We’re closing in on the end of year seven at Peschel Press. While the concern had been operating since May 2012, when “Whose Body?” appeared, it became a full-time business when I punched out of my newspaper job on Jan. 1, 2013. In between then and now, Beloved Wife and I have published 20 books […]
It is my sad duty to report that Peschel Press office manager Olga di Poggoity died last week at 15 years, 8 months. Olga arrived with our primary office kitty, Ivan the Terrible, as a six-week-old kittens when our crazy redheaded cat lady neighbor moved out, leaving them behind along with unpaid rent and an […]
The weekend is coming up, but here at the Press we’re already thinking about Sunday. Odessa Moon going to join other area novelists for an open-mic afternoon. They’re going to be reading from their works, answering questions and sign books. Need a Christmas gift? A book signed by an author makes a great present! Teresa […]
This is the first in a series of Shylock Homes parodies written by John Kenneth Bangs for the newspapers. Over the next eight Wednesdays, we’ll throw another one up. Only one of them I know has been published, so the rest of these haven’t been seen since their initial publication. Enjoy! The ways of spirits […]
I spent several years working on the manuscript for “Sew Cloth Grocery Bags: Make Your Own in Quantity for Yourself, for Gifts, or for Sale.” The book gradually got bigger and more complete, particularly when Bill asked “Is there only one way to sew a cloth grocery bag?” As it turns out, there are two […]
Authors on a book tour typically bring just their pens and themselves. We’re trying something different. Tonight (11/12) at 7 p.m. at Cupboard Maker Books in Enola. We’re bringing a sewing machine, an iron, and a box of accessories, and Teresa will demonstrate sewing the cloth grocery bags we sell at our public appearances. It’s […]
In October, fall teased us like an inconstant lover. Here one day bringing a hint of cold, and then she’s gone out of town for a few days. Oh, sure, she left a not. We weren’t being ghosted. She wasn’t ready to settle down. Didn’t know what to do, and she needed time to clear […]
I recently published my second book, and I’m really proud of it. “Sew Cloth Grocery Bags: Make Your Own in Quantity for Yourself, for Gifts, and for Sale” took several years of work, sewing and writing down the instructions as I went, learning two styles of grocery bag manufacturing (“boxed” and “tailored”), teaching myself production […]
We’re looking forward to seeing our reading friends in Wellsboro, Pa., on Saturday, Oct. 19, for the Wellsboro BookFest, sponsored by From My Shelf Books & Gifts. We’re spending this week getting ready. We’ve packed our binoculars in anticipation of leaf-peeping season, something we’ve never tried. The Wellsboro Gazette says that the run of warm […]
Yes, this event happened in August. What with one thing and another I never got around to putting up Teresa’s report until now. Romance writing has never gotten much respect in the book industry despite the fact that many, many people adore it. This attitude is strange. Why would a money-making enterprise like book publishing […]