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Emma Palova, born in Czech Republic, is an author, a writer, a screenwriter, a journalist, a photographer, a designer and the founder of Emma Blogs, LLC, based in Lowell, Michigan. Currently, she is working on her memoir "Greenwich Meridian" which she intends to turn into a screenplay. Palova started her blog EW Emma's Writings at http://emmaplova.com in support of the publication of her memoir in January, 2013. The blog has grown into a passion and a company that designs blogs for other people under the umbrella of Emma Blogs. Palova is a prolific online publisher open to new ideas and to new horizons. A natural innovator, Palova loves to create progressive brands into the future. Check out her inspirational post "Desert epiphany" and the authors page on About_me and on Facebook. I am looking forward to seeing you around the greater Grand Rapids area and on my blog. I am seeking an agent or a publisher for the memoir that I intend to publish for my mom Ella's 80 birthday on Aug. 23. I celebrated my fourth anniversary on the WordPress publishing platform on Jan. 15th, 2017 with more than 1,000 followers and 500 plus posts. Love always, Emma

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Author Sarah Geddes pens Henry the Sleeping Dragon

August 27, 2024 emmapalova Leave a comment

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Life as a dragon should be amazing. You can soar across the sky and breathe fire. However, when you are a young, clumsy dragon who sneezes fire at all the worst moments, it makes life a little challenging. Desperate to make friends and finally feel accepted, Henry takes off across the savanna, but trouble seems to follow him at every turn.

Summary for To the Moon: A Jacob and Trevor Adventure
Jacob and Trevor are brothers and the best of friends. They have avid imaginations and love to play make-believe. Their favorite thing is playing on their saucer swing and pretending to fly to the moon. One day when Jacob loses a tooth, the tooth fairy comes – but she has run out of money and decides to leave fairy dust instead. The boys use the fairy dust to go on an adventure of a lifetime!

Bio: Sarah Geddes is a 6th grade Language Arts teacher. She has taught middle school in a virtual setting since 2007 and loves to help students explore the world and their imagination through books. She has two boys (ages 5 and 7) who love to cuddle up and read. Watching their eyes light up when turning the page of a book has inspired her to put her own stories down on paper.

Listen in to win a signed copy of Henry the Sneezing Dragon.

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August 27, 2024 emmapalova Leave a comment

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correction to Being Restored giveaway

August 12, 2024 emmapalova Leave a comment

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The first listener who emails Phyllis Ewing with subject line book podcast giveaway will get a signed copy of Being Restored. The correct email address is phylje12@gmail.com

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correction

August 11, 2024 emmapalova Leave a comment

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This is a correction to Lowell’s podcast book giveaway of Being Restored by author Phyllis Ewing. The correct email address is phylje12@gmail.com

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August 11, 2024 emmapalova Leave a comment

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Author Phyllis Ewing pens novella Being Restored about her passion for restoring AG and MAC dolls.

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Author Summer Porter pens A Mouse Tail on Mackinac Island II

August 2, 2024 emmapalova Leave a comment

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This delightful “Squeak-quel” to A Mouse Tail on Mackinac Island illustrated by Maggie Chambers takes the mouse family on a vacation to the one and only historic Grand Hotel. Listen in for a chance to win a signed copy of the book.

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Authors Emma Palova and Ingar Rudholm invite you to the 49th Lake Odessa Art in the Park

August 1, 2024 emmapalova Leave a comment

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Being a part of the Michigan Authors group on Facebook, we take pride in attending the Michigan Arts and Crafts shows around the state. Meet authors Emma and Ingar at the 49th Lake Odessa Art in the Park on Saturday, Aug. 3 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Emma will be in booth #122, and Ingar will be in the children’s area.

Listen to what to expect at these shows, which are unique to each community. No two shows are the same. Marketing guru Ingar advises newbie and Indie authors with tips from shows and friends.

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The Bluestocking Bookshop offers used books

July 29, 2024 emmapalova Leave a comment

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Aimee Chipman opened The Bluestocking Bookshop located in Holland in September of 2019 after being a known avid reader all her life.

“I’ve always been a nerd for books and authors,” Aimee said.

She is passionate about education through reading and keeping books accessible to all, regardless of age, income, or education level.

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Author Jean Davis pens One Shot at the Sphinx

July 24, 2024 emmapalova 1 Comment

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Let the games begin…

This novella will draw you into the magic of the Narvan series.

The enemy of her enemy might be just the tool Anastassia Kazan needs to remove the Jalvian invaders from the Verian space station she calls home. Working out a treaty between the Jalvians and the Verian people was the highlight of Anastassia Kazan’s military career.

Just when station life seems to be settling into a tolerable accord, a spy from the Jalvian’s enemy shows up to take advantage of her hard work and threatens the precarious peace with his very presence. It’s only fair, as a spy for the Verian army, that she uses him in return.

Listen in for a chance to win The Shot at the Sphinx.

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Author’s events this summer

July 22, 2024 emmapalova Leave a comment

I am excited about my summer schedule at the following venues:

Saugatuck Village Square Art Fair, July 27 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Booth 402

I will be at the village art fair with my books and 80 other vendors in this beautiful resort on Lake Michigan. It was precisely this town that inspired my best-selling book Shifting Sands: The Lost Town more than 20 years ago. As I stood in front of the historical marker in downtown Saugatuck, I knew the nearby town of Singapore buried somewhere in the dunes would make for a great story.

The Holland Sentinel headlined the article about my book Town’s Tale ‘Just Stayed With Me.’ Sometimes it even haunted me, but it wasn’t until 2021 that I sat down and penned the manuscript during National Novel Writing Month.

The Lost Town

The historical fiction novel is set in Singapore on the shores of Lake Michigan at the foot of the sand dunes adorned with white pines. Beautiful Ida is torn between her hometown of Chicago and her new home on the other side of the lake and between two men. Developed by New York investors, the once-thriving settlement of Singapore nurtured the dreams of adventurers and pioneers like Oshea Wilder. Singapore would rival Chicago and Milwaukee. It almost did with its sawmills, hotels, boarding houses, stores, and a “wildcat bank.” Entrepreneurial Ida struggles to adjust to the rough environment but finds more than support from her boss who invited her to Singapore to be the “Mistress” of the Big House. A “wildcat bank” was established in Singapore in 1837.

Who will win Ida’s heart?

I will be in booth 402 on Butler Street, so come on down to the heart of the book’s action. This is my first time selling books in Saugatuck, so I am looking forward to meeting new fans.

Lake Odessa Art in the Park, Aug. 3 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Booth 122

This will be my first time selling books in Lak-O at Art in the Park. I’ve covered many stories here as a journalist for The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, and I absolutely love the lake, and looking forward to meeting new fans.