Meet Mikel B. Classen, author of Lake Superior Tales and editor of the U.P. Reader at bookstore events in April 2019 April 27, Island Books and Crafts, Independent bookstore day. 11am-4pm Sault Ste. Marie. April 28, Author table, Bookbrokers and Kramer’s Café, Grand Traverse Mall, 12pm-6pm Traverse City, Grand Traverse…
by Ernest Dempsey Author, speaker, and visual artist Christine Stark will present at the United Nations panel on “Violence and Torture against Women and Girls in Sex Trafficking: Educating Service Providers” on March 12, 2019. Held at The Armenian Centre, Guild Hall, in NYC, the panel is part of UN…
Lost in My Mind is a stunning memoir describing Kelly Bouldin Darmofal’s journey from adolescent girl to special education teacher, wife, and mother – despite severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Spanning three decades, Kelly’s journey is unique in its focus on TBI education in America (or lack thereof). Kelly also abridges…
The MidWest Mixed Community Spotlight Series features local artists, educators, and leaders reflecting on their Mixed or Transracial identities. Sherry Quan Lee Author of Chinese Black Bird, How to Write a Suicide Note: serial essays that saved a woman’s life, Love Imagined: a mixed raced memoir (Minnesota Book Award Finalist); and…
The power of dialogue After action, dialogue is the second most powerful tool for bringing fiction to life. It is when characters are quoted while they speak to each other. However, dialogue is not a speech transcript, but a distillation. As an exercise, you might record a conversation between two…
