Listen to a book on your next road trip Long car trips require entertainment. I returned yesterday from a trip to South Dakota and yes, Storm Bella was involved, but I survived any highly probable winter storm accidents. Though the road took me to Sioux Falls and back, my brain took me to Tolga Township in Candace Simar’snew […]
Kirkus Review describes Shelterbelts as Moving, Disturbing and Hilarious
August 25, 2015 by 3 Comments
The Kirkus Review people have given their verdict on Shelterbelts. I’m celebrating. The reviewer obviously got my humor, liked my characters and enjoyed the book. Yeah! Good news! She also describes it as disturbing. Hmmm. What could be disturbing about my Norwegian farmer book? Perhaps a city person wouldn’t understand the harsh realities […]
Shelterbelts by Candace Simar, a book review by Mary Algaard
July 27, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Posted by Mary Aalgaard on Jul 23, 2015 in Play off the Page | 2 comments Quote of the Day: Above the tree line, beyond the Hanson farm, the steeple of Tolga Lutheran poked into the clouds. The steeple showed from every corner of their farm. Tia looked toward the church many times a day while […]
Egg Coffee and Gourmet Lunches
July 23, 2015 by 1 Comment
Thank you to Colleen Moser’s book club for choosing Shelterbelts for their July selection. Lucky for me, I was invited to attend their meeting yesterday. Colleen made egg coffee (like Tia made at the Farmer’s Union Hall), fancy boxed lunches (like the Tolga Township women prepared for the Valentine’s Day Box […]
Celebrity Pie Judge
July 6, 2015 by 6 Comments
Thanks to Beagle Books in Park Rapids, I have something new to add to my resume. On July 4th, after signing copies of Shelterbelts, I was invited to participate in their annual pie contest as the celebrity judge. There were five of us, tasting our way through a plethora of delicious pies. […]
