Category: events
-
McKenna on the Move
Just a quick post to remind everyone that if you’d like to support McKenna Graf and her sophomore poetry collection, Mortals, Myths and Maybes, published by Parisian Phoenix Publishing in June, here are her August events: On Saturday, August 10, at approximately 12:20 p.m., McKenna will lead a talk at…
-
Another young poet’s dive into the Sealey Challenge
By McKenna Graf, author of Mortals, Myths and Maybes. Special Note: McKenna will have a poetry reading at Barnes and Noble Upper East Side at 6 p.m. August 22. The store is located at 87th and Third Avenue (1550 Third Avenue) New York City. I am a reader at my…
-
Felix and the journey to the top of Ataraxis Mountain
Felix thought if he climbed to the top of Ataraxis Mountain, he would have peace of mind. He packed his gear and set out on his way, sure he had thought of everything. As Felix journeyed up the mountain, he noticed that he was slower than most people and that…
-
The Book Lovers’ Celebration at Barnes
On Saturday, we hosted a Book Lovers’ Celebration at Barnes & Noble in the Southmont Shopping Center (Bethlehem Township, Pa.) The book business is hard, especially in the multimedia, quick-and-flashy universe we live in today. People can’t hide like they used to, and, whether you do good things or bad…
-
TODAY at Barnes & Noble Southmont
One of the first books we released was a romantic comedy, Trapped, featuring a female main character turning 40, curvy, and struggling to make ends meet in a dying steel town. The author, Seneca Blue, adored Joan Zachary’s photographs of the residents of Plastiqueville (if you don’t know them, you can visit Joan’s Substack newsletter here.)…
-
This is not the type of buzz I wanted
Every once in a while, chaos erupts. I posted this story on my personal blog, but until the day went sideways, it seemed an accurate depiction of a day in the life of a small publisher. Work with several clients and authors on publishing and editing, visit Barnes & Noble…
-
The What and How of Memoir
Through the Arts Community of Easton, I had the opportunity to present a workshop on memoir Monday July 8 at Easton Area Public Library. The workshop was limited to 10 people so that gave me a very intimate space where I could learn about my participants and hopefully create a…
-
Workshops/Opportunities for Writers
Our other upcoming events include Joseph Swarctz at the newly-reopened Barnes & Noble at the Lehigh Valley Mall, McKenna Graf speaking at her local public library at 12:30 p.m. on August 10 (Bernards Township Library, click here to register), and in September I will be attending Sex Down South in Atlanta where I will be hosting a…
-
Book Lovers’ Celebration at Barnes & Noble July 20
Parisian Phoenix Publishing will have a lot of new titles available at Barnes & Noble on July 20. This is our lineup so far: PLUS, we’re working against the clock to release the updated version of our romantic-comedy Trapped: What if Skunks were Matchmakers with full-color photographs of the residents of Plastiqueville by Joan…
-
The source of Hope: our connection to change & the Divine (which can never be lost)
Hope is a complicated and strong emotion. Hope, the desire for certain things to happen, is necessary for a change to occur. Hope can give us strength to keep trudging along to reach our goals. Hope gives us the ability to have patience and to wait for something to happen. Hope is optimistic, the…
Parisian Phoenix Publishing 