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,

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, and

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. In 2014 Coliloquy was acquired by

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, 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. 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,

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 ...

, Dave Barry, Roy Blount, Jr.,

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,

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, Greg Iles, Sam Barry,

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*Kingdom Keepers Insider by

*King Solomon's Wives series by Holly McDowell *Outer Banks Tennis Academy by

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*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

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