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Friday Jun 20, 2025
Friday Jun 20, 2025
In sixty short prose poems, Jon Stott, celebrates the timeless rhythms and unexpected events that mark the passage of the late spring and summer months beside a woodland lake in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
Sponsored by Modern History Press, Moravian Sons Distillery https://moraviansonsdistillery.com, authors Brian Talarczyk ,Jennifer Raines and Caroline Topperman.
Beginning with his anticipation of departing from the “City of the Pavements Grey” (Albuquerque, New Mexico) and the excitement of arriving at “The Little Cabin in the Big Woods” after spending many months so far away, he then chronicles such simple events as the sighting of the tiny flowers of May, the first appearance of a loon chick riding on its parent’s back, the joyful noise of Fourth of July celebrations, the spotting of the first red maple leaves,
and the melancholy hours of packing up and closing the cabin for the season. The theme of wildblueberries runs through the book.
Listen in for a chance to win a signed copy of Wild Blueberry Summer.
Copyright (c) 2025. Emma Blogs, LLC. All rights reserved.
Thursday Jan 16, 2025
Thursday Jan 16, 2025
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."
Copyright (c) 2025 Emma Palova. All rights reserved.
Monday Nov 25, 2024
Monday Nov 25, 2024
Happy Thanksgiving. Books make great gifts.
A Bigfoot Bestiary and Other Wonders is a collection of poems that explores the mysteries of the human condition--from pain and loss to joy and friendship--all the big, hairy things that fill our lives with wonder and, sometimes, heartbreak.
The poems in the book chase the mythical figure of Bigfoot through mountain and forest, trying to capture the greatest mystery of all--love.
Listen for a chance to win a signed copy of A Bigfoot Bestiary and Other Wonders.
Sponsored by @Moravian Sons Distillery and Doc Chavent.
Copyright (c) 2024. Emma Blogs, LLC. All rights reserved.
Thursday Dec 07, 2023
Thursday Dec 07, 2023
Making reading time a bit more musical with Bingo Books.
Author librarian Cassie Veselovsky makes reading time a bit more musical in her sing-along books for the five-year-olds and under crowd, and their grown-ups.
"I've taken my old rhymes and converted them into books," she said in the podcast interview.
A librarian of 40 years, Veselovsky also loves pairing books with readers to see the joy in kids' eyes when they say, "I loved the book."
In her sing-along books, Veselovsky matches up the rhymes with online purchased illustrations.
"Rhyming books are not easy," she said, "so they don't sound silly."
She would like to disperse a common misconception about her Bingo Books that they are like a bingo game.
"They're not a game," she said. "They're sing-along books with five-letter words."
Veselovsky will be at Winter Whimsy in Hartford on Dec. 8.
She has attended Reading Rocks in Rockford, hosted by the Rockford branch of the KDL system.
Listen in for a chance to win a signed copy of 'Tis the Season."
Happy Holidays.
Sponsored by Doc Chavent and author Ed Bentley.
Friday Sep 08, 2023
Friday Sep 08, 2023
In "A Mirage of Golden Glitter," author Preethi Saravanakumar paints a breathtaking tapestry of reflections.
This book is more than just a collection of poems; it's a voyage that resonates deeply, guiding readers to introspect, celebrate their authenticity, and cherish the shimmering threads of wisdom that weave the fabric of their lives.
A captivating symphony of emotions, wisdom, and self-discovery.
Even if the poems have difficult themes, they always have a good light-hearted ending, according to Preethi.
Listen in for a chance to win a signed copy of A Mirage of Golden Glitter.
Sponsored by Doc Chavent and The Lowell Ledger. Together we've been bringing you stories for 150 years.
Tuesday Jan 25, 2022
Tuesday Jan 25, 2022
In his second book after Carbon Footprint, Donny Winter tackles issues beyond the glitz of stepping out as an LGBTQ+poet, educator, and activist.