Michele Karlsberg brings a unique combination of skills to effectively carry out publicity/marketing campaigns for authors, organizations and film/theater
Michele Karlsberg brings a unique combination of skills to effectively carry out publicity/marketing campaigns for authors, organizations and film/theater professionals. She has also worn many hats in her twenty six-year book Publishing career. Michele was one of the founders of Amethyst Press where she published literary giants like Dennis Cooper, Mark Ameen, Kevin Killian and Patrick Moore. As c
Michele Karlsberg brings a unique combination of skills to effectively carry out publicity/marketing campaigns for authors, organizations and film/theater professionals. She has also worn many hats in her twenty six-year book Publishing career. Michele was one of the founders of Amethyst Press where she published literary giants like Dennis Cooper, Mark Ameen, Kevin Killian and Patrick Moore. As c
Operating as usual
National Poetry Month
It’s been far too long since I got to be in front of large audiences in person so getting the opportunity to reach and inspire high school students during #nationalpoetrymonth was amazing! Special thanks to The Jamie Hulley Arts Foundation, the school librarians, and teachers who made it all possible. I loved talking with some of the students afterwards and hope my words made an impact. Keep our children reading and writing!
Is Goodreads worth its flaws? https://bookriot.com/is-goodreads-a-good-thing/
Goodreads is the most popular social media site focused on books. But is Goodreads a good thing? It's complicated.
If more high-profile authors self-publish, how will the industry rebalance? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/03/books/brandon-sanderson-kickstarter.html
Brandon Sanderson set out to raise $1 million on Kickstarter in 30 days to fund four new books. He blew past it in about 35 minutes.
Have women scholars actually published less during the pandemic? https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2022/02/23/study-says-women-arent-publishing-less-during-pandemic
Anecdotal and other empirical evidence says women are publishing less than men over all during the pandemic. This study found otherwise.
What makes a print book accessible? https://lithub.com/some-practical-notes-for-publishers-on-readers-with-als/
I’m an avid reader with ALS—a bad combination. My reading was turned upside-down in 2008 by a diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, often known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Without cure, its symp…
Is it still too soon for the Great COVID-19 Novel? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/20/books/pandemic-fiction.html
Literary novelists are struggling with whether, and how, to incorporate Covid into their fiction.
Listen In
https://www.bestofwomensfiction.com/episodes/2022-debuts
A special episode featuring six exciting women’s fiction debuts from the first half of 2022! Debut authors Maggie Giles, Melanie Mitzner, J. Marie Rundquist, Shauna Robinson, Lisa Roe, and Sandra L. Young tell us about their novels, their inspiration, and their best writing advice.
#SuperHero https://queerforty.com/urvashi-vaid-is-our-very-own-wonder-woman
Urvashi Vaid | Photo: Jurek Wadjowicz
Exciting
I am humbled, honored, and thrilled to announce:
Pamela Means & the Power of the Protest Song: Our Shared History & Present Day
Part-performance and part-presentation, this family-friendly public event will explore the origin stories and lineages of protest songs, how their meanings and impacts continue to transform through time and space, and how they have inspired--and continue to inspire--movements and cultural shifts within the realms of racial and social justice. In addition, Pamela will also share her own experiences with becoming an artist and using her voice. A curated assortment of original songs and select, recognizable covers will be integrated into the presentation as a powerful demonstration of how grounding, unifying, and mobilizing protest songs can be.
Last fall, I applied for artist grants to twenty-four Local Cultural Councils in Massachusetts towns from the Valley to the Cape to the Nawth’ Shore. I’m excited to announce TWENTY confirmed shows across the state from April to December (including a few venues that said, ‘yes! we want this show anyway’ when the LCC grant was denied) plus two more potential shows yet to confirm.
All shows listed here:
https://www.PamelaMeans.com/shows.html
Details are provided for most shows with additional info, myriad links and remaining confirmations on the way.
There are many to thank. Primarily, Mass Cultural Council and the many Local Cultural Councils across Massachusetts that have given wings and incredible support to this project. Eternal gratitude as well to truly heroic individuals who generously offered their, crucial and invaluable, time, insight, ‘will you please read this one more time’ patience, encouragement, and inspiration throughout the entire (this seriously kicked my ass, first time) application process.
Opening night:
THU APR 28, 7pm
Burren Backroom Series
247 Elm St., Davis Square
Somerville MA 02144
FREE SHOW with RSVP to 24 Hour Concerts
http://www.24HourConcerts.com
All ages welcome!
Proud to say:
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Somerville Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
Sponsorship has also been matched by Tom Bianchi and 24 Hour Concerts.
