The Ultimate Selfie

What happens when three jockin guys and one girl go on the quest for the ultimate selfie while on vacation? If Scooby-Doo and the Puertopian gang vacationed on Vieques, Puerto Rico. Full of pirate curses, ghosts and cryptocurrency.  This fun five-page full color comic created by artist Seth Christian Martel and writer Stephanie Nina Pitsirilos…

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On Tropes, Themes and Libraries

Clip from my longer read of the novel To Love Like Venus, where I highlight some of the larger themes of the book, which partially takes place in Greece in the near future 2050s and includes modern day concerns of impact of climate change, unsustainable tourism and the risk of unchecked foreign buyouts. While being…

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Reading Venus in the Greek Islands

To Love Like Venus: when New York becomes Greece Themes, tropes and settings A beach read for the Greek islands? The book and this reading include the fun and sensuality of it all, but this reading also sets the novel within the culture and concerns of Greece, not at all just a backdrop. Plus I…

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Reflections on a Marine Venus

Reflecting on the theme of a marine Venus: on statues, on legacy, on goddesses, youth and death. Reading an excerpt from Lawrence Durrell’s Reflections on a Marine Venus, while providing insight into some of the original non-fiction seeds of my debut novel, To Love Like Venus. You can find Durrell’s masterful works worldwide at bookstores…

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The Leadership Summit 2026 Alumni Society

Informal reflection on the 2026 Leadership Summit of the Alumni Society, first time attendee. A place to share insights on exceeding in leadership positions and progressing your professional success, with a lens on the Latino community and beyond. Thank you for the invitation, the insights and tremendous company. For more information on the Alumni Society:…

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Showcasing at ALA

Showcasing at ALA, selected by Ingram. Find my debut novel To Love Like Venus at the IngramSpark Author Exhibit at the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference & Exhibition 2026. Hardcovers are available to browse , and the book is featured in their print & digital catalogs. Read the reviews. Join other libraries (and bookstores)…

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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…

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Book Shopping by the Juicy Details

I’m the kind of book shopper that finds her books by walking into a bookstore mostly and seeing beautiful covers and titles, and I take it from there. Also of course book reviews I read, or something that I walk into. Authors (I’m told in the business world) make the mistake thinking that most readers…

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The Hawaii Project Recommendation

Fun to see To Love Like Venus in such highly regarded company on The Hawaii Project! “We track what the web’s leading tastemakers and book reviewers are writing about, uncovering books that match your favorite authors, personal interests and current events, and bring them to you daily. 10% of our revenue goes to support 3…

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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…

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