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Once Upon A Book 2022 literary event set for this Saturday in Frankenmuth
Join us for book signings at the Bavarian Inn Lodge in Frankenmuth on July 23, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
AT THE
BAVARIAN INN LODGE
1 COVERED BRIDGE LANE
FRANKENMUTH, MI 48734
Organizer author Stacey Rourke started Once Upon A Book events to bring these celebrations of literature to Michigan.
“I traveled to so many events and saw what wonderful celebrations they were,” she said. “I wanted to bring that joy to Michigan.
“My hopes are that we can all finally get together and bond over our love of the written word,” she said.
I will be at table no. 23. Stop by. My new book The Lost Town has just arrived in time for OUAB.
The following authors will be signing their books:
How to find our table locations.
Here is where you can find OUAB attending authors:
1- Amy K McClung
2- Heather Mullins
3- Robin Nadler
4- Amabel Daniels
5- Ann Bakshis
6- Ava Cuvay
7- Bess Sturgis
8- Bethany Adams
9- CR Garmen
10- Smith & Solease M. Barner
11- Pria Dee/Vik K Walker
12- Deedle Miyares/ Lorelei M. Hart
13- Megan Linski/ Alicia Rades
14- Eric R. Asher
15- Bam Shepherd
16- Hope Daniels/ Alicia Dawn
17- KG Reuss
18- Cissie Peterson
19- Terry Maggert
20- Christina L Barr
21- RS Johnson
22- Cindy Tanner
23- Emma Palova
24- Barbara M. Britton
25- Sandy Goldsworthy/ Olivia Rae
26- Rachell Brownell
27- Faith Marlow
28- Rue Volley
29- Daniela D’Amico Henderson
30-Tara Vasser
31- Heather Karn/ Melanie Gilbert
32- Julie Trettel
33-Susan Burdorf/ Victoria Flynn
34-Victoria Perkins
35- Mark R. Klinger
36-Stacey Rourke
37- Elliott Rourke
38-Jennifer Burkheart
39-Becca Vincenza
40-Bryna Butler
41- Andrew Allen Smith/ Jules Nelson
42- Brandy Nacole/ Melissa Grzanka
43-Douglas Pierce/ TL Shively
44-Kristiana Sfirlea
45-Isabelle Drake/ Dana Nussio
46-Paige Addams
47- DA Henneman
48-Prometheus Susan/ Tana Jenkins
49-Caitlyn Mancini/ BK Rae
50- TJ London / Misha McKenzie
51- Sarah Zolton Arthur/ Heather Young-Nichols
52- ME Castanares
53- AJ Norris/ Brenda Hasse
54-Michael Beardslee/ Ronald R Harrington
55- Amanda Rotach Lamkin/ Clara Stone
56-Edward Rollins/ Charles Savage
57- Coral Isabella Aurora/ DC Grace
58- Jennifer Worrell/ Lynn K Steffens
59-Lee Ryder
60-Dana Fraedrich
61- Dora Wilbur
62- Kayt Miller
63-M. Jayne


You can get your tickets at Eventbrite.
Info and pictures used with permission of the organizers.
Your Free Taurus Daily Horoscope: Jun 1, 2022 | Tarot.com
Words can be weapons. That is my horoscope for the first day in June. As an author and journalist I find this to be very true, but also motivating to reach higher and go farther in everything I do.
The horoscope is basically warning me to watch what I write or say today. As I always I will speak my heart.
I am looking forward to the upcoming release of my new book “Shifting Sands: The Lost Town” in the Shifting Sands franchise and my first event of the season Palmer Park Art Fair in Detroit this weekend.
GREENWICH MERIDIAN MEMOIR, PALMER PARK ART FAIR, DETROIT
For all the Czechs living in the greater Detroit area organized around Sokol & other groups, stop by at booth no. 140e in the authors’ tent at the Palmer Park Art Fair.
I will be signing my Greenwich Meridian Memoir about our family immigration saga from former Czechoslovakia to the USA. The book is set on the backdrop of two major political events: 1968 Prague Spring and 1989 Velvet Revolution.
The protagonist is my father professor Vaclav Konecny whose ambition took us across three continents and back to Czechoslovakia for the presidential amnesty in 1973. Will he make it back to the USA?
Read your free Taurus Daily Horoscope to discover how the stars will align for you today! Reveal the hidden opportunities coming your way and any obstacles to be prepared for.
— Read on http://www.tarot.com/daily-horoscope/taurus/2022-06-01
Emma’s book signings in September 2021
I have embarked on my fall author adventures through west and central Michigan. After an exceptional summer with crowds flocking to community events, autumn promises are in the fresh air painting a colorful palette.
I am so grateful that the in person events are making a comeback, they are a lifeline for artists, artisans and crafters. After year-long hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, I finally get to introduce my new book “Greenwich Meridian Memoir” to the public at large.
I will be at the Charlotte Frontier Days Arts & Crafts Show in booth 101 from Sept. 10 through Sept. 12 . The arts show is located on the lawn of the Old County Courthouse. Stop by to pick up a book or two.
