The annual Market on Main will take place this Saturday in downtown Lowell from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
I will be there with my books from the Shifting Sands Short Stories series, Greenwich Meridian Memoir and Moravian Sons Distillery souvenir glass and tshirts located close to Rookies Sports Cards.
All vendors and their locations
Cake Creations by Teresa B Wild Three Co. X Tipsy Hippie Creations D Erin Reinholtz Studio A Redeeming Family Press G Top Home Improvements H Comer Candles Y Loaves and More by Alice N&M Creative Caterpillar Designs J Skye Co E Healthy Creations LLC F Lindsey Bakes Bread V Studio Hromi LLC K The Oven Door O Willow and Whimsy U Sunday Bloom I earthsimply Z Blooming on Main W Foliage & Flour Za Daisy Ann Shop L Jenny’s Kitchen Therapy S Lassini Creative T 98 Petty Lane R Jodi Beamers Q Emma Palova P Barb Meyers C
Only a true journalist like Ann Berman could make the connection between an Adirondack chair and an obscure half Jewish, part Indigenous entrepreneur from Marquette in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula who has been dead for close to 100 years.
Sponsored by Modern History Press, Moravian Sons Distillery and Doc Chavent.
Louis Graveraet Kaufman: The Fabulous Michigan Gatsby Who Conquered Wall Street, Took Over General Motors and Built the Tallest Building in the World is the story of the half Jewish, part Indigenous man from Marquette (1870-1942) who built and ran one of the largest banks in the country, changed the destiny of GM, financed the Empire State Building and built a grand apartment building at 625 Park Avenue. He was also the builder of some of Marquette’s most elegant architecture, including Granot Loma, a 26,000 square foot Adirondack style log and stone lodge on Lake Superior where he entertained celebrities at Gatsby-esque parties and plugged UP agriculture at his ‘gentleman’s farm.’ Wildly social and upwardly mobile, he and his family lived Jazz Age lives full of race horses, debutante parties and private rail cars…until a wrong turn brought the whole thing tumbling down and he retreated, defeated, to his beloved Marquette.
Listen in for a chance to win a signed copy of Louis Graveraet Kaufman.
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See you at the Saugatuck Village Square Art Fair this Saturday, July 26 from 10 to 5 pm in downtown Saugatuck in booth #407. My best selling book is The Lost Town which is set in Singapore, MI. Many scenes in the book take place on Butler Street in downtown Saugatuck.That is precisely where you can find me.
I will be there with my books from the Shifting Sands series including the novel The Lost Town and Greenwich Meridian Memoir.
Join us for @Moravian Sons Distillery free sampling of spirits and signature cocktails tomorrow July 25 from 4 to 6 pm at the Cherry Valley Marathon Gas Station in Caledonia, Michigan.
We have regular tastings at the area Marathon gas stations on Lincoln Lake and in Belding, and at local liquor stores in West Michigan.
Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to taste sunshine in every glass.
Our portfolio of spirits: Apple, Peach, Pear and Plum.
Moravian Sons cocktails: Applejack Rabbit, Blueberry Crush and Jack Rose.
I’m humbled by this glowing review and honored to have created a podcasting community of authors of all genres from around the globe.
“For the Love of Books”is the perfect name for this podcast. Not only does Emma have a love of books, but as an interviewer, one can feel that she is very genuine and wants to put her interviewee and writing in the best light. What a pleasure to be part of her show. I look forward now to follow her show and be a regular listener!
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A Teacher’s Gift is a book of inspirational stories and reflections garnered from over three decades of classroom experience.
Sponsored by Modern History Press, Moravian Sons Distillery, and authors Lisa Romence and Brian Talarczyk.
Each page provides insights into the complexities and challenges of a teacher’s typical day. This book is a timeless resource that teachers can reach for whenever they need encouragement and inspiration. The entries will refresh and recharge the reader, and remind them of the
significant role they play in the lives of their students.
Listen in for a chance to win a signed copy of A Teacher’s Gift.
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About the feature photo: Socialist Cooperative Housing
I used the pic of Southern Slopes, a mega housing complex in former Gottwaldow for 30,000 people from the memoir. At the time, it was considered as one of the many successes of socialism. These were sprinkled around the country, mainly in big cities. In many cases, generations had to wait to get into an apartment. True, compared to condos, they were cheap and affordable. Sometimes, I have nightmares from living in these rabbit boxes.
Thank you reviewers and voters
I would like to thank all reviewers who took the time to write a review of my award-winning memoir since its publishing in 2020, and the voters who voted for me in the International Impact Book Awards in May.
I have just recently discovered the newest review by best-selling author Sue Harrison, who was a guest on my For the Love of Books Podcast show on May 8, 2025 with her book Rescuing Crash.
Harrison’s novels have sold more than two million copies and have been published in more than 25 contries and 13 languages. In 2023, she was inducted into the Upper Peninsula Hall of Fame.
The review written on the great Meditteranen Sea warmed my heart since I have visited the Med coast at least three times in my life. Often, I take my inspiration from the places I visit.
The memoir covers three continents and different countries such as formerJugoslavia, Austria and Germany, we used as means of escape. Other countries like Hungary enabled our cladenstine meeting with my father professor Vaclav Konecny before the fall of communism.
We are deeply indebted to all the countries that have welcomed us on our escape journeys, mainly as we awaited visas to Canada and the U.S. Without their help, we would be lost in a sea of ignorance or indifference to our ordeal that cast a shadow on entire generations after the invasion of Soviet tanks of Czechoslovakia in 1968.
I didn’t write the memoir to glorify the communists or socialists, I wrote it to preserve the stories of several generations. I hope anyone who has second thoughts about penning his or her life story, finds the courage to relive it and put the words down on paper.
Let it be it serve as encouragement and inspiration for other authors, writers and readers, current and future.
Definitely a 5-star on this one! Emma Palova gives us unparalleled insight into 3 forms of government: Socialist, Communist, and Capitalism. We view all three through her eyes as a child living in the midst, as a teen, and as an adult. We also see these systems through the eyes of her parents. She presents these points of view unapologetically and without prejudice, which I think is amazing, listing good points and bad of each. The joy of this book is that it is a memoir, not a treatise, and thus is highly readable, actually a page-turner. I’m in awe of this woman who is not only an author, but has her own podcast, within which she gives her listeners introductions to other writers and their work. I wish college students (and high school students) would read this book. It is an eye-opener, and also gives wonderful insight into Eastern European cultures and people, something we Americans often know little about!
I Just finished the book on my balcony overlooking the Med sea from the east shores of Napolean’s birthplace…I was waiting for a perfect opportunity to read this book at a moment when I wouldn’t be bothered by everyday hustles and tasks…as I put the book down I can’t stop admiring the incredible courage and resilience of all of the characters in the story…throughout the book we get drawn into their struggles and dilemmas and feel their sadness, joy and frustration…we feel proud of their perseverance in the quest for their dreams…The book pleased me as well by giving a brief look into the timeline of the political events that took place leading to democracy in former Eastern European countries…This is a very easy read, that will please fans of all kinds of genre of litterature…
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Have a great holiday and sign up as a guest or sponsor or both for greater visibility. I would like thank our sponsors Modern History Press and @Moravian Sons Distillery,Doc Chavent along with many sponsoring authors Brian Talarczyk, Caroline Topperman of Mountain Ash Press and Australian author Jennifer Raines. The show would not be possible without your ongoing support. Now scheduling September and October episodes. Email Emma at emmapalova@yahoo.com
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