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March 3, 2021

“Kite to Freedom” Author and Illustrator Share Their Inspirations in the Wake of Women’s History Month

I hope that children will enjoy learning a number of things from my book. I believe that Kite to Freedom provides an engaging fictionalized historical perspective of how the Underground Railroad functioned. My book brings to life how Harriet Tubman used the Niagara Falls International Bridge to help slaves escape to Canada in order to live as free people…

December 8, 2020

Single Sentence Novel Anthology

November was NaNoWriMo–that’s National Novel Writing Month. Normally a contest devoted to the creation and completion of a single novel in one month. Ever the over-achiever, City of Light Publishing’s Johnny Payne set out instead to complete 30 novels in one month! Each one consists of a single, singular sentence!

November 12, 2020

Celebrating Children’s Book Week, City of Light Style

It’s Children’s Book Week! At City of Light we are especially proud of our beautiful children’s books this week, and we celebrate our very talented, creative authors and illustrators.

May 18, 2020

How this publisher hopes to do well by doing good

City of Light is fighting to survive this pandemic by announcing its biggest promotion yet. We are hitting a global reset button. A hard reset. As the globe has gone dark, our screens have lit up as we attempt to create a virtual version of normalcy. But we know that this isn’t normal. At City […]

May 4, 2020

How One Book Inspired My Mom to Find Her Grandmother’s Lost Grave

In early March, I brought home a few advance review copies of City of Light’s forthcoming books to show my mother. She instilled in me my love for reading, and she loves getting a sneak peek at the books we are publishing. Her favorites are usually the children’s picture books. She is, after all, a […]