All shows listed here:
https://www.PamelaMeans.com/shows.html
📸 Julian Parker-Burns
Poster by Standard Design
This coming Saturday. A special episode featuring six exciting women’s fiction debuts from the first half of 2022! Join Melanie Mitzner and others.
We are so excited about this episode, coming this Saturday!
A special episode featuring six exciting women’s fiction debuts from the first half of 2022!
Debut authors Maggie Giles, Melanie Mitzner, J. Marie Rundquist, Shauna Robinson, Lisa Roe, and Sandra L. Young tell us about their novels, their inspiration, and their best writing advice.
* Maggie Giles author of The Things We Lost
* Melanie Mitzner author of Slow Reveal
* Shauna Robinson author of Must Love Books
* Lisa Roe Author of Welcome To The Neighborhood
* J. Marie Rundquist, Author of All I'm Asking
* Sandra L Young, author of Divine Vintage
#bestofwomensfiction #podcast #womensfiction #debutauthor #2022debut #débutnovel #2022debuts
As we celebrate the final days of Women's History Month we enter into 2022's National Poetry Month.
Mark your calendars for the extraordinary event at Bureau of General Services-Queer Division with Emanuel Xavier and Lisa A. Dordal
Celebrate National Poetry Month with poets Lisa Dordal & Emanuel Xavier (in-person and live-streaming)
Kick off National Poetry Month at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division as two award-winning queer poets, Emanuel Xavier and Lisa Dordal, share their poems of wisdom, struggle, and transformation.
This event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th St., NYC, 10011.
Safety protocol
In an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19:
If you have any symptoms associated with COVID-19 in the days leading up to the event, we ask you to please stay home.
Please note that masks are required at all times inside The LGBT Community Center, where the Bureau is located.
Suggested donation $10 to benefit the Bureau’s work.
All are welcome to attend, with or without donation.
We will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event, but we can also take credit card donations at the register or you can donate in advance on this page.
Purchase books from the Bureau's online store by clicking on the titles below:
Emanuel Xavier's Selected Poems of Emanuel Xavier (Queer Mojo, 2021, paperback, $12.95)
Also available in Spanish: Poemas Seleccionados de Emanuel Xavier ($12.95)
Lisa Dordal's Water Lessons (Black Lawrence Press, 2022, paperback, $16.95)
Thank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us!
Copies of these titles are also available at the Bureau's physical store and can be purchased at the reading.
https://bgsqd.com/event/celebrate-national-poetry-month-with-poets-lisa-dordal-emanuel-xavier/
Kick off National Poetry Month at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division as two award-winning queer poets, Lisa Dordal & Emanuel Xavier, share their poems of wisdom, struggle, and transformation.
It is with great sadness that Queer Words Podcast presents Leslie Cohen, who left us Tuesday, March 15, 2022, the day her book "The Audacity of a Kiss" became a finalist for this year's Lambda Literary Awards.
The recording has minimal editing and is without musical interlude.
Listen to Queer Words Podcast wherever you find fine podcasts or at: www.queerwords.org
TONIGHT Perfectly Queer Reading "Nonfiction Prose & Poetry"
Ep 4: People Like Us - So Much More Than a Bookstore · Unboxing Queer History · GH Exhibits
Gerber/Hart Exhibits
More Theater Monday - Flash/Frozen
We were given free tickets to Flash/Frozen for review purposes. Any and all opinions expressed here are our own. What: Flash/Frozen Where:...
As a part of their “Unboxing Queer History” series, Gerber Hart Library and Archives published a podcast episode/archival selection called "Amigas Latinas - Latina, Queer and Together" learn more about the Amigas Latinas here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTwuydeockk
A conversation with the founders of Amigas Latinas Mona Noriega and Evette Cardona, and former Amigas Latinas board member Lourdes Torres about the Amigas La...
On March 31st, the Poetry Foundation & Poetry Magazine Poetry Foundation presents “‘To Turn The World Around’: For Audre Lorde and Pat Parker ,” a poetry reading with Indira Allegra and Alexis Pauline Gumbs followed by a discussion moderated by Sinister Wisdom Board of Directors member Mecca Jamilah Sullivan. Register here. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/to-turn-the-world-around-for-audre-lorde-and-pat-parker-online-tickets-277580269057
Join us for a poetry reading and moderated discussion with Indira Allegra, Alexis Pauline Gumbs, and Mecca Jamilah Sullivan.
Jewelle Gomez is moderating a panel at the National Black Writers Conference (NBWC) entitled “Afrofuturism: Octavia Tried to Tell Us” on April 1st. Register here. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nbwc2022-day-three-roundtables-and-a-summit-keynote-tickets-259296100617
Three Roundtables and One Summit Keynote!
