Celebrate SISTERS at the Arts Center of the Capital Region!

Paris Press is hosting A SISTERS CELEBRATION at the Arts Center of the Capital Region, featuring Marion Roach Smith and Margaret Roach founders of The Sister Project; Jan Freeman, poet and director of Paris Press; and writer Catherine Chung, contributor to SISTERS. Participants will read from SISTERS: AN ANTHOLOGY, and the Roach sisters reading from their new prose collaboration.

Bring your sister, your friends, your sister-in-law, your daughters, nieces, cousins, and neighbors.

“The stories, poems, and memoirs in the new anthology Sisters call forth sweetness and light, fury and a fierce devotion.” —THE BOSTON GLOBE

“Writers including Margaret Atwood and Alice Walker explore sisterhood in this intelligent collection.... The book makes clear that sisters don’t outgrow their bond… Once a sister, always one.” —PEOPLE MAGAZINE

WHEN: Monday, March 15 at 7 p.m. Free of charge!

WHERE: The Arts Center of the Capital Region
265 River Street, Troy, NY 12180
(518) 273-0552 • www.artscenteronline.org

WHO:
Catherine Chung, a contributor to SISTERS: AN ANTHOLOGY, recently completed her first novel, Forgotten Country, which includes “Hannah.” She received her MFA from Cornell University and lives in NYC.

Marion Roach Smith is the author of The Roots of Desire: The Myth, Meaning and Sexual Power of Red Hair, Dead Reckoning, and Another Name for Madness. Formerly a staff writer for the New York Times, she is a commentator for “All Things Considered” and co-founder of The Sister Project.

Margaret Roach is an author, editor, and media consultant. Formerly the editorial director of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, she is now president of Margaret Roach Incorporated. She currently writes a series of blogs about gardening, sisters, and is collaborating on a book with her sister, Marion.

Jan Freeman is director and founder of Paris Press, based in Ashfield, MA, in the foothills of the Berkshires. She is one of the editors of SISTERS: AN ANTHOLOGY and the author of three books of poetry: Simon Says, Hyena, Autumn Sequence, and a new manuscript, Blue Structure.

An Amazing International Women's Day!

What a wonderful start to Women's History Month! First Katheryn Bigelow became the first woman to win Best Director at the Oscars, and then Paris Press held an amazing lineup of events on Monday, March 8 (International Women's Day).

Paris Press is so grateful for and thrilled by the SISTERS "happenings" that took place at the Berkshire Botanical Garden in Stockbridge, MA; at Porter Square Books in Cambridge; at Madame X in New York City; and on the Upper West Side of New York. With readings, songs, and music, these were a truly extraordinary way to celebrate International Women's Day, Women's History Month, and the contributors to, and subject of, SISTERS!

Special thanks to our hosts, who ensured that each celebration was a great success: Molly Boxer, Executive Director of the Berkshire Botanical Garden; Ellen Jarrett at Porter Square Books; Dan Schneider and the fabulous people at Madame X; and Nancy Freeman and Robi Akaret! Special thanks to Lisa Newman.

Paris Press is also grateful to our participants and readers, who brought new life to the pieces in the anthology and helped create memorable evenings: