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Author Carla Stockton pens Too Much of Nothing, a memoir

February 20, 2025 emmapalova Leave a comment

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In Too Much of Nothing, Carla Stockton, a first-generation American baby boomer, shares her life story through a series of vignettes. The memoir begins with her mother’s escape from Europe before World War II and culminates in Stockton’s own journey to break free from a stifling marriage.

With a blend of humor and heart, Stockton reflects on the challenges and triumphs of living in the shadow of history. Her story is a meditation on the resilience required to navigate the complexities of identity and womanhood in a changing world.

Listen in for a chance to win a signed copy of Too Much of Nothing.

Sponsored by author Carla Stockton, Doc Chavent, and Moravian Sons Distillery.

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Poet Kathy Johnson pens anthology Roots in Water

January 16, 2025 emmapalova Leave a comment

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In her poetry anthology “Roots in Water”, Kathy Johnson captured the simple moments in life that matter the most: the love and passion for what we do.

“The only thing you take with you at the end of your life is your love, not your bank notes, not your honors, not your book,” she said in the For the Love of Books Podcast episode hosted by author Emma Palova.

As a Chaplain for the local hospice in the Copper Country of the Upper Peninsula, Johnson has met her final inspiration. “The saddest people are those who have given up on various things in life.

I’ve come away from death more alive to human beings, the world, and self-worth.”

A stanza from Kathy Johnson’s poem “Ceremony” shows the poet’s passion for life.

As the seasons turn

One to the next, so we travel

From East to West.

We rise and flow with the years.

Sponsored by Moravian Sons Distillery and Doc Chavent.

Listen to the podcast episode for a chance to win a signed copy of “Roots in Water.”

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Holidays at The Old Theater in Lowell, Michigan

December 13, 2024 emmapalova Leave a comment

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Happy Holidays

Heywood Banks performs at The Old Theater on Friday, Dec. 13 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 14. Get your tickets now. Go to www.theoldtheater.com

Listen in to win a free ticket to Dixon’s Violin on Dec. 29 at TOT.

Sponsored by Moravian Sons Distillery, Doc Chavent, Lowell authors Glad Fletcher and Kathryn DenHouter.

Built in 1928, The Old Theater in downtown Lowell is a magical place where all wishes and dreams come true thanks to its owners Lisa and David Reed. Lisa’s wish to have a white Christmas came true on Wednesday. Young artists’ dreams of performing on stage in front of a live audience come true here at TOT, and dancers can dance the night away on Fridays. Listen to this enchanting episode to win a free ticket to Dixon’s Violin on Dec. 29.

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Holidays with Lowell authors Glad Fletcher and Kathryn Den Houter

December 6, 2024 emmapalova Leave a comment

Lowell authors Glad Fletcher and Katherine Den Houter joined forces for a special holiday book signing event at the Coffee House at Cascade Christian Church on Dec. 14 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Holiday episode sponsored by authors Kathryn Den Houter, Glad Fletcher, Moravian Sons Distillery and Doc Chavent.

Listen in for a chance to win a signed copy of Fletcher’s or Den Houter’s books.

For the love of books podcast with host author Emma Palova

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NaNoWriMo 2024 reimagined

November 27, 2024 emmapalova Leave a comment

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Happy Thanksgiving. Make words happen because books make great gifts.

Some policy changes in the National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) non-profit organization caused a mass exodus of writers and authors into different stratospheres.

TrackBear tracks your writing progress and multiple goals.

For 19-year NaNoWriMo veteran author Jean Davis switching tracks from NaNoWriMo to TNT was simple. She uses TrackBear to organize multiple writing projects. In case you’re wondering what TNT stands for, it is That November Thing.

“I am not as behind the organization as I used to be,” she said. “November is still my writing month.”

The new variations of NaNoWriMo carry on the same basic principle of getting people together to write. TrackBear allows you to work on separate goals

together.

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Author Larry Jorgensen pens Shipwrecked and Rescued

November 26, 2024 emmapalova Leave a comment

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Happy Thanksgiving. Books make great gifts.

Author Larry Jorgensen tells the true-life adventure of the 1926 City of Bangor shipwreck rescue off the Keweenaw Peninsula in Upper Michigan.

A fierce November storm tossed the ship with a crew of 23 and 240 new Chrysler automobiles onto a Lake Superior reef. For the first time, Shipwrecked and Cars and Crew tell the near-tragic story of lost and desperate shipmates floundering for two days in the deep snow and near-zero temperatures. Jorgensen’s detailed research and collection of historical photos chronicles what happened, introduces the key players, and finally reveals the fate of those collectors’ prizes in the century since.

Listen in to win a signed copy of Shipwrecked and Rescued. Contact Emma via the website emmapalova.com with the name of the city that deceived Captain Mackin’s logistics in this story. Please comment below if you know the name of the city.

Sponsored by @Moravian Sons Distillery and Doc Chavent

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Author poet Martin Achatz pens A Bigfoot Bestiary and other Wonders

November 25, 2024 emmapalova Leave a comment

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Happy Thanksgiving.

A Bigfoot Bestiary and Other Wonders is a collection of poems that explores the mysteries of the human condition–from pain and loss to joy and friendship–all the big, hairy things that fill our lives with wonder and, sometimes, heartbreak.

The poems in the book chase the mythical figure of Bigfoot through mountain and forest, trying to capture the greatest mystery of all–love.

Listen for a chance to win a signed copy of A Bigfoot Bestiary and Other Wonders.

Sponsored by @Moravian Sons Distillery and Doc Chavent.

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Author Joan H. Young pens How to Hike the North Country Trail

November 15, 2024 emmapalova Leave a comment

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The first 100 pages of How to Hike the North Country Trail: not quite a Guide explain why the North Country Trail is unique among National Scenic Trails and why its political history causes the checkerboard of allowed uses found along its length.

One cannot just camp anywhere along the trail. This requires much

more planning for a long hike than some hikers expect. The rest of

the book is the first-ever attempt to list all the legal places to camp or find

lodging along the 4800 miles of the NCT. As the title says, it’s “not quite a

guide.” This trail is still too long and too fluid to publish the level of

detail that a true guide would contain. However, the book in conjunction with

the free interactive map at northcountrytrail.org, is a great aid in creating a

plan for a long hike.

Listen in for a chance to win a signed copy of How to Hike the North Country Trail.

Sponsored by Moravian Sons Distillery and Doc Chavent

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Author Craig A. Brockman pens Dead Silence

October 31, 2024 emmapalova Leave a comment

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Happy Halloween! It is windy outside, and we lost power but got it back just in time for the podcast. So enjoy.

Sponsored by Moravian Sons Distillery and Doc Chavent.

Craig A. Brockman, author of the award-winning Dead of November, has published the third book Dead Silence in his trilogy.

Ron Jarvin’s quiet, solitary life is about to be turned upside down. A young woman claims to be his daughter and the former priest is torn by trepidation as he prepares for their reunion. But as he makes his way to meet her, he is suddenly thrust into a dark and deadly world beyond his wildest nightmares.

Listen in for a chance to win a signed copy of Dead Silence.

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Author Allison Spooner pens The Lost Girl and The Things We Cannot Change

October 28, 2024 emmapalova Leave a comment

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Allison Spooner is the author of the Amazon Bestseller and #1 New Release, The Lost Girl: A Neverland Story. She’s also published two collections of genre-crossing flash fiction, Flash in the Dark: A Collection of Flash Fiction and The Problem with Humans: And Other Stories, and has contributed to several horror and science fiction anthologies. Her newest novel is the fictionalized true story, “The Things We Cannot Change: A Story about the Ghosts Created by Addiction.”

Her stories have been called, “unique works of art,” and “brilliant, disturbing, and thought-provoking,” and The Lost Girl was the winner of the 2024 PenCraft Seasonal Book Award Winter Competition.

Listen to win a signed copy.

Sponsored by Moravian Sons Distillery and Doc Chavent.