Category: from the publisher

• coming soon erotica from the publisher

  A new turn for Larry: Introducing Barry the Dancing Bear

  As a small craft, boutique press, we offer the unique opportunity to our authors that we encourage them to explore their full creativity. When Larry Sceurman first pitched me his nostalgic fiction, short story collection which kinda, sorta became Coffee in the Morning, I gave him some news that he…

  13 Dec 2023
• craft tips from the publisher

  A cautionary tale: My debacle with Ingram

  First, let me say that I am mostly happy with the product, customer service and distribution of IngramSpark. But it’s now December 11 and I’ve been waiting since November 16 for ten copies of Sometimes I Get… For some reason, this hardcover seems to get lost in the system every…

  11 Dec 2023
• events from the publisher parisian phoenix author parisian phoenix staff poetry

  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
• fiction from the publisher new releases review

  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
• from the publisher reflection review

  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
• coming soon from the publisher reflection

  An Amazon.com story: The Good and Bad of Innovation

  In her workshop to the Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group last weekend, Laurel Olsen Wenson mentioned her favorite book, Farenheit 451, and added the caveat, “and I’m not a science fiction fan, but that book resonated with me.” We are living in the science fiction world that Ray Bradbury and…

  25 Nov 2023
• from the publisher reflection

  The 2023 Parisian Phoenix Gift Guide

  Hello, all my feathered friends. If you’re in the United States, we had an early Thanksgiving this year. And this weekend is perhaps the most American long weekend one could possibly design— a celebration of gluttony and genocide on yesterday, rampant commercialism and greed on today, and by Monday we’re…

  24 Nov 2023
• events from the publisher reflection Uncategorized

  Power of People, Part 2

  Lunch N Learn with Friends of Pete With the Office of DEI at Moravian University At the Lunch N Learn event, I had the privilege of weaving my way around my alma mater. I sat with some new and old friends, not sure who would wish to be outed on…

  18 Nov 2023
• events fiction from the publisher

  NaNoWriMo Uh-oh

  For the last few weeks, Parisian Phoenix had so much happening that I had blog posts scheduled a week or two out. And, I suppose in reality, we STILL have enough going on that I could do that but things have grown hectic and my time is getting stretched thin.…

  16 Nov 2023
• events from the publisher

  Bird in Class: Parisian Phoenix teaches college journalism

  Every once in a while, Gayle asked me to talked to her journalism students at Northampton Community College. Gayle is a graphic design professor, but the the basic graphic designs courses at the college include designers, artists and writers as multiple programs require the course as part of the curriculum.…

  15 Nov 2023