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Why the supernatural?
It seemed only apropos that three authors with supernatural themes in their books would meet at a quaint bookstore on the eve of the full (pink) moon. Our event at Medina Books and Coffee in Coopersburg, Pa., was a big success for everyone. Combining three authors with three very different styles and…
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Center Valley and Coopersburg events
This Weekend at the Promenade Shops Echo City Capers will appear at the Barnes & Noble in the Promenade Shops on Saturday, March 29. Come meet illustrator Joseph Swarctz and author Ralph Greco Jr. The next Echo City title, Tuli Finds a Circle, debuts in May and will be available at the Phillipsburg Comic Con at Phillipsburg (N.J.) High School on Saturday, May 10.…
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Titles in Production
I have read so many manuscripts in the last six weeks. We released M.Christian’s In Control, a collection of erotic short stories. After I finish this newsletter, I will be doing a final pass on Christian’s and Ralph Greco Jr.’s manuscript, Sex: Everything You Didn’t Know You Needed to Know. This nonfiction collection of essays will release…
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Applause for banning the ban
New Jersey seems to be bucking the book banning trend by banning… book banning. Author Ralph Greco Jr. reflected on this in a recent blog entry on the website, FU I’m from New Jersey. I’ve been watching a lot of The Sopranos lately, so maybe it’s just New Jersey on…
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Round up from Lehigh Valley Ledger
See the original here.
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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…
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SAFETY & SECURITY WHILE TRAVELING SOLO
A Useful Dozen List for the Prepared Traveler By Angel R. Ackerman and Thurston D. Gill Jr. Angel’s introductory note: When I went to Sex Down South in Atlanta in early September, I drove the whole trip alone. I hadn’t traveled alone in 25 years, except for the occasional trip…
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Nancy Scott sharing our anthology with Magnets & Ladders
Last year, Parisian Phoenix tabled at an event with Disability Pride PA at Penn State Lehigh Valley. Nancy Scott wrote about the experience and created an essay of writing prompts that appeared in the current issue of Magnets and Ladders. Magnets and Ladders is a disability-themed publication. You can read…
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Horror & Humor
By Larry Sceurman 66 years ago, in 1958, humorous horror came creeping into my life. My first exposure to humor within horror was the 45 RPM recording on the Cameo Label “Dinner With Drac” by John ‘The Cool Ghoul’ Zacherle. Larry’s Stories is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts…
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Keeping up with Echo City
Illustrator Joseph Swarctz will have all of the Echo City titles at the Tatamy Fall Fest on September 28— so if you are missing a title or haven’t picked up the latest, that’s a great place to get your personalized holiday gifts. Echo City returns to Barnes & Noble on the following dates and in these…
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