Friday, Sept. 10 noon – 7 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 11 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 12 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
https://www.charlottefrontierdays.org/
Fallasburg Arts Festival
I will be in the one-room schoolhouse located at 14029 Covered Bridge Rd. NE in the historic village of Fallasburg signing my books and serving as a museum guide. Cross the Covered Bridge and step back some 150 years ago, when the bridge was built. The bridge is celebrating its 150th anniversary next weekend.
Saturday, Sept. 18 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 19 noon – 5p.m.
Feature photo: Emma Palova signs her book no. 1 “Shifting Sands Short Stories” for Jeanne Vandersloot.
Copyright (c) 2021. Emma Blogs, LLC. All rights reserved.
Detroit Book Festival
Visit my virtual booth today.
Art Festivals in Michigan
Meet your next favorite read
By Emma Palova
Frankfort, MI – What better way to meet your next favorite read than on the shores of Lake Michigan at a local art festival.
After a succesful Lakeshore Art Festival (LAF) in downtown Muskegon, where even a tornado watch couldn’t stop Michigan Authors from selling their books, we have somewhat dispersed. But if you check the previous post about the Michigan Authors Comeback in 2021, and go to the authors websites, you will be able to catch up with them.

I will be in Frankfort on July 4th at the Art in the Park craft show at 517 Main Street from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Stop by to pick up a book or two; I will have Shift Sands Short Stories series, book 1 and book 2 and my newest release “Greenwich Meridian Memoir.” I will also have posters of the cover of “Secrets.”
I will be around Lowell during the Riverwalk next weekend.
July 31- Grand Ledge, Island Fest
Aug. 7- Holland, Art in the Park
Aug. 28- Lowell, Hometown Reception on the Showboat
I also have a virtual booth at the Detroit Book Fest. Check it out at:
https://detroitbookfest.com/directory-manage/
More events to be announced.
For authors: check out the podcast Michigan Authors at LAF for tips on how to organize your events with author Darla Jean Davis and Melanie Hooyenga.
https://emmapalova123.podbean.com
Copyright (c) 2021. Emma Blogs, LLC. All rights reserved.
Michigan Authors @LAF
Michigan authors are making a comeback in 2021
Muskegon- They are back and stronger than before; strengthened by the quiet months of the COVID-19 quarantine, these authors used their time to create, write and to launch books in the finnicky technical world.
Michigan authors will be grouped at the Authors Alley at the Lakeshore Art Festival (LAF) in downtown Muskegon on June 26 and June 27. Close to 20 authors will be ready to present to you your next favorite read; from fantasies, short stories, young adult fiction, childrens books to thrillers and mysteries.
You will find Authors Alley along 4th Street on the left hand side of the road in front of the Lakeshore Museum Center and extending into the intersection at Clay Street. The hours are: Saturday, June 26 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, June 27 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Following is a list of participating authors: Ingar Rudholm, Joan Young, Melinda Clark, Sara Shanning, Lon Hieftje, Andrew Smith, Jean Davis, Norma Lewis, Melanie Hooyenga, Michael D. Jones, Lori Hudson, Emma Palova, Bonnie Votkis, Judy Burke, Marianne Wieland, Randy Pearson, Mike Carrier, Gary Buettner and Gregory Scott.
For links to authors’ websites go to:
https://lakeshoreartfestival.org/attend/authors-alley/
Lakeshore Art Festival on Fox TV
https://www.facebook.com/events/1097983580662621
For the Love of Books Podcast
Listen in to the weekly podcast show featuring Indie and small press authors from authors close and far away.
For podcast interviews with authors: Ingar Rudholm, Joan Young, Andrew Smith, Jean Davis, Randy Pearson and Marianne Wieland go to:
https://emmapalova123.podbean.com
Listen in this Friday to a podcast interview about Michigan Authors at LAF with authors Jean Davis and Melanie Hooyenga.
If you would like to be featured on the podcast pm or email Emma or write in the comment section below.
Copyright (c) 2021. Emma Blogs, LLC. All rights reserved.
A snowy Friday evening with Indie Authors
Join us this snowy Friday evening for some literary fun at the third Virtual Book Festival organized by Pages Promotions, LLC.
The evening will feature memoirists with the theme “Blind Date with a Book.” You can try to match up the reading with the right book for bragging rights.
So far, we’ve had so much fun while spinning the Wheel of Happiness for prizes galore.
The non-fiction authors from last night crushed it. They were: Caroline Topperman, Angela Verges, Erik Bean and Kelly Bolton.
Below is a link to register on Zoom.
Copyright (c) 2021. Emma Blogs, LLC. All rights reserved.
Reviews on Amazon, Venice book fair
Hello everyone,
Thanks for writing reviews that will help the ranking of my books on Amazon from the Shifting Sands Short Stories collections. I need to reach 25 reviews for basic ranking.
This is the main link to writing reviews on Amazon. The reviews do not have to be long.
https://www.amazon.com/author/emmapalova
You can basically just state what you did like about the book, what you didn’t like about the book and what stayed with you and why.
