Tag: Echo City Capers

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  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
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  Coke Zero and cinnamon doughnuts: The Universe at work as I prep for a new post on Substack

  It’s a sunny Saturday afternoon in December. I’m drinking Coke Zero and pounding down cinnamon Tastykake mini donuts– the blend of sugar and sassy cinnamon fresher and tastier than I’ve had in years. It’s 1:30 p.m. and already today I’ve talked to one of our authors, our photography and our…

  9 Dec 2023
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  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
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  Wow, it’s December: Time for the Echo City Christmas Special

  Imagine a modern version of the Grinch, where Santa is just a text message away and the threat to Christmas is not a man covered in tatty green fur but the latest MegaMall. That’s what you’ll find in the Echo City Capers Junior Christmas Special by illustrator Joseph Swarctz and…

  2 Dec 2023
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  Plan your visit to Echo City

  The Echo City creators, Ralph Greco Jr. and Joseph Swarctz, are on the road again–after several successful book store visits and a stop by St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital to distribute some Echo City Holiday Cheer. But don’t let me tell you. Let’s take a look at what Echo City’s favorite…

  29 Nov 2023
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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…

  28 Nov 2023
• events from the publisher

  Sunday wrap-up

  Parisian Phoenix has been hopping. From the Echo City Capers Bookstore and Craft Fair Fall Tour still underway, the Fifth Annual Easton Book Festival last weekend, the book launch of Juicy Bits: Erotic Stories of BDSM, Kink & Fetish, new and old clients and yesterday’s presentation and workshop at Greater…

  29 Oct 2023
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  Parisian Phoenix events at Easton Book Festival

  Juicy Bits released last week and can be purchased at all the regular places like Amazon, or Bookshop.org, or you can ask your local bookseller to order it for you from Ingram. We will be hosting a launch party at the Easton Book Festival at Book & Puppet Company on the circle (22 Centre Square) in downtown…

  20 Oct 2023
• from the publisher review

  A day in the [publisher of a small craft press] life

  Saturday, 7 a.m.: Wake and roll out of bed. Attend to animals, daughter, medication and coffee. I file more business paperwork. 8 a.m.: Check IngramSpark (no sales to note), review Amazon rankings, review Substack and social media analytics. I answer emails, of course. And organize and delete the onslaught of…

  15 Oct 2023
• events

  Reminder: Master List of October Events

  October will include a dizzying array of events for the reading and writing aficionado. The list below includes our upcoming events, but if you’re looking for more specific information about the entirety of the Easton Book Festival, click here.

  6 Oct 2023