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About Fruit Cake
When I was a child, we always received a Christmas package from my Grandma Kate and Grandpa Bob, and another from my aunt’s mother, Mrs. Tost. Grandma Kate’s box included a generous chunk of her dark fruit cake. Mrs. Tost, who lived a very elegant and privileged life, sent us a plum pudding and rum sauce in a…
June 2013 1st Book Winner!
Congratulations to Darlene Michalski Krzycki! Darlene, you’ve won our little cookbook, SCRUMPTIOUS PIES AND TARTS by Linda Collister! I’ll be sure to send the book your way ASAP, Darlene. Happy Cooking! By the way, Darlene says she loves all kinds of pie, but, if she had to choose just one, it would probably be apple!…
JULY 2024 FREE BOOK!
This year, it is my honor to have nominated writer Gloria Whelan for induction into the Upper Peninsula Literary Hall of Fame. Gloria Whelan is 100 years old and one of Michigan’s most gifted authors. The majority of Gloria’s books are written for the young adult market or middle readers. Her incredible novel HOMELESS BIRD…
JUNE 2023 FREE BOOK!
This month, it’s my privilege to give away one of my favorite novels ever, THE PORCELAIN MOON by Janie Chang! From the publisher–“Set against the little-known history of the 140,000 Chinese workers brought to Europe [France] as noncombatant labor during WWI, THE PORCELAIN MOON is a tale of forbidden love, identity and belonging, and what…
November 2024 FREE BOOK!
Ellen Airgood is one of Michigan’s finest writers, and we are delighted to celebrate her most recent novel TIN CAMP ROAD as our Free Book for November 2024. From the back cover: “Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in winter is remote and beautiful; in the heat of summer, there is no place like it on earth. For…