Pathways Through Life - Writers & Artists from the Lowell Center, 2005, $15, lschill@lowellcenter.org or mail to
Lowell Center 220 Third Avenue South, Wisc.Rapids 54495; 34 short life stories, 15 paintings; their lives and skills.
Deb Baker, Murder Passes the Buck, $12.95, Midnight Ink, www.debbakerbooks.com
Hilarious romp in the Michigan back woods. First of the Yooper mystery series, featuring 66-year-old Gertie Johnson.
Deb Baker, Dolled Up for Murder, $6.95, Berkley Prime Crime, www.debbakerbooks.com
Death on Phoenix's Camelback Mountain and an expensive French fashion doll add up to murder.
Ludmilla Bollow, DR. ZASTRO'S SANITARIUM-for the Ailments of Women, $16, Behler Publishing, bollow@earthlink.net
A novel-reviewed in Pub Weekly and Midwest Books.
Ludmilla Bollow, IN THE RESTROOM AT ROSENBLOOMS, $8, bollow@earthlink.net
A play, an hilarious comedy, numerous productions and reviews.
Mary T. Carlson, Journey from Cornwall, 2000, 272 pages, $5.00 from www.badgerbooks.com
A novel about two families, Cornish immigrants to Wisconsin and an English family in World War II.
John Manesis, With All My Breath: Selected Poems, 2003, 109 pages, $13.00, or CD at $10, Jmanesis@earthlink.net
Portraits and insightful treasures invite the reader on an alluring nostalgic trek with humor and poignancy.
John J. Mutter, Jr., To Slay a Giant, 2000, 6 x 9 in., 176 pages, paperback, $20.20, www.burstonellc.com.
The Fight to Protect the Wolf River From the Proposed Crandon Copper Mine. A lengthy battle, that we won!
Burnette V. Mutter, The Hobo Poet, 2001, 6 x 9 in., 96 pages, paperback, $15.70, www.burstonellc.com.
Poetry about the seasons, life, childhood fantasy, holidays, nostalgia. There's something for everyone.
John Mutter, Jr., Out in the Country, 2005, 8 _ x 11 in., 96 pages, paperback, $16.15, www.burstonellc.com.
33 stories about nature and rural living, including 3 award winners. Animals, trees, and life experiences.
Dan Ritter, a.k.a., God, 2005, 157 pages, $17.84, www.xlibris.com/ritter
The Old Testament is great literature; as religious premise it is counterproductive.
James P. Roberts, Darkling I Listen, and for Many a Time...and Other Imaginations, 2005, $15 paperback, $30 hard cover.
23 science fiction/fantasy/horror tales. Orders to James P. Roberts, 324 Kedzie St., Madison, WI 53704, or jrob52162@aol.com.
Shirley J. Starck, Gabrielle's Gamble, 2005, 95 pages, $12.00, shirlee@cvol.net - 12-year-old Gabrielle leaves parents and Germany behind in 1860, seeks better life in Wisconsin, encounters challenges, finds adventure.
Jean Willett, DEAR MOM, or Why Raising Four Boys Was Neither Boring nor Monotonous, 2005, 472 pages, $21.88, jwillett@chorus.net. Humorous with universal appeal to all generations
Billie Williams, Watch for the Raven, 2005, 151 pages, $12.95, www.billiewilliams.com
1853 Colorado, Indian friend/enemy hauls 15-year-old hurt boy to Indian cap. Survival adventure begins.
Billie Williams, Skull Music, 2005, 289 pages, $14.95 print, www.billiewilliams.com
Love/obsession, Scientific experiment/medical breakthrough, insurance fraud/espionage; a bizarre mystery.
Billie Williams, Purple Haze, 2005, 214 pages, $ 5.99 electronic only, www.billiewilliams.com
Can twisted serial killer murders be solved before another dies? Only clues: feather, froth, and haze, all purple.
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