If you click on the stars, it will take you to customer reviews, and you will see examples of a few reviews.
I am in the process of planning my book tour for 2020. Let me know, if you want me to come to a specific place or event.
I will be in Venice, FL for the book fair and writer’s festival on March 20 & 21. It is also my writer’s retreat.
I am looking for an author to share a table.
Contact me with questions about my new book Greenwich Meridian: Where East meets West, or any other questions. The book will be available for pre-order in January.
Copyright (c) 2019. Emma Blogs, LLC. All rights reserved.
Insights from book tour
Insights from summer book tour 2019 July-August
By Emma Palova
Lowell, MI – Short like a summer romance, the book tour started in Muskegon with the Lakeshore Art Festival, where I officially launched my new book 2 “Secrets” from the Shifting Sands Short Stories series.
It was my first time at the festival in Muskegon, and I was impressed by its magnitude. Two busy days brought many surprises like the guy who asked me to sell my book to him in two minutes. I had the marketing pitch ready, and I did sell him the first book faster than he expected. Then came a lady with a cart who had to have a book from each Michigan author. There was only a little time left to network with other authors. Thank you Diane for buying our books.
MichiganAuthors are sweeping the shores of the Great Lakes from Lake Michigan to Lake Superior and Lake Huron in a new wave of renaissance in literature.
Michigan authors at the Lakeshore Art Festival 2019 in front of the Authors Tent.
But I did manage to connect with authors Jules Nelson of “Shadows”, authors Andrew Smith, Jean Darla Davis and Ludington author Joan H. Young. We filled two big tents, and people did support #MichiganAuthors. The cost was $100 for two days.
Somebody asked me if my book was the original book “Shifting Sands” about a dune in Muskegon. And then better yet, my daughter Emma discovered the Pigeon Hill brewery in Muskegon with their Shifting Sands IPA.
The next gig was in my hometown of Lowell during the annual Riverwalk Festival. We were in the Riverwalk parade at noon, and in the afternoon, I was at LowellArts signing my books during Livin’ is Easy exhibit. I had a big yellow and black painting of a horse behind my back that matched my yellow dress.
Somewhere in between was The WGVU Morning Show with Shelley Irwin and a podcast with America’s Community Voices Network with hosts Ronald & Donald Brookins. I will be reading passages from my new book “Secrets” on their podcast show.
Books Alive! In Ludington was a Downtown Development Authority (DDA) event, and it was incredibly hot. There could have been 14 authors bearing the heat. People were not buying a lot of books, more like ice cream and pop, while loading up on free stuff.
Traverse City, organized by Dan McDougall was very cool, since it was inside a mall. The traffic was good, and I made new friends with fellow Michigan authors; I also stopped at the Horizon Books in downtown Traverse City. My book is available at the bookstore now.
Then again, I joined the horse on the canvas inside LowellArts on Aug. 10.
But definitely the best event was in Paradise located in Upper Peninsula, Michigan. Paradise is a tiny village nestling on the shores of Lake Superior on Whitefish Bay. The Wild Blueberry Festival with Arts & Crafts show lasted three days. People flocked to it from all over Michigan and Canada. It’s about an hour drive from the Mackinac Bridge.
Our booth was located on a dune above the lake. Priceless. We could see Canada on the other shore. The traffic was busy all three days. I had bratwurst with wild blueberries, and a great little helper Ella, 8. She even got commission from book sales. Ella learned the marketing pitch and worked it all Saturday long.
“The main story is historical fiction from Belding, MI when it was known as the Silk City Capital of the world,” she said.
The book cover with the optical illusion of the “Face of Gossip” attracted a lot of attention. Other people were fascinated my own immigration story from former communist Czechoslovakia, when I showed than an article about my naturalization.
“You did the right way,” the lady said.
We were stationed next to Redfish Artworks booth of creative and original art, by Bill and Angela Kuhn. On second day, I knew their pitch for their arrowheads, just like they knew mine for the book.
“I am a flint knapper,” Bill would repeat 100 times a day.
We all had a blast and sold a lot of products.
“Are you coming back next year?” Bill asked.
“Yes, we loved it.”
We were only a short drive from Tahquamenon Falls surrounded by beautiful nature from all sides. There were four other authors at the festival, and people were buying books.
I would consider both Belding parades, where the main story “Silk Nora” is set as the last summer events on my tour. Both parades started by the former Ballou Basket Works Factory and proceeded through downtown with hundreds of spectators.
Labor Day weekend is known as Belding’s homecoming.
Thank you, Belding, for a great homecoming.
Watch for a post about my upcoming fall book tour.
I will be at the Fallasburg Village Bazaar on Sept. 14 and Sept. 15 from noon to 5 p.m. Come for a book and an authograph. There will be plenty of vendors to find your treasure.
Check out the Kindle Countdown deal starting on Sept. 10 through Sept. 15 on Amazon at:
https://www.amazon.com/author/emmapalova
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