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Janet Ruth Heller and 7 Other Michigan Authors for Children Will Autograph at the Sterlingfest Book Sale on Saturday, July 28, 2018

On Saturday, July 28, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Janet Ruth Heller and seven other Michigan authors and illustrators will be autographing their children’s books at the Sterlingfest Book Sale as part of the Sterlingfest Art and Music Fair.  The event is on the City of Sterling Heights campus, 40555 Utica Road, Sterling Heights, MI 48313.  Book tables will line the covered walkway between the police department and the Sterling Heights Public Library.  The other writers there will be Lisa Rose, Josef Bastian, Kelly DiPucchio, Jeff Jantz, Amy Nielander, Wendy BooydeGraaff, and Jodi McKay.  All of these authors are members of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.  Janet Ruth Heller will be autographing The Passover Surprise (Fictive Press, 2015, 2016), a middle-grade chapter book about sibling rivalry, and her award-winning fiction picture book about bullying How the Moon Regained Her Shape (Arbordale, 2006; 4th edition 2014).  Please join us!  For more information, please see the Sterlingfest Book Sale website https://www.sterling-heights.net/1493/Local-Author-Book-Sale  

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Treats for the Soul: Poetry, Prose, and Pastries, A Celebration of Five Women Writers on Sat. August 18 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in Paw Paw

Saturday, August 18, 2018 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.—Five Southwest Michigan women writers will read from and autograph their published books of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry at All Stirred Up! at 404 E. Michigan Avenue in Paw Paw, Michigan 49079.  The authors include Judith A. Rypma, Andrea England, Wilma Kahn, Janet Ruth Heller, and Miriam Bat-Ami.  This reading is free and open to the public.  Families are welcome. Both children's and adult books will be on sale. The five writers will explore the world of nature in its many guises. All Stirred Up! is a dessert shop that sells candy, cupcakes, chocolates, cookies, cakes, dipped pretzels, and wine.  It is a sunny and welcoming new store.  Its Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/allstirredup Miriam Bat-Ami is a retired WMU English professor who taught English education for over 20 years.  Since retirement, she has subbed in the Van Buren schools and acted in Kalamazoo, Paw Paw, and Decatur.  She has published four books for children and teens.  Dear Elijah (middle grade) was a Spring Pick of the…

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