A now-derelict building where Czech martyr Palach and victim of communism Toufar spent their final hours will be transformed into a memorial to both men.
Featured photo is from FB Praha 2 page.
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Leaving Czechoslovakia
This is a traveling panel exhibit on loan from the National Czech and Slovak Museum (NCSM) in Cedar Rapids now installed at the Czech and Slovak Ed.Center & Historical Museum in Omaha through Feb. 27.
If you’re in the area, check it out in person or browse through our website to find out more about your roots.
The Museum is open on Saturdays from 10 am to 5 p.m. Sundays from 1 to 5 p.m. Give us your feedback in the comment section below.
Check out this oral history project “Leaving Czechoslovakia” during the Cold War.
Leaving Czechoslovakia
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Erik Bean aka Professor Bean publishes ”Bias is All Around You”
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In his Handbook for Inspecting Social Media & News Stories, Erik Bean, Ed.D. guides us through the social media sharing maze on how to separate fact from fiction to safeguard our mental health.
For the latest amazing reviews from Kirkus Reviews, Midwest Book Review, and BookTrib among others, and where to buy “Bias is All Around You” please visit
Romancing February
Starting strong in February
It’s 5:59 am. It’s Groundhog Day and National Wear Red Day aka Heart Health Day for Women. We’re supposed to wear red and post all sorts of numbers like blood pressure and cholesterol.
Well, I have yet to wash my only red sweater that I wear in December for podcasting, and my blood sometimes boils. I don’t like red. I prefer the earth colors. My cholesterol should be good because I deprive myself of steaks, eggs and cheese on regular basis. I don’t eat pasta because of A1C, but I know it’s under 7, and I don’t take Trulicity or Ozempic. I eat plenty of broccoli and salads even in winter.
I walked to the gauges by our French door this morning. The temperature outside was exactly zero. Yesterday, I finally got out, and it was like walking into an ice cube, after breaking the door in the garage open. Everything was frozen to the bone. The only thing warm at the Hong Kong Buffet were the koi fish swimming in the lovely pool. So, I threw them a penny that I didn’t have in my pocket and had to borrow from my husband.
After streamlining my podcast show “For the Love of Books Podcast,” the stats are booming, the episodes are exploding with fun, and laughter is ringing in my writing studio. I love my colleague fellow authors who are my featured guests on the weekly podcast show because I have a passion for the indie writing business. We put our hearts into what we do best on daily basis with its ups and downs.
I’ve been privileged to meet some of the amazing authors in person at festivals and art shows. And that season is coming up starting in February with the Women’s Expo in Lansing.
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So take a listen as they pour out their hearts with passions of their own.
Listen in to authors and poets from all around the world as they share their personal stories and insights from the publishing industry.
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Authors at Women’s Expos in Lansing and Grand Rapids
Expo showtime in 2022
After a rocky start-up of shows in 2021, this year looks promising for in-person author shows in Michigan. Last year, some shows were canceled again due to Covid, but some were a go or a hybrid, depending on the organizers and their boards. It was like playing the roulette or opening a box of chocolates because you never knew what you were going to get.
One of the first shows of the season is the upcoming Mid Michigan Women’s Expo in Lansing set for February 18 through February 20 at the Lansing Center.
The 22nd annual Mid-Michigan Women’s Expo features hundreds of exhibits, seminars, shopping, and fun that aim to provide a weekend of entertainment, education, and enjoyment tailored to women and their families.
Michigan Authors Area – signing and selling books
Meet and Greet Authors! Various local Michigan Authors at the expo! Find your next book to read and relax with, both fiction and non-fiction books to purchase. Speak to the Author onsite and discover their inspiration for writing their book.
Pictured below are a few participating authors at the Mid Michigan Women’s Expo in Lansing.
Eleven Michigan authors will be signing and selling their books at this premier Expo with hundreds of exhibits, seminars, shopping, and fun.
