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Michigan authors Jean Davis and Eric Anderson share their festival insights in this special episode about the Lakeshore Art Festival in downtown Muskegon.
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Author Emma Palova’s Shore to Shore summer book tour starts this weekend at the Lakeshore Art Festival in downtown Muskegon on June 27 & 28. See map below.
I successfully launched my new sequel The Quest for the Lost Town at the Third Coast Art Festival in Grand Haven on March 21. It was a well-attended event both by fans and fellow authors, followed by a hometown book signing event at the @Moravian Sons Distillery tasting room inside The Old Theater in downtown Lowell.
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The Lakeshore Art Festival welcomes 20+ Michigan authors who will showcase their original books near Clay Ave. and 4th St.
“The Michigan authors were a great addition to the festival!”
Stay tuned for a special episode of the For the Love of Books Podcast with host author Emma Palova.
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The 10th annual U.P. Reader published by Modern History Press is a hefty magazine sponsored by the Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association (UPPAA).
This amazing collection of seventy-plus short works takes readers on a road trip from the Keweenaw to the Soo and from Menominee to Ironwood.
Sponsored by Modern History Press, @Moravian Sons Distillery and Doc Chavent.
Listen in for a chance to win the book podcast giveaway.
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Raised by Silence: Surviving Narcissistic Parents & Ending the Cycle tells the story of breaking free from emotional abuse, manipulation, and generational trauma. Through personal experiences and practical insight, Jennifer Montiel explores the lasting effects of narcissistic parenting while offering hope to those searching for healing.
Sponsored by Jennifer Montiel, @Moravian Sons Distillery and Doc Chavent.
This award winning book encourages readers to recognize unhealthy patterns, establish healthy boundaries, and build a future defined by resilience instead of fear.
Listen in for a chance to win a signed copy of Raised by Silence.
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What Not to Say to People Who are Grieving was written with Love for all those that were there and are still here to help and support us, pick us up, help carry the burden, cry and grieve with us, each and every day.
Sponsored by @Moravian Sons Distillery and Doc Chavent.
This book was not intended to point fingers at anyone. We know that everyone, no matter what they said or did, had positive intentions as they helped us in the grieving process. They genuinely wanted to help in some
way. We know it was all done out of love. We recognize this and appreciate you helping us walk through these uncharted waters. For that we will forever be grateful. Our hope is that this book will help at least one person have a better idea of what helped and comforted us while we were grieving and at the same time know what didn’t help us personally.
Listen in for a chance to win a signed copy of What Not to Say to People Who are Grieving.
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Deborah Frontiera’s Living on Sisu: The 1913 Union Copper Strike Tragedy is a compelling novel for young adult readers which follows the adventures and experiences of twelve-year-old Emma Neimi and her family and community who are caught up in the 1913-14 strike in thecopper district of Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula.
Sponsored by Modern History Press, Moravian Sons Distillery @moraviansons and Doc Chavent.
Frontiera has done an excellent job of exploring the history of the strike through Emma’s diary which follows all the key event and
issues in the strike, including the false call of fire which caused the death of seventy-three (sic.), primarily children of those attending a Christmas Eve party for strikers’ families.
An audio book is also available.
Listen in for a chance to win a signed copy of Living on Sisu.
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Elijah Bennet was perfectly content with his life and running the family’s pizzeria until Darcy Fitzgerald walked into Pizza Palace. She may have only ordered a slice of pie, but she pulls Elijah into a whirlwind of unexpected attraction.
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As their relationship heats up, Elijah finds himself daring to want more than he ever has before. Worlds collide and pepperonis fly as he is forced to decide if love is truly all a person needs to be happy. Pizza Guise is West’s second novel in verse and is a modern reimagining of her favorite Jane Austen novel Pride and Prejudice.
Listen in for a chance to win a signed copy of Pizza Guise.
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Frank Demith will be the featured speaker at the Patriotic evening in Moravian Sons Distillery tasting room located inside The Old Theater in downtown Lowell, MI on June 6 starting at 4 p.m. There is a $5 cover charge. You can buy your tickets ahead of time at www.theoldtheater.com
Frank Demith entered the army after graduating high school. He was awarded an appointment to the United States Military Academy and graduated with the class of 1983. He spent 26 years on active duty and retired in 2007 later serving additional 2.5 years on active duty.
Episode sponsored by award-winning author Frank Demith, Moravian Sons Distillery, Modern History Press and Doc Chavent.
He was the program manager for Army Interpreter/Translator program which recruited more than 1500 green card holders who were native speakers of Arabic, Dari, Pashto or Farsi.
He is the recipient of the United Nations Icon of Change Award in recognition of work in support of immigrants while in the military and as part of the civilian workforce.
He has received International Impact awards for both of his books Of Vital Interest and Defending the Eagle.
Take a listen for a chance to win signed copy of Defending the Eagle.
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Happy Memorial Day weekend.
Chad Faries sifts through abandoned mines, family history, and the quiet damage of loving Iron County, Michigan–a place that keeps trying to break him. His poetry mines the U.P.’s economic decline, stubborn resilience, and awkward small-town rituals, balancing bleak humor with bruised affection.
Sponsored by Modern History Press, author Frank Demith, Moravian Sons Distillery and Doc Chavent.
Both a personal autopsy and a regional love letter, Faries proves that identity, like iron, is forged under pressure and usually leaves a mess behind.
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