by Sarah Purdy | Mar 8, 2017 | Novels, Our Books
by Lee Joanne Collins Does anyone care about Maylynn Jones and her two sons? Their father cares, but he is missing again. Their babysitter cares. When she discovers scant food and a broken refrigerator in Maylynn’s apartment, she calls Channel Six, “The Station That...
by Sarah Purdy | Jan 17, 2017 | Business Division, Content & Marketing Tips, Graphic Design Tips
By Michelle Stam, WP graphic designer PowerPoint is a tool you’ve probably used for your business’s presentations, possibly over and over again. It’s a great program, and it’s fairly simple to use. But have you ever taken a step back to really consider how effective...
by Sarah Purdy | Jan 3, 2017 | Book Place, Book Releases & Events
Many years ago, Iowa poet Caroline Faidley put pen to paper and wrote a tribute to early twentieth-century farm life in Iowa. More specifically, Faidley, who turned 92 in July, wrote a poem that captured the liveliness and magic of the place she has always considered...
by Sarah Purdy | Dec 16, 2016 | Book Place, Book Releases & Events
On December 3, amidst the twinkling Christmas trees at Thistles Flower Shop in downtown Pella, the Write Place’s 2016 Book Contest winner Jean De Vries signed copies of her novel, Bestow On Us Your Grace. The entire Write Place team was on hand to help celebrate the...
by Sarah Purdy | Nov 21, 2016 | Book Place, Book Releases & Events
Last year, author and illustrator Victoria Peterson Laird introduced readers to golden retriever brothers Lincoln and Nicholas in Retrieving Adventures! Lincoln and Nicholas Go to Alaska. This holiday season, Peterson Laird brings the furry duo back to the page in a...