Author: Angel Ackerman

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  Coke Zero and cinnamon doughnuts: The Universe at work as I prep for a new post on Substack

  It’s a sunny Saturday afternoon in December. I’m drinking Coke Zero and pounding down cinnamon Tastykake mini donuts– the blend of sugar and sassy cinnamon fresher and tastier than I’ve had in years. It’s 1:30 p.m. and already today I’ve talked to one of our authors, our photography and our…

  9 Dec 2023
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  Another Day in the Life of a Small Publisher (December edition)

  As publisher here at Parisian Phoenix, my days never quite go as planned. But I thought I’d take a moment to describe a recent approximate 24-hours-in-the-life. Let’s start roughly at 5 p.m. last night. I had completed a project earlier in the day for a client, and sent it to…

  8 Dec 2023
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  Olivia reports in

  We received word last night that contributor Olivia received her copies of the Juicy Bits: Erotic Stories of BDSM, Kink & Fetish — the first out of state author to receive their books. One of the best parts of creating these anthologies, and our craft books in general, is seeing…

  7 Dec 2023
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  All the Light We Cannot See: About time we see a heroic, female blind protagonist

  Netflix recently released their four-episode adaption of the historical fiction novel All the Light We Cannot See. And of course now I want to read it. The women in my local public library book club recommended the small screen adaptation since we were reading another World War II historical fiction.…

  3 Dec 2023
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  Wow, it’s December: Time for the Echo City Christmas Special

  Imagine a modern version of the Grinch, where Santa is just a text message away and the threat to Christmas is not a man covered in tatty green fur but the latest MegaMall. That’s what you’ll find in the Echo City Capers Junior Christmas Special by illustrator Joseph Swarctz and…

  2 Dec 2023
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  More on the visits to Northampton Community College

  Twice this semester, we’ve posted about Parisian Phoenix author visits to Northampton Community College where our talented art director teaches graphic design. One of the coolest– and apparently hardest– classes in the journalism program there is “media publications,” where students learn the basics of graphic design to enable them to…

  1 Dec 2023
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  Engaging in Craft without Leaving Home

  This one is for the writers, the authors, the wordsmiths. Now that winter is upon us, (first real cold snap here in the Northeast and while I used to walk my daughter to school every day, I can’t take the cold now. Gone are the days of walking in -10…

  30 Nov 2023
• events

  Plan your visit to Echo City

  The Echo City creators, Ralph Greco Jr. and Joseph Swarctz, are on the road again–after several successful book store visits and a stop by St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital to distribute some Echo City Holiday Cheer. But don’t let me tell you. Let’s take a look at what Echo City’s favorite…

  29 Nov 2023
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  The Year in Children’s Lit (2023)

  2023 marked Parisian Phoenix’s official entry into children’s lit with the launch of Parisian Phoenix Kittens and the release of the Echo City Capers Jr. hardcover children’s books. Joe and Ralph, our own dynamic duo, have another hardcover planned for 2024, a hardcover update to Otto the Oak. But I…

  28 Nov 2023
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  From One Extreme to the Other: Recent Placements featuring Parisian Phoenix

  There’s no such thing as bad publicity. And as you may have noticed– we’re not exactly shy over her at the Parisian Phoenix nest. We’ve mentioned our erotic book offerings (and why we published them) and regularly update you as to Ralph Greco Jr.‘s publicity and work on erotic titles.…

  27 Nov 2023