Parisian Phoenix Publishing

I can walk to downtown Easton— it’s less than two miles. We even share a zip code.

(Events featuring Parisian Phoenix authors)

– Saturday, October 17:

• Author’s Row Meet and Greet at the Easton Farmer’s Market, 9 a.m to 1 p.m., Larry Holmes Drive: Parisian Phoenix titles and authors will be available.

I expect to see Dawn O’Harra at this event, and it’s a great opportunity to stock up on your favorite Parisian Phoenix titles. The Easton Farmer’s Market is the longest continuously running farmer’s market in the country and features some unique vendors so come for breakfast! Laurel Wenson will be at the neighboring table representing the Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group.

• Ink as Metaphor, 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at Book and Puppet Company, 161 Northampton Street: panel on tattoos’ symbolic roles in fiction, including two Parisian Phoenix authors, Dianna Sinovic, Scream of the Silent Sun and Geraldine Donaher, Mouth Shut Head Down.

We’ve used tattoos on the covers of both of these books. In Dianna’s case, the tattoo serves as a clue, or perhaps a harbinger. In Gerri’s case, the tattoo is a brand use by human traffickers. To learn more… well, you know where you need to be…

– Sunday, October 18:

• Small Press and Author Expo, 12 to 4 p.m. at the Sigal Museum: Parisian Phoenix titles and authors will be available.

I will be there as will Gayle Hendricks and Geraldine Donaher, and it’s yet another opportunity to find your favorite Parisian Phoenix books. This one, though, is indoors.

• Defending Authentic Women in Our Books, 2:30 to 4 p.m., Sigal Museum: Panel Discussion featuring Angel Ackerman (and her Fashion and Fiends horror series) and Geraldine Donaher, Mouth Shut Head Down. This session will explore honest feminist topics in modern publishing. There are still plenty of taboo subjects and challenging situations common to women that rarely make it to the page. Without examining these areas, though, publishing provides a less-than-honest representation of womankind, skirting around what’s really going on with us girls! Can we convince the world to let us express the authentic (sometimes even shocking) experiences of women through the characters and narrators that appear in our books?

Among the other panelists, Gerri and Angel (me) will be on hand to talk about strong women in fiction. Gerri’s teen protagonist, Allée, has to navigate multiple difficulties in Philadelphia. In working to get the book published, Gerri had to resist the advice of making Allée some sort of vigilante and keep her a real teen.

In my series, my female characters have to solve problems created by men. In both cases, we use fiction to explore heavy issues faced by women— from domestic violence to coercion, mental health to mentorship.

• Lafayette Bicentennial Poetry Reading, 6 p.m., Lafayette College Store with Darrell Parry.

Please feel free to download/read the entire program booklet here. It’s all free. And in a great town.