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Author Phyllis Ewing pens novella Being Restored about her passion for restoring AG and MAC dolls.
Living in the fast lane
Author Summer Porter pens A Mouse Tail on Mackinac Island II
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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 & Ingar at Lake Odessa Art in the Park
Don’t let the summer slip away. Come to the 49th Lake Odessa Art in the Park this Saturday, Aug. 3 from 9 to 4 p.m. for fun and adventure.
Listen to the podcast episode for authors’ tips on how to make the best of your show at Michigan Arts and Crafts fairs and festivals.
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Authors Emma Palova and Ingar Rudholm invite you to the 49th Lake Odessa Art in the Park
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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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My next gig is Lake Odessa Art in the Park
Check out this fabulous visitor’s guide. I will be in Lake Odessa with my books on Saturday Aug.3 from 9 to 4 pm. during Art in the Park. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to meet the author.
The Bluestocking Bookshop offers used books
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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
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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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Happy 90th birthday to my father Professor Vaclav Konecny
A man for all seasons with a lion’s heart of gold
Happy 90th birthday to my father Professor Vaclav Konecny. You have always been an inspiration to me. You’re a man for all seasons, all the time. If Ferris State University had the title Person of the Year, you would have received it every year because you are the dad of a century. Thank you for your kindness and leadership from the heart.
A true Leo, living up to his Zodiac sign, Dad is creative, courteous, funny, and passionate about everything he does, even if he has to fix the toilet. He does it to perfection. He has a heart of gold, as he seeks constantly to solve challenging problems surrounding him. And then he creates his own mathematical solutions.
Dad even figured out when he was going to die before he turned 90 because all of his siblings died in years ending with a nine, but God tricked him and let him live to celebrate 90 trips around the sun on this beautiful summer day in Michigan.
“Dad it’s so good to hear your voice,” I said this morning when I called him.
“I’d be happier if you couldn’t,” he said getting ready to drive to Cadillac to celebrate with Mom and Vas.
Driving has always been one of his hobbies, as he drove 1,500 miles to Florida in 2023 for one last time, always testing his skills.
Regularly, he published solved and unsolved math problems in Crux Mathematicorum and Math Horizons, past his retirement from Ferris State University in 2001.
Problem X-23 (Con(fluent) Ways of Hexpansion). Figure 45 shows two different ways of expanding an acute triangle ABC to a hexagon: either by extending each leg at each vertex by the length of the other leg at that vertex, or extending each leg at each vertex by the length of the opposite side. Show that the areas of the two hexagons so produced are equal.
The American Mathematical Society is publishing the book, tentatively entitled Celebrating Play(ground): 31 Years of Math Horizons Problems and the People Behind Them, edited by Alissa S. Crans and Glen T. Whitney.
At 90, Professor Konecny will be featured in this book in August. Stay tuned for more information.
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Author’s events this summer
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.
Wild Blueberry Festival, Paradise, Aug. 16-18. Booth 34
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Cross the Big Mac and head up to the UP for three days of the best festival. It’s three days of Pure Michigan fun UP style.
Fallasburg Village, Sept. 14 & 15
Cross the Covered Bridge and step into the historical village of Fallasburg to meet author Emma Palova at the one-room schoolhouse.
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