The participating authors for the Mid Michigan Expo are Jean Davis, Judith Wade, G.S. Scott, Norma Lewis, Melinda Clark, Mikel Classen, Sylvia Hubbard, Kristine Brickey, Jules Nelson, Rod Sadler, and Sara Shanning.
Their genres range from fantasy to historical fiction. You can listen to some of them on my podcast show “For the Love of Books Podcast.”
Click on the link below to listen to your favorite episode.
West Michigan Women’s Expo is set for March 18 through March 20 at DeVos Place. Indie authors will have their own Great Lakes Authors booth with close to 20 participating authors.
Stay tuned for the upcoming podcast episodes with authors Sylvia Hubbard, Jean Davis, Judith Wade, and Melinda Clark on podbean and major podcasting apps
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Author Tony Lindsay presents a strong female character in ”Melody Knight a Vampire’s Tale”
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-6n5v8-11942ed
In this unique tale, author Tony Lindsay combines a spy thriller and a vampire novel. The reader experiences both: the life of a CIA operative and life within a vampire family.
The Knights are presented as a blended family with all the peculiarities that accompany those unions, and it is through her experiences with her vampire family that Melody develops an acceptance and respect for humanity.
The novel deals with the origin of American vampires, and a mystery/thriller edge develops when murdered children, human organ farming, and CIA corporate gains are uncovered.
Melody’s growth from a depressed human bride (her fiancee was gunned down on her wedding day) to a vampire that cares about humanity is shocking.
The thriller edge of the novel keeps the reader turning pages: don’t miss this one.
Listen in for a chance to win a signed copy of this fine book.
Author Renae Micou debuts with ”I Think My Teacher Needs a Hug Today”
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-6y5gu-11940b2
A pre-school teacher turned author Renae Micou gives us a hug with her delightful characters Kai and Ms. Coo in her brand new illustrated children’s book “I Think My Teacher Needs a Hug Today.”
Presenting for the first time at the Ann Arbor Holiday Art show, Micou skillfully recreated the classroom atmosphere, as reflected in her new book illustrated by Stephen Elugbemi.
It took two years to put the book together and to fit it with the right illustrations on the go.
Take a listen for a chance to win a signed copy of Micou’s new book.
Today’s reading from Saint Paul to the Corinthians
Inspiration spin-offs
This was today’s second reading from the First Letter of Saint Paul to Corinthians mostly used at weddings. It was made even more famous by the blockbuster movie “Wedding Crashers ” with Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, and Rachel McAdams.
It’s my second favorite comedy for a myriad of reasons.
It has inspired me to the point where I wish I could write comedies if life wasn’t full of them.
But I like Seinfeld too, and Schitt’s Creek in all its 58 episodes. We watched them four times.
Why can’t I write comedies?
Like I stated before life takes on its Shakespearean version of a tragic comedy where we become the actors on daily basis in various scenes with or without costumes.
All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages.
Fellow author Xander Cross aka Ayakashi Fox who does cosplay as his protagonist stated it well in one of his recent shared Fb posts about the comic stages in life as we evolve from the initial omg what a talented kid, to f….disappointment and end as a weirdo who dresses up in a costume.
I assured him those were just various scenes in life that I can relate to even though I don’t do cosplay.
He was a guest on my For the Love of Books Podcast last year in June, so let’s listen to him again.
Inspired by Japanese folklore, author Xander Cross creates a dark, forbidding future and a demon in peril in “The Origin of the White Wind.” Welcome to The Atlas Dystopia Apocalyptica, the memoirs of a former Divine Messenger turned yakuza assassin! This gritty action thriller will take you into the shadowy world of dragons and yōkai in the 22nd Century New Toky and beyond!
Here is the episode
https://emmapalova123.podbean.com/e/author-xander-cross-portrays/
To be continued
Enjoy the week ahead of us with upcoming authors Tony Lindsay and Renae Micou on For the Love of Books Podcast on podbean and major apps.
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