| Paris Press is hosting a SISTERS Celebration at McNally Jackson Books, featuring SISTERS: AN ANTHOLOGY contributors Catherine Chung, Ana Maria Jomolca, and Myra Shapiro, and Jan Freeman, director of Paris Press and co-editor of SISTERS. Participants will read their work and more from SISTERS! Bring your sister, your friends, your sister-in-law, your daughters, nieces, cousins, 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: Thursday, June 17, at 7 p.m. Free of charge! | ||||||||||||
WHERE: McNally Jackson Books 52 Prince Street (Between Mulberry and Lafayette), NYC WHO: Catherine Chung recently completed her first novel, Forgotten Country. Recently named a “New Voice” by Granta, she lives in New York City Ana Maria Jomolca is a Cuban-American writer, producer, and director. Her plays have appeared Off-Broadway and her film everygirl was screened at film festivals in New York City and Chicago. Her most recent play, Chiquitina, debuted in New York in 2009. Myra Shapiro is the author of I’ll See You Thursday, and a memoir, Four Sublets: Becoming a Writer in New York. Her poems have appeared in The Best American Poetry 1999 and 2003. She teaches at the International Women’s Writing Guild in New York City. Jan Freeman is director and founder of Paris Press, based in Ashfield, MA. 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 | ||||||||||||
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Celebrate SISTERS at McNally Jackson Books in NYC!
Sunday, March 14, 2010
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.
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.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
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:
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:
Thursday, February 25, 2010
How to Host a SISTERS CELEBRATION:
It’s easy to hold your own SISTERS CELEBRATION. Whether you choose to host friends in your home, or organize a community reading at a public space, these ideas have helped Paris Press create memorable, meaningful events.
WHAT: A SISTERS CELEBRATION is a gathering of five people or more who read from Sisters: An Anthology.
WHY: It’s a great way for friends, relatives, and strangers to discover extraordinary stories and poems by well-known and emerging women writers, while exploring the unique, complicated, humorous, difficult, loving, heartbreaking world of sisters.
WHAT: A SISTERS CELEBRATION is a gathering of five people or more who read from Sisters: An Anthology.
WHY: It’s a great way for friends, relatives, and strangers to discover extraordinary stories and poems by well-known and emerging women writers, while exploring the unique, complicated, humorous, difficult, loving, heartbreaking world of sisters.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Upcoming SISTERS Celebrations in Massachusetts!
Paris Press invites you to celebrate Women’s History Month with two exciting SISTERS Events in March!
Sunday, March 7, at 2pm. at The Berkshire Botanical Garden
Stockbridge, MA (413-298-3926; www.berkshirebotanical.org)
Monday, March 8, at 7pm at Porter Square Books
Cambridge, MA (617-491-2220; www.portersquarebooks.com)
“The stories, poems, and memoirs in the new anthology SISTERS call forth sweetness and light, fury and a fierce devotion.” — The Boston Globe
“Publishing is not dead, it’s merely getting more fabulous. At least that’s how things look now that we’ve discovered Paris Press ... [It] became known to us because of their new book, Sisters. A collection of marvelous authors writing on our favorite topic, this is the single book that all of us must read.” — The Sister Project
“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
Sunday, March 7, at 2pm. at The Berkshire Botanical Garden
Stockbridge, MA (413-298-3926; www.berkshirebotanical.org)
Monday, March 8, at 7pm at Porter Square Books
Cambridge, MA (617-491-2220; www.portersquarebooks.com)
“The stories, poems, and memoirs in the new anthology SISTERS call forth sweetness and light, fury and a fierce devotion.” — The Boston Globe
“Publishing is not dead, it’s merely getting more fabulous. At least that’s how things look now that we’ve discovered Paris Press ... [It] became known to us because of their new book, Sisters. A collection of marvelous authors writing on our favorite topic, this is the single book that all of us must read.” — The Sister Project
“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
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Happy Hearts!
In celebration of Valentine’s Day, I wanted to suggest that you think about celebrating your sisters or friends who have sisters, daughters, granddaughters, your aunts, nieces, sisters-in-law. SISTERS: AN ANTHOLOGY is a perfect gift for everyone between the ages of 13 and 103. And a signed and numbered print of the original cover art by Jane Lund is a truly luscious expression of love.
Jane Lund’s print (unlike the cover of SISTERS) is a giclee print of the collage, with the original pink background. It is 25 1/2” X 20” — and $200 of the $250 gift to Paris Press is tax deductible.
There are only 100 prints being made by Oak Tree Press, and several have already found new homes, so please let me know if you would like one or more for someone special (including yourself!).
To order SISTERS: AN ANTHOLOGY ($20.95) directly from Paris Press, please visit our website or phone 413.628.0051. Or purchase the anthology from your local bookseller or online bookstore (Amazon, etc.). For a signed and numbered print, call me or order through the Paris Press website.
Wishing you an early happy Valentine’s Day. May it be filled with love love love.
Heartily yours,
Jan
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
More on SISTERS...
Helen Gallagher's review of SISTERS: AN ANTHOLOGY.
blogcritics.org/books/article/book-review-sisters-an-anthology-edited/
A bit about Helen from her website blogcritics.org
Helen Gallagher reviews non-fiction books and shares insights when attending author and publishing events on Chicago's North Shore. She is a national speaker on technology, writing and publishing. She's a member of American Society of Journalists & Authors,and the International Women's Writing Guild. Helen is the author of Release Your Writing: Book Publishing Your Way. She is also a member of National Book Critics Circle.
blogcritics.org/books/article/book-review-sisters-an-anthology-edited/
A bit about Helen from her website blogcritics.org
Helen Gallagher reviews non-fiction books and shares insights when attending author and publishing events on Chicago's North Shore. She is a national speaker on technology, writing and publishing. She's a member of American Society of Journalists & Authors,and the International Women's Writing Guild. Helen is the author of Release Your Writing: Book Publishing Your Way. She is also a member of National Book Critics Circle.
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