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Book Excellence Award Received
We received a Book Excellence Award! We are incredibly excited to announce that we have been recognized as a Book Excellence Award Winner for our book, Near the Danube Bridge, in the Biography Category. Out of thousands of books… Read More
LATFOB 2026
Another wonderful book signing event at the LATFoB 2026 (Los Angeles Times Festival of Books) at USC in April. https://youtube.com/shorts/ApiOzYydsfI?si=GfxZCrlA3NyZ9ZOj
Book Excellence Review
Book Review of Near the Danube Bridge: A Story of Faith, Courage, and Endurance Near the Danube Bridge: A Story of Faith, Courage, and Endurance is a powerful historical biography that tells the story of one family’s faith and determination… Read More
Our Second Anniversary
IT’S OUR ANNIVERSARY! Two years ago we published our book, Near the Danube Bridge. After our initial Book Launch Party, we began entering festivals and winning book awards. We’ve traveled to galas in Phoenix, New York, and Las… Read More
Christmas Around the World
Merry Christmas! I don’t know about you, but I love to learn about how others celebrate Christmas around the world. Traditions and memories are important. It’s part of who we are. It’s what we do. While I was… Read More
Award of Literary Excellence by Reader’s House Magazine
Acclaimed Author Catherine Allen-Walters Featured in Reader’s House Magazine, Honoured with Editor’s Choice Award of Literary Excellence London, UK – February __, 2025 – Catherine Allen-Walters, the celebrated author of the historical literary masterpiece Near the Danube… Read More
Who Was Desmond Doss?
When we think of conscientious objectors, Desmond Doss might come to mind. That is, if you read his story or saw the movie, Hacksaw Ridge. Sometimes we mention the movie about Desmond Doss when we talk about our… Read More
Being a Conscientious Objector in the USA
Kalman Hartig presented his assertion to the draft board that he was a conscientious objector. In communist Yugoslavia in the 1950s, that meant he was immediately handcuffed and thrown in a prison cell, even when he was willing… Read More
A Testimony to Moral Courage
FOREWARD Near the Danube Bridge offers a sweeping saga – at once intimate in its focus on family and on the central figure of the faithful Seventh-day Adventist Kalman – and broad as it offers readers a clear… Read More
From Memorial Day to Father’s Day
From Memorial Day to Father’s Day May ended with Memorial Day and June gives us pause to honor our fathers both dead and alive, who have lived remarkable lives and continue to give reasons to contemplate fatherhood. Kalman is… Read More