Parisian Phoenix Publishing

• Wednesday, November 18: Geraldine Donaher, author of Mouth Shut Head Down, speaks to the juniors and seniors of Wye River Upper School in Centreville, Maryland.
• Sometime this week in the evening: Come decorate the holiday house at The Journey Home, 52 South Second Street, downtown Easton, from 6 to 9 p.m. Parisian Phoenix Publishing has signed up to sponsor the library of this community dollhouse. Contact me for specifics.
• Thursday, November 19: Alvin Eng and R. Diskin Black share their experiences with writing and activism in “Our Village, Our Town” at the Hudson Park Branch of the New York Public Library, 66 Leroy Street, New York City, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Ray wrote the poetry collection/memoir Night of the Swaying Grass. For more information about the book, click here. For more information about the event, visit the library’s event page here.He is one of three Parisian Phoenix authors who applied for a Lambda Literary Award this year. (The other two are Marilyn Jaye Lewis, for her novel The Curse of Our Profound Disorder, and poet McKenna Graf for her poetry series, The Archive of Adolescence.)
• Saturday, November 21: Geraldine Donaher presents to the Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group on the value of beta readers. She will present a talk at 11 a.m. at the Palmer branch of the Easton Area Public Library, which is free and open to the public, and a workshop from 1:30 to 3 p.m., free for members and $15 for non-members. For information, visit GLVWG.org. Geraldine is the author of Mouth Shut, Head Down, a young adult novel designed to combat the human trafficking of minors. Check that book out here. It’s one of my favorites!
• Saturday, November 21: Ralph Greco Jr. might be doing a storytime at the Clifton N.J. Barnes & Noble featuring the Echo City Capers books.
• Saturday, November 28: A special 5th Anniversary Celebration on the radio! Angel Ackerman and Ralph Greco Jr. sit down with Carla Van Dyk of WDVR 89.7 fm in Delaware Township, N.J., to talk about storytelling, music and the written word. I have to confirm whether it will air at 4 or 5 p.m. Listen to it no matter where you are at WDVRfm.org.

December 2026

• Tuesday, December 1: Official release of our first “baby” picture book from Parisian Phoenix Kittens, Sophie the Yorkie: Sophie’s Favorite Toy! by Somer Azer. I encourage you to check this cutie out at Bookshop.org. Preorder available now.

• Friday, December 4: Echo City Capers duo Joseph Swarctz and Ralph Greco Jr. to visit Boyertown Elementary in Boyertown, Pa.
• Saturday, December 5: Echo City Capers at the Holiday Craft Show at Warren Tech High School on Route 57 in Washington. N.J.
• Saturday, December 5: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Angel Ackerman with a variety of Parisian Phoenix books at the Fun-nominal Events Holiday Craft Show at Blessed Trinity Church on Broad Street in Bethlehem, Pa.
• Sunday, December 6: Angel Ackerman with a variety of Parisian Phoenix books at Penn Estates in the Poconos, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This private event will bring together local authors and Penn Estates residents for a morning of books, conversation, and connection. Authors will showcase their work, meet readers, and sign their books.
• Friday evening, December 11: Echo City Capers signing their children’s books at Barnes & Noble at the Lehigh Valley Mall in Whitehall, Pa.
• Saturday, December 19: Echo City Capers signing their children’s books at Barnes & Noble at the Promenade Shops in Center Valley, Pa.

January 2027

• Zoom-based self-publishing class starts late in the month through Northampton Community College, Wednesday afternoons at 2 p.m. Taught by Angel Ackerman.
• Anticipated release of R. Diskin Black’s second edition of Ethan Weiss and the City Between Two Rivers, a young adult urban fantasy/alternative history novel set in Manhattan. Ray originally published the book through small press Luft Books which is no longer printing titles.

Save the Date:

Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group “The Write Stuff” conference

March 11-13, 2027 at the Homewood Suites by Hilton, Center Valley, Pa.

Several Parisian Phoenix authors will be in attendance, including Angel Ackerman, Dianna Sinovic, Larry Sceurman and Laurel Olsen Wenson, with Marilyn Jaye Lewis presenting several sessions, including “How to Adapt Your Work to the Market” and “Vetting Industry Professionals.”