And then it was December. Feel that holiday acceleration?This is Jason Cannon with Ibis Books, and today I have a surprise launch for you. Sorta like when Beyoncé dropped her fifth studio album in the early morning hours of a December morning back in...

Well hello there!This is Jason Cannon with Ibis Books, and if your inbox is anything like mine, you've received (and deleted) a couple hundred thousand "Black Friday" emails over the past week.Partly to be contrarian, and partly because I was super b...

Another Friday, another launch party. Woo!This is Jason Cannon with Ibis Books, and one of my greatest joys as a publisher is hearing from my awesome authors after they hold their book for the first time. This just happened yesterday, because the box...

Happy Friday to you!This is Jason Cannon with Ibis Books, where the launches just keep a-comin'!One week from tomorrow--that would be Saturday, November 18--we will be launching BE THE PROTAGONIST, by Maria Schaedler-Luera. It'll be available as an e...

Happy first Friday of November!November already? Yes, November.This is Jason Cannon with Ibis Books, and this morning I am struck by the various facets of the word RUSH.Like, I'm holding the word up like a jewel, turning it this way and that in a str...

Happy almost Halloween!This is Jason Cannon with Ibis Books, and we are still smack in the middle of the publishing rush.Three authors with M names. How mmmmmarvelous. MATTHEW AMESMatthew's book, THROUGH THE IMPOSSIBLE, is part inspirational memoir a...

So, yes, it's Friday the 13th. But my name is Jason. So... I guess that's good?Anyhow, to counteract any ookiness around your day, I've got a triple dose of inspiring quick hits!First, a big shout-out to Linda and Paul Johnson, who fou...

Happy Friday, everyone!This is Jason Cannon with Ibis Books.First, a correction...Last week, the subject line of your weekly Ibis Books newsletter said it was for Friday, September 9, when in fact it was Friday, September 29.I sincerely hope no one m...

Happy Friday, everyone!This is Jason Cannon with Ibis Books.And the big news today is this...I am publishing my mom's first book!Check out this adorable cover.The primary color hoodie market is about to explode.Many moons ago, my mom Mary Lu was look...

Happy Friday to you!This is Jason Cannon with Ibis Books.So it's been a couple weeks. Two Fridays ago I was in Vegas (first time!) for my buddy Andrew's bachelor party. I'm the officiant (first time!) for his upcoming nuptials.The food was superb. Th...

Whoa. It's September. How about that??This is Jason Cannon with Ibis Books.So many of you kindly wished me and the Rebecca-Amanda-Steve Asheville Gang good luck on our half marathon last weekend, so I figure I owe you an update on that first.Ashevill...

Happy final Friday of August (whaaaa??)--This is Jason Cannon with Ibis Books.And as you are reading this email, I am about to get on a plane.Remember how back in January my beloved Rebecca and I zipped out to Phoenix to run a marathon and half-marat...

Hello there--This is Jason Cannon with Ibis Books.Right off the bat, let me update you on Mahgeetah. You remember him from last week, the 8-year-old Rottie that it took everything in my power not to go adopt from the Humane Society because my beloved...

Happy hot hot hot August to you!This is Jason Cannon with Ibis Books.And this week I'm coming at ya sideways. You ever had one of those moments when it's like a bell rings and your lungs inflate without you thinking about it? Yeah, about two weeks ag...

Happy final Friday of July to you!This is Jason Cannon with Ibis Books.So it's hot. The A/C lady checked out our system yesterday. And I learned that there's a UV light inside the HVAC unit in the attic. It prevents mold growth. Which, in Florida, is...