Author Showcase with Debra Hansen, Annie Russell, and Joshua Veith

Join us for a literary evening to celebrate some of our talented regional authors. They will each share their experiences of writing and their works. We will enjoy light refreshments and great conversation. Authors will be available to sell and sign books after the event.  

• Deb Hansen is an Interfaith chaplain, author, coach, a descendant of European immigrants, and life-long border crosser. She recently returned to northern Michigan after her fifth winter volunteering in a shelter at the U.S./Mexico border. Borderlands, with its diary format, offers the reader a generous space to reflect on one of the most highly politicized topics of our times. 

• Annie Russell is an author, artist, intuitive sensitive, and storyteller who splits her time between Charlevoix, MI. & New Orleans, LA. The Faerie Tale Chronicles is her current series set in both Charlevoix County and the oldest neighborhoods of New Orleans. It features a blending of ancient Celtic myths, modern-day enchantment and mysticism, and the unwavering strength of friendship and love. 

• Joshua Veith is an author and educator living in the Elk Rapids area. In book one, Island and Main of his current book series Sudden Quiet, society has collapsed. In northern Michigan, the electrical grid has been down for over a year. Three scouts journey from Beaver Island to the darkened mainland. It is a dark exploration of humanity and the hope and healing offered by community and our connection to nature. Josh strives to be an Indigenous ally, recognizing that traditional relationships with the environment offer the most sustainable pathways for humankind’s interaction with the planet.