Category: events
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Madness at the Adult Book Fair
Last Saturday, I spent the afternoon selling books and networking with other authors at Madness Distillery in Lehighton, Pa. It’s about five miles outside of Palmerton, Pa., which is (for some unknown reason) one of my favorite towns to visit. Much of the day surprised me— from the moment I arrived and read a sign that…
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Books & Booze?
This weekend, Dianna Sinovic and I will be at Booze and Books Book Fair at Madness Distillery in Lehighton, Pa. How could I resist an event near Halloween weekend with such a name in a distillery called Madness? November 1: Angel Ackerman and Dianna Sinovic at Books and Booze at Madness Distillery in Lehighton, Pa. (21 and older only) 1 to 4 p.m.
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Replacements for NaNoWriMo
Since classic novel-writing event NaNoWriMo went up in flames last year, I’ve noticed two competitors starting their own writing month in November, one with cash prize.
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Book birthdays, parties and new short stories
While Geraldine and I were whooping it up in Collingswood, Larry Sceurman hosted a release party for his latest children’s book, Frog and Crow’s Conversation. With a brunch of homemade chocolate chip cookies (baked by his beautiful wife, Barbara) and coffee from Dunkin, Larry entertained his guests with a read of the story…
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Chili Fest and Easton Book Festival This Weekend
This weekend Parisian Phoenix authors will be very busy! Several are attending events at Easton Book Festival, several are at Southside Bethlehem’s Chili Fest and we have authors hosting signings at Barnes & Noble. Closing out 2025 Ringing in 2026
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Review of Collingswood Book Festival
Geraldine Donaher and I attended the Collingswood Book Festival last weekend with Pennwriters Area 6. It was my first time at the festival and I had a fantastic time. I would whole-heartedly promote this event as a vendor or a spectator. It was organized, well-run and even the neighboring businesses were friendly. It’s always…
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Easton Book Festival visits GLVWG
The Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group resumed its regular programming after a summer hiatus. Phil Giunta and E. Lynn Alexander spoke to the group about the Easton Book Festival, coming up October 13-19. In the afternoon, Lynn gave a workshop that explored freewriting as play which leads to poetry. And if you need some inspiration… Speaking of writing…
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The event list
This list expands just about every day. Join us for any of these events (or all of them). Most of them are free! Closing out 2025 Ringing in 2026
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Hands-on Memoir Workshop in Yardley
For those of you still considering joining me for a hands-on workshop, the three-hour memoir workshop at Blank Slate Community Center in Yardley, Pa., is two weeks away. The workshop is $40 but includes materials, instruction, and a memoir or memoir-adjacent book of your choice from the Parisian Phoenix bookshelves. These titles include: I…
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