Parisian Phoenix Publishing

Mark Your Calendars

October will include a dizzying array of events for the reading and writing aficionado. The list below includes our upcoming events, but if you’re looking for more specific information about the entirety of the Easton Book Festival, click here.

• October 10: Online release of Juicy Bits: Erotic Stories of BDSM, Kink & Fetish. Visit your favorite retailer and look for this paperback edited by Angel Ackerman and Ralph Greco Jr. with stories by Angel Ackerman, Aravielle, Dani Brown, M. Christian, Ralph Greco Jr., Olivia, William Prystauk, Angie Ravenstone, JZ Sharpe, and more.
• October 14: Echo City Capers, Christmas Special, signing at Moravian Bookstore, Bethlehem, 1 to 3 p.m. More about all the past Moravian Bookshop events, click here.
• October 20: Juicy Bits, Easton Book Festival After Dark, music, signing, discussion, at Book & Puppet Company, on the circle, downtown Easton, 10 to 11 p.m. Join Angel Ackerman, Ralph Greco Jr. and William D. Prystauk as they host a launch party for the anthology, Juicy Bits: Erotic Stories of BDSM, Kink and Fetish.
• October 21: Echo City Capers, Christmas Special, storytime, sing along and signing as part of Easton Book Festival at Easton Area Public Library, 2 to 2:30 p.m.
• October 22: Small Press and Self-Publisher Expo, Easton Book Festival at Book & Puppet Company, Easton, 11 a.m to 5 p.m. Great opportunity to stock up on all your favorite Parisian Phoenix, Echo City and Kink Noir titles.
• October 22: Echo City Capers, Christmas Special Book Signing, Barnes and Noble, Southmount Shopping Center, Bethlehem, 12 to 2 p.m.
• October 28: Podcasts for Writers, Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group, Palmer Branch of the Easton Public Library, with Angel Ackerman and William D. Prystauk. Morning presentation at 11 a.m., afternoon workshop at 1:15 p.m. Non members must pay $15 for the workshop. The morning talk will feature an interactive discussion on how to find podcasts and how you can use them— for writing advice, for research and for promotion. The afternoon workshop will be coaching on how to be a good podcast guest and will include Bill’s experience as host of the top-ranked-by-Entertainment Weekly horror podcast, The Last Knock.The format of these presentations offer a great introduction to podcasts. There is so much information and strategy available for free via podcasts and thinking about interviews and casual conversation for public consumption is a great way to master the key messages you want to convey to anyone about your writing. Practicing this skill set makes you more effective at networking, media relations and public speaking. To register, visit www.glvwg.org.