A picture may be worth a thousand words, but we think a book is worth thousands more. See what newspapers, magazines, TV shows, and radio programs around the country have to say about the National Writers Series and the amazing authors who visit us.
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NWS Author Next Door: Debbie Craig
I live in Alden, MI, which is a quaint little Northern Michigan town with my husband Neal and son Chris. I am the President of Craig Wealth Advisors and have been a financial advisor for over 16 years. Outside of work, I spend my time reading, attending my book club with close friends for over 12 ...
NWS Author Next Door: Stephen Lewis
December 2016
Before retiring from Suffolk Community College on Long Island, New York, as Professor of English Emeritus, Stephen Lewis described himself as a teacher who also wrote. Now, this Brooklyn native and reversed roles—he is a writer who now occasionally teaches. Having moved to ...
Chris Convissor lives west of Traverse City. Her business, Neighbor On Call, builds decks, repairs household issues, paints, and helps people consolidate their estates. When she’s not outdoors working and adventuring, you can usually find her indoors writing about her imaginary friends. Her first novel, The Urn Carrier, bought by Binkbooks ...
NWS Author Next Door Spotlight: Priscilla Miller
We first featured Priscilla Miller as an Author Next Door in 2015. Now she's returning with her latest book, Remmy: A Hero Dog Of War. Based on her feature article that appeared on the front page of the Elk Rapids News in 2012, Miller's new book is about a retired military service dog ...
NWS Author Next Door: Jeff Smith
Summer 2016 release: "Becoming Amish" By: Jeff Smith
Book Description:
Bill and Tricia Moser were living in one of America's wealthiest communities—Grosse Pointe, Michigan—when they stepped away and began a journey that led to full immersion in a horse-and-buggy Amish life.
No more BMWs. No more architecture ...
Anne Stanton recently caught up with author Kathleen Stocking.
What makes a person want to be a writer?
Troubles, I think. Someone, not me, said somewhere that a person starts with a wound they need to heal and once they figure out how to do it by creating – in art, writing, music -- then they can do that in a way that helps other people ...