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…
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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…
Kenosha Public Library Wisconsin
Kenosha Public Library in Wisconsin has a wonderful vision: “The Kenosha Community will be universally literate, civically engaged, and embrace multiple cultures and generations.” I love how reading, democracy and inclusivity is valued here as the foundation to achieving a better society. They have a copy of To Love Like Venus that they have, and…
Authors Guild Member Spotlight
New book release Member Spotlight in The Authors Guild. I answer questions on the personal experience of craft.
Launched with love
All smiles for the book launch of my novel To Love Like Venus at Korres in New York City on 3/21/2026. Thank you to everyone who was there with us, to those who celebrated from afar by buying a copy of the book, or checking it out from their local library. Raffles were won. Trivia…
Las Vegas-Clark County Library Loves Like Venus
Las Vegas-Clark County Library District has been “the recipient of three consecutive ALA Library of the Future Awards in 2022, 2023 & 2024 (the first library system to ever accomplish this)”. In visiting their website, the total vibe I get is this is the Mister Rogers of library personalities. Their tagline and motto? “Free to…
Smith Memorial Library Collection at Chautauqua
The Chautauqua Institution is a beautiful example of how, when an institution values the work of an artist; they don’t hold back in continued celebration and respect of that artist’s works. My time there was truly remarkable, and continues to be. Smith Memorial Library (Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System) has two copies of To Love Like Venus…
The Corner Bookstore, a Trip to Venus
Old jokes used to introduce themselves with “So-and-so [a trio usually] walk into a bar…” Today I walked into a bookstore (leaving two outside to wait for me, so there’s the trio) to pick up a book I preordered a few months ago “Big Nobody” by Alex Kadis. Because the book sounded hysterical, it got…
Book Launch at Korres 3/21/26
Celebrate Venusian beauty with us at Korres for the book launch of Stephanie Nina Pitsirilos’ debut novel To Love Like Venus. Saturday March 21st at 3pm, Korres, NYC. 232 Elizabeth Street. Environmentalism is a focus of To Love Like Venus. So is beauty and pleasure and Greek island settings. What better place to sample Greek wines and launch the book than at…
Venus is here
Happy Publication Day to my debut novel, To Love Like Venus. Dream yourself into a future NYC of whirling roller-discos and sex robots, sunny Greek islands, and a fight for love while the world is on the brink. Trip to Venus included. Maybe you have literary fiction tendencies? Then: To Love Like Venus is a literary…
