RainTown Press

Portland, OR—RainTown Press brings Robin Kaplan on board as illustrator for Molly E. Johnson’s debut novel, Spartacus and the Circus of Shadows. Using both traditional and digital media, Kaplan adds an extra punch to Spartacus’s wild adventure with 27 chapter plates and a stunning, full-color cover. “I’ve really enjoyed developing a gothic-ink style, harkening to some of my favorite kids books growing up,” says Kaplan. Robin E. Kaplan holds a BS in design from the Art Institute of Portland where she focused on video game art and children’s book illustration. Kaplan’s work has appeared on the online children’s show Mrs. P’s Magic Library and at art shows throughout the country. Spartacus and the Circus of Shadows is the thrilling middle grade coming-of-age adventure of thirteen-year-old Spartacus Zander who must rescue his human-cannonball mother from the sinister Bartholomew’s Circus of the Incredible. It releases October 2011. Established in 2010 by Cory Freeman, RainTown Press is Portland, Oregon’s, first and only independent press dedicated to publishing middle grade and young adult literature that engages avid and reluctant readers alike. For more information, please visit their website at http://www.raintownpress.com.