• Scarves to Show Our Sentiment

    In our last post for October, we want to take a moment to celebrate the memory of one of our cherished Xulon Press authors, Pamela Phillips. She published a book titled Tie One On for any chemotherapy patients who have lost their hair due to the treatments. Her how-to book is complete with various pictures of ways to wrap scarves as well as how to accessorize them. Pamela has since passed, but everyone at Xulon Press remembers her fondly and was blessed to come in contact with her. “I met Pamela Phillips at the 2011 International Christian Retail Show and…

  • God’s Unrelenting Mercy: An Interview with Breast Cancer Survivor, Gail Pelletier

    For the month of October Xulon Press is taking the time to reach out to those who have recovered from breast cancer, those who have never been diagnosed with breast cancer, and those who may have lost someone to breast cancer. Gail Pelletier, a Xulon employee and breast cancer survivor shares her compelling testimony in an interview. Krystina: Hello Gail. Let’s begin with giving readers a brief overview of what you do at Xulon Press. Gail: I am a Interior Book Designer or (Typesetter) for the Production Department at Xulon Press. K: It is understood that you’ve been here for…

  • Know the Stats on Breast Cancer

    Breast cancer affects everyone, whether you are a survivor, a caretaker or just part of the support network for someone battling the life-threatening disease. Breast cancer doesn’t care if you are a man or a woman, young or old, healthy or not – it affects everyone and anyone. As Xulon Press celebrates Breast Cancer Awareness this October, we would like to provide our authors with some recognized facts about this deadly disease as well as statistics that will encourage everyone to get checked and stay healthy this fall. The statistics and facts comes courtesy of the American Cancer Society (www.cancer.org)…

  • Celebrations, Sweater Weather and Pretty Pink Ribbons: An Ode to October at Xulon Press

    I love the month of October. Football season is in full swing, pumpkin coffee permeates the air at the coffee shop where I write and—mysteriously—crystal dishes of mini chocolate bars appear on every desk. In Florida, we don’t get the same spectacle of changing forestry as other regions, but the temp drops below ninety, teasing you with the promise of sweater-weather and the advent of the holiday season. I like to think of October as the Faberge egg of the calendar: gorgeous and glittering on the outside, just waiting to be opened so it can spill the sparkling jewels of…