out [photos of the fun](https://imbrifex.com/book-launch-celebrations-getting-off-frank-sinatra/)! Other books in this series by [Megan Edwards](https://meganedwards.com/) are [FULL SERVICE BLONDE](https://imbrifex.com/book/full-service-blonde/) and GRAVEYARD BOWLING (unlikely to be published, time will tell). [![](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2019/11/Las-Vegas-Voice-logo-square-150x150.png)](https://imbrifex.com/content/uploads/2019/11/Las-Vegas-Voice-logo-square.png) . The Las Vegas Voice Hosted by Vogue Robinson, The Las Vegas Voice was a sixty-minute showcase featuring poets, comics, singers, storytellers, and authors that occurred every third Friday in 2019 to 2020 at [Spread the Word Nevada](https://spreadthewordnevada.org/) located at 1065 American Pacific Dr \#160, Henderson, NV 89074. (Gibson and America Pacific). Photos, Bios, Video Clips, from Las Vegas Voice Alumni Artists [can be viewed here](https://imbrifex.com/las-vegas-voice-alumni-artists/). Additional photos from the showcase events can also be found on the [Las Vegas Voice Facebook page.](https://www.facebook.com/LasVegasVoice/)***
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