Karen Speaks with Rodger Nichols on Cover to Cover Book Beat

Rodger Nichols, a longtime newspaper news editor and radio station news director, has interviewed over 800 authors from local to international fame.  On his show “Cover to Cover Book Beat,” he recently interviewed Karen, calling The Dutchman and Portland’s Finest Rose “a tale that will draw you in and enrich your life.”  He gives this…

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Karen’s Inaugural Podcast

Enjoy Karen’s first podcast interview by Darin Hayes, a seasoned professional who guides the author to sharing fresh details about her well researched and lovingly written book, The Dutchman and Portland’s Finest Rose. Hayes understands both football as a game and a team as a family, encouraging more of the backstory on what not only…

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Hidden Gems

Have you ever uncovered hidden gems about your parents after they passed away? What did you do? Did you open a love letter and read it? Did you blush or laugh at reading your father’s term of endearment for your mother? I did as I read my father addressing my mother as “Sweetie Face” and…

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Women’s Perspective on Reading “The Dutchman”

I am pleasantly surprised by the responses I’ve received from women readers of “The Dutchman.”  I anticipated women would be drawn to the evolving love story of Norm and Gloria and attracted to the historical context of everyday challenges that post-WWII brought, but I am intrigued they enjoyed the football scenes. And as I type…

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Over the Rainbow Bridge

My favorite season of the year used to be Fall. I loved the crisp breezes, the brilliant clarity of blue skies, and the bittersweet scent of burning leaves and chimney smoke. I loved eating freshly picked apples and watching a dazzling palate of yellow, orange, and red leaves drifting slowly downward as the wind playfully…

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Guided by Dad’s Love Letters, Vanderyt Pens “The Dutchman”

A guest post by Karen’s editor, Wayne South Smith, on her process with him from inspiration to publication. The Dutchman and Portland’s Finest Rose takes place in 1946-49 when young men and women were questioning their roles after WWII ended while endeavoring to make themselves and their country a better place,” shared author Karen J.…

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