Coliloquy is a digital publishing house based in San Francisco, which specializes in
interactive fiction. Lisa Rutherford and Waynn Lue co-founded the startup in January 2012. Coliloquy has published books from over 40 authors, among them
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. Described as the "King of Horror", a play on his surname and a reference to his high s ...
,
Amy Tan
Amy Ruth Tan (born on February 19, 1952) is an American author known for the novel '' The Joy Luck Club,'' which was adapted into a film of the same name, as well as other novels, short story collections, and children's books.
Tan has written ...
, and
Matt Groening
Matthew Abram Groening ( ; born February 15, 1954) is an American cartoonist, writer, producer, and animator. He is the creator of the comic strip ''Life in Hell'' (1977–2012) and the television series ''The Simpsons'' (1989–present), ''Fut ...
.
In 2014 Coliloquy was acquired by
Vook
Pronoun was a New York-based company that provides free book publishing, marketing, and analytics services to authors. Pronoun was launched in 2015.
Founded as Vook, the company was renamed Pronoun following acquisitions of publishing analytics p ...
, a multimedia book publisher. Vook itself changed its business strategy in 2015 and rebranded itself as Pronoun.
Notable Features
Coliloquy was the second ebook publisher to develop
Active Content for the
Amazon Kindle
Amazon Kindle is a series of e-readers designed and marketed by Amazon. Amazon Kindle devices enable users to browse, buy, download, and read e-books, newspapers, magazines and other digital media via wireless networking to the Kindle Store. ...
. By engaging with specific features of book applications, readers can control the outcome of the narrative. Some titles provide the reader with choice points within the story, allowing the reader to pick path A or B.
Other books allow for readers to participate in the writing of a book.
Titles
Most Coliloquy titles are classified as Young Adult, Young Adult Romance, Romance, or Erotica
*Entwined by Joy Daniels, Debra Hyde, A.Devlin, Lissa Trevor
*Fluid by Travis Sentell
*Georgetown Academy by Alyssa Embree Schwartz & Jessica Koosed Etting
*Great Escapes by Lynda Scott & Linda Wisdom
*Hard Listening by
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. Described as the "King of Horror", a play on his surname and a reference to his high s ...
,
Scott Turow
Scott Frederick Turow (born April 12, 1949) is an American author and lawyer. Turow has written 13 fiction and three nonfiction books, which have been translated into more than 40 languages and sold more than 30 million copies. Turow’s novel ...
,
Amy Tan
Amy Ruth Tan (born on February 19, 1952) is an American author known for the novel '' The Joy Luck Club,'' which was adapted into a film of the same name, as well as other novels, short story collections, and children's books.
Tan has written ...
,
Dave Barry
David McAlister Barry (born July 3, 1947) is an American author and columnist who wrote a nationally syndicated humor column for the ''Miami Herald'' from 1983 to 2005. He has also written numerous books of humor and parody, as well as comic ...
,
Roy Blount, Jr.
Roy Alton Blount Jr. (; born October 4, 1941) is an American writer, speaker, reporter, and humorist.
Life and career
Blount was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, and grew up in Decatur, Georgia. He attended Ponce de Leon Elementary School and g ...
,
Mitch Albom
Mitchell David Albom (born May 23, 1958) is an American author, journalist, and musician. His books have sold over 40 million copies worldwide. Having achieved national recognition for sports writing in his early career, he turned to writing the ...
,
James McBride,
Ridley Pearson
Ridley Pearson (born March 13, 1953 in Glen Cove, New York) is an American author of suspense and thriller novels for adults, and adventure books for children. Some of his books have appeared on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list.
Literary ...
,
Matt Groening
Matthew Abram Groening ( ; born February 15, 1954) is an American cartoonist, writer, producer, and animator. He is the creator of the comic strip ''Life in Hell'' (1977–2012) and the television series ''The Simpsons'' (1989–present), ''Fut ...
,
Greg Iles
Greg Iles (born 1960) is a novelist who lives in Mississippi. He has published seventeen novels and one novella, spanning a variety of genres.
Early life
Iles was born in 1960 in Stuttgart, West Germany, where his physician father ran the US Emb ...
, Sam Barry,
Roger McGuinn
James Roger McGuinn (born James Joseph McGuinn III; July 13, 1942) is an American musician. He is best known for being the frontman and leader of the Byrds. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his work with the Byrds. As a ...
*Kingdom Keepers Insider by
Ridley Pearson
Ridley Pearson (born March 13, 1953 in Glen Cove, New York) is an American author of suspense and thriller novels for adults, and adventure books for children. Some of his books have appeared on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list.
Literary ...
*King Solomon's Wives series by Holly McDowell
*Outer Banks Tennis Academy by
Jennifer Iacopelli
Jennifer or Jenifer may refer to:
People
*Jennifer (given name)
* Jenifer (singer), French pop singer
* Jennifer Warnes, American singer who formerly used the stage name Jennifer
* Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer
* Daniel Jenifer
Film and televi ...
*Spellspinners of Melas County by
Heidi R. Kling
*Shultz Sisters Mysteries by Tawna Fenske
*The Parish Mail Series by
Kira Snyder
*Totlandia by Josie Brown
Children's Books
*A Dark & Dismal Flower by
J.C. Herz and Eve Scott. Illustrations by Shamona Stokes and animation by Alex Scott
References
Companies based in California
Publishing companies of the United States
2012 establishments in California
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