Venusian Library Buzz: Hello, Michigan!

Welcome to Venus, Michigan! So glad that Farmington Community Library has added copies of To Love Like Venus, introducing Michigan to our map. Michigan hits close to the Janus Point Press family story (Go blue, and hometowns of one half of us). From their website:“Our MissionWe engage our diverse community through resources and experiences that…

Venus and Motherhood Ebook Sale

Kobo is featuringTo Love Like Venus for Mother’s Day This means ebooks on all retail sites are on sale! May 7th through May 13th.  $5.99 Mother-Son Relationships: “[…] a compelling exploration of what it means to be human, weaving together themes of artificial intelligence, environmental degradation, mother-son relationships, and the difficulty of modern love. […]A…

The BookLife Prize

Read the Critic’s Report of To Love Like Venus, provided by Publishers Weekly’s The Booklife Prize. These reports are the initial stage of assessing books for consideration for their annual prizes in Fiction and Non-Fiction. It is a nice assessment of the book. After writing a book, it takes a different level of either courage…

BookCon: That’s a Wrap!

Absolutely incredible time as an author in Indie Alley at the return of BooKCon at the Javits Center this past weekend. The fandom for book culture and reading was palpable, visible and lived. To Love Like Venus was the star of my table, with some lucky readers getting free copies from Bookfinity, highlighting me as…

BookCon Here We Are!

All set up for BookCon weekend! I’m super excited to be an author in Indie Alley Hall 1B, Janus Point Press. We are to the left of escalators (last avenue to the left of Indie Alley). I am so honored and excited to be a part of this book love convention. Saturday: Meet Cyrus and…

Venusian Library Buzz: Wood County

Here’s the third Ohio library featured in Venusian Library Buzz. Wood County public library has super long patron hours (heaven!), serving the Bowling Green community. Find To Love Like Venus on the shelf under New Fiction.

Venusian Library Buzz: Richwood Library

Ohio has more surprises! After my appreciation post for Ohio the other day, I find 2 more libraries that carry hardcovers of To Love Like Venus! The next one is Richwood North Union Library. Richwood North Union Library posts fun social media clips. Check out To Love Like Venus, Richwood Village! See the full Venusian…

Selling out at The Corner Bookstore

Thanks for buying out all the copies of To Love Like Venus at The Corner Bookstore on UES, Manhattan within a few weeks! They are ordering more, so reserve your copy. Also know if you are into author signatures, this store has an abundance of new releases signed by acclaimed authors.

Venusian Library Buzz: Dayton Metro Library

I have a special place for Ohio in my heart. When I was an undergrad at the University of Michigan, I organized a lecture and film screening around the movie “Rembetiko”, an important part of Greek music history. The Ohio Greek Student association had a VHS copy and, likely using this new cool technology called…

Mesa Public Library in Arizona Venusian Buzz

The city of Mesa, Arizona, has a commitment to sustainability, evident in their official city website. They have a designated Mesa Climate Action Plan (MCAP), a commitment to “improve social equity for a vibrant healthy future” and sustainability goals. With this focus of environmentalism and sustainability in mind, how wonderful that their public library has…