Category: events

• events from the publisher

  Upcoming Activities for Writers

  I give a monthly writers workshop as a volunteer at Easton Area Public Library (main branch, downtown Easton, Pa.) through April on the second Thursday of the month. The workshop portion will run roughly from 6 to 7:30 p.m., but I will be onsite by 5:30 p.m. in case anyone wants to socialize or…

  28 Jan 2025
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  Workshop: Setting Goals

  I give a monthly writers workshop as a volunteer at Easton Area Public Library (main branch, downtown Easton, Pa.) on the second Thursday of the month. So, even if we haven’t announced a formal topic, you can mark your calendar and know that something is happening for writers at the library. January’s workshop will…

  7 Jan 2025
• events from the publisher

  Announcing an end-of-year giveaway

  I am a member of the Panera Sip Club. Their monthly beverage subscription lessens my guilt when I host client and author meetings at Panera (and I do have a local favorite— it’s the one in the Southmont Shopping Center in Bethlehem Township, Pa.) They sent me an email telling me how many beverages…

  5 Jan 2025
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  Meanwhile, at the library…

  We had our last official writer’s workshop of the year at Easton Area Public Library Main Branch in downtown Easton. Our hosts at the library will be setting up our 2025 events as a recurring writers’ workshop meeting at the library on the second Thursday of the month, starting with our January session on writing…

  23 Dec 2024
• events fiction from the publisher new releases news

  Get your Christmas reading ready

  M.Christian’s short story collection In Control released in print, ebook and on Kindle Unlimited. Larry Sceurman, over at Larry’s Stories, provides some holiday reflection on his Substack. He’s written some extra editions to celebrate the Christmas season, including one this weekend that will discuss gift-giving. Click here for Larry’s Stories. Speaking of other Substacks, I had…

  19 Dec 2024
• coming soon events from the publisher news parisian phoenix author

  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
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  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
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  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
• events poetry

  Finding some relief and reunification after the election

  Poetic Relief at Book & Puppet November 14 I’m going to go out on a limb and suggest that maybe poetry offers the outlet and the hope we all deserve. In November, Noble Quills at Book & Puppet Company, the independent bookstore in downtown Easton, will feature McKenna Graf and Darrell Parry. That event is November 14,…

  8 Nov 2024