In her new book Daughters of Green Mountain Gap, author Teri M. Brown dives deeply into the healing rivers of the main characters Granny Maggie, her daughter Carrie Ann, and granddaughter Josie May.

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Doc Chavent, and author Carla Stockton.

Maggie McCoury, a generational healer woman, relies on family traditions, folklore, and beliefs gleaned from a local Cherokee tribe.

Her daughter, Carrie Ann, believes her university training holds the answers. As they clash over the use of roots, herbs, and a dash of mountain magic versus the medicine available in the town’s apothecary, Josie Mae doesn’t know whom to follow. But what happens when neither family traditions nor science can save the ones you love most?

Listen in for a chance to win a signed copy of Daughters of Green Mountain Gap.

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Author Mikel Classen pens Piracy on the Great Lakes

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“Loaded with rare period photos and engravings of the infamous pirates who wreaked havoc in Great Lakes waters and shore communities, Classen’s inviting narrative is fast-paced and filled with legends of treasures and daring exploits.”

-Sue Harrison, international best-selling historical novelist

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

Listen in for a chance to win a signed copy of Piracy on the Great Lakes.

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Happy birthday Jake Pala

March 1, 2025 Author Emma Palova 1 Comment

Stay happy and young forever.

I am grateful we could get together also with my parents Eliska Konecny and Vaclav Konecny who came from Big Rapids to the Grattan Irish Pub.

What a treat.

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Author Carla Stockton pens Too Much of Nothing, a memoir

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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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Goodbye January

January 31, 2025 Author Emma Palova Leave a comment

Even the Iguana got some sun on the last day of the month.

More tropical news coming.

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Poet Kathy Johnson pens anthology Roots in Water

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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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Happy New Year 2025

December 31, 2024 Author Emma Palova Leave a comment

May you embrace joy and love in every moment to come.

With love, from the Pala family.

Congratulations to Person of the Year 2024 Dominik Pala.

Below is pictured Person of the Year 2024 Dominik Pala as nominated by his peers Ella Chavent, Josephine Palova and Samuel Chavent.

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Holidays at The Old Theater in Lowell, Michigan

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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.