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Marcel’s Letters is a Minnesota Book Awards Finalist
by, Audrey Arnold
February 27, 2018

  While book awards are not always something that authors think about while writing, being nominated for one is a special honor and a recognition of talent and hard work. Recently, graphic designer and author Carolyn Porter was announced as a 2018 finalist in the Minnesota Book Awards for her memoir Marcel’s Letters: A Font and the Search for One Man’s Fate (Skyhorse Publishing, June… [Read More]

Filed Under: Carolyn Porter, font, Friends of the St. Paul Library, Marcel Heuze, Marcel's Letters, Minnesota Book Awards, WWII
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Fox Cities Reads 2018 Ruta Sepetys, Salt to the Sea
by, Jill Swenson
February 20, 2018

It is a privilege to serve on the board of the Fox Cities Book Festival and it is with great excitement I can share the news about the 2018 selection for the Fox Cities Reads. Each year one book brings together the communities of the Fox Cities. This year that one book is Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys. In 1945, World War II… [Read More]

Filed Under: Death in the Baltic, Fox Cities Book Festival, Fox Cities Reads, Ruta Sepetys, Salt to the Sea, WIlhelm Gustloff, WWII
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Three Book Giveaway
by, Jill Swenson
July 25, 2017

Summer is for reading. And this summer World War II has never seemed more relevant. To reward reading and reflection on this history, Swenson Book Development LLC is offering a three book giveaway. Marcel’s Letters, Chasing Portraits, and Shot from the Sky are the three titles by author clients who have agreed to reward one lucky winner with all three books. To register to win,… [Read More]

Filed Under: Carolyn Porter, Cathryn Prince, Chasing Portraits, Elizabeth Rynecki, Marcel's Letters, Shot from the Sky, WWII
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The Making of Marcel’s Letters 
by, Jill Swenson
May 9, 2017

Marcel’s Letters: A Font and the Search for One Man’s Fate by Carolyn Porter, is the incredible story of her search to uncover the mystery of one man’s fate during WWII. Skyhorse Publishing will release it this June. Today is the last day to enter a Goodreads Giveaway for a free copy. Recently, I interviewed Carolyn about the backstory to writing her new book. Jill… [Read More]

Filed Under: Berlin, Carolyn Porter, Daimler, font, France, Marcel's Letters, Skyhorse Publishing, STO, typography, WWII
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Reading WWII and Thinking About Tomorrow
by, Jill Swenson
January 10, 2017

It’s no secret, I like history. It offers us lessons about the future. You won’t be surprised then to hear this past year I’ve read a lot of books about the years in Europe leading up to WWII. From Richard Halliburton’s world adventures as a swashbuckling celebrity travel writer in American Daredevil by Cathryn Prince to the international search for the incredible artwork of Moshe… [Read More]

Filed Under: Carolyn Porter, Cathryn Prince, Dina Gold, Elizabeth Rynecki, Holocaust, I'm Supposed to Protect You From All This, Nadja Spiegelman, Stolen Legacy, WWII
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