Author: Angel Ackerman

• coming soon from the publisher

  New Title Alert!

  This week we had our final on-boarding author meeting with Dianna Sinovic and we are trilled to announce her supernatural thriller Scream of a Silent Sun launches officially March 20, 2025. For those truly itching to get their hands on Dianna’s story, print copies should be available prior to March 20 at the Greater…

  21 Dec 2024
• events fiction from the publisher new releases news

  Get your Christmas reading ready

  M.Christian’s short story collection In Control released in print, ebook and on Kindle Unlimited. Larry Sceurman, over at Larry’s Stories, provides some holiday reflection on his Substack. He’s written some extra editions to celebrate the Christmas season, including one this weekend that will discuss gift-giving. Click here for Larry’s Stories. Speaking of other Substacks, I had…

  19 Dec 2024
• from the publisher

  How Not to Get Ripped Off as a Writer

  Ralph Greco Jr.— author of Writing Dirty Words, our writing craft book and part Ralphie memoir— and I are plotting a new workshop, “How Not to Get Ripped Off as a Writer.” And I feel like readers might need a similar workshop, offering context clues as to whether or not that book…

  13 Dec 2024
• parisian phoenix author reflection

  Applause for banning the ban

  New Jersey seems to be bucking the book banning trend by banning… book banning. Author Ralph Greco Jr. reflected on this in a recent blog entry on the website, FU I’m from New Jersey. I’ve been watching a lot of The Sopranos lately, so maybe it’s just New Jersey on…

  11 Dec 2024
• coming soon events from the publisher news parisian phoenix author

  Round up from Lehigh Valley Ledger

  See the original here.

  10 Dec 2024
• craft tips events

  Writing Workshops

  I will be hosting one final writing workshop of the 2024 year: Writers Mix-Up Mash Up at Easton Area Public Library (Main Branch, downtown Easton) on Monday, December 16 at 6 p.m. Register here. This evening workshop is aimed at building writing community and offering space for writers to work together or independently to reach…

  9 Dec 2024
• events news nonfiction parisian phoenix author

  Kneedler Ave renamed today

  Thanks to the research of author Wayne Sherrer for his historical survey of Phillipsburg’s African-American heritage (released in his book in January), Phillipsburg’s Kneedler Avenue will be renamed and recognized today in a ceremony at 1 p.m. The street currently honors former mayor Frank Kneedler. Phillipsburg Town Council voted to…

  7 Dec 2024
• events

  Buying our books for the holidays

  I encourage anyone local to register for Larry Sceurman’s author visit to Easton Area Public Library (Palmer Branch) on Wednesday, December 11 at 6 p.m. He’ll be reading and discussing Bookworm’s Magical Journey— his new dyslexia-friendly children’s book that breaks down the concepts of reading into a whimsical adventure in the forest. Register for…

  6 Dec 2024
• from the publisher

  A trip to the post office

  Today I took a package to the post office to return some marketing materials to the correct author when the printer accidentally sent them to me. This was written as a note from the president for the Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group December 2024 newsletter. It offers a summary of…

  3 Dec 2024
• from the publisher nonfiction reflection

  10 Little Rules

  November proved to be hectic here at Parisian Phoenix Publishing, so I should not have been surprised when I received a phone call from author Larry Sceurman. He had opened his box of bookmarks for his new children’s book, Bookworm’s Magical Journey, and the box contained bookmarks for Kathleen Goggin‘s…

  1 Dec 2024