Author: Angel Ackerman
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One More Day
What’s the difference between a book and a blog post? It’s not a joke, but a question presented by Andy Laties of Book & Puppet Company at the Easton Book Festival’s independent academic researchers’ panel Friday night. (The event was very well attended and preceded our Juicy Bits book launch.…
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Parisian Phoenix events at Easton Book Festival
Juicy Bits released last week and can be purchased at all the regular places like Amazon, or Bookshop.org, or you can ask your local bookseller to order it for you from Ingram. We will be hosting a launch party at the Easton Book Festival at Book & Puppet Company on the circle (22 Centre Square) in downtown…
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The evening of Under 1,000 Suns
As one of the publishers involved in the Fifth Annual Easton Book Festival, I spend much of the event chaperoning my authors and doing what I need to do as I’ve been asked to do it. This year, I’m making more of an effort to attend more events that I’m…
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Reflections on Writing (and the Easton Book Festival 2023)
It’s cold. At least, for the moment, it’s not damp. I’m struggling with the idea of productivity, balancing the projects I feel like doing with the ones that might seem more important. Harass local media about the upcoming book festival or add more author pages to my web site? Fix…
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Book clubs and beers
I have a lot on my plate these days– as a publisher, as an editor, as an unemployed person and a mom. I try to live my life with honesty and transparency because we, as American citizens, hide too many of our struggles and our fears. Being a creative person…
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Podcasts as a way to research your writing craft (and topics) and promote your work
I will be presenting the monthly program at the Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group meeting in October, 11 a.m. the fourth Saturday (October 28). William Prystauk and I will be discussing using podcasts for writing, from research to learning craft, to marketing and promotion. The afternoon workshop, from 1:15 to…
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A day in the [publisher of a small craft press] life
Saturday, 7 a.m.: Wake and roll out of bed. Attend to animals, daughter, medication and coffee. I file more business paperwork. 8 a.m.: Check IngramSpark (no sales to note), review Amazon rankings, review Substack and social media analytics. I answer emails, of course. And organize and delete the onslaught of…
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Book Review: Season to Taste by Caroline J. Smith
I adored this book— while certainly not light, fluffy interludes about female-driven food memoirs, it still reads easily. The book has short, concise chapters in an organized format that summarizes Smith’s ideas without becoming cumbersome. The book unfolds like a crisp aperitif, encouraging thought about feminism, gender roles, societal expectations…
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