June

- June 6: Poet Brian Mahoney reading at Vargtimmen King Koffee in Emmaus, Pa. 7 p.m. Fantastic venue, if you’ve never been, but small, so come early.
- June 9: Mary Meuser Memorial Library Writers Drop-In with Angel Ackerman, come write and gain support for your efforts from 4 to 6 p.m. at the library annex, 1803 Northampton Street, Easton.
- June 11: The End Bookstore in Allentown, Pa., hosts its Local Author Reception, with Brian Mahoney as one of 10 authors invited. 5:30 to 7 p.m.
- June 13: Release date of McKenna Graf’s final Archive of Adolescence poetry series, which began with Writing Over the Word Limit her freshman year of college; continued with Parisian Phoenix with Mortals, Myths and Maybes and The Depths; and now concludes with What’s Left?
- June 13: First book signing for Operation Hug with Madeline Marriott at the Newtown Bookshop in Newtown, Pa. Details to come.
- June 13: Brian Mahoney to read at Boyertown Community Library, 3 p.m.
- June 14: R. Diskin Black reading from The Night of Swaying Grass at the Bureau at the Center, Room 210, 3 p.m. (208 West 13th Street, New York City)
- June 20: Made in the Lehigh Valley hosting the Write Your Story Expo, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Christmas Hall at Advent Moravian Church, Jacksonville Road, Bethlehem, Pa. Angel Ackerman to give opening remarks and serve as a presenter-panelist.
- June 23: Mary Meuser Memorial Library Writers Drop-In with Angel Ackerman, come write and gain support for your efforts from 4 to 7 p.m. at the library annex, 1803 Northampton Street, Easton.
- June 27: Dawn O’Harra with her historical fiction novel about the airline industry in the 1980s signing at Friendly Alien Bookstore in Scranton, Pa. Details to Come.
July
- July 1: Official release of Into a Wider Sky by E.H. Jacobs, a novel about mental health therapists who bend the rules. Jacobs’ first novel was Splintered River, released in September 2024.
- July 2: Another bookstore visit with E.H. Jacobs promoting his second novel, Into A Wider Sky, at Gibson’s Bookstore in Concord, N.H. Signing begins at 6:30 p.m.
- July 16: 6:30 p.m., book signing and reading for Into A Wider Sky with E.H. Jacobs at Andover Bookstore, Main Street, Andover, Mass.
- July 25: E.H. Jacobs attending the Local Author’s Book Signing at the Mall of New Hampshire, Manchester, N.H., from noon to 4 p.m. He will be signing copies of Into A Wider Sky, his second novel and new release, and Splintered River, his first novel which examined political manipulation after a racial violence incident.
August
- Official release of 2062, Allison Stein’s debut middle-grade novel. This episodic futuristic story includes illustrations by Joseph Swarctz, creator and illustrator of the Echo City Capers series.
September
- FIFTH ANNIVERSARY of Parisian Phoenix Publishing
- September 11: Debut of The Curse of Our Profound Disorder by Marilyn Jaye Lewis, a rich, almost-erotic, coming-of-age novel about the illegitimate daughter of a preacher.
- September 20: Special Fifth Anniversary Book Signing at C.Simpson Used Bookshop on Route 209 in Gilbert, Pa., 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. We’ll have multiple authors on site to sign all of your Parisian Phoenix favorites.

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