Happy Monday! It’s time for Did You Know. Yesterday marked the beginning of the Chinese New Year celebrations. This is the Year of the Rabbit. But did you know Chinese New Year and Lunar New Year are the same celebration? It’s true. The holiday is referred to as the Lunar New Year because it follows … Continue reading Did You Know …?
Author: Lee
Lisa Lee is a freelance editor and book critic specializing in horror and dark fiction. She has been in the industry since 2016 and joined the Stitched Smile Publications team in 2018. Lee also works with numerous talented authors and other small press publishing houses including Madness Heart Press (where she is currently head editor), Dammaged Productions, Space Yeti Publishing, Naked Cat Press, and Splatter Ink Publications. Her reviews can be found on her website https://bibliophiliatemplum.wordpress.com/ as well as on Goodreads and websites where books are sold.
Audiobooks
Happy Monday. It’s time for Did You Know. There are a lot of differing opinions about listening to audiobooks vs visually reading a book, but did you know listening to audiobooks can be therapeutic? It’s true. For many, the first experience of books is not reading to ourselves but being read to by others: parents, … Continue reading Audiobooks
January
Happy Monday and Happy New Year. It’s time for Did You Know. January was named for the Roman god Janus, known as the protector of gates and doorways, who symbolized beginnings and endings. Janus is depicted with two faces, one looking into the past, the other with the ability to see into the future. The … Continue reading January
HAPPY NEW YEAR
HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM STITCHED SMILE PUBLICATIONS
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas from everyone at Stiched Smile Publications
Merry Yule
Merry Yule! Happy Winter Solstice! May the light of the sun shine on you and yours this Yuletide Season.
Yuletide Season
Happy Monday! It’s time for Did You Know. You are probably familiar with the seasonal tradition of the Yule log and have likely heard the Christmas carol “Deck the Halls” lyric “troll the ancient yuletide carol.” Today, “Yule” and “Yuletide” are largely associated with Christmas, but did you know the meaning behind Yule is quite … Continue reading Yuletide Season
Happy Hanukkah
Hanukkah Sameach! May this festival bring blessings upon you and your family.
Rumor Control
This is Rumor Control. There have been some rumors floating around, as rumors do, that Stitched Smile Publications is closing down and all titles are going out of print. That is not true. The truth is Stitched Smile Publications is restructuring in 2023, but existing titles are not going out of print. Rights for many … Continue reading Rumor Control
TBT: TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE YULETIDE
Happy Throwback Thursday! Today we have a throwback to December 2016, a seasonal poem from the Darque Bard, Matthew Byers. Twas the Night Before Yuletideor Santa vs. the Reindeer Twas the night before Yuletide, and all through the landSanta Claus was preparing to make Christmas grand.He went out to his stables, his heart full of … Continue reading TBT: TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE YULETIDE
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