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March 2018 Free Book!
One of my favorite children’s books is THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX by Kate DiCamillo. You may recall that Kate DiCamillo also wrote BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE, another of my favorite children’s books. Our give-away edition is a beautiful hardcover embossed with the John Newbery Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Literature for Children. From the inside…
MARCH 2017 FREE BOOK!
I’m so excited to offer my friend Janie Chang’s new novel DRAGON SPRINGS ROAD as our March 2017 FREE BOOK! This is an incredible novel that will transport you to another time and place. From the back cover copy: “In 1908, Jialing is only seven years old when she is abandoned in the courtyard of…
On The Road – Falling Rock Cafe & Bookstore
Sunday, July 19 found us on the road again to promote the Michigan State University Press book HERE, Women Writing on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and the Wayne State University Press book, THE WAY NORTH, Collected Upper Peninsula New Works, both books edited by Dr. Ronald Riekki. This time Neil and I drove to Munising, Michigan,…
DAYBREAK
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Small Joys–Hallowe’en!
Few Trick-or-Treat visitors ever make it to our remote place in the woods, but this year, when Covid will make it difficult for any Hallowe’en visitors to make the rounds, I decided to celebrate by sending these cute pillowcases to our granddaughters. Will any ghosts or goblins be visiting your house this year?
Thank you, Debbie!
Beautiful house! Greetings to your family too!!!