Riding on a high from a fantastic BOOK LAUNCH PARTY here in Detroit on 10/21/12, Border Crossings: Coming of Age in the Czech Resistance by Charles Novacek will be heading a few miles north this weekend to Leon & Lulu’s, a quirky and wonderful retail establishment located in the repurposed historic Ambassador Roller Skating Rink …
DETROIT, Michigan, October 22, 2012 ― A nearly two thousand word article and interview, 15 photos, and an excerpt from the book. (See link below). It was only for a few hours, but it thrilled me to see an online article touting Charles’ book, Border Crossings: Coming of Age in the Czech Resistance make the …
Hosting the event are 1021 Press and EMERALD, a new gift boutique on Woodward at 15 Kirby in the Park Shelton in Midtown Detroit. Books will be for sale at a discounted price and signed by the publisher. The public is welcome. Information at the website https://www.charlesnovacekbooks.com and Facebook under the book title. DETROIT, Michigan, …
Charles Novacek’s memoir has been lauded! I am so grateful for the time that was taken to read and comment on his book. We are grateful to have received Praise in Advance of the publication of Border Crossings:Coming of Age in the Czech Resistance. “Border Crossings is the well-told and dramatic story of a young …
Charles continually took English and writing classes from the first days he came to the U.S. He practiced by writing short speeches for his work and professional activities. It didn’t matter that he already spoke and wrote six other languages fluently. It was important to Charles that he mastered language number seven. He had strong …
Last Friday I decided I needed a break. I visited the Detroit Institute of Arts, a remarkable sanctuary of beauty and wonder in my neighborhood. My late husband Charles told me when he worked on the Detroit People Mover project or some other stressful assignment he would drive to the art museum on his lunch …
