Author: Angel Ackerman

• 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
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  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
• coming soon from the publisher new releases news

  2025 Production Schedule announced

  From Parisian Phoenix Kink In Control? the short, kinky, otherworldly erotic fiction of M.Christian (Dec. 15) Sex: Everything You Didn’t Know You Needed to Know, a nonfiction collection of essays from Ralph Greco Jr. & M.Christian (Feb. 14) Brushes, an erotic romance from M.Christian (March) (fiction) Any Landing You Walk Away From… Is a Good Landing, debut…

  27 Nov 2024
• from the publisher parisian phoenix author parisian phoenix staff reflection

  SAFETY & SECURITY WHILE TRAVELING SOLO

  A Useful Dozen List for the Prepared Traveler By Angel R. Ackerman and Thurston D. Gill Jr. Angel’s introductory note: When I went to Sex Down South in Atlanta in early September, I drove the whole trip alone. I hadn’t traveled alone in 25 years, except for the occasional trip…

  12 Nov 2024
• review Uncategorized

  Journalism Movies: Spotlight

  The other day, something prompted me to think about journalism movies– I’m not sure what it was and I’m pretty sure it was something at the Museum of Printing that spurred the interest. As a Michael Keaton fan The Paper immediately popped into mind as one of my favorites. Another…

  9 Nov 2024