Border Crossings – Tomorrow Night
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library | 1400 Inspiration Place SW Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 | 319.362.8500
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library | 1400 Inspiration Place SW Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 | 319.362.8500
I did “go home” again! And it was magnificent! In a recent blog post I reported that I would be returning on May 9, 2014 to the town and place where Charles and I first met in person – the Cromaine (District) Library in Hartland, Michigan. The town where I had been a library director …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sandra Novacek, Proprietor of 1021 Press, Detroit, MI will sign copies of her late husband Charles Novacek’s book Border Crossings: Coming of Age in the Czech Resistance at The Next Chapter Bookstore & Bistro on Saturday, March 8, 2014 from 10:00 am – 11:30 am. DETROIT, Mich., March 4, 2014 — Meet …
Today, February 28 is the birthday of French philosopher Michel de Montaigne, born in Perigord, Bordeaux, France in 1533. Montaigne was an influential writer of the French Renaissance, considered the creator of the personal essay as a literary genre. He became famous for his merging of serious intellectual exercises with anecdotes and autobiography. Montaigne influenced …
“One has to handle these negative experiences alone. You can’t get help from your friends or family. You’re finally alone with it, and you have to come to grips with misfortune and go on.” –Shirley Temple It doesn’t take much to arouse memories of my late, beloved husband Charles Novacek! I woke up this morning …
Over the last year many articles/interviews have been published about Charles’ and my work to get Border Crossings: Coming of Age in the Czech Resistance published. Below is an excerpt and link to one of my favorites, written by Howard Lovy for Foreword This Week, the weekly eNewsletter from Foreword Reviews magazine. FTW delivers compelling reviews of …