2022 Saints & Sinners LGBTQ Literary Festival FULL COLOR PROGRAM - Now Posted. https://www.sasfest.org
HOME ABOUT SPEAKERS SPONSORS MEMBERSHIP CONTESTS CONTACT 19th Annual Saints and Sinners Literary Festival MARCH 25 -27, 2022 Register Now for SASFest 2022! We can't wait to see you in New Orleans! Registration for the full weekend is open. If you can only make a few events, you can buy Day Passes an...
Do not miss the launch event for OUTWRITE: the Speeches that Shaped LGBTQ Literary Culture. Julie R. [email protected] Gross Minnie-Bruce Pratt Sarah Schulman @Cheryl Clarke Charis Books and More/Charis Circle Michael Bronski
https://www.charisbooksandmore.com/event/outwrite-speeches-shaped-lgbtq-literary-culture
Event date: Sunday, March 20, 2022 - 6:30pm to 7:30pm This event takes place on crowdcast, Charis' virtual event platform. Register here. Charis and Sinister Wisdom celebrate OutWrite: The Speeches that Shaped LGBTQ Literary Culture edited by Julie R. Enszer and Elena Gross. In addition to the e...
Lance Ringel's Flash/Frozen premieres in NYC - Queer Forty
The play Flash/Frozen revisits one of the most compelling sports tragedies in history.
Congratulations Sonia Sanchez
Poet Sonia Sanchez, the author of more than 17 volumes of verse, will receive the Edward MacDowell Medal at a ceremony on the MacDowell grounds at 100 High St. in Peterborough on Sunday, July 10.The return of the outdoor public celebration, including...
Countdown https://www.sasfest.org
Good Morning. We are happy to share that playwright Lance Ringel's play Flash/Frozen opens this week at Theatre Row NYC on March 10th.
The fates of two young men collide in a drama based on true events surrounding the tragic 1961 plane crash that took the lives of the U.S. Figure Skating Team.
For more information head to: https://bfany.org/theatre-row/shows/flash-frozen/
Way back when… 21 year-old RACHEL MADDOW was featured in Curve Magazine / Deneuve magazine. 30+ years of documenting lesbian culture. Do you remember?
Visit the Curve Archive to read it! 🔗 bit.ly/3py2cRR
📷 by Chloe Atkins. w/ The Rachel Maddow Show #WHM2022 #RachelMaddow #WomensHistoryMonth
'Banned book' section added to Barnes & Noble website, some locations
Barnes & Noble bookstores are now including “banned book” sections in some of its stores, as well as an entire page on its website.
SAS22 is this month! Time to start getting familiar with all the literary fun we have planned. We're offering our Master Class Series on Friday, March 25 & Saturday, March 26. One amazing class you can look forward to is "Speaking Tongues: A Poetry/Performance Master Class with Pamela Sneed," author of the Lammy award-winning book, "Funeral Diva."
Register for SAS22 here: https://www.sasfest.org
Golden Crown Literary Society SILENT AUCTION NOW OPEN and check out their new WEBSITE! https://www.goldencrownliterarysociety.org/post/bidding-is-open
The Golden Crown Literary Society's March Virtual Auction is open for bids! We have some fantastic items for you to bid on, many of them unique. You can bid on auction lots including: signed paperbacks audiobooks editing services reader/author gift boxes There is something for everyone, no matter yo...
Save The Date Perfectly Queer: LGBTQ Book Readings Sebastian Stuart Chris Stark Kelliane Parker Poetry 3/16 7pm PST EMAIL ZOOM LINK: [email protected]
SLOW REVEALby Melanie Mitzner is available for pre-order.
Set in 1990s New York, Slow Reveal paints an extraordinary portrait of artists who defy the arbiters of culture and challenge social norms. Art, addiction, and family dynamics capsize the Kanes when they discover the parallel life of Katharine, film editor, mother, lover, and wife.
https://www.melaniemitzner.com/slow-reveal.html
We are deep in rehearsal mode for Flash/Frozen. TICKETS ON SALE NOW
"All 18 members of the United States figure skating team flying to Prague for an international meet were killed today when a Belgian jet airliner crashed out of a bright blue sky near Brussels airport. The crash killed 73 persons, including 52 Americans."
Lance Ringel's play is based on true events. Come hear the story of Tim Brown and Doug Ramsay.
https://bfany.org/theatre-row/shows/flash-frozen/
We are deep in rehearsal mode for Flash/Frozen. TICKETS ON SALE NOW
"All 18 members of the United States figure skating team flying to Prague for an international meet were killed today when a Belgian jet airliner crashed out of a bright blue sky near Brussels airport. The crash killed 73 persons, including 52 Americans."
Lance Ringel's play is based on true events. Come hear the story of Tim Brown and Doug Ramsay.
https://bfany.org/theatre-row/shows/flash-frozen/
Be there!
We are so excited to present the in-person return of the Saints & Sinners LGBTQ+ Literary Festival! The Press Release announcing many of the incredible SASFest events is going out to media outlets all over the country TODAY but we wanted you, our faithful patrons, to be the first to get a glimpse of some of the programming we have scheduled for this March. And you can do that by reading our recent newsletter here (https://t.e2ma.net/message/7rcp8f/rvsbay) and then sign yourself up to receive our future newsletters here: sasfest.org/#contact
We hope to see you back in New Orleans!
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Michele Karlsberg shows how ordinary people make extraordinary contributions to their communities. Her philosophy is simple: “It is our giving that makes us strong, not our receiving.” Bottom line, she loves what she does. She is grateful for her beloved mentors, some of whom are Nancy Bereano, Sasha Alyson, Barbara Grier, Richard Labonte, Carol Seajay, Roz Parr who helped her gain knowledge and confidence in the book publishing industry.
She has worn many hats in her twenty-nine year career.
As a publicist, she brings a unique combination of skills to effectively carry out publicity/marketing campaigns for authors, organizations, events, comedians, musicians and film/theater professionals. Her list of clients has included Katherine Forrest, Felice Picano, Kate Clinton, Stephen Fry, Jewelle Gomez, Assotto Saint, Dorothy Allison, Martin Duberman, Judy Grahn and Minnie Bruce Pratt to name a few. From her home office stateside, Michele represented many International Publishing companies: Spinifex Press (Australia), Second Story Press (Canada), Bruno Gmunder (Germany) and Creation Books (UK). She generously speaks at many conferences about the business of publishing, publicity and marketing. When she gets to share what she knows about marketing and publicity in the world of publishing, she is one happy woman.
She is one of the founders/publishers of Amethyst Press, home of groundbreaking authors Dennis Cooper, Kevin Killian, Mark Ameen, Stan Leventhal and Patrick Moore. She is a strong advocate for independent booksellers and worked with Carol Seajay on the Feminist Bookstore Network. She is a curator of Outspoken, a nationwide LGBTQI literary series that helps new and established voices reach a wider audience. As publisher at Bywater Books, she published many award winning authors.
She is an innovator and in 1989 along with the Publishing Triangle, Michele launched Le***an and Gay Book Month. Along with Michael Denneny she was the first co-chair of the Publishing Triangle and is still active today. She worked with The Book Of The Month Club/Quality Paperback Books to launch their LGBT Book Club InsightOut along with the Triangle Classic series.
She is a passionate advocate for the Pride Center on Staten Island, whether it was to help supply books to build their library, participate in the LGBTQI Pride celebrations, helping build visibility for the Pride Center or helping other LGBTQI people in need. In 1991 she was part of the team that opened the Pat Parker/Vito Russo Library at the NYC LGBTQI Community Center. For many years she also worked with the Astraea Writers Awards and The Le***an Herstory Archives.
She is a producer:she produced Holland America Cruise Lines’ first BOOK EXPO along with Olivia Travel. In 2010 she produced BACK 2 BACK at the St George Theater in NY with Lily Tomlin and Kate Clinton. She is most proud of producing events to honor the passing of Audre Lorde, Melvin Dixon, Stan Leventhal and John Preston.
As literary executor for Assotto Saint, Roy Gonsalves and Stan Leventhal, Michele manages their creative works for publication today.
Michele is a planner; she has been instrumental in planning the programming of many conferences and festivals such as OUTWRITE, Saints and Sinners, San Francisco Book Festival, BookExpo America, In Our Own Write, Behind Our Masks, GCLS, Readers and Writers and the Gay Games Cultural Festival.
She is an author; her non-fiction piece entitled The Isle Of Staten appears in the book Love, Christopher Street (Chelsea House Editions). Her WORDS column appears monthly in the San Francisco Bay Times. She wrote Self Publishing LGBTQI Books and is the co-editor of the Lambda Literary Award finalist To Be Continued and To Be Continued: Take Two (Firebrand Books).
She is an awardee: Publishing Triangle Leadership Award. Community Health Action Advocacy Award. Saints and Sinners Literary Hall Of Fame. One Island/One Pride Award from the S.I. LGBT Community Center.
When Michele is not focusing on the visibility of the LGBTQI community she persists to resist the current administration.
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