Category: review
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The community that keeps me going
A simple thank you can go a long way. As a volunteer, an editor and even as a writer, I hear “thank you” many times. Some people believe in cards, or gestures like flowers and gifts, but for me, even the slightest hint of “thank you” in a text or…
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What I read in February (and the flashlight dilemma)
I thought it would be fun to share the books I read in February. I think I read ten books in January, but then I had an editing blitz late in the month where I read a lot of novels back to back. And I started watching television instead of…
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Reading my way through January
I’ve seen people post a lot of goals and themes for January: dry January, Veganuary, and all the hopes of better lifestyles, more exercise, and creating healthy habits that can mean anything from sleep hygiene to flossing your teeth. I’ve pledged to read more— and to read beyond my typical…
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All the Light We Cannot See: About time we see a heroic, female blind protagonist
Netflix recently released their four-episode adaption of the historical fiction novel All the Light We Cannot See. And of course now I want to read it. The women in my local public library book club recommended the small screen adaptation since we were reading another World War II historical fiction.…
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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…
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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.…
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Journals for ourselves and for our writing: A Day with Laurel Olsen Wenson
This month, Lehigh Valley author Laurel Olsen Wenson presented the Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group with a program on various types of journaling and then turned that information into a workshop of using journaling, both in the text and behind the scenes, as a resource for character development. Types of…
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