Breaking the Gas Ceiling: Women in the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry by Rebecca Ponton Modern History Press 9781615994441, $37.95 HC, $6.95 Kindle 9781615994434, $15.95, PB, 292pp, www.amazon.com In Breaking the GAS Ceiling Rebecca talks to a number of women, some of whom were among the first to explore this…
BR Bookwatch: June 2019 James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief Midwest Book Review 278 Orchard Drive, Oregon, WI 53575 Greenspan’s Bookshelf A Geometric Analysis of the Platonic Solids and Other Semi-Regular Polyhedra Kenneth J. M. Maclean Marvelous Spirit Press 9781615994304, $62.95, HC, 252pp, www.amazon.com Synopsis: For those who can appreciate the beauty…
Runs of Life Ernest Dempsey Modern History Press (2019) ISBN 9781615994397 Reviewed by Susan Violante for Reader Views (6/19) I’m not a super runner, in fact currently, I need a cane to walk. However, running became such a big part of my daughter’s recuperation from a 20-foot fall, that I…
Spring BOOK SIGNINGS and APPEARANCES with Mikel B. Classen Featuring these books Lake Superior Tales Teddy Roosevelt and the Marquette Libel Trial Au Sable Point Lighthouse On these dates and locations April 27 – Sault Ste. Marie – Island Books and Crafts – 11 – 4 April 28 – Traverse…
In Episode 2, you’ll meet Diane Wing, MA and Chrissy, Shih Tzu extraordinaire, and hear about how loss can lead to love. You’ll receive valuable insights about letting go, creating connection, living a spirit-led life, and not taking it all so seriously. This is a story not only of healing…
Un Episode 1, you’ll meet Daralyse and hear about her work and her journey. In addition to getting a sneak peek into what you can expect out of future episodes, you’ll receive valuable insights about the relationship between character and plot. The values and beliefs that shape your actions and…
Barbara Sinor’s classic collection of narratives Tales of Addiction, written by recovering addicts and their families, is now available on audiobook release at Audible, iTunes, and Amazon.com. The stories are narrated by award-winning reader Lisa M. Negron, who has produced our most popular audiobook of all time 101 Tips for…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Mikel B. Classen (in the Soo) Phone: 906-440-5772 Email: classenmikel@gmail.com U.P. Reader Issue #3 includes Best Stories from U.P. Writers of All Ages (MARQUETTE, MI, April 5, 2019) The Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association…
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…
Pirates and treasure, the timeless theme in adventurous fiction, takes center stage in Mikel B. Classen’s second edition of Lake Superior Tales: Stories of Humor and Adventure in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula Published by the Modern History Press (November 2018), the book includes ten stories that span the 19th century through present day,…
Attorney-At-Paw Diane Wing Modern History Press c/o Loving Healing Press 5145 Pontiac Trail, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 9781615993970, $27.95, HC, 186pp Synopsis: Autumn Clarke survived the car crash that killed her parents. To help her cope with PTSD, she adopts Chrissy, a Shih Tzu with a remarkable secret. Chrissy is…
Cowper’s Bookshelf Sanchita Karma and Other Tales of Ethics and Choice from India K. V. Dominic Modern History Press 9781615993949, $25.95, HC, 146pp, www.amazon.com Synopsis: K.V. Dominic is one of India’s leading contemporary English poets. In “Sanchita Karma and Other Tales of Ethics and Choice from India” he takes his…
Modern History Press is proud to announce that its latest fiction title Louisiana Catch by author and speaker Sweta Srivastava Vikram has been nominated for a Voices of the Year (VOTY) Award at BlogHer. With its Women-Inspiring-Women mission, BlogHer is a women-centered movement of both the written and the spoken word by…
By Sweta Vikram It’s 5 am on Saturday, April 7. My head is ready to explode. I am supposed to speak at a wellness conference in Pennsylvania in a few hours and on Tuesday, April 10, my debut U.S. novel, “Louisiana Catch,” comes out. That very evening, I am doing an intimate wine and reading…
by Attiya Abbass In conversation with the award-winning author and brains behind books like Saffron Dreams, Beyond the Cayenne Wall, My Friend Suhana, A Manual for Marco and Rani in Search of A Rainbow It is a success of a writer if their inscriptions prepossess a power to impact even…
by Sweta Vikram Creativity takes vulnerability. Creativity takes courage. Creativity takes honesty. As Brené Brown so eloquently says, “